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Day 6 and still 6 pounds gone
250/244/200
August 23, 2006 Day 5 of 100 days. Still 6 pounds gone. I got on my balance-beam scale this morning and saw that I still weigh 244 pounds. Almost 243, but not quite there yet. So on Day 6, still 6 pounds gone. 94 days ahead, but I know that if I keep at it, the weight will have to come off (unless the laws of physics are suspended in my house, and I know they are not). I was talking to someone the other day about the needs that many people have to give advice. I'm sure I fall into that trap myself, but I try not to suggest things that would change a winning game. Somehow we as humans almost inevitably feel the pressure to give advice. There is a joke I like to tell, this about a funeral service at the church. The pastor is praising the deceased, Mr. Bill Johnson, telling the community what a great person Mr. Johnson was, how much he helped the community, etc. "Give him some chicken soup," says a voice from the back. The pastor is somewhat irritated but continues on, telling the audience how many friends Mr. Johnson made, how many people were there assembled and how many were waiting outside, and then again the voice says, "Give him some chicken soup." The pastor masters his emotions, suppressing the anger he feels, and again starts talking about Mr. Johnson, noting his large family is in the front pew, and he starts listing the close relatives. Again the voice comes from the back row, "Give him some chicken soup." The pastor then can take no more. He breaks off and says to the woman, "Mr. Johnson has been dead for four days. How could that help?" And the voice comes back, "So how could it hurt?" But unsolicited advice can definitely hurt our efforts. It can interfere with our progress to health, can make heavier those limitations we set for ourselves, can get us to thinking that we should stray from something that is being effective for us. It strikes me that it is similar to looking at the clock in the middle of the night if you are having trouble sleeping--looking at the clock does absolutely no good and oftentimes interferes with sleep. In the middle of the night people may be aware that they only have several more hours of sleep, may again be disgusted at themselves for having problems sleeping, etc. This sets off a chain behaviors that further reduce sleep. Similar to avoiding clocks in the middle of the night is the simple suggestion to avoid comments which might lead you astray. I do believe that if people are being successful in whatever way program they're on, one of the best things we should say is, "Good going! Keep at it!" I hope everyone has a successful program that is able to keep at it! If so, "My hat is off to you!" Have a great rest of the weekend and a great week and month ahead! Yours, Caleb |
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