Don't forget to visit the newest Homeschool Blog Hop, Hip Homeschool Hop! Sue and Meghan are the best, wouldn't ya agree? 
For those who don't know... I am a MOH. (Matron of Honor) My little sister is getting married in March 2011 (sniff, sniff) and the planning has started and is going full force. I am blogging about this giveaway for a chance to win "The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book" for my sis! So click here to check out the giveaway and if you are a bride-to-be or know one, then enter!
So yes, I failed yesterday. But I didn't dwell on it. I asked forgiveness for my weakness, and asked God for strength to overcome the next frustration that arises. I got back up.Hebrews 4:16 says, "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
Well... This past week was pretty uneventful. I have done great with my eating, got in a little more exercise than usual, and drank a lot of water. But this past week was that certain monthly "hormonal " week, so, there is no telling what the scale is going to do this morning. I have had a big problem with my allergies this past week. I should have lost five pounds just in the liquid constantly draining out of my eyes and nose. (Yuck, sorry.) I am still doing my courses at The Lord's Table, and they are going well. Sometimes I get lazy and don't feel like answering every question, but I push through it anyway and usually end up learning something about myself that I wouldn't have realized had I not made myself be honest and answer those pesky questions!
I have been working at my out of home job a lot more than usual, so I haven't been on the ball with my blog memes this week. But this is one I have to share! If you are a Christian mom, or woman, you have got to stop by and check out the women at the Seeds of Faith iFellowship link up! You won't regret it!
I decided that I needed to use the pound of ground lean turkey in my fridge within the next couple days, or it was going to have to meet the trashcan. So, I got online and input my ingredient list into a few different websites, but never got a recipe that sounded good to me. So I went about it alone... 
Some of you may know that I was recently delivered from an addiction to food. Food controlled my life. I was putting food before God and it was damaging my health and my relationship with Him. I recently started a course called The Lord's Table and it has really helped me realize my mistakes, and given me great advice and scripture to use against this bondage that I was being held by. My relationship with Christ has grown by leaps and bounds! (And I have lost 12 pounds!)Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
I am praying that God will send this person along my way. I hope that if this seems like it could be you, that you would pray about it first and be sure that this is what God would have you do. Please comment here if you feel like you could help me, or email me at kjrobinette{at}gmail{dot}com. Thanks so much for reading!"My friend, an accountability partner who loves Scripture and cares for your soul should be able to detect when you are about to fall asleep in the land of enchantment—that is, he or she can tell when you're struggling with sinful eating habits. An accountability is there to "wake us up" when we're at risk of falling back into our old ways. This is an indispensable part of finding freedom."
Wow, this week was really trying. I did not get in as much activity, but my eating was great. But I got back into one of my old bad habits: scale hopping. And by yesterday morning, it had me discouraged. I kept thinking, "What am I doing wrong?!" But I keep forgetting that every week is not going to be a 3 or 4 lb week. So, plan for this week: NO MORE SCALE HOPPING! (Somebody hide the Wii Fit Board!) And I also plan on getting in more activity. I am working a lot in the evenings, and there is a beautiful park very close to where I work, so I plan on taking my lunch there and getting in a quick mile! Sounds like a plan, don't you think?" that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness."
It's that time again!
This week has been trying. My birthday was Saturday and Christ-Like Daddy took me out for an awesome meal at Olive Garden. (Thanks again to my friend S. for the gift card!) Then on Sunday my parents took us out to a wonderful Italian Cuisine restaurant, where I played it safe with a veggie calzone, and I only ate half, but the waiter found out it was my birthday and brought out a big slab of cheesecake. Between Little Monkey taking a chunk out of it, bare handed, and splitting it with my mom I only ate a few bites. Tuesday my parents had a cookout at their house. We had everything from babyback ribs to kielbasa. It was delish, and I tried to cut down calories by not eating any buns, but there was a lot of grease and salt. I did, however, workout more this week. Monday night I attended a Zumba class with my sister, and worked out on my Wii Fit more than usual. But I wasn't looking for a huge loss this week, cause I can tell I have been retaining some water. But, the scale pleased me this morning. So here we go...
How many diets have you tried?? I have tried more than I care to list here. I figure I have spent at least $2500 in gimmicks, materials, videos, etc., to try to lose weight. All this time I was doing the WRONG things! A great twitter friend of mine, @AprilLooWho suggested an online resource at Setting Captives Free called The Lord's Table. (And the best thing is, it's completely FREE!)"The Lord's Table is not behavior modification with prayer assistance. It is not a 60-day diet plan, pills that guarantee weight loss, programs that focus on food, or methods that require us to count calories, fat grams, carbohydrates or sugar. We are about setting forth Christ as our soul's satisfaction, about calling ourselves to repentance from habits of overeating, and about maintaining accountability. This results in our developing habits of eating in a disciplined manner which produces weight loss and long term lifestyle changes."
It wasn't until just recently that I realized the my overeating was an addiction, an actual eating disorder. I just thought that I was a person that really enjoyed food, but that was so wrong, I was addicted to food. When I got stressed out, I ate. When the kids were being particularly ornery, I ate. When I was bored, I ate. Many of you read my post on Thursday the 27th about my struggles. Like I posted, I was not including God in my daily struggles. Instead of turning to him when I was overwhelmed or depressed, I turned to food. And that has gotten me nowhere but extremely overweight. This course at Setting Captives Free has helped me tremendously over the last week! I never realized how much "diet" advice was in the Bible. Now when I feel the urge to binge, I have been feasting at The Lord's Table instead of stuffing my face, crouched in front of the refrigerator door."Feasting at the Lord's table" is a bit difficult to wrap words around, but let's try! Feasting at the Lord's Table is more than just reading our Bibles, it is a term to express the fattening of our souls in Jesus Christ. It means that we are sitting at the feet of Jesus, hearing His Word and believing, for the purpose of implementing the truths into our lives. It means we are receiving spiritual nourishment and that we are delighting our souls in His grace and truth. This can be done reading our Bibles, hearing God's Word preached, interacting with others, studying through this course...etc. This definition is at least a start, more is explained in the course."I have learned that I was trying to lose weight for all the wrong reasons. Sure, it is great to want to buy smaller clothes, or "look good," but those things really do not glorify God. The first day of this course helps us to realize what the right reasons are for losing weight.
