I am excited to report that I did lose 1.6 lbs this past week and reached the milestone of 20 lbs gone. I find it interesting that God made it exactly 1.6 lbs and not one ounce more or less. I had been praying all week that I would hit the 20 lb mark and God heard my prayer and helped me remember why I am doing this when I was tempted to eat something I shouldn't. Food in and of itself is not bad/evil and in fact I firmly believe God desires for us to enjoy food and find pleasure in it. However, He also desires us to practice self control and not fall into gluttony. I don't always want to obey but I am learning that obedience has it's rewards. I am loving the fact that I can now zip up all my vests and jackets for instance. I am also noticing that I am less winded when climbing the steps in our home. My heels still do not like climbing steps and Lord willing that pain will eventually subside as I lose the weight but I also know that sometimes God allows pain in our lives to help us remember our dependence upon Him and He provides the grace we need to press towards the mark.
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