Howdy, all! About this time of the year, we generally get lots of new friends here at LCE as well as the opportunity to see some of our old friends return as well. We're glad to have you all!


If you're new to LCE, please do take the time to check out the resources the site has to offer. The Seach box at the top of each page should help you quickly find answers or info to the most common questions and will find info both in the content sections of the site as well as in the forum. Browse around the site, comment or ask questions, and get yourself informed! There are a friendly bunch of folks here who are happy to help out those learning the ropes. If you have any questions or concerns about using this site, don't hesitate to ask me or any of the LCE staff. (Please be aware, however, we CANNOT provide one-on-one LC coaching.) For questions or advice about your LC plan, please post in the forums. That's what they're for!!

And while we're on the topic of the forums, let me encouarge you to use them! Whether it's for asking questions, swapping recipes or just visiting with LCE buddies, they are the heart of LCE. The community IS the most valuable resource we have.

And to our returning LCE Family: Welcome back! My message to you is simple: please do NOT beat yourself up about any deviations from the LC way of life you may have had during your time away, okay? It doesn't matter. What matters is that you are HERE, you are ready and you are willing to take care of yourself right now.

Forget self-recriminations. Learn whatever there is to learn from yesterday, and let it go. Instead, focus your energy on making good choices TODAY, and tomorrow, you'll be that much better off for it. I promise.

Thanks to all who come and share some of themselves and their journey with the rest of us here. You do more good than you know, and make this the kind of place I'm proud to be associated with.

Peace out.

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