10/20/2020
Have you ever felt as if you were starving when dieting? Me, too! Hungry all the time; always feeling like there was a hole in the pit of my stomach that was never satisfied.
That is one of the main reasons why diets don’t work. We restrict the amount of food we eat, hoping to cut calories, and limit the portion size. We make it impossible to maintain long term.
Our bodies are designed to need fuel in order to function properly (I won’t go into the medical reason) and feel good.
Most of us eat too much. Too many carbs. Too much salt. Too many fried food; too many food that are high in fat and calories. As a result we are lethargic, overweight, diseases and hurtling toward an early grave. Our knees and backs hurt, our joints are swollen from the excess weight our frames carry. And, many diseases lurk in the shadows just waiting to pounce on the obese.
How do we change this?
By changing the food we eat.
There is an abundance of food on this earth. Food that God created; food that is nutritious and healthy. Food that we are able to have second helpings of without guilt.
I know. I can hear you saying, “But, I don’t like Kale,” or, “I have never liked Brussels Sprouts.” Fine. Have you tried them lately? Or, just when you were a kid? Because our taste buds do change. With the abundance of fresh food available today, there are options. Fresh food doesn’t have to be tasteless. Olive oil and seasoning adds depth of flavor, and you can try anything!
I actually got excited today thinking about air frying Brussels Sprouts with some salt & pepper, and Balsamic Glaze.
We shouldn’t feel like we are starving after we have eaten. By filling up on vegetables during a meal, along with a protein, you get full and stay satisfied longer. Snacks in between can be fresh fruit or veggies, cheese, yogurts, nuts, etc.
All we have to do is begin to explore new possibilities with food. What tastes we like. And, reintroduce some foods we don’t think we like, but in a new recipe. The internet gives easy access to millions of recipes for free!
Ask God to help your taste buds to change. Give him glory for the abundance of food we have to choose from.
Look at what Joel 2:26 says:
“You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you...“
Just as the Holy Spirit has given me an excitement over air frying Brussel Sprouts with Balsamic glaze, he can do the same for you!
