I Feel Fat!

I feel fat.

I’m not fat.

I FEEL fat. I must have gained 10 lb. this week!

That is impossible and I’m still wearing the same size clothes. I haven’t touched my ‘fat-clothes’ yet.

Look! Look at my backside in the mirror! I seriously look 10 lb heavier!

Who am I and where did that rational, in-control, educated woman go?

*Sigh….*

You just had a peek at the dialogue inside my brain.

Don’t have me committed! I promise I’m not crazy, just hormonal.

Once a month I lose all self-confidence. I lose all patience and normality. For several days each month I feel like my body hates me. I can’t drink enough water to keep the bloating down. I can’t eat enough pastry to satisfy my taste buds. Do you ever feel this way?

How do I combat these terrible feelings and keep myself under control? Well, to be completely honest, sometimes I don’t. There are times when I just let myself feel fat and I eat more than 2 cookies. Other times:

• I recognize that these feelings are temporary—my hormones are in control
• I submit my spirit to the Spirit’s control—this keeps me from being double minded (James 1:8)
• I make an extra effort to eat healthy foods (still following the SCF plan), and drink more water than normal.
• IF needed, I give myself a sweet treat. It’s okay. The week will end and I will convert back into my old self.

Is there a particular time of the month, year or day that you feel less-than beautiful?

How do you ‘deal’ with those difficult times?

“Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.” -1 Peter 3:3-4