Herculean Weight Loss
As a young boy I had a strong fascination for Greek
mythology… Ancient history was one of
my favorite subjects in school… Of all
the legends or myths, the one I most identified with were the adventures of
Hercules… Those of you who know Greek
mythology are aware; Hercules was the son of Zeus and was half man, half
god… I must have watched every one of
Hollywood’s reenactments of Hercules staring Steve Reeves more times than I can
even remember…
This strong interest in Hercules, would place my feet on the
journey of developing my strong physical body, but more importantly my
knowledge of how the human body responds to nutrition and exercise… The passion for this knowledge would have me
spending countless hours of research and endless hours in the gym, long after
every-one else had left…
Though the history of what I accomplished with my body is
not ancient, the basement full of trophies and titles are a distant memory and
the dust they collect make them appear as if they were a part of the Greek
ruins… However the passion for the
knowledge and more importantly desire to share the knowledge burns brighter
than ever…
Throughout my life I have had several wonderful dog
companions… I usually gave them Greek names; one was called Thea and of course
another called Hercules… During the
trials and tribulations of life I never heard from Zeus and Hercules never
showed up in my time of need… Why,
because they never really existed, which is why we call them myths… However the real creator God would speak to
me, and his son Jesus showed up every time I called upon his name…
On one occasion my dog Hercules had lost his life through
circumstances outside of my control… I
was very sad and as I spoke to God I expressed my sadness saying, “I miss my
Hercules”… God’s response back would
change my life… He said, “Hercules was
not your dog”… I was puzzled, I
responded, “Whose dog was he”… He
answered, “ Hercules was mine, I allowed you to have him”… Now came the life changing part, God asked did
you take care of Hercules like he belonged to you or me”? Well my answer quickly changed my
focus… I now have two dogs and they no
longer receive Greek names, they have biblical names Shiloh and Cyrus… Why? They do not belong to me, but to God
and he allows me the privilege to take care of them for him… I have never loved dogs more or enjoyed
their companionship more…
So what does my story of Hercules have to do with helping
clients lose weight? To better explain
the fire, which burns so brightly inside me and seems as I age to burn even
hotter… The words I shared with you
were not audible and Hollywood will never
create them into an epic movie… It’s the voice within my
spirit, because that is where I believe the Spirit of God dwells… If Hercules did not belong to me, then the
body I live in does not as well, it belongs to God… He has allowed me to enjoy decades of wonderful health and I
intend to take care of this body as if the king owned it…
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