Gerald is a happy physician. \nEven during tension and indecision, he looks happy, contented, and\nconfident. The problem? His weight. \nBy his own estimate, he is 100 pounds overweight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For years, Gerald was convinced that he would always be a\n300-pound man. \u201cIt runs in the\nfamily. My dad was overweight, my\ngrandfather was overweight, and I\u2019m overweight. \nThat\u2019s just the way it is and will be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then it happened. \nA little boy accompanied his mother in Gerald\u2019s clinic. Sitting in a chair beside his mother, the\n7-year-old boy, stood up, faced Gerald and said, \u201cYou are fat. You are really fat,\u201d and then sat down. His mother did not apologize or correct her\nson. Gerald realized that he spoke for\nhis mother as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He began dreaming about the experience and was upset that he\ncould not stop the recurring dream. The\nclinic staff confronted him. \u201cGerald,\nwhat\u2019s happened? You stopped smiling and\ngreeting us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of the drama with the boy, he consulted a therapist\nwho recommended a weight loss program. \nGerald enrolled and in six months lost 70 pounds. He now weighed 230 pounds. Convinced he could lose more, he continued\nwith the program for six more months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His smile, pleasant greeting, and positive outlook\nreturned. He asked his patient, the\nmother of the boy, to bring him to the next appointment. Without saying a word about his weight loss,\nGerald greeted little Jim, who said, \u201cBoy, you have changed.\u201d That\u2019s all Gerald needed for\nconfirmation. Little Jim may never know\nthe impact of his confrontation. Gerald\nwill never forget it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To the reader:<\/strong>\n\nIf you are confronted with a personal issue that\ninhibits your growth and relationships, change your internal scripts. You have the power to change your mind, your\nattitude, your worldview, and your life. \nTake the brakes off your brain, challenge your long-standing assumptions\nabout yourself, and celebrate the \u201cYOU\u201d you want to be. You can do this\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gerald is a happy physician. Even during tension and indecision, he looks happy, contented, and confident. The problem? His weight. By his own estimate, he is 100 pounds overweight. For years, Gerald was convinced that he would always be a 300-pound man. \u201cIt runs in the family. My dad was overweight, my grandfather was overweight,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[39,45,16],"class_list":["post-253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-know_your_self","tag-know-your-self","tag-losing-weight","tag-platinum-communications"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254,"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions\/254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowyouraudience.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}