Name Change? Maybe...

I'm thinking I should change the name of my blog to "HOW NOT TO LOSE WEIGHT". I seem to be an expert on how to gain weight. I'm surely no expert on losing it.

Portion size?? Whats that?
Who needs exercise?
Accountability. Never heard of it.

So the problem is I have reached an all time high in my weight. 260. But along with that added weight have come some health concerns. Higher blood pressure, feet and ankles that are swelling. My face is flushed a lot and warm to the touch. I looked up these sypmtoms on WebMD and they all point toward Congestive Heart Failure. The same disease that took my dad at 74 nearly 3 years ago.

I wish I had the answers. I certainly have a lot of work to do to get my health back on track. First steps are always the hardest.

Step One. Eat right, Eat light.
Step Two. GET TO GETTIN'.
Step Three. Journal my food and my thoughts and feelings for the day.
Step Four. Don't give up.
It's time.

Dear God, It's Leslie AGAIN.....

Dear God,

Please...

Make vegetables taste better,

Carbohydrates taste worse.

Water to satisfy me.

And pop taste like dirt.

Take away my cravings

For sugar and junk.
Please let there be
A lot less in my trunk.  

Make the clothes that don’t fit me

Because their too tight,
Fall off of my body
That will someday be light.

Help me to be a do-er
And not just a talker.
Be an encourgagement to others
and a walk-the-walk walker.

Please Lord, give me...

Forgiveness
Courage
Motivation
Wisdom
Knowledge
Perseverance
Strength
Ability
Health
Happiness
Love

Amen.