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Today's Bible reading is Galatians 6:7-9
7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
I chose these scriptures because yesterday I weighed myself and had lost 1 lb. While I am grateful the scale is moving in the right direction, I must admit that I was disappointed that it was only 1 pound. My official weigh in is tomorrow morning and I should not have weighed early. I am definitely reaping the result of years of overeating. Anyway right after I weighed myself, immediately the devil came in for the kill..."Just give up", "You'll never reach your goal", "Why keep trying to lose weight you're old and nobody cares what you look like". Just when I was about to quit, I remembered Galatians 6:9 Let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint not. Yesterday I wanted pizza and I had 1 1/2 slices with a salad and I praise God for not overeating. I must acknowledge the small victories because every battle fought and won gets me one step closer to winning the war. And this is indeed a spiritual battle. The devil wants to keep me bound, but I have been loosed from the stronghold of gluttony by the power of Jesus who not only saves but restores. I am in the restoration process. I will begin exercising this coming week and continuing to try to cut back carbs and fat and sodium. I am praying for us all.
Diet Calendar Entry for 31 July 2010:
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1508 kcal
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Fat: 58.92g | Prot: 146.58g | Carb: 105.00g.
Breakfast: benefiber, ketchup, strawberry jam, pancakes, Toasted Whole Wheat Bread (Commercial), poached egg, italian turkey sausage. Dinner: whiting fish, light mayo, tomatoes, roasted vegetables, corn on the cob, Spot (Fish). Snacks/Other: italian turkey sausage. more...
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