ENCOURAGED IN HEART

I hate that it’s been soooooo l-o-n-g since my last post.

I’ve been busy. Busy with basically just two things.

1. Temper tantruming.
2. Counting my points.

As if #2 doesn’t take enough time, you just wouldn’t believe how much time it’s taking me to accomplish #1. And it’s all because of #2.

Gheesh.

The above two things have resulted from a series of events and two statements:

1. “The right choice is almost never the easy choice.” Finkster circa February 2010.
2. “Every Yes Involves a No” a Proverbs 31 Ministries Daily Devotion by Glynnis Whitwer.

For me, the next right choice was to that I joined Weight Watchers last week. Not an easy choice, but the right choice.

The past 7 years I’ve slowly lost 70 pounds but only maintained 60. I feel good now, but felt great 10 pounds ago. I’m saying, “No” to food and, “Yes” to God. When anything controls me more than the Lord, the statement is reversed…and that’s no good.

I want to have a great relationship to and with food, but even more importantly, to God. So I’m going to humble my flesh (again) at the plate, in order to fill more up on God.

Counting points is obnoxious. I hate doing it but figure the temper tantrums will subside and my good ol’ Type A self will kick in and embrace the anal retentitveness of counting my points.

As for the temper tantruming, well, it burns calories (aka: activity points in Weight Watcher jargon), so can it really be that bad?