Exercise: x
1-5 at 9:30am
2 scones and a hot chocolate
I don't know why I reached for a second scone. One should have been completely enough. I think it was because my friend Kelly made them specially for me for my bday and they were really good, not overly sweet, and it was my breakfast. I should have been content with one though.
"0" at 2pm
0-5 at 4pm
tiny bit of rice & meatballs, bit of salad, bread/marg, mix of chocolate/raisins and tea (w/ cream & sugar), veg/fruit juice
A step in the right direction...
AAAHHHH, that felt like a good well rounded and balanced meal today. I savoured it. I enjoyed each and every bite. I picked at it and went for the stuff I really wanted to eat. I even left about half the food on my plate, which is a big change for me.
Another step in the right direction...
I also decided prior to eating that I would spend some time in prayer, journalling my prayers to the Lord. And I also opted to memorize a scripture passage which I had been wanting to memorize for awhile....
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Psalm 1:1-3
Amen.
Melanie, thanks so much for your prayers today by the way. Clearly God has answered them :-) Thanks Lord!
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
Thursday, January 29, 2009
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2 comments:
Journalling is AWESOME. I just started my new journal this week. I've lost count of how many journals I have now..lol. It is such a blessing to read back years later to see how far God has brought me, how much change, how many answers to prayer...It is mind boggling...
I certainly don't feel "over the slump" yet! But I am very very thankful for God's grace and forgiveness and umpteen chances!!! I just keep pressing on:-) And I hope and pray I have a "good," more consistent and smooth stretch lying ahead:-) I must say though that this time round I have learned A LOT through the bumps in the road! Praise God for that!
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