a life.
What is the vision of my life? What do I dream about? What are the desires of my heart?
As long as these questions stump me I will remain as I am.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
Taking Resistance to God
I've been reading "Body for Life for Women" and loving it until I hit the food section. Her food plan is based on SMART proteins and SMART carbs etc. and on the page was a chart with an example list of foods that fit the SMART category in all the food groups.
When I saw this these are the comments I started with in my head:
"I knew it would come to this. Weight Watchers wasn't good enough so nwo we have to starve ourselves on these stupid foods."
"I can't live on this list of food for the rest of my life."
"It's totally crazy to expect someone to live on this limited list of foods for life."
Blah, Blah, Blah...you get the picture. Interiorly I was screaming and writhing at the mere suggestion that I follow this.
Then.....I looked at what I ate for breakfast following the original WW plan and found it fit right into the list. And I'm full. I'm satisfied. Have been for three weeks. Even the Chinese takeout I chose last night for supper fit.
So what's the Lord saying to me in all this resistance. "Stay the course, Jackie. Stay the course."
When I saw this these are the comments I started with in my head:
"I knew it would come to this. Weight Watchers wasn't good enough so nwo we have to starve ourselves on these stupid foods."
"I can't live on this list of food for the rest of my life."
"It's totally crazy to expect someone to live on this limited list of foods for life."
Blah, Blah, Blah...you get the picture. Interiorly I was screaming and writhing at the mere suggestion that I follow this.
Then.....I looked at what I ate for breakfast following the original WW plan and found it fit right into the list. And I'm full. I'm satisfied. Have been for three weeks. Even the Chinese takeout I chose last night for supper fit.
So what's the Lord saying to me in all this resistance. "Stay the course, Jackie. Stay the course."
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
A food Journal is like a Checkbook:
You've got to know what's in there or they'll be hell to pay.
"Research showsthat women who keep food journals are the most successful at weight loss (removal) because they learn to be accountable." ~Pamala Peeke, Author Body for Life for Women
"Research showsthat women who keep food journals are the most successful at weight loss (removal) because they learn to be accountable." ~Pamala Peeke, Author Body for Life for Women
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
"I waited too long...
to take action." ~Sidmel Estes-Sumpter, who at 350 lbs underwent gastric bypass surgery.
Dollar Loan Center Food
Certain foods are more expensive than others. Eating a Tendercrisp chicken sandwich, fries and a coke from Burger King (or any fast food) is like going to the Dollar Loan Center for a hundred bucks instead of waiting for payday. It's fast and it's easy, but the price you pay for that kind of food is big. It's so big it can take on a life of it's own.
I've been looking at food and my relationship with it and how it interacts with my body by comparing it to what I know about getting out of debt and living financial freedom. After being in serious debt for many years, Bill and I found that the only way to get out was, you guessed it, to pay it off and not take out any more loans! Pretty simple, huh?
I'm pretty sure that's how you get rid of fat too...pay it off (exercise) and don't take out any more loans (watch what you eat...oooh, the dreaded diet word was almost said!).
There are some loans that just don't make sense. Payday Loan Center loans are one of them. The interest rates are unbelievable and if you don't pay them back on time, they're moving into your spare bedroom until you do. I think some foods can be like that too. At least that's my experience when I look at myself in the mirror after a shower except that these foods didn't move into my spare bedroom, they're taking up residence as rolls on my stomach etc. And they'll be there until I pay them off.
Tom Petty once said, "There's no easy way out." I'm taking him at his word and swearing off Dollar Loan Center Foods just like I'm swearing off debt.
I've been looking at food and my relationship with it and how it interacts with my body by comparing it to what I know about getting out of debt and living financial freedom. After being in serious debt for many years, Bill and I found that the only way to get out was, you guessed it, to pay it off and not take out any more loans! Pretty simple, huh?
I'm pretty sure that's how you get rid of fat too...pay it off (exercise) and don't take out any more loans (watch what you eat...oooh, the dreaded diet word was almost said!).
There are some loans that just don't make sense. Payday Loan Center loans are one of them. The interest rates are unbelievable and if you don't pay them back on time, they're moving into your spare bedroom until you do. I think some foods can be like that too. At least that's my experience when I look at myself in the mirror after a shower except that these foods didn't move into my spare bedroom, they're taking up residence as rolls on my stomach etc. And they'll be there until I pay them off.
Tom Petty once said, "There's no easy way out." I'm taking him at his word and swearing off Dollar Loan Center Foods just like I'm swearing off debt.
"Do not be afraid...
of the time it will take to do something. The time will pass anyway. You might as well spend it doing something worthwhile." ~Author Unknown
Watching Weight
Started becoming aware of a gentle nudging with regard to my eating habits. I've worked really hard for a long time to ignore them. I'll read or watch TV when I'm eating. Listen to the radio. Anything to keep me from hearing the voice that's saying,"Jackie, dear, don't you think that's enough?"
It occurred to me that I stopped 'watching my weight' and paying attention to what I ate back in 1992 when I got out of the Air Force. I've gained seventy pounds as a result in addition to the thirty I was already carrying. So since Bill and I got married I have gained 100lbs. This like putting a gun to my head and pulling the trigger in slow motion. At this point, overeating, not exercising and not watching my weight is a form of suicide. "Repent and return to the Gospel!"
The Father says, "I place before you today life and death; the blessing and the curse. Choose life." Choosing life for me today means listening to the voice in my heart that's saying, "Let's stop this madness, shall we?"
I'll keep you posted.
It occurred to me that I stopped 'watching my weight' and paying attention to what I ate back in 1992 when I got out of the Air Force. I've gained seventy pounds as a result in addition to the thirty I was already carrying. So since Bill and I got married I have gained 100lbs. This like putting a gun to my head and pulling the trigger in slow motion. At this point, overeating, not exercising and not watching my weight is a form of suicide. "Repent and return to the Gospel!"
The Father says, "I place before you today life and death; the blessing and the curse. Choose life." Choosing life for me today means listening to the voice in my heart that's saying, "Let's stop this madness, shall we?"
I'll keep you posted.
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