As I read this old blog entry... I realize I have no changes since this post. I had great intentions but they fell by the wayside. So I thinking about how to get started again.
I have been turning a circle like a three legged dog. I have been battling my weight since my first pregnancy. This last Sunday at church our pastor delivered a message about "Sloth", one of the seven deadly sins. In that message he mentioned not taking care of priorities. I am the queen of taking care of everyone and everything so I figured he wasn't talking about me, until he used his recent weight loss as an example. That day I prayed that I would start eating right from that day on. I prayed for God's hand to be upon me as I went through this journey. After church I was determined to start eating right and paying attention to what I was putting in my mouth. I thought I was doing pretty good. I hadn't had a soda or sugary pastry in several days. It wasn't until I threw my McDonald's bag in the trash after "dinner" that I realized I am still so far from my goal. FAILURE!
I have been turning a circle like a three legged dog. I have been battling my weight since my first pregnancy. This last Sunday at church our pastor delivered a message about "Sloth", one of the seven deadly sins. In that message he mentioned not taking care of priorities. I am the queen of taking care of everyone and everything so I figured he wasn't talking about me, until he used his recent weight loss as an example. That day I prayed that I would start eating right from that day on. I prayed for God's hand to be upon me as I went through this journey. After church I was determined to start eating right and paying attention to what I was putting in my mouth. I thought I was doing pretty good. I hadn't had a soda or sugary pastry in several days. It wasn't until I threw my McDonald's bag in the trash after "dinner" that I realized I am still so far from my goal. FAILURE!
Out of desperation I went on the internet and found madetocrave.org. That's how I realized my food cravings had built a giant wall between me and God. I have been craving food more than I have been craving my relationship with God. I didn't even realize this was happening. It has been a "slow fade" to my defeat. I worry more about what I am going to eat, am eating, and did eat then my spending time in God's word. It seems to me that God has directed me to my solution...time to re-calibrate my soul!
