Coffee With Maddie




There are times in my life (more often than I would care to admit) when I come to that proverbial fork in the road. I came crashing up to one last weekend. I put on my favorite pair of jeans to go out for breakfast and . . . whoops! Either they’d shrunk for some reason the last time I washed them, or I was facing the alternative (I had grown a size bigger).

I decided I didn’t want to face the fork in the road or the alternative at that moment and proceeded to get my wind pants out to wear for the day (pants that one of my friends lovingly refers to as “happy pants”). While elastic waistbands are wonderful, especially in emergencies, they can only keep me from thinking about the alternative for a short time. Last week I mentioned I maybe needed to change my attitude about a few things - this is my place to start. It’s time to come to terms with it and face the fork once again. What shall I do? I only have one wind suit and don’t want to wear it full time. I refuse to buy more happy pants or a bigger pair of jeans. So . . . since I’m not going down that road . . . heigh-ho, heigh-ho its back to Weight Watchers I go!

This is the third (and hopefully last) time I’m joining. This isn’t meant to be a commercial for Weight Watchers in any way - it just happens to be the weight loss plan that works for me (when and if I work the plan!). I went to a meeting last night and was encouraged by a room full of women and men who want to take some control back in this area of their lives. Many people need the encouragement and accountability that meetings offer (like me) - others do not.

I’ve also found some other means of support. A friend of mine in California has lost over 100 pounds on this plan. I e-mailed her and told her what I was doing. This afternoon I was pleasantly surprised to see a dancing carrot in an e-mail from her - an e-mail filled with lots of encouraging and humorous hints to stay true to myself and the plan. The other place of encouragement I found was on-line at www.weightwatchers.com. The recipe of the day was Texas-Style Casserole, there was a an article about buying jeans that fit and many other motivational and educational tidbits to keep me busy and not thinking about food for over an hour! Why is it the second I go on a diet I think about food 24/7?!

Where am I going with this?! I realize it makes no difference to you if I lose weight or not. In truth, weight isn’t the issue here (except for me). What I’d like you to take from this is that everyone faces forks in the road and we all have decisions to make about which way we’re gonna go. The decisions can be anything we deal with . . . choosing a career, how to proceed in a relationship that’s struggling, how to deal with health issues, etc. Pick your fork of the day! We all have choices to make each and every day and the best choice isn’t always the easiest one. For me it would have been much easier to go out and buy new clothes instead of going back to Weight Watchers. The problem is . . . that wouldn’t have been the best decision or in my best interests.

Are you at a fork in the road? Do you have decisions to make about some area of your life that needs attention right now? Do yourself a favor. Make the decision. Once you’ve made a decision to move forward, look around and find the support you need. It’s there for the asking!

Until next week . . . God bless you and yours! -Maddie

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Magazine Junkie!
Maddie Goes to College
Changes
Let the season begin!
Getting Older!

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About the Author;
Maddie is a dear friend from the Midwest who will touch your heart with her gentle stories of home of family. You can just picture yourself at the kitchen table any early morning with Maddie, a fresh cup of coffee, maybe the smell of bacon in the air, and a log on the fire to take out the chill.

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Maddie@boomerjournals.com