Hi friends, I'm back on the airwaves, this month has been something else! Freaking cold; it's a miracle I'm still here! I was afraid I would have been frozen in the past tense :)
Before we panic, yes, I have been jogging and walking regularly while I was away. I'm still working on the other statistics for the evening exercise and I hope to share with you soon. But the sad news is that, I didn't manage to stick with the cross-trainer challenge! Why? Burnout. A terrible thing that is, but I will soon blog about it.
Anyway, I had an interesting conversation with someone this Sunday at church. This lady [name withheld] walked up to me at the end of Sunday Service and told me, "I know you don't know me, but I know you." Well, of course my thoughts ran wild, from the debts I'd not paid to jilted lovers...hehehe I'm kidding on that last point! So she goes ahead to tell me that she has been observing me over several months and that I'd lost a lot of weight [a compliment indeed]. She continues to tell me that another lady from Church had told her that if she wanted pointers on weight loss, she should come see me [*smile* I didn't know people listen when I rant/rave about weight loss and proper eating]. You see, I have decided I will be a self-appointed crusader for proper eating and exercise. I talk about it everywhere I go because I feel fresh and new and I want everyone else to feel like I do. I've not gotten to my ultimate goal, but so far, I feel fantastic! I can't wait to reach the finish line.
So my dear lady wants "tips". What is it that I'm doing. She tells me she'd lost 30 kilos and gained back 10 kilos over a period of about 1 year. Then I think, this is going to be easy. I mean she already knows what to do to lose weight. So my response to her is "proper eating and exercise". Then she goes, "that's it"! Yep, I nod my head. Then the most horrific thing happened. I could see her face just drop. At this point I'm concerned and I ask her why the long face. And she tells me she was hoping to hear that I take some pill/concoction/injection or that I starve, or that I drink fluids only, you know, something! Her list was endless... She gasped and asked, "you mean there is no short cut?". And my answer as predictable as ever, "No, No short cut!!!"
Friends, this is not a journey for the fainthearted. I hate to burst your bubble, but there must be determination, hard work, zeal, pain, tears, sweat, bruises, injuries, tattered clothes, falls, sprains....... You must avoid foods that are not good for you, you must eat and you must eat the right thing! You will lose friends, you will lose sleep, you will lose companions. It is sheer focus on your health. It is a sacrifice, but a sacrifice for a good cause. However, I know that you can do it. Because, soon or later, this becomes routine, the pain will go, the falls will be less, the walk will graduate to a jog and ultimately to a run. And ultimately you will be happy in this lifelong journey. There can only be rejoicing at the end of it; guaranteed! Weight loss can be achieved in many ways but be sure to pick the proper way and stick with it. I can also guarantee you failure if you take a short cut.
So pick yourself up and hit the road, remember, there is no short cut!
Good day.
dn
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