Guest guest Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 5K Tuesday, 06 December 2011 Boy, (I'm happy to say), I received quite a few success stories in my e-mail over the past few days. And I must tell you, I never tire of reading them. The people who write always share a little bit of their life's history with me. They tell me what it was like, weighing 200, 250, 300 pounds...or more! Some of them tell me, as they got older and their weight increased, just walking from one end of their homes to the other became a chore. In fact, everything that they did physically took extra effort. They were tired of the criticism and nasty remarks people made about their weight. At their highest weights, they found themselves constantly feeling tired and weak. They talk about how hopeless they felt with their lives. They often saw no real future for themselves, not a happy one, anyway. They were tired of the criticism and nasty remarks people made about their weight. And almost always, they'd tell me how many times they sat all alone and cried. But after all of that sad news at the start of their e-mails, it's like a light comes on as I keep reading. See, that's when they begin telling me about their...rebirth! And that rebirth often begins when they went to their doctors' office and had a really serious discussion about their weight. Or maybe a friend or family member was their source of inspiration to turn their lives around. I also hear from people who had some kind of health scare that, well, scared them enough to finally do something about their weight. It begins with them losing their first five pounds, which soon became ten, which turned into 50...or even 100 pounds lost! Hooray! Then they began documenting their success. It begins with them losing their first five pounds, which soon became ten, which turned into 50...or even 100 pounds lost! Hooray! I can see why it seems like a light came on as I got to their good news. And boy, do those letters ever make me feel good! One of those success stories I read last week really made me smile. It was from a lady who met me at one of my shopping mall appearances in Florida many years ago. She told me that she'd lost-and-gained the same 15 pounds over-and-over again during the course of her life. She went on to tell me that a girlfriend of hers used my FoodMover with a lot of weight-loss success. So she decided to get herself a FoodMover and set off on her weight-loss journey. But here's a part of her e-mail that I just have to share with you. I've signed up to participate in a 5K run for charity at the end of next month! ", I've now lost 83 pounds on your program and I feel so good, better than I have in years. In fact, I feel so good that, guess what? And you're not going to believe this, I've signed up to participate in a 5K run for charity at the end of next month! Hey, I can hardly believe I'm doing this myself but I'm so excited! Of course, this will be my first 5K. But I can guarantee you, as good as I'm feeling these days, it won't be my last! Why am I so sure of that? Because I'm going to keep pushing myself to do to better and become the healthiest person I can!" Now tell me, what do you think of them apples? I'm so proud of this lady! She's an inspiration to me all by herself. And I hope her great story will be an inspiration...to you, too. Hey, could there be a 5K walk or run in your future? Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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