's motd Sunday May 29, 2011

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SERENDIPITY:

PART 2

Sunday, 29 May 2011

....CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY'S MESSAGE.

"Well, you were the last

person I expected to see here today. You've been on

my mind a lot lately. I've seen you on TV a few times

in the past few months. But as I watched you, I just

couldn't think of what I might say to you if I ever

returned to class at Slimmons. I have to tell you

what's been playing on my mind though.

See, I've had a few girlfriends who've lose weight

and, I have to say, they didn't look so good to me.

It's like they lost weight so fast, it really shows up

on their bodies. By that, I mean they have so much

sagging skin. I could see it on their underarms and

beneath their chins. Their inner thighs didn't look

very firm and were all jiggly. And the entire shape

of their faces had changed, too. I have to tell you,

, they all looked older to me. In fact, I like

the way they looked before they lose weight.

Seeing my friends look this

way was very upsetting for me. So I decided I was

just going to quit trying to lose weight and stay

where I was. But...you can see what happened. I didn't

stay where I was. I went back to overeating, stopped

my workouts and now, I've gained nearly 60 pounds

since I stopped taking classes at Slimmons a

year-and-a-half ago. But that's not all.

See, I'm also diabetic now and take oral medication

for it everyday. I also take a pill for my heart and

a diuretic twice a day, too. I don't walk a lot

anymore and spend most of my free time at home just

sitting. That's why it's been so hard for me getting

around this arts festival today. I have to take a

break, stop and sit down every few minutes.

I may as well be honest with you, . I'm

ashamed of myself. And now, on top of everything

else, I need to lose weight for medical reasons. I

really do want to live a lot longer. But I'm smart

enough to know that I can't...not with my body at this

weight."

And with those words, she began to cry. I

reached over, hugged her and, I have to tell you, it was

as if I could "feel" every tear she shed. I told this

sweet lady that she was going to come back to Slimmons

and...get started again. Even if it meant

doing her workouts from a chair to begin with, she had

to rejoin us and get that body of hers moving again! I

told her to stop worrying about the extra skin that

might be left behind after she lost the weight. Right

now, I just wanted her to have some extra life

and...a lot more of it! As serious as I was with her,

I'm happy to say that I was still able to make her

smile...and laugh a little. She promised to return to

class next Tuesday and I can't wait to see her there.

Please, don't you use any of my friend's

reasons for not losing the weight you need to

lose. If you're losing weight the right way,

that is by eating healthy and exercising faithfully,

you'll have less extra skin to deal with once you reach

your goal. And I can't stress enough how toning will

help you tighten that lose skin. See, underneath those

extra pounds are some amazing muscles just waiting to be

a lot stronger and healthier. And are you ready to get

them there?

Hey...talk about serendipity. I'm so glad I

went to that arts festival and ran into this lady. It

turned out to be a good day for us both and, I hope,

with this message, a good day...for you!

Love,