Eat for Satisfaction

"For your brain to achieve satisfaction, you have to eat slowly, pay attention to the bites, and appreciate food."

This is pretty similar to the whole savoring idea. Taking time with your food and really paying attention to what you're eating. I think I'm doing this more, but oftentimes food is just food to me--I'm starving and need something to fill my hunger. I have a friend who's a slow eater who reallllly enjoys food. Maybe I should be more like that? hm.

Anyway, I've found that what what works best for me when it comes to food, is allowing myself to have a little bit of something. If I want candy, to have a couple of bites. Or if I want doritos, to have 3 of 4 chips. I thought that I would want more, but it usually suffices...which is kinda cool. I'm pretty happy with my eating habits...heck with my exercise and sleep habits as well.

Not sure if I'm going to exercise before work today--I have to be at work in 1.5 hours and will need to probably straighten my hair which takes about 30 minutes. I don't think I'll do it tonight...but maybe I will. So, basically I can work out for maybe 20, shower, and then possibly straighten my hair. If I finish my Bible reading in the next 5. Sigh, here we go!

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. For by grace given me I say to every one of your: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you." Romans 12:1-3

This chapter has a lot of good tidbits on loving others, being devoted to each other. I do love the first verses though. In view of everything that Paul has said, which I have discovered is wonderful, in view of God's mercy, we should offer ourselves to God as worship. After reading this, it's pretty clear that this is the best thing that we can do, is give our life into his hands. To say, "clearly, you have this whole thing under control and can work my life to the highest potential, so, here you go." The funny thing is is that even in light of this, I still have a hard time giving up control. I feel like I'm being slowly transformed. I feel like he's renewing my mind. But there's still some holdouts in there. There's still some jealousy, competition, greed, pride, lust, laziness, and who knows what else in there.

So, in light of the sober judgment, I'm going to to keep relinquishing control. I'm going to continue to work on humbling myself and confessing my sins, and those kinds of things. Because I'm not there yet, and I still need my mind to be renewed. I still have not completed my transformation. But God is good. He is helping me day by day. love it.