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When we analyze our histories, the reality is that too often, we opt for the smoother, shorter, easier pathway guaranteed to lead in the end to a sense of defeat and unhappiness.

When this young girl is grown, her memories would not be mine, an ashamed, self-conscious, overweight teen. Rather, she’d fondly recollect swaying and laughing with her family to a loud Latin beat.

I’m determined to become the kind of man that the fallen-heroes I’ve known would want me to be. I know it won’t be easy, but I’m determined to give it my best shot. Our world offers countless temptations to go astray. We all face situations in which doing the right thing brings unpleasant consequences.

I felt a lot less stressed out. I was sleeping better, waking up refreshed in the morning and looking forward to work. I stopped making excuses for why I couldn’t work out, because I actually wanted to go to the gym!

Honor every culture and every religion. Accept yours proudly. Allow others to do the same.

You might think I’m a little old to be crawling up on your lap, however I still like some gift requests I have not had answered to help me with my diet. I figure, who better than you to help?

Learn about your past before it’s too late. It is a part of you and therefore will help shape your future.

It’s easy to let your excuses discourage you from improving your body. It doesn’t have to be like that! Sometimes you just need a little push in the right direction, and what better way to do that than to debunk your lame excuses?

As I crossed the threshold for the first time in half a century, I was enfolded in triggers. I remembered sitting at my father’s feet, watching Bonanza in that living room. Memories of my mother at the kitchen table staring out the window studying the neighbors were as vibrant as when I was six. I recalled unwrapping my first record player in the living room, a birthday present when I turned seven.

No, that’s not how it happens. Customs emerge. One moment, it’s an arbitrary behavior, next instant: Habit. Isn’t that how it is?

We might not like the choice. We might not be immediately aware of the choice.But we are never stuck with only one option.

I am concerned about the “fat wars” appearing to be more prevalent as this problem continues; there is a “we” versus “them” mentality in the battle against obesity. Commentators define the obese in harsh and snide terms. Certainly, with a percentage of them, there might be an element of truth but…