SSS'es A "Recipe" for Success...

Well, considering I am a compulsive over eater, and starting my recovery...a regular old recipe did not seem appropriate. I know there are MANY of you in the same boat, so I wanted to share what I am doing in order to take my recovery DAY by DAY.

Having a meal plan is the easy part. Come on....us fatties KNOW what's good and what's bad, we are overweight, not stupid. Choosing a diet plan can be hard due to all of the choices, but I don't believe that there is a right or wrong answer when it comes to eating, as long as we are eating LESS than we were prior, and we make an attempt to move more.

This is not about meal plans. This is about my SSS'es.

Sincere effort
Support
Supplication

Sincere Effort: First, WE CAN NOT expect that this will be an easy journey. God is not a genie in a bottle, and our prayers are not like wishes. We don't get a free pass. WE over ate, WE did not regard our bodies as the temples that they are, and WE have to work HARD to win the battle. There is no pill, no diet, that will make this an *easy* journey...and any one, or any product that leads you to believe otherwise is deceitful.

Deut. 8: 6-7 ⁶ Observe the commands of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and revering him. ⁷ For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills

Support: We were not meant to walk through our lives, or our faith, alone. Fellowship is one of THE most important parts of our walk with God. He made us as social creatures. It's why we have the ability to communicate. This journey is one that MUST be taken with a support group, otherwise you will most always fail. We NEED accountability, we NEED iron to sharpen iron.

Ecc. 4: 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Supplication: Most importantly, we need open communication with God. He yearns for us to LIVE! He GAVE us the most precious gifts, life, and life eternal. While eternal life will be perfect, we need to live our lives on Earth to the very fullest. That includes taking care of the bodies that God gave us...and let's be honest here, how much are you REALLY enjoying life if you are obese??? Some may be able to get past it....but I know I can't. I am miserable...and that is most certainly NOT the Lord's will. He will NOT GIVE US A BURDEN THAT IS TO HEAVY TO CARRY!!!!!!! We MUST go to him in prayer WHENEVER we need him.

James 5: 13-15 ¹³Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. ¹⁴Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

So, this is my "recipe" for success. I am just starting out, but I will be relying on these simple principles to keep me on track of my meal plans, and to help lift my spirits in times of trials, and temptations.