Do you ever get tired of staying on plan? I know I did! Does it ever
feel pointless to open up yet another Medifast meal? Especially for
those who have a lot of weight to lose, like I did, getting to goal will
require months and months of opening a Medifast meal five times a day,
weighing our lean protein, measuring out our veggies. There may be times when
it becomes boring, or at least not very much fun anymore, and you may
wonder if it's worth it.
I remember reading a story about a freshman
named Mike at the University of Illinois who, in 1987, found a unique
way to finance his education. He convinced a popular columnist at one
of the Chicago newspapers to ask his readers to "send in a penny for
Mike." Mike just asked for a penny because he reasoned that a penny
doesn't mean anything to anyone. He guessed that every reader would
find loose pennies in their house, under couch cushions, in their car -
forgotten and not valued.
To everyone's surprise, people began
sending in their pennies, and in less than a month the fund was up to
2.3 million cents, with donations coming in from all over the United
States as well as Mexico, Canada and the Bahamas. Mike eventually ended
up with $28,000 - those pennies added up!
The little things we
do today, each Medifast meal in and of itself may seem of little value -
but put together, day after day, it adds up! It's hard for us to have
the big picture sometimes when we face what feels like the monotony of
yet another day on plan, but there IS a big picture - and it's you at
goal :-).
And you'll get there, one day, one meal and one choice at a time. Choose wisely :-)
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