DAY EIGHT and THE NUT JOB HAS SPOKEN

THAT FIRST WEEK OF EATING DIFFERENTLY IS UNDER MY BELT. Honestly, I think the first week was an exercise in casting down my constant thoughts about FOOD.  At moments it was a terrible struggle to talk myself out of popping food morsels into my mouth whenever.

Knowing fully well that this is a HABIT that needs broken.  Self control like nobody's business.  I am in hopes that I will redirect my thoughts with ease the longer I am retraining ugly and damaging habits.

I have thought of myself as a discipline person in many areas of life, but I am not.  I am human and humans have habits.  I mustn't get too big headed about what I am doing when it comes to changing food habits.  I need to hold this up in esteem that I did change, but shouldn't get arrogant about it.  I confess and admit, it has been a struggle rerouting what I eat and when.

My journey has been challenging.  I get big headed at times and think more highly of myself than I should. There I said it, I am arrogant at times.  To lighten the blow, I have to extend GRACE to even myself and humbly mention to myself that I am human and not a super human.  As a sickly child I developed a survival strategy to make myself stay on the go and keep up.  I was determined to be as normal as I could be and stay up with others my age.  At times, I failed miserably.

I have struggled with fatigue most my life as I had Rheumatic Fever at age 6 which left me with a heart murmur which caused me to have to pace myself through life.  I am 69 years old now and still have to pace myself not always feeling very good about my limitations nor being realistic that I can only move so fast.  I can only do so much then I have to sit and rest. I have to rest and if others think I am lazy then that's on them.  I am who I am and that's that.

Being determined to succeed is a benefit, but still I need to stay respectful to myself and pace myself.  God has given me strength.  As I age, I know that nutrition does play an important role in my character.  Having knowledge about nutrition has been a means of growing more informed about health matters.

The good that has come out of being sick so much is humbling and learning to have respect for others who are challenged in their health journey.  The good in all of this has strengthened me to research and dig deep into what causes health issues and how to achieve the state of well being. 

The good in this is that I draw closer to God and ask for help and to ask for more help. After the burn of being ill so much, I have not wanted to remain sickly, but be in the best health that I am allowed.  The good in all of this has been that my eyes have been opened to where I can better see how living in a FALLEN WORLD controls people to stay sick through the means of polluted foods and beverages. The good in this is that I embrace God's counsel on what to eat and to respect that HE cares for humans and gives instruction on healthy eating.  

Some say that the Biblical dietary laws were for the Jews only and as a born again Christian we do not have to follow these food laws.  I BELIEVED IT.  The food laws do not save one's soul and give eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, but I have come to believe that following the food laws gives a saving grace to the human body while we are living on earth.  That it gives a guided way to be healthy in one's body to feel better and to function better.  Getting HEALTHY does require being PRO-ACTIVE and participating with healthy lifestyles.

SO I am striving to thrive in a respectable way.  I am guilty in thinking that the things sold in stores must be alright to eat or why would the stores be selling them? Innocently and ignorantly I paid no attention to living in a fallen world where there are companies and people who don't care if the things they sell has harmful ingredients or processed in such a way that they are harmful for human consumption as well as for animals to eat.  The more money made the better.  Like the ABBA song goes, Money, money, money, it's only money, it's a rich man's world.

Taking back my health has been laborious.  Spending time deep diving into literature for years about health ISSUES has taken a toll.  One that I must grow from remembering that not everyone tells the truth and they are fine with that, 'cause money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk...as long as I can have you here with me I'd much rather be forever in my blue jeans.  Unfortunately, Neil Diamond doesn't mention that many make loads of money from singing, dancing and walking with the help of a corrupt system that wants to make money.  To heck with your health.  Better get off my soap box.

The FDA has loopholes about what is listed on the labels of the ingredients in a product.  Because a process is looked upon differently than what has been added in such as a additive/chemical, they do not have to inform you of all the pesticides that are in a product because of the well planned techniques they use to disguise dangerous substances in a product.  The way something is processed doesn't mean it's like added sugar and salt.  The process doesn't need to be listed in the ingredients, but knowing full well that how a product is processed can determine additional concerns about the quality of the product.  Huge amounts of pesticides in the process can be used and it isn't going to be listed on the label, so being a label reader thinking all is good isn't good enough.  Whah and I thought I was doing better when selecting products as I read the labels. Tricky mate.  Chemicals that were created for chemical warfare with the military were added to foods to prevent the chemicals from going to waste.  The government allowed the process of adding chemicals to our foods and drinks for gaining profit.  Your health means nothing to them.  Nothing as long as monetary gain is made.  You are a victim without knowing so much.  

Same with what has been added to vaccines.  OOPS.  DID I SAY THAT?  Nanoparticles in meds and in injections are a real thing.  Conspiracy theories and all.  The nut job has spoken.  It is easy to make someone appear unstable through the media.  So easy.    

DAY EIGHT of this wonderful Daniel Diet.  Today my food program is going something like this with food and water:  Breakfast was hot lemon water.  Morning snack was nothing.  Lunch was a V8 and two specially made taco shells.  Still have an afternoon snack and Supper to consume.  

The sun is shining and I'm busy throughout the day working on laundry.  It's T-shirt day.  The pile of dirty t-shirts was high, but shrinking. Gotta stay with it, babeeee.  The VICTORY is near. Same with weight loss.  Stepped on the scales and since I started this food program 7 pounds has left the building.  May be water, but still I'm 7 pounds lighter then I was December 31st.  Shazam. That's good.  Have you ever picked up a 10 pound bag of potatoes noticing the heaviness of it? I'm almost there.

When I lost 54 pounds a few years ago, I put 10 pounds back on.  Lost the 10.  Put it back on. Lost the 10, put it back on.  Lost the 10 pounds then put it back on and then some like another 10 pounds.  This is where I am.  Working at taking it back off and downsizing until I reach my goal weight.  Then I will have to manage to keep it off after I reach the goal.  ANOTHER HURDLE to leap over.  I mustn't give up.

For example...meet Easter

                                      Easter at 350 pounds

Watching how to eat differently and how others have reached their goals and stayed with it, have been helpful videos for me to watch. 

Here are pics of Easter who lost 200 pounds by eliminating flour and sugar from her diet, drinking 2 liters of water a day, using portion control and not binge eating.  Her channel has been helpful to me.

https://www.youtube.com/@easterellen

Now to meditate on God's word and purpose in my heart to eat healthier and stay healthy.  Amen.  

Blessings to you
~d