Which is easier to do, lose weight or keep it off? Studies have shown that most anyone has been able to lose some weight, but very few have reached their weight loss goal and kept the weight off.
If you can't keep the weight off, wouldn't it make sense to figure out why you have this problem?
Why can't people keep the weight off? I've heard all sorts of reasons, but whatever the reason, for most people they all boil down to one thing; temptation. The temptation to overeat or pig out on junk food.
Where does temptation come from? A secular view would say you tempt yourself or other people tempt you and that self discipline will stop it. Give me a break, if that were true there wouldn't be so many people struggling with their weight.
Let's start with the basics. Do you believe the devil exists? If you don't, you might as well stop reading and good luck with trying to keep weight off. If you do, read on.
I would like to interrupt this article for a brief message. If you are thinking of skipping the rest of this article, the devil is tempting you right now!
What does it mean to tempt? The American Heritage Dictionary defines tempt as, "to entice (someone) to commit an unwise or immoral act, especially by a promise or reward." In other words, someone or something else is doing the tempting, you can't tempt yourself. If you are struggling with keeping weight off, you aren't tempting yourself to overeat or pig out on junk food. Since you aren't tempting yourself, you cannot solve the problem of keeping weight off until you eliminate the power of temptation. You cannot eliminate the power of temptation until you acknowledge who is tempting you and take steps to counter them.
As a Christian you know the devil exists. You also know he used food in his temptation of Adam and Eve. It worked so well for him the first time; don't you think he'd keep using food as a temptation?
The devil is tempting you every waking hour of your day . How do you know? Whenever you have a thought to do something you shouldn't (an unwise act), he's working on you. Watch TV instead of doing chores (the devil). Skip breakfast (the devil). Stay up late watching TV instead of going to bed (the devil). Overeat (the devil). Pig out on junk food (the devil).
He is tempting you all the time. You cannot stop his temptations, but you can eliminate the power his temptations have over you.
The devil is a supernatural being. He is using temptation to keep you overweight (he likes it when we are unhappy). Thinking you can defeat him by yourself is like a toddler running in the Olympics, you've got no chance. You need the help of another supernatural being (God) to defeat him.
I said before the devil is tempting you every waking hour of your day. How often are you involving God in your day? Do you just visit him on Sunday? Are you starting to see why you are having trouble keeping weight off?
If you develop an awareness of the everyday presence of God, and use the abilities he has given you, you can eliminate the devil's power of temptation. How do I know? With God's help I have done so. I did not change the foods I eat; I eliminated the power of temptation to overeat. I did not give up junk food, I eliminated the power of temptation to pig out (yes it is possible to eat just one).
So, it is very simple. I believe for most people the problem is not diet; it's the power of temptation that is left in the devil's hands . As I see it you have two choices; keep bouncing from diets to magic pills ignoring the obvious, and the devil just keeps laughing, or you can allow God into your everyday life. He is just waiting for you to ask.
It's your choice.
God bless.
Daniel Wychor is author of the book, "Stop the Devil from Laughing When You Diet." His 40 day program is helping people of all ages eliminate the power of temptation from their diet. The program can be used alone or with any diet to help lose weight and keep it off. Free articles/videos and more information about the book/program can be found at http://dannywy.com/
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