For Women Only: An Ordinary Woman's Diet, Fitness, Weight and Beauty Log and Diary: "It's like any other addiction"

For Women Only: An Ordinary Woman's Diet, Fitness, Weight and Beauty Log and Diary

I want to glorify Christ in my body, and I am learning how to do that. My name means "womanly," but what does that mean? When I became a new wife and Christian, I went on a mission to understand Biblical womanhood, focusing on her from the inside. In more recent years, as my body succumbed to the pull of glutony, gravity and aging, I am focusing as well on my physical appearance. I am learning how God would have me live as a beautiful woman (and aren't we all?) in this world for His glory.

Friday, May 19, 2006

"It's like any other addiction"

I remember telling a woman lately, about my/our "eating problem," and saying, "It's like any other addiction." Then, I heard that phrase repeated again, almost word for word just the other day. It is true. Over-eating is just like any other addiction.

Let me tell you how my eating has been going lately....What is the right word? UGH?!, How about, HORRIBLE. It could be worse. Now, I think I need to go back to my LA Weightloss diet, or I will really be in trouble by the time that I get back home, by regaining weight. It could be worse. I haven't like Binged-out or anything too gross.

Exercise that I have done since last log in has been: horseback riding, 60 min yoga/pilates, and I think that is it. A little walking around, perhaps.

I am sick of junk food. I miss my salads, healthy meats, and the good feeling of not being bloated, not being sick to my stomach. HELP ME FATHER! And you know that HE will......(smile).

Addendum (a couple hours later): I did about 25 minutes on a machine in the fitness room tonight. I am powerless. May God help me against these forces greater than myself, that I can be wise tomorrow with my eating!

3 Comments:

At 12:23 AM, Live, Love, Laugh said...: Hey Andrea,
I have never actually visited this site of yours, but I think I will stop in from time to time. Guess I will read thru and see what is going on here. So far, so good!!!
At 3:14 PM, Kimber said...: Hope you are having an amazing trip with your daughter :) Sounds like you are doing a good job of finding balance while being on your trip :) (food/exercise wise, I mean)

You are right - food can be just like any other addiction - but thank God, He is helping us to overcome, and to put food into proper perspectives - so that we can be healthy and "whole" and honor HIM :)
At 7:04 PM, An Ordinary Christian said...: Hi Dana and Kimber!

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I am an "ordinary Christian". In this world I may be, as all of God's children, extraordinary (Gen 1:27). In Christ I can do extraordinary things (Phil 4:13). But I like to identify myself as an ordinary Christian because I want to serve Christ according to the pleasure of His will, as His bondservant, as a slave, one owned by her Master. As such, every extraordinary thing I may do in Christ is standard fare, expected and a reasonable service of worship. With my view of Christ on my cross, I do not evaluate my service according to my own judgment. I do not choose to think of myself more highly than I ought, but rather I want to think of myself with sober judgment (Rom 12:3). Anything good I do is by the grace of Christ given me. I have no ability to measure what I do or don't do. I desire for my eye to be single and good. This is why I am an ordinary Christian. After all, Paul called himself "chief of sinners." Is it anything unreasonable to be known as an ordinary Christian?

For Women Only: An Ordinary Woman's Diet, Fitness, Weight and Beauty Log and Diary

Friday, May 19, 2006

"It's like any other addiction"

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