Beginning My Weight Loss Journey

I had a problem..a huge problem!! I was 5 ft tall and weight 320 lbs! I pretended to be happy and I ignored my eating problem.... I didn't like to go to the doctor but I am sure I was diabetic and had high blood pressure. I couldn't find clothes that fit and looked good and I felt ugly.. In my teens I weighed 105 lbs and had a 23 inch waist. I hated looking like this, but I chose to ignore it... I didn't know how to fix the problem without a lot of work and I didn't really want to put the effort in to fix it. I was severely addicted to sugar...I go into more detail on the video.

 Anyway, May 29, 2011, I was listening to Kim Clement for the first time. I felt the presence of God enter my room and begin to speak to me... He spoke to me about my family and our lives. I felt like I was going to the front of the church for the first time... I found myself giving myself to God all over again even though I had been a Christian for many years. Then, I heard Him Speak to me: "Sonia, Do you want me to heal you, deliver you from an addiction to sugar?" I replied, "Yes, Yes, I will do anything you want." "I will take the desire for sugar away," He continued. "But, I want for you to fast sugar, never eat it again!" Wow!!! I was overwhelmed with emotion! A few minutes later, the strong presence lifted and I was hungry..LOL I thought to myself, "He said "sugar", he didn't say "honey". Jesus ate honey in the Bible!" I am human, you know!! We seem to always test the limits!! I went to the kitchen and put a little peanut butter in my huge amount of honey like I always did and tried to eat it!! Oh My! I only had one bite and I felt sick at my stomach!! God had really done a miracle in my life!

 For the next couple of weeks, when I was shopping for food I would pull cereal and things like that off the shelf like I normally purchased and I would hear a small voice in my head say, "you don't do that anymore..." I would think, "oh yeah, I don't" and put the item back. Even though at times I still eat Splenda or Stevia products, I have not had one bite of any dessert or regular soda or drink with sugar....Mostly the addiction is gone! People around me can eat my favorite desserts and I have the power to say no and my body and mind do not crave them!! Before this sugar miracle took place I could see a commercial for Sonic ice cream and my mind would not leave me alone until I went and bought it.... Even if it was two weeks or a month later, I had to buy it!!! That part of my life is over and I thank God for that!!

I lost about 40 lbs that year. I was able to do things I could not do before but I was still very round!! LOL In May of 2012, I was given the opportunity at my job of starting up a weight loss clinic. (I talk more about this experience in the video) I had to go on an actual restrictive diet to effectively help other people lose weight...May 29, 2012 was the day our Ideal Protein Products arrived at the store. I started the diet that day... I do NOT believe this was a coincidence.. I believe God was talking to me loud and clear.. (If you would like to be coached by our clinic, feel free to call 417 682-2194 or 417 681-0545 for more information about The Med Station's Weight Loss Clinic.) I call this article "Beginning My Weight Loss Journey" because there is so much more to this story... I have learned so much on this journey and God has continued to change my way of thinking and continues to challenge me to be a better person. I will write in more detail in other posts about this amazing journey I am on.. Until then, I want to emphasize that if God can do this for me, He can do anything for you....

I lost 150 lbs!!!