Posts Tagged ‘weight maintenance’

The Pursuit of a Healthy Weight (Heaven Part 2)

Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Running through grass on a summer day

Your life is worth the freedom

Marianne Williamson, in her famous quote about our brilliance (“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure”) ends by saying that “as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

When I—and you!—gloriously pursue, and gracefully accept, a healthy weight, we radiate that magnificent energy outward. It’s as if we are walking down the street and subtly nodding and beckoning to those we meet: “You are worth it. Come experience how fantastic it feels.”

At age 19 and 127 pounds, I had a summer job, no boyfriend, and a constant unsettled feeling as to who I was and what I was doing in this world. Today, at age 37 and a blissfully undulating, perfectly healthy weight, I am happily married, living into my calling, and slowly settling into my own skin. Cellulite and all.

You are worth it, too. Come experience how fantastic it feels.

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The Pursuit of a Healthy Weight (Heaven, Part 1)

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Happy woman wrapping her arms around a weight scale

Happiness is a healthy weight

Following Geneen’s line of thinking: What if heaven were wanting life to be exactly what it is? To be unmistakably content no matter the number on the scale. To even rejoice when it fluctuates because then I know I’m alive—growing, stretching, loving my husband, eating, running, getting my period.

As a Christian, I am continually moving from grace to glory—from a state of sanctification and “elegance or beauty of form” (Dictionary.com) to a state of even greater praise, adoration, and splendor.

What if I let myself believe that I am already perfectly made? How would that free me to pursue the even more admirable vision of a healthy, God-honoring weight? (I say admirable because it requires perseverance to seek and maintain health. To embrace “good enough.”)

Next post: Our radiant brilliance and Heaven, Part 2.

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Healthy Weight as a Lifestyle

Monday, February 1st, 2010

It recently occurred to me that the only difference between me and someone who hasn’t yet “mastered” this wellness thing (a healthy weight, regular fitness, etc.) is that I just keep getting back in the saddle.

Think about it: How did you ever succeed at your first job, or the next job, or the one you’re in now? What about being a good parent or spouse? So-called failures are inherent in life; in fact, they are necessary for us to grow. For some reason, though, clients look at weight loss as not only a task to complete, but one that must be done “right.” When that’s the viewpoint, as soon as you start wandering off the path, you’re likely to think it’s time to hang up the reins.

What if you started looking at your weight and life as a journey? Not just a to-do to check off. (After all, your weight is never “done” because there’s this next-level game you may have heard of called “maintenance” for which you’re immediately qualified!) And not something that has to look a certain way. But rather another wonderful path by which you GET to prove your perseverance and refine your character.

No matter what happened yesterday–whether I overdid the Extreme Cookies ‘n Cream and ended up feeling sluggish OR I had 7 servings of veggies and a kickin’ run–either way, I know I’m gonna be back on the trail today. That’s how I think now that I know health is a lifestyle. How will YOU think about your life today?

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