Updated Personal Plan of Action
Journey to Freedom ~ Jackie Christensen Action Plan ~ November 2010
Personal Assessment
My name is Jackie Christensen. I am in recovery. My drug of choice is food. God intervened in my life through a series of circumstances to let me know there was a way out, a road to freedom and that He had plans for my life. He’s been walking with me on my journey to health and has enabled me to experience a lot of progress in my recovery and success with my weight loss (160 pounds lost to date). I have become comfortable in my new lifestyle and have settled into a routine. I need to remain consistent but try new things in order to reach my goal weight; I still have 70 pounds to lose.
I’ve had so many new experiences this last year, things I would have NEVER imagined I could have done or been a part of, I’m so grateful. Many of the dreams I had for my life came to pass. It’s only really now that I’m just beginning to enter into honest dialogue with myself and God about my needs and to learn about my feelings and how they affect me and my decision making processes, good or bad. In looking back, I know my addiction to food was just a symptom, that the weight gain was just a symptom of something else, a void, a need, a longing to be fulfilled. It’s a great adventure to learn about it all and to wonder what God has in store for me. In this process of life, learning, I’ve made some mistakes and suffered loss. As I’m working through all of that, I’m finding out that God wants to teach me that He loves without limitation or conditions and wants me to love myself that way too. I’m kind of stubborn, I’m working on it, I’ll get it and when I do, I know that I will truly free.
Goals
MIND – Dwell on thoughts that give me life.
BODY – Reach my goal weight. Participate in a triathlon in 2011. Train for S.T.P.
SPIRIT – To experience God in a new way.
Action Steps
1. MIND
~ Rest
~ Don’t try to do it alone, share my struggles with others and with God, He already knows.
BODY
~ Set short-term and long-term goals
~ More time on non-cardio exercise
~ Train for Tri.
~ Make healthy food choices, move away from processed foods.
SPIRIT
~ Seek God
~ Keep dreaming!
Support Team
Mom. Counselor. Friends. Journey to Freedom.
How my life will look
I will walk in confidence. I will allow God to redefine and to define me, to order my steps and govern my thoughts. I will experience His grace and mercy in a way I have never known before and I will be healthy in body, mind and spirit.
Daily Scriptures
Philippians 1:6 – “And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”
Psalm 34:5 - Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
Here's a youtubelink - my first public speech!
Nothing profound - just plain HAPPY!
"Exercising a life changing makeover: - my article in The Auburn Reporter
OOPS, I did it again..and no, my name's not Britney!
Quote
Willpower is an element of change, but it is not the deciding factor. The way to overcome the self-defeating behavior of giving up is to train, not to try. Training vs. trying is the key to success. "Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely...There is an immense difference between training to something and trying to do something." When we try to change and do not succeed, we tend to give up after a few attempts. But when we train to do something, we set our minds on learning. No matter how many times we fail, we see ourselves as being one step closer to succeeding." Trying is the raw use of willpower, nothing more. Training is learning the life skills needed for long-term change.
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Addiction is powerful, it's a monster. When it rears it's ugly head, it frightens me, I lose control and it threatens to overwhelm me. Sometimes when I act out in my addiction, the reasons are obvious, other times, not. Like any other addictive substance, I use food to cope with any emotion or to celebrate any occasion. I can find a million reasons to justify. Have you been there??The addiction is more powerful than me, but I refuse to succumb to it, I AM in recovery and I WILL overcome.I have a choice to make about my response to my mistakes. Relapse happens. Real, true, lasting change isn't about perfection. It's about getting back up. I CHOOSE to put "black and white thinking" on the shelf. You know, those thoughts that say when I'm doing this...I'm going all the way - 100% and I really am...then...I make mistakes and give up, throw it all away and I'm DONE...it's one way or the other, black or white and nothing in between. This kind of thinking is poison.Can you relate to the black and white thinking. Did you "do it again?" Do you feel like giving up? DON'T. Embrace the truth. Change doesn't happen overnight and the formula for lasting change NEVER contains perfection. Today is a new day, it's all about victory and freedom, one thought, one choice at at a time. 1 Corinithians 9:
24-25You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after one that's gold eternally.
26-27I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me! I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.
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About Me
Jackie ChristensenHi, I'm Jackie Christensen. Find out more about my journey to hope, health and happiness. Find me at facebook and check out my Zumba profile/teaching schedule at: http://49206.zumba.com/
