For those of you wondering, no, I never left Weight Watchers in the past couple of years, but unfortunately, I've just been handing them my money each month and slowly watching my weight creep back up. I've realized that losing weight for me isn't that I can't do it, I just have to be really vigilant about it. I KNOW I can do it, I KNOW I can do anything with God beside me, however, its that real WANTING to do it.
I think after I lost so much on WW the first time, I got tired--you almost get to a point where its overwhelming and you feel like, gosh, am I ever not going to have to count points, worry about food, want food, that sort of thing. And, after seeing myself now, after that first journey, I think the answer is not yet, at least for me. I have to get into my heart what that desire for food really is, what voids I'm filling with it, and really, what's triggering some of it. I want to be healthier, I want to be thinner, and I don't want the food or my desire for it to define me. Hopefully this bible study is the first step into that direction to see where God can lead my heart and help my weight loss journey.
Want to join me (did I mention its FREE?!)? See this link for information on the study:
I'd love for any friends and family to come along the journey with me...and hopefully I can make some new friends along the way! :)
4 comments:
Hi there! I'm a MTC participant too! I'm excited to take this journey, and I'm glad you are blogging again! :)
Great Blog! I too have struggled with "burn out". I'll do really great for awhile, but I ended burnt out, and exhausted. Hoping we can break the cycle together.
I heard something the other day on the radio that just "clicked" in my head...regarding burn-out and counting calories/points (I am a WW drop-out).
She was talking about budgeting and how we know we have to keep track of finances or we have financial chaos. Debt, overspending, bounced checks, overdraft fees...etc. We never really get to a place where we don't have to stay on top of our spending patterns and habits in order to keep that under control, right? (I was agreeing with her so far...)
THEN, she said...what if we looked at counting calories the same way. NOT DIETING...just counting calories as an awareness exercise in what we are taking in versus what we are spending. When we start to just keep track of our spending, she asserts we will make wiser choices based on awareness.
I don't know about you, but that made sense of the tedium of the everyday grind. I am starting MTC too and I'm hopeful that keeping track coupled with some spiritual guidance will help me recalibrate my thinking and shed some unwanted pounds along the way. =)
Wow, I know just where you are coming from. I think that this study is going to be great! I love weight watchers! I've lost about 100 lbs doing weight watchers & although I've managed to keep it off for almost 5 years I have really been struggling lately. It's like I just want to eat & not stop! I guess burn out you could call it! I am looking so forward to digging into this study & learning to crave God rather than food!
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