ok, talk about an incredible find. Last year in February I wrote a blog entry about Oprah and a show she did on weight loss in 1988. To recap, this was a TV show that I watched over and over again on tape, it inspired me to lose weight the first time I ever really attempted to loose weight. I had not seen that tape or show for at least 10 years.
Well today I was cleaning out our video cupboard, there are tons of old relic video tapes that I have no idea why they have been kept for so long, except for the fact that I found my Oprah tape. It wasn't even labeled, I just happened to stick it in the VCR and on popped Oprah. Well I immediately watched the whole program, it brought back a bunch of memories from when I had watched it last. The guy on the program had lost 160lbs and ran a marathon to celebrate. Oprah herself was looking skinnier than she ever has, and there was a lady who had taken off the weight and kept it off. All inspiring. Finding the tape was kind of interesting timing considering I just jump started my lifestyle change efforts a few days ago.
So after the program was over I let the tape run for a few more minutes to see what else I had recorded. Another surprise, I had hooked that tape up to a camcorder and sat down in front of it and very quietly and humbly made my first declaration of wanting to loose weight. I do not remember doing this. But obviously I was moved to record, for the ages, my thoughts and feelings the night I decided to try to get control of my eating habits. No, I will not be showing you the tape anytime soon, so don't ask.(it is a bit scary and humiliating, perhaps some day I will share with you a few thoughts that I have had when I saw it) Anyway that tape and the VHS tapes of my wedding day survived the trash can. And I plan on watching them again.
I also found some video of my time at Lancaster Bible College and a few other things. Very interesting to remember the past and how people and things looked 15 years ago.
EXTRA: Found this image of Oprah on the internet while looking for info about that specific show. The image on the right is an image from the show that i found on tape.
That is so cool. Coincidence, I think not. : )