Exercise: x
0-3 at 11am
cereal, few chocolate covered pretzels
0-5/6 at 4:30pm
cheese nachos with lots of salsa and sour cream, veggie/fruit juice, 3 cookies, cup of hot chocolate and few chocolate pretzels
Observe: I should have avoided the hot chocolate. [edit: I was aiming to cut back on sugars to see if my sleeping would improve.] Also, I noticed I was eating at the counter while preparing dinner.
Correction: Print conscious eating tips on fridge. Pray before meals. Have favorite scripture verses notebook handy. Eat only while sitting!
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 4, 2009
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Why did you say stay away from the hot chocolate?
Tim Horton's made these yummy candy cane hotcholcolate's that I tried at Christmas time...well I ended up buying some hotchocolate, and some whipping cream (from a can) and when I feel something sweet or little something, I make myself one of those. Usually only have one for the day...if I do have one at all.
I wanted to stay away from hot chocolate because just that day I had felt called to cut back on sweets due to my problems with sleep. I was concerned that the overconsumption of sweets that I've done over the holidays was contributing to my very restless nights.
However, I'm not sure if it is the sweets or the out of whack schedules of the holidays or even some of the extra coffees I'd drank. Not sure which is the culprit, but I know that I want to sleep better!
I love hot chocolate. that candy cane hot chocolate sounds yummy:-)
I'm not sure what I'm doing about the sweets thing yet. I slept semi-alright last night and had dessert at my mom's last night without thinking (once again!).
I'm not doing well today with food. I'm angry and dealing with that by eating...sigh. I'm upset with my husband. I've been praying, quoting scripture, journalling, but the call of food kept at me and I succumbed instead of getting on my knees and just crying out to God. And maybe dealing with my husband. SIGH!!!
Dear Lord I pray that you would flood angela with peace and healing. I pray that you would help her forgive and extend mercy and love the way You do to each of us. I pray that she would open wide her mouth so YOU can fill her up rather then food(Ps. 81:10). Thank you for her passion and heartbeat for you. I pray that you would meet her now and be her tower of refuge and strength. In Jesus name, Amen.
amen amen amen..Thanks Christina. The Lord has 'closed' my mouth. I have once again been on my knees, crying out to God for forgiveness, I asked my husband also to forgive me. Satan came in like a whirl wind after I 'opened' up just a touch of the door of negativity, and tried to bring much destruction. I'm resting in the Lord's presence and NOT leaving there...please continue to stand in the gap, 'the bigger the attack, the bigger the blessing'. I want to keep my eyes on Christ, and not the attack. The storm is full force and trying to cap size our boat..greater is He that is in us that he that is in this world.
God was amazing and wonderful and opened up doors of favor, forgiveness, healing, redemption. I fasted the rest of the day after that gorge. I made my family supper, and took a shower. Got on my knees, cryed out to God for forgiveness, went to hubby afterards asking for a hug, asking for forgivness again since I didn't think he heard me the first time. Had Bible Study (which during the day I wanted to cancel because of my struggle with sin, which than can grow and you don't want anything to do with God's way because your so entrenched in the sin)It was amazing, powerful and all of us were deeply touched by God's anointing. My neighbor said she felt a real burden for me at 1 to pray for me, and that is when the battle was hitting my home. God is SO amazing.
Praise God! That is amazing:-)
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