We Need to Break Up

Yesterday I had the most liberating moment.  I went to Soup Plantation with Andrew and his mom and grandpa.  Every time I go to Soup Plantation I get salad and noodles with creamy garlic dressing.  Then, I hit the hot fatty soups, bread and pasta, and don't forget the ice cream for dessert!  However, this time was different.  A week ago I watched this documentary (Hungry for Change), and one of the ladies said something that has been really helpful.  Instead of telling myself that I want something but can't have it, I have started to remind myself that I CAN have it but I don't WANT it.  That has helped me so much.  Words are so powerful, so I actually say it out loud whenever I am tempted.

Anyways, the moment...  I was so good at Soup Plantation! I didn't budge on anything.  I just kept repeating the phrase.  I must have looked like a crazy woman.  On the way home I had this thought.  I always thought that sourdough bread and pasta were something I could never give up.  It was almost like they helped define me.  Does that sound crazy?  I realized how much I depended on them to make me happy.  Like food had the power to give me true happiness.  Then I realized something,  I do not need pasta and bread. I was never happy after eating too much pasta and bread, no matter how delicious every bite was!  They only made me dislike myself more.  We had a very unhealthy relationship, I, pasta, and bread.  So, I decided that it was time for me to start seeing different people, emmm, I mean food. God is helping me redefine myself, not into some who's identity is in food, but into someone who's identity is made up by her Lord Jesus, her family, her friends, her hobbies, goals and achievements.  Food aint got nothin' on me!!!!!!


Thought I would add a yummy desert in here as well.  As you can see, Andrew loved it...
Sprinkle some cut up apples with a little bit of cinimin and splenda, then bake them for about an hour at 390 degrees to make a tasty snack!