's MOTD Sun. June 11, 2006 - Support

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's Daily MessageSundayJune 11, 2006

NO SUPPORT?

A lot of you complain to me that you have no support at home, that there is no one in your life that supports you in your efforts to lose weight. Really? Are you married? Isn`t your spouse supportive? Do you have children? What do they say to you? How about close family members and longtime buddies? Aren`t they there for you? It`s just so hard for me to believe that all these people who so called love you are not offering a helping hand when it comes to your weight loss!

Let me ask you a few questions. How many years have you been trying to drop the pounds? How many times have you told your spouse, children, family, and friends that you were serious about losing weight? Five times? Twenty-five times? More?

All the people that do love you have heard you talk about your weight for years, some decades. You see, you have cried wolf with good intentions so often that no one knows what to say to you anymore! Let`s face it; you don`t like to hear what they have to say, and today, I`ll tell you why. It`s because you are not ready to hear them and take their hand.

You, too, know how many times you`ve told everyone about your plan to get thin, and you know you feel guilty because you feel you`ve let them down over and over again. Don`t you think all these loves of your life are worried sick about you? I can tell you, they are.

I think all this guilt inside of you is keeping you away from opening your heart again and trying again. What I`m saying is that forgiveness must happen before you are ready to make any changes in your life and waistline. Now, are you ready to go back to all these special people in your life and tell them you are wishing, asking, and hoping for their full support as you try to triumph in reaching this important goal?

You also must practice self-support! Everyone can`t do it all for you. You have to pitch in, too. Start this week to rebuild your support group around you and find that support system within yourself!

Love,