50,000 coaches

I watched Akeelah and the Bee last year and in a scene between Akeelah and her mom, Akeelah laments that she can't possibly learn 5000 new words. Akeelah's mom told her that if she just looked around, she'd see that she had 50,000 coaches willing to help her prepare for the spelling bee.

I realized this morning that I have 50,000 coaches too, figuratively speaking. There are so many people who have been encouraging with my weight loss goals. It gets frustrating for me sometimes, but then someone will say something encouraging and it helps me go on.