Last Thursday I was sat in a beachside cafe chilling for an hour before going to a parenting course. I’d ordered myself a sausage sandwich and cappuccino and I have to be honest this cafe serves a really good sausage sarnie so I was looking forward to enjoying the chunky doorstep. But as the sandwich arrived I looked at it in a new light and wondered what rubbish it contained, what was really in those sausages? I was struck by the thought ‘but it tastes so good’.
My thoughts then quickly moved to the well-known phrase ‘if it feels good do it’ and I had to admit that generally I wouldn’t succumb to that ethos as many illegal or immoral things feel good – sex outside of marriage, excess drugs, stealing, elaborating the truth etc. Generally I don’t want to do any of those things and even if I did I wouldn’t as my moral compass is firmly set to ‘straight’.
So I was left wondering where my compass is when it comes to food and poisoning myself with crap?
Later that day I was reminded of my responsibility to look after my body and not to allow it to fall into a poor state. For a few years now I have been clearly receiving the message from God that I must be ‘fit for purpose’ and I have always felt this included getting fitter and healthier and of course this means losing quite a lot of weight.
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own. I Corinthians 6:19
Thank the Lord this was a wake-up call and at the end of last week I sat down and planned out my food for this week, right down to the last thing and it has been a good week so far. I started being good as of Monday and I will concede to call it a diet as I am cutting out much of the crap but instead of it being a fad and me eating foods I’ll get bored with and never stick with, I am eating healthy and nutritious meals along with snacks that I can still enjoy. This is the next step of my change for life; it is now February and food is the focus. January was about earlier bedtimes and getting up earlier to read my bible, pray and journal and now February I am shrinking my stomach and actively starting to lose weight.
I had my first weight in Thursday and I was down 1kg (or 2lbs). This is just the start…
Linking up with Beth in a Box for Weight Loss Wednesday and Kirsty at Hijacked by Twins for Slimmerseeker Thursday
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That’s a fabulous loss Mich, well done, and everything you said is so true too. Totally agree about it being a lifestyle change, not a diet – there’s no rush. I’ve also come to realise that the brief moment of pleasure that you get from eating a bar of chocolate or a sausage sandwich is no better (and probably not even as good) as the moment of satisfaction that you get from getting sweaty or eating a salad. It may not taste as good but feeing virtuous still releases those endorphins !! 🙂
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I’ve been very pleasantly surprised this week that I’ve not suffered with too many hunger pangs, so I must be doing something right (or overeating!) Mich x
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…If It Feels Good Do It!
Great loss! Good luck with this journey, it sounds like you’re doing it in a similar way to me, I’m not dieting (in that I’ve not chosen a certain diet), I’m just trying to eat more healthily, smaller portions, fewer snacks, etc. I want, and need, this to be a lifestyle change.
My next step is to get more active.
I look forward to following your progress.
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Gosh, get more active, yes I need to get on that too!
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…If It Feels Good Do It!
Good on you Mich, I am 8lbs lighter at the start of Feb than I was at the start of Jan and this makess me feel good. Although I still feel heavy as I have a long way to go to!
Well done Emma, that is fabulous
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…If It Feels Good Do It!
I know just what you mean – why do we do it?
I’m 9lbs lighter since I started Slimming World in January and already feel a lot better – it’s having an impact on the rest ofthe family too as I’m looking at all sorts and changing what they eat too!
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Gosh, another great loser. So many of us on this journey right now. big well done Cass.
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…If It Feels Good Do It!
Good for you Michelle! Keep it up. x
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Thanks Cat, I will do.
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…If It Feels Good Do It!
Mich, that is an absolutely fabulous loss and will certainly kick start your journey! With my weight loss last year, I really did look at all the food I had loved in a different light and now there are certain foods I would eat until they had run out… now I cannot even abide to look at them. What a beautiful picture, looks like the perfect place to get lost in a wonderful afternoon walk! Hope you are having a good week, meal planning is an awesome way to stay on track… so much that I should really start doing it myself and stop procrastinating! Thank you for linking up with #WeightLossWednesday and hope you can join in again this week! Sim xx
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Well I certainly hope I’l have some of those changes Sim, I can already see my tatse buds changing as they are having less rubbish!
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…If It Feels Good Do It!
Well done Michelle! 2lb loss is a fab start 🙂
Thanks a lot Rebecca, just got to keep it up! lol
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…If It Feels Good Do It!
Well done on the weight loss. I love that passage from the Bible, it is so fitting. Thank you for sharing with #Slimmerseeker x
Running a little late with comments but wanted to congratulate you on your loss regardless! Well done! 😀
Thank you for linking up with #WeightLossWednesday.
Beth
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