i know, most of you are running far away and fast!

okay, i lost 3 lbs...i'm shocked, amazed and thankful to Jesus because i really did not do much.

in a fit of morose discouragement, i paid $15 to join eDiets.com  my hubbyman will not be happy about this, and i do tend to do thing on the spur of the moment...anyhow, i signed up for the Vegetarian plan, but you know what i'm realizing this week? I have held up vegetarianism as this "unreachable" goal, sort of idolizing it. There is nothing wrong about being a vegetarian. I have no deeply rooted spiritual reasons for wanting to be one. It's definately healthy if you do it properly. But, I am making it into such a "thing" that it has sadly usurped the place of Jesus in my heart of hearts. So, as i type this, i am printing my second week of vegan recipies, and here  is what i am going to do:

i am going to follow the breakfast, lunch and snacks daily and eat with my hubbyman for dinner...no matter what that may be. And I am going to carefully watch my portions, pray my head off before I eat, and really really try to not have hissy fits when i can't have something because i'm "not hungry"...why should I have it if i am NOT HUNGRY????? I'm sorry that i destroyed all my Weigh Down materials when i found out that Gwen popped her cork. WDW was always about my relationship with Christ, not about Gwen...it's sad that a ministry can be so corrupted, but that's a rabbit trail i probably should NOT go down right now  My point was, there was some really good, encouraging stuff in there that i would benefit from now...and relying upon my less-than-stellar memory isns't a great thing...but i'll press on and get into the Word daily, look up those verses that talk about dying to self and living unto Christ, stick with my one month of eDiets.com because i've committed to do  that  and i have 4 lbs of tofu that need to be eaten or used as wallpaper paste, whichever comes first

anyhow....off to read Romans once again and to be thankful for all that Jesus has done for me. Have a blessed weekend!

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Posted by ClassicalEducation4Me

I'm really, really struggling with getting the sugar out of my diet. I have the Weigh Down book - picked it up at Goodwill a few weeks ago - and know that the "don't eat if you aren't hungry" principle should be so common sensical, but it often isn't because I WANT those chocolate chip cookies, etc.

Good luck next week!
Kris

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Posted by joexandxkim

Barb, so funny that you should mention this. You know I'm a low-carber, and recently (like 3 days ago) decided to actually stick to it. Well, last night hubby wanted to go on a dinner date with me because the children were at dance practice. Since we've decided that they won't continue in dance, there won't be as many opportunities to be alone for dinner. But I digress... He suggested we go to a mexican food restraunt that I really like. I said yes without even thinking about it. After I got off the phone with him I started worrying...what will I eat there???? I really felt convicted, and felt the Lord telling me to relax and honor my husband. So I went, got something that wasn't low carb, but didn't overeat. I was honoring my husband by enjoying food with him that he chose. I lost 2 lbs. So, I'll follow my diet as long as it honors my hubby...

But I'm still praying I don't gain those 2 lbs back!

You can do it, and it will work because you're honoring the Lord AND your hubby!

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Posted by jaminacema

Congratualtions on the 3 pound loss! Evey pound counts!

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Posted by mrsmaintenance

I believe it is called The McDougall's All You Can Eat Vegetarian Cookbook. I can't remember the web addy, but perhaps if you type that extremely long title into Google, you'll find the link. I don't know that much about them - but I do know that they're a Christian ministry. I had the book for a while, but eventually traded it on PBS. Hope this is useful information!!

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