It was around 2008 when a Scripture came into focus for me.
"I have the right to do anything," you say--but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"--but I will not be mastered by anything. You say, "Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both." The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 1 Corinthians 6:12-13 NIV
These verses did not speak to me about sexual immorality, but they spoke to= me about what I was going through food issues. It got to where I had little control over the food I desired. I love sweets and carbohydrates. All the bad stuff. It's not bad if in moderation. I don't know moderation. I am learning moderation. It's very hard.
God has taken me on a journey with food. Many times I have fallen off the wagon so to speak. It's one of the hardest things to deal with for me. Some are addicted to drugs and drinking... I am addicted to carbohydrates.
Shortly after realizing this scripture our family met some people and befriended them. They were very different in their eating habits. He was a vegan and she was vegetarian. I felt it was good for me to try this and learn about it. It was a way of eating for some time for me and I was losing weight and getting healthy. I am not sure what happened, but it didn't last. It was a great experience for me and from time to time I eat this way.
I continued to remember this passage in the Bible. It never left me. Then there is the other part of I Corinthians 6:19-20 that states Do you not know that your bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you,whom you have received from God? You are not your own: you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
Again, I associated this passage with my personal issue of food. It is what God helped me to understand that what I desired was not up to me for my body because really it was not mine. I had to give my carbohydrate desires to God and let Him deal with it.
Earlier on, I guess early 2000s, I heard about the Atkins Diet. It intrigued me. Sounded crazy, but worth a shot. First time I tried it I lost 35 pounds. I was hooked. Then I went to visit family and I was not diligent. And I gained it all back and then some over time.
What was I going to do and how was I going to get healthy before I turned 40?
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