A New Outlook on Eating

Today was a pretty lackadaisical one. I did absolutely nothing productive, which is the point of a Labor Day weekend, I suppose. Actually, I was feeling under the weather too.
One thing I am starting tomorrow is a new outlook on eating.
I’ve been overweight since I was about 12 and frankly, I’m sick of it. I’d like to know what it feels like to be thin as an adult and I also want to be healthier, especially since my recent (possible) heart scare. So my friend, Barbara, and I have decided to be accountability partners in a program that offers a Christian and biblical solution to overeating called The Lord’s Table (TLT). It is through a Christian website called Setting Captives Free that deals with addictions including sex, food, gambling and substance abuse.
I did this program on my own early last year and it does work. My problem is that I didn’t keep my focus on the Lord, which is what TLT emphasizes. Plus, I tried to go it alone, without the help of a mentor or accountability partner and I’ve come to find that no matter how much I’d like to be able to do it all myself, I can’t. As Ecclesiastes states, “Two are better than one.”
What I like about this program is that it’s all about focusing on JESUS and not on yourself or your addiction. There’s a very flexible eating schedule you can follow but it’s not mandatory. There’s no ‘you can’t eat this or you can eat that.’ Everything is done with an emphasis on meditating upon the Word and developing a closer relationship with God, who is our source and healer. I would highly recommend this type of program to anyone, it’s definitely worth checking out.
The first phase of TLT is 60 days. Tomorrow is my first day. It’s a half-day for me, which means I will only be eating half portions of everything. I gotta tell ya, when I did this program before, the half days were the toughest for me so I ask that you please keep me in prayer tomorrow.
I also need to finish cleaning out the apartment my grandmother and I just moved out of and that’s gonna be a job. I’m not looking forward to it but it has to be done. So most of my day tomorrow will be spent vacuuming and scrubbing toilets. Ah, joy!