Giving Up Wine

Vickie G.
on 9/18/08 12:22 pm - AL
I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.

I took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, 'If I give you this money, will you buy wine with it instead of dinner?'


'No, I had to stop drinking years ago,' the homeless woman told me.


'Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?' I asked.


'No, I don't waste time shopping,' the homeless woman said. 'I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.'


'Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?' I asked.


'Are you NUTS!' replied the homeless woman. 'I haven't had my hair done in 20 years!'


'Well,' I said, 'I'm not going to give you the money.  Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my husband and me tonight.'


The homeless Woman was shocked. 'Won't your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting.'


I said, 'That's okay.  It's important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments, and wine.'  


Nothing tastes as good as being thinner feels.

I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing.


"Obstacles are what we see when we take our eyes off the goal." 






      

                                                                                                          

                                                              

 

                                                               
               
                                           
                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               









                                                 





















  























becky
on 9/18/08 12:30 pm - AL


You have me lauging so hard right now!  I think Mike will allow me to shop some more!  Thanks for sharing this!  I always enjoy your posts.  It is very rare that I get to look at the board this late, but I am glad I picked it up tonight!  Keep the laughs a coming! 

I KNOW your SPECIAL day is just around the corner!

Love ya,
Becky
Jennifer B.
on 9/18/08 10:18 pm - Townley, AL
beforeandafter6-9-09.jpg image by jennismurf205
Surgery date: Aug. 28, 2008.  Start weight 489 -  Current weight on March 29th 2009 368 - Goal weight 180 
Have lost 145 pounds so far.
debloo
on 9/19/08 4:19 am
OMG!!! HOW did you get my picture Vickie???  J/K Funny!

 

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