When I created the heavens and the earth, I spoke them into being. When I created man, I formed him and breathed life into his nostrils. But you, woman, I fashioned after I breathed the breath of life into man because your nostrils are too delicate.
I allowed a deep sleep to come over him so I could patiently and perfectly fashion you. Man was put to sleep so that he could not interfere with the creativity.
From one bone, I fashioned you. I chose the bone that protects man's life. I chose the rib, which protects his heart and lungs and supports him, as you are meant to do. Around this one bone, I shaped you.... I modeled you. I created you perfectly and beautifully.
Your characteristics are as the rib, strong yet delicate and fragile. You provide protection for the most delicate organ in man, his heart. His heart is the center of his being; his lungs hold the breath of life. The rib cage will allow itself to be broken before it will allow damage to the
heart. Support man as the rib cage supports the body.
You were not taken from his feet, to be under him, nor were you taken from his head, to be above him. You were taken from his side, to stand beside him and be held close to his side.
You are my perfect angel.....You are my beautiful little girl. You have grown to be a splendid woman of excellence, and my eyes fill when I see the virtues in your heart.
Your eyes......don't change them. Your lips-how lovely when they part in prayer. Your nose, so perfect in form. Your hands so gentle to touch.
I've caressed your face in your deepest sleep. I've held your heart close to mine. Of all that lives and breathes, you are most like me.
Adam walked with me in the cool of the day, yet he was lonely. He could not see me or touch me. He could only feel me. So everything I wanted Adam to share and experience with me, I fashioned in you; my holiness, my strength, my purity, my love, my protection and support. You are special because you are an extension of me. Man represents my image, woman my emotions. Together, you represent the totality of Yah.
Greetings! My name is Erica. I would like to welcome you to my web site. I am a Proverbs 31 woman with the understanding that everything centers around the Almighty Creator of Heaven and Earth, YAH. I have been struggling with my weight for as long as I can remember. When I was in the 12th grade, I was a size 16/18. I have always been a big girl. Poor diet and ignorance is truly to blame for that. I don't believe my problems are genetic at all.
I am going to do my best to keep you all updated on my weight loss adventure. I know first hand how hard it is to lose weight. I will be blogging and reporting how I feel and what's going on with me from time to time. So as someone else goes through this journey, they will not feel alone. I'm here now, going through this by myself. I know how it is. I want to see you succeed. So I will be journaling what I am doing or trying.
I had just graduated from high school. Back then in 1994, I was a size 16. I went on to college and maintained that size, that was, until my boyfriend showed up. We would go to the Commons area (cafeteria) and eat like we were in some sort of contest, the eat-a-thon. That is where I started growing outward. After my dad passed August 28, 1999, my appetite slowly deminished. But by 2000, it came back strong. Depression started to set in. Not only did I end being a wopping size 26, weighing 291 pounds, but I also started abusing my perfect credit (a whole nother story). March 2002, my doctor diagnosed me with high blood pressure and put me on pills to keep my blood pressure stable. Somewhere around August 13, 2002, I encountered a job injury. I fell down a flight of stairs. I injured my back, knees, and foot. My doctor told me that I had to go to physical therapy. Oh joy! Rrrrrright….. After therapy, my foot and knees would bother me on and off. My doctor told me that I would never really be healed from pain as long as I was kept all that weight on.
Well, I noticed that after therapy I had fallen to a size 24. I couldn't believe that little bit of exercising made me lose weight. That motivated me to join a gym and continue working out. So, I joined Fitness Lady October 2002. From October 2002 to January 1, 2003, I lost down to a size 22. My sister returned home from Bosnia March 20, 2003. I forgot all about what a gym was. When she returned home, I was down to a size 20. I changed my gym membership from a 2 year to a 1 year. I stopped going. I gained weight (274 pounds) and held steady at a size 24. September 4, 2003, my doctor diagnosed me with Diabetes Type 2. If that ain’t the greatest. *rolling eyes* I started taking Metaglip pills twice a day. Oh well, that’s life….but does it have to be?
Of course not. February 2007, I started seeing a diabetic specialist. Talk about staying on my case. My glucose levels dropped and my A1c (the true messure of your glucose) went from 10.4 to 7.2, or something like that. It was like hmmm, 10.4 to 7.7. I know it was 10.something and 7.something ok.
I am now trying the Atkins lifestyle (2002, not the current). I will keep you posted on how that goes. See my weight loss progress page and my blog for updates.
Back in 2004, my job was seriously stressing me out. Prayfully YAH took me out of that situation and placed me somewhere else. I accepted my current job February 11, 2004. I'll never forget that. In the center of my head, I was bald. I decided to stop relaxing for a few months. But around that third month, I was like hummm. Unbeknowing, I was in a transition phase, because I decided I'd stop relaxing all together and just see what my natural hair does. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity (seeing as though the first attempt failed). The next month, June 17, 2004, I did the Big Chop. I've been happily natural ever since. The reason I created this part is because when you're so use to relaxing all your life, what does a woman do with her natural hair? I had no idea where to begin. So, this is why I am sharing the natural hair experience. For the same reason I am with my weight loss.
You can contact me at the following email address:
naturalhealthybeauty@yahoo.com
Be sure to put something like weight loss or natural hair in the subject line of the email so it won't go to bulk mail and be deleted.
WITH ANYTHING YOU DO, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE BEGINNING ANY KIND OF WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM, WHETHER IT IS AN EXERCISE PROGRAM OR AN EATING PROGRAM (I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE WORD DIET). I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. THE TIPS, OPINIONS, AND EXAMPLES I GIVE ARE SOLELY THOSE OF MY OWN. WHAT WORKS FOR ME MAY NOT BE BEST FOR YOU OR WORK FOR YOU.