The Biggest Loser

Last night I was watching the Biggest Loser finale, and I couldn't believe how these people had changed their lives by remembering how they felt in the past and learning from those experiences. Throughout the show they continually showed pictures and video of these people from the past, so that the viewer had a point of reference to remember how much weight they had lost. Do you have a story of physical transformation from your past?

I can remember growing up, being involved in sports and always pushing my body to its limits. There is a personal satisfaction in this that makes you feel really good. Some people call it a runner's high. I have run two marathons in my life. The pain and physical exhaustion at the end of the race was great, but the satifaction in crossing the finish line was even greater. This reminds me of Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 24-27:

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.