u/danselixir

The title is self explanatory. I got baptized into the church today! I'm 17, I guess that's considered young for a convert. I grew up a Jehovah's Witness and became atheistic to agnostic at around 12. Became a Christian last year on November and started my journey to Catholicism on February of this year because of the Rosary!

I'm so happy. I thank God every day for giving me friends who love God and want to follow him, because through them, I was led back to him and eventually the one true holy apostolic church! I know this won't start a big conversation, but I just wanted to share today's joy I have with others.

Hey, so for context. I'm a broke 17 y/o kid and a bit of a picky eater when it comes to main meals(EXCLUDING SNACKS) in the day. I can't afford creatine. I can't afford protein powder. I wanna lose weight AND maintain/build muscle mass but I just can't seem to hit my protein goal.

I for the life of me can't stand eating eggs. I'm autistic and the texture of the whites make me feel icky. I can't stand boring, repetitive meals. My appetite is low in the morning (which usually leads to a lot of snacking on high calorie foods).

I'm 4'10 and unfortunately weigh 130lbs because I've been failing to control and discipline myself since my psych meds increase my hunger and my thyroid condition slows down my metabolism. I have no excuses for getting this big when I used to be underweight. Please help me make my journey less miserable with your advice. I desperately want to be in good shape again.

For as long as I can remember, I've dealt with the sin of Wrath my entire life. I've had a rough childhood and dealt with daily beatings for even the most minor of mistakes, and I'd usually be left in my room to cry, wishing the worst and death upon my family member who beat me every time. I'm already 17 and I still struggle with Wrath even to this day but a bit differently. Every day, I fight back the urge to just crash out and destroy things in my room from something as simple as feeling bored.

When does it ever get any easier to deal with sin? Especially for something you've dealt with for a long time? Do I have to pray more? Do I ask more people to pray for me? I don't want to be disheartened by how often I deal with this. I love God and I trust what he has for me, but sometimes, I just want to skip to the good part where I'm truly at peace with everything and no longer feel the need to be destructive.