In the book of Genesis we find the story of Adam and Eve, and how God had placed them in this beautiful garden and how He had given them every tree to eat of except for the tree in the middle of the garden, which was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He said if you eat of that tree you will surely die. What did they do? Well of course, they disobeyed God and ate of the very tree, the only one that they were not supposed to eat of.
Well.....today as I was talking with the Lord about this weight loss journey He said very clearly to me that this journey has similarities to this story. You see when I eat carbs it blows me up like a blow fish and I get HUGE. That is my tree, I am not supposed to eat of. I have all of the lovely proteins fish, chicken, turkey, beef, pork, shrimp, etc and all of the lovely vegetables zucchini, celery, bell peppers, onions, mushroom, kale, spinach, etc and all of the lovely fruits, in moderation, mind you ,apples, oranges, cantaloupe, watermelon, peaches, etc but what do I want to do? I want to fill up on the carbs! The very thing that my body does not need to touch!
Does anyone get what I am saying? We have to learn what our bodies need nutritionally. Are we lacking in minerals, vitamins and nutrients? Are we iron deficient? Are we magnesium deficient? We need to know these things and eat accordingly for a more healthy lifestyle, that will be helpful to us and pleasing to God. When He designs us to eat all of the good things and we decide to eat only sugary fake things and starchy bready things and never touching the good things that He has provided, that is like a slap in His face. He designed and created our bodies and He has given us information and wisdom to know how to take care of them.
I am researching and seeking out health professionals to help me to be the best me that I can be and I will pass on that info to you with gladness. It is time to let the carb tree alone and eat from the fruit and vegetable and protein tree! Can I get an Amen? I know this might sound like a weird analogy but this is exactly how God gave it to me, and now I give it to you. We can do this together. We can learn to train our bodies to eat what is best for it and to shun what is not good for it. We can train our bodies to eat fat and burn fat.
When we eat carbs our bodies blow up, retain water, cause us to have pain, swelling, cause us to be over emotional and all sorts of things come on us. But when we eat good proteins, fruits and vegetables and drink good clean water and other healthy things our bodies will burn the food that we eat for energy and it will store the nutrients in our cells to make us stronger and healthier day by day. I am so grateful that God has given me helpers and partners to come along with me on this journey. I have lain down any shame or self-consciousness about this weight loss journey to help me and to help you. I love you all and I say let's do this!!! We can do all things through Christ who gives us the strength!
Priscilla Hinds
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