My 1st Anniversary

Tomorrow March 3rd 2009 is the 1 year anniversary of maintaining my weight loss. The official weight loss was and still is 146 lbs. God has blessed me in so many ways and I owe my success to him. Countless times I did not feel like continuing. I just did not see how I could keep going or even maintain what I had accomplished. But many hours I spent in prayer I would ask God to give me the will to go on and the strength I needed to do the work that needed to be done. So here I am 1 year later and I can say that God was faithful to me. The Old Rob never had any will power. And I know that if I had started this journey without him that I would have failed miserably. I hope that my testimony can be an encouragement to any of you who may be facing the same struggles that I too faced for many years. My best advice to anyone who wants to overcome any obstacle they may be facing is to simply start in prayer. A little over 3 years ago when I went to the doctor I was told to come back in 3 months and to loose 30 lbs in that time. I was so discouraged because I knew if I could loose that weight we would not have had that discussion in the first place. I went home and went on a binge for that first week and gained 5 lbs. I stepped on that scale and was so discouraged and disappointed in myself for what I had become. That night when I went to bed I prayed to God and I asked him to give me the will power to eat right and to exercise. I made a promise that if he would supply me with the will power that I would put in the effort and do my part. So tonight as I write this blog I do so with such gratitude and thanksgiving in my heart.

Blessings till I post again.