Enough is Enough

 

I hesitate to write this blog post because it is like admitting defeat. Nevertheless, I am admitting defeat. Enough is enough. I have to get serious and committed. In the last few years, I’ve gained back every bit of weight that I previously lost plus some more.

I’ve learned that number on the scale isn’t important, except as a gauge to determine if I’m gaining or losing. Different people can look very different even at the same number on the scale. So, where I start and finish isn’t necessarily the issue. It’s shedding weight that is slowing me down. It’s making the most of my energy resource. Feeling lighter and more energetic is my main goal. Because I don’t feel light or energetic now.

God created my body to be wonderfully complex and when I don’t take care of it, it’s as if I’m slapping Him in the face.

 

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. ~ Psalm 139:14

 

I don’t want to do that anymore. I want to honor God with the way I take care of His resources: my health and energy.

 

And so, dear brothers and sisters,I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. ~ Romans 12:1

 

I want to sacrifice laziness for more discipline.

I am ready to work hard and to keep at it when circumstances work against me.

I will take control of my food issues for the last time and will focus on being optimally healthy and fit.

I will give my best every day.

I will be truthful about my current situation each day even when it hurts.

I will stop buying my old excuse that I don’t have time. I will make time because this is important.

I will forgive my failures, learn from them, and move on.

I am ready to be totally committed to creating a new life.

Some days will be difficult. I will be frustrated at times. I may even be uncomfortable at times. But, doing anything worthwhile requires patience, perseverance, and endurance. Those things are what make something great.

I will remember that extra weight weighs down my life.

I will put an end to the old me and really become a new creation that God intends me to be.

I will learn and grow and enjoy the process as I go along, not just muddle through it.

I will be passionate about gaining a whole, new life.

(Maybe posting this publicly will help solidify my resolve.)