(2 Day Diet stats and update at end)
Dear Governor Tomblin,
Dear Governor Tomblin,
Thank you for vetoing HB 4588, the twenty-week abortion ban.
A politically difficult decision, but the right decision for our state and the
people of West Virginia. The claims of fetal pain were just excuses by the
forces of the religious right wing to impose their beliefs on the women of West
Virginia. Very few abortions occur between twenty and twenty-four weeks, and
then it is doctors and patients together who must make decisions. women every
day and help them through decisions about continuing or ending a pregnancy in
dire circumstances. And you followed their advice. Bravo! I am a Democrat, I
voted for you, and you have with this action made me proud.
But for all the children who are born successfully in West
Virginia, I must ask you to reconsider your position on the EPA, and believe
West Virginia must find alternatives to burning coal mined by mountain top
removal (MTR) coal mining. Fragile infants should not be exposed to the health
risks studies have shown exist in communities where MTR is used. It should be
outlawed because of the permanent damage it does to our precious mountains, the
streams it buries and pollutes, and the damage it does to the homes, lives and
communities where it is employed. Not to mention the carbon and other
pollutants the burning of coal adds to the atmosphere and the concomitant effects
on climate.
Also, if young people are to live decent working lives, you
must sign the minimum wage bill and stand with those who stand with the
"97%": working people who deserve a living wage, free and fair
elections, a trustworthy government that works in the best interests of ALL the
people, not just the few and the rich. I am relatively well off, but I stand
with those West Virginians who aren't, even if they hold and vote on their
mistaken notions that their lives would be better with fewer government
protections, regulations, and social welfare programs for those too old, sick,
lacking in abilities. Minimum wage workers work as hard as they can and not
earning enough for their basic needs. Even a teacher, if the sole earner with
children, can be eligible for food stamps!
Governor, you listened to doctors, the experts on women's health and did the right thing. Now listen to the scientists and environmentalists on the effects of MTR on health of the community and on the economy. If you do, you'll come around to the point of view many of us share
that without clean air, water, and protection of our wild places from huge
industrial interests who want to take but not give back, the economy of West
Virginia will continue a downward spiral into poverty such as we have suffered
as a state in much greater measure than other parts of our great nation.
Just a word on this week's progress on the 2 Day-Diet. As I'd hoped when read the book, I would be embarking on a new way of eating that would become, like my decision to exercise regularly after I first learned I had high high blood pressure, a way of life. It is now. If I didn't lose another pound, I'd be happy with my current weight and I don't think I'd gain it back overtime. I'm 2/3 of the way to my goal, in no hurry to get there, and feeling really good about the whole enterprise. It gets easier all the time to eat small healthy meals and avoid snacking too much. This eating program has changed my view and understanding of what the body needs, and I am certain that after I reach my goal I'll be able to maintain it without restricting myself. That's because, it no longer feels restrictive. I eat well. I enjoy my food. It's just a much healthier balance of carbs, protein, and fat, and much smaller quantities than I used to think I needed.
My 2-Day Diet Progress Week 21, March 30, 2014
Beginning weight 11/3/13: 209 lbs.
Height 5'8" Age: 61
Goal weight: 165 lbs.
Total loss goal: 44 lbs.
Beginning waist size: 43 in.
Current waist size: 38.5 in.
Weight end of this week: 181 lbs.
Gain/Loss this week: -2 lbs.
Total Gain/Loss: -28 lbs.
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