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Four Phases to Permanent Success in Weight Loss: Phase 3: Success
by Marty Copeland | Featured, Weight Loss | No Comments »Oddly enough, research shows the “success” phase to be the hardest for permanent weight loss. Researchers have concluded that losing weight requires redefining who you are, inside and out. As you lose weight and your appearance changes, people may openly respond and give positive comments that reinforce your efforts, and further your accomplishments. But once changing turns to sustaining a goal, you must learn to maintain that accomplishment without the recognition, approval, support and encouragement previously received.
Unless you change your inner image, this creates a difficulty. However, if you are losing weight by being submitted to God, if your goal is to be conformed to the image of Christ and you are searching out the Scriptures and allowing the Holy Spirit to change you on the inside-you will not have a problem with this phase of weight loss.
Why?
Because you will not be losing weight to be accepted or gain the approval of others. You will be losing weight for the right reasons. Weight loss to you will mean being healthier and feeling better. A healthier, happier you will be a healthier, happier witness for the Lord.
As Christians we are to be like Christ. We are to be conformed to His image.
Jesus laid down His life so He could raise up a race of believers who would walk this earth in His power, not only doing the same works that He Himself did, but even greater works (John 14:12)!
To accomplish this, Jesus promised we would “receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon [us]” (Acts 1:8).
Being conformed into the image of Christ would be an impossible task if it were strictly up to us. But the scripture says we are predestined-meaning it’s already in usto be conformed into His image. Thank God, as born-again believers we have the supernatural power of God on the inside of us, helping us be conformed.
The same power that was on Jesus is available to you and me by the Holy Spirit.
Our focus must be one of seeking and pleasing God. If we submit everything we doincluding our eating and exercising-to God, we will be positioned to win. Success will be a joy-not a problem! My last post on this will be Phase 4: Maintenance.