September 22, 2011

Good morning, it is cloudy here but the wind makes the waves really pop.  I love sitting here by the water thinking about how vast God's love is.  I love seeing people walking and exercising and I LOVE drinking my coffee to the roar of the waves.  Only 2 1/2 more days and back to my normal life.  Gearing up for a strong fall season at church.  So many things going on in the earth - what a GREAT time to be alive.

My weight is staying very nice and stable while on vacation.  I am getting in my 12 cups+ of water daily, eating lots of fruit, and staying on plan.  I did go to PF Changs for dinner and even though I told the waitress I couldn't have any sugar or starch, and she assured me the sea bass didn't have either, as soon as it got to my mouth, I could tell it had sugar.  YIKES - cause it was expensive.   So I picked on the middle and brought the rest to toss later.  I hate that.   It's amazing how sensitive our taste buds are to sugar when we haven't had any in a long time.  BUT, could I request prayer........I am heading to the Crab Trap tonight to do my one splurge.  And, while crab is totally on program - I have no discipline when it comes to the amount.   PERFECT food, those crab legs.  :)   Oh well - at least they're on plan.   RIGHT????    :)

We have several new people who are starting this week and they are all doing soooo well.   I am proud that breaking the addiction of food is growing among the body of Christ.  It seemed to be the one "vice" we all accepted.   I always heard Christians say, "Over eating is the only bad thing I do - I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't cuss, and I don't cheat on my spouse."   In fact, I was in that group.  The only problem was that the food issue had blessed me with reflux, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and obesity.   AND......isn't it great to know that our body CAN HEAL itself.   Nine months of choosing health and I am free of all that.   God is so sweet to continue to give us multiple chances to "get it right."   

I encourage you to keep praying and pressing in.  As I walked the shore yesterday, i was aware of the jelly fish - transparent in color, hard to see in the water unless you spotted the four red spots, and bitterly mean when they attach themselves to you.   Just like our weight.   You can gain 10 pounds without it showing up much in your clothes.  Weighing daily keeps those "jelly fish" from attaching and causing pain.   Eyes open, fam.

Choose live and eat to live,

PK