Exercise: x
"0" for basically the entire morning...but didn't have time to actually eat!!! And then we headed out to church and I forgot to pack a little snack to eat while on duty in the church nursery! I had to chuckle at that:-)
0-5 late lunch hosting company
roast beef, potato, carrots, caesar salad, buns (a bit greedy in that department), banana cake, tea (no cr/sugar)
4?-6? late afternoon/evening
Not doing so well this afternoon...
Munched on a bit more bun, a few handfuls popcorn, some salad, some hot chocolate...and not at "0" and feeling a bit past #5.
Observations:
Once again the whole "company/tiredness thing" came into play. My usual response after company leaves is to munch on something of the leftovers in a relaxed way. Despite eating and enjoying my lunch meal very consciously, I *still* felt the urge to munch a bit more after they left.
The other trigger was the fact that I struggle with not eating for the rest of the day if I had a big lunch and am not hungry. This is really tough! Those are two of my biggest triggers that set off the chain reaction outside the 0-5 eating boundaries.
Corrections:
The main thing I will choose to do next time I host company is to either eat a VERY reasonable and small portion of whatever it is I am prone to be tempted by later...then enjoy a little bit more of it VERY consciously in present time after they leave. OR, I will just tackle this head on and say "no more food" after company leaves. I'll need to look for the way out though! I will need to be alert and intentional that's for sure!
I know what I *should* have done with the other trigger...which I didn't get going on doing. I should have posted HERE that I'm going to wait for hunger and will remain accountable for my actions and ask for prayer! I knew that would have been a big step for me...and I didn't take 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, January 11, 2009
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I bet that roast beef really tasted good, yummm! I've been checking in on your log. Have you weighed (or is that a bad word) lately? I bet you've released some more weight. Please pray for me. I am seeking God about how I can begin to hold myself more accountable. I realize I can't hide from Him, but some how the eyes of those made of flesh help strengthen our resolve to obey Him. Just knowing that others are watching. Love ya!
I will be praying for you as you seek God in this matter.
In regards to me weighing in lately... Here's a quick run down. The end of summer/beginning of fall I was about 149-151 lbs on average. October-December I tended to be about 151-153 lbs. Then December until now I've been about 153-155 lbs. I'm struggling (though not overwhelmed or feeling discouraged)...but I knew I needed to be more accountable with my eating and apply observations/corrections more effectively then I have been for the past few months.
So, I have no wonderful "success" to report in that regard, but am plugging away and know that I will continue feasting at the Lord's table and I will keep on keeping on:-)
This past week has felt like a step in the right direction in regards to the nitty gritty of eating. I feel like I'm once again feeling hunger and fullness and getting in touch with the basics of 0-5 eating and keeping my focus fixed on the Lord! I was out of touch with consistent hunger/fullness for the past month in particular.
It's a wonderful success that you haven't gained more than 5 lbs! Praise the Lord! I am praying about doing a weekly weigh-in because posting my weight makes me feel more accountable.
Thanks for your encouragement:-) You are right actually. In the past when I would slip and fall I would REALLY slip and fall and be back in worse shape then when I first started! So, you're right, that is a victory that I can say the Lord has worked in me. I hadn't seen it from that perspective before:-)
I've been praying for you today, praying that you will figure out what will work for you in your journey.
I was going through something like that on Friday. So I ended up doing. Doing the dishes, tidying the kitchen, etc. I forced myself to 'do', and eventually the desire to eat when I wasn't hungry stopped.
Another thing I've been doing is praying BEFORE I have my guests over. When I knew I was going to be having a few parties during the holidays, I wrote in my journal, a few weeks prior. Not only for the food issues, but the insecurity and feeling anxious around people.
God is revealing MUCH through these teachable moments to you Christina. It is awesome!! Like you, when I failed before, failed in my eyes, feeling like a failure, and not realizing these were just stepping stones towards success, I would end up going backwards. Looking at the 'failing' instead of the good in that teachable moment. I thank God that I don't take failure so difficult anymore, but that I can learn, I can grow, and I can be forgiven and get right back up!!
((hugs))
Angela, very wise words in regards to praying prior to company. I was praying for our time together as this couple are new to the faith...but I didn't pray about my own tendencies with these usual triggers. I spent time in His Word in the morning and was pumped and ready to see food as a shadow of the reality of Christ... And then proceeded to let that go to the wayside as the day moved on. And then later in the day I would remember but didn't take the right path at that moment....going to the Lord in prayer! I was in a willfully rebellious state.
I was in a willfully rebellious state.
been there, done that..YUCK YUCK YUCK....I remember the last time where I could feel the Holy Spirit ministering to me, and I was 'move over, I'm going for it'..and continued to gorge. Praise God, praise God it was for 45 minutes and not the entire day, carried over to the next, and the next. It saddened me though that I would be so willfully disobedient to His leading...sigh..........
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