Soul Wounds

H e a lt h & F i t n e s s

B o dy Fat :

It may be more than what you’re eating!

by Ron Williams 24 The

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f you’re struggling with excess body fat, it may not be what you’re eating, but what’s eating you. Soul wounds are stumbling blocks that eat at the core of who you are. These stumbling blocks contribute tremendously to the epidemic of being overweight and obese. Soul wounds are injuries to the soul that emotionally cripple and disable their victims. They can come from many sources and can be inflicted at any point in your life. All soul wounds are caused by a traumatic experience such as neglect, physical or verbal abuse, rape or molestation, or by any negative or hurtful incident.

The nature of a soul wound is personal and deeply painful. It has the ability to

body image and maintaining a healthy weight. The majority will also suffer with one or more of the following: excess body fat, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, depression, cardiovascular problems, high cholesterol, or other diseases.

Scientifically, the underlying stress created by a soul wound causes a decline in the immune system which affects our health. Stress also causes increased release of cortisol, which contributes to excess body fat, usually on the belly and hips. In conjunction with a poor immune system and the excess release of fat-storing cortisol, we have a decrease in physical exercise and poor nutrition. Most people exhibiting these factors will not only

symptom of a deeper problem. If this is your condition, it is time for you to make a decision and commit to allowing a true transformation.

The first step in healing is to acknowledge the soul wound you are suffering.

The next step is to realize you cannot win this battle alone, especially in this broken and wounded condition.

What you need to understand is that the body fat you have been carrying is partially not your fault. If you are discouraged by the excess fat, the discouragement you are feeling is not the worst thing; it is what you do with the discouragement that matters. Courage means to

If you are overweight and a victim of a soul wound, you will struggle with body image and maintaining a healthy weight. filter into every area of your life including your relationship with food, hormonal disturbances, and excess body fat. Also, it can completely distort how you perceive yourself and who you were meant to be. Soul wounds can reduce you and leave you incapable of fulfilling your capacity.

One of the major problems of a soul wound is once it has been there for a period of time, we as human beings do what we were designed to do, which is survive. For the most part, we consciously forget that it is there until a trigger sets it off, which could have an explosive effect. But subconsciously it never leaves and the effects are constant.

The fact of the matter is soul wounds affect you mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, but at the same time, they manifest themselves in your physical body. If you are overweight and a victim of a soul wound, you will struggle with

become overweight, but given time, may become obese, unhealthy, and have a shortened life span.

When a soul wound is inflicted, it creates an emptiness in the soul and we never feel completely satisfied. This leaves us yearning for something more. We try to fill the yearning with an inferior replacement which, at best, makes us feel temporarily satisfied. When this euphoric feeling passes, we are left with a void that sends us on our next quest to fill the emptiness created by the soul wound.

These temporary fixes can be vices like drugs, alcohol, sex, and comfort foods.

Many of our soul wounds are deeply rooted within the most inner part of our being and some of us have been in this state for so long that we have learned to accept our condition and live with a wounded soul. Nearly 70% of the population is overweight or obese. If you are part of this percentage and carry a soul wound, your excess body fat may be a

overcome fear or discouragement. The majority of us have soul wounds, but very few of us are courageous enough to face them. Our goal with the book Faith & Fat Loss , which you can find at www.faithandfatloss.com, is to bring the understanding necessary for you to allow God to heal the soul wounds once and for all. You can overcome the stumbling blocks that keep you from successfully decreasing body fat and we’re here to help.

If you are overweight or obese and feel like your body should have already responded to your fat loss efforts, consider the possibility of having a wound to the soul. The book extensively teaches you the nature of soul wounds, including how they are contracted, what they cause in your life, and how to be free from their devastating effects. Uncover what’s eating you.

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