Exercise: x
0-5 at 7am
2 pcs toast, cappaccino (yes, a caffeinated drink...I was SOOO needing a pick-me-up as I have been awake since 5am...and nothing big is planned for tomorrow, so if I don't sleep well, I'll take that chance!)
0-5 early afternoon
cake and chai tea made with milk
Observation: I'll start at the beginning of the cake story. I made a cake this morning (divided into two foil pie pans) with the intention of bringing one of them to an international friend's house when I went to visit her. And the other was going to be dessert for our family. I figured that was a reasonable size cake for our family.
However, the plan changed, and this new friend came over to my house after work. I hadn't eaten lunch and was hungry at 1pm so I figured it was perfect timing so I could some cake and tea with her.
I ate a reasonable portion when she was here. Then she left and I dug in for more. I definitely felt I crossed the line where it certainly mastered me.
The kids and Jon ate supper while I was teaching piano, but after I was done teaching I felt like I needed something not so sweet to balance out the sweetness of my overindulgence with the cake and to give me some nutrition.
Corrections:
First and foremost I need to pre-plan and be intentional, essentially being alert and self-controlled from the start, watching and praying. Once again I was praying about things other then the eating end. I prayed about the visit with this lady...but didn't pray about my own self-control with the eating and not being mastered by the cake.
Secondly, I would have been so much better off (physically, spiritually, mentally) if I had chosen to find satisfaction in God at that moment. Where is that verse that I wanted to dwell on and meditate on when I needed it?! It needs to guarding the door of my mind as a reminder to throw myself at the Lord's feet at moments like this.
Thirdly, I should just put the cake far away and out of sight at moments like this. That helps a little.
Fourthly, I probably need to consider how much baking I do. I find it awfully tempting.
A step in the right direction....
I ended up packaging up the rest of the cake and putting it in the freezer until the next time we have dessert together as a family. That will help curb the temptation.
3-5 at 7:30pm
pasta casserole and an orange
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
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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