Life is amazing when you are happy. It has so much to offer when one truly embraces it with a positive mind, body, and spirit. My experience has revealed that happiness derives from God through Jesus Christ. It is through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, that I have learned the daily practice of the renewal of my mind (Roman 12:2) while setting my mind on good things with humility (Romans 12:18) and
to rejoice in spirit with constat prayer (Roman 12:12). In all honesty, I have accomplished 2/3 of these reference points!
Although my mind and spirit are aligned with these biblical frameworks, I have fallen short when it comes to my body.I have failed to present my body as a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable to God (Romans 12:1)! Over the years (long before I gave my life to Jesus and to this very moment) I turned to food for comfort like an addict turns to drugs. During troubled times I turned to God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit in prayer but refused to fast (abstaining from food for sacrificial purposes). After years of the same things, I found myself stagnant and asked myself this question: What good is it to be connected to God if you cannot fully partake in ALL of HIS blessings?
Through prayer and seeking God's face, it has now become clear to me that I MUST take a stand against my addiction to food and its negative affects that it has on my life! I weigh 290 lbs! This is the first time that I have EVER revealed my weight to ANYONE! I have made a commitment to God to lose between 70-100 lbs. by July 2013. Understanding that this is an enormous amount of weight to lose in a short period of time, I am calling on Jesus Christ to supply me with courage, endurance, determination, strength, and most of all his favor of HEALTH!
My journey will begin February 1, 2012. I will post daily and weekly updates of my diet and exercise routines. If anyone would like to provide me with suggestions and words of encouragements, feel free to comment. Every pound I lose will go to the Glory of the Lord!
Stay Tuned...
~L'Tanya
You can do it! You obviously have a strong belief system and those beliefs will keep you focused! It's important that you're doing it for YOURSELF. Us "moms" typically don't put ourselves first, and in my weight loss journey, I found that in order to succeed, I do have to put myself first. That's a hard task to do, so it's important to have a support system and people to reach out to! I'm here for you to talk, vent, cry, gush... whatever needed! I know what you're going through and I remember the day I said "That's it". I can't wait to hear and see your progress. You are fabulous now and I can't imagine how much more fabulous you'll be looking in the next few months! :)
ReplyDeleteThat was a sweet reply Becky! I have admired your success over the past year, you are looking more and more beautiful every day. L'Tanya I can attest to knowing exactly how you feel, although you are such a beautiful woman that I don't see anything more than that when I look at and interact with you. I would love to follow your journey and perhaps find some strength to find my healthier self again. (I used to weigh 85lbs. less!)I hope that I can find the courage and stamina to forge ahead. Do you have a plan mapped out? I used Weight Watchers, but have to remember that that is not the only thing that works.
ReplyDeleteLisa :)