Great support!

Today, I recieved a lovely message from an old church friend who faces similar daily challenges with food as myself. Its nice to know Im not alone in this mission to loose weight and improve my overall health. Additionally, its great to have so much amazing support from those Iv met throughout my life and also those close ones around me.


The Facebook message from the old friend made me realise that everybody has a different story to tell, everybody struggles with their weight (some are bulimic, others anorexic, some are obese like me) but the binges, the temptations, the the hard work required and the overall unhappiness with who you are were each the common denominaters in all of these health issues.



Thinking about the recent death of Jack-ass legend Ryan Dunn, it makes one realise just how short life really is and also makes me appreciate the fact we only get ONE shot to make something of ourselves, ONE life, ONE opportunity to leave our mark on this world.



Iv always loved a good 'tab hanging' session (or for those of you that do'nt understand mansfield jargon 'ear wigging' or 'eves dropping') and have become a pro at pretending to not be listening to every word they say. Anyways, the other day in ASDA I saw two old ladies who were having a catch up after not seeing oneanother for years, one lady spoke of how she was on a diet and had lost 5stone since the last time they met. Yes this achievement should be celebrated but at the same time it really hit home to me...I dont want to be dieting when Im 65, I want to be relaxing into my retirement eating what I like and caring little about how I look. Meeting those old ladies made me realise that I need to put in the effort NOW to enjoy al those long term benefits in future, this message strangely enough was similar to the one I had recieved from my old church friend.....work hard now and the rewards will be endless.