alone was a massive wave crashing into this very journey of mine I had worked so tirelessly on. Eventually, 40 of those pounds found me, again. Slowly, but surely, they crept back
Needless to say
JANUARY 2013
not just for myself,
My journey
began ...
but for my family
Last year, I lost more than 70lbs, gained energy like I hadn’t felt since high school, boosted my metabolism like I was in high school, and best of all, my confidence was beaming. As the year went on, my focus began to shift, life was getting troublesome at home, and the stress
Slowly, but surely, they crept back into my life along with lies of defeat, worthlessness, and temptation. You see when your goals are temporary; your results will be the same, and mine were exactly that.
I received a holy slap from the Lord. I may have been physically overweight, but even more so, I was spiritually underweight. “Their god is their stomach (Philippians 3:18-19} rang so true in my heart. I craved food more than I craved my Father in heaven. I craved sweets more than the sweetest honey of His very love, and it showed more than just on the scale - the fatigue had returned; it was showing up in my overall well-being reminding me daily of the choices I had chose to make. The choice not to walk away or ignore the schemes of the enemy, but rather, I believed the lies and suddenly those old patterns of comfort seemed not so bad after all.
One Year Later...