I woke up this morning feeling like 'ugh'. Ugh like what have I got myself into, ugh why do I feel this way, and ugh I already hate this now. It wasn't as if I were dreading the whole journey, I just didn't feel like myself. And if you know me, I do not like that. So, right before church, I kept praying, "Lord, let me came back to normal."
I have been reading bits and pieces of this book entitled, "Made to Crave." It is about a woman who has been trying to loose weight. When I started reading it, this woman started out at 167 pounds or so. And of course, I'm like what the heck, I would LOVE to weigh that much! But as I read on, it was more than beyond the words written on that page. She basically said that we should crave God more than we should crave food. And this is so true. In one sentence she wrote, "Do you love food more than you love God?"
And once you think about it, many of us do. Who or what do we turn to when we are depressed, upset, stressed??? Most of the time it's food because it doesn't turn it's back on us, doesn't talk back, and sure enough doesn't tell us what we don't want to hear. This woman also made it appoint to pray before she ate, no matter what it was--even throughout the day.
On my other blog, I said something like why not include God into this process? I always had, but I only prayed once a day about it, typically with my devotions. And my prayer always was me, me, me. So I took her advice and "rolled" with it. In the morning, I pray to God and ask him what I should have for breakfast. An idea pops into my head. I do the same thing over and over again with every meal and every snack. I even pray when I am craving something I know I shouldn't.
For example, there is a new commercial for Pizza Hut about the breadsticks with pepperoni. They look oh-so yummy in that commercial, also knowing they are filled with TONS of calories, fat, carbs, and who else knows what. Of course, after seeing this I craved that pizza. I knew my mom craved it too, but just that one little slip up can lead me back to the road I was on. And I do not want that. I mean afterall I have been trying to loose weight since 8th grade, and look where I am right now. Still fat as I was before.
For supper last night, I decided to have chef salads. Of course it wasn't going to be as good as that cheesy, crispy pizza. But as I was making the salads, I prayed. I prayed and said, "God thank you for not letting me give into the pizza. This salad is made from items you created and I will eat it and enjoy it." Of course it did not taste the same. But it sure saved me tons of calories.
Overall what I am saying, is to think about what you put into your mouth. Let your body tell you what you need, not your heart or mind. Sometimes when you crave something you will literally make your mind think about nothing else. And you keep thinking about it until you get it. For me, enough was enough, and I need to eat things that I am Made to Crave, items He made that are good for me.
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