Another member, in recounting her experience with the group responded to me that she thought that if anyone would "drop out" and not make it -- it was Deana. "Why?" I wondered. The answer was because Deana had such big challenges. Well, it is true that Deana had challenges. She has two illnesses that prevent her from much movement without being in pain. But she had an advantage also. She knew that her weight gain was contributing to the dis-ease...so she was motivated. The beautiful thing about watching Deana's progress was her excitement over every pound lost. She truly worked for them and appreciated them... but did not beat herself up because progress was slow. She persevered with a smile. In addition it was a pleasure to see Deana explore and embrace every opportunity to grow internally as she progressed through the inevitable challenging "hard parts" of dieting (feeling deprived at parties, learning to separate her true hunger from emotional eating, etc). On a final note, Deana is able to get more activity in than she ever thought possible when she started. I'm proud and happy for Deana.

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