Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Fast and Feast

Over at My Life and Running there was a post about what to feast on and what to fast from. Well in honor of Lent I am fasting from sugary sweets. I call it 40 days of CUT THE CRAP! Now this started as an idea to help me begin to lose those last 10lbs that I want gone from my middle but I really reflected on what fasting and Lent is about. True Lenten season means that you literally fast on Fridays (right?) but you should fast from something that impedes your walk. Well I would say that sugary sweets impacts my walk with the Lord because of how I feel after I eat them. I feel so mad at myself and disappointed in my lack of will power. It really has effected my self-esteem and how I view myself. I know that God sees me as a beautiful creation so I am basically telling Him "Thanks for the life but this body you created really sucks." So this is why I am fasting from sugary sweets so that I can feast on positive thoughts on a body that works perfectly and produced a beautiful little girl. This body can run for hours...dance and be silly...and gives great hugs! My desire is that these thoughts will replace the others whether or not those 10lbs disappear!!

5 comments:

  1. I love the lent of CUT THE CRAP!!! That is funny :-) I hope that you have a great day!

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  2. i love it, and i love your attitude/thoughts towards it. good luck! you can conquer the sugar demons :)

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  3. I love the idea of Lent, to give up something that will make your relationship with God better. Such a great to get thinking about eating better as a way to really treat your body better not just to lose lbs. Good luck!

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  4. way to go! We did that one year and had great will-power. Then we tried this year and already failed--I blame it on the baby. He needs some sugar in there :)

    You are going to do awesome!

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  5. Good luck, I just quit giving up things :)

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