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every advantage we don’t have, and THIS is why they lose the excess weight on their bodies so
pound at a time. With a few exceptions, it comes off the same way.
I remember reading about one young star that had gained 60 pounds with her pregnancy and
had 6 weeks before she had to show up, slender, on the set of a movie she was involved in. She
said in the article that she cried a lot during her workouts because of all the physical work (and
accompanying pain) she had to deal with just to quickly lose the weight she so carelessly put on.
There may be some advantages to wealthier people but I beg to differ. Have you seen Oprah
lately? I don’t mean that in an ugly way. I mean that in a, “This is one of the wealthiest women
in the world and she can’t keep her weight off either” way. Mere human being. Kirstie Alley is
now battling the weight gain she had after great public success. Think she likes having the
whole world know what’s going on with her scale? I doubt it seriously. She faces the very same
issues we face - following through and sticking with it.
So the point? For me, it was facing the many, many, many, many, many EXCUSES I made to
myself for why I “couldn’t” get the weight off. I didn’t think they were excuses – but in the end,
they were.
Ladies working toward their LBDs do not make excuses any more. They face every thing with
brutal honesty and face the fact they are responsible for the condition they are in. I do not
mean that some of us may not have physical conditions that helped create the problem (i.e., I
know one woman who lost her thyroid to cancer and began gaining weight). I’m talking in
general when you say, “I can’t lose the weight because…” I’m asking you politely, this time, to
LOSE THE WORD, “CAN’T”. We will not be saying that word, ever again. That word is our enemy.
WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN! We don’t need a magic dumbbell (*sigh* if only). We take
responsibility and we CAN!
Magic Dumbbell Story Copyright © 5/2009 Nan C Loyd
pound at a time. With a few exceptions, it comes off the same way.
I remember reading about one young star that had gained 60 pounds with her pregnancy and
had 6 weeks before she had to show up, slender, on the set of a movie she was involved in. She
said in the article that she cried a lot during her workouts because of all the physical work (and
accompanying pain) she had to deal with just to quickly lose the weight she so carelessly put on.
There may be some advantages to wealthier people but I beg to differ. Have you seen Oprah
lately? I don’t mean that in an ugly way. I mean that in a, “This is one of the wealthiest women
in the world and she can’t keep her weight off either” way. Mere human being. Kirstie Alley is
now battling the weight gain she had after great public success. Think she likes having the
whole world know what’s going on with her scale? I doubt it seriously. She faces the very same
issues we face - following through and sticking with it.
So the point? For me, it was facing the many, many, many, many, many EXCUSES I made to
myself for why I “couldn’t” get the weight off. I didn’t think they were excuses – but in the end,
they were.
Ladies working toward their LBDs do not make excuses any more. They face every thing with
brutal honesty and face the fact they are responsible for the condition they are in. I do not
mean that some of us may not have physical conditions that helped create the problem (i.e., I
know one woman who lost her thyroid to cancer and began gaining weight). I’m talking in
general when you say, “I can’t lose the weight because…” I’m asking you politely, this time, to
LOSE THE WORD, “CAN’T”. We will not be saying that word, ever again. That word is our enemy.
WE CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN! We don’t need a magic dumbbell (*sigh* if only). We take
responsibility and we CAN!
Magic Dumbbell Story Copyright © 5/2009 Nan C Loyd
| THE MAGIC DUMBELL PART DEUX |