As wife & mother I am the main
provider of the food, I plan it, I buy it & I prepare it two to three times
a day. So it should be easier to have the right food in the house, I can’t
blame someone else for bringing it here. I think I need to not buy something
because it isn’t good for my health or my family but I get it anyway because
it’s easy or it’s on sale or I’m lazy & don’t want to do the work that is
needed to have the healthier stuff here.
You should know that your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit who is in you. You have received the Holy Spirit from God. So you do not belong to yourselves, because you were bought by God for a price. So honor God with your bodies.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NCV)
As I read these verses I ask myself “How
am I honoring God with my body?” If I answer honest I would have to say not at
all, I’m at least 100 pounds overweight, I have very little energy and no
desire to exercise, I choose food out of laziness not wisdom. I love to eat
chocolate & ice cream, not bad if you eat them in moderation but I could
eat this every day. I don’t drink enough water to keep a camel going, among
other things that I know I should be doing just to stay healthy. I have looked
at other people who I know are in much worse physical shape than myself &
said “at least I’m not that bad, I at least try.”
The next thing that stands out in this
verse is that my body is a temple. I sure don’t treat my body as a temple. When
I think of a temple I see a beautiful, clean & peaceful place to rest &
reflect. I don’t even want to spend time with my body (not that I can get away
from it) why would the Holy Spirit want to. The good thing is the Holy Spirit is
always there no matter what I do.
Let’s look at what the bible says
about a temple:
Don't you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destory that person, because God's temple is holy and you are that temple.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
When we
don’t take care of our self God sends us warnings in forms of health warnings.
If we don’t heed these warnings then we are taking the risk of being called
home before we plan.
I have a friend who is 1. a Christian and
2. a health guru. He is willing to answer questions when I have them and give
me advise; I asked him where is the best place to start in getting my eating habits
under control & to start getting in a healthy routine, he gave me these
five steps to start with:
- Don't skip breakfast (I don't but there are days I eat very little)
- Drink plenty of water (HINT: if it is hard to keep track of how much water you drink then choose an 8 ounce glass & put 8 rubber bands around it. After you finish drinking a glass of water remove a rubber band & refill you glass. At the end of the day, if you have drank the necessary 64 ounces of water, you should have removed all the rubber bands.)
- Don't skip snacks, this is the best time for your fruits & vegitables. You can throw in yogurt, string cheese or cottage cheese. (This is where I get in trouble because I go for the convient snack that isn't healthy. I'm trying to set aside time to prepare snacks ahead of time so that I can just grab something quick & healty)
- Avoid sugar in all foods & drinks. (sugar is in everything so you really have to think and plan ahead)
- Loose the complex & starchy carbs in the last meal of the day.
I'm going to start a new page on here where I will post health tips & recipes that I find. I will also let you know how I'm doing on reaching my goals. Just click the tab For the Health of It to see these updates
