Finish the Race

(This is not a transformation photo, but these photos are a year a part from one another.  This is what this post, and me personally, are concerned with today.) We Baptists sing about it all the time, “just a little talk with Jesus”, one morning, not too long ago, I had just that.  Kneeling down …

Still doesn’t mean stagnant.

“Still doesn’t mean stagnant. Let that sink in.   I’m talking to you.”   This is the little dialogue I’ve been having with the Lord lately.   You are deeply and significantly afraid of not making progress.  Success for you is measured in monumental accomplishments and captured moments in which everyone can say “look at …

Highway to the Danger Zone

One of the things I’ve noticed about the weight loss surgery community is that there is a lot of information about the initial stages of the journey, encouraging words, stories of incredible first year losses.  Except for some reason, there’s a phenomenon where after the year mark the information, tips and tricks, and success stories …

Pictures are worth 1000 words, bad thoughts, and bad effects…or, at least, once upon a time they were.

Every photo was a nightmare, and now only some are. In today’s world when our lives are documented in every way on social media, pictures plagued me. I hated every picture of myself. Spent hours analyzing all the ways in which my choices had led me to become the person in the picture. Now, I …