I Refuse to be an OSTRICH

It’s Wednesday, and I promised myself – and you – (my readers) to report how I was doing with trying to lose over 100 pounds. (See earlier posts labeled ‘100 pounds’)

Well, let’s just say it’s NOT been a good day. I GAINED 2.5 pounds which means I ate too much and didn’t exercise enough. That’s the thing, weight loss is not rocket science. Basically, if you consume less calories than you expend you will have a loss. And so conversely if you consume more calories than you expend, you will have a gain. Let’s just say we all know what I did this week.

But still I feel I am making progress. Last Wednesdays post “Progress Not Perfection” touched on this. The fact that I’m even willing to bare all and post each week brings accountability and balance to my life. It keeps me from burying my head in the sand. It forces me to look at the facts:

• I am a very large women.
• This didn’t happen overnight.
• The weight is not going to come off overnight.
• I can be beautiful and have self-worth despite my size.
• The number on the scale does not define me.
• I must daily – and sometimes hourly – remind myself that it really is progress not perfection.
• Most of all, I am not alone in this effort to change my behavior and body size. I have friends, family, my readers and of course the empowering help of the Lord Jesus Christ to offer support and encouragement.

And so, on this Wednesday that started with a disappointing weigh-in, I am proudly holding my head upright and looking all around me. Because that is how I will succeed. The ostrich doesn’t get anywhere when his head is stuck in the sand. But when he lifts his head and starts to run – look out. It’s said an ostrich can run up to 50 MPH. And one, day very soon that will be me!

“I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back. So let’s keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision—you’ll see it yet! Now that we’re on the right track, let’s stay on it.” (Philippians 3:13-15)

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