This week, I did a big Nutrisystem day on QVC. Since we discussed the importance of having a healthy body and how it affects stress levels and even our mental clarity, I thought my #SundayMessage from April 24, 2016, might be appropriate for today. I love you all and hope you have a beautiful Labor Day weekend.
Marie’s Sunday Message
April 24, 2016
It is no secret that I experienced a great deal of pressure when I was younger to remain very thin. The weight war is a constant battle in my business and, unfortunately, still prevalent in our culture. Growing up, I felt pressure from many people in my industry to maintain a thin figure as a way for them to keep their livelihood. But as my weight dropped, so did my self-esteem. As a 5'5", 103-pound teen, I was told I was too FAT! So, feeling the pressure of others needing jobs – I got down to 93 pounds.
This kind of pressure can put a heavy burden on a teenager and often leads to various types of eating disorders. Too much pressure on anything can do this to young minds and hearts. Luckily, my body didn’t give up on me, even when I gave up caring for it.
As I have gotten older, I realized that these bad decisions had ramifications on my metabolism and my body's ability to keep weight off. I had to relearn how to eat healthy, exercise, and care for my body. As my grandmother Osmond would always say to me, "Marie, no one's going to take care of you, so take care of yourself!"
Before I lost 50 pounds on Nutrisystem, I realized that for me, food was used as a reward and even a form of comfort to medicate emotions. The key is mentally turning your relationship with food into a healing and loving act to create energy for a happy and healthy life. Doing so lets you discover that it is medicine for the body, mind, and soul. Making that paradigm shift and subscribing to the motto, “eat to live, rather than live to eat,” changed my life!!!
It clearly states in 1 Corinthians 3:16 that our body is the temple of God. We are to take care of it and fill it with pure and good things so that the Spirit of God can dwell in us. That decision to take care of my temple (body) made it easier for me to love and cherish this gift of life God gave me.
Let us relish life as we live it and find joy in healthy, uplifting, ways that feed our body, mind, and soul. As for me, music was and always will be my drug of choice!😉🤣
By the way, I have thoroughly enjoyed traveling coast to coast this month and meeting so many of you during my Music is Medicine CD signings. I have been so deeply honored and touched by you all! It's thrilling when I see multiple generations turn out to get my current album. I feel so honored to see those of you who grew up with me and now to see you bring your children and grandchildren to my concerts and have them enjoying my music. It is wonderful to feel your love, warmth, and encouragement.
It was impressed upon me this Sunday to share the message that we should never give up on ourselves! Never give up on what we love, our lives, our bodies, our passions... our souls!!! Heck, I've decided that I will be 29 forever! So my question this Sunday is, who wants to join me on this journey to refresh and invigorate our souls? Let us focus on healing. And start by healing our bodies. I love you all so very much much!!!
#HappySunday #HisDay #HisTemple
