2013-02-26 - Day 7

I know that I said I was not going to write until later this week but I feel very inspired. I have a friend that is very ill in hospital at the moment and last night I prayed that she will not need surgery.... Now I know that there are many people praying but today I found out that she does not need surgery (as far as they can determine today). They still don't know exactly what is wrong with her but I will keep praying for her.....

She has been there for me through an extremely difficult time in my life and even though there was nothing specific that she could do about my problem, she was always there for me. She is such an amazing person, caring, loving and sweet. I pray tonight that she gets better soon and I ask that anyone reading this please say a special prayer for her.

I am so ready to start with my diet, I actually look forward to it. This week is my last bad habit week. If nothing else, I am mentally preparing my self for this diet or should I say, lifestyle change.

Let me think about this, if I go on a diet I lose weight, so
- My clothes that I have not warned in a while will fit
- I can stop using my blood pressure medication
- I will be able to control my hot flushes
- My feet will stop hurting
- I won't be at risk for heart disease
- I won't be winded walking up one flight of stairs
- I will feel better about myself

Those are only a few of the benefits. What do I have to lose? I will stop being angry with myself and in effect angry with the world. It is not the world that forced me to eat, it was all me. I did not get fat in one day so I cannot expect to get thin in one day. I know what I need to weigh so I am going to focus on one week at a time. All I need to do is to ensure that I follow the diet one step at a time.... They always say - look at the big picture - but in this case I believe that I should have only one goal - make sure that I lose and not gain weight every week. Looking at the big picture for weight loss can be very discouraging.

Believe in yourself!!

More importantly, don't do this alone. Ceate a support network and remember that the most important support that you can have is God.... God will give you the strength - all you need to do is ask..... You will be amazed by the power of prayer!!