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Having had a little trouble with my blood pressure I have decided to lose some weight.  I am 168 pounds at present; that is twelve stone to us Brits. So my decision is more to do with health than appearance, although of course I will enjoy seeing I am slimmer. Many people, especially the young are desperate to look the perfect shape and try all sorts of things to achieve this.  Being ultra skinny is not healthy.  Crash diets can ruin your health.  When you crash diet you lose muscle and not fat and this can lead to heart trouble as the heart is muscle.  I had a sister-in-law who used to diet and then yo-yo back up to her original weight.  She had heart problems and died of thrombosis in her fifties. So beware.
   At the heart of much dieting is a desperate struggle to find acceptance of ourselves and from those around us.  The only acceptance worth having is acceptance by God.  We can never get this on our own; we have to come to Jesus for forgiveness of our sins.  We need to come in repentance and trust in Jesus alone for us to be made right with God.  God isn’t impressed by your shape but in whether you accept Jesus or not. The opinion of people around you is un-important; God’s opinion of you is what matters.  No-one ever clawed their own way up to heaven, all our efforts are futile, but God has provided a way to Him, through the death of Jesus on the cross.  Jesus says, “Come to me.” And He promises not to throw away those who come to Him. Don’t worry about your self image, worry about what God thinks of you.

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