Today. This day. May be a one hard for many. Labeled as giving up something that is unhealthy. Labeled as an obstacle or a hindrance to reaching a higher goal. Today, is a day of remembrance to one set of challenges to create a lifestyle of opportunity that will change the future. Eight years ago today, I begin planning a lifestyle change that would take me from 450lbs to 142lbs. I didn't plan that weigh loss, I planned to loss weight starting with giving up sodas, eating healthier, doing simple things, like setting a starting date. I'm a planner 😂. I planned my journey to begin 1/1/2011 and took 3 months to do it. I did it! I planned losing 5lbs at a time and not the big picture. Today, for my friend, who needs to give up a habit in her life, I am doing a 3-month challenge that may become a life changing experience who knows. I will have no coffee for three-months. So until 1/1/2019, I accepted her challenge. Starting today, no coffee. When I posted the conversation with my friend, I was humbled to see people send messages saying, "me too!" It was those saying, "I need to give up smoking, words, food addiction,..." to changing their fitness. Last night, two said they had been using things to numb the pains of life and now have accepted the challenge to move their focus. A challenge focus not on what you are giving up but on what you get as your reward. A new year, a new birth, a new life. “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Psalm 145:18 NIV #RitaHutchesonCobbs #TheWord #TheWay #CoffeeHabitChallenge #LetItGoChallenge2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BoY8vaChbUe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8ylubj7pz2e4
