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Walking in a Wal-Mart today I watched all the people coming and going.  I watched the cell phone conversations and the rushing shoppers at the checkout going about their daily rush.  As I was in no hurry I quietly moved around the food portion of the store and noticed an overweight young woman in the frozen food section.  She was quite cute and yet I could tell that she was unhappy because she was obese.  I could tell that she was trying to lose weight because she was looking over all the food labels and I guess she was counting calories or some other marker for weight loss.  I really was not making any judgment about the young lady because I knew that my hero Wayne Dyerwould not approve.  Dr. Dyer has taught me that all people are good and that whatever situation they are in that is alright and it is not for me, nor anyone else to judge.  As I sat there semi-staring at the young woman I noticed that she had no wedding ring and that she herself was in no particular rush.  As she wandered up and down the aisles I could see the inner conflict of the need of having to eat but also the pain that over-eating had brought to her life.  She picked up and flipped back food in disgust after seeing the information on the food label.

I then noticed by looking into her shopping cart that she obviously lived alone by the food selection in her cart.  I really sensed that this woman was in emotional pain and that at the root of it all was the fact that she was overweight.  I could tell by her body language that she was insecure in herself.  I sensed that she was alone and that she had an inner sadness about her.  I wanted to go up to her and provide her the teachings of Wayne Dyer but there would be no possible way for me to even mention the subject without my wife thinking I was flirting with a “fat chick”.  I looked away and walked away as my attention changed to other subjects. 

It was not too much later that I was in the dog food aisle and saw a rather obese man buying some dog treats.  Out of nowhere this man started a conversation with me about how great his dog was and how they were best friends.  I was told how upset his little buddy would be if they ran out of treats.  This young man talked about rambling subjects merely because I was listening.  It was not long before I realized that in the course of this conversation that “Mark”, was a very lonely man.  I was even able to know without a doubt that he too was very self conscious about being obese.  We spoke for a few minutes before we went our separate ways.   I could tell that he felt as he was a prisoner in his body and that he was all alone.

It was not until I returned to my car that I realized I had just seen or met two people that were overweight and in deep emotional pain.  As I sat there in my car I realized that the woman and the man I saw in the store were putting off life merely because they were overweight.  I realized that right there among the crowded aisles of the store these two were in pain because they were alone and felt as if their weight was the reason why they were alone.

I soon thought to myself how many overweight individuals that are out there right now crying out for love and emotions.  I was sad to think that there are millions of obese people that long to be touched by another human being yet feel as if they are too ugly and instead hide in the confinement of being alone.

As I sit here this night let me plead to you that there is no need for you to be alone.  With obesity reaching epic proportions in this nation, what makes you think there are not thousands of obese people right near your home seeking the same type of emotional embracement.  If you are overweight and alone it does not have to be that way.  There are many support groups out there that can help you not only lose weight but also help you find love.   You need to stop thinking that you are the only overweight and alone person out in the world today.  If you are tired of being alone, then do something about it.  Take the first step.  Look for another obese person to help you both lose weight and start a relationship.  There is no reason in the world today why you need to be alone.

If you desire to fulfill your emotional needs then you need to take the first step.  Join a dating service and look for someone that is looking for someone like you.  If you think you are alone it is only because you have chosen to not venture out and find the person that is looking for you.

I have a few questions for you. How would you describe yourself while looking in the mirror?  How do you feel about yourself?  How would you describe yourself to other people?  Have you made your weight you?  Have you forgotten your dreams and aspirations because you feel like you are too overweight to accomplish them?   When you look in the mirror do you see a person you would want to be best friends with?  Do you love the person you see?  Can you see past your double chin and the wrinkles around your eyes?  What color are your eyes and can you look yourself in the eyes? 

I am asking these questions because if it is difficult to love the person looking back in the mirror when we are overweight. How do we know we will love ourselves when we are thinner?   We need to love ourselves for who we are, from the inside first, and only then should we can work on controlling our weight.  Many people tend to try and fix the outside by trying every new fad diet or diet pill that comes on the market.  The truth of the matter is the problem isn’t on the outside of us, it is inside.  Dr. Sklare, an eDiets psychologist tells us that we cannot change our weight until we change our minds. 

I know that you want to eat healthy and be healthy, but there is a driving force on the inside of you that steers you in the opposite direction.  My husband Keith and I were talking one day and we both agreed that it is almost like there are two different people fighting inside of us.  One part of you wants to be exercising, eating healthy, and taking good care of your body and then there is another part of you that procrastinates, makes excuses, interferes and sabotages your best interests.  This internal argument goes on all the time within you and it is at the very heart that keeps you from weight control.  If you listen you can even hear the argument. 

So how do we fix this?  How can we make ourselves as one and become united in losing weight, begin an exercise routine and become healthy on the inside first before running to the next fad diet or the new diet pill.

Here comes the New Year, whether you are ready or not!!  Also in the back of your mind, whether you realize it or not, are the impending New Year’s resolutions for losing weight.  Losing weight is a great idea but chances are you have been on that bus stop for weight loss a few times already and now you are starting to think that you need a new approach for weight loss.  You are thinking that you are a failure at trying to lose weight and are wondering if you will ever be able to achieve weight loss.  Let us be the first to tell you that a New Year’s resolution to lose weight is a great thing but it will only be effective by proper planning and motivation.

Before you begin your journey to weight loss there are some things you need to do and we are not shy about advising you on a few facts.  We want to recommend to you two simple and low cost products that you can use to help you on your path towards health.  There are three steps we want you to follow and the first step is free.  The first thing we want you to do is go to the parent website of this blog which is IChooseThin.com and look through the articles because they have been a labor of love and are full of information.  You need to be on a new road for weight loss and that road needs to be built with knowledge.  At I Choose Thin there is page after page and story after story about weight loss.  What you need right now is an education and that education is what is going to propel you all the way to you becoming a thinner person.

After you have gained knowledge you really need to think about looking for a support group for your journey through losing weight.  Whether you have the support from being on the ranch at The Biggest Loser or only having your German Shepherd to go on walks with, a support system is a tremendous benefit.  We at I Choose Thin have no way of knowing if you have a support group in place and if you do then we encourage you to use that support group and use it to the fullest advantage you can get.  If you are like so many others in the world that feel you are alone and have no help then you have come to the right place.  We are so fully committed in the belief that an anonymous way to gain support is through the internet with an organization called eDiets.  Joining will help you gain knowledge and “speak” with people to learn about different diets and support groups that are available through eDiets.  The eDiets organization is huge and you can be as active or as anonymous as you desire to be.  The one steadfast thing about eDiets is that they offer you a support system that can help you with your weight loss journey.

The final item for your weight loss journey that will help you make some distance down the weight loss trail is the use of a journal.  By journaling you will gain insight to how your weight is affected by different foods or moods or exercises.  You can use a plain old notebook but we, being the computer geeks we are, really recommend a simple to use program called FitDay.  Through the use of FitDay you are setting up yourself for an easier weight loss journey.  The program is fairly simple to use and the output you receive will be something that motivates you even more as the diet evolves into success.

Knowledge, eDiets and Fitday are tools that you will be able to use for your journey towards releasing that thin person that resides inside.  Stop wasting your money on diet pillsand unused gym memberships and start using some tools that will allow your New Year’s resolution to become a reality.  Make this year the last year you make a weight loss resolution.

We at I Choose Thin are true believers that weight loss is something that anybody can achieve. We not only talk about healthy weight loss we practice what we preach. We are firm believers that in order to lose weight you need to concentrate beyond any diet or meal program. We know that the only way a diet can be a success is if it is a program that you can live with for the rest of your life. Many people want to lose weight for an event or a trip somewhere and that is a main reason why you are over weight. Everyone wants to lose weight fast and forget that what is done now affects the rest of your life. It is a fact that you CAN lose weight on a fad diet but what happens after you lose the weight? If you are on a liquid diet do you only eat liquids forever? If you succeed on a carbohydrate free diet are you done with carbs forever? There is a life after your diet and that life is more than likely full of yo-yo weight loss. That yo-yo weight loss is what you stop doing when you listen to what I Choose Thin has to say.

Diets will fail you if they include a set meal plan that excludes certain foods. A diet will fail you if you if you are required to always eat certain mail order foods. This statement can be made because a diet is a failure if you lose 100 pounds and then gain them all back at a later date. A diet change must last a lifetime or no matter what degree of success you momentarily achieve, it is ultimately a failure if you gain your weight back again. Either you achieve long-term and permanent weight loss or the weight loss journey left you off at the wrong exit. This can even hold true for many people who opted for weight loss surgery and never solved the issue that caused them to become over weight in the first place. Notice we say the “diet” failed you and that you are not a failure.
At I Choose Thin we are firm believers of healthy weight loss through eating less, more often and making good food choices. We know that you need to get out and exercise for your health and that will lead to weight loss. What we know to be true is that if you eat smaller meals more often and make them healthy choices combined with exercise, you will lose weight. It is that simple! This does not mean you eat six meals of lettuce, it means you need to eat from the full food spectrum and just make sure that you are balanced in your food groups. If you believe you need to be hungry to lose weight then your belief of weight loss is out dated and needs revision.

The concept of weight loss at I Choose Thin is all over the numerous articles found on our website. We really do not “push” many products because we only recommend what is valid, when applied to weight loss. Two items we strongly recommend is ediets for personal support and FitDay for a simple easy to use computer program. Save your money on the numerous diet pills and other nonsense. If you feel you want to lose weight take a look at ediets and FitDay as they are both valuable tools that can help you break the yo-yo cycle.

By ditching the diet and changing your life style you will start the journey of true weight loss. That journey will end in a life time of fitness and the body of obesity you currently carry around.
True weight loss is achievable and you can do it!! Skip the diet and start to really live and you will learn that if you strive for fitness before a trying a diet, you will be thin.