Okay so i have been really thinking of why & if i should get "Sleeved" and trying to do it in a "Christ-like" manner, and after some prayer and asking the Lord to speak to my heart, I have been thinking...

I know that my weight problem is from years of being disobedient in the way i took care of myself and now i am wondering if getting "Sleeved" is in a sense..... "taking the easy way out of it".

What i mean is that... i know it will not be easy to lose the weight and i know it will be a long road but shouldn't i have "true faith" in the Lord to be my strength and say "I can do it!" (philippians 4:13) after all, it was a long road for Jesus to get to Calvary and He could have given up....but He didn't and the same way He endured...shouldn't i endure through all the temptations and cravings?? (luke 9:23) and pursue to re-build the temple myself with pain and suffering in Christ? I feel like if i do get sleeved...am i doing it to make myself feel better?, but isn't it He who lives in me and shouldn't i live my life in the flesh by faith ( galatians 2:20) knowing that He will help me in losing the weight without surgery??

Am i wrong in thinking this way??

I need some words of encouragement because i am just feeling some conviction about this and just want to do what is right by the Lord.

Thanks guys & God bless you all.

As someone who has done just about all the diets there are over a 30 year span, I can tell you that it has been a horrendously difficult journey. The hardest has always been when the weight goes back on after a significant weight loss, usually gaining more weight than was lost. As I got older, it did not seem to matter how hard I worked, the weight just kept piling on with no loss in sight. I am also a psychologist, so I know about all the mind games that go on. I was in therapy for two years, met with a dietician, and worked with several different personal trainers, all to no avail. I did not reach the decision lightly to have the surgery. My insurance company would not approve the sleeve, although they would have approved either the band or the gastric bypass. I did not want to do what I knew in my heart would be the wrong decision, even though it would have been paid for. I had a long conversation with God. I promised Him that I would do everything in my power to use this new body that I am in the process of developing to do what He wants me to do with my life. With more energy, and a more fit body, it makes sense that I will be able to do more for His glory than I would have had I not had the surgery. I had my surgery on March 1 and am down 42 pounds. I feel better, look better, and know that this is only the beginning. There is no shame in taking advantage of the miracles of modern medicine to have a better quality of life that will enable you to be even more of a servant than before!

There is no shame in taking advantage of the miracles of modern medicine to have a better quality of life that will enable you to be even more of a servant than before!

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