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June marks my 8 year WW lifetime anniversary.   I feel really good about keeping 65 pounds off for 8 years.  I also feel really frustrated that I still lose control of my eating... Today I read an article with this quote and it summarizes what I’ve learned so far.

“Success is not final.  Failure is not fatal:  it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

I love this!!  It's certainly the truth about weight loss.  This is why we must never give up, because success is not final – we don’t get “fixed” – we must have the courage to continue even when we fail miserably!

Here’s more from the article “In challenging situations we all need to be the best we can be, but we also need to be realistic.  We should guard against the all-too-common problem of perfectionism, of being unrealistically hard on ourselves.  In baseball any player who can get a base hit three times in every 10 at-bat opportunities is likely to be a hero even though he has gotten out seven times along the way.”  Don’t you love that?

Losing weight is hard – we strike out a lot but as long as we keep playing and stepping up to the plate we’ll have success but.....it won’t be final, we won't ever be done.  We’ll strike out again and because we have the courage to continue, we’ll be healthy.  

I’m so happy you’re in this game of life with me.  I’m counting on you to help me learn all I can about weight loss.  There is far too little success, most people give up.   I am dedicated to learning all I can, applying every truth to the process, listening to you who are working at it.  Together we truly will make the world a healthier place, at least our little corner of the world!