So, a couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was doing a new diet, then I decided to do a cleanse for toxins. I followed the directions in Jordan Rubin’s book, “Perfect Weight America”. I also took the supplements for the cleanse. I have had excellent results with it and have been feeling so much better! I lost a total of 10 pounds while doing the cleanse, and so far have kept it off. I am now working my way through the regular diet outlined in the book.
Ok that being said, I need to talk about something sticky. I am just working this out in my mind, so if you have a comment, please share. I love to get feedback from you guys :)
Let me start by saying that Mr. OverKill and I are “foodies”. Wikipedia says foodies are…
amateurs who simply love food for consumption, study, preparation, and news. Gourmets simply want to eat the best food, whereas foodies want to learn everything about food, both the best and the ordinary, and about the science, industry, and personalities surrounding food
Um, yeah that’s us in a nutshell, except for the “personalities surrounding food”. We love food, we love to try new things, figure out the best recipe for different foods, we both love to cook, and I especially love to cook for other people. So, while doing the toxin cleanse I realized something really interesting. After eating chicken soup for about the 3rd or 4th day straight it occurred to me that food had become something in my life that it didn’t need to be. I realized that food had become a foothold in my life. Not necessarily an addiction, as much as a distraction. I was allowing myself to feel poorly, because of the food choices I was making. Because I was feeling poorly, I wasn’t able to be doing my best while serving the Lord. I was achy, tired, slugish, and hmm lazy. Now, I am feeling better, I haven’t even had to take Motrin all week, which had been almost a daily occurrence for me.
Isn’t it interesting how the devil can use something so simple as the food we eat to cause us to be drawn away from the Lord? I know that I have not been doing all that I could be doing for the Lord, had I “felt up to it.” It occurred to me that Satan will use whatever he can to stop us in our tracks. Even if it is white sugar, caffeine, or processed foods. I have come to the conclusion that he has impaired many Christians, simply by the diet that our culture is consuming.
I really thought I was going to miss my carbs and my white sugar, and my chocolate. But you know, I really haven’t. My tastes actually changed after doing the toxin cleanse, and now I want veggies and fruit (which is a big deal for me, I was NOT a fruit eater before). I tried a bite of the kids pizza the other night and wanted to spit it out. Same thing with my famous cinnamon rolls, they just aren’t as good to me as they were before. I am even sleeping better! Now, I suppose my challenge is to be a better servant, now that I am a servant who feels better!