Tuesday, January 17, 2012

TALK ABOUT PERFECT TIMING, let's talk Diet!


I'm blown away folks. 
Thought I would share another 'oldie' from the past. 
The one I'm about to share is from August 2009.

Well as I start to read it, I'm like 'WHAT?"

You see, I 'randomly' picked one and the one I pick is one where I had started a 40 day journey!

Well guess what?

Today is Day One of a 40 Day Journey that a group of ladies that have joined The Sacrificial Diet Facebook page has started with me.
This is what I wrote for Day One:
DAY ONE:

Consecration: To declare or set apart as sacred:

Sanctification: means "to set apart" for God or special purpose, figuratively "to make holy or sacred."...

These 40 days ladies are becoming a time of being set apart for God's purpose, a time that is made holy and sacred. A time set apart from all other times where we will learn much...Just today, the very first day this is what I received from the Holy Spirit with an hour of me getting out of bed..(blew me away that it started this quickly..lol)

1. What Cheryl Terry wrote: ."but God spoke to my heart through your post here..."the enemy of our souls is skillful at using those we are close to, to try and sabotage". As soon as I read this I felt the Holy Spirit speak..'Angela, remember you do not fight against flesh and blood'....I am the first to believe in everything being 'spiritual' but lost sight on this."

2.Sharon Rose Smith asked a question and this is what came to me while I was busy typing out a post to her (see how I said post and not comment..aren't they always long girls!! lol) ".You know what just came to me as I was typing this...why do we have to say such and such when NO THANK YOU should be 'good enough'..eh? No thank you. No thank you. "

So this is the day, day one that the Lord has made my sisters and we will rejoice and be glad in it. Heal us oh Lord these 40 days of fasting and we will be healed. Oh Lord save us these 40 days of fasting and we will be saved. Grant us success Lord.For You are the One we praise. (Psalm 118). amen amen amen
Dated August 2009

I am with you always to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20

I am on my a journey for 40 days!

I am on my third day of the journey.

A journey of being completely released from the stronghold that gluttony had upon my body.

What is gluttony?

Gluttony:one who eats to excess. On who has a great appetite or capacity for something.

This dictionary meaning sure pegged me correctly when it came to food.

I got to a point in my life that food was literally killing me.

As of February 25, 2007, I have been released from 85lbs.
(update...130 lbs. folks and STILL counting!)

I did not take diet pills.

I did not count calories.

I did not weigh my food.

I did not join a weight loss program.

I did not have surgery.

I sacrificed two meals a day.

Intermittent fasting.

If you have never heard of this just google Intermittent Fasting and you will find quite a bit of information on this.

Now I NEVER heard of Intermittent Fasting when I started sacrificing two meals a day. I didn't even know there were others out there that were living this lifestyle.

One thing that I do differently than what many others do through Intermittent Fasting is that this has become a DAILY lifestyle for me.

I do not change days where I am eating three meals a day, than fast two meals a day on other days.

The first question I ALWAYS get from others when asked how I lost all this weight was...

"You don't eat breakfast?"

Than I get bombarded with...

"I heard this is very unhealthy."

"Your not supposed to skip breakfast."

"Your making yourself sick."

I have been living this lifestyle for two years now.

I have not been sick once in these two years.UPDATE: I've been living this life style now for 5 years now!

I run a home daycare.UPDATE: I "Walmart Diva girl"

Do you know how much sickness comes into this house?

I am healthier than I have ever been.

I have more energy than ever.

Depression is no longer something I deal with on a daily basis.

I was on Prozac (the highest dose possible) PLUS Welbrutien for 5 years.
I suffered from depression, social phobia, panic attacks and OCD.

I have been off the medication, with my Doctor's supervision of course!!

That is a MUST for ANYONE that is thinking of going off their medication.

The Sacrificial Diet blog Facebook group is going to be a place where I share my journey of weight release.

My prayer is that others that have been in bondage to food will find a 'safe haven' here, finding encouragement, hope, love and to be set free from this stronghold that has been over you.

I am looking forward to this 40 day journey I am on. I am looking forward to sharing with all of you what I'm learning, what I'm dealing with and the changes that will be happening.

After the 40 days, I will share EXACTLY what it has been all about.UPDATE: During these 40 days, some days I will update at The Sacrificial Diet group what I'm learning, what's being revealed to me about certain things. Other days I will just say Day? and give God praise..

Blessings to you this day!




6 comments:

Prairiemaid said...

Nothing happens by accident....it all passes through the Father's hands first. How s.w.e.e.t. that the "random" post you picked was this one!!! I'm telling ya...GOD is in the details!!! Especially the details of our lives!!! May our lives glorify HIM!!!

Love you much, my sister!!! Can't wait to see what all God is going to do. I just feel it is going to be more than we can hope or imagine!!

Hugs!

Lisa King said...

Angela, I feel really good about this journey. I know it probably will not be easy, but it will be worth it. And I know that we will all be much healthier in soul, body and mind. Thank you for taking up the charge and leading us through this journey.

Janel said...

I would love to do this, but I don't know if I have the discipline. How did you feel the first week or even the first day???

I pray to God ALL THE TIME to help me with discipline in all areas of my life and I fail over and over again. I feel like God says to me "you know what to do, just get started and do it"...wish that I had the discipline to listen to Him...lol :) xo

Denise said...

Sweet blessings sis, love you.

Misty said...

This is so interesting to read about. I just heard of someone fasting two meals a day last week. He did it for Lent last year and lost 12 pounds. Thank you for sharing your journey!

Sharon said...

Thanks for posting this! I remember reading that post a long time ago. When I first found your blog, I went back and read them all and caught up with the current blogs. I'm so glad you reposted this.

I was and still am impressed by the sentences of what you *didn't* do to lose weight, and that you haven't been sick when told this way of life is unhealthy. You are definitely a trail blazer!