Every poet needs a muse and every dieter needs a role model

Two people I know have recently lost lots of weight.  They are my role models.  (In addition to them, there is also the January 1 edition of People which shows several people who have lost 1/2 of their body masses.  They are not my role models, because I don't know them, and never will. In fact, a couple of them creep me out!) 

My two "muses" of dieting showed conviction, determination and commitment in their quests to lose weight.  One lost 70 pounds and the other 50.  I know that it wasn't easy, but they had the wherewithal to stick to what they planned to do.  I only hope that I can do the same. 

I hope that I will be your role model.  I made it through another day!  (In spite of substitute teaching crazy sixth graders with an insane, Nazi substitute co-teacher who looked at me as if I were the worst classroom manager of all time!  Thank God that I haven't forgotten what teenagers are like, Nazi substitute co-teacher!) I made it, and will soon enjoy a nice salad and a small, lean steak.

Tip of the day:  Find a role model.  We know people who have worked hard to achieve weight loss goals.  Put them on a pedestal and emulate them.  They've worked hard, and we can too!