My first blog was on 1/3 and I was determined to get healthy by eating right and exercising. Are you wondering how it’s going? Well, let’s just say that if I was crocheting, I would rip the last couple days out and start over. If I was a golfer, I would ask for a mulligan. The good thing is that I can start over. I really don’t have much of a choice. Quitting is not an option!
One of the things I’m doing in January is reading a chapter from Proverbs every day. Today I read the following: do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart and they will prolong your life many years. I decided to find a few “teachings” in the Bible that could help prolong my life. Proverbs 23:2 says “and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony”. THAT is harsh! Proverbs 25:16 “If you find honey, eat just enough – too much of it, and you will vomit”. Ok, that is just gross. The verses may be harsh and gross; but, the advice is sound. Eating too much in general and sugar specifically have led to too many pounds on my body. It’s time to cut back on both in order to “prolong my life many years”.
For years I’ve heard that to lose weight it helps to have a food diary. UGH! If I write down everything I eat, that means I have to face reality. My choices will be in black and white. It means facing facts. Reality and facts can be SUCH a downer. On the flip side, reality and facts could lead to losing weight. Losing weight is a good thing. Decisions, decisions, decisions. OK, today I will record every bite that passes over my lips. I’m not promising to do this every day; but for today, I CAN DO IT! I WILL DO IT.
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Phil 4:13 NASB
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