The DIE in DIEt

Here’s my philosophy on dieting.  If you feel the need to do it, make it as fun as possible.  Thus, the poem.

 

The DIE in DIEt

 

I would not know, I could not know, till time came ‘round to try it

Just why the word within the word, why is there DIE in DIEt?

 

I’ve eaten rich and sumptuous food that the holiday season brings;

Candies, cookies, sweets galore and a host of fattening things.

But now I lay those things to rest. Their beckoning, I must quiet.

I face again the simple truth.  There is a DIE in DIEt.

 

Oh, the aisles of the grocery store contain such tempting stuff,

Like cinnamon rolls and chocolate bars and jars of marshmallow fluff.

Their voices sometimes scream to me, “Hey, you’ve got to try it!”

So with authority, I must yell back, “There is a DIE in DIEt!”

 

I must confess a kind of stress. It’s really kind of hard

To bid adieu to grease soaked foods and those enriched with lard.

Some cooking methods now must cease. I won’t deep fry or pan fry it,

As I beseech the help of God to keep the DIE in DIEt.

 

1/1/09

Less Of Me

The Weight Loss Quest

When I went to Hawaii, I ended up gaining 3 lbs., which really isn’t bad for being gone 10 days.  I was able to lose that weight and another 3 lbs., so now I am 14 lbs. lighter.  It’s not coming off as fast as I would like it, but by God’s grace, I’m pressing on and adopting that turtle mentality.

“Slow and steady wins the race.”

 

Blog World

With school starting back, taking care of our house and church activities, I will probably not be posting as often as I have in the past.  I will shoot to do one post a week and will visit all of your wonderful blogs when I can.  I hope all of you are enjoying Labor Day and looking forward to the beautiful fall season as much as I am.

Ups and Downs

Guess what’s going up in our house? Our insurance rates will be taking a hike since we now have another licensed driver in our family. (but we’re okay with that ) That’s right. Jen passed her driving test today! We are happy and excited for her and looking forward to her running lots of errands for us. LOL

As far as what is going down, well……………………………….for my husband and I, it’s our weight! (We’re okay with that too!) I’m down almost 8 lbs. (missed it by 2 ozs.), and it sure is nice to feel some clothing starting to fit looser. Tonight is my favorite dinner of the diet, because we get two hot dogs, and I love the way they taste when cooked on the grill. Somehow, just knowing I get to eat those makes the carrots and beets more bearable. Thanks to everyone who has prayed for our dieting endeavor. God is certainly giving us strength. A few nights ago, we met some friends at The Cheesecake Factory, and though it was really hard, I just had a bowl of soup and a small piece of bread. It felt good to wake up in the morning with no extra poundage.

Choose To Lose

This is the choice my husband and I have made.  The past two weeks we have been dieting and making some changes in our eating habits, and it is paying off.  I have lost 4 lbs., and I believe he’s lost 7.  It’s not coming off of me as fast as I would like it to, but at least I can see some progress.  A few days ago, I was thinking about the word “losing”.  If I asked you what your first thoughts would be when I mentioned the word “losing” or “loser” there would probably be a negative connotation associated with it, but there are times when losing is a positive thing.  Losing weight can be a good thing if it helps you to have a healthier body, even though the process of losing weight can sometimes be difficult.

There is a positive note to losing in a spiritual sense too.  Jesus talked about it in the book of Luke.

Luk 9:23

 

And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [disown himself, forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also].

Luk 9:24

 

For whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it [from the penalty of eternal death].

Luk 9:25

 

For what does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and ruins or forfeits (loses) himself?

I’m thankful that at the age of 16, I lost my life one day as I cried out to God in repentance, was baptized in the name of Jesus and later filled with the precious gift of His Spirit.  It was the greatest loss of my life, and yet at the same time it was my greatest gain.  I’ve found that this “losing” experience that I had was not meant to be a one time thing.  God wants me and everyone who calls themself a Christian to continually be lost to our will and desires that we might have the gain of having Him live in us and work through us.  It’s not always easy, but He does give us overcoming power when we are filled with His Spirit and seek to do those things that are pleasing to Him.  Only through Jesus can losers become winners!

Do or DIEt

There comes a time in some of our lives

due to the things we ate,

our expanded girth tells us that now is the time

to lay aside some weight.

 

I’ll be cutting back on food drastically

at the crack of dawn tomorrow.

I’d sure appreciate your prayers

in this, my time of sorrow.

 

It’s grapefruit and toast for breakfast;

and tuna and toast at noon,

if I stick to my guns and this diet

you’ll be seeing less of me soon.

 

With varied fruits and vegetables

and 3 ounces of meat at dinner,

and 64 ounces of water a day

how could I not get thinner?

 

So, I’m laying aside all my junk food.

Yes, I will be an absolute saint.

But please, could you send up some prayer for me?

I’m beginning to feel quite faint!

 

This is for real.  Monday is the big day.  My husband and I are going on a diet!  Aren’t you just excited for us?  Thursday night after Bible study, some friends of ours shared with us a diet that they have been trying that a friend of theirs got from her doctor.  You do the diet for 3 days a week and eat normally for the other 4 days.  This is what we get to eat the first day.

 

Breakfast – 1/2 grapefruit, 1 slice toast, 2 tbsp. peanut butter

 

Lunch – 1/2 can tuna, l slice toast

 

Dinner – 3 oz. any meat (we’re going to have steak, seasoned with salt and pepper only), 1 cup steamed string beans, 1 cup beets, 1 small apple, 1 cup vanilla icecream. (the reward for eating beets)

 

Of course, you’re supposed to drink 8 glasses of water a day too.  Diet sodas are not allowed and you can only drink decaffienated coffee with sugar substitute while on the diet.  Diets aren’t really something incredibly enjoyable, but I really want to try and make this fun.  Thus, the silly poem and this post. (and hopefully I’ll feel more accountable now that I’ve announced it to the blogging world)

 

You all pray our strength in the Lord.