I am coming off of my plateau. I have been on a plateau for 9 days since I lost 25 pounds. I had bounced between 223 and 225 for 9 days. I am back to 223 and I know I will be less tomorrow.

Lesson learned: Last night at Bible Study, we talked about passion. When Jesus asked who people said that he was, one of the disciples said that some said that he was Elijah. Until last night, that really didn't mean too much to me. I knew Elijah was a great prophet and that was about it. To the Jewish people in those days, Elijah was known for his passion. If you read the accounts relating to Elijah and Ahab, you will see this passion. So Jesus was referred to somebody who was passionate about his God. Being healthy and losing weight takes the same kind of elevated passion. As I am writing this, the only person that I can think of who was passionate about losing weight is Richard Simmons. Maybe we don't all agree on how he acts, but we have to acknowledge that he has a lot of passion around losing weight. In regards to his passion about weight loss, wouldn't it be an honor for somebody to confuse you with Richard Simmons. To be successful in anything, you need to be passionate about it.

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