I tried to tell you...

A friend of mine is in town this week - as she was exactly one year ago. We had pretty much the same conversation - "I need to lose weight, I don't like the way I look, what exercises can I do for my arms...stuff like that. Normal stuff, but the same old stuff. We had created a plan for her, I had given her some options for meals, and of course I encouraged her to start exercising - which she did, for two weeks. Now here we are again. Do you want to be where you are today a year from now? Most of us don't; this isn't to say we aren't happy now, but a year from now, we want to be in a different place - more fit, feeling good about ourselves, and pleased with our success from the previous year. But, you can't get there by doing the same thing you did last year - you have to constantly challenge yourself, encourage yourself, and surround yourself by other people that want the same things as you do. It's not enough to say you want something, unfortunately; you have to support yourself by taking action. The Jolly Green Giant didn't get that way overnight; at one time he was just a little pea. If a pea can do this, just think what you can do! Melissa