So the other day when I wrote I was having a bad day. That evening I went to Barnes and Noble and bought a couple of books. "Secrets of a Former Fat Girl" struck my interest. This lady was fat (although her high weight is the weight I last remember being happy at!) and knows what goes through the mind of a fat girl. Some of you may not like the terminology, but let's face it, I'm fat. So in this book she is sharing her secrets as to how she overcame the fat girl mentality and was able to lose weight for good. I feel like she can read my mind with some of the things that she says!
But then I moved onto secret #2. Keep it to yourself. She talks in this chapter about not telling anyone about your "diet" or your attempt to lose weight. She talks about hiding from her family and friends because she was so ashamed of her weight and who she was. She doesn't allow anyone in at all. And was so terrified of being laughed at or given some unappreciated advice that she thinks we should be doing this alone! She writes "there are ways to get the emotional support you need while protecting yourself from the outside influences that could drag you down...you'll begin to learn to rely on your own inner reserve to keep you motivated, to give you willpower". Wow. Clearly this is not a woman of faith. When I read the title of the chapter I thought, oh crap, I'm freaking blogging about it! But this is one piece of advice I am not going to take from her. If I could do this on my own, I would have done it by now. It was my own "inner reserve" that got me fat in the first place! Now I need to rely on God and the support and encouragement I have received on here thus far.
So thank you all for the words of encouragement and the prayers and I hope you will keep those prayers coming!!
wow. that is sad that she felt like she had to do it alone. Actually, I feel very sorry for people who don't know Christ, I think life would be impossible if I didnt have him to lean on, and to now know the deep love of our saviour, no matter how 'fat' we are?! Sad. :-( I am thankful for your faith and confident that God will bring you through this journey, as you rely on him for strength. You can do it, but not by your own might or with 'girl poser' or whatever. But by the strength and power of the risen Christ, who conquered death. Surely, he can overcome the battle of the bulge as well ;-)
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ReplyDeleteand that should be 'not' instead of 'noe' (thats what happens when i type while holding a baby, Lol
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