Good Intentions

Well bariatric family, it’s been two weeks since I began my renewed weight-loss journey and, based on the feedback I received, I truly believe God has led me to create this blog.  I am happy to report that I’ve lost four pounds, although most of that occurred during the second week. As you may already know, the road to weight loss is paved with good intentions.

I intended to start eating lower carbs two Mondays ago.  I intended to eat more fruits two Mondays ago, and I intended to start exercising two Mondays ago.  Isn’t it odd how we always intend to start things like this on Mondays?  Tuesday is almost as good, but if it gets to Wednesday, forget it!  Now, I might as well wait until the following Monday, which is what I did.

I remembered our pastor saying, “God doesn’t say there won’t be obstacles in life.  God says He will be there to help us through the problems if we call upon him.” So when week one did not start as I intended, I prayed for strength to begin, and I received it. I made a plan, a grocery list, and took action. 

The first few days are always the hardest, and temptations seemed to be everywhere (birthday celebration; eating out with family; job fatigue making me want to succumb to the drive through, etc.)  I found I had to give God a call every day last week and we had lengthy conversations. Still, He brought me support. Four people contacted me to let me know they were inspired by my blog, and oddly enough, I lost four pounds. Co-incidence??? Maybe, but I wouldn’t mind if I heard from another four people this week and let’s see what happens!

Tip: Try this great-tasting and satisfying breakfast for only 160 calories!

Butterball low-sodium turkey bacon is great! You need to cook it until it is dark on both sides. It will look burnt, but it’s not. At only 25 calories and two grams of fat per slice, it fulfills my need for crunchy/salty tasting things.  On my morning whole-wheat toast I melted two slices of 30-calorie fat-free cheese under the broiler and added two slices of turkey bacon. Mmm…melted cheese and bacon.  My taste buds were happy.  Give it a try if you are more than two years out from surgery and can tolerate soft bread.