wow, this is hard!....

....but I know it is gonna be worth the effort to re-acclimate and look to the Lord for all things-even (and especially this)

I know now that I must decide to ask the Lord to make me want to do this with a tenacity that will not give way! I need to ask Him to help me to "change the channel" when my mind wonders into the eating for comfort food realm. I think this is going to prove be a very enlightening journey. Surely, I am so weakand fleshy. I am so food oriented. I don't even want to go out... coz I assocaite it with stopping to get something to put in my mouth that tastes good... a bonus while I'm out doing my daily chores in this rough and tough life in this woe-begone world! oh please! ;S

I need to re-learn how to see. I am so blind!

I was once God motivated! I didn't care if I missed snacks or a rich and decadent meal. Nor did I care if a friend stood me up or I missed a date. Why? because my focus was God-ward. It was on Jesus! I remember saying to myself .. "oh well, that's ok" (insert whatever didn't work out that was planned to occupy my time) "It's ok, because I have Jesus ... a focused extra, unaccounted for, special chunk of time to revel in Him.. to share and spend learning of him, sitting at His feet, marvelling in Him... talking to Him"...

Now, I am heart-heavy to realise that I have lost my first love.
I pray this time of re-acclimatin and change is just that, a re-acclimation and change in my spirit, as well as my body and my habits. Eating to Live and focusing on enjoying our smaller portions of healthier choices will give our bodies the things we need, and allow our focus to be other than the temporal and carnal... it can be ('n it's gonna have to be for me)--a focus God-ward.
A focus on the spiritual.. deeper depths, mining out truths I didn't want to see...
...but Truth leads to Light and Life...and will set you free... I know this... and I have to say--count me in!

Thank you Lord Jesus!

PS.. if anyone reading here is venturing out n this path, I'd love to hear from you... If anyone has anything to share, please feel free to post or write me off-blog ;)

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we began our journey today...

In the spirirt of healthy habits, new beginnings, eradicating cravings, going natural! and most of all... eating to life and not living to eat!... needing incentive to go on,,, (explain later)
losing some weight, getting less dependent on medication for pain, ...healing my body... nurturing with sustainence, Not Nacho Cheese Doritoes!... and more...
I (we)--Tom, Noelle and I, are together embarking on this journey. For Life! I am desparately depending on God's enablement and support of friends and /or anyone who can relate.... I got an idea while talking to hubby (Tom) :) that if I -- (when I) get hungry for comfort stuff.... non-nourishing food that I crave but do NOT need. it'd be a great time to come and post!
--thus, reinforcing my goal and venting and sharing with others, all at the same time. Hopefully by then, my counter productive, dare I say... self destructive crisis will have passed.

I know from experience that hunger pangs come every 1/2 hour or so (for a while)and last appx 10 minutes. I will use the "hungry" time to post (pop in and say Hi!... or pray and re-interate in my spirit why I am doing this. Most of the time, my hunger is only for stuff I crave (like I implied earlier in the post... so maybe I'll grabb a "healthy tidbit when i come and post, thus re-inforcing my "good" habit, thanking the Lord and maybe helping another in their resolve as well...

My hubby (Tom)-- also gave me a great idea. I have a bare door in my office. He suggested it be a "WHY WALL" (or door in this case)-- for pictures of things I will gain if I don't weaken and fall... sayings that are important to me... etc. I think I'm gonna do it!

Till Later! Blessings and Cheers!