I’VE LOST 40 POUNDS ON THE RACE SO FAR!!
(On the beach in Malaysia)
I am so excited and still in shock that it’s actually that much. It doesn’t feel real to be honest but yet at the same time it does. I have worked hard for this. There have been so many early morning work outs and runs, lots of sweat, change in mindset and attitude, support, encouragement and some food control (not always possible on the race).
Before leaving for the race, I kept getting the number 65. That I would lose at least 65 pounds while on the race. I didn’t know how but I just knew that I would lose it. The Lord revealed to me that I had been using some of my weight as a shield of protection and that I was meant to drop that and know that He is my protection. I didn’t have to worry because He was there and had always been there. I was to put all my faith and confidence in Him. Man, talk about a low blow. I didn’t even realize I had been doing that and the Lord lovingly showed me the areas of my life that I had been keeping from Him.
This transformation hasn’t been easy and is still ongoing but it is one I like and continue to see progress and new levels achieved. The progress that I have made from the beginning of the race until now is incredible but it’s just the starting off point. I don’t plan on stopping after the race. I just started training for a half marathon and am planning on doing a mini triathlon next summer when I am home.
I am so thankful to say I haven’t done this without the love and support of so many. I am also so happy and excited because I am at a point where I can do things on my own, I wake up excited to run and work out. It’s not a chore but an opportunity. I am not stopping with 40 though, my goal is another 25-30 pounds by the end of the race. Along with some other squadmates, we are looking to do a half marathon in Ethiopia which is only 2 months away! Yikes!
(Top: Haiti, month 1 vs. Malaysia, month 6)
This is not the end, it’s only the beginning. This is a lifetime mindset. I have learned so much on the race but don’t plan on stopping there. I am also so more appreciative of all the years where I was so sick and the doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong. In college, no matter how many two a days I did, measured my food and watched everything I did didn’t matter I still continued to gain weight. I spent so many years with questions and doctors not having answers, I finally sought the one who does, God. And boy has he answered.
I am learning to see myself the way God sees me, accept it, declare it, rest in it and then pour that out onto everyone that is around me.
A special thank you to everyone who has been on the learning process with me, I can’t thank you enough!
I am open to questions and continued accountability.
Love you all and God Bless!
