So, it's been a while. I suppose I have had plenty of "blogworthy" moments to write about, but I haven't had time, or at least I haven't made time. Today, I am making time.
Basically I want to make public (as many people that read this anyway) the fact that I am on a journey. For a long time the Lord has been talking to me about my weight, but more specifically about how I put food before Him and that makes me overweight and unhealthy. My crutch for when I am sick, sad, mad, bored, stressed, etc., is food. My reward for when I am happy and whatever other positive emotions you can have is food. But I'm not reaching for lettuce and broccoli. Oh no. I am reaching for ice cream (personal fave), donuts, cookies, candies, bread, rice, and so on and so forth. And let me tell you that my arm reached far and reached again and again.
So that brings us to today. What is the journey I have decided to go on? Well, I'll tell you.
It's called Whole30.
The basics:
-No sugar.
-No grains: flour, rice, etc.
-No alcohol.
-No beans or legumes.
-Lots of vegetables.
-Some fruit.
-Lean protein (meats).
-Good fat like avocado, olive oil, almonds, etc.
This is more than your general low carb or paleo diet. On their website (wholelife9.com) they talk a lot about dealing with your relationships with food. One thing they address, which I totally recognize, is what they call a "sugar tantrum." Your brain wants sugar because your body is going through something in which you would normally give it sugar and so it has a tantrum. They address this by advising to give it a good fat instead, teaching the body to burn fat instead of empty carbs and sugar (at least that's what I conclude).
There was something else where this woman had said that she replaced her ice cream with frozen bananas and almond butter. Sounds perfectly ok because these are both allowed on the Whole30. However, they (being the creators who are Dallas and Melissa Hartwig) were totally against this with good reason. This woman was still satiating the brains sugar craving/tantrum instead of teaching it new ways. She had replaced "junky" sugar with "good" sugar. There is nothing wrong with the sugar in fruit, and they encourage eating fruit, but she was still giving into the tantrum one way or another. This is something I have to be aware of because I have already been tempted to do the same thing.
All in all this is about reconditioning my body as far as its behavior towards food. I will just say it. Food is my idol. Sugar is my idol. God says I'm not supposed to have those. I don't want to have them. I don't want to be a slave to them anymore and the Whole30 is gonna help me do it.
Well this post became longer then I intended. So I will wrap it up by saying that in a few days I will write another post talking about the previous 6 or 7 days including what I ate, how I felt, etc.
Please please please pray for me. This isn't about losing weight. It's about placing God above all else.
Thank you! If there is anything I can pray for you, please let me know! It will help me through those sugar tantrums ;)
