You Are More Than A Number
Over the last several years, I have allowed my self-worth to be defined by a number. Every week I would get on the scale only to see it creeping it’s way up. I would step off that scale with my head hung low and immediately get down on myself for the mistakes I made the past week that led up to the weight gain. I was never able to weigh myself more than once a week because I allowed the number to define my worth and I began to have a very unhealthy relationship with the scale.
It has taken some time, but I no longer allow the number on the scale to define me. Sure, I get frustrated when I’ve gained weight but I am beginning to understand the science behind the why. I am working on having a healthier mindset when it comes to weight loss and that means allowing myself to weigh every day (give or take a day) and being able to understand that perhaps it was the chocolate cake or the salty popcorn that put me over the edge. I now understand what I need to do in order to keep seeing the scale go down. Do I always do it? Of course not. But I understand what to do and the choice is mine.
I am not defined by a number on a scale. I am a child of God and He sees me beautiful. Click To TweetHow about you, my friend? Do you believe that you are not defined by a number on a scale? Leave a comment so that we can chat about it.
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Amen! I am learning this as I have gained weight from the RA medications I have had to try. And even that weighs me down sometimes too, the “number” of how many different medications my body has rejected. But these are such good thoughts: I am so much more than what those numbers might point to. Jesus sees the true heart. Thank you Barbie!
It is so true that medications cause so many issues with our body. It’s hard to find the balance. Thankful you are encouraged.
Ironically, your title and words work for my Enneagram series too, Barbie. We are so much more than a number. Grateful for that because I don’t always like my numbers. God looks beyond all numbers!
AMEN to that!
Amen! Our bodies are complex creations and when we fail to treat them as a gift, we can harm them. Loving ourselves enough to do right by our bodies is more important than any number on a scale. We also need to quit shaming those who’s complex bodies work differently from ours!
So true Anita! Thank you for stopping by!