I have always been a health conscience person. By most peoples standards, I have lived a healthy life style. Plenty of exercise and healthy eating habits have been with me for as long as I can remember. During the past 3 years I had put on unwanted weight. I am 6 ft 1.5 inch tall and was weighing in at 217 lbs. With this said, I believe a good weight for me to be 195 lbs with an optimal weight of 188 lbs. During this time I was exercising 6 days per week, both in the gym with weights and outside, running a minimum of 3 miles per day.
As for food, my choices were healthy. Very little fried food and no fast food. But, I was unable to lose any weight! As my frustration level grew I began looking for answers that made sense to me. I was looking for a life-style change that I could live with. I did not want a fad diet that would keep me on the diet treadmill.
Several of my family members were doing the HCG Diet and having much success! I won’t try to explain the diet in great detail but will give you the just of it. NOTE: there are two ways to do this diet. One is by taking shots of the HCG and the other is oral with drops under the tongue. I chose the oral method with great success!
Here’s the low down… All the water and coffee you want (minimal cream). Two pieces of fruit per day, two salads with 4 oz of lean meat or fish. Dressing- balsamic vinegar. You take the drops before you drink or eat and do this regimen for 21 days. Taking the right amount of drops will eliminate your appetite while you eat only 500 calories per day. The secret and totally unexpected blessing to me was what I learned while on the diet.
First of all, the diet worked as advertised! I was not hungry and really enjoyed my daily regimen. What I realized about my self was…. I was a comfort eater! What started as a diet, became a spiritual “Ah Ha” moment. While on the diet, I was not hungry but would have these intense cravings for certain foods! Working through these cravings and sticking to the diet was huge for me. It was such a liberating experience! Not only did I lose 20 lbs in 21 days I also lost the power that food had over me! I finished the diet in February of this year and have kept the weight off! I liked the two salads per day so much that I have been living by it ever since! Of course, I treat my self a few times per week with either a home made sweet or a good beer. If any of these begin to take a hold on me again, I begin a “fast” of that. Right now I am fasting beer! Now, I do not have a drinking problem per SE. I began having a beer per day and sometimes two. But because of my “AH HA” moment I realized that God does not want anything to have a “hold on me” except Him.
So, what started out to be a physical goal- lose weight became so much more! I believe this enlightenment to be a big part of my journey with the Wild Goose!
As always, I pray that my journey is and encouragement to you! Jesus came to set us free from anything that has a “hold on us”. He is the Divine Liberator! He said…”I have come to set the captives free”! I am, and continue to become a new creation in Christ! No matter what we are in bondage to, His power is greater! Claim it! Walk in it! Take hold of it! In Jesus Powerful name! Amen
