When in Doubt, Don't
If a particular food is not on our plan, we do not eat it. When in doubt, leave it out. If there is a question in our minds about the advisability of eating a certain food, we are most likely better off without it. Whether we are losing weight or maintaining our weight loss, there will be some foods we choose to avoid, since past experience has proven that we cannot handle them in moderation.
The principle of "when in doubt, don't" may extend to other areas of our lives. If we are unsure of a particular course of action, it is best not to go rushing into it. As we learn to listen to the inner voice, we become more responsive to the leading of our Higher Power. Our knowledge of His will for our lives becomes more solid and we develop a firm basis for decision.
When we are willing to wait for direction, it comes. Indecision may be turned over to our Higher Power for His clarification.
Give us prudence, Lord, to follow Your lead.
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"Moderation" is not a word that's in my vocabulary when it comes to trigger foods. I don't keep them in the house because I can't trust myself to avoid them if I'm not feeling strong in my abstinence. There are foods I will always have to avoid, primarily sugar, if I hope to maintain my weight loss. That's ok.......I'd rather 'deprive' myself of certain foods than try to strike up a relationship with them. It's too late for that...................a cucumber can always choose to become a pickle.........but once he becomes a pickle, he can never go back to being a cucumber again.
I am a pickle & I know it. I crossed over a line somewhere, some time, late at night maybe, when I was raiding the leftovers in the fridge while the rest of the household was sleeping. Sneaking my way around like a thief in the night, eating myself into a coma.
Yep. I'm a pickle, alright.
I am not always sure of the right course of action to take in other areas of my life, but I AM always sure of the right course of action when it comes to my food intake: sticking to my food plan like glue. Am I always perfect? Nope. But if I do slip, I get right back TO my food plan immediately. IT prevails, not me. In other areas of my life, I always ask God to guide me in determining the right course of action to take.
For today, I pray to continue asking God for guidance in ALL areas of my life. When I ask Him to lead, clarification of all things is sure to follow!
If a particular food is not on our plan, we do not eat it. When in doubt, leave it out. If there is a question in our minds about the advisability of eating a certain food, we are most likely better off without it. Whether we are losing weight or maintaining our weight loss, there will be some foods we choose to avoid, since past experience has proven that we cannot handle them in moderation.
The principle of "when in doubt, don't" may extend to other areas of our lives. If we are unsure of a particular course of action, it is best not to go rushing into it. As we learn to listen to the inner voice, we become more responsive to the leading of our Higher Power. Our knowledge of His will for our lives becomes more solid and we develop a firm basis for decision.
When we are willing to wait for direction, it comes. Indecision may be turned over to our Higher Power for His clarification.
Give us prudence, Lord, to follow Your lead.
*********************************************
"Moderation" is not a word that's in my vocabulary when it comes to trigger foods. I don't keep them in the house because I can't trust myself to avoid them if I'm not feeling strong in my abstinence. There are foods I will always have to avoid, primarily sugar, if I hope to maintain my weight loss. That's ok.......I'd rather 'deprive' myself of certain foods than try to strike up a relationship with them. It's too late for that...................a cucumber can always choose to become a pickle.........but once he becomes a pickle, he can never go back to being a cucumber again.
I am a pickle & I know it. I crossed over a line somewhere, some time, late at night maybe, when I was raiding the leftovers in the fridge while the rest of the household was sleeping. Sneaking my way around like a thief in the night, eating myself into a coma.
Yep. I'm a pickle, alright.
I am not always sure of the right course of action to take in other areas of my life, but I AM always sure of the right course of action when it comes to my food intake: sticking to my food plan like glue. Am I always perfect? Nope. But if I do slip, I get right back TO my food plan immediately. IT prevails, not me. In other areas of my life, I always ask God to guide me in determining the right course of action to take.
For today, I pray to continue asking God for guidance in ALL areas of my life. When I ask Him to lead, clarification of all things is sure to follow!
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