(2017·6月天津卷)
话题:励志故事 词数:323 难度:★★★
At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to kill bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my weight .
When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me seriously . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.
That year, I attended a seminar (where we were asked to create a project (that would touch the world)). A seminar leader shared her success story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised＄25, 000 for homeless children.
Influenced by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals
project . My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise＄50, 000 in support of a movement (founded 30 years ago to end hunger). This combination of healing myself and healing the world struck me as the perfect solution.As I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear (that I would run into the same difficulties( that beat me before). While the fear hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right path . I sent letters to everyone (I knew), telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began flooding in from hundreds of people.
Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and healthy meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new
motivation to exercise regularly .A year later, I reached my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised＄50, 000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something (that is meaningful and enormous).
我最重的时候有370磅重。我和食物的关系很差:我用它来消除不好的感觉，让自己感觉更好，并庆祝。由于担心我的健康，我尝试了许多不同的饮食方法，但都没有奏效。我开始相信我对我的体重无能为力。
当我50岁的时候，我的体重问题开始严重影响我。我再也不想带着这么重的东西度过余生了。
那一年，我参加了一个研讨会，我们被要求创建一个项目，将接触世界。一位研讨会负责人分享了她的成功故事——她不仅减掉了125磅，还为无家可归的儿童筹集了25000美元。
受到她的故事,我创建了我们医治(痊愈),世界上治疗项目。我的目标是在一年内减掉150磅，并筹集5万美元来支持一项30年前成立的结束饥饿的运动。这种治愈自己和治愈世界的结合在我看来是完美的解决方案。
当我开始我自己的个人体重计划时，我充满了恐惧，担心自己会遇到和以前一样的困难（担心重蹈以前减肥失败的覆辙）。尽管恐惧围绕在我的的脑海, 但有迹象表明我正走在正确的道路上。我给所有认识的人写信，告诉他们我的计划。做得很成功。数以百计的人开始捐款。
当然，我也采取了一些实际的步骤来减肥。我咨询医生(内科医生),我聘请了一个健身教练,我开始吃少的,健康的饮食习惯。我对筹款的关注也让我有了定期锻炼的新动力。
一年后，我达到了我的目标:我减掉了150磅，筹集了5万美元!我觉得我被赋予了第二次生命去致力于一些有意义和意义重大的事情。
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