What power will we give the bathroom scale? This is something we each get to decide in the stillness of our hearts with the Lord. I urge you to consider, if you haven’t already done so, renewing your mind about the power you give the scale and what it “says.”
Barb’s study in Day 14 is helpful on this subject.
Here are some thoughts about it (if you subscribe via email, please visit the blog to see the video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1xJmrqnkGo?rel=0&w=640&h=480We also touched on this a bit in Week 3 when we looked at “Appearance Eating.”
Here at the blog since 2006, I have experienced quite the journey about whether or not I would have a bathroom scale in my home. I went about 4 years without a scale and it was wonderful! Before that, I was chained to it, looking to it for its approval. You can do a search here at the blog or use this link to have a look at my journey with the bathroom scale, if you like. Whatever your feelings about the bathroom scale, I am sure I have been there, too!
I am at a point now where I am able to have a bathroom scale (my husband wanted one) in the house and it doesn’t own me like it did before, but I am convinced that I needed it out of my life in order for me to have this freedom now.
How do you feel about the bathroom scale? Is it a tool for your use? Or is it a Master that you struggle with giving too much power over you? What can you do to have a “healthy” relationship with the bathroom scale? How can we help and support you?
I agree about the bath room scale. 🙂 it can become a idol. My worth is not in numbers. God has been teaching me this with slow weight loss. I left the WEIGH DOWN do to the unbiblical teachings. I gave it all up to follow the Lord and his way. I heard in my heart the Lord say, I will provide another way,that is MY way. I didn’t know how that was going to be. Last night ,before re going to bed I opened up my Kindle Fire to check my e-mail to see Thin Within. I believe this is God’s answer for me. Thank you, Jamie
Jamie! What an awesome thing! I am so glad you are here. God is good. 🙂
I removed my scale about 2 years ago when I first read Thin Within. It has been so important for my mind and emotional health that I not weigh myself. I’m certainly not healed of caring what it says because I really have to try to not know my weight (doctor’s offices). I know that if I find out the weight I will either be disappointed or feel entitled to “treat” myself – both reactions would lead to eating outside of my boundaries. I highly recommend removing the scale in order to heal from it’s hold.
CMK…so courageous. Thanks for sharing that. You are SO right.
I will give it a go! Oh boy! this is going to be a hard one for me being I do this daily….having issues with swelling up…today I was down the lowest weight since 3 mths ago. Tonight I had to pray and ask the Holy Spirit for help! Not to give into eating a whole maple bar. It is one of my favorite treats. I prayed and only ate .22 of the whole bar. Thank you Jesus. 🙂 Please pray I can stay off the scale daily…God bless.
You can do it!!!!
YES! I Did and totally forgot….Today was an emotional day. Not due to the scale. Just working throught grieveing loss of my husbands mom and dealing with his brother tearing our family up! God is in controle. I will pray for God to remind me too when I wake. I am trying not to measure all my food. I have been using Spark people to log in every day and count calories. So this is a HUGE challenge for me. Let go some what today of measuring every bite.I feel a bit nervouse of letting go, but have to let God in me lead me to eat just the right amount for my body. Thank you for your encouragement. 🙂
Jamie, I could NEVER break free from the dieting mentality if I had an account on SparkPeople at the time I was trying to do that. You might want to evaluate having someone change the password to your account…just for a season perhaps. I know that sounds radical…but it may be what you need. Pray about it!
Hi Heidi, I will pray about it….Sparky! This would be a huge leap of faith for me…. 🙂 appreciate your feed back.
I probably overstepped my bounds, Jamie. We do have a Thin Within team there on SparkPeople, but it isn’t very active. 🙂
Thank you Heidi…with prayer and encouragement I will get there…I totally forgot this morning and hoped on that scale! 🙂
Jamie – how did you do this morning? I’m praying that you were able to stay off of it! If you didn’t, try again tomorrow :).
Lord Jesus help me to trust you…Amen. 🙂 Thank you CMK 🙂 God bless you.
Love your encouragement and you have such a wonderful presence and smile. Thank you. These issues are so “spot on.”