I am a fiercely independent woman. I have always been an independent person and being a military wife forced me to learn to take on many tasks and succeeded at them - alone. I married at 20 and within months of marrying my husband he was deployed to Iraq. Thankfully, we did not have children at the time so that was one less thing for me to worry about but I was in charge, for the first time in my life, of the bills, the errands, the house, school, and helping to maintain a long distance relationship. To be honesty the LDR was not new as this was the second time he deployed. Anyway the point is - my independence was reinforced because it is a positive trait in a military wife.
Anyway, my point is I am very independent an I hate depending on other people. I don't think being independent is a bad thing unless you can't admit that you need help...which is often the case for myself.
There is a lot that I can not do alone for various reasons. But the one thing I struggle with the most is weight loss. I really want to lose weight. I start a plan and on a good drive I last a week or two and then I fall off plan. I've done just about everything and I feel like nothing is working.
But I've started thinking maybe it is because I am trying to do this alone. Now, my husband is supportive to a point but he has never struggled with his weight (where as I have struggled my whole life) but even he isn't what I think I am missing in weight loss.
The one thing I have never done when trying to lose weight is to really truly pray about it. I've never started the day with a prayer specifically asking God to watch over me and guide me as I walk through the day and pass temptation after temptation. And trust me I am tempted by bread and chocolate and coffee. Those are my big three if you will. I love bread of all kinds sweet breads, warm bread, cold bread, cheese bread...I also love chocolate though I am more picky with my chocolate. And I love coffee drinks - so sweet and warm (or cold depending on the season.)
Sitting here I am wondering have been off about this for so long? I think I have. So it ends now.
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this body that you have given me. I know that I have not treated it as well as I should have Father. It would be so easy to blame things beyond my control such as biology and hormones but I also realize that while those things are true that I have not made the best choices in regards to what I put into my body. Father, please watch over me the rest of today and guide me in my food choices. Help me resist the things that are not good for my body Father.
Going past today Father please guide me everyday as I am tempted by foods that are not good for me. Father, please help me to realize when enough is enough. Please help my body Father to shed this unhealthy extra weight. Please give me strength when I am weak.
Thank you Father for all Your blessings and guidance.
In your Holy Name I pray.
Amen.
If you have a moment please throw a prayer my way this is truly something I can not do on my own.
Anyway, my point is I am very independent an I hate depending on other people. I don't think being independent is a bad thing unless you can't admit that you need help...which is often the case for myself.
There is a lot that I can not do alone for various reasons. But the one thing I struggle with the most is weight loss. I really want to lose weight. I start a plan and on a good drive I last a week or two and then I fall off plan. I've done just about everything and I feel like nothing is working.
But I've started thinking maybe it is because I am trying to do this alone. Now, my husband is supportive to a point but he has never struggled with his weight (where as I have struggled my whole life) but even he isn't what I think I am missing in weight loss.
The one thing I have never done when trying to lose weight is to really truly pray about it. I've never started the day with a prayer specifically asking God to watch over me and guide me as I walk through the day and pass temptation after temptation. And trust me I am tempted by bread and chocolate and coffee. Those are my big three if you will. I love bread of all kinds sweet breads, warm bread, cold bread, cheese bread...I also love chocolate though I am more picky with my chocolate. And I love coffee drinks - so sweet and warm (or cold depending on the season.)
Sitting here I am wondering have been off about this for so long? I think I have. So it ends now.
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this body that you have given me. I know that I have not treated it as well as I should have Father. It would be so easy to blame things beyond my control such as biology and hormones but I also realize that while those things are true that I have not made the best choices in regards to what I put into my body. Father, please watch over me the rest of today and guide me in my food choices. Help me resist the things that are not good for my body Father.
Going past today Father please guide me everyday as I am tempted by foods that are not good for me. Father, please help me to realize when enough is enough. Please help my body Father to shed this unhealthy extra weight. Please give me strength when I am weak.
Thank you Father for all Your blessings and guidance.
In your Holy Name I pray.
Amen.
If you have a moment please throw a prayer my way this is truly something I can not do on my own.
