Jan 312013
Two years ago I decided to lose weight. I had allowed pounds to creep up on
me after we moved back to the bay area and I wasn’t happy. But I didn’t do much
about it, mostly because I wasn’t motivated.
Then two things happened.
First, I went to visit my aunt, who broke her leg. She had to spend days in the hospital and while there, one of my cousins asked the doctor how to heal her from all of the health issues she faced. He told us that all they could do was to treat her symptoms as they appeared. He went on to say that they only real way to heal her was to go back 30 years, when she was 50, and get her to lose weight. All of her health issues led back to that one thing: being overweight.
It felt like a wake-up smack down to me. I had recently turned 50 and I did not want to hear those words from a doctor when I was 80. My fear of being unhealthy when i got old was a strong motivator to get me to break my habit of over-eating.
Then some wonderful things happened. I became an in-demand speaker for companies and conferences. My book became a best-seller. And clothes shopping got easier. And then the best thing of all happened. My doctor told me that I was in better shape and health than women half my age–boy did that feel great to hear!
Then two things happened.
First, I went to visit my aunt, who broke her leg. She had to spend days in the hospital and while there, one of my cousins asked the doctor how to heal her from all of the health issues she faced. He told us that all they could do was to treat her symptoms as they appeared. He went on to say that they only real way to heal her was to go back 30 years, when she was 50, and get her to lose weight. All of her health issues led back to that one thing: being overweight.
It felt like a wake-up smack down to me. I had recently turned 50 and I did not want to hear those words from a doctor when I was 80. My fear of being unhealthy when i got old was a strong motivator to get me to break my habit of over-eating.
Then a few months later I
finished writing my book, Fortune is in the Follow-Up® and I could see there was going
to be lots of publicity that included photo and video shoots. My vanity kicked
in and I decided that I wanted to look better as I launched the next stage of my
life as a best-selling author.
I used fear and vanity to find my iron will and I lost the weight. 55 lbs of
it! Was it easy? No it wasn’t. It also wasn’t fun. However, I was willing to
sacrifice–and make no mistake, it felt like a sacrifice–because I didn’t want to
be unhealthy and I didn’t want to look bad anymore.Then some wonderful things happened. I became an in-demand speaker for companies and conferences. My book became a best-seller. And clothes shopping got easier. And then the best thing of all happened. My doctor told me that I was in better shape and health than women half my age–boy did that feel great to hear!
Yours,
Heidi BK Sloss
Marketing Strategist & Follow-Up Expert
Best-Selling Author of Fortune is in the Follow-Up®
hsloss@heidisloss.com
www.heidisloss.com
Heidi BK Sloss
Marketing Strategist & Follow-Up Expert
Best-Selling Author of Fortune is in the Follow-Up®
hsloss@heidisloss.com
www.heidisloss.com
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