Girl Crying out to God: "I need help, I was doing so good being healthy by exercising and eating healthy... I slacked for a bit and I have gained back all that I have lost."
God: "What changed? Why did you stop exercising and eating healthy?"
Girl: "Well, I got busy, new job, the kids...."
God: "That is not an excuse to not take care of yourself, I have given you one body, if you don't take care of it you will not be around to be busy!"
That conversation that I heard from a friend a while back has me staying focused on my mission. My mission is to get healthy. It is not to lose weight. I am not on any diet per say or gimmick. To me diets are temporary - I have made a lifestyle change. Once I lose the weight, I won't be changing my lifestyle of eating and exercising.
I was asked what is your weight goal, my response was, "There is not a weight that I am going for, I need to get healthy what ever weight that is." Their response was, "That is rather vague, you must have a clear goal?" My response was, "Yeah I want to get off my medication. The only pills I want to pop are vitamins."
Once I am off the medications this journey doesn't halt. I cannot let that goal be an external goal that once I accomplish it, that I stop doing what I am doing.
So my friends, you may think what I am doing is extreme but when God calls you to the carpet, there are no more excuses, there is no more being too busy, and most importantly there is no more denial that you have a real problem.
I am not doing this for anyone but me & God. I am in desperation mode, I am determined to get my mind, body, and spirit healthy by being in line with God.
I no longer want to see junk food and tell myself, "I can't eat that, I have to be good." NO! NO! NO! I want my mind transformed to where when I see junk food that it doesn't even look appetizing to me. Junk food is not my friend. I have to stop the association of certain feelings with certain foods.
Food is for fuel nothing else. It is not a prize when you do well or you need comforting. It is not to ease the stress of the day. It is not to make you happy when you are sad.
Healthy food doesn't have to taste bad. God provided us good healthy foods in fruits, vegetables and certain meats. We have just conditioned our taste-palates to enjoy the crap that is manufactured. Quitting is not easy by no means, but if you don't start today when will you start?
I have only been on this health journey for 76 days. However I can tell you it has been worth it. I can now look at someone eating a burger and not want to tackle them for it. I can now drive past Starbucks without crying that I want a fancy coffee. I can now look into my cabinets and not wish there was some chips. It is a start. Soon I won't think about how much I miss my beloved family member the tortilla...family he may be but my friend he is not!
This is going to be a life long journey and it can't wait until tomorrow as tomorrow may never be. It starts today and continues every day that the Lord blesses me with.
If you want to join me on this journey I welcome you, if not then please step aside as you will not hinder my progress. God has me on a mission and I can't stop or slow down for anyone. Amen?!?!
If you want help on your journey I will be there for you. If you are looking for an enabler to justify your junk food lifestyle you need to find someone else. I can no longer go there. My mindset has changed and I cannot give the enemy a foot back in. I was in bondage to junk food and I will have the complete victory in Jesus name!
I love you all and I pray that if you are not healthy, that you listen to God on how He wants you to get healthy for His sake and yours. He has a plan for you and it is good!
Until Next Time - God Bless!!!!!
