A Realization

My friend is getting gastric bypass surgery. I was shocked to learn this and wanted to learn more about what she was about to do to her body. So she shared with me some of the reading materials she was given. It made me sad to see what she is willing to do and suffer through in order to get healthy. Possible ulcers, leakage, heart problems, and possible death just to name a very few of many complications! But she feels she is too unhealthy to do it on her own. 

To be so defeated as to fall for that evil thought. That lie. It really made me sad, and then made me realize just how desperate we become at times. I too suffer from weight issues, but it is by choice. I don't want to be out of shape, I choose to be because I am lazy. Or I was, until I saw the lie my friend is falling for. Since then I have made it a point to start doing the work in order to get back in to shape. I don't want to become that person. I realize that there are some people who have medical conditions due to being over weight that make surgery their only hope. I see the need for drastic measures such as this surgery then. I do not choose to be that person though. I have the ability to get healthier now before I get to that point. so I choose to stop being lazy and start working on new habits. And I pray that my friend takes a very serious look at what she is about to do. I don't want to lose my friend in this way.