Outside and Inside

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder......... and we all see things, people, ourselves differently.  And over the past couple of days I've begun to carefully look at myself.  Do I like what I see?  Am I happy with myself physically, spiritually, emotionally?  Are there things I want to change?

So let's begin with the obvious...the outside!  For around the last 20 years I have been overweight.
And I, like millions of others, have attempted to lose weight by various means.  Diets, slimming clubs, cutting out food groups, shakes, food combining, pills.......all to no avail!  At one point I lost 3 stones then just steadily put it back on again.  I am currently around 4 and a half stones heavier than is healthy for me. I recognise that I am an addict!  I'm addicted to sugar.  And like any addict, recognising my addiction for what it is, taking responsibility for it and determining to do something about it, a day at a time, is what will get me to where I want to be - healthy, fit, and looking and feeling better,

So I need support.  I need someone to hold me to account.  I need a juicer - because I'm going to begin by getting vegetable and fruit nutrients into my body for a couple of weeks to detox and get rid of all the rubbish,  I plan to cut out caffeine, alcohol, refined sugars and sweeteners.

I have to see this as treating my body as it deserves.  It is a temple that houses God's Spirit and I need to keep it in way better condition than I have been doing.

So I will order a juicer and begin!