ACCOUNTABILITY

In the Bible study I've been doing, the writer expressed the need for an accountability partner. This person not only needs to be there for your weight loss efforts but for your spiritual needs too. I was burdened that I really needed someone because the only time I get to sit with my peers and discuss the Bible is in Sunday School. I needed someone outside of that to lean on, get feedback from and to vent to. I prayed about it and He put a person on my heart. I reached out and asked this person and it turns out that she needed one too! Why am I surprised when God does these things?

Having an accountability partner is one of the best things you can do for any weight loss program you are on (or just for maintaining what you've lost). It's also a sign of vulnerability. You have to be brutally honest with this person and with yourself. You can't hide your secrets (like that pesky Easter chocolate I keep sneaking). In turn, for you to be someone A.P. you have to be honest with them. You have to tell them "well, I think you shouldn't eat the fries with lunch" when you know they won't like hearing that.

My A.P. told me that I should work out more than 3 times a week. I did NOT want to hear this. I was thinking I was doing OK but she really showed me that I DO need to work out more. At first I got kind of depressed about this, but then I realized by her being honest with me, it will give her and I an opportunity to find an answer to me working out more. Since I have this lovely foot problem, running or walking fast is out of the question. I don't own equipment at home (I don't have the room to) and when I do DVD's, I get bored. Anyway, with her help we'll figure this out. It's an awesome feeling knowing that someone is HELPING me through this.

If you are trying to do this journey of weight loss/better health/exercise alone, I encourage you to:

1. Ask God to guide you through your journey. Turn to Him and NOT food!


2. Ask God to lay someone on your heart to be an A.P. for you. He knows who that person should be before you do.

This blog is a kind of accountability for me so here's my honesty. I've gained 5 lbs and I can't get it off (not to mention the other 50 lbs I need to lose). It frustrating to have lost down to 190 then I'm back up to 195 in a blink. Every pound lost for me is a struggle and it is hard fought. I applaud all of you out there that can lose 25 in 2-3 months. I wish my body would but God has given me this struggle and I delight in it. For "when I am weak, He is strong".