's motd Sat March 13, 2010

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WANT IT...BADLY!

Saturday, 13 March 2010

I wanted to lose weight so badly that...I did it! Yes! You see, I just got sick and tired of lugging all of that excess weight around on my body. And oh, while I loved myself, I just about hated that former body of mine. I hated getting dressed because my clothes never looked good on me, even though they were my size.

I didn't like getting up in the morning and looking at myself in the mirror. I would always mumble some negative thing about myself as I stared at my reflection. And I was so tired of the way other people looked at me and whispered about me... "Oh, just look at that poor chubby boy. He must have a lot of problems being that size. I feel so sorry for him!"But one day, I made up my mind...not to have my big behind. Something in my head finally clicked...the bell rang! The bird came out of the cuckoo clock and I made a promise to myself that I was finally able to keep.Now you know as well as I that it's hard getting that light bulb to go off in our heads. Everyday, I receive e-mails from people who're writing about a friend or family member who is obese and not doing a thing about it. They have talked, so many times, to that obese person they love so much about their weight. And by the time they write me, well, they're just about "talked out."

They ask if I would get in touch with their loved one so I can help motivate them to finally do something about their weight. And I do call. Some of the people I call are very responsive and get my message immediately. But others are just not ready, no matter what I say to them. Sadly, I can hear in their voices that they have little interest in giving their efforts to lose weight another go.See, as you know, you've got to be ready and you've got to want it...badly, in order to see results with your weight-loss efforts. I believe that, in time, everyone can come around and lose their excess weight. It just takes motivation from those who love them, care about and are with them a lot.Now remember, you can't constantly harp about their weight loss. You can't keep getting in their faces about how much they need to lose weight. (Believe me, most of them already know!) You have to motivate them in a kind and loving way so that one day, they'll awaken from "their sleep" and want to lose this weight...badly. And I mean want it as much as you want to see them lose it.

When I talk to these people on the phone, I remind them of how many people love and adore them. I remind them of how much their loved ones want them to be alive and healthy, for years to come. And I know I'm right. (The letters I receive from their loved ones let me know that.) So please, don't ever give up on these people you love so dearly, just like I will never give up on them...or on you! Because inside every overweight person, there's a Cinderella or Cindefella just waiting to be set free.Love,