Exercise: x
0-5 at 7am
cereal
"0" at 10:30am
0-5 at 12:15pm
cereal, few homemade french fries
Note: I was focussing on being intentional about the choice I made for lunch so I would definitely be hungry for my parent's place for dinner, inviting the Lord into that decision. I ended up not having my usual rumble in the belly for suppertime, but felt the beginning pangs of hunger, so I was thankful for that.
0-5 at 5pm
curry and rice, carrot salad, bun, trifle and tea (no cr/sug)
3-4 at 7pm
some chocolate and few more bites of trifle
Observation: I should have just stayed away from that chocolate! I was not thinking "do not give the devil a foothold" as I should have. I was being greedy and giving into the cravings of my flesh.
Correction: Next time round keep that intentional self controlled and alert mindset and focus on that scripture about not giving the devil a foothold. Remind myself that the chocolate will still be there tomorrow to be enjoyed when I'm properly hungry. I'm not even sure what I was thinking! As I type this up I realize I was trying to stay away from majorly sugary items today. My sleep has been so out of whack and I'm not sure if sugar is the main culprit. Wow, I really let down my guard! Watch and pray. Watch and pray.
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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