HEAVY MIND SET

HEAVY MIND SET

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP I HEARD ALL THE EUPHEMISMS FOR BEING OVER WEIGHT.  I was told that I was Healthy, Husky, Stocky, Chunky, Big Boned, Chubby, and of course Heavy Set. I know that there are many factors involved in a persons weight. Genetics and certain health issues can predispose one to being over weight. I do come from some big people and it would be easy to fall back and take the path of the least genetic resistance and be HEAVY SET. But I have come to realize that for me being HEAVY SET was a MIND SET.

Here are the three areas I am working on in changing my MIND SET.

How I see myself.

I was conditioned to think of myself as Heavy, I saw my self as FAT. 

The Biblical principle of “As a man thinketh so is he…” worked for me. I saw myself as heavy and I was. Your internal picture of yourself will soon become your external reality.

I changed how I looked to myself before I changed for others to see. I found pictures of myself when I was fit and put them where I would see them everyday several times a day. I would visualize myself as a fit person. My MIND SET was changing. We must change in our mind before we change in time.

What I say about myself.

I would refer to myself as FAT. (I’m still working on correcting this one) I would call myself “the old fat guy”. This hurts on two fronts. I am youthful and FIT! My MINDSET allowed me to make excuses for being FAT, slow, tired and listless. I had come to be the person that I said that I was.

How I think about FOOD.

My dad used to say “some people eat to live but I live to eat”. I associated food with pleasure. I did not eat to live. I ate to enjoy. My mantra was eat till you’re full then eat some more. Food, Fun and Fellowship were all interconnected for me. No longer the case, I eat for FUEL. Eating gives me the nutrients I need to be energetic and enjoy life! My MINDSET has changed.

The Scripture teaches that we are TRANSFORMED by a renewed mind. MY MIND SET is no longer HEAVY SET, I am just SET to GO!!!