I spent the weekend preparing for today. I made ahead some "good-for-me" desserts and ridded the kitchen of "bad-for-me" delicacies.

What a time I seem to have losing weight. One would think the endeavor could happen with a fair amount of ease--with all the diet aids, etc. (In my case, however, I have been struggling for over twenty years.) There is a stronghold here, very much like spiritual warfare.

God has a plan for me, made before the foundation of the world. I am holding myself back, in a protective way, and that is exactly what "the enemy" wants. With God's help, my plea is for victory--once and for all.