What goals have you set for yourself this year?
J and I have decided on several different goals this year, but I won't bore you with the details of them all in one post. The one I feel most empowered for is to get healthy in 2012! I've just realized I've not set a goal that I would loose xxx amount of pounds in so many months, but instead my goals are more here-and-now focused. Things like staying within my calorie goals each day and drinking my water each day ... or NOT drinking a mountain dew! Today, I'm pleased to announce, I've hit all three of those goals! Yay me! (LOL)
I'm in the middle of reading a book which I HIGHLY recommend titled Made to Crave: Satisyfing Your Deepest Desire With God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst. Oh. My. Word. I'm telling you, I feel like she is telling my very own story in this book! For so long, I've had such a battle with my relationship with food - and I've realized that my relationship with the Lord is not as strong as I'd like it to be (or even as strong as it has been in the past). But making the connection between the two was a pretty far-fetched task for me. Maybe because I didn't really want to see it - who knows?
I'll be updating y'all on my progress through the book, I'm sure. :-) But I do want to leave you with a tidbit that has really made a difference for me. You know that saying that we've all heard a million-bazillion times: "Nothing tastes as good as thin fills." I've heard it and repeated it until, honestly, it has no meaning whatsoever for me anymore. But when you think about the struggle that a person with food issues/addictions has had (like me) just being 'thin' isn't going to be enough of a motivator to make a difference in the choices they are making when they are faced with a stressful/depressing/difficult day or decision.
But, for me, the motivation of having VICTORY over a struggle that has defeated me for way too many years seems to be the exact motivator I need. So my new mantra is:
Nothing tastes as good as VICTORY feels.
Victory. That's all I'm aiming for, y'all.
