HUGE BODY.........small world

Little did I know years ago how my choices would shape my world today. I was hungry and discovered cakes, ice cream and french fries. I was lonely and discovered cakes, ice cream and french fries. I was tired and discovered cakes, ice cream and french fries. I was happy and discovered cakes, ice cream and french fries. I was sad and discovered cakes, ice cream and french fries. I was not even hungry and, yet, discovered cakes, ice cream and french fries.

Cakes, ice cream and french fries became my best friends. They became my most often chosen companions. I loved them and thought they loved me. After all, they made me feel better.

Or did they????

Did they really make me feel better? Well, I thought they did. But, alas, they did not. In fact, they robbed me of my life. The "gift" they gave me was a HUGE BODY..............................and

a small world......a very small world.

So, Cynthia, how's this small world working for you now? My world consisted of home, work, stores with those electric scooters, and a few other places where few steps, little walking, and safe chairs were found. HUGE BODY..............small world, and,

lonely world........................................................

I felt overwhelmed, defeated, discouraged, helpless, unloved, hopeless........all of the things that I am NOT because I am a child of God. His World tells me that I am an over-comer, I can be victorious, I am loved and I have help and hope. My reality was not reflecting His Truths.

So, what now? Do I continue to embrace my HUGE BODY and live in my small world.

Nope.......I was tired, lonely, discouraged, unhappy AND ready to make a few new choices.

New choices....................yep, ready to make some new choices. Decided on December 12, 2009 to make new food choices and new activity choices. Gonna start choosing foods that will allow me to shed this HUGE BODY. Gonna start choosing activities that will allow me to enlarge my small world.

Shed HUGE BODY...............enlarge small world. Yep, that's my choice.

Now.................when I am sad, I choose to eat healthy and do water aerobics. When I am lonely, I choose to eat healthy and do water aerobics. When I am discouraged, I choose to eat healthy and do water aerobics. When I am happy, I choose to eat healthy and do water aerobics. When I am tired, I choose to eat healthy and do water aerobics (well, I getting better at this one). When I am not even hungry, I choose to eat healthy and do water aerobics.

And, yes, those choices are leading me toward a smaller body and LARGER WORLD!!!

Yesterday, for the first time in a very, very, very long time, I choose to shop at a department store where there were no electric scooters. I shopped/browsed for over 45+ minutes. Yes, I found a chair and rested a couple of times...........but I did it!! I felt the freedom to be able to walk in that store and shop.

This is good!!! (........or, not??? At least for the checkbook. LOL!!!)

Today, my body is becoming smaller and my world is becoming huger. Today, I am feeling much less overwhelmed. Today, I am feeling empowered, encouraged, helped, loved, hopeful........all of the things that I am because I am a child of God. Today, my reality is better reflecting His Truths.

The choice is mine. And, hallelujah, I'm choosing to do what it takes to get a small body and HUGE WORLD!!! Now, I like those choices.............