I used to think that when I "slipped" and overate that I had blown the entire week. I honestly in my heart of hearts thought I had blown it by making one wrong splurge. That is soooooo far from the truth! We all splurge, we all slip, we all make wrong food choices and we always will! But one slip doesn't mean that all the hard work you've done is for nothing. On the contrary, all of your hard work has made it so a slip here and there is NO BIG DEAL!!!
Here is the catch.... start over A.S.A.P!!!!! Do not allow yourself to tailspin out of control. I'm sure most of you know exactly what I'm talking about when I say "tailspin." It's that mindset day after day after day that says, "I blew it again... and again.. .and again... oh well.. oh well.. oh well!" A gain of 2 lbs turns into 5 turns into 10 turns into 30 turns into 50.
The key is to stop the tailspin before it even gets started. We all need to find out how we can stop our tailspin. I can just tell you what stops mine.... and that's confession. Yep... confessing to Josh in particular of the condition of my heart with regards to where I'm at in the battle. The bible says the "truth will set you free" and I believe it wholeheartedly! By just confessing I'm taking a step towards FREEDOM!!!! When we keep things secret... keep things in the dark - there is NO HOPE for freedom!!! This applies to MANY areas of life, food is just one.
It was a couple of months ago I had made a week's worth of "bad choices." I had gained four pounds. That is the most I have gained this past year. The "old me" would have kept that secret to myself many many months. And as a result I would have gained a tremendous amount of weight. What I've learned about myself is that I'm either pressing TOWARDS the goal of staying healthy or I'm binging myself back into darkness. It's all or nothing for me.
Once that week had passed, I knew I needed to confess the state of my heart. I didn't want to go down the dark road of bondage ever again. I am sooooooo glad I did confess this to Josh. He truly is a man after God's own heart... and he helped me sort through my crazy thoughts!! IMMEDIATELY, I was free!
Friends, you can choose to live in freedom too! Live in the truth, always!
The truth will set you free!
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I so needed to hear this....I'm in the tail-spin right now.....I've got to stop. Tomorrow is a new day.
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