Living With the Lights On

Because I Care About You This is the perfect week to start practicing this thought: “Because I Care About You!” I have been trying this for the last few days. We have had some extra things come up and they included foods that were not on my plan. I picked up a small bite of a brownie and this thought came to me, “Because I Care About You.” That thought triggered the feeling of compassion, love, and honor. Those feelings led me to the action of placing the bite of brownie in the trash can. The Result - overcoming love. It is such a powerful feeling. I recommend it. Have fun trying this thought in as many areas as you can think of. Some of those areas might include these... Writing a 24-hour plan, Following through with your plan, Getting sufficient water, Getting sufficient sleep, Stopping eating when you reach +2, Focusing on conversations rather than food, What other areas can you think of? Enjoy the feeling you c...

Your Thoughts About Food and Why They Matter What do you think about food? Are there certain foods you think about with longing? Are there certain foods you don't give much thought to at all? I would like to challenge you, as we reach the end of November, to begin noticing what you think about your food. Why?  Because our thoughts will create emotions.   Some of those emotions might be "urgent", "desire", "longing", "guilt", "shame".  Other emotions might include "confident", "peace", "kindness", self-control", "victorious", "loving".   Which of these emotions do you want to feel most when you are making choices about how to nourish your body? Your emotions will trigger your actions.  As you begin noticing your thoughts, you may see thoughts like these: " I want that." " That looks so good." " I need that." ...

Three Keys to Remember Guardrails keep us on the path we want to be on.   When we stay on the path we want to be on, we get to where we want to go.  The  three "Guardrails" or keys are these: Make sure your plan is doable and repeatable.  When we create doable plans that are not highly restrictive,  we have the chance to show ourselves we will follow through and we will keep following through.  Eating when we are hungry and stopping when we are full is not crazy.  Eating when we are not hungry is what is crazy! The way we talk to ourselves and the way we think about ourselves makes a difference.  When we honor ourselves and speak with gentleness we want to repeat the actions we are taking.  When we beat up on ourselves, and tell ourselves we are not good enough, we work against ourselves and limit ourselves. For as he thinks within himself, so is he.- Prov 23:7 Start with these guardrail keys and see how far th...

This Holiday Season Focus on the Gifts Wait! Before you close this, hear me out.  I know for some who are managing their eating and food choices, this time of year can feel so challenging. You've been working so hard to plan and follow-through, but you know that when the feasting begins, it seems impossible to honor your commitment to your well-being. This is where filling up is most helpful.   Fill up your mind on the gifts.   The gift I am noticing more and more is the gift of faith.   Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace  you have been saved,  through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— Can we un-give gifts that have been given to us?  Is it possible? No! The thing that is our part is to notice the gifts.  Focus on the gifts.  Start with a few; Grace for each day. Faith to believe. Fruit to nourish us in our Spirit. But  the   f...