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So I took a day off from work today to do some things to get the boys ready for school.

Shopping.  Hair cuts.  School supplies. 

And isn’t it neat that every year in August, they get the chance to start over?  A chance to be something they weren’t the year before.  A chance to walk in with a new wardrobe, new shoes, and a new haircut.  A chance to be somebody different.

And sometimes schedules aren’t desired.  Or they get third lunch.  Or there are no classes with best friends.  But no matter what, when they walk in that door, they know this is only temporary.  This is just the next nine months. 

Losing weight is this way.

But the good news is you don’t have to wait till September to start.  You can start right now.  Your body will not know it’s the end of a month.  Or that it’s not a Monday.

No matter how much you need to lose, think back to when you were a kid in school.  That first day, even though you were filled with excitement, there was still this looming this-seems-like-forever feeling.  Not because you hated school, but because you were ready to get to the next phase of your life: freedom.

And let me tell you, losing weight is freedom. 

Freedom for the heart, the mind, the body, and the soul.

So treat your journey like a kid at school.

Pour yourself into it.  Apply yourself.  Make good choices and make good grades! 

And when you fail a test or call in sick, don’t be a drop out.  Go back.  Catch up on what you missed.

Do a few extra workouts and get some extra credit.

Go to gym class every day.

Pack a healthy lunch.

Be kind to your classmates.  They don’t know how hard you’re working.  And they’re not really that bad.  You’re just irritable.  And you’ll be glad you kept your patience.

Listen to your teachers and the alumni.  In fact, listen to anyone who can help you, whether they are your teacher or just a kind face that has been in your shoes.

Pay attention to your report card.  Notice if you are making progress.

And yes, conduct is important too.  As it will be all your life.  Know when to shut that pie hole!

And when the next school year rolls around, you get a fresh start.  And you will need a new wardrobe, because your old clothes do not fit.  For the first time, you will have under-grown those clothes!

And you will need new shoes, because you wore your old ones out.

And you will need a new schedule, because you understand the need to fit in time for yourself at the gym.

And it won’t matter what lunch period you get, because clean food is clean food no matter when you eat it.

But this time…this beginning….is more important.  It’s not the beginning of the next nine months.  It’s the beginning of the rest of your life.

And you will know…a year of hard work was worth making it to graduation.  And you may even go back and be a teacher, because you like it that much and you can’t imagine living any other way.

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