Tuesday, March 4, 2008

WE NEED EACH OTHER

Okay, so I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess you didn't arrive here today just to discover the current state of my feet. Correct? - that's what I figured.

Hey it could be a heck of a lot worse. A friend of mine who is a frequent blogger has been having some medical issues I wouldn't want anyone apart from my wife to know about and he shared them yesterday with anyone caring to stop by his own personal space on the worldwide web! That won't happen here you'll be glad to know.

Anyway, I did two extra Weight Watchers groups last night, as for six weeks I'm covering for another leader who has had hip replacement surgery. It was fun - met some great people.

This was my second Monday evening at the Center and we have seen a number of new people join. Two ladies who are friends turned themselves in last night, deciding it was time to hit the straight and narrow. The week before among the newbies was a lady and her sister-in-law and also five young women who work together.

Like everything else, getting in shape is far more enjoyable when you're sharing the journey with others. Often even those closest to us have no idea of our struggles and of how we really do need support, but fellow Weight Watchers can fully identify with where we are at.

That's why the meetings are so good - they are a support group in the best sense of the phrase. Not people to prop us up, more supporters to cheer us on. And if you have that same help outside of the weekly meetings, then all the better.

Life is a team game - every aspect of it is best when shared!