At work the other day I had an unexpected connection with one of our patients. I asked if anything had changed in his health history, and he said that he had lost 40lbs this year. Naturally, I asked how, of which he responded by telling me he used a fitness calorie tracker online to start watching what he eats. (He used myfitnesspal.com!) He said that he didn't realize how much he was eating until he started tracking it, and was suprised to see how quickly it added up for him. He stayed on track, and now no longer has to take his cholesterol medicine, and is not at risk for diabetes. In fact, the day that I met him, he woke up and weighed 201 that morning and therefore was only one pound away from his original goal!
The meeting with him inspired me to believe that even if I was 65 I could put my mind to a goal- and with hard work, could accomplish it! Our bodies are so much more capable that what we give them credit for.
Thanks, mister for inspiring me, and I was so happy to meet you on the last day that you are in the 200s!
