Mind Correction...

This morning, I was thinking about my thinking. I'll throw out a confession... I weighed this morning and I've lost 3.4 pounds since Monday. (it's Saturday)... In a normal every day life, that would be awesome. For me, I had hoped for a big "first week loss" due to the fact that we "always lose water weight" etc. I had read in some of the shakeology paperwork about a girl who lost 12 pounds in the first week... She was probably allowed to work out though.  I just started to recognize my discouragement trying to creep in, and I thought of a verse...

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

I had to stop and recognize how many times in my daily life my mind wonders to things OTHER than what is mentioned above. I have to take a minute and say, "NO... I wont." I have to take a second and say, "I have lost weight, I am making great efforts, I have not cheated, I have allowed myself a balanced life with out a binge session, I am making a positive change...." and think on the things that are praiseworthy.

It's a great awareness for me, that my mind is weak and I struggle with thinking poorly of myself and my progress... so I can keep it in check and remember to speak positive truths into my own heart and mind.  I love that, "There's a verse for that"... (Think "There's an app for that")... There really is an app for just about everything, but if we turn our thoughts over to the Lord and seek out His truths in the Word, there's a verse to encourage us right where we are too!

(for those of you wondering "How" I'm losing weight... I am doing one meal replacement shake through Shakeology, and then I am logging everything I eat on www.MyFitnessPal.com and drinking my 8 cups of water each day. I'll soon be visiting the cardiologists again and trying to get an approval to work out again... that will help my progress... but, for now, it's ALL about the food I choose to eat.)