Recently, I taught our women's Sunday School class at church and asked the students a question:
Why do we find home improvement shows so exciting?
Shows like "Fixer Upper" (my personal favorite) and "Flip or Flop" are very popular with TV
viewers.
While I received responses to my question like "It gives me ideas that I can use for my own house," the majority agreed on one thing:
It is the process of seeing the transformation unfold before our eyes that is
thrilling!
These programs follow a specific pattern for the transformation:
- The "Before": The program hosts show the home in its previous state. In many cases, the home was neglected for years.
- The Plan: The hosts state what their plan is to fix up the home.
- The Challenge: Typically, an unplanned problem arises
during the renovation that the hosts have to overcome.
- The Solution: The hosts devise a solution to the problem and implement it.
- The "After": The program hosts reveal the home with the renovation complete. In many cases, the home looks brand new!
This morning, I was talking with my husband Mike about how a show like "Fixer Upper" was comparable to the
weight loss journey.
Then I asked him: "What if the hosts gave up and quit whenever they faced a problem?"
He replied, "Then there wouldn't be a show. Or else, they'd have to change the name to "Quitter Downer!"
You will face many challenges on your weight loss journey. That is why Step 5 of the Take Back Your Temple program is "Expect Tests and Be Prepared."
I learned on my own journey from a size 22 to an 8 that the journey was not always smooth.
But while I would quit when I faced challenges in previous weight loss attempts, the last time I decided in my heart that I would change the script.
I would not take the "Quitter Downer" approach!
Instead, I would come up with a solution and implement it,
continuing to adjust until I found what worked.
That is why I succeeded. That is your key to success too!
In the Take Back Your Temple program, I share the tests I faced in my own weight loss journey and all the solutions to
them.
You can glean from my experience and shorten your learning curve on your own journey.
I hope you decide today that you will persevere through your own weight loss challenges.
Time
will reveal the results of your efforts, just like with "Fixer Upper."
You will gain the benefit of increased energy and better health that will enable you to better fulfill your God-given purpose!
Be blessed in health, healing, and wholeness,
Kimberly Taylor
