PWLP: Week Eight - Lesson Four

Personal Evaluation

1. If you have asked yourself some of the questions referred to in today's lesson, how will you deal with those fears?    I will keep pursuing this program, and keep working towards becoming the true me. I don't have to give up or give in - my adherence to the program and it's guidelines will help me achieve all of my goals and reach the end.

2. Have you found a tendency to turn to "eating" when faced with some of these fears? If so, did eating ease your fears? Did it make them worse?    Yes, I have felt the tendency to turn to food when I was faced with these fears. In the past, when I turned to food for comfort, it never eased the fears I had, moreover, it increased my fears in that I felt guilty and ashamed for using food for the wrong reasons, and it made me want to eat more and just throw in the towel.

3. List some ways that you have allowed fear to control your behaviors in the last week. How can you change your attitude and actions to overcome these fears?    I've felt a lot, especially in the past week, that maybe I'll never get to where I want to be. Maybe I'll never become the 'true me' - maybe I'll be fat forever. That's been on my mind a lot recently. This has affected me in the food choices I make, the reasons I eat, as well as my determination to exercise. I feel defeated in almost everything I do without any foundation for feeling this way in the first place. For starters I need to recommit myself to the program. Focusing on strictly adhering to the guidelines will help, as well as rediscovering my love for exercising will also help me get over my fears.

4. Do you see any evidence of "perfect love" in your life? If so, where? If not, how can you begin to use it to help you in your journey?   Just as Christ loves me perfectly and despite my flaws, He also wants the best for me. In this way, I know that though He loves me just as I am, He is also walking alongside of me in this journey to see me through to the finish. I need to lean on His perfect love and strength and use it to channel motivation and determination to succeed and overcome my fears and doubts.