There was a message on my answering machine the other night from a woman I use to be friends with over 20 years ago. She recently moved back in the area and heard we had a lawn care business. She wanted to know if we could give them an estimate on cutting their lawn.

With the good directions left, we found the house with no problem. OMG…..had to be 3 to 4 acres to cut. Some of it was 3 feet tall. I sent my husband to the door. I didn’t want her to see me. I never weighed this much 20 years ago and I was hoping she wasn’t home. She use to be real heavy but I had heard years ago she had lost tons of weight and was into a size 12. (another reason I didn’t want her to see me) Her husband came to the door and talked with my husband. We started cutting this endless grass. We cut for 6 hours. Now I know that had to be some calories burnt off.

I was cutting around the hedges when I noticed someone in the yard talking with my husband. Wow…it was my old friend. I couldn’t believe it, she had gained ALL her weight back. She is actually bigger than me. I was so shocked. Then I thought to myself….wait a minute…you have been up and down how many times?

It just proved to me that maintaining weight loss is only accomplished through constantly living a healthy lifestyle. A person can hear that and hear that…but not really HEAR it. I can be like a brick wall sometimes. It’s always great when there is a break through.

The phone just rang…..someone needs their lawn cut. We’ve already been to WalMart this morning and ready to hit the road. I’m gonna get my Omron Pedometer, my grass shoes..and head for the door.