Exercise: x
0-5
8:30
1 slice banana bread, tea
Note: I'm thankful I stopped at one slice of fresh baked banana bread....this happens to be a bit of a "trigger" food! Fits well with my TW reading of chapter 18 (building godly boundaries) today :-) I cut a few slices and individually bagged them and threw them in the freezer to be enjoyed *in moderation* at a different time:-) No need to chow down on half the loaf all in one day!
0-5
12noon
maybe about 1/2-1 cup kraft dinner, watermelon, coffee with creamer
0-5
5pm
small slice lasagna, caesar salad, carrots
1-3
10:30pm
shared Montana restaurant's "Mile High Mud Pie" as we were out with friends for dessert.
It was hard to make sure I was exactly at "0" as we went out with friends after the movie for some dessert. We were at my parent's for dinner and I really took the smallest servings I could without looking rude! And I turned down dessert as I figured we were going to be out later with our friends. We went to a movie and I skipped out on any snacks, popcorn, drinks there. Then we headed out for some dessert later as planned. I ate slowly and savoured each bite.
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
Friday, June 6, 2008
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