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One Focus That Will Change Everything

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There’s a movie theater at the gym where I work out. When I first get in there, I can’t hear the movie because all I can hear is the voice in my head that says, “I don’t want to be here. I can’t do this. I’m out of shape. I’m too fat. I would rather be sleeping.” Then I hear my feet hitting the treadmill, then the sound of the treadmill belt. The sound of everyone else’s feet pounding increasingly distracts me. The beeping noises, the feet pounding, the treadmill belt—I can barely take it! The desire to punch someone out at the front desk if they do not turn up the volume is overwhelming. 🙂 

But if I take my focus off of all of those things and put it on the movie and listen very hard, eventually the movie volume grows louder and louder. Before I know it, all I can hear is the movie. Actually, believe it or not, sometimes I forget I am in the cardio room!

When I’m really focused on the movie, it sounds loud and very clear. I forget about all my complaints. In our everyday lives, the busyness, texts, social media, TV, coworkers, children, and friends can all be very noisy. Discouragement, loss of a job, inability to have a baby—those things are really loud. Sometimes all we can hear is our own negative thinking, our hurt feelings, discouragement beating in our hearts, self-loathing. 

BUT if we will just focus on listening for God’s voice, eventually it will be louder than all of the other things that are happening around us, inside of us, and to us. When we hear His voice above everything else, we can actually, believe it or not, sometimes forget we are in the middle of hurt and chaos! 

                                                     

Lose 10 Pounds of Belly Fat

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“How to lose 10 pounds of belly fat.”

I see this posted in magazines in the checkout line all the time. I’ve tried to lose 10 pounds of belly fat because unfortunately, that’s where I gain it. I gain it in my belly. My belly becomes huge, and I look pregnant all the time.

I have tried all the tips … fasting … eat this … eat that …
I have tried all the products and weight aids on the market! 

I can tell you, after ALL my research, 

I have FOUND the magic solution!

WORK IT!

After three months of hardcore labor and eating healthfully, the belly fat is the very last thing to come off of me. It holds on like a baby. He wants to nurse all day and all night. It’s clinging to you. It’s not going down in a ten-day fast. 

It does not go down.

Yes, you can lose some bloating.

You can lose some water weight, but you’re still going to have belly fat until you work your butt off, perform hours of cardio, do a million sit-ups, and eat healthfully every single day and every single meal. Make good choices ALL DAY LONG, not just once a day.

There is no magic formula for getting rid of belly fat.

Stop buying the five-dollar magazine and wasting your money to figure out how to get rid of it. Start working hard. Work your booty off, literally. Value yourself enough to do the really hard things. Put yourself first, not last. By putting others first, you are inevitably putting yourself last—which is putting you first into the grave. 

You are valuable! You are loved! You are a masterpiece!
You are an ambassador of Christ, so represent Him well with all of your life. 

Holla!? Can I get an amen?!

Love, 
Sheri

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 
(1 Corinthians 6:19–20 NIV)

"How to Lose 10 Pounds of Belly Fat"

Sheri YatesLeave a comment

I see this posted in magazines in the checkout line all the time: “How to Lose 10 Pounds of Belly Fat.” I’ve tried to lose ten pounds of belly fat because unfortunately, that’s where I gain it. I gain it in my belly. My belly becomes huge and I look pregnant all the time.
But I can tell you, after three months of hardcore labor and healthy eating, the belly fat is the very last thing to come off of you. It wants to cling to you like a baby, nursing all day and all night. It’s got a hold of you. It’s not going down in a ten-day fast. It does not shrink; it does not disappear.
Yes, you can lose some bloating, you can lose some water weight, but you’re still going to have belly fat until you work your butt off, doing a million sit-ups and eating healthy every single day, every single meal.
There is no magic formula for getting rid of belly fat. Stop wasting your money by buying the five-dollar magazine to figure out how to get rid of ten pounds of fat; instead, start working hard. Work your booty off—or your belly, as it were. Value yourself enough to do hard work.

One Focus That Will Change Everything

Sheri YatesLeave a comment
There’s a movie theater at the gym that I work out at. When I first get in there, I can’t hear the movie because all I can hear is the voice in my head that says, “I don’t want to be here. I can’t do this. I’m out of shape. I’m too fat. I would rather be sleeping.” Then you just hear your feet hitting the treadmill, then the sound of the treadmill belt. The sound of everyone else in the rooms feet pounding increasingly distracts me. The beeping noises. The feet pounding. The treadmill belt – oh My! I can barely take it!!!!!! The desire to punch someone out at the front desk if they do not turn up the volume is overwhelming. 🙂 

If you’ll take your focus off of all of those things and just put it on the movie and listen very hard, eventually, the movie volume—grows louder and louder. Before you know it, all I can hear is the movie. I actually – believe this or not, sometimes forget I am in the cardio room!

When I’m really focused on the movie, it sounds loud and very clear. I forget about all my complaints.
In our everyday lives, the busyness, texts, social media, the TV, co-workers, children, people—can be very noisy. Discouragement, loss of a job, not able to have a baby—it’s really loud. That’s all we can hear sometimes, our own negative thoughts, our hurt feelings, discouragement beating in your heart, self-loathing talk. 

BUT! If we will just focus on listening for God’s voice for long enough, eventually it will be louder than all the other things that are happening around us, inside of us and to us. That’s when, all you and I can hear is HIM. We can actually – believe this or not, sometimes forget we are in the middle of hurt and chaos!