Faithfully Fit day 37

Day 37 "Unlike the drug addict who realizes that he or she must totally walk away from all narcotics, we who struggle with our eating behaviors cannot give up eating entirely, for obvious reasons.  Our struggle is more subtle than that.'

When I realized that this journey was different from the previous I decided to look ahead.  As I considered the day that I would be at a 50 lb loss, then a 60 lb loss and now almost 70, I pondered what I would do to keep it off.  Would I manage to beat the horrible statistics of those that gain it all back and then some?  Is that because they didn't plan ahead?  Did they forget that there is discipline needed to keep it off?  In my thought processing about this I decided to plan ahead.   I opted to do something I had only dreamed about...never believing I would be in a position to pull it off.  I wanted to teach aerobics.  Zumba to be more specific.  Knowing that at some point I would waiver in my desire to exercise on any given day, I opted to teach.  After all...I couldn't just call in sick every time I didn't feel like it.  No stubbed toe, belly  aching excuses would be acceptable to an employer on any given day.  Nor would the participants be happy if I just decided to take a day off for every whim and lack of desire I had.  I know my personality and it isn't in my character to just not show up to something I have agreed to unless it is a big reason.  Teaching Zumba would be my obligation to myself to keep up the work required.

Looking ahead to our pitfalls, those things that cause us to lose ground we need the guidance of God.  My heavenly Father knew I would need discipline to keep the weight off.  Daily communication with Him helps me keep this forefront in my mind.  Teaching requires me to have discipline.  This is where I need God most.  I need that discipline to stay on track.  To take the time to learn the new choreography.  He is there teaching me and warning me of pitfalls ahead.  Trust!

What is your pitfall?  Have you thought ahead?  How can God help you avoid yours?

Faithfully Fit day 36

People have asked me over and over "How much weight do you have to lose?"  "What is your goal weight?"  I realize that these are important questions.  It is important to set goals for ourselves to stretch us and give us incentive   However...this journey, unlike my attempts in the past is not driven by a specific weight goal.  One of the things  that set this journey apart from past failures was that I only wanted to be healthy.  No specific weight or size.  No unattainable expectations this time.  Only to be healthy; ready to live a life free of limitations caused by excess baggage and bad choices.

Today as I read about the attitude we should have for our bodily temple I realized that my thoughts on not setting a final weight/ size goes right along with the fact that God knows where he is taking me.  I highly doubt that at the   finish line of my journey I will have small thighs.  I'm pretty sure that despite a massive loss of weight I will still have hanging skin.  Though I would love for Him to deliver me from this leftover mess I will accept myself right where He takes me.  He made me, He knew me before I was born.  I trust Him to deliver me to His acceptable goal weight/size.

Faithfully Fit day 33-35

As I finished out my week on choosing I was thinking about something my pastor said in his sermon a few weeks back. Staying in God's will and following his directives, laid out clearly in his word is like staying under the protection of an umbrella. Under His umbrella we can experience protection, promotion and blessing. If we make the choice to move out from underneath it we are may find ourselves open to the elements. The poor choices we make have consequences. 

It wasn't long before I was reflecting on how this can be applied to my food plan and exercise. Staying under the umbrella by making good choices, I find promotion (establishing a better self esteem), protection (from disease and weight gain) and blessings (too many to write). When I step out from beneath it I will experience the effects of my poor choices. 

Why then do we constantly seek to fight against what we know to be the right thing to do? Human nature....selfishness...??? I hope for more better choices in my future. One at a time!

Faithfully Fit day 32

While reading day, 32 one of my favorite sayings came to mind. "Touch it once." I used to say this all the time to myself to help me keep from letting my house become too cluttered. As I would go through my day I would make the choice to "touch it once". Use it and put it away. Over time, the accumulative effect of this was a tidy house and no need to spend endless hours searching for things that I had somehow misplaced. 

So...reading about Richard constantly making the choice to eat the right thing or do the exercise I thought about how this had given him quite a nice cumulative effect. When we keep our choice making in the forefront and in prayer we really can make better choices.

Well...I have decided to take the "making the better choice" challenge for myself and also...to re-institute my "touch it once" policy.

Faithfully Fit Day 29

Day 29:


http://youtu.be/3wzkKs0TOTs


I posted a link to the Yoplait commercial. When I saw this last night on TV I thought about how I do the very same thing when it comes to making choices. Every scenario she thought of I would have thought of. It is amazing to me how much power food has over me. I like day 29's reminder to pray about the day ahead. Praying over my food choices will not only bring help from God but also further implant in my psyche that I want to make good choices.

Have you ever thought..."well....If I had a lot of money, a personal chef and trainer (like Oprah and other superstars) I would be thin too"? 

How many times have you asked your spouse to be your accountability? Then...when he/she questioned your choice making, did you get angry? I did!!

It still boils down to my every choice. Oprah and I can both get into our cars and go to the corner market to SNEAK in a bad choice. I can certainly sabotage myself out of the view of others. It comes down to me, acknowledging the fact that I got myself into this mess and it is only MY choice-making that can get me out.