Usually once I start seeing progress, I celebrate by eating more food than my body needs.  Since no foods are ever off limits for me, I don’t have a “cheat meal”.  Instead, I stuff more food in my body.  Sometimes I “think” I am hungry so I can eat more food.   Or I decide to continue eating after I am full.  This self sabotage keeps me on my weight on a “yo-yo” cycle.

I self destruct because I have taken my eyes off of God.  Psalm 63:5 is, “I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.” (Holy Bible, New International Version, 2011).   Unlike food, God satisfies my spirit.  All the food I have ever stuffed down my throat has never been enough.  That is why once I start seeking food instead of God, I can never be satisfied.  He shows me the benefits of losing weight.   My clothes fit better and I can wear things I have shoved to the back of the closet.

Praising God and seeking Him helps me to deal with temptations to overindulge.  Even once I do reach my goal weight, I still want to eat only the food my body needs.  Nothing tastes as good as God’s peace feels.  I would rather have His peace and comfort than any cheat meal.