It’s only been in the last two years I’ve learned about quinoa.
My friend Louanne introduced me to it during our first Daniel fast experience. It was last year I cracked down on eating gluten-free and I have no plans to turn back in the future.
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On my recent running adventure on the gym treadmill, I went from excited to defeated in a matter of seconds.
Let everyone be sure to do his very best, for then he will have the personal satisfaction of work done well and won’t need to compare himself with someone else. (LB)
Yikes. We can’t find satisfaction and do our best for God when we’re disrespecting what He’s blessed us with and desiring what He’s given to someone else.
Where do you find yourself comparing to others? How did God draw your heart back to Him? Share in the comments…
It’s January 2, 2014. Yesterday I got on the scale as I prepared to start my annual 21-day liquid fast. This is the second year I’ve done it, as a way to rejuvenate myself both physically and spiritually. I saw amazing results from it the first time around, so I’m excited to do it again.
Ah…. But back to the scale.
I weighed in at 225 lbs. For a split second my mind was in shock. The scale has to be wrong. It just has to be. But I knew in my heart it wasn’t wrong.
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God has taken me on a new course in this season of my life. It’s a season I pray never ends.
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Lord, Your Word says that the renewing of my mind transforms me. Help me to be diligent in meditating upon Your Word every day, knowing that I am growing just as a seed planted into the ground. Because others have gotten healthier through Your Word and Your power, then the same can happen for me!
Even though I face challenges, there is nothing that is too hard for You. You know everything I am going through and You give me grace to deal with it.
You are the same God who parted the Red Sea, brought new life to barren wombs, helped people defeat enemies, restored sight to blinded eyes, made the lame walk, and raised people from the dead. I know it is a small thing for You to help me with this weight problem. You are omnipotent God. Your power is greater than any situation I face.
Today, I ask You to help me with any areas of unbelief. If there are any areas of blindness or self-deception within me that are preventing me from seeing the deliverance in front of me, then reveal it to me.
Lord, restore my hope so that I may move forward. You are faithful and I trust You each and every day as you walk with me through the change process. Amen.
How is God encouraging you to pray through your health struggles? Share with me.
Do you struggle with eating the right portions at each meal? Me too, actually.
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| What Does a Perfect Portion Look Like? | Size |
| Instead of a 10oz steak, eat a 3oz steak | Deck of cards |
| 1 serving pasta | Your fist |
| 1 pancake | A Compact Disc (CD) |
| 1 serving steamed broccoli (1/2 cup) | Standard light bulb |
| 1 cup of soup | A baseball |
| 1 baked potato | A computer mouse |
| 1 serving of cake | A 3×3 post-it stack |
| 1 tsp of butter | The tip of your thumb |
| 1 tbsp of dressing | Half golf ball |
| 1 serving cooked rice (1/2 cup) | A cupcake wrapper |
The steak thing. Ya, I’ve gotta work on that.
Here’s what I love about this chart. It doesn’t speak “diet”. It simply tells you how to eat the foods you love, but with control. If you want a piece of cake, then have one, but instead of eating a ginormous slice, let’s take it down to a 3×3 post-it stack.
Isn’t that exciting, friends? We’re not dieting. We’re changing our lives!
In the next 18 minutes after you read this, four Americans that are alive will be dead from the food that they eat.
Yes. I said that. Actually, it wasn’t me. It was Jamie Oliver in his Ted talk titled “Teach every child about food.”
Allow me to share some statistics with you regarding obesity in the United States, according to Oliver:
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