Exercise: 45 minute flyer delivery walk
0-5 (9:15am)
small bowl of cereal with strawberries
0-6 (1pm)
2 sausage burgers, 1 coke, small bowl of ice cream w/ a cookie and a granola bar, 1 gum ball
Observation: I was really ravenous for lunch and the first burger just didn't satisfy me...so I went for a second one. If my husband had been around when I was eating it I would have for sure handed him at least 1/2 of my second burger, but he wasn't and I finished it up which ended up making me feel a little yucky. Then I had some ice cream...which I think was mostly being eaten for tired emotional reasons.
Correction: I should have been fine with throwing out 1/2 my burger...or even just stopped at one burger and had some more to eat at home when I was hungry again. The ice cream could have waited...I just figured I wasn't going to be hungry for supper and I wanted something sweet to eat and thought it was the most appropriate time instead of being tempted in the evening. The main thing I'd do differently next time would be holding off on the second burger. Simple as that.
3-5 (6:30)
coffee with flavored creamer....and add to that some popcorn
Observation: I wasn't following 0-5 eating here. I notice that I'm tired, which is part of my "flesh machinery". I also have noticed that I find it really difficult to skip supper...probably the hardest meal of the day for me to miss. It just feels "right" to eat that meal. It is usually the most balanced meal in terms of nutrients too...though not today of course. I know I was basically being rebellious here. I didn't even want to call out to the Lord for help...hmmm...not good. I also really wanted to just shut down this food log because I didn't want to have to give account!
Correction: Well, first thing that I should have done differently for this day was JUST EAT ONE BURGER at lunch! I think my hunger was satisfied and quelled after the one burger, but I really had a bit of head hunger going on which called for just "bit" more. I probably should have opted for water at lunch as well....and skipped the ice cream. Of course, this is if I wanted to make sure I was hungry for supper at a reasonable time. On the other hand, I know that I need to take these snacking temptations seriously and STOP, WATCH, and PRAY! I just slide into these so easily. Next time I feel the urge to snack outside 0-5 I publicly pledge to go to my room (or somewhere else away from temptation) and call out to God in prayer and ask for the "exit"...ooh that feels hard to actually committ to!!! Thank you, Lord, for your grace and mercy and forgiveness.
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, September 7, 2008
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