You don’t have to be afraid of change. You don’t have to worry about what’s been taken away. Just look to see what’s been added.
~Jackie Greer
Discuss….
What is being taken away? What are we giving up to lose weight and why might we be afraid to lose it?
What is being added to us as we change?
As long as it’s not weight that’s added, I’m all for it!
Seriously, the more weight I lose, the more I know I’ll be able to do. Like running for the bus without needing to catch my breath, or wearing normal sized clothes. I’m looking forward to those things…
Comment by Debs — November 7, 2006 @ 8:10 am
NO pound added for me!!! I think that as we do this we are definitely gaining a better quality of life as well as a spiritual life.
Comment by Tami — November 7, 2006 @ 8:46 am
I have to own this one.
I’m afraid of change. I’m even afraid of being thin even though I know I WANT to be thin.
Why you ask… I’m not sure - because logically it DOESN’T make sense.
Comment by Kat — November 7, 2006 @ 10:14 am
Oh I dunno…I bet there are some logical reasons if you think about it. Look at the first half of the quote. What are you giving up by making changes?
Comment by blestwithsons — November 7, 2006 @ 11:23 am
Love the quote.
I’ve been lurking here for a few months on and off. I Love how you ladies spur each other on and love the Lord above all.
WTG on a great weightloss blog!
Comment by lynn — November 7, 2006 @ 11:26 am
I hate being fat, but I’m scared then when I’m not fat I won’t know who I am anymore.
Comment by Debs — November 7, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
I know that when I was younger, being overweight was protection against a raging libido. I’m actually grateful that I was overweight all through my adolescence, cause otherwise I think I mighta gotten in trouble…
Now? The only thing I’m afraid of is that my head will explode from all the extra energy. People think that healthy food and exercise will tame an ADD person. It doesn’t. At least not me. It makes me worse because I feel so good and happy and then I get IDEAS! And then the ideas race around in my brain! And then I have to chatter and do and jump and be and annoy the daylights out of everyone else in choir while I act more immature than the teenagers in the group…. pant pant pant.
Actually. I’m not afraid of losing the weight. I am SOOOO ready for this. I don’t want excuses anymore. I don’t want to hide behind it anymore. (oh I can’t go on that mission trip - I’m not strong enough…)
What is being added? Strength. Confidence. A sense of accomplishment to replace that sense of failure I’ve been carrying around for 22 years. (I’m 34 - I started struggling with my weight at 12)
Comment by blestwithsons — November 7, 2006 @ 4:20 pm
I am afraid of being thin as well — it just isn’t me — I may have to act differently, people will expect different things, I will not have that same comfortable closet to hide in. I don’t want to be uncomfortable —- my depression is setting in again………………..
Comment by Maria — November 7, 2006 @ 8:51 pm
Maria, I think one of the things that’s helping me is that it isn’t, couldn’t be, something that happens overnight. We’ve got a bit of time to get used to the idea of losing weight before the rest of the world catched up with what’s happening. That can be frustrating as sometimes you really really want people to notice, but it can also give you a chance to try it in for size.
It’s hard giving up this thing that we’ve had for so long, even if we hate it. But I know that I’d ready for it.
God is a faithful God and we are his children. You are his child Maria, and God has got some fantastic plans in store for you. Some of them may seem a bit scary right now, and some of them impossible, BUT God knows what is best for us. I’m praying for you right now Maria. And please do comment or post or just email one of us if things are looking bleak, and we can remind you again of the promises of God for your life, - and what a wonderful life that will be, even if the thought of it scares us wit-less right now
Comment by Debs — November 8, 2006 @ 4:18 am
Debs — thank you — some day soon I am going to post a little about what I have been going through lately — It has been a wild ride –
Comment by Maria — November 8, 2006 @ 4:24 pm