I preface my comments by telling you that I used to be overweight, but am now in excellent shape. .
Corporately, there is definite discrimination.
Within the context of the Apostolic sphere, there doesn't seem to be as much. Look at some of most respected speakers in the UPC.
People, that includes sinners and saints, are definitely more attracted to people who have managed their lives well. Often, being overwieght is an indication of a lack of self-discipline/ self-control.
__________________ For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
I preface my comments by telling you that I used to be overweight, but am now in excellent shape. .
Corporately, there is definite discrimination.
Within the context of the Apostolic sphere, there doesn't seem to be as much. Look at some of most respected speakers in the UPC.
People, that includes sinners and saints, are definitely more attracted to people who have managed their lives well. Often, being overwieght is an indication of a lack of self-discipline/ self-control.
Maybe you can give insight to those of us trapped in the cubicle farms.
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I am not a member here -Do not PM me please?
As one who, in the last 4 years, has gone from morbidly obese to 'fat' with a small 'f' (>450 to 230lbs) some people treat me much better now that I'm almost a 'normal' size.
__________________ "I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."
As one who, in the last 4 years, has gone from morbidly obese to 'fat' with a small 'f' (>450 to 230lbs) some people treat me much better now that I'm almost a 'normal' size.
I also can tell a major difference in how I'm looked at and treated.
It was just last year that if it was crowded and I needed to get through, people stopped everything and parted like the Red Sea to allow me room.
Now, I have to squeeze through because nobody notices me!
I also once was told by a former employer that my size scared people. I did private duty work and apparently there were complaints about my size and how I intimidated people....it didn't help that not only was I very overweight, but almost 6' tall as well.
I also see a difference in how people talk to me. They look at my face and not at my body. There aren't whispers and stares when I am in a room of strangers.
Funny though....I didn't really notice how I was treated then until just recently when noticing the difference now.
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
Maybe you can give insight to those of us trapped in the cubicle farms.
1. Understand that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are not our own. Consistently overeating and indulging in unhealthy, sugar-laden foods destroys your body. Remember, smoking does the same thing and most of us wouldn't dream of taking up the habit.
2. Understand that we are clearly instructed to practice self-control in our day to day living. Overeating and failure to practice healthy eating habits can be a sign of excess and a lack of self-discipline. Begin to choose your foods wisely. Limit carbs. Cut out refined sugars and flours. Choose heart-healthy foods. I would recommend eating organic foods, if and when possible. Begin to view what you take in to your body as yet another spiritual discipline.
3. Eat to live, don't live to eat. Refuse to eat as a means of escapism. Refuse to become addicted to or come under the control of any types of food or beverage.
4. Find some form of excercise. Our bodies were created to move. Take stairs when possible. Walk in the evenings. Ride a bike. You don't have to go to the gym to get 30-45 minutes of good excercise.
Shall I continue?
__________________ For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
1. Understand that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are not our own. Consistently overeating and eating unhealthy food destroys your body. Remember, smoking does the same thing and most of us wouldn't dream of taking up the habit.
2. Understand that we are clearly instructed to practice self-control in our day to day living. Overeating and failure to practice healthy eating habits can be a sign of excess and a lack of self-discipline. Begin to choose your foods wisely. Limit carbs. Cut out refined sugars and flours. Choose heart-healthy foods. I would recommend eating organic foods, if and when possible.
3. Eat to live, don't live to eat. Refuse to eat as a means of escapism. Refuse to become addicted to or under the control of any types of food or beverage.
4. Find some form of excercise. Our bodies were created to move. Take stairs when possible. Walk in the evenings. Ride a bike. You don't have to go to the gym to get it from 30-45 minutes of good excercise.
Shall I continue?
Go vegetarian...
Drink soy milk for a snack...
Graze on organic wheat grass...
Love God instaed of yer belly...
Do as i say not as I do....
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
__________________ For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
She called you in to dismiss you. She decided on the stud muffin.
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Hybrid Mode
