tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post3813975020309810158..comments2024-03-18T00:53:33.065+11:00Comments on in all honesty: dieting and gluttony (6) my experienceJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-39316614302704084322008-11-07T17:54:00.000+11:002008-11-07T17:54:00.000+11:00After reading your post I think I need to break my...After reading your post I think I need to break my (successful!) diet of 3 months and have a big creamy curry with my husband tonight. We're on holidays and he is craving a carb fest! So easy for the diet to become god.Simone R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05248239853519762027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-82319476184336425672008-11-07T09:33:00.000+11:002008-11-07T09:33:00.000+11:00Hi Lara! Great to hear from you.I don't have time ...Hi Lara! Great to hear from you.<BR/><BR/>I don't have time for much reflecting on your question (my computer's down, and I'm typing this on my hubbies!) but some very quick thoughts about how to turn to God instead of chocolate from my experience:<BR/><BR/>- the main thing is that it's a matter of retraining your brain - the way you think. This will happen as you read the Bible, pray and reflect. You could memorise some verses to say to yourself when you're tempted (I'll try to think of some - but it will depend on what you're turning to food for - e.g. comfort in anxiety: maybe learn some verses from Philippians 4). Catch yourself as you're about to take that piece of chocolate: what thoughts were going through your head? Maybe write them down. Think about what's wrong with what you were saying to yourself. Practise saying something else to yourself.<BR/><BR/>- it's also a matter of habitual behaviour. This is trickier! Realise it will be tough to change a habit at first - very, very hard - you'll have to tough it out. It will get easier.<BR/><BR/>- pray for help; ask to be accountable to someone else: realise you're not doing it on your own, but with God's help, and the encouragement of others.<BR/><BR/>A very quick response, I know! I'll keep thinking, and you keep asking ...Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538502318975037711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276278342039529509.post-21481318775630771312008-11-06T22:21:00.000+11:002008-11-06T22:21:00.000+11:00That's a great post Jean - thanks! It's something...That's a great post Jean - thanks! It's something I've always struggled with. I fit all those criteria for compulsive eating, and I have since I was about 12. I realised recently that I have spent more than half my life trying to lose weight, which is a bit depressing, but probably not unusual for a young woman in our society. I'm on a diet at the moment (Lite n' Easy) but mainly to help me to eat healthily without too much effort while I'm desperately trying to finish my PhD.<BR/><BR/>I really like what you say about seeking comfort in God rather than in food, and about depending on God, not ourselves. However, I'd love to hear any practical advice about how to do this - e.g. how to remind ourselves to turn to God instead of chocolate!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893694801377978699noreply@blogger.com