Romans 14:13-23
There is so much out there about what we should eat and what we should not eat that it can get very confusing. My Mom says, "Have a well balanced diet of all the food groups and eat in moderation all things." Dr. Malkmus says get off the meat, dairy, processed food and sugar and eat mostly raw fruits and veggies. Atkins says meat is the way to go! Other sources say eat 6 small meals per day and some say eat three meals and don't snack! It's enough to choke a horse, all these suggestions, opinions and ideas. I myself lean toward the all natural way. What could be more healthy than eating what grows in the ground or on a tree? I would love to be a vegetarian but once in awhile meat just tends to call my name and I have to answer. I especially love fish.
God is impressing on me:
I had a memory of when I first fell in love with my husband and how it made me forget food entirely. Wouldn't it be great to be so engrossed in Jesus that food just didn't hold any power over me?
To answer the question about resisting a food that would offend someone I was eating with. I think the only way that would come up is if they were on a diet and I was sitting there eating foods that they were trying to avoid. If I knew this about them then I would hope I would have the courtesy to eat something that would not make them feel deprived. If I was eating with someone who thought eating certain things was wrong then I would not eat those things in their presence either.
Food Diary
Breakfast: two pieces of toast w/butter, grape juice
Late lunch:
Ham and beans, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots, tea
Even later supper, too late actually, so I will have to stay up three hours after I ate it:
Pastrami sandwich, pretzels, water
snacks:
apple, tropical ice
Exercise
40 minute walk with Jazzie
Victory today
I got some things done around the house that I had been putting off and I didn't overeat.
There is so much out there about what we should eat and what we should not eat that it can get very confusing. My Mom says, "Have a well balanced diet of all the food groups and eat in moderation all things." Dr. Malkmus says get off the meat, dairy, processed food and sugar and eat mostly raw fruits and veggies. Atkins says meat is the way to go! Other sources say eat 6 small meals per day and some say eat three meals and don't snack! It's enough to choke a horse, all these suggestions, opinions and ideas. I myself lean toward the all natural way. What could be more healthy than eating what grows in the ground or on a tree? I would love to be a vegetarian but once in awhile meat just tends to call my name and I have to answer. I especially love fish.
God is impressing on me:
I had a memory of when I first fell in love with my husband and how it made me forget food entirely. Wouldn't it be great to be so engrossed in Jesus that food just didn't hold any power over me?
I've shared with the Lord that:
Lord, I desire to have my mind so much on you and the things you would have me to do in my life that food no longer is what I think mostly about. I pray that you will help me eat to live and not live to eat.
Lord, I desire to have my mind so much on you and the things you would have me to do in my life that food no longer is what I think mostly about. I pray that you will help me eat to live and not live to eat.
To answer the question about resisting a food that would offend someone I was eating with. I think the only way that would come up is if they were on a diet and I was sitting there eating foods that they were trying to avoid. If I knew this about them then I would hope I would have the courtesy to eat something that would not make them feel deprived. If I was eating with someone who thought eating certain things was wrong then I would not eat those things in their presence either.
Food Diary
Breakfast: two pieces of toast w/butter, grape juice
Late lunch:
Ham and beans, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots, tea
Even later supper, too late actually, so I will have to stay up three hours after I ate it:
Pastrami sandwich, pretzels, water
snacks:
apple, tropical ice
Exercise
40 minute walk with Jazzie
Victory today
I got some things done around the house that I had been putting off and I didn't overeat.
Wow you are sprinting right along. Good for you. That walk sounds awesome. I would love to enjoy it with you. I'm not doing anything this week except trying to make sure that my sugar measure isn't up. I just can't read well enough to comprehend studying so am just taking a break. I didn't even put up next week's lessons, Wanda and Alexis will be annoyed with me soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Sheri. It looks like you had a good day. that is so GREAT. Hey, what is tropical ice? AND Wyndy, I don't be annoyed. I still have to do week 4 anyway. lol Do what you need to do and allow youself to heal. Good night ladies. I so much want to eat right now but I know if I did, I'd be sick. How sad is that? grrrrrrr
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