Exercise: x
0-5 at 10:30am
cereal
Note: It felt great to have a very grumbly tummy for breakfast:-) I am filled with thankfulness for two reasons: that I was able to wait to eat until I was hungry and that God is the giver of good gifts (FOOD) meeting our every need! Then during my entire breakfast meal my heart was in constant conversation with the Lord. I felt that my eating at this meal was glorifying to the Lord.
0-3 at 2:45pm
2 mandarine oranges
"0" at 3:45pm
0-6 at 4:45pm
cheese nachos with salsa and sour cream, bite of quesadilla, veg/fruit juice, hot chocolate with two cookies
Note: I am thankful to once again be hungry and ready to eat supper. Feels good to be on track. Everytime I ate today my stomach was rumbling away (which for me, personally, is my primary hunger signal...sometimes there is no growl, but usually there is).
I'm feeling a bit too lazy to cook today. I have got to get out of the holiday mode soon:-) I've got my menu planned for the entire month already and have already skipped a few planned meals, instead choosing to make easy quick things.
Nacho chips should now be out of the house. I have my cravings for them every now and then but don't have them in the house very often. I eat TONS of salsa with each bite. Actually probably at least as much salsa as chip:-) So I count that as a healthy thing:-)
I had some sugary treats tonight. Hoping that I sleep okay tonight.
Observation: In the first few minutes after eating the meal I felt a bit too full. But now about 10 minutes later I'm feeling "nothing" or simply "hunger satisfied". I still consider that I went a bit past #5 as I was being a bit too greedy for that hot chocolate and cookies.
Correction: Since I struggle with eating past #5 mainly with desserts I need to make sure I am completely conscious and present while eating the treats. Slowly savor each and every bite. Look at what I'm eating. Pull it apart. Take the time to truly enjoy. Praise God for taste buds with each bite. It would probably even be wise to pray again prior to eating dessert as this is my main area of greed.
I don't expect to be hungry again tonight (don't normally feel hungry in the evening after a good supper). So that's it for today.
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
Monday, January 5, 2009
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