's motd Thursday July 15, 2010

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GOT TO PLEASE YOURSELF!

Thursday, 15 July 2010

For many years of my life, I focused a lot on pleasing other people. For starters, I really wanted to lose weight to please my parents. They took me to several doctors because, at an early age, I already weighed a lot more than I should. So whenever I was put on a new diet, I really wanted to lose weight so I could please my folks. (And I wanted to please my doctor, too!)

I was the heaviest kid at St. Louis Cathedral Grammar School. And I had my share of negative remarks thrown at me all day long. I wanted to please my classmates. So I thought of them whenever I was trying to stick to a diet. I wanted the name-calling to stop and that was one of the reasons I really wanted to lose weight. I wanted my classmates to like me, not make fun of me! Then there were the people in the French Quarter I knew and saw everyday. When they looked at me, I could read what was in their eyes. And what I read was worry. The people who knew me in the Quarter worried about me being so young and so fat. I wanted to lose the weight to please them so they wouldn't have to worry about me anymore.Yes, I spent a lot of years trying to lose weight in an effort to please others. But I guess wanting to please others just wasn't the brand of motivation I needed. But that motivation came the day I decided to please myself by losing the weight.

Have you tried to lose weight for your parents, your spouse or your children? Look, it's just not good enough wanting to lose weight for others. You have to look deep inside and ask yourself what will make you happy. What will put a smile on your face and add a little pep to your step? Everything changed, when I decided to lose the weight...for me! I wanted to eat healthy because I knew that if I did, I'd begin to see the pounds drop. I knew that if I began exercising, I'd burn more calories and see even more pounds drop off my body.And once you begin losing weight to please yourself, other people will notice the changes in you, too. They'll see your self-esteem rise. And in fact, your own self-pleasing weight-loss success may influence others to start doing the same for themselves. The best way to help someone with their own weight-loss issues is to set the right example for them. (Wouldn't that be a great example to set for an overweight loved one?)

You have to look in the mirror and say to yourself: "I'm going to lose this weight and it has to be all about me, me...ME!" Keep filling your mind with positive thoughts about yourself and just wait 'til you see the positive things that will happen in your life!And let me tell you something. There's so much to like about you. I mean that. You're a good person, filled with kindness. You have a good heart and you care about others. You're smart, you have a wonderful sense of humor and people really like you. Please build on those positive qualities about yourself.

Yes...I want you to get every morning liking who you are! I want you to walk up to that mirror in the morning and really like who you see. And remember, all of these positive changes in your life begin with your wanting to always please...YOU!Love,