This year, especially summer, I’ve done just that!

In becoming a wife and mom and running a household, I’ve been so preoccupied in those roles, that I forgot what’s needed to find my OWN joy, what makes me tick and truly happy…Somewhere, I forgot to have fun on purpose.

These last few months, The Lord opened up a few doors in creating memories in celebrating milestones, many milestones: my baby girls 8th birthday/graduation party with friends and family, a great field Day extravaganza, my daughters’ Graduation celebrating with my entire family and especially, my big sis and niece from Florida, our beautiful 10th wedding renewal by the water with all our closest friends and family where people came from 100’s of miles away to be there, family I haven’t seen in years, NYC boat tours, date nights, a God ordained road trip with my BFF visiting family, my other BFF traveling from state to state, visiting my Dad, DC, dancing, crab legs, girl talks, nights with my mom listening to our Caribbean music tapping into our roots, dancing with my girls, Zumba, family movie nights, alone time, exercise, etc., etc., etc!

I’m starting for the first time in years, taking time for my own self care and mental health. It wasn’t until stress started manifesting as extreme fatigue & pains in my head that forced me to re-evaluate what I’m lending my energies too, creating boundaries and slowing down on purpose. Learning to talk to a trusted source to balance my stress. Being purposeful to spend quality time with Christ. Going back to the gym, not just for weight loss this time, but for metal health. Now, I Schedule fun on my daily to-do list, sometimes with the family, sometimes without. Learning to take a dance break, play a really great song and dance like I was Michael Jackson, and I actually bust out dancing in front of the fam, or alone, which ever works. Learning if I feel a crazy silly moment come on, just go with it. I laugh harder than anyone at my own jokes, I mean belly laughs.

I no longer just want to survive, but in this season, I want to thrive, SOAR!

Somewhere along my journey, I forgot about my own joy and I got so busy with going through life giving my all to everything else. Life isn’t going to just create fantastic moments, but I’m learning to create them capitalizing on the present and being spontaneous.

Are things perfect, of course not, by no means. I still deal with various stresses, But, in this season, no matter where I find myself, I want to find joy in all things, no matter what. I’m seeking fun or if fun isn’t present, I’m going to find, create or make it. I need it like I need air if I’m going to survive the race of life.

Be encouraged by Ecclesiastes 3:

Am I where I’d like to be in my weight or life, not yet…but I’m moving towards my goal appreciating I’m not where I use to be, but day by day, I’m moving closer and closer to wherever God’s leading me…it’s all in God’s timing and season as I keep my hand to the plow.

In all things, celebrate and create moments. Pull out the best and silver linings in dark seasons and celebrate those things. Everything has a season. Today, celebrate what is and the best for our tomorrow. Let’s Rejoice in all things.

What makes you happy, better yet, JOYFUL? Take time to discover that and in small reasonable ways, seek out ways to do it.

Enjoy the pics of our summer journey!

Continue to join me as I share with you what God is sharing with me about overcoming. As always, Be Encouraged, Stay Connected, Fight & Lets Become Free Together!

Yours in Christ,

Ke’Shawn Adamson

B.O.O.M!

This journey is intimate, personal and has been one of the hardest, gut-wrenching struggles of my life. But through Christ, I’m learning perseverance, focus and spiritual warfare on how to overcome my flesh and the enemy and this time, I’m finally winning, YAYY! My journey is not over, but I’m learning to celebrate progress.

The origins of B.O.O.M!, Breaking Obesity, Overcoming Morbidity, my Christian blog-site started with a weakness, my fight against Morbid Obesity. All my life, I struggled with poor body image and being over-weight, but for the most part, my weight was under control and I was able to maintain a decent size. But as soon as I hit my early twenties, I began to gain weight pretty rapidly which lead to my condition today, Morbid Obesity.

After many trials, traumas, highs and lows as a result of my obesity for the past 17 years, during the summer of 2015, The Lord stepped in and said enough is enough. The Lord spoke to my heart and was calling me to lose weight so I could fulfill my full potential and Christ’s ultimate purpose for me upon the earth. The Lord revealed to me that my fight to overcome obesity was connected to my purpose & destiny and later, my ministry and He was holding me accountable to win. So, the summer of 2015, I began my journey, thus, creating B.O.O.M! Breaking Obesity, Overcoming Morbidity! to inspire and motivate others to fight for their freedom as well.

What I’ve come to understand now is that the enemy was using my morbid obesity to kill me to cause me to forfeit my purpose upon the earth. Since I made a commitment to Christ to be diligent to overcome what’s held me hostage for 17 years, He’s now teaching me how to overcome by using prayer, fasting and spiritual warfare and of course, practical eating and exercise changes.

For the first time, with the approach of hooking up with Christ through spiritual warfare to overcome and take back my health, I’m overcoming going from 325 pounds in pregnancy weight to currently 249 pounds. The key to my weight loss to date is dealing with the hidden issues, the root causes of WHY I became obese and since God has healed and delivered me from those roots, I’m freer to successfully make the necessary changes that promote health and wholeness, whereas before, I’d consistently be in a vicious cycle.

The difference between B.O.O.M! and other blog-sites is that it’s real time, relate-able and transparent.  I’m someone who hasn’t arrived yet, someone who’s currently struggling with an issue and sharing my struggles openly, honestly and publicly. I’m someone like everyone else in the midst of a heated battle and fighting for my life, but, sharing my struggles, triumphs and what the Lord’s teaching me in real-time so people get the opportunity to see my transformation right before their eyes.

Although B.O.O.M!’s origin began due to my struggle with obesity, B.O.O.M! is so much more than obesity and weight loss. It’s about DELIVERANCE from ANYTHING HOLDING YOU BOUND!

The Mission of B.O.O.M! is to inspire people to fight for their freedom, declare spiritual warfare on anything that keeps them bound, learn how to walk victoriously and get in line with God’s will and purpose for their lives.

The Vision of B.O.O.M! is for everyone to be free, living victoriously and in purpose carrying out some of Christ’s greatest exploits upon the earth. The Vision of B.O.O.M! is to help prepare the way for those fallen to receive new life, new breath, a new heart and spirit in helping to raise up an army for Christ.

God has commissioned me that as I overcome, I share with the people of God what He’s taught and currently teaching me about deliverance, pulling down strongholds and finding freedom in Christ. It’s my prayer and the heart of God, that as I overcome, I can help others overcome too. The site has truly been a blessing to many and people all over the world are engaging in B.O.O.M!  and writing about their various struggles.

I’d like to share with you just a few comments people have written me about the site:

“God’s glorious Truth is empowering you and overflowing in praise to His name! Beautifully and powerfully written. Very encouraging to us believers who struggle as you do. Thank you for having the courage and love to share.” C.P.

 

“Amazing story of strength, endurance, perseverance, faith….I can go on and on. Thank you for sharing your story.”  E.F.

 

“ Thanks for sharing this Ke’Shawn. You are beautiful! I always thought this. I may not relate to this specific journey but you speak on things that can be for a broader audience. And knowing that you’re enough and self-love resonate with me the most. I look forward to reading more and supporting you.”  G.

 

“ Thank you for your openness in this blog. I can relate in so many ways it is uncanny. I am so ashamed and at my highest weight. I am super obese. I need prayer and just some way to get started. Please continue to write!”  T.

 

“ Wow, wow, wow!!!! All I can say is Wow when I read this because I myself am in the same mind frame. I myself have struggled with weight my entire life and feel that the Lord is guiding me in a direction that I just keep fighting. It’s time to be free to love myself and feel my weight does not validate who I am. This really encouraged me in so many ways! I will stay connected, fight and be free right along side of you. I look forward to reading more about your journey and learning more about the woman of God that you are. Stay blessed!”  M.

 

“ So brave of you to share your story…. We all battle our own insecurities …. And take them to the grave with us…. So for this I truly commend you for sharing your true most inner feelings…. And even more, Much respect to you for doing so!”  K.H.

 

“This has truly touched me in more ways than one! God is doing great things! Thank you for this message and may God continue to use you ”

 

“Beautifully written my Sister. I am determined that God puts certain people together to experience trail at the same times. I am blessed by your blog and hope that you continue to do the wondrous works of our Father.” J.D.

 

“On a day such as this, Ke’Shawn, You are truly a mighty woman of God. I can’t wait to hear and see the rest of your testimony. I was so delighted to read and learn about Mrs Adamson. I am really excited about this for you and to now be able watch your ministry grow….” S.T.

In the days we’re living in, people are struggling, discouraged and not fulfilling their full potential in Christ. Christ has commissioned me to speak to those struggling just like me, on how to overcome ANY STRUGGLE by what I’m learning in overcoming obesity and He’s transforming my life. B.O.O.M! is bigger than weight loss, it’s about SPIRITUAL WARFARE, DELIVERANCE and OVERCOMING ANYTHING holding us bound and fulfilling our FULL POTENTIAL in Christ.

I WOULD LIKE TO SOLICIT YOUR HELP & SUPPORT WITH THE FOLLOWING: 

1) For those of you with ministries, large support networks or businesses, please pass along B.O.O.M!’s web-address, www.boom4christ.com to your congregation and various constituents. Please feel free to pass along this specific blog-post as an introduction to B.O.O.M!.

2) If you have an email list, please forward them B.O.O.M’s website as well and this blog post.

3) Invite people to subscribe to B.O.O.M!’s email list.

4) Please share B.O.O.M! on social media out-lets and especially LIKE US ON FACEBOOK.  SHARE B.O.O.M! on your Facebook timelines and forward it to anyone you know that could benefit from it or be interested.

I’m being diligent in being faithful to share what the Lord is sharing with me, so your help and support is greatly appreciated.

Don’t Forget, WATCH & ENJOY THE VIDEO & PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHERS!

As always, Be Encouraged, Stay Connected, Fight, and Let’s Become Free Together. Join me as I share with you what Christ is sharing with me about overcoming.

In His Name,

Ke’Shawn Adamson,

B.O.O.M!

For years, I’ve tried every weight loss program known to man and none of them worked for me. After everything else failed, I tried it my own way: vegan fast, no meat fast, no sugar fast, “free day” diet, you name it, I tried it and it was all unsuccessful. It wasn’t until my Mom found “Food Lovers Fat Loss System” did I find something that really worked for me.  The program is designed for people that love to eat…I’m a lover of good food, so it was a perfect match.

Food Lovers had a very detailed plan and I needed the structure, so that worked for me.  I actually love this plan because it: educates you on healthy food choices, educates you on how to appropriately combine certain foods that’ll help burn fat opposed to storing it, teaches you how to eat and make the foods you love but in right proportions and combinations etc. No gimmicks, no tricks, no freeze-dried foods, no points, just educating yourself on learning how to develop new healthy eating habits as well as learning how to eat what you love and still lose weight.

So, in my fight to overcome obesity, fulfill the vision I had and still have for B.O.O.M!’s Blog Site, develop my business, tend to my family, home, spiritual obligations and other dreams, I had to create a plan.

The plan I developed for myself that’s beginning to allow my dreams to come to fruition is as follows:

1. Fully commit to “Food Lovers Fat Loss System (weight loss goal).  You can check out their site at www.myfoodlovers.com
2. Exercise 5 days a week: 4 days a week of 30 minutes cardio training & 30 minutes of weight training for toning, 1 day of a light 15 minute workout (weight loss goal)
3. Create a list of 6 non-negotiable DAILY HABITS that I have to stick to that’ll help me achieve my goals 1) Prayer & learning to be still in His presence 2) Gym 3) Blog Business/Writing 4) Clean or Organize something in my home 5) Listen or watch a faith building or motivational message 6) Writing my daily eating journal & reading a health related book that’ll help me achieve my health goals.

Now, sometimes my daily to-do list has like 15-20 items on it and not everything gets done, but, these 6 daily habits are the things that are non-negotiable that I work vigorously towards to help me achieve my dreams.

4. Prophesy what I want to see happen in my life…DAILY!

5. Update & Review my vision board and create a daily to-do list.

6. Get an understanding of the things that throw me off course and causes me to stumble from my purpose and goals.  Once I identified that, I’ve been making conscious decisions to remove those things from my life. This requires for me determination, prayer and fasting.  I’m still learning and sometimes struggling in this area, but its important we all understand what our triggers are that cause us to stumble, fall and prevent us from fulfilling our dreams and purpose.

7. Repeat and work in Diligence

The key to all of this…DILIGENCE! You can have a plan all day long but if you never review, activate or do anything with it, it’s worthless. I had all of these dreams, visions and desires, would write it down in my prayer journal, BUT, I never fully wrote out a vision mapping plan to help me get to my desired goal. For those of you that have a dream but don’t know how to get started, I strongly recommend this book, which helped me get started.

This book was the first book that started to convict me of my lack of diligence and why I couldn’t lose weight or achieve any of the dreams I desired. This was the book that helped me create a vision for myself of what I wanted to see happen in my weight loss. This was the book that helped me develop a plan to overcome the things that were trying to overcome me. Whether it’s a struggling marriage, a failing career, a dream unfulfilled, addiction, habit etc., it teaches you in practical ways the wisdom of Solomon in Proverbs and how to apply those principals to our daily lives in very simplistic ways.

For those of you that are truly looking for change and are hungry, if you can, buy this book and begin your journey of developing a plan for your life. It’s not too late for any of us to overcome and achieve any dream God lay’s in our heart, but we have to plan…our future, dreams and destiny is dependent upon it.

Continue to join me, Christ has more to say to us as we achieve our dreams and in our fight to overcome. As always, Be Encouraged, Stay Connected, Fight and Let’s Become Free Together.

The #1 Predictor Of Success, Terri Savelle Foy

In His Name,

Ke’Shawn Adamson

B.O.O.M!

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It wasn’t until The Lord instructed me to do the following did I start achieving victory: 1) seek God relentlessly to expose the hidden issues of my heart FIRST in prayer and fasting that was causing me to stay bound 2) take the time to read His Word, allow the word to build up my faith and give me understanding that I have power to break old habits 3) learn how to sit in prayer quietly before His presence to receive healing, strength and wisdom on how to overcome. 4) Make a commitment to developing new habits that are non-negotiable in Him. These things are the main ingredients that’s helping me to overcome, but, I still have more to go and need to dig deeper to help get me to the finish line.

I’ve come a long way, but, there’s still some areas that need to be put under subjection, so God’s calling me to dig deeper in prayer and fasting. So with that being said, the Lord was ministering to me about going on a fast, but this time, He wanted me to make this fast public for those that need to be strengthened and in need of a breakthrough too.

Join me on this 7 day fast and let’s expect a miracle!!!

The Lord laid on my heart to focus on the following during this fast:

1. Grace to Conquer our flesh and be Spirit Led.  Grace to say NO to the things that keeps us in bondage and out of God’s will. 

Hebrews 12:1 (NIV) … (I ) throw off everything that hinders (me) and the sin that so easily entangles (me). (I ) run with perseverance the race marked out for (me)…

Romans 8:12-14 (NLT)… (I) have no obligation to do what (my) sinful nature urges (me) to do…by the power of the Spirit (I) will put to death the deeds of (my) sinful nature AND I will live.

2. Break Double-mindedness and Make a commitment to what The Lord is calling for us to do.

Luke 16:13 (AMP)…No servant is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise the other. (I) cannot serve God and mammon (riches, or anything in which (I) trust and on which (I) rely). 

James 1:7-8 (NIV) …(If I’m double-minded, I) should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. (A) double-minded (person is) unstable in all they do.

Ephesians 4:23 (NLT)…(I will) let the Spirit renew (my) thoughts and attitudes.

3. Our will, purpose and desires will be aligned to Christ’s Will, Purpose and Desires for our lives. We will grow from Strength to Strength, Faith to Faith and We’re Empowered to Endure & Fight Until the End to retrieve our prize.

Colossians 4:2 &17 (NIV)…Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful….“See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”

Ephesians 3:14- (NLT)…I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources He will empower (me) with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in (my) heart as (I) trust in Him. (My) roots will grow down into God’s love and keep (me) strong. (I will) have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is (for me).  (I will) experience the love of Christ, though it’s too great to understand fully. (I) will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

4. We’ll have a supernatural Encounter with Jesus that will change our lives forever, let’s pray that for the World as well. 

Exodus 33:10-11 (NLT)… When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents. Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.

Exodus 24:12,15-18 (NLT)...¹² Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain….” ¹⁵ Then Moses climbed up the mountain, and the cloud covered it. ¹⁶ And the glory of the Lord settled down on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from inside the cloud. ¹⁷ To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the Lord appeared at the summit like a consuming fire. ¹⁸ Then Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain. He remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Exodus 34:29,35 (NLT)…29 When Moses came down Mount Sinai…the people of Israel would see the radiant glow of his face.

During this time of fasting, be specific with God what your needs are and what you want to see happen. Speak the scriptures above out-loud over yourself to build up your faith. Use discretion, wisdom and pray about how you should go about this fast and what your’re fasting for. In one accord, let’s put before the Lord the four fast focuses above being specific about each of our needs.

• Grace to Conquer our flesh and be Spirit Led
• Break Double-mindedness and Make a commitment to what The Lord is calling for us to do
• Our will, purpose and desires will be aligned to Christ’s Will, Purpose and Desires for our lives. We will grow from Strength to Strength, Faith to Faith and We’re Empowered to Endure & Fight Until the End to retrieve our prize.
• To have a supernatural Encounter with Jesus that’ll change our lives forever. Let’s pray that prayer for the World at large as well.

The Fast will start July 31st through August 6th. During this fast, we’ll rise up early and commit the first Hour of our day to The Lord in prayer and fasting.  I’ll be rising up early at 5 am to begin this fast. For those of you that can rise up that early, that would be great, if not, do what you can, the Lord will see your efforts.  I also won’t be eating during this hour, but each person will have to use wisdom and discretion if they’re able do so or not due to medical or health limitations or requirements. The bible says in Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” The Lord will be with us as we fast in one-accord and make the sacrifice to seek His kingdom for help.

If you’ll be joining this fast, please leave your name below in the comments section of this blog post so people will know to pray for you.  During this time, let’s intercede for one another.  I encourage you to write down the names of those included in this fast and lift them up before the Lord. There is power in numbers, so let’s shut down the kingdom of darkness that’s trying to prevail in our lives and do so in oneness and unity. I’ll be interceding for each of you as well. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this fast, please send me a private message in the “contact me” section on the site.

I’m looking forward to a great move of God that’ll break yokes, re-align us into Christ’s Will and Purpose and Empower and Propel us into the next level in Him. During these times, we all need to be empowered to overcome whatever we’re facing, SO JOIN ME!

As always, Stay Connected, Be Encouraged, Fight and Let’s Become Free Together!

“Fasting for Complete Victory” – Jentezen Franklin

In his Name,

Ke’Shawn Adamson

B.O.O.M

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My journey coming from average weight to moving towards Morbid Obesity has been one of the toughest fights of my life.  Literally, I’ve been fighting for my life for about 16 years…a majority of my adult hood…self-soothing wounds that I didn’t know existed that needed healing…comforting myself to ease my grief over loved ones that have gone on…trying to figure out adult changes in my body feeling utterly helpless, lost and unable to fix any of it.  I HATED what my body had become and felt exhaustively helpless to change…with my GREATEST efforts…CRUSHED! DISCOURAGED! UNKNOWINGLY DEPRESSED! STRIPPED OF MY DIGNITY…UNFATHOMABLE DISAPPOINTMENT IN MYSELF…MAD…REJECTED…SELF CONDEMNATION…FEELING CONDEMNED BY GOD.  I sit here and type as the tears stream down my face never, ever, wanting to return to this place again…NEVER…EVER…EVER! Today, I’m releasing my past…my moving towards obesity…that young woman SECRETLY wrecked with pain and shame…and today…I embrace New Beginnings…Conquering and Overcoming…Slow & Steady WINNING the Race…Moving Towards Health And Wholeness. Today, I’m saying goodbye to “Moving Towards Obesity” Part 13 series and recounting my story…Now…I’m moving towards to the HIGHER calling in Christ and RETRIEVING MY PRIZE.

Leaving where I left off in “Moving Towards Obesity” Part 12, two weeks after I gave birth to my daughter, I didn’t feel right…you know that feeling you get when you absolutely know something’s not right. After putting the baby to sleep, I went to put her in her swing and when I looked down on the floor, I saw blood everywhere…I was bleeding profusely.  My husband called 911 and they whisked me to the nearest hospital. The hospital staff quickly examined me and concluded the blood was coming from my C-section…but couldn’t tell me WHY I was bleeding…but I knew something was wrong.

My husband and I arrived at the hospital around 11 am, but because the hospital were short staffed and over-crowed, I sat on that stretcher profusely bleeding well into the evening before being taken to another hospital. You talk about scared…absolutely No Words to describe the fear I had…I asked one doctor if they would need to go back in again and re-open my C-section and perform another surgery and she said yes…I WAS D-O-N-E! I just gave birth two weeks ago, up until that point my C-section was healing nicely…but you mean to tell me I’m going to have to go through another Epidural, surgery and recovery all over again…NO WORDS…most importantly…I was going to be separated from my baby…I can’t see my baby…I can’t feed my baby…she’s not going to understand why her Mommy isn’t with her…ABSOLUTELY NO WORDS!

Once the staff was able to get a hold of my OBGYN, we put in a transfer right away and she ordered me to come to her hospital so she can care for me…World’s best doctor and blessing. Once there, she came armed and ready for me…she brought with her a team of doctor’s, pulled me an emergency operating room and began to work on me for a couple of hours. After it was all over, she explained to me that the remaining fluids in my stomach after birth turned into an infected cyst which then became a hard as a rock mini-basketball in my stomach…with nowhere to go, the pressure of the cyst eventually ruptured causing the fluid to force open my C-section leaving me a five by five hole in my abdomen. Once the procedure was over, she calmed my fears and assured me intensive surgery wasn’t necessary, but, I was going to have to stay in the hospital for a few days. I was so grateful and thankful to The Lord for keeping me during that period, but my heart was broken in a thousand pieces…I was back in the hospital again and away from the comforts of my family…most importantly, I was separated from my baby and leaving my family to scramble to care for me and her…No Words!

Once I was home, I was in pain beyond belief…constant tending to my wound…tending to a baby that never wanted to be put down and always hungry…trying to breast feed and every time I did, pain would shoot right through my abdomen causing more pain…home alone…and every day for the next three to four months, visiting nurses came daily to re-open and clean my wound…scared to death for anyone to touch my wound…all of this occurring while still holding my baby in my arms to prevent her from crying and making me panic…then the re-occurrence of more cysts on other parts of my body…more pain…more minor procedures and it goes on and on.  The depth of my emotional and physical pain I endured during this season was like I hit a bottomless pit.  I can see the fear and exhaustion in my Husband and Mother’s face as we went through all of this together.  Did obesity cause all of this trouble? Maybe, or maybe not, these things happen to thin women every day, but I tell you what, obesity in my case, didn’t help the matter and set in motion a fire storm of events perhaps if I hadn’t been obese, maybe some of these things wouldn’t have happened…but God still had a plan for it all.

Eventually my body healed after 3-4 month and it was during this time and for the first time, I was able to TRULY begin to enjoy the joys of motherhood…watching her grow, her first moments, TRULY bonding and experiencing a new life, a new role for me with my new baby. The storms of life continued and kept trying to beat us down, but we trudged forward. It was during this time, the Lord lead my Mother to help me get back on track to begin my weight loss journey again and introduced me to Food Lover’s Fat Loss System, which she saw on TV. I gave it a try and the weight started to come off, but I wasn’t consistent enough and the weight would eventually come back on. After seasons of loss and gain, it was then, June of 2015, the Lord gave me an ultimatum, “Loose The Weight…Your Purpose is Tied To Your Weight Loss…It Is The Very Thing I Will Use To Bring You To That Next Level In Me, You Have No Idea What I Have Planned IF You Would Just Commit and Buckle Down….” So, here I am.

Thank you for joining me on this Journey…it’s been SOME experience looking back…recounting the pain…humiliation…the host of feelings etc.  I realized while writing this series I still had some healing to do over things that occurred so long ago…things I trudged through but never received a level of comfort.  This series has been long, even for me, but I know The Lord had a huge purpose for wanting me to share such intimate and private details of my life. During this series, and others as well, I’ve had countless people reach out to me worldwide to express their gratitude for me telling my story…the bad and ugly things people don’t talk about but are struggling with hardships and pain too. For those that have left a comment, shared their experience, encouraged me in any way or supported me on social media, thank you! It means so much to me and a ton to God.

This Concludes “My Journey Towards Obesity.”

Therefore, TODAY, I SAY GOOD-BYE TO OBESITY IN MY LIFE…ONCE AND FOR ALL…IN THE NAME OF JESUS!!! WHAT HAD ME BOUND, HAS ME BOUND NO LONGER!

I’m embracing the new and improved me…I have not arrived…but I’m not where I was and far from where I used to be…stay connected and join me for my upcoming post on what God is doing with me today and enjoy some new weight loss pics and insight on what’s working for me…It’s been slow…but it’s been steady and this time, I’m Winning The Race. Continue to Join Me!

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV)

But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

As always, Be Encouraged, Stay Connected, Fight and Let’s Become Free Together.

TD Jakes 2016 – Fit For The Fight

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In His Name,

Ke’Shawn Adamson

B.O.O.M!

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I was reading my new book by John Paul Jackson “Unlocking Heaven’s Power” and he said something amazing that caused me to think:

“Far too often I would look at my life and think ‘when are things going to change? Its seems like it’s been this way forever!’ I have learned that whenever we ask that question over and over, we are in a cycle…Anytime we have cycles in our lives, it is because we haven’t dealt with the issue God wants to deal with inside of us….”

I remember a point of my life when I was in cycles.  One cycle I battle with today is weight loss.  When I read that section in John Paul Jackson’s book, it caused me to reflect and pray, “What’s inside of me that I haven’t let you deal with…?”

I remember another cycle: deep depression from a former break-up. That was a very deep dark and tragic period in my life… but an experience I am eternally grateful for God allowing me to go through because it helped save my life.  At that time, I didn’t know what to do with myself…I felt like the life was sucked out of me and for the first time, I didn’t know who I was any longer.

I remember God sent a Word through a minister at my former church and said “Whatever happened to you, it shattered your soul” and it did. I tried everything to come out of that depression…I got back into church…I increased my prayer life…allowed myself to cry…I talked about my hurt….I joined the ministries where I felt lead and was busy doing the Lord’s work… but I was still hurting and depressed.

I remember thinking ‘these things take time…’ I remember praying ALL the time “when you deliver me Lord…I’m waiting on you to deliver me…When you deliver me God…We’ll, I’m waiting on you to deliver me….”

I guess the Lord got tired of hearing me say “I’m waiting on you to deliver me…” And one day while I was in the bathroom praying again “I’m waiting on you to deliver me Lord…” God said abruptly “You’re waiting on me, but I’m waiting on YOU!”  I was totally shocked and bewildered He answered me like that 1) never experienced God so stern with me 2) waiting on me, you’re God, I don’t know how to get myself out of this, I thought this thing would just take time to heal and get over…I don’t know how to deliver myself…”

He let me know at that moment there were things I needed to do to aid in my deliverance.  I had to sit at His feet for answers. He took me to Luke 4. 1) He wanted me to fast 40 days and asked I abstain from food until 12pm daily.  What He really wanted was for me to posture myself in daily prayer all throughout the day and have my heart and mind on Him…2) He wanted me to be at His feet and in His Word daily 3) He wanted to to be obedient and stay away from my ex…PERIOD! 4) Believe that when the forty days was done, I would be delivered.  I was a rookie at these things, but I obeyed.

I fasted for 40 days.  It was beyond rough…pouring out my soul for weeks…the discipline… it went so beyond me being hungry (I was starving for some pancakes, eggs and sausage though….LOL!). I was agonizing but I resolved in my heart, ‘I will not stop fighting even if it kills me….’ For the first time, I stepped out on faith and believed God would deliver me.

On the 40th day of my fast, I attended my girlfriend’s church.  There I waited for a moment God would show up.  Towards the end of service something shifted and the spirit became high…that Pastor started praising God and shouted “someone’s going to get healed and delivered right now…right now!!!”

In the middle of my praise and worship all of a sudden I literally felt a burning blazing flame of fire hit the sole’s of my feet traveling lightening fast up my body to the top of my head…it was like a human sized band-aid was ripped right off my soul and I screamed, cried and jumped up and down uncontrollably.  I literally felt something ripped right off of me…Something left me…all that heavy weight and baggage…GONE!

God kept His Word…I was instantly delivered when HE said and I’ve never been the same since.  I learned an important lesson…

GOD WANTED ME TO PARTNER WITH HIM AND FIGHT FOR MY DELIVERANCE…AND…HIS PEOPLE PERISH BECAUSE OF LACK OF KNOWLEDGE! HE WANTS HIS PEOPLE TO SIT AT HIS FEET TO FIND THE ANSWERS WE NEED TO OVERCOME AND NOT STAY BOUND. 

I had to sit at His Feet and seek Him for answers. I had to be obedient and follow His plan.  I had to exercise my faith to work it. That is what He’s calling me to do today…That is what He’s calling you to do TOO!  Let’s resolve in our heart to change our cycles.  Let’s seek Him for the answers…Let’s sit at His Feet until His answer comes…

Peace and blessings upon you all.  Let’s seek God’s face this season… listen and obey His Plan for our lives…let’s keep the faith and fight until the end.

I’ll leave you with this scripture:

HABAKKUK 2:2-3 (ESV):

 AND THE LORD ANSWERED ME:

“WRITE THE VISION;

Make It Plain On Tablets, SO (HE/SHE) MAY RUN WHO READS IT.
 For Still THE VISION AWAITS ITS APPOINTED TIME; 

It Hastens To The End—It Will Not Lie.

If It Seems Slow, Wait For It;

IT WILL SURELY COME; IT WILL NOT DELAY.

Isaiah 55:6-7(KJV)

⁶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near:

⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

In His Name,

Ke’Shawn Adamson

B.O.O.M!

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As much as I’m ready for change, I’m also nervous about it. I woke up this morning kinda nervous.  My toddler and teenager are both going back to school on Monday…my Mom is going back to work after being on vacation for a few weeks and the holiday season is over and it’s back to the drawing board.  I’ve enjoyed myself and all the festivities this holiday season offered. During these last two months, I enjoyed food, but I made sure I did some things differently this time…I pushed and kept my exercise regime…I pushed the plate away when needed and I didn’t dive in the way I could have.  I didn’t lose masses of weight  in 2015 but I lost inches.  The small changes I’ve made I learned to be proud of because I can really be hard on myself.

After praying and talking my feelings out with my family, what really makes me nervous is that it’s time to get more disciplined again starting Monday. Now that I have this blog, the sense of accountability is real…that makes me a little nervous.  I’ve not been consistent before…that makes me a little nervous.  I’m getting ready to buckle down and start something new for this season…that makes me little nervous. The holiday food has been good to me and now I have to buckle down…I can feel my flesh cringing…that makes me a little nervous.  Change is scary and hard work can be intimidating at times. I’ve been praying about my feeling and these fears…I’ve learned its okay to say you’re afraid, get to the root of it and work it out with God so you can get to work.

During 2015, some weight has come off but the real change occurred in losing inches. I also kept to a exercise plan and for the first time, I felt really adamant about sticking to my exercise routine which helped me to tone a lot. I pushed in the gym and didn’t allow my body aching and hurting to stop me, which is big for me.

(Correction) I looked over my weight journal for the last few years and this is what I found:

• My last trimester of my pregnancy, May of 2011, I was 319 pounds
• May of 2013, I came down to 287
• August of 2013, after getting on Food Lovers, I came down to 268
• June of 2015 I gained weight and went back to 293
• September 2015, I went from 293 in June to 275 in Sept(I went back on food lovers and went-in at the gym)
• January 2016, I’m 280 (I attribute the extra 5 pounds to muscle weight and water retention, but loss a lot of inches in my cloths).

So, what’s the plan for 2016? I have a few things I will be implementing, one change I will mention today.

1st: I will going back on the “Food Lover Fat Loss System.”  This is a phenomenal weight loss program and it’s how I lost the weight from 293 to 275.  At one point, I lost like 35 pounds and went down to 263 in a matter of 3 months, but I put some weight back on….

There was only one really big problem I had with this program…ME! I didn’t stay consistent on the program…This program absolutely works and it works for me.  I have gone on Weight Watchers, Nutri System, Slim Fast, I’ve taken supplements and there is one problem I had with each of them…it never taught me how to eat and I felt deprived.  I love to eat and I’m not into counting points.  I brought these diet foods, but I didn’t feel satisfied.  I’ve taken some supplements and yes, some work, but what happens once you stop, here comes the weight, LOL!  Slim fast honestly didn’t agree with me and gave me tummy bubbles, LMBO! I remember sitting in class dying of tummy bubbles…stomach gurgling…emergency trips to the bathroom…I know, too much information, but I’m just saying…it’s true, LOL!. Nutri System worked when I made a decent living and HAD NO FAMILY, but I can’t afford to just by food for myself at $300 a month…with a household of 4…it wasn’t realistic….

Food Lovers was a blessing to me and my Mom put me onto it and for that, I was so grateful to her and to God. With Food Lovers, I learned how to eat, thoroughly enjoyed my food, felt satiated and was educated while I lost the weight.  On this program, I was free to eat the foods I loved, but it does require discipline and commitment. The truth is, at some point, no matter what diet you’re on, true weight loss comes with discipline and sacrifice. Reviews will tell you that you’re able to still eat fatty horrible foods all the time and lose weight, which is not true.  This program maps out everything for you to know to be successful and it educates you on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle of eating, but give you wiggle room which allows you to enjoy the foods you love WITH MODERATION.

The program does come with a lot of information and books, but gives you a plan from soup to nuts and offers plenty of motivation, so its simplistic and easy to follow. It was a little overwhelming for me in the beginning, but I followed each step as outlined and now, I’ve learned the basics of how to eat, so I don’t have to heavily rely on the books as much. I’ve gained 12 pounds these last 2 1/2 years.  This program kept me from gaining back the 40-60 pounds I lost since having the baby…truth is…I could have gained it all back easily.

I am thoroughly happy with this program and highly recommend it to anyone who loves to eat and needs to be educated on how to eat.  I am not being paid to advertise this program and I can assure you it worked for me, it may work for you. This plan also worked for my daughter who also has struggled with weight at one point and she now knows how to eat and has lost a lot of weight. So…I plan on starting Food Lovers 21 day metabolism makeover on Monday. Pray for me, LOL!

Food Lovers Fat Loss System

https://www.tryfoodloversfree.com/lp4/?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=opt&utm_campaign=tfl_lp4

Also, wanted to share some exciting news…Today, I wore my first pair of fitted jeans, Yayy! I’ve never wore fitted jeans EVER…but I can honestly say, I felt ready and I felt my legs were ready to try some on.  Enjoy the pics…compliments of my daughter Cydnei…who turned my pics into a photo shoot…we had sooo much fun…she also did my hair too…#shedidthat!…#talentedkidofmine…Luv You Charlie!

I leave you with this scripture:

Isaiah 43: 18-19: “Forget the former things— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?

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In His Name,

Ke’Shawn Adamson

B.O.O.M!

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