How Many Angie's?

I am amazed by the number of Angie's and Angela's I have run across in the past week. Several of you have blogs and a few of you do not. I haven't been around so many Angie's since I was in high school! There were 4 or 5 five of us in my graduating class not to mention a couple in the class ahead of us that were friends as well. I had begun to believe that Angie/Angela was a dying name. Doomed to grace the pages of long lost/antiquated baby name books. How refreshing to find so many in a wide range of ages. Hey Angie's and Angela's!! I have to be one of the most blessed people in the online journal-sphere. All of the support and well wishes and good vibes have really given me stregnth to keep a firm hand on my self control. You ladies rock! I hope you all the most success in your struggles with wieght loss, weight gain and any other number of issues we all seem to be dealing with at this time. Here I am trying to drop weight and at the same time I have spent the last 3 1/2 years trying to put weight on Steve. I know both side of the weight issue. neither of them are easy. I do know those people who have trouble putting weight on and keeping it on have no idea and no understanding of those who have trouble getting weight off. Please do not misunderstand that in no way am I contributing my weight gain to Steve. He has eating issues opposite mine but he also will NOT eat unless I am having something. After getting frustrated, having spats, and generally losing all patience with him we are coming to an understanding. Justbecause he needs to eat doesn't mean i will be eating with him. He has offered his support and is trying to understand me now were in the past he didn't. Steve has no relationship with food beyond a few things he likes and that is that. he would go for days without food if I didn't make him eat. Food is in no way important to him. It would be different I suppose if I were one of those people who major health issues. If I binge ate sweets and desserts and potatoes and bread and all the good stuff. But I am not. I am guilty of eating good healthy food and my body doing its job of storing fat in over drive. I have no health issues whatsoever. Even my OBGYN back home said I was one of the most healthy people he had ever had as a patient. Being over weight wasn't something he could find as a problem because I had no health problems. None. At all. I still have no issues whatsoever. I am one of those people who naturally functions at a higher weight. The reason I want to pull the weight off is I am tired of being the fat girl. I love who I am and have in the past had very few problems with my body image. Here lately though I hate feeling uncomfortable in my own skin. I want to make a change. I think while the mind is willing and the body isn't balking too badly I might as well strike while the iron is hot so to speak. There were days in the past few months when my weight made me angry, caused me to hover near depression. Bringing this issue out into the light I have felt my spirits begin to lift and those dark clouds are passing me by. I hope they stay away. I am trying to respond to comments in the comments areas. If you have inquired something of me and I haven't replied would you please give me a nudge or shove as a reminder? Steven seems to be perking up a little today compared to what he has been the last few days. I tell you one thing I have seen enough poopy diapers for a while. I have stuffed him with yogurt, cereal, bananas, mashed potatoes, gatoraide and numerous other tastey and healthy treats. I hope these molars come in quick and leaves us the hell alone for a while. I am hoping I'll have some time over the weekend to finish up some graphics for your requests. Hopefully by sunday night or monday morning everything will be finished. Be patient with me I haven't forgotten you. Steve is working late this evening. Colby hasn't been long in from the hospital where she has been offered the possibility of a job ASAP. Go, Colby! Gracie is in her pj's and settling down. Steven is dozing a little. His body is tired. I am going to grab a shower, make a pot of coffee, surf a while, leave some comments then work on a few graphics. Have a wonderful weekend. I appreciate each and every one of you.