Fat and Jolly?
Today is Christmas Eve...The night kids all over the country await the visit from dear Santa...That fat and jolly old Elf.
While I was on the treadmill this morning I got to thinking about that description, "Fat and Jolly."
Is it really possible to be both?
I wonder whether St. Nick is Jolly just one day of the year? It's hard not to be joyful when you give others so much. And man oh man...He has a bottomless bag of happiness to hand out tonight.
But I wonder about tomorrow...After his binge on Cookies and whole milk? How will he be feeling then? Will his sugar hangover force him to consider some New Years Resolutions to make lifestyle changes and follow through on them? Will his climbing cholesterol and blood sugar be the final straws that force him to turn his life around? Or will he like so many, many people make those resolutions, follow thru and drop out within days or weeks. Facing another year of health problems and unhappiness?
Is it possible to be Fat and Jolly?
From my own experience. I'd say absolutely not!
When I was carrying around an extra 50 pounds and sporting a size 16...I wasn't jolly. I wasn't happy...in fact my feelings were so buried under my insulation of fatty tissue I rarely felt anything.
And during those times feelings of anger, sadness or frustration managed to bubble out to the top--I grabbed my comfort foods to force those feelings down.
One of the best gifts I have ever received came from my friend, Julie Tullius. She found Body for Life. It changed her life.
She shared the program with me and it changed mine.
Today I work hard to give the Gift of Body for Life to anyone willing to make the tough changes in their life now to have a better future. Maybe next Christmas they too will be basking in the joy of a healthy body, mind and spirit.
Tonight...when Santa makes his rounds he'll find something a little different at a little log cabin in Northern Minnesota.
Gone will be the plate of cookies.
Instead, he'll be able to feast on a myoplex bar...or shake.
I'll also be leaving him a gift of Bill Phillips' Body for Life Book.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good nite!
While I was on the treadmill this morning I got to thinking about that description, "Fat and Jolly."
Is it really possible to be both?
I wonder whether St. Nick is Jolly just one day of the year? It's hard not to be joyful when you give others so much. And man oh man...He has a bottomless bag of happiness to hand out tonight.
But I wonder about tomorrow...After his binge on Cookies and whole milk? How will he be feeling then? Will his sugar hangover force him to consider some New Years Resolutions to make lifestyle changes and follow through on them? Will his climbing cholesterol and blood sugar be the final straws that force him to turn his life around? Or will he like so many, many people make those resolutions, follow thru and drop out within days or weeks. Facing another year of health problems and unhappiness?
Is it possible to be Fat and Jolly?
From my own experience. I'd say absolutely not!
When I was carrying around an extra 50 pounds and sporting a size 16...I wasn't jolly. I wasn't happy...in fact my feelings were so buried under my insulation of fatty tissue I rarely felt anything.
And during those times feelings of anger, sadness or frustration managed to bubble out to the top--I grabbed my comfort foods to force those feelings down.
One of the best gifts I have ever received came from my friend, Julie Tullius. She found Body for Life. It changed her life.
She shared the program with me and it changed mine.
Today I work hard to give the Gift of Body for Life to anyone willing to make the tough changes in their life now to have a better future. Maybe next Christmas they too will be basking in the joy of a healthy body, mind and spirit.
Tonight...when Santa makes his rounds he'll find something a little different at a little log cabin in Northern Minnesota.
Gone will be the plate of cookies.
Instead, he'll be able to feast on a myoplex bar...or shake.
I'll also be leaving him a gift of Bill Phillips' Body for Life Book.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good nite!
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