For Women Only: An Ordinary Woman's Diet, Fitness, Weight and Beauty Log and Diary: Body Image

For Women Only: An Ordinary Woman's Diet, Fitness, Weight and Beauty Log and Diary

I want to glorify Christ in my body, and I am learning how to do that. My name means "womanly," but what does that mean? When I became a new wife and Christian, I went on a mission to understand Biblical womanhood, focusing on her from the inside. In more recent years, as my body succumbed to the pull of glutony, gravity and aging, I am focusing as well on my physical appearance. I am learning how God would have me live as a beautiful woman (and aren't we all?) in this world for His glory.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Body Image

I have a little prayer card that I've been praying about my body and I thought I would share it.

"It feels dissociated. When I think of my body, it is like nothing is there, no definition, no skin, no feeling, no boundries, only invasion and no privacy.

Lord, heal my hurts. Equip me to stand this day with this beautiful body and equip me to stand. Be with eating and exercise, and mind.

Lord, I need a body image. A sense of myself with respect to my body. I need to feel "okay" with my body. I need to have the food cravings controlled. I want to stay at this weight. Open doors for exercise."

As far as how I am doing? Struggling. Last week I ate a bunch of crap and this week I am trying to get back into healthy eating and it is okay, but not too good. Today I am planning on having a cinnabon at the airport as my so called dinner.

I asked my exercise fitness teacher at the club I go to for advice on how to control the food cravings. She asked what I craved. I gave her an example of a hot fudge Baskin Robbin's sundae. She asked, "You can eat a whole one of those?" I realized she was not relating to my problem. Last night I actully saw like ten minutes of "the big loser" show and about cried with the contestant who was crying because I understand. I understand.

My scale was 146.5 or so this morning.

2 Comments:

At 7:28 AM, Kimber said...: Andrea - I can so relate to this post girlfriend!

Last week I was HORRIBLE - and I haven't been HORRIBLE since this past MARCH - yes, I have slipped and been "BAD" - but not HORRIBLE...I think I was depressed cuz I am not seeing much movement - and I HATE HATE HATE where I am still at - and feeling so bad about it.

Re: the cravings - I hear ya - I do get those sometimes - but I read a tip that sort of helped me - once a craving comes - busy yourself in a "book" or some "fun activity" like "talking on the phone" "blogging" "walk around the block" etc.... - anyway, usually the craving disappears - cuz it is usually emotionally driven...they also said that if it goes away during those first 10 minutes of good and fun "distraction" - then you will feel good about not "giving in" too...

LOVE THE BIGGEST LOSER - not into "reality shows" - but these people really touch me and keep me motivated...all the more for God's glory!

Thinkin of ya!
At 8:01 PM, An Ordinary Christian said...: Hi Kimber, I am so glad that you checked in. I've been busy! I enjoy your fellowship.

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I am an "ordinary Christian". In this world I may be, as all of God's children, extraordinary (Gen 1:27). In Christ I can do extraordinary things (Phil 4:13). But I like to identify myself as an ordinary Christian because I want to serve Christ according to the pleasure of His will, as His bondservant, as a slave, one owned by her Master. As such, every extraordinary thing I may do in Christ is standard fare, expected and a reasonable service of worship. With my view of Christ on my cross, I do not evaluate my service according to my own judgment. I do not choose to think of myself more highly than I ought, but rather I want to think of myself with sober judgment (Rom 12:3). Anything good I do is by the grace of Christ given me. I have no ability to measure what I do or don't do. I desire for my eye to be single and good. This is why I am an ordinary Christian. After all, Paul called himself "chief of sinners." Is it anything unreasonable to be known as an ordinary Christian?

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Thursday, September 28, 2006

Body Image

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