06/06/2026
I’ve always been the food girl. If you’ve known me for any length of time, we’ve probably talked about food,ate food, cooked food. Im the girl who will go back for seconds and thirds with no shame. Thankfully, I never have had a “weight problem”. What I wasn’t taking into consideration was what I was doing (or not doing) to the temple God gave me.
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To people who are in our circles, I’m known for eating a lot. Steak, potatoes, ice cream, cake, party foods (especially party foods!🤪), I’m there! The image never bothered me because the scale didn’t scream that loud. “I’m tall so I can hide it pretty well”. But what about stamina? Strength? Mood? I began to be so convicted by my wreck less habits. I wasn’t out smoking ci******es, hooked on medication, or gambling, but the spirit was the similar.Wasteful and careless with how I treated the gift of life.
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While it’s just food you may say, no one only struggles in just one area of your life. Consistency bleeds over throughout. Or in my case the lack of. The third helping was just masking other areas of my life that I needed to say no to also. It’s taken a long time to be able to say just because you’re not overweight doesn’t mean you’re healthy.
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I was tired of being tired. It also really burns me up that my son can beat me in a foot race now. (Working on that still!😅) I’m tired of being full of excuses to better myself because I haven’t been disciplined to do it.
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I refuse to be an old 40. I refuse to allow food to rule me. I refuse to let other’s expectations keep me from truly healing from within. Your gut is the start to that healing. Along the way you’ll feel your heart changing also. It’s been the most liberating experience.
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Food is not bad. Everything in moderation though. I’m still learning, still eating plenty of things that don’t benefit me in the long run. Still going back for seconds! 🤪 The difference is I keep going. I surround it with really good choices. I support my body instead of letting it run on fumes.
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It’s a journey. There’s those out there way more educated but when you start feeling and seeing the change, you can’t go back. 🤍