Okay, yesterday MESSED ME UP! It's 8pm right now, so I think it is safe to say that I made it through this day, but it felt like the detox phase all over again. I was hungry all day today. At every turn I wanted to eat. Since the first few days of TSFL I haven't been tempted by bread, but today...I just wanted to say, "Can you hand me a roll? Or two?" I didn't. But I wanted to.
I have been identifying moments that provoke my cravings. There are some consistent things that, whenever those things happens, I want to eat!
How did I make it through this difficult day? A lot of prayer and a lot of self-talk. "You can eat again in two hours. You'll make it." I thought of Jesus being tempted after he had been fasting for 40 days. "If you are the Son of God, turn these stones into bread," Satan taunted. "Man does not live by bread alone, but by the Word of the Lord," Jesus replied. And so, I tried to partake of God's word.
I didn't "fall off the wagon" because of my procedure. I was strict and dedicated, even within the medical guidelines. But the diversion from the plan has made today hard.
Nothing is impossible with God. I made it! I'm going to make my Medifast Brownie, grab my Hunger Games book and head to bed. Tomorrow is another day.
Rats. Your coach should have called you today after all. Kind of late now, huh?
ReplyDeleteFor whatever it's worth, I suspect that you'll settle back into fat-burning pretty quickly. You did today EXACTLY right. Couldn't have coached you any better than the way you were coaching yourself, but DO call me tomorrow if it's a rough day, ok?
This is great Julie! Another opportunity to rest in God alone, not schedules, not routines, not familiarity, but God alone. And God was faithful to meet you and carry you through it and He will do that again and again. Love you friend!
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