Beyond 3:16: June 2015

Blog Description

This blog is meant to be a place where women can come, find, and give support in and through food struggles. All posts and comments should be Christ-centered and from a biblically-based perspective. The purpose is to delve into how Christ affects our lives beyond salvation (John 3:16) and to spur one another to come to a place where we can lived surrendered to Him in everything. We will also address some of the most difficult times to exercise control in eating - one of which is afternoons (3:16ish p.m.) There will only be love, encouragement, lifting up of each other and the name of the Lord.

Monday, June 22, 2015

Healthy and Strong

This is what I'm working on right now. I feel like I've been working on it a long time. Or maybe I'm just working on it again. It's like a roller coaster, this life of trying to eat healthy, be healthy, and lose weight. I'm sure many of you have been on the ride. While I have had ups and downs with my weight, what's more concerning to me is my ups and downs emotionally. Today I'm motivated. Right now I'm motivated. I might not be tomorrow. I might not be even tonight. When I sit down to dinner. Or it's quiet after all the kids go to bed and there's nothing that has to be done at that moment. That's when I want to remain strong. I want to remember my goals. Remember that I CAN DO IT.

I know I can do it. I've done it in the past. So, why am I not able to do it now? How come I haven't been able to do it for the last 5 years?

Because I want to do what I want and live off my emotions, wants, and desires, and still get the results I want. However, I know it doesn't work this way. I can't in my almost 40-year-old body eat like I did when I was a teenager. Metabolism does change (no matter how much we don't want it to) and our bodies change. My head knows this. Yet it hasn't seemed to get the message to my hands and mouth.

Because I want to do what I want to do. And get the results I want.

Maybe I need to tell myself this is a myth every day. Every meal. Every hour. Even though I already know it. I just need to be convinced.

I also need to convince myself that the sacrifices and self-discipline needed to reach my goals are WORTH IT. And I AM WORTH IT. I can improve my life, my health, my energy level if I'll SACRIFICE.

I know it. Now I just need to live it. Will you live it with me?

Blog/Comment Rules

The purpose of this blog is to encourage. We recognize that many people have found the key to their weight loss/control success and love to share their tools. This, however isn't the place to do that. What worked for you may not work for another. Or they may simply not be interested. That doesn't mean you can't share successes, victories, or even recipes. We just don't want someone to feel discouraged because they can't follow a vegan, sugar-free, green, paleo, maker's, or any other kind of diet. This is about surrender to God in every area and how He intends to play that out in each individual life is between Him and them. Thanks so much for keeping this in mind!