Hunger Scale

So I haven't tracked all week! I have the weekend to get back on track and make note of stuff, but I feel disappointed in myself. I feel like since I haven't been tracking I've allowed myself to snack more often instead of being aware of what I'm putting in my body. Which. Is not good. I'm going to be good today and track everything I eat. I may have thwarted my own goals for a 2 lb weight loss this week by dicking around. That's so frustrating to me. Sigh. I have 3 more days to get back on track. We'll see what happens. I'm still showing a loss on the scale, but it wasn't as much as I was showing Tuesday and Wednesday.

Today the book talked about your hunger scale. Basically it talks about how a lot of people eat and graze all day and in the process stop being able to recognize their hunger signals. It said to not wait until you were starving, but at the first hunger pang to make a note that you should eat within the next 30 minutes or so. This is something that is important to me--listening to my body and being aware of it's needs. Since I've started this, I've been able to tell when my body is sluggish, when it's bloated, when it's hungry, when something is not right, etc. I've been much more aware of my body and how it reacts to things. So my next goal is trying to be aware of how it reacts to hunger. I'm very guilty of waiting until the starving stage.

"Above all, love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 4:8-11

So in every book that I've read so far, the whole "love each other" above all things has been present. I'm pretty positive of this fact. It's very interesting that it's such a core message, but so many of us miss it...and even do the opposite. I like this verse because he gives us examples of practical ways of loving, and how it says that God's grace comes in many forms. It's not the cookie cutter, step by step instruction kind of thing. It's a "what are the gifts and talents that God has given you to allow you to love and be full of grace?" That, is awesome to me. The whole focus on God being praised is becoming more evident and real to me as I get older. It's so much easier for me to realize that the accomplishments and the many things that I have are not a result of me being awesome, it's a result of God being incredibly good, amazing, and full of grace.