obesity – Three Conversations

Focus

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. – Proverbs 4:25 ESV I was obsessed with food. I ate all the time. I ate without limits. I ate to fill a deep, dark void. When I began my journey to lose over 260 pounds, I started with a single goal;…

Comparisons

My diet was something I created with the guidance of a registered dietitian and a physician. I ate six to seven meals per day. Most meals were between 100-200 calories each. My strategy was to avoid hunger but still lose weight. It worked. Most healthy meals for someone my size are between 500-600 calories. Let’s…

Will

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. – Matthew 6:10 ESV The biggest challenge in losing weight is getting control of your own stubborn will. I was the biggest obstacle to my weight loss, no pun intended. In order to get control of my will, I had to…

I gained weight this week! What do I do?

I gained weight this week! What do I do? I’m glad you asked. The first thing to do is stay calm. Stay intentional. Stay focused on your goals. So many times we start a weight-loss or health-improvement plan and then give up at the first sign of failure. We work hard. We wear out two…

Perfection

Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox. – Proverbs 14:4 NKJV Diets are breeding grounds for perfectionism. We tend to get virtually religious in our beliefs about what and when to eat. But the truth is, our bodies are so efficient that perfection tends…