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There is so much I am thankful for on this day.   First of all, I am thankful to serve an awesome God who has delivered me from destructive eating habits.   I can enjoy the wonderful food the Lord has provided me with without overindulgence.  I am thankful for my family and that we are together to celebrate today.  I am blessed with many friends supporting me when I need it.  God has placed people in my life, some of who I only keep up with on social media.  I am thankful for everyone He has placed in my path. 1 Chronicles 16:34 is,Read More →

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My thoughts control what I eat. I love to search the internet and social media sites for entertainment. Everywhere I surf has pictures and recipes of delicious looking food. My bored mind can look at food and believe I am starving. I love searching Pinterest instead of digging through cookbooks. I have learned if I look at Pinterest food boards for fun, I will think about food later. When I think about food, I end up overeating. I can stop this cycle by focusing on God since he helps my wandering mind stay away from sin. James 1:14-15 is, “Temptation comes from our own desires, whichRead More →

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I think other people have things easier than I do. Sometimes I dwell on a minor issue, that I got stuck with the dirty job again. I look at someone else, think they always get what they want and never have to work as hard as I do. I indulge in self-righteous anger and bitterness since this is not fair. Instead of feeling better, I now feel worse. Before, I might have felt like I deserved a cookie for being slighted; now I devour an entire box of cookies. I don’t like the way I feel after indulging in negative emotions. Romans 6:12 is ,Read More →

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Difficulties beat down my mood.  Thinking about these problems stresses me out and stress leads to overeating.  After a long dry summer, excessive rains are falling.  Our roof started leaking.  The check engine light warning light is on in my over 10 year old minivan that I don’t want to spend money on.  “So woe is me, woe is me, I need to eat” is my temptation of the day. Before, I used any excuse to overeat.  Now I realize that life is stressful and tough times exist.  2 Corinthians 4:8-9 is, “We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed.Read More →

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I was sick this past week. In the past, I would overeat when I was sick. Before, food was my solution for every problem. I thought food would ease the discomfort of being sick. Instead of helping my illness,  I would feel worse because my stomach also hurt from eating too much. I once depended on food to get me through every problem when I should have depended on God. Psalms 104:27 is, “They all depend on you (God) to give them food as they need it.” (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996, 2004, 2007). I am not depending on God when I use excuses to overeat. I canRead More →

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Once, I ate until all the food was gone from my plate.  My focus is now on God instead of food, and the food is not as important as it once was.  I have learned to enjoy each bite and am satisfied with less.  Now that I am listening to God and eating only what my body needs, I am usually full before my plate is clean. God does not want me to obsess over leftovers.  John 6:27 is, “But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food.   Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you.  For GodRead More →

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Lately, I have been skidding down a road I do not want to be on.  I confess, I have eaten too much in the evenings. Some nights, it is after 8:00 p.m. before I am able to eat dinner and I eat too fast.  Other nights, I am so exhausted that I blindly stuff food into my mouth, when I am no longer hungry. Most days, I only eat what I should for breakfast and lunch, but overeat later in the day.  I have not gained weight yet, but I my weight loss has plateaued. I know what I need to do, so now I must doRead More →

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God has delivered me from destructive eating habits, but I am still not perfect.  Last night, I thought I was hungry and had a bedtime snack.  I broke my streak of not eating after dinner for three weeks. The positive is that this snack was just one Pop Tart and about four ounces of yogurt.  The negative is this is extra food my body did not need.  This morning my stomach feels sour and is rumbling, trying to process this excess. I have several choices about what to do next. I can try and justify my slip and tell myself I am so much betterRead More →

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I have difficulty forgiving others when the hurt is painful.  It is hard to let go of my pride and admit I am wrong. I like hanging on to hurt feelings so I can throw a pity party. The pain from past situations has faded over the years and I can’t believe some things bothered me.  I feel sometimes as if I have mastered to act of forgiveness, and then someone offends me again.  I let the pride over “how can they be that dumb to do this” and hurt over “how can they be this mean” come into my brain.  Once the emotions getRead More →

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Fear causes stress, disrupts my sleep and pushes me to overeat. The anxiety of not knowing how a situation will turn out, leads me to imagine the worst possible outcome.  Instead of helping me feel better, this usually makes me worry more.  In the grip of emotional distress, I hit the pantry or refrigerator for something to ease my pain.  The truth is overeating salty snacks does nothing to calm my fear, but instead gives me stomach pain.  Instead of eating, I need to turn to God to help me face my fear. Most of my fears are only exist because of my imagination. My mostRead More →