Buffers

"Whenever possible, put some distance between you and your high-risk, problem foods. Instead of trying so hard to improve your willpower, simply don't allow yourself to be tempted in the first place."  I really liked this chapter because it put an emphasis on helping yourself by not allowing food you KNOW you're going to gorge on in your house. I do a pretty good job of being able to keep myself on gorging on everything EXCEPT candy. Candy is a HUGE weakness for me. Especially fruity candy, and bite sized chocolate. Hand my a full sized chocolate bar, I'll eat it and not want more. Have a bowl of fun sized chocolate bars, I'll eat 6 or more and still want to snack on them. Skittles, starbursts, or now and laters? Forget about it. Yesterday I pretty much ate a whole bag of now and laters before 2pm. Terrible. So, I don't keep candy in my apartment. I don't like having it at work either, but, I can manage a little better there because I don't have to sit at a desk anymore being tempted. I'm glad I'm back in the groove. This feels right :)

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise." Psalm 111:10

I've been learning to be humbled and truly in awe of God lately. It's not like a "fear" as in he's going to to whip me in shape if I'm bad, but a fear as in "holy shit, you do know what you're talking about...maybe I should try to listen and stop being such a d-bag." or as in "holy shit, you are. amazing. I can't believe you even talk to me." God is good.