The Joyful Dieter: Welcome

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Welcome

Thanks for stopping by the Joyful Dieter. This blog will hopefully serve as a little bit of daily inspiration for those of you who are traveling the same road that I am on. I will use this blog as a means to not only keep in touch with the women of my church who are also on this journey with me, but to reach out to other Christian women who need some christian advice on healthy living. I plan to have plenty of devotionals, dieting tips, recipes, and all things diet related with a christian focus. I will also use this blog as a way to record my progress as I go from flab to fab :-)!
This blog is an extension of the healthy living group that I was inspired to start for the women of my church. The name of our group is JOY (Joyously Offering Yourself). This is based on the verse Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. We are to have presentable bodies unto the Lord. We are the temple of the Holy Ghost and just as we would take care of a physical temple structure our bodies are no different.
I named this blog the Joyful Dieter because God gives us the power to change, and the power to be happy and excited about making those changes. Being healthy should not be a painful experience but more often than not staying unhealthy is painful and unjoyful! I want you to find joy in your life, in your health, and in serving God by becoming the person you truly are meant to be. You are not alone in this journey. I too am overweight and unhealthy but I have learned that through God all things really are possible! God set me free from years of Depression a year ago this past October. Now I feel like I can accomplish anything that I set my mind to and it's all thanks to the blessings God has given me. I am thankful for the path He is setting me on and inspiring me to share with others the gift I've been given.

Please pray for me as I go on this journey and I will pray for you also.

God bless!

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About The Joyful Dieter

This is a christian focused blog all about dieting and living healthy with the help of God. This is an extension of the healthy living group for the women of my church called JOY - which stands for Joyously Offering Yourself. We are offering ourselves and our bodies as living sacrifices to be presentable to the Lord (Romans 12:1). Our bodies are presentable when we take care of them and keep them healthy. We become living sacrifices when we stop caving into the desires of the flesh. We should be spirit minded - not flesh minded (Romans 8).
I will have diet tips, diet devotionals, recipes, a little bit of fun and even record my own personal progress. Thanks for stopping by and may your dieting be JOYFUL!