“You Can’t Be Thin In Ignorance”

I read a book, I think it was “Cold Sassy Tree” (amazing book) The grandpa told his grandson Will, something like “if you want to end up somewhere different you have to walk a different path.”

That week I placed in my bathroom: my copy of Dr. Phil’s book “Ultimate Weight Solution” “Set for life” and “Stop the insanity!” and other books like that along with every magazine that said something like” I lost ½ my size!!!” I decided to have a daily weight loss devotional in that one safe spot mothers have found the world over. I had already read and filled in all of the blanks of the Dr’s book, but it was hard to remember every day what I read a week ago. For one week I decided to read books on weight loss every morning and find one idea that I could try that day. If books can help ordinary people to become doctors, lawyers, runners, and mountain climbers then I could learn to be thin.

It takes humility to learn from someone else. But if you are fat like I was your knowledge isn’t getting you anywhere. For example, one magazine article I read said, “I was always hungry” I was shocked! I didn’t think I was going to make that kind of sacrifice. Was I willing to be hungry sometimes? I didn’t know. I usually avoided that feeling by constantly eating. I read so many different points of view and most of the ideas I had never even thought of.

So, my next step was that after my prayer, I would come up with a strategy suggested by someone else and try it that day.

Anyone else have a favorite inspiring piece of literature to place in bathrooms the world over?