Why is it so easy!

I had to get my magnifer out ...I am old I cant see that...... but once I did I had to say....Preach my brother!

The internal struggle of good and evil.......My inner me is my enemy!

But thanks be to GOD I can do ALL things through Christ that strengthens me.  AMen and Thank GOD!

lol...i've always been simply ASTOUNDED...at the "apostle" paul's brutal honesty and transparency in that Passage...(i'll start making my fonts bigger for you...lol)

thanks I can see this one without help. lol  Thank GOD for middleage and for glasses!

Di, I find that I do not do well with my program when I stop making myself a priority.  Example: Cooking for my family, but not planning for healthy meals for myself FIRST.  I fail when I’m not mindful with my eating, either grazing or not paying attention to when the pouch first starts feeling full.  

I’ve been inconsistent with my vitamins because I had several episodes of them getting stuck and it was painful.  Sometimes I’d just forget to take them.  I’m doing much better since I switched to chewables.  I put them on my bedside table and now that’s the first thing that I do in the morning. 

 I won’t lie about the exercise.  I don’t do it because I can maintain my weight loss as long as I control my food intake.  I developed an aversion to exercise after many years of dieting and exercising like a fiend and still being fat.  I know that exercise has benefits other than those related to weight and someday I hope to change my mindset and get my butt moving.  

The thing that I’m continually learning is that I have to find ways that make it easy for me to do the right thing.  I have to plan.  There’s a full Brita water pitcher in the fridge in my office.  I pack my breakfast and lunch the night before.  I cook enough lean protein so that I will have enough to eat for several days.  When I cook veggies, I freeze leftovers in single sized servings so I can have a healthy meal without stressing over it.  I keep pouch friendly foods in my pantry.  Doing things like this help keep me on track. 

My scale is tucked just under the foot of my bed so it’s easy to get to every morning.  Some people don’t like to weigh that often.  I have to.  If I don’t, it makes it easy for me to lie to myself about how I’m REALLY doing.  It also helps me do quick damage control if I’ve gone up a pound or two. 

I like the marriage analogy.  This really does require commitment. 

Thanks love!   You make perfect sense.  We really have to plan and participate in the plan.

For me it is easy to fall back to my old ways because I actually liked them I just did not like what they did to my body.  So I have to remind myself of that often.  I also rationalize anything I eat with exercise since I do not mind doing it.  If I want something not on my plan I eat it and exercise the calories off it not a good habit but that what I am doing right now.  I have dropped alot of my old habits but I have a lot more to go it upsets me that I just can not let them go.  Some times I feel like a failure because I can not do right the majority of the time even know it is just the beginning of my lifelong journey Lordwilling.

"For me it is easy to fall back to my old ways because I actually liked them I just did not like what they did to my body."
 

That is a very honest insight.  You are going to do well.
 

Pastor...thank you so much for obeying the Holy Spirit. This post was so on point for me. I was blessed to have a revision and live through it. But if the truth be told I have been feeling much better and still acting like I am struggling. I have not even went for my 6 month labs because I know the Protein and vitamin issue has been a non compliance for me.(And don't even get me started abou****er)  I purposed yesterday to get it together. God did not allow me to come this far to commit suicide by non compliance. I have had the radical revision from a VBG to a DS. I have to take the supplements.I knew going in what the requirements were. By His grace i have lost 101 lbs so far which is great for my age (53) and the fact this is a revision. I have to hold up my end it is non negotiable. Thank you my beloved sistah!!!
Grace and peace
Mz jojo