With the hustle and bustle of the holidays over, it is time to put more effort into healthy living. I'm not a fan of New Year resolutions, so you wont be hearing about any of those. But I will continue to eat moderately, exercise carefully and work the OA program.
Let me tell you something interesting.
If you don't already know, the OA program is a spiritual program. The main emphases is to rely on a Higher Power.
When Steve lost his job and our lives were turned upside down you might have though I would have gone on a food binge. But I didn't. It wasn't because I was strong, or had amazing will power. It was because my Higher Power (God) stepped in and took the desire from me.
Once things settled back to a "strange" sort of normal, the desire to overeat came back to me. I believe the Lord had decided it was time for me to start actively seeking his help again.
It took a while, but I'm happy to say that with each new day I pray and ask Him to take this burden from me and each day he does. Are there moments when I struggle, of course, but I am beginning to rely more and more on the Lord.
You can call it what you want, but I give all the credit to my Savior Jesus Christ and the atonement!
Let me tell you something interesting.
If you don't already know, the OA program is a spiritual program. The main emphases is to rely on a Higher Power.
When Steve lost his job and our lives were turned upside down you might have though I would have gone on a food binge. But I didn't. It wasn't because I was strong, or had amazing will power. It was because my Higher Power (God) stepped in and took the desire from me.
Once things settled back to a "strange" sort of normal, the desire to overeat came back to me. I believe the Lord had decided it was time for me to start actively seeking his help again.
It took a while, but I'm happy to say that with each new day I pray and ask Him to take this burden from me and each day he does. Are there moments when I struggle, of course, but I am beginning to rely more and more on the Lord.
You can call it what you want, but I give all the credit to my Savior Jesus Christ and the atonement!