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Friday’s Five… A Weight Loss Journey

August 14, 2009 by Traci

Here is the thing,

I HATE, yes hate, despise, loathe

the word

C-H-A-N-G-E!

I have never really dealt well with it!

discipline

diligence

digging down deep

deprivation

denial… so much denial

But most of all, change requires me saying

NO
to my selfish, fleshly ways, and

YES
to what God wants for me.

But WAIT a MINUTE!

God wants the very best for me,

and for you, right!?

So why do I cringe at the thought of making change in my life?

If I really trusted God, and BELIEVED the truth of His Holy Word,

I would ACT!

I would JUMP!

I would SHOUT FOR JOY!

I would be ENTHUSIASTIC!

Thus, the reason for this post!

I am excited about what the Lord wants to do in my life…
but with change comes

a lot of pain,
molding,

reshaping,
stretching,

oh, the stretching!

Have you ever seen the movie Princess Bride?
Sometimes I feel like I am on that stretching machine that
they used on our poor, dear Wesley!

GOD IS TELLING ME,
and has been for what seems
my whole life,
to be disciplined when it comes to
my eating habits and weight.

I am an emotional eater…

I eat when I am really happy and relaxed,
telling myself that
I deserve
a break,
go ahead….
eat that ice cream and bag of chips.

DON’T get me wrong,
I believe the saying, all thing in moderation,
and enjoying the things that God has made –
Including a nice, fudge-filled ice cream sunday,
now and again.

But all things in moderation!

I eat when I am sad, sick and need some comfort.
NOT GOOD! NOT GOOD AT ALL!

The thing is, our world if FULL of people

struggling,

with this very same roller coaster,

as me!

How do I know this?

Because when you and I are waiting in a long line at our favorite grocery store,

the rack is FULL of magazines screaming,

new ways to lose 10 lbs,

the newest and greatest FAB diet,

how to trim your body for the Summer~

Ads!

But here’s the thing,

we cannot make LASTING CHANGE

in our lives,

on our own!

WE NEED GOD’s Help!
WE NEED the right perspective!
WE NEED to do it for HIS GLORY!

If you struggle, JUST LIKE ME,

with losing weight,

and keeping it off,

won’t YOU join me on this journey!

We will meet together every Friday to share

what is working,

and what is not.

What is your “Weight-Loss” story? Please, won’t you share with the “class”?

According to YOUR body, what works and what doesn’t?

Let us share with one another and give

HOPE to accomplish

LASTING CHANGE

in our lives!

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THEN,

Write a post about

What 5 things worked this week?

(and/or)

What 5 things didn’t work?

For me:

5 Things That Worked:

NONE!~ Thus the prompting of this post!

5 Things That Didn’t Work:

  • I didn’t have an appetite and didn’t eat much all day long
  • I was then starving when 6 o’clock rolled around
  • I was tired and stressed from a long day of not eating much and grabbed and inserted any food that looked tasty and yummy into my mouth
  • I was filled with a lot of bad food, and a lot of guilt

I lost hope!

Write a post and share your Friday’s Five- and let us encourage one another
to lose weight for God’s Glory in our life!

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I'm a curly-headed dreamer, currently living in Ashland, Ohio. I'm a photographer, and recently made my business official (LLC). I would love to talk to you about booking a photoshoot with me! View my photo gallery (click here) Check out my pricing and choose your package (click here) I love coffee, chocolate and potato chips.  I love a good … Read More...

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