BethAnn writes:
I always used to get comments on how I looked. It was nice
to be noticed for having a normal body weight. Also others also noticed that I
didn’t overeat. I ate the correct portions.
Well, that as all changed. I am now
struggling with my weight. I am involved in a healthy eating program that sets
goals to help me with my weight. I pray that I can reverse the damage I already
caused my body. This issue has put more pressure on my back and hip. It seems
to be a cycle….a never ending cycle. Maybe I need to transform my mind as well.
And you would think that having numerous family medical issues as heart disease,
diabetes, and high blood pressure would motivate me, guess again. Lately, I
have been praying for others and not myself because it feels selfish. I have
been eating because the change of becoming a mother and staying at home has
given a new unknown and stressful dimension of my vocation here on earth.
Don’t
get me wrong I have LOVED being a mother and staying at home and training my daughter
in the way she shall go. I thought I could do it on my own. But I have failed miserably!
I want to eat correctly again. I want to have the peace that passes my
understanding rain in my heart. But I can’t do it without HIS guidance and
forgiveness. But there is one last step which is even harder to meet or surpass
- forgiving myself!
God's love and my smiles,
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BethAnn - I applaud you for sharing your goals with us. I know that you can do it. It is hard to forgive one's self. Know this: Your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has already forgotten that which burdens you. Rejoice in the knowledge that you are His dear child, and He walks beside you every day as you serve Him.
ReplyDeleteI've found that daily exercise certainly helps me. It helps clear my head, gets me out of the house, and gives me more energy. [Who knew that expelling energy would actually energize a body?] I wish we lived closer so that we could be walking buddies and hold each other accountable.
Thank you Kristi! It really warms my heart that I have friends that remind me of Christ's love and forgiveness.
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