I really have been receiving some amazing emails. I am a little overwhelmed by so many nice people I have been meeting lately with so much great support that I decided to feature some of them.
This month I wanted to feature a new Team Meltdown Member that calls herself Momobebe! She wrote a letter to me that just stuck in my mind and heart. I of course as I always try to do responded to her email and also got her blessing for sharing this email with you guys.
Like I always say I am still in the struggle of fighting obesity. That is why I love the idea of support so much because I feel a team can accomplish anything. So I would like to take the time to feature this months most touching email from momobebe. I also ask that everyone when you see her around please give her support and welcome her to our blog family!
You can also show her love by posting your response in the comment section. As always I love you all and will chat with you guys next post and in the comments! 
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Hi Derek, my name is Bev and I chanced upon your page from a page my brother was viewing just
before I came home from work and it was the very first video you put up as a reminder and motivation for yourself and I got more curious so I went to your page and checked out your videos and I watched the one where you spoke about how to keep eating right without blowing a hole in your pocket which has been one of my major issues until I found the wonders of going to a wet market (we don’t have Wal-Mart in Singapore and we have the most unhealthy food lurking around at the cheapest of prices at every turn) and it cut my shopping expenses down by half! I’m so glad someone else has found this an issue.
But on to the reason why I’m writing this note to you. I watched your teen motivational video and it made me feel like I’m not alone even though I’ve got issues that are not weight related. I just wanted to thank you for being a beacon in this dark storm I’m facing right now. I’m no teenager but hearing what you have to say and how you’ve dealt with your issues makes me realize I’ve been approaching my issues like a teen instead of the adult I am supposed to be.
Times are bad and gigs aren’t as abundant as they used to be and now my family is barely scraping by and with just my brother and I being the only bread-winners who are supporting our aging parents and my daughter (I’m a single mom) as well as ourselves, the stress can get to me and I find myself slipping in and out of depression at times. Nothing too serious but still, a downer is a downer.
Thanks to your video, specially that part about using your dumb bells when you’re angry or upset reminded me of how I dealt with some obnoxious guy who called me fat out loud while I was singing. I felt hurt from his comment and angry with myself for being fat (even though it was the post-natal weight gain) and I withdrew into myself and cried in the toilet after the gig was over. I started to go swimming every single day and it was hard to start. Couldn’t even do 5 short laps. But as the weeks went by, I couldn’t stop going because I realized it was my little escape. Every time I went under water with the sun shining above making me feel like I was in another world, it was my chance to get away from it all.
Now, thanks to you, I am reminded of a way to get happy. I’m also going to find something to use as motivation for my new weight loss target.
Thank you so much once again for your positivity and keep it real always like you do.
Bev
