Day 5 and 6:

Finals are less than a week away, which means the studying stress is starting.
Yesterday was rather absurd:
I ran in the morning, and then had a weak, WEAK Bible study
Skipped breakfast, and lunch, but did resort to some rather horrendous "candy corn jelly beans".
Dinner: Whole banana-granola-penut-apple-wrap-thing, and a giant salad
Dessert: Hershey's bar, and 27 peppermint yogurt drops


Today was equally as mad:
No bible study, what so ever, I opted for sleep instead (bad mistake)
Breakfast: 2 pecan pancakes, 2 strawberries, and a biscuit
Mid-day Meal: 12 Chick-fil-A nuggets with CFA sauce, complete with a chocolate bar, and 10 white chocolate Hershey's kisses

Yuck, carbs and chocolate, not a very healthy diet at all- and why? Because I choose to sleep in, or hide away in my room gorging on TV shows and food, instead of Glorifying God, and putting him first. I have to get my life un-self-centered... this is a lot harder than I thought.

Day 4:

Should've posted something last night, but I was too ashamed:

Breakfast: Yogurt cup with granola, and two slices of toast with jam.
Lunch: 1/2 peanut-butter sandwich, with 2 cups of m&ms
Mid-night Feeding Frenzy: 6 Ritz crackers,1 bag of popcorn, and TWO Hersey bars.
----Holy Mother of Food, I must've eating a bucket-load of chocolate! Oh GOD, I'm a chocoholic!

What I learned: For gosh sakes, just go to sleep, don't eat in bed!

Day 3:

Started the day off by reading Hebrews and James (the whole chapters), and having a quick, sprattic prayer to God. So, I spend a good hour learning, and reading the bible, but I really didn't have time to actually pray to God.
But I did ask him to clothe me int eh "Armor of Christ" so that I would not be tempted.
And, boy, did he answer my prayers.
The day was hectic, but the only things I ate were: a chicken caesar salad, a banana, a JIFF peanut snack cup, and half a peanut-butter-granola-apple-banana-wrap thing (with was delicious!).
I drank about 2cups of chocolate milk, but the rest was water. (Note to self: chocolate mild satisfies all chocolate/sweet tooth cravings)

The key to eating so moderately was keeping myself busy:

So, stay busy, be productive, and drink chocolate milk!
Great day!

Day 2:

Today I did not pray before the day started,
Ate 1 caesar salad, 1 frozen yogurt, 1 peanut butter sandwich, half a bag of popcorn, 1 cup of peanuts, and  2 cups m&ms. All I drank was water. All in all, not a bad job.
However, I should've gotten up early to run, and to pray, and to have a quick breakfast. Still on the road to recovery. But progress non the less- God willing it will get better.

Day 1

Nov 25, 2012

     In a world that promotes wild, crazy fun, the word "tame" seems like a set back. Ke$ha, Rianna, and lady GaGa are idols in this ever chaining, fast paced world; they lift up the idea of "living like your young" "forgetting tomorrow" "going with the flow", in short, they promote "doing what you want"- they fail to realize the destructive message they sent out.

    Obesity stems from overindulging on a desire for food; it comes from a lack of control and weak self-discipline. Perhaps it is not the lack of drive, but the source the drive that leads to gluttony. If we want to get a grip on our eating addictions, we must hand over the stronghold to God- only HE can break it.

    And that's exactly what I plan on doing: I want to tame my eating disorder by giving the problem to God. (I suffer from bulimia- eating a whole lot and throwing it up. Also I have traces of anorexia- I have gone over 5 days without consuming anything but water) Not to mention that I am a college freshmen, and am discovering the dreaded "Fish 15", as well as dealing with the whole 'College is the time to explore your options, and go crazy" thing. I am surrounded by pressure, and tempted every second of the day. I can NOT break this food-frenzy stronghold on my own, i need Gods help.

    So, over the course of 1 month I am going to perform the following:

1) Pray daily before classes that God strengthen me

2) Pray before every meal

3) Spend less time watching, reading, and or engaging in anything "food promoting" and instead watch things like "Biggest Loser," "Supersize vs Superskinny," or use my time to watch sermons, or listen to Christian podcast. --> theses will motivate me in my Walk

4) Find a accountability partner (I suppose my roommate will work)

5) Dive into the bible daily.

This blog is a challenge to myself to get my walk right with Christ, and break my stronghold of food. 

I thank you for your interest in this subject! I need all the backup I can get! 

God bless

xoxo,

Victoria Blackwell