...be an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, your love, faith and purity. Timothy 4:12 NKJ
The above scripture portion confirms what I feel on the inside. We are to be examples. This decission to lose weight is being an example in conduct and in faith. There is nothing to hard for God. I can't tell you exactly why it took me so long to put my eating habits and health before Him. Call it laziness, not wanting to put forth the effort, wanting the instant miracle of waking up in good health cure- this list could go on and on. The fact is, yes God is able to all things but He grants us wisdom and we must use it. In our life we have been given free will and we choose what we do. We must choose to make the efforts needed to loose weight. While I know that God will help me through this, I have to do what it takes to be healthy.
Something that is very different about this time around. I am not doing this to look good or because I feel bad about myself. I am making this life change to honor God and this temple He has blessed me with that I may accomplish all that He has set me here to accomplish. I told my weight on day one....it did not bother me to do so this time because I know on the inside that "THIS IS IT". I am not ashamed as I love the LORD and know that His love for me is not dependent on my size or weight. I want to take this journey with my friends and family watching so that they can be encouraged. You have to know that there is nothing too hard to do when you truly allow God to be your focal point and that He needs to be the focal point in every area of your life. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and
earth." Psalm 121:1-2
Thought...We plan for going out with the family, for an evening with friends, we plan what we are going to wear and many other things throughout the day. Why do we look at it as so difficult to plan what we are going to eat when this is necessary for life? So... today I took time to sit down and write out a calorie count for the things that I plan to eat for the next few days. Doing this in advance allows me to see it on paper and make the necessary adjustments so that my caloric intake is at a reasonable level. I am not starving myself by any means but using the benefit of things that have very little calories so that I can eat healthy, be full, and have plenty to eat.
Here is a peak at a meal that I was blessed to make that tastes really good...
I made a large batch of "black bean yummy" (my made up recipe). It is loaded with onion, bell peppers of all different colors, 1 can rotel, 2 can drained and rinsed black beans, and then a little salsa after it is cookedd to keep it moist. This will last me about 6-8 days (lunch and dinner) and the entire batch is 567.5 calories. I get a bowl full and put it on a whole wheat tortilla or eat it with 15 tortilla chips (both are 140 calories) and I have a hearty meal for only 284 calories and I am actually over calculating. This allows room for a hearty breakfast and two healthy snacks throughout the day. Eating this way keeps me from being hungry at all.
My goal, no matter how long it takes...100lbs! There is not a time frame but I will continue to blog until this goal is reached. Good days, bad days, I will share this journey with you all. I will give weigh-in updates as I go to my family doctor (as that is where my original weight was taken at). I will also post pictures at the end of month one and keep them coming monthly. I pray that you are all blessed by this and encouraged in your spirit to do whatever it is that you know you need to do but have not yet put forth the effort to do. Please remember to pray for me as I make this journey with God.
God's Blessings
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