Friday, January 16, 2009

Self talk

Mind Games - How many of us play games with our eating plans? I know that I can justify that extra serving or that small brownie very easily. In my head (always a dangerous place to go), I will calculate sound reasoning why I need it and deserve it , and then I will consume it. Instead of writing down everything I eat, I will conveniently brush off the extra ounce of steak, or that 1/2 cookie I grabbed on the run and then wonder why I did not loose a pound this week. This happened to me just this past week. I went to the scales convinced that I would have a 2 or 3 pound loss. Guess what, I stayed the same. I was in shock or more honestly, denial.

Later that day I began to examine the past week. It was then that I discovered all the little things that I ate and did not count or journal. I found that one item I ate I did not use the correct measure for. I am my own worst enemy. This week I am working on being totally honest with myself. I am working on awareness of this self talk that I listen to, awareness of reality, those extra calories I am taking in DO make a difference. I am also going to turn to God for help. I cannot do this on my own. I know this, I say this to others, now I am going to practice what I preach.

Scripture encouragement for today comes from Psalm 37:5 (TLB) "Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him to help you do it and He will."

Grace and Grins,
Judy

2 comments:

  1. Oh, yes, Judy! It is so easy to say to myself, "I'll start tomorrow." I can get into saying this everyday and all of a sudden I realize tomorrow never comes. I never get started. My heart's desire has to match what I know I should be doing. That's the battle again, doing what I shouldn't vs doing what I should. The only way I can break through is to ask for strength, insight into how to handle myself and perseverance through the battle. Yep, I'm out of control relying on myself. I need to call in God's power! He's a great accountability partner!

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  2. I think self talk stems from what we hear from other too. If the people around us don't think we can or will, we belive them! Why is it so much easier to believe people than to believe God? I want to believe God and trust that I CAN do all things through Christ! But, I fail too often!

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