My friend Dave Wendel, a pharmacist from Poplar Bluffs Missouri, and a 2004 jump start winner, shows old photos of himself when he tells his body for life story. Some of the ones that are really startling are old driver’s license photographs. It doesn’t even look like him, that big guy staring into the camera with a furrowed brow and kind of a sad countenance. Today, his photos reveal an entirely different looking and entirely happy guy. Yesterday, I was speaking at a corporate event and had occasion to see a couple of things that reminded me of Dave’s story. They were the ID photos of a couple of employees where I was speaking, photos taken not all that long ago, but that the photos hardly resemble the much thinner and very radiant faces of their owners. They looked so different that if I was the guard at the door and didn’t know them, I would probably ask for more documentation before I let them in! I’m not going to tell you who they are, because I didn’t get their permission to write about them, but it was great proof–as though we needed more–that Body for Life changes not only the exterior but the interior as well.   You’ll go through several stages as you do your transformation challenge. Some days you’ll feel wonderful, and other days you’ll feel like you-know-what! But, one thing is clear. If you continue to work hard, eat right and keep the right atttude, your face and the rest of you will glow with evidence of the hard work you’ve put in!  I’m glad I got to meet these ladies and hear their stories. It is really one of the main reasons I like to go speak to groups. Though I’m expected to tell my story, I really like to hear theirs. It just enthuses me all over again about this terrific program, Body for Life!  You’ll be amazed before you’re done. Amazed that you have stuck with this, maybe the very first plan that has really worked for you. And you’ll also be amazed that what you thought would be a way to say good bye to a few pounds has added a whole lot of joy to your life–and to your face!