Day 14a

Okay, so the past two weeks I have been seeking God about how He wanted me to eat.  I wanted and want something that I can do for the rest of my life.  I do not want a diet.  I want health and balance.  I went into Barnes and Noble today because I had a gift certificate.  I wasn't even going looking for a book but I was chasing Thomas around the store.  I ended up near the nutrition section and saw this book title, I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna.  It seemed like a non-diet book.  I got it without really looking into it too deeply because my almost two year old was having fun throwing down every book he could get his hands on, I mean every single book.  Oh my, he is wild.  I got home tonight and started reading it.  I finished the book a while ago, all 140 plus pages.  It is incredible.  One of the first things it mentioned is not weighing.  His approach is the four golden rules.  First, only eat when you are truly hungry(not ravenous and almost throwing up you are so hungry, but gentle hunger pains).  Second, he says to eat what your body is really desiring.  Third, really slow down and take the time to enjoy each bite.  Savor it, think about it, etc.  Fourth, stop when you are pleasantly satisfied.  Not stuffed but politely full :+).  This is not a diet.  It seems like a way to really keen in on the body and how God made it to fill itself appropriately for energy.  I feel like this may be the healthy approach I have been praying for.  I am going to give it a try.  If I eat when my body is telling me I am hungry and stop when I am satisfied, I don't need the scale to be my monitor.  I am using the natural system that God created in me.  Hey, we will see.  I will certainly keep you updated.  To be free from scale and diets, wow!! That would be awesome.  God, give me wisdom to follow your ways and give me hope that you can truly change me.  Moving forward in faith.
Fran