Coach To Lose

Well the first two months are done.  I am down 42.6 lbs. A third of the way to goal.  Doing the happy dance.  And I feel great.  I was talking to someone yesterday and they said you must feel great.  And boy do I .  That is like taking off four bowling balls off my frame.  More energy, more joy and more commitment to continue on with the journey.

 

I have averaged 20 lbs a month weight loss.  I have exceeded my best attempt to loose weight in over 20 years.  My blood pressure is back to normal.  My energy level is through the roof compared to what it was just 2 short months ago.   Heck I even got two more compliments on my dedication to become healthy.

 

Now to the stuff that really matters.  This next week my brother and my mom will start with Medifast as well.  So now I have begun the journey that helps others as well.  To inspire them to loose the weight and become healthy.  It touches my heart to read mothers who write how they want their children to grow up healthy go through their journey to inspire them to live well.  I know there will be more to follow.  But for now I get a great chance to save my brother from diabetes and stroke. 

 

It reminds me of the little boy at the beach story.  An old man watches this young boy picking up on star fish at a time and throw them back in.  The man ponders the action of the boy and finally goes up to ask him what he is doing.  The little boy says I am saving the life of that starfish.  The old man chuckles and says but there are so many on the beach how can you possibly think you can make a difference.  The little boy looks up at him and says “I made a difference for that one!” as he smiles and moves on to the next one.

 

I saw a tv program not too long ago that was sort of a weight loss scared straight kind of show.  They took overweight families and brought them all in to be checked and looked at their diet and trends within the families.  They the did aging pictures to show the parents what their kids would look like at various ages down the line of time.  The one show I remember the most was when both parents (about my size) where told that they would love to show them their sons at a certain age but sadly based on all the evidence they would be dead before they reached that age.  The mother broke down in tears.  The family took the advice from the show and changed the way they eat and interact with each other.

 

So when I read about the holidays and think about going off plan.  I remember these things.  I remember that each choice I make means that I take longer or shorter to release these pounds hanging around my body.  I remember that each choice effects my life, which by design and grace effects others lives, and I make the choice that works best for me.  As each one of us should. 

 

So for those that go on and off plan and it works for them, may your journey bless your desires and goals.  For me, I knew when I went into this there are always holidays.  But, when it is all said and done for me, there is only one now, and now is the time for me to shed the fat.  Now is the time to stay on track.  Next year there will be another Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.  Next year there is Easter, and 4^th of July BBQ’s.  And next year a healthy me will enjoy the same holidays through the years with those that are dear to my heart the same way I always do.  With the love and the joy from deep within me.  And just maybe God willing and I embrace the choices I am learning there will be a lot more holidays to enjoy.  For now it is back to one day at a time.  Each day to make a difference in me.  As it is so often is said around here that is what it is all about, me.  For when I am good with myself, then I show up for others as well.

 

Please know from the depth of my heart that for each of us this is our own journey.  Each one travels it their way.  And may each be blessed to travel it in a deep and inner peace towards their wholeness and health.