It's a journey



Yesterday I was talking to someone about how it’s taking me so long to lose weight and I am putting a lot of effort into it…  

They said want to lose 20 lbs in 20 days, and honestly I thought “no”.  Sure I would LOVE to lose 20 lbs in 20 days but I’d like to keep it off!!  And I know that radical weight loss usually does not stay off.  

I want to lose weight NEVER to find it again.

Eat 3 chicken breasts (1 each meal) and a cup of veggies at each meal.  That’s it.

Yeah, I’d eat my arm off by day 5 if I followed that. No one wants that, I’d be so crabby.

The truth is that it took me time to become a circle, so it will take time to deflate this beach ball (LOL).  I actually like hard work… it reminds me that Excellence is honoring to God and a reflection of His character.  It reminds me that things worth having are worth effort.  There is something that I love about accomplishment and consistency.  It’s honoring and inspiring to myself. I see results in one thing in my life and I invest and work hard in other areas and I see results.  Sometimes it’s SOOOOO hard, and I remember not to depend on my own strength, but to focus on Him, and what He can do in and through me.  I remember that He equips me when I can’t seem to find the gifts, knowledge, or strength.

So I will learn to plan, track, and make better choices. Small changes that will make a big difference, and learn to love things that I hate (like the annoying Zumba instructor last night!!) or at least find things that I actually like. 

It’s all a journey. A journey of hard work and hope.  A journey of mountain tops and valleys.  A journey that brings me closer to who God created me to be.

Eph 2:10 (NLT) For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Comments

Trish said…
Just keep plugging along...you will make it happen, sweet girl.