Ok, so I see a lot of Christian-based posts here and I thought I would give a shout out to my pagan peeps.
I think it's wonderful that people have their faith (whatever faith it may be) to support them in their weight loss.
I'm Norwegian and my ancestors were Vikings. I am fascinated with the Norse gods and goddesses and find myself drawn to the strength and self-reliance they represent. The Norse were no pansies. I have often found myself complaining in the past about how hard it is to lose weight and how I can't stop myself from eating junk and how I don't have time to exercise. Making the usual excuses.
The other day I was praying and a realization hit me like falling into cold water. What was I doing? I always pride myself on my heritage and my faith, yet here I was complaining that I was powerless to be healthy and that I had no control over an inanimate food item that I put in my own mouth? My ancestors would have laughed in my face.
So I am now here, working on losing all the weight I believed I was powerless to lose. Every pound I lose, I choose to see as honoring my gods and ancestors. Becoming more and more true to my heritage. Truthfully I kind of want to take up sword training as an upper body exercise. hehe. how cool would that be? Anyway, now I'm just rambling. The point is, I am done with excuses. I am not a weakling. I can do this and I have powerful gods to back me up and help guide me down this path of self-realization.