June 21, 2006

Are You Having Fun Yet?

This week I’ve been hosting a Backyard Vacation Bible School for my church. There’s nothing that makes me happier than watching children enjoying themselves and learning about Jesus at the same time. It reminds me of a question my doctor, nutritionist and nurse asked me when I started to concentrate on losing weight.

They all asked me what I do for fun. I thought it was a strange question and thought it particularly odd that they all asked me this separately. When I asked about the reason for this inquiry, I learned that a recent study had shown that if you can answer that question fairly quickly with 3 different things, you are more likely to be successful at losing weight.

I realized the truth of this on Monday night. Because we had so much to do to getting ready for the first day of the Backyard Vacation Bible School, I didn’t have time to eat dinner. What amazed me was that during the entire evening, I was not hungry.

It makes me wonder how often I am really hungry for fellowship, fun, relaxation, affection or something else when I think I’m hungry for food.

In a recent article on CBN.com, Valorie Burton shared the importance of actually setting goals for having fun. Now, I’m always up for a good time, but thinking that it could actually help my weight loss efforts makes taking time for it particularly motivating.

In addition to spending time with kids and spending time with friends, I love going to the movies.

So what do you do for fun? Log on to our discussion board to share and to support other Christians in their weight loss efforts.

Previous blogs: How I got Roped into This, Dodging the Donuts, Why Losing Weight Takes Faith, When the Scales Won't Budge, Ask the Experts, Sweet Scale Success