Our Marathon

Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the road blocks that lay before you.

Denis Waitley

Good Morning My Sister W.W.F.F.,

Lisa (Love's wife), glad you are back home and back on track. Sounds as if our teacher's pet Becky is doing the same thing, way to go ladies.

I was out and about yesterday making some arrangements for Bob's upcoming birthday party. Does not matter that the party is not until September, I have to make sure things are taken care of, its called, ''being anal". ha. Anyway, I overheard these two ladies talking about a marathon they had both just participated in, and as I left this place, walking to my van which was parked quite a ways away from the store. I got to thinking. We are all running, walking, crawling, stumbling in our own marathon.

Think about it. This weight loss journey is a marathon, thing is to be a success it never ends. I have watched people line up for these marathons, you have some in front so eager, and that made me think, ''that is how we were in the beginning, we wanted to be the first ones on the scale on Saturday morning due to we knew we were doing so good, the scale was going to be down".

Then we run like that for awhile, things begin to slow, just like people do when they are doing a marathon, they may have to stop to get water, not everyone can run and drink, so they slow down a bit. Isn't that how it is with weight loss, after a while it slows down.

Now the difference in a marathon and our weight loss journey, or the way I see the difference, is at some point you do have an actual finish line, but on our weight loss journey, it has to become a lifestyle change. We may actually see what we think is the finish line, which maybe the goal weight number, but to be a winner in this marathon, you have to continue on, ''running, walking, crawling, stumbling" to stay at your goal weight. Now this all may sound quite dis-hearting, but think about it....it is something you are doing for yourself to promote good health habits, and hopefully a new attitude toward life in general....Something you are doing just for you, no one else. Remember, just because we get to our goal, we are not cured.

Our marathon. We show up every Saturday morning, some of us will find another meeting to go to if we can't be together on Saturday morning. We cheer one another on, we lend a shoulder to lean on when one of us is struggling. So maybe you have never actually went downtown or anywhere like that and actually participated in a ''real" marathon, but each and every day you are on track, each and every day you get in some activity, each and every day you make a good choice, each and every week you show up for our meetings.....then yes, you are running your marathon. See you at the starting line (scale) on Saturday.

Wishing everyone a wonderful day,

Much Love to all,

Joan