I haven't updated lately about my eating journey. Today I want to do that. The last time I wrote about this I was doing nothing really but counting calories to work on setting limits for myself. It was working out ok, but it really gave me a lot of binge freedom. For some people, this is good, because they can have their cheat items in total moderation and it's fine. I'm not that girl. I hope that one day I will be able to do that, but right now my fight is with self-discipline, and part of the fight (I'm learning....still a work in progress, remember?) is cutting off my hand. Jesus tells us "And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell" (Matthew 5:20 [NIV]). Jesus is talking about sexual sin, and this principle easily applies to anything tempting. Jesus is not telling us to literally cut of our hand. What he's saying is that if everyday you go to Dunkin' Donuts, and everyday you get sucked in by the amazing smell of fresh glazed doughnuts and you end up eating 2 of them, stop going to Dunkin' Donuts!! You have a choice in whether or not you face that temptation, and Jesus' advice is to completely avoid it.
After an incredible weekend with my mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and two Aunts, I came home feeling refreshed and ready to make some changes in my eating. I talked extensively with my sister-in-law, who is an absolute inspiration in my eyes when it comes to health and nutrition, about alot of things. I came home, ready to hit the pavement on this journey even harder.
So as with any journey, I have highs and lows. Right now I'm on an incredible HIGH! I've done a 30-40 minute run on the elliptical daily for that last 2 weeks straight (minus one day for rest), I've been really dedicated to my eating (protein, good carbs from fruits and veggies, and healthy fats), and I'm seeing amazing results. (I.E. feeling great, losing weight, etc.) So this is all well and good.
But this isn't my first rodeo. I know what's coming. It may not be tomorrow, or the next day, but it will happen. A whiff of garlic at the mall food court....a friend saying "Oh come on, you can have just a LITTLE piece!!" (<-- not with bad intentions, just clearly not knowing a thing about my addiction to food)...maybe something as simple as a fundraiser for my daughters school that just so happens to take place at the Golden Corral. (DANG you, chocolate fountain!!)
Will you all pray for me? The trial may not have come, but I know it's coming. Pray for wisdom to know God's plan for my life. Pray for strength to follow it. And if you think of it, pray that every time the devil is headed my way with a big platter of bacon cheese fries, pray that he trips and smashes his face in it! I am prayerfully convinced that changing my lifestyle is how I "sing a greater song". This is how I lose myself and let God's strength and truth flow through me. When anyone's heart is set on the Lord, the enemy has no greater threat, you can bet he'll attack. This is the hardest thing I've ever done. Ever.
Thank you for all the encouragement you give me on Facebook, or by email, text, whatever. You peeps rock! Anyone doing anything similar with your diets, or doing any workouts or anything? Let me know! I'll pray for you too!!
I am going through this exact same thing. The best thing I ever found was the Prism program. You count your calories and cut out all sugars, white flours, and bad carbs. You can have 1200 cals a day and for carbs, either fruits or veggies, and a cup of brown rice and oatmeal a day. It's hard to do but once you purge yourself of the bad carbs and toxins it gets much easier. it goes in phases and little by little you add other carbs back in, but also good carbs. It's wonderful. It's completely faith based so you journal everyday and have scriptures everyday that go along with what you are doing that day.
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