Kansans and Friends In Weight Loss

I have been doing some work recently from a book produced by Women of Faith called Living Above Worry and Stress and since I am an emotional eater I felt like this was a good book to have in my arsenal of tools to keep me motivated to at least keep from gaining weight.

I have managed to work through four chapters so far. One thing I want to mention is that this is progressing slowly on purpose. Going through the work in the book I mean. I want to take time to really work through each chapter and also give myself a break between each one as I am washed out emotionally after working through some of it. There is a reason I am on Zoloft after all.

I want to share with you what I am working through so far and I am only going to post one chapter at a time in the next few weeks.

Chapter 1

1. What are your responsibilities around your home?You know,the things you absolutely have to do to stay afloat and can’t delegate to anyone else in the family.

1. cook dinner
2. do laundry
3. clean house
4. pay bills
5. car care
6. check mail
7. pet care
8. PC maintenance
9. shopping

2.What are the occasional, maintenance-type tasks you have to make sure get done?

• PC
• car care-trash,vacuum, windows
• filter(heater),smoke alarm

3. What activities do you attend on a regular basis, or act as chauffeur on your children’s behalf? This varies from week to week, it depends on my classes on campus, my WELCA meetings and related activities. It also depends on when the church library decides to meet. It also depends on how many parental involvement activities are going on at my sons school.

4. What responsibilities do you hold in your church? How much preparation time do these responsibilities take? Since I am the WELCA leader for our group I have to call everyone the night before to make sure everyone is attending. I also have to review the WELCA monthly budget to let my group know of anything relevant to our groups expenditures. I also have to hostess once or twice a year and do a lesson once or twice a year. Then there are the other activities that I am asked to let our group know about like the Spring Banquet and the cluster meeting. With the library committee I just attend the meetings and work shops we have and I also spend an hour or two per month doing routine maintenance on the libraries computer.

5. Birthdays and holidays take a lot of planning.These annual events are traditions , and you are the keeper of the traditions. What seasonal celebrations do you “make” happen for your family? Christmas,Easter,4th of July,Thanksgiving, and Anthony’s birthday.

6. On top of all of these things, many of us have also taken a job. Some of us are self-employed while others are working outside the home. How many hours do you work each week? Also is it a job that your responsibilities weigh on your mind even when at home? I run a non profit message board and website for weight loss support. There is no way I can leave work at work as this has been my life’s work for almost 4 years now.

7. In the midst of all this busyness and business, what would you say are the most important things in your life? My son, my faith, and being a good student.

8. Look at these last few pages. Here are lists of all the people you are responsible for and all the jobs you must do. Do you feel overwhelmed by all of these responsibilities? Doy you have any fears or worries that crop up because of them? I do feel overwhelmed at the moment due to the fact that I am for the first time in five years a single parent again. I knew it would be hard leaving Mark, but I had no idea I was in for such a rocky start as I go it alone. Mark isn’t Anthony’s father but he is the only male role model that my son has had in his life. I left Mark due to many issues within our relationship. Anthony’s father is serving time in prison for aggravated assault with a deady weapon with intent to do bodily harm. Not to me but to another guy while our son was in his care.

9. Look at David’s prayer in Psalm 102:1-3. How is he feeling? distressed and as if time is passing by too quickly

10. We know from the Bible that “God is not the author of confusion”( 1 Cor. 14:33). Fear, worry, and stress are not a part of His plan for our lives. When He made you,what did He have in mind for His workmanship? Look in Ephesians 2:10. For Good Works

I know that for some the Biblical work end of this may be too much or not their thing. I am saying up front right here right now that is not my intention to force another way of beliefs on someone. I am turning to the Bible for my own personal benefit in doing this book study. If you get something out of what I share great either quietly keep it inside or share it with me. If you choose to criticize please do it constructively and diplomatically. I don’t want any drama on my blog and to share this part of my soul has taken me a lot of courage. I have other things in the pipeline that I am working on in regards to getting right inside my head this year. This year is the year for me.

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