A Friendly Reminder....

Last night, I was “tested” over how genuine I am in this little 52 week process towards real change.  I have a link on my FatSecret.com profile to this blog.  I decided to put it on there because weight loss is definitely going to be one of my bigger battles in the year ahead, and the work it takes to actually fix that area of my life is more than just cutting a few calories and lifting a few weights.  Real change takes honest commitment, with real accountability.  I haven’t posted my blog on Facebook or anything quite like that, but I wanted to be real with those people that have, in the very least, committed to partnering with me in the battle over the bulge.

A friend of mine from church became my latest FS buddy and shared with me that she enjoyed reading my blog.  It’s funny how fast you can go from feeling like you are about to have a “woman to woman” moment to the big “mirror complex” of who people might expect you to be.  I haven’t written in a while, so the practice of being brutally honest about my life has become a little rusty.  I have several drafts from past six weeks to go back and post, but like I said it’s been a while.  In fact, I was getting pretty comfortable avoiding my blog over the past six weeks.  Writing is a pretty honest process for me, and sometimes….being honest with yourself can be exhausting!

So, when my friend mentioned it, I was awkwardly reminded of why I started this to begin with.  God wants to do a good work in me, but it is up to me to be proactive about it.  I believe this blog plays a big role in this growth process.  When I first married Preston, I felt lead to write something I learned each month of the first year of our marriage.  God wanted to use those initial lessons for something greater later on.  I stopped after Month 4—a third of the way through!  I’ve regretted it ever since!  And, here I am, with the next writing project, willing to give it up less than a third of way through and settle for the “comfort zone.”  Sometimes you just have to settle for being uncomfortable to get where you want to be!  So, here’s to no regrets.

And, to my friend….thank you.