Tag Archives: Weight
Journey to Hope: Temptation
Hope does not dwell in temptation. Hope dwells in knowing temptation does not have to win. Continue reading
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My Scale is No Longer a Dirty Liar
It turns out that if I’m paying attention, it has been fairly easy to keep under my budget. Six Girl Scout cookies after dinner were bad. Two aren’t a big deal. I’m avoiding sweets and chips, and really enjoying apples and air-popped popcorn sprinkled with hot sauce. Will it last? I don’t know, but a little positive reinforcement goes a long way, and my scale has stopped lying to me. Continue reading
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I take it back
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog called “I want to get punched in the face.” Let me just say now that, “I take it back.” I do not want to get punched in the face. Getting punched in the face hurts. It is not fun. Continue reading
D’oh!
Today I had another “D’oh!” moment. You know – those moments when something becomes to obviously clear that you know you should have seen it before. How many times have I told people to spend time daily in prayer? How … Continue reading
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Why the Fat Pastor?
I am not perfect. I’m fat. I don’t want to be, but I am. I don’t work out nearly as much as I should, and I eat way more than I ought. It doesn’t make me a bad person. Does it make me a hypocrite? Some would say so. But I am who I am. I want to be better, and I’m striving to live well and do good in the world. I am gifted. I have failures. I am a sinner. I am a saint. It’s who I am. And I would bet it is who you are too.
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285
I had a great workout this morning. I bench pressed 285 pounds. For most people, that would not be a significant milestone. For me, it was huge. The last time I bench pressed 285 pounds I was 17 years old. … Continue reading
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Back again
So I took off two weeks, but now I’ve been to the gym twice in three days. Today wasn’t a long workout – I only had a half hour, but it was productive. I’m having a bit of trouble on … Continue reading
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Too long
I went back to the gym today – for the first time since July 8, which is pathetic. Granted, I had vacation Bible school last week, but I always have plenty of excuses to not go to the gym. I … Continue reading
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For her
Today at the gym my 2 1/2 year-old daughter gave me a reminder, as if the top view of my belly wasn’t enough, of why I was there. She came with me and my wife today, and she sat in … Continue reading
Emptying the closet
Have you ever looked in your closet full of clothes and thought, “I have nothing to wear.” I have, and its not because of some kind of vain inability to make a decision. Its because recently, while I look at … Continue reading
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