's motd Thursday May 19, 2011

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HALF-OFF!

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Oh,

who doesn't like the feeling of going into a big

department store and spotting an item you like that's

been greatly reduced in price? You know, maybe it was a

pair of shoes you'd fallen in love with on an earlier

visit. You even tried them on and they looked simply

fab on you. But you passed on buying them

because you didn't want to pay full price.

But you returned to the store a few weeks later and,

lo-and-behold, they'd been marked down 50%!

Oh my goodness. Well, now that they're such a bargain,

you scoop them right up!

You got home, so proud of your new shoes and the great

price you got on them. You couldn't wait to show your

husband. "Honey, look at these beautiful new

shoes. They'll be perfect for the outfit I'm wearing

to Bill and 's party next week. Aren't they

fabulous? And the really good news is that they

were...HALF-OFF!"

Like I said, who doesn't get excited about getting

something they really want when the price has been

reduced 50%? That's right, it's HALF-OFF.

Well, that may be true when it comes to a pair of shoes

you like at the mall. But when it comes to our body's

weight, the idea of half-off can be a lot more daunting

to many of us, can't it?

Oh, you know what I mean. I can't tell you how many

E-mails I receive from people who need to lose half

of their body's weight. And the bad news is that some

of them feel defeated before they even get started.

They become intimidated thinking about the amount of

weight they have to lose. But...they shouldn't!

When I began The Show, back in

the early 1980's, I had a lady on the show who'd

written me and she was oh-so depressed. She weighed 300

and needed to lose 150 pounds. That's right, she had to

lose half of her body. And oh, she was so

discouraged at the prospect of having to lose so much

weight. But I told her not to waste time being depressed

by the mission at hand. I reminded her that if she

didn't do something about her weight now, then

she could end up weighing three hundred and

50 pounds. And, if she kept going, could end

up weighing even more. I told her to remember that she

didn't gain that weight overnight. It took time

to gain the weight and she gained it...one pound at a

time. And hey, that's the way she was going to have to

lose it too, one pound at a time!

I kept in touch with this young lady and, you know

what? She did go to work, stayed focused,

worked hard and, indeed, did end up cutting her

weight...in half! She reached her goal-weight

of 150 pounds. And oh how proud she was of herself!

(Wouldn't you be?)

Many you are in the same position this young lady was

once in. Maybe you have to cut your weight in

half. But please, don't get down or feel discouraged

about your mission. Yes you can reach your

goal weight...just like she did.

Hey, I'm not kidding, you know how good it

feels it to get a new pair of shoes or a beautiful new

hat at half price, right? Well, imagine how good you're

going to feel when you get the numbers on your scale...HALF-OFF!

Love,