Eleven weeks ago I began a journey
to lose weight, but I never imagined the things I would learn along the way.
There are two main things I have learned; losing weight is like a recovery from
a substance abuse addiction and a spiritual pilgrimage.
Therefore, my name is Bubba Wade
and I have a problem with food, it is a drug that I have used for too long to
comfort me when I am uncomfortable and to fill emptiness in my life.
Unfortunately, unlike other substances, I need a healthy amount of food every
day to survive and to keep this machine we call a body running.
Spiritually, losing weight is like
trying to live a righteous and sanctified life for Jesus; there are now places
I cannot go, people I cannot see or visit, and definitely events I cannot
participate in, but it is to make me a better person - both physically and spiritually.
May God bless me, protect me, and guide me throughout the rest of the journey.
Finally, as I end the first leg of
my journey and begin the second leg, I have decided to no longer lose weight
because I will be getting rid of it from now on. Losing weight insinuates that
it might be found again, from this point forward I will be getting rid of my
weight because I have no future plans of ever finding it again. To date, I have
gotten rid of sixty-six pounds.
I invite you to come along on this journey
with me?
Amazing, my friend!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading my blog and for the encouragement Shara! :)
DeleteBubba, you have a beautiful and uplifting spirit! I am soooooo proud of you and this journey you have embarked! Count me in!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Elisabeth!!! My prayer is that through this blog and other means I will be able to impact my friends, my community, and further with my story and my journey. I am excited you decided to come along for the journey, I hope I can as interesting for you, as a reader, as it has been and will continue to be for me. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize you had a blog and I know this is kind of late- but I am so proud of you! Getting rid of weight is a hard/long process but I know you can do it!! Keep up the great work Bubba =)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Marsha! We can totally help each other through both of our journeys. I am so very proud of you and your weight-loss, keep it up!!! :)
DeleteSo proud of you my dear friend. Look forward to keeping along with you on this journey. Miss you much. Kim
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming along on my journey with me, Kim! I miss you, too. We should grab lunch some time and catch-up. Chat me or email soon.
DeleteBubba - I just want you to know that I am SO proud of you for going on this journey and doing so well, but as your freshman English prof I am SO proud of your writing abilities! You write REALLY well! Your writing, and your authentic "voice" just grips me and I want to read every single blog post. I really hope you are planning on making this into a book one day to encourage others in this very physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual journey. Joey and I have enjoyed following it recently. You are an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs. Colson!!! Thank you so much for the very kind words and it means a great deal to me that my former English prof is one of my captive audience members. Thank you both so much for coming along this journey with me!
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