's motd Tues Sept 7, 2010

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THE BIG

PICTURE

Tuesday, 07 September 2010

For years I've been preaching my

message about weight-loss. And one thing I used to say

all the time was that you had to lose this weight, not

for someone else but...for you.

Over the years though, I've

changed my view a bit. See, I still think you have to

do this for you, (of course). You have to

find that feeling deep inside yourself, connect with

it and know that you're doing this for yourself so

that you can live a long and healthy life.

But today we're going to look at the big picture

when it comes to your weight-loss. There're many

people in your life who worry about you because of

what you weigh and how your weight is making you

feel. Because, truth is, your weight affects every

area of your life...along with the lives of those you

love. And you know it does, too.

Your parents worry about you and your weight. In

fact, sometimes they even question what they

may have done wrong that caused you to gain so much

weight during the course of your life. If you're

married, I'm very sure your spouse worries about you a

lot if you're obese. And if you have children, I can

guarantee, they worry about you, too...

"What's gonna happen to Mom if

she doesn't lose some weight? I'm really worried

about her. We used to go out all the time and now

she barely wants to leave the house."

You know it's true...your weight can affect your

friends and even those coworkers who care about

you...

"Oh, I just love Debbie. I

hope that one day she takes better care of herself.

I'd hate to see her get sick because of her weight."

You know the drill. Every time you've gone on a diet

and lost weight, you began by announcing it to all of

those people who care about you. You told them that

you were going on a diet and you were finally going to

get down to a healthy weight. And when you did lose some

weight...only to gain it back, you'd end up going on

another diet later. Then you'd make your

announcement all over again, telling everyone that this

diet really was going to work for you. And well...it

didn't. Just like all of those other diets you'd

tried before.

So, getting back to your reasons for wanting to lose

the weight. I'll say again, it's a wonderful

motivation, wanting to lose the weight for yourself.

But you should also be thinking about how

your successful weight loss will affect those people

close to your heart. They could finally stop worrying

about you. And, who knows, maybe your own

success will influence someone near & dear

in your life to do the right thing and lose the

weight they need to lose. Looking at how

well you did losing the weight could inspire them to

think...I can do it, too!

Can you imagine if this happened

all across America? Why, we'd all be so much happier,

healthier and live longer lives. It would be just so

wonderful!

Now...there's the big picture!

Love,