While walking to my hotel last year on vacation in Florida I saw these words: "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" Anonymous. The impact of this statement has stuck with me since then. The feeling of being thin is not comparable to many other feelings as long as you are healthy and thin.

The pursuit of being thin can overtake an individual regardless of race, gender or age. My desire to be thin began in high school when, looking back, I already was thin. I mean, how could being 5 '7" and weighing 135 pounds be considered anything else? Unfortunately, in my mind at that time it was not thin enough. But, quite frankly from where I stand now, its looking pretty good!

Being thin without being healthy is just not cool. Especially when it is within our power to achieve both. Trying to lose weight to live up to what we see on television or in magazines can totally suck the fun out of eating and create a state of panic at even the smell of food. A balanced approach is much better.

As the New Year approaches many of us may be thinking about losing weight. And, maybe we have gone so far as to add this goal to our list of New Year's resolutions. Hopefully however,  with this addition we have also taken the time to include things like being healthy, achieving prosperity, improving our relationships and increasing our overall well-being. In other words: balance.

Being thin does feel good. Nope it actually feels great! But being healthy and thin feels better. My wish and prayer for all who desire to be thin is that this year they strive to do both. Happy New Year!