So my challenge has begun...day two...and still going strong :o) I was posting in our Facebook group page on the first day when the truth of what is happening just came out on the page. This is not a DETOUR, it is a COURSE CORRECTION. I have taken many, many, many.........detours over the years. Every time I was losing weight so that I could go back to eating "normal". What I am realizing, finally, is that my normal is not good for me...it is not the right way for me to eat...and it will kill me if I don't correct my course.
So that is what I am doing, learning to eat right and learning to make activity my new NORMAL! So how does the new normal feel? Right now it feels sore (from the activity) and sastisfied (from eating well).
I had my first bout of "stress eating deprivation" today. Lots of things were not going well and something sweet was sounding awfully good to me. I am very happy to tell you that instead of something unhealthy (however comforting) I had an apple with almond butter (which I LOVE by the way) and a nice little walk. Pretty soon I was able to get back to what needed to be done and continue on with my day. I imagine there will be many more of these little hurdles to cross in the days ahead and I am thankful for the God-given strength to do what IS right instead of what FEELS right at these moments.
I swiped a post from my niece's Facebook status today.....DON'T GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT MOST FOR WHAT YOU WANT RIGHT NOW! What a lesson to be learned in every area of life, not just what to eat or what activities to participate in. What about the words we say? Do I want to give up wanting to honor God with my life just so I can tell the person who cut in front of me how I feel? Do I want to give up wanting to please God just so I can leave that buggy in the middle of the parking lot instead of walking it over to the little buggy corral? Things both big and small can make all the difference between how we WANT to live every day and how we actually DO live every day. I pray that I live every day in a way that pleases God...and THAT is what this challenge is really all about!!!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Time for Courage
I am two days away from the beginning of a major challenge, a challenge I had hoped never to face again, yet here I am. This time I have a buddy...and a coach...and a very specific plan. And this time I am scared!
I have lost weight...and gained weight...and lost weight...and gained weight....you get the idea. I know how it feels to succeed; and at the very same moment be afraid that I haven't really succeeded. I won't say losing weight it easy...because it isn't...but I will say that changing your life is harder. And THAT is my challenge...to change my lifestyle in a way that will make a difference for the rest of my life.
So here I am talking about losing weight yet again. My apologies to all who have endured this conversation repeatedly throughout the many years of my life. I will not make arrogant declarations of victory before I even begin. I will say that I am falling at the feet of the only ONE who can make this kind of change in me. I will daily come to Him for the strength and courage I will need to stick with this challenge. I will daily ask for His power to work in my body and enable me to do the physical work that will be needed to complete this challenge. I will daily thank Him that, in spite of me, He has kept me healthy and will continue to do so as I finally cooperate with Him. I will daily keep my mind and heart on Him while following the plan that has been laid out for me; because I know that true freedom is in HIM and not in the plan. And I will journal in this nice little cyber blog so that I will remain mindful of this journey and be able to look back and see the progress I have made, both physical and spiritual.
So another journey begins. My hope is that this part of my journey will become a whole new path that I will continue to walk and not just a detour. I am tired of detours that just take me back to the same road I was on before...I want to completely change direction!
I have lost weight...and gained weight...and lost weight...and gained weight....you get the idea. I know how it feels to succeed; and at the very same moment be afraid that I haven't really succeeded. I won't say losing weight it easy...because it isn't...but I will say that changing your life is harder. And THAT is my challenge...to change my lifestyle in a way that will make a difference for the rest of my life.
So here I am talking about losing weight yet again. My apologies to all who have endured this conversation repeatedly throughout the many years of my life. I will not make arrogant declarations of victory before I even begin. I will say that I am falling at the feet of the only ONE who can make this kind of change in me. I will daily come to Him for the strength and courage I will need to stick with this challenge. I will daily ask for His power to work in my body and enable me to do the physical work that will be needed to complete this challenge. I will daily thank Him that, in spite of me, He has kept me healthy and will continue to do so as I finally cooperate with Him. I will daily keep my mind and heart on Him while following the plan that has been laid out for me; because I know that true freedom is in HIM and not in the plan. And I will journal in this nice little cyber blog so that I will remain mindful of this journey and be able to look back and see the progress I have made, both physical and spiritual.
So another journey begins. My hope is that this part of my journey will become a whole new path that I will continue to walk and not just a detour. I am tired of detours that just take me back to the same road I was on before...I want to completely change direction!
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