Okay. Time to suck up my pride and ask for prayer.

projectxreborn

This morning I was so happy because I have lost 4.6 this week breaking a loooonggg plateau. I have been reading "The Skinny
Rules" by Bob Harper and one of his rules is that you can have a treat meal once a week as long as you plan for it. Well...hmmm...
guess what I decided to do? Have my treat meal spontaneously...which means dumb mistakes. I have been addicted to chips and
dip for a long while and so bought some at Safeway this morning. You know, the 235 g sized bag. I was munching away and
then started feeling kind of...sick. And GUILTY. I had eaten about 1/4 of the container of dip and about half of the chips. I am prettysure this is not what Bob is advocating when he talks about a treat meal! I was so disgusted with myself I got up and threw the rest in the garbage.
I hadn't even truly wanted it, it was just old habits coming back to torture me. I feel so badly mostly because God
has been with me each step of the way, encouraging me, helping me to resist the temptation...and I just turned my back on that
and chose things He would not wish for me to have. He knows what is good for us and told us in His word and yet there I went
towards that junk like my behind was on fire. I guess I am just asking for prayer to pick myself up and return to the healthy diet
and to make better choices next time. I don't think I will be doing this treat meal again...I can't trust myself. If anyone else needs prayer I would be happy to do the same.

jdub224

Hey remember God doesn't do Guilt or Shame. Those are purely human emotions. God is Love. Like the song says, "Get back up again". I'll be praying for you, keep moving forward.

FITNLUVINIT

I will be praying for you, you are doing great losing over 60lbs. just forgive yourself and pick up where you left off. Kinda like running a race if you fall down just jump back up and keep running and don't look back. This is what I do when I feel as though I have blown it for the day. Keep looking to the prize before me.

projectxreborn

Thank you for the encouragement/prayers...it is funny how we can be so hard on ourselves but would never think to talk to a friend that way...at least that is the way I have always been. Anyway, I have begun to "keep moving forward" again...I just got home from the gym and had a long hard workout. What a blessing God has given us with exercise and it's many benefits...if I could only remember them BEFORE I go to work out. LOL.

"Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." (Galatians 6:9)

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."(1 John 1 :9)

"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
for the Lord upholds him with His hand." Psalm 37:23,24

Just wanted to share these uplifting verses.

AmyJKSaunders

Thank you for your honesty. It is so encouraging, and it makes me want to be totally honest, as well. I am having a really rough time. I always try to be a positive motivator for everyone, but I am going through a major depression right now, and am almost unable to do so. The person I was has almost disappeared, and it feels like I can't get her back. All I feel like doing is working, eating and sleeping. There is a reason for the depression, and I am being made to feel like it is a spiritual issue (some sin I have committed), when I know it is not. I know that Christians go through valleys as well, and it's how we go through those valleys and hold fast to the Lord and His promises that shows our faith. I just really need prayer right now and am very thankful for all of you and am encouraged to see your progress. Keep up the great work! It is so comforting to know that there is a great group of Christians on here that are going through the same things I am. I love you all with the love of the Lord.

projectxreborn

AmyJKSaunders: My heart really goes out to you because I totally understand where you are coming from....I have had
battled depression for 10 years or more...It was much worse a few years ago...It was like I was in a fog and I was only
existing..I had a medical problem as well that I was too depressed to go see about and was totally accepting of it, I was
slowly methodically just preparing myself to die. I didn't WANT to die but if it was going to happen I did not have the energy
to fight it. Thank God I had others praying for me. At that point, I could not even work, slept constantly, ate constantly
and just felt like I was an embarassment to God. I completely lost who I was. I have heard as well that if someone were
christian enough that they would never get depressed. That is like saying if someone were good enough they would never get cancer or heart disease...it drives me crazy.
The devil hates God and everything he stands for...he knows that God loves us so the best way for him to hurt God
is to hurt one of us. He can afflict us...look at the story of Job. Job was a beloved servant of God but the devil pretty much tried
to destroy him. But God turned the whole thing around in His mercy. God loves you very much, he cares that you are going through
this depression..How depressed do you think He was when He saw His son dying on the cross for people who could care less?
He understands. He wants to help you. He has promised He will never leave you or forsake you and when He promises something,
he cannot go against himself or he would be a liar right? You will get through this. What helped me was first of all prayer, of course,
but also, I had to make sure I got out in the sunlight...that was a big thing. Also, excercise was a huge help. Cutting down a lot
on different types of foods, like fast food, sugar. I did have to be put on meds for a few months to get me to a point where I could
start working on these things myself. There is no shame in taking meds...God guided the people who made those drugs to help
many, didn't he? Also, if you are not already, really up your veggies. Get out in nature and explore all the wonderful things
God has created...He created them for us to enjoy....he could have made everything drab and colorless but He didn't, He
gave us beauty in nature so that we can look at that and have another reminder of how much He loves us. I will definitely
pray for you for God's healing and He can do amazing things...He is God, after all.

projectxreborn

Here are some scriptures I hope will help:

Isaiah 43:2 – When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze

Peter 4:12-13 – Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

II Corinthians 1:3-4 – Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Romans 8:38-39 – For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philippians 4:8 – Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Psalm 147:3 – He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

James 4:7,8 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

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winterdancer

I too appreciate your honesty. I am new to this weight loss journey and could really use a lot of support and encouragement. I want to eat properly and healthy foods. I so want to lose weight. need some postive motivators