Getting Healthy Journey Post 3

This post is being written and posted A LOT later than I anticipated. But here we go...

I went to my weight watchers meeting Saturday and became devastated. I got on the scale and the check-in lady told me that I had GAINED a pound. I was devastated because I was thinking, although a couple of days I went over my points (due to traveling and being busy), I worked out 4 of 7 days this week. Where did I go wrong? How did I gain a pound? I was so sad, mad, hurt, confused, etc., that I didn't know if I wanted to continue. So much was going through my mind in that split second that I didn't hear the next thing she said to me. After snapping out of it, I asked her to repeat herself. She said, "You've made it through 4 weeks, would you like to be recognized for that?" I said yes not totally grasping what was said. I found a seat for the meeting. Sat there and waited for the meeting to start. The meeting began with recognizing people for different things. Different people lost 5 pounds or more. I was thinking, " Should I keep going?" Then I heard my name. "Jaymi Robinson? Did she stay for the meeting?" I raised my hand. The meeting leader said, "Let's give Jaymi a hand! She has made it through 4 weeks of weight watchers!" I smiled and received the charm key chain that she handed me. But as I stated in Getting Healthy Journey Post 1, I'm working on mastering my emotions. And honestly, I was ALL up in my emotions. I was still in shock that I had GAINED weight. After the meeting, I went home and stayed there for a while. I eventually moved on (to an extent emotionally) and kept tracking my points but didn't care if or how many points I went over.

The day before I was talking to my pastor and while we were talking, something was pointed out to me. "There is power in your choice". This helped me to realize that even though things may not be the way I want them to be, the greatness comes in the choice I KNOW I should or need to make. As the Word of God says, "...the Holy Spirit will bring things back to your remembrance...." (paraphrased...scripture is John 14:26). Although it was later that week, God reminded me of the conversation my pastor and I had. And that's when I changed my mindset. So what....I gained a pound. But with making a choice, I had made it through 4 WEEKS!!! Yes, continuously making the choice and conscious effort to track what I eat/ate, exercising, and simply...not giving up is what has gotten me to this point. So, have I exercised like I did last week? NO. But I'm glad to say, I have stopped emotionally eating (naturally and spiritually) because of gaining 1 pound.

I hope that as you read this post, that you realize that though you may not be in a place where you want to be...don't give up. Try to look at the positive in your life because of the choice(s) you've made. Believe it or not, your choices are the reason you are at the point you are in your life. Although there are things that happen to us that we have no control over, the thing that matters is, HOW WILL YOU REACT TO IT? WHAT CHOICE WILL YOU MAKE?

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