Arghhh...It's so challenging to keep up with the busy days that I've been having and have to deal with a headache! Work has been so chaotic with everyone wanting everything YESTERDAY...but I am keeping one foot in front of the other and continuing on through it all.
My visualization technique continues to work for me to stave off comfort eating...When I feel it a bit less strong, I read some meditation on the Bible and pray and it all comes together again...I am telling a few people about it here and there.
One co-worker I told seemed to relate to the childhood situation that I described in my last post...Being the oldest daughter and being the child that could be trusted to do what was needed, without much parental coaxing...It was interesting to hear another person describe her own struggles throughout life, but I am grateful to have my own life experiences.
The other day, my trainer asked to see some pictures of me when at my highest weight...It's so weird to see those pix because I didn't feel the weight as it appeared then...Even now, I hoped she could see the difference as I am nearly 60 pounds lighter. Yes, I was worried she wouldn't see the change! Weird to have such body image issues...
I am grateful for the faith that was given to me at my infant baptism and was nurtured by my parents, my teachers and other Christian relatives and mentors over the years. The Word is my opportunity to find peace and comfort, which is what I need to continue to grow past the glaring weakness of my history of "comfort eating". God has promised to help me, to never let me down, and I must look to HIM whenever my human weakness wants to take control.
So, eating is good, exercise is good and life still happens...and even now life isn't all good. But my life is still in the Lord's hands. I trust Him to bring me through it.
One of the last things my dad did on this Earth was sing "Jesus loves me this I know..." to my grand daughter. Even in the mental fog of Alzheimer's, his faith was still strong, and he was still passing it on in love. Jesus loves me too.
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