An Article for You Exercise Enthusiast

I read this really great article in this magazine the other night. It was about a woman's new diet. For years she had been struggling to take off weight, she said she joined lots of weight loss groups and tried all kinds of diets. Then one evening she had gotten a good look at herself in a full length mirror and felt like she not only let herself down but also let God down. She really needed to loose weight. She recalled a prayer and said it to herself. At that time she decided to order a slice of cheese pizza and a diet coke. She thought to herself that she should start small. She would also say this prayer while doing her daily tasks. At the supermarket she would repeat this prayer quietly and shop for healthy foods. I believe that this was somewhat of a stepping stone. She felt better but nothing happened when she stepped on the scales. Then one day she happened to notice that she had lost 3 pounds. That three pound weight loss gave her the motivation to loose more weight. When the weather got warmer she started walking and the weight came off. She met a friend at the grocery store and her friend mentioned she had just come from the doctors and she needed to take off a few pounds so she invited her friend to join her on her walks. She said she was in the best shape of her life and then all the sudden during one of her walks she felt as if there was an elephant sitting on her chest and she could barely breathe. You see she had a heart attack and needed surgery as soon as possible.

Even though the surgery had been a success she felt weak and thought to herself--"how could I have a heart attack when I was in the best shape of my life?" Well after about a month she had gotten a phone call from the ER doctor saying that he was surprised that she was able to stand up. She then read an article about the type of heart attack she had, it was called a "widow maker", and she said it came to her...all of the good choices she made, the praying, the choices of food and her walking...all made a difference, it saved her life.

What I learned from this article is that all of the small choices one makes has a lasting impact on ones overall life. Each time you make a choice you may say to yourself this may not matter to anyone...but in fact the choices you make will make a huge difference in your life as well as the lives of others.