Plan for the day

Well, yesterday wasn't too bad. I think I may have found a crucial part to this plan! I need to plan my day for eating. Yesterday morning, I thought about my day and logged in my food for the day. That let me know how many points I had used, and I knew I couldn't eat anything else during the day. It helped take food off my mind! Everytime I thought about eating, I just knew there were no points left to consume anything...even a piece of fruit.

Of course, I didn't TOTALLY stick to it. I had a couple of cookies after talking to Pastor Wesley about the adoptions. I know that was just anxiety eating! And at the Spaghetti supper, I was not supposed to eat desert, but I did. DIdn't even like what I was eating, but I ate it anyway....why do I do that?! Then when we got home, I ate some garlic bread sticks...not sure why...just love them and they were there. Those were not things that were on my list and should not have consumed. I also drank a vanilla coke from Town and Country. I was soooo hot and wanted something to drink...should have just gotten a bottle of water or at least a diet coke, but that vanilla coke just sounded so good. No telling how many calories were in it!

So, maybe the day wasn't as good as I thought! It makes a difference when you write it all out! Today will be a busy day, so hopefully I will be able to keep it under control. However, I need to straighten out money from last month so that I can start this month on budget and know where the extra money spent last month will come from. So that will be stressful which will cause me to want to eat.

God, show me how to cast this anxiety totally on you and leave it there instead of comforting myself with food! Food does nothing for me, help me to quit hearing the lies that are whispered to me that say it will help! May I trust in you and you alone today for all my needs, care and intimacy!

It's 7:53 and I haven't messed up yet! Woohoo!!! :)