She was overweight. She was over 200 pounds and 5’4’’ tall. She never before asked for help…
One day her friend invited her to exercise with us, and she was curious to come join us. After that day her life and body changed.
Jessie did not know she was in depression until a couple of years later when she started to analyze her life. She never thought she needed to lose weight and work on herself. But that day when her friend invited her to exercise, she noticed that it was hope for her.
Jessie has been committed since then. However, her journey has not been easy. She has a husband who doesn't support her with her two children.
Jessie has had many inconveniences with car accidents, two hyperactive children, familial problems and even financial problems. Many times she wanted to quit and stop fighting. But she has been in depression before and she knows that she does not want that life. So she continues fighting against adversity.
She has managed to continue exercising and eating healthy for these past two years...
After two years of commitment, Jessie lost more than 70 pounds, weighing 130 lbs now. But what really matters is that she has changed her way of thinking and her mind set.
Not too long ago, I assessed one of our members who is having a hard time losing weight. She has been with us almost a year and she is stuck. What I have noticed about this specific member is that she gets stressed easily. She doesn't know how to deal with problems.
One of her kids got sick, the other one was diagnosed with diabetes, she got divorced, her mother died and then she got scammed with her only car. These are real problems. Life is difficult and I know she is doing her best to stay consistent.
When we were talking about her results, she tried to stay strong until I said something that gave her permission to speak and start crying. She did not want to let go and talk about it. I let her know that it is okay to talk about it and to cry. She needed to release and let everything out.
My questions to you is what are your struggles? What are you dealing with? What problems are keeping you down?
Life is not easy and I know we all have real problems. We all are fighting real fights and many of us don’t give up.
I am here to give you words of encouragement and let you know that you are not alone fighting to become a better person. That we all are in the same boat and we are all doing our best to stay afloat.
Fight, don’t go back to who you used to be. It did not work before. It’s not going to work again. Keep fighting and let a new you be reborn out of the ashes of overcoming all these problems. Life gets better. You are going to have ups and downs in life. Don’t let the downs affect you in your goals.
Just remember to fight smart and learn everything you can to overcome problems. This is not about just fighting. Come out with strategies. Wars are not won by fighting alone. Are won’t by those who have strategies, are smart, resilient, committed and renderless.
And don’t forget to make God your associate in your fights. There is nothing you can’t do if you make Him your partner.
Some Words of Encouragement.
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