I’m Fat =( “Where do I begin?”

Hey friends,

I am back with another little word of encouragement for you. I am specifically talking to those who are (overweight and obese). How many of us have went to the doctors, just to hear the words “You are overweight”? How many of us have went out in public, just to see people staring at us, and sometimes people making a joke about us? It’s not fun, and it hurts. BIG TIME. It really doesn’t feel good when you are called overweight or obese. Doesn’t it make you think less of yourself? Like you don’t fit in? Does it depress you?

It would depress me. It made me think I was different, and I didn’t fit in with other “NORMAL” people. Many times I’ve had my weight used against me as a joke, or a life threat. I want to get something across today. If you are experiencing the same type of treatment, well, there is hope. You don’t have to be this way forever. You can overcome this! Sometimes we like to avoid the mirrors, clothing shopping, scales, advice, etc. because they make us feel icky about ourselves. We don’t want to face the fact that our bodies are not what they are supposed to be. We already hear slanders, laughing, and death sentences from people; why do we want to add more to the mix? We usually feel fine when we ignore the things that make us realize how we look, and how big we really are. Where am I going with this? I’m saying it’s easy to get comfortable. It’s easy to ignore the problem and pretend it isn’t there. It’s easy to just continue to live life the way we are comfortable with, probably thinking in the back of our mind, I will do something about it someday. Sometimes we need to let the mirror speak to us. Sometimes we need to let doctors guide us into healthier individuals.  We need to stop ignoring the problem. We are killing ourselves if we think we can go on living a life that causes us to be an unhealthy person. Here is the bottom line. We can let what people say offend us, and make us rebel by eating more, and just not do anything about it. OR we can do something about it! It’s so easy to get depressed; other people can get us down. Some of us are easily hurt, so hiding our emotions in another piece of cake, or a few more cookies will give us a few moments of freedom, only to come back to more guilt and feeling worse than before. We need to take charge of our bodies. We need to chew on some of the reactions we get from people, and the way we look in the mirror. I am not saying we should make HIGH expectations of ourselves. I am saying we should aim to be healthy people, and a healthy weight. We need to be in tune with Jesus. He is the author of yourself! He is the One who knows you better than you know yourself. God know’s the very number of hairs on your head. He should always be the first One we should go to, to get our lives back on track. He will never steer you the wrong way. His GPS is right on target; only we can mess that up.

Overall: It’s time to take action. Time to get moving. Time to eat healthy! Get those fruits and veggies in, get that water in, get them whole grains in. This will increase your life expectancy, and will help you live a life God has called you to live. Let’s not get offended by people, let’s get motivated by people. Many insults will be heard, many insults will be said. We need to get over it, and continue on this journey of health. Take charge of your life today! With God and yourself, you can’t go wrong. I am praying for the people who have contacted me over the last few months. I am always an e-mail away. Please feel free to chat with me. You can check out my facebook (www.facebook.com/justinwilloughby) or follow me on twitter. www.twitter.com/jwillz1986

In Jesus
-Justin Willoughby