Well, I have to confess something. I, Heather Davies, the founder and champion of HHHPHHSBLP, screwed up on my own health plan. The idea for the first week was to only have liquids after dinner. I know it doesn't sound too hard, but I was so so hungry the other night.
So I totally found a way to rip off the system: I made a milkshake. (Liquid, right?) The only problem was, there was way more ice cream in it than milk. So after I finished that huge milkshake, because of all the liquid, I was craving salt.... I heard my sister crunching on chips. I begged her for just one.
In my mind I rationalized it: it's just like sin, a little one won't matter. (Ha, that's pretty much the worst excuse ever.) So I ate one chip.
And then I thought, if I'm going to sin, I might as well not deceive myself and I might as well just go for the gold (If you're going to sin, sin boldly, as they say. Also a bad excuse.) So I ate a chocolate from my Dad.
Well, the problem with this 'diet', if you want to call it that, was that I was doing it not so much for physical reasons, but I had this sense that if I learned how to have self-control over things that didn't really matter (i.e. chips and chocolates), then I could have self-control over the things that did matter. (you fill in the blank)
That was all well and good. Except: if I am to equate failing my diet with sin, I have to remember the biggest thesis of the Christian faith when it comes to sin: Apart from the grace of God, I have no power to resist sin.
Going on a diet in a sense is trying to resist sin on my own effort. Heather Davies only goes so far. Then, my human nature and everything else kicks in and I screw up. It's only through the power of the Holy Spirit that I can conquer temptation.
I'm not sure if it's appropriate to turn HHHPHHSBLP into a spiritual exercise, so I'll think about that for a bit.... in the meantime I'm going to keep going with my no-eating-after-dinner rule. And next week I'm adding on the next step: drink two liters of water a day. (Not coke, not tea... water)
Friday, February 29, 2008
Well, that diet went over pretty well
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see if you lived here the 2 liters of water would be no problem because we have a spring behind summerland that I swear has crack or heroine in it. Nobody we introduce the water too can resist it. Will even makes a point of drinking it and Leonard exported some to the coast it was so good. speaking of which im going for some right now.
I had some of that water via Len, and i've got to say i'm almost about to move to summerland for another sip.
I think this water is probably the antichrist in liquid form... it is an impersonation of the Biblical "water of life". jk :)
Well, I am much the same way about excercising. I 'start' a routine, and then... you know how it go's, usually the second or third week. The only problem is, I used to be effortlessly slim, now I have to do WORK to keep it that way. Ahhh, the perfectly designed human body!
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