I
have been on a roll, losing, losing and losing weight. Getting healthy and
increasing my running distance, time and pace. Then it happened, I got hurt, I
got sick and I lost some willpower to stop snacking.
It
was a success story in the making, all my friends and family watched on Twitter
and Facebook as I got healthy, lost weight and was doing wonderful things in my
life. Then God said, I need you to slow down just a bit, I asked why? His
response as always, I have something in mind and I need you to slow down. I
didn’t listen then it happened. He allowed events in my life to cause me to
slow down. I hurt my knee, I got sick (after two years of not even having a
cold), and I continued to eat like I was still exercising. Due to these events,
I put some weight back on. I refused to weigh myself, but I had a doctor’s
appointment and I knew they would weigh me. Sure enough, “Get on the scales
please.” I didn’t look, I asked the nurse not to tell me the weight. I knew
there was gain. But as I was leaving the
office, they gave me my workup sheet and there it was my weight.
13
POUNDS! Let me say that again 13
POUNDS!
I
was horrified, I went home and cried. I kept it to myself, and I ate through
it. My biggest addiction, food, but I didn’t eat the bad, I ate the good, this
helped, but not enough. I needed to get back on the road. I needed to be
running everyday.
So
I got angry, why did this happen, I still don’t know, other than God wanted me
to slow down for his purpose. I let the anger go, He is in control and I didn’t
listen. So I then accept my “break” and wait for Him to allow me to get back on
the road.
I
finally got rid of the sickness, the knee pain and hit the road. I have slowly
brought myself back to my running distance before the injury. During this time,
I get an opportunity to get more involved in my work, to learn my family
business. I also get to continue to help others with their struggle of weight
loss. I realize I must “Balance” God (I am going to church more, making new
friends and getting more involved there), health (it’s not all about the gym
and workouts), family & friends. I was pushing myself to run, run, run, and
neglecting other things in my life, things God wanted me to experience as well
as a healthy heart and life.
Starting next week I am very excited to present the Forsyth County Go Red Women "The Fab Five" interviews. I will be doing a blog on each Lady involved in this Campaign of 2013.
