BelovedHeather
Cathlete
PYGFO Sisters:
I met Gin, Jean, and Laura for brunch this morning. We enjoyed yummy treats. Blueberry pancakes for me. Laura and Gin chose egg white omelets and banana pecan pancakes. Jean ordered cinnamon French toast with strawberries on top.
After brunch and shopping, we went to the zoo and had a blast watching all the animals play. They must have known that Cathe girls were watching because they demonstrated their workouts for us. One of the Gibbons did a creative mambo shuffle sequence that Cathe needs to include in her next cardio workout! He worked one side and then the other. Balance is so important! The baby giraffe did a dive-bomber push-up to get a drink of water! The baby jaguar just stuck out his tongue at us. One of the tigers wrapped up the day with a segment of Stretch Max. We had a ton of fun and did not stop to take many pictures, but here are a few:
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=19745027&uid=3778596&members=1
Check out my brown and turquoise Nike running shoes that match my Road Trip tee shirt! Laura is sadly returning to Uganda before the Road Trip, but the rest of us are looking forward to seeing each other in July. I hope all of the PYGFO girls can attend another Road Trip together someday.
On a serious note, the party is over. I am not being funny when I share that I am starting 40 days of rehab and detox to break free from a food addiction. I am tired of riding this roller coaster. My name is Heather. I am a foodaholic. I am not able to stay out of the pit with food for longer than a week in my own strength. After the girls left, I went to Cracker Barrel late this afternoon and ordered a Southern “veggie” plate filled with mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, corn, and a buttermilk biscuit washed down by sweet tea. Oh, I ate a caramel frozen mug sundae too. That was my farewell to sugar, refined carbs, and processed junk.
This is not about size or weight. This is about freedom. I am stepping into the light, calling it what it is, and treating it like a hardcore addiction. I will never reach my fitness goals as long as I am in bondage to destructive eating habits. I was a binge drinker in my 20s, and I know the difference between an addiction and the battles with food that everyone here faces. A woman who has counseled many people agrees that I am dealing with a food addiction and not just bad eating habits. I basically traded Southern Comfort for Southern food when I was younger and never broke free from the underlying stronghold. Yes, I am 100 pounds overweight, but I do not need a diet. I need deliverance!
I would appreciate prayers for the next 40 days until the 4th of July. I am giving myself the freedom to cry, kick, run, shout, or whatever it takes to break free from being mastered by overpowering cravings and a lust for junk. Drugging myself with food or returning to my favorite pacifiers and escapes is not an option. I confessed this to my church family tonight, and I am enlisting their love and support in fighting and winning this war for good. I cried a river of tears during the worship service and left a package of honey from Cracker Barrel on the altar. My church family loved on me tonight, and they are faithfully supporting me every step of the way. My reunion with the Texas Road Trippers today was a gift from God. They inspired me more than they know and encouraged me to take this leap of faith. I want to live in freedom. Breaking free is hard, but it is worth it. I am worth it!
I hope y’all will keep the check-in together during my retreat. I promise to keep each of you in my thoughts and prayers. I have a lot of spiritual and emotional homework to complete that will require a determined focus, so I am limiting my internet time. I also believe this journey will be intensely personal and emotional and not suitable for public display. Love and hugs to y’all! Thank you more than words can say for your continual support and encouragement.
Blessings,
Heather B.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
I met Gin, Jean, and Laura for brunch this morning. We enjoyed yummy treats. Blueberry pancakes for me. Laura and Gin chose egg white omelets and banana pecan pancakes. Jean ordered cinnamon French toast with strawberries on top.
After brunch and shopping, we went to the zoo and had a blast watching all the animals play. They must have known that Cathe girls were watching because they demonstrated their workouts for us. One of the Gibbons did a creative mambo shuffle sequence that Cathe needs to include in her next cardio workout! He worked one side and then the other. Balance is so important! The baby giraffe did a dive-bomber push-up to get a drink of water! The baby jaguar just stuck out his tongue at us. One of the tigers wrapped up the day with a segment of Stretch Max. We had a ton of fun and did not stop to take many pictures, but here are a few:
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=19745027&uid=3778596&members=1
Check out my brown and turquoise Nike running shoes that match my Road Trip tee shirt! Laura is sadly returning to Uganda before the Road Trip, but the rest of us are looking forward to seeing each other in July. I hope all of the PYGFO girls can attend another Road Trip together someday.
On a serious note, the party is over. I am not being funny when I share that I am starting 40 days of rehab and detox to break free from a food addiction. I am tired of riding this roller coaster. My name is Heather. I am a foodaholic. I am not able to stay out of the pit with food for longer than a week in my own strength. After the girls left, I went to Cracker Barrel late this afternoon and ordered a Southern “veggie” plate filled with mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, corn, and a buttermilk biscuit washed down by sweet tea. Oh, I ate a caramel frozen mug sundae too. That was my farewell to sugar, refined carbs, and processed junk.
This is not about size or weight. This is about freedom. I am stepping into the light, calling it what it is, and treating it like a hardcore addiction. I will never reach my fitness goals as long as I am in bondage to destructive eating habits. I was a binge drinker in my 20s, and I know the difference between an addiction and the battles with food that everyone here faces. A woman who has counseled many people agrees that I am dealing with a food addiction and not just bad eating habits. I basically traded Southern Comfort for Southern food when I was younger and never broke free from the underlying stronghold. Yes, I am 100 pounds overweight, but I do not need a diet. I need deliverance!
I would appreciate prayers for the next 40 days until the 4th of July. I am giving myself the freedom to cry, kick, run, shout, or whatever it takes to break free from being mastered by overpowering cravings and a lust for junk. Drugging myself with food or returning to my favorite pacifiers and escapes is not an option. I confessed this to my church family tonight, and I am enlisting their love and support in fighting and winning this war for good. I cried a river of tears during the worship service and left a package of honey from Cracker Barrel on the altar. My church family loved on me tonight, and they are faithfully supporting me every step of the way. My reunion with the Texas Road Trippers today was a gift from God. They inspired me more than they know and encouraged me to take this leap of faith. I want to live in freedom. Breaking free is hard, but it is worth it. I am worth it!
I hope y’all will keep the check-in together during my retreat. I promise to keep each of you in my thoughts and prayers. I have a lot of spiritual and emotional homework to complete that will require a determined focus, so I am limiting my internet time. I also believe this journey will be intensely personal and emotional and not suitable for public display. Love and hugs to y’all! Thank you more than words can say for your continual support and encouragement.
Blessings,
Heather B.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).