One of the things that come to mind when I'm working out is a memory of a woman I briefly met while I was cashiering. It was my first year, and somehow, clothing was 80 percent off, and the store was going nuts with people grabbing clothes to buy. This customer brought up a pile of clothes. She was older than me, thin, and beaming.
"I'm getting all new clothes! I'm finally getting some clothes that will fit. I lost a hundred pounds since last year, and I went down so many sizes, and now I can finally afford to get some new clothes!"
I asked her how she did it, being careful, as weight loss from disease or surgery are rather touchy subjects.
"I walked a mile a day. Every day. I got twin grandsons and I wanted to be able to get down on the floor to play with them when I go to visit."
"I'm getting all new clothes! I'm finally getting some clothes that will fit. I lost a hundred pounds since last year, and I went down so many sizes, and now I can finally afford to get some new clothes!"
I asked her how she did it, being careful, as weight loss from disease or surgery are rather touchy subjects.
"I walked a mile a day. Every day. I got twin grandsons and I wanted to be able to get down on the floor to play with them when I go to visit."
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I am reading a couple of books. "Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again" is one that I'm skipping around in, and which I now own, due to spilling grape juice on a library book. The other is "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga Illustrated, Third Edition" which is seven chapters long, and I hope to complete and return by this time next week.
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I found this sweet little essay the other day What does one day of eating look like for you? at Quora, which featured this, and I quote: I've eaten so much turkey, that President Obama has invited me to the White House for Thanksgiving, and pardoned me.
| . Here is the photo that illustrates the essay |
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On Facebook, one of my friends posted a video from the Motivation page, that was dated March 6, with over seven million views, of a man who made his changes (starting at 500 lbs.) in 390 days. Obviously, the man in the video was more diligent than I have been, but I'm still on my way.
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