weight loss and being there for others

Good morning,...First, Suzanne, I wish your mother a speedy and excellent recovery....it is VERY hard to see our parents deteriorate physically...it is a physical and mental challenge being able to start taking on the "parenting" role to our own parents.

Suzannes comment actually prompted my blog topic this morning. We are looked upon by many people to be a support system. Whether it be our spouses who need our support, to our aging parents to our children (whose generation seems to need this support for lots more years than the boomers needed/got from our parents)...we, the baby boomers (and if you were not born between 1948-1964 then stoill read this cause in about a decade or so, this will apply to you as well) find ourselves with our own health issues but yet, we still are the primary source of support for so many people.

However, if our own health suffers, we will be in no position to help those around us who are reliant on our support. Losing weight will put you in a healthier situation, ward off chronic diseases, and will allow you to live longer in a healthier state. Obviously, if is great to be healthier so YOU can enjoy retirement and the fruits of your labors, but also, you will be bteer positioned to help those family members who need you. With people living longer because of the excellent derugs and surgeries available, and our childrens generation being the "boomerang" generation (they do come back after college) we all need to be healthier. Losing weight is a huge step in getting back that health.