Confession Brings Possession

Today I am going to be brave and make a vow. I am committed to becoming a healthy woman! As of June 2, I began a healthy eating program. Basically, I have eliminated several things from my diet--sugar, white flour, chocolate, caffeine, and most milk products except for hard cheese (occasionally). I have been eating fresh fruit (lots of watermelon because it is in season and I love it), fresh or frozen vegetables, whole grain bread (no more than 2 slices per day), turkey, chicken, fish, and limited beef. I do not eat after my evening meal except occasionally I may have a piece of fruit. This morning I had lost a grand total of 12-1/2 pounds. This is exciting to me!! I need to lose over 100 pounds, so it will take me a long time to get down to a normal weight, but at least I have started. I am trying to not look at the large amount of weight I need to lose because it is so overwhelming and seemingly unattainable, so I am looking at a month at a time. My desire is to lose 10 pounds per month, which would be wonderful. I know that if I lose it too fast, especially at my age, I will have lots of sags (ugh!).

Also, I am taking a nutritional supplement called Body Balance and an herbal colon cleanse called CleansMax. Along with this I am continuing my calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, etc., although they may not be necessary with all the nutrients I am getting in the Body Balance. It has over 150 vitamins, minerals, and trace elements.

Also, Ken and I are reading Dr. Phil's book called "The Ultimate Weight Solution". It has a lot of helpful information. We have also joined two weight loss challenges. One is the Dr. Phil summer challenge and another one at a local church will go on until December 1. I felt that I definitely needed a support group to help me along the way.

The most important thing we are doing is confessing the Word of God over our lives which includes our household and our circumstances. Our pastor preached on the subject, "Confession Brings Possession". The key is to change the way I talk, think, act, react, etc. The confessions comes out of Joyce Meyers book entitled, "Me and My Big Mouth". There are four pages of scriptures that we have been confessing almost every day. They say it takes 30 days to break a habit. Many times our mouth says things out of habit which effects the way we live. Below are some of the things we have been saying out loud about ourselves every day:

"I take good care of my body. I eat right, I look good, and I weigh what God wants me to weigh." This comes from 1 Corinthians 9:27 which says, "I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified." 1 Timothy 4:8, "Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next." These scriptures were taken from the New Living Translation of the Bible.

Some of the other confessions are:
"I have died and been raised with Christ and am now seated in heavenly places." (Eph. 2:5,6 NJV)
"I am dead to sin and alive unto righteousness." (Romans 6:11 KJV)
"I have been set free. I am free to love, to worship, to trust with no fear of rejection or of being hurt." (John 8:36; Rom. 8:1 KJV)
"I am a believer--not a doubter!" (Mark 5:36 KJV)
"I know God's voice, and I always obey what He tells me." (John 10:3-5, 14-16, 27; 14:15)
"I love to pray, I love to praise and worship God." (1 Thess. 5:17; Ps. 34:1)
"The love of God has been shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost." (Rom. 5:5 KJV)
"I humble myself, and God exalts me." (1 Peter 5:6 KKJV)
"I am creative because the Holy Spirit lives in me." (1 John 3:14).
"I have a teachable spirit." (2 Tim. 2:24 KJV)

I want so very much to be healthy, and to do this I must lose weight and eat correctly. I covet your prayers concerning this for myself and for Ken. I love you all!