113: determined to lose it

A simple but inspirational story today, carried by CNN, about a single man's battle with his weight and his health. Phill Novak nearly collapsed at a football game two years ago, and this persuaded him to tackle his weight - which was, at that time, 387 pounds. Over the last two years, through a combination of a healthier diet and vast amounts of walking (and recently other exercise), he has lost 192 pounds - basically halving his weight! An incredible achievement. To top it off, it's evident that Phill feels really happy and empowered, and as a result his tale has generated reams of lovely comments on CNN's website. Capturing humanity at its most positive...

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Thanks very much to RTBH reader Suzie for sending me another great story today. All the more striking since it comes from the UK's Sun newspaper! I am, you see, waging a one-person campaign to find hopeful tales in the most unlikely places! Hence the 'Daily Mail' piece the other day, as another reader, Milli, pointed out - and now this... But it's a lovely little tale, I must say, about a nine-year-old autistic boy from Devon who took control of his mother's car when she blacked out at high speed, steering the car to the side of the road, and then applying the handbrake and putting the hazard lights on! Both mother and child escaped unhurt. You can 'read all about it' here.