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Learning to become independent after losing my parents
I'm starting to learn to become independent after losing both my parents. Even though my mom passed on 14 years ago, after that it was my dad and I for awhile, then it was a blessing from God that my in-laws accepted my dad as one of their own when I got married. I bless God everyday for the people he has brought into my…
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Are you in a race?
I'm in a diet challenge group. There are pros and cons. The pros: every week I know I'm going to get weighed, there are cash prizes to help motivate me, there is group support and encouragement, education about nutrition and behaviors. The cons? Well, I feel stressed trying to lose weight to win money. I've won three times…
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Most Wonderful Victory--Saving my daughter from fat!
Losing weight and changing my attitude about eating, why I eat, and how it affects others has been a big big blessing in my life. But the biggest blessing from God is seeing my daughter now begin to weigh herself, exercise more, pay more attention to what she eats and praying to God about her struggles!!! I am so excited…
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Non-food Rewards?? What should I do?
When you reach a huge goal, what kind of rewards do you look forward to? I'm very close to the one-hundreds and I'd like to celebrate, but not with food! I'm trying to think of something that can mark the occasion without adding calories. Any suggestions?
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Believing Lies
I really used to think God was letting me be fat to punish me. I really really prayed that He would change me and make me thin. Overnight. With no work on my part. You get the picture. I also believed that I deserved food, and that I should be able to eat whatever I wanted to because other people could. It never occurred…
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Crave=Pray
Whenever I feel like giving in and having something that will hinder my weight loss, I pray. The moment I realize I am craving, I start praying. I ask God to strengthen me, to help me remember my goal, to glorify Him in my eating, to be blessed with self discipline, to taste the victory of self control, and to praise Him…
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Can you praise Him for your weight issues?
I've been thinking lately about how we should praise and thank God, even for our trials. Maybe especially for our trials. Afterall, He is using my issues with food to bring me closer to Him and learn to depend on Him. Wow! How about you? Have you been able to praise Him for this trial? Even once?
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Laying it all out...
Hi Everyone, I'm new to the Groups, and loved the idea of this one when I saw it. I want to be fit and healthy and able to do all that God has for me to do in my life. When I try to lose weight I get so down and depressed, lose motivation really fast, and binge eat. I'm new to the UK, from Australia, and am missing home,…
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Help me re-write my scripts!
I can tell when I'm getting down and tired. The messages in my head change from positive to decidedly negative. Instead of "All things are possible" I begin thinking "I'll never get below 200" and "I worked out yesterday, I should take it easy today." What I need is a new script! I have a few Bible verses that I go to when…
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God is rewriting my desires!
I'm so glad to find you all! Support and prayer will help. I've always felt that I should be able to be self controlled because it is a fruit of the Spirit and that to be enslaved to food, or to be a glutton, was wrong. I just didn't know how to overcome. I recently read an awesome book by Lysa Terkeurst, called "Made to…
