Thank you Jp and thank you Barry for sharing your impactful stories. I grew up very skinny and I would be teased about it - never used to like food as such but sweets, cakes, chocolates, and coke topped my favourites. In 1994, I suffered depression and was put on antidepressants and started eating anything that came my way even at odd hours. I would keep 8 bottles of coke and packets of sweets in my office every day. Within 6 months I was a changed person body wise. One day I just made a decision to stop taking antidepressants with the blessing of my doctor. From 1996, I stopped taking coke and any other fizzy drinks to this date. I have stopped cake eating, sweet eating and of late sugar and honey and binge eating is over. I had lapsed going to the gym, let alone exercising. Thanks to Jp am back exercising and here and there visit the gym. I now choose what I eat, and for drinks, I prefer homemade vegetable smoothies only, less beef and reducing on starchy foods. I now drink loads of water. However, I am an emotional buyer especially clothing, shoes and kitchen items (some are duplicated) and not used - now hoarding. I am working hard to avoiding shops and now I take walk of between 2km and 5km every day. I admit that am not fully over it because at times I tend to lapse. I have a win on food because once I put my back on it, I don't return. My BMI was 35.5 (Class II) obesity now 33.8 over 3months. Lost 5kg from 105kg

Never figured that - good learning curve

First and foremost, I am grateful to God for the gift of life for me to able to go through and experience what I am experiencing. Grateful to Him for opening the doors for me and everyone in the group communities. Grateful for who I AM and my family. I am grateful to God for you Jp, Barry and Tams for answering your calls to help us to be helpers. You have sawn your seeds which are geminating or sprouting and shall soon grow and flourish. Grateful for all couches for being there for one another.

One is compelled to embrace and factor in all the 10 points as they help build a solid structure that is eventually transformed into IDENTITY.

@Jp van der Schyff Thank you 👏