0-5
7:15am
Bowl of cereal
Observation: Glad to see I got hungry so early! A good sign that I was pretty much on track last night!
0-5
10:30pm
Nachos/cheese/salsa/sour cream, veggies, bit of melon
Observation: I felt just right after finishing this meal, but it may have been a bit heavy to ensure I was hungry for supper….
0? - 2
3pm
Yogurt
Observation: Not sure if I was feeling hungry or feeling like a sick tummy again…ate a yogurt hoping it would settle my stomach…not sure if it was the nap or the yogurt that settled my stomach later.
0/1-5
5pm
Hamburger, some French fries (not much), scoop of ice cream w/ cookies mixed in
Observation: I’m not sure if I was tricking myself into thinking I was truly hungry. Didn’t rumble, but felt a tiny bit hungry. Maybe I was fooling myself. I really wanted to eat with the family. I feel I was effectively using the conscious eating tips though which is good.
Correction: In the future I’m going to be a bit more careful with my lunchtime choices. I really like to eat supper with the family. Just feels right to share a meal together, particulary if I cooked it!
Purpose of this Log
1. To help hold me accountable to myself and to the Lord. It helps me be more intentional and apply observation and correction more effectively.
2. To be transparent to others that they may also hold me to account and help sharpen me (GENTLY PLEASE) as they feel led by the Lord.
3. As I proceed prayerfully and intentionally, under the canopy of God's grace applying observation and correction along the way, my hope is that others can also learn a thing or two from my failings...make that "learnings"...and also from my victories in the Lord.
2. To be transparent to others that they may also hold me to account and help sharpen me (GENTLY PLEASE) as they feel led by the Lord.
3. As I proceed prayerfully and intentionally, under the canopy of God's grace applying observation and correction along the way, my hope is that others can also learn a thing or two from my failings...make that "learnings"...and also from my victories in the Lord.
In a Nutshell
I am following an approach to eating that is outlined in the "Thin Within" book by Judy and Arthur Halliday. I am not focussing on measuring or weighing foods or labelling foods as "good" or "bad" but rather aiming to eat when I'm hungry ("0") and stop when I'm satisfied ("5"), focussing on the keys to conscious eating (listed in the right hand column).
Another central Thin Within (and more importantly biblical) teaching that I aim to use with this food log is observation and correction, living under the canopy of God's grace on the path of God's provision. In a nutshell it's about turning to God and confessing and repenting and the amazing grace and love of God that changes us from the inside out.
Another central Thin Within (and more importantly biblical) teaching that I aim to use with this food log is observation and correction, living under the canopy of God's grace on the path of God's provision. In a nutshell it's about turning to God and confessing and repenting and the amazing grace and love of God that changes us from the inside out.
Keeping in mind at all times...
The most important aim of my life needs to be to "seek first His kingdom and His righteousness" (Matt. 6:33) and sit at my Lord's feet, feasting at the Lord's table (Ps. 23:5), getting "fat on Jesus," filling up on His Word and finding true satisfaction that can be found in Him alone. The Lord's Table study brought this into proper focus for me.
"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
"Everything is permissible for me"—but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"—but I will not be mastered by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
Sunday, April 27, 2008
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