DANG!!!!! I'm on a really high and long plateau. But, I still have hope! Here's something I thought was amusing from my WW e-newsletter. Enjoy!
Last week, we talked about what motivates us to lose weight. We said that people are usually motivated either by the avoidance of pain or the pursuit of pleasure.
Who we are is not what we weigh. Who we are is in our hearts and our heads. As a group, we decided to get a divorce from fat!
We wrote Dear Fat letters. Hope you enjoy reading some of them.
Dear Fat:
It's been fun, living on the edge, throwing caution to the wind, but its time for a change. It's not that I don't like you anymore; it's time to realize our relationship is not good for either of us. I'll always remember the good times, the overindulgence and the gluttony, but I feel that our relationship is becoming destructive and I would rather end it now before we become bitter and resentful.
Oh the memories!
Always, my warmest regards,
M
Dear Fat:
I know you said you would never leave me and you would always be true. You said that my body was the only one you would ever be attracted to. For many years that was enough for me, knowing that you would always be mine, but I no longer want you.
I long for another. His name is Muscle, and he makes me feel so strong and protected. Since five pounds of Muscle takes the same space as one pound of you, I can have so much more of him, with none of the guilt.
Goodbye Fat. Find yourself another girl.
Formerly yours,
M
Dear Fat: (To the tune of Hey Jude)
Dont do me wrong.
Take your bad self and leave forever.
Never come back into my life.
Leave me alone,
And make me better.
M
Dear Fat:
When I first met you, I didnt really like you; yet, I stayed with you out of need, then habit. Now, Ive moved on. I am a different person. Someone out there needs you, someone very, very skinny and hungry. You kept me from worse things (like losing my mind), but now you have outlived your usefulness in my life, and have become a detriment to me, my happiness and my health.
When we first met, you were a stranger. Things have come full circle. You are a stranger again.
Goodbye forever,
A
Dear Fat:
I havent forgotten the fun we first had when we met. Oh what wonderful, delicious times. Unfortunately, as time has passed you have weighed me down and held me back. I have grown and you havent. Lets face it, you dont enjoy long hikes and you pull me back and make climbing stairs a breathing difficulty. You also make it difficult to sit in chairs and find clothes. When I look in the mirror at us, I realize one of us has to go, and it is not going to be me.
I have found someone new who brings me wonderful fruits and vegetables that you disdain, and I am energetic and happier with them. So, it is time to say goodbye and I think it is for the best that we never see each other again.
J
Dear Fat:
Ive decided that looking at you and feeling you is not what I want anymore.
I thought there was a magic substance that could get rid of you, but that magic substance turns out to be me.
Since you are going away forever, Ive given away your space by getting the right sized clothes. If you come back, I will have you arrested.
So Au Revoir to you fat!
S
Dear Fat:
Boy, youve been hanging around my entire life, and you know what? I never liked you! Sorry. I know it seemed like I did, especially in the days of Ben & Jerrys chocolate mint cookie pints and Burger Kings whoppers with cheese; but no more. Now you just get in my way, keeping me out of those cute short shorts and belly shirts. You jiggle far too much when Im out running. Most of all, you remind me that bad habits make bad results, including and especially you.
I have spent far too much of my life being ashamed of keeping you around. Well, no more. It is time for you to go and plague another. Dont worry, I will get over it.
M
