Food Matters

Ugh.......

I have been really really struggling with a concept for a while and I need to get it out.

Growing up and especially in my early adult years, I heard from people and doctors,  " wow, you are so skinny!  You need to gain some weight."  Among other issues, one of this things that did for me was cause me to try and gain weight.  I ate and ate whatever, whenever I wanted.  A bowl of Lucky Charms before bed, Oreos for breakfast, cake for lunch.....you get my drift.  All this time, I never gained weight but I felt horrible!  Looking back now, I laugh thinking if people really knew what I ate, they would cringe.... :-)

So fast forward to today....I have semi-horrible eating habits still which have only been improved because I don't want to be a bad example to my kids and my hubby doesn't like to have all that junk in the house because he gains weight easily.  I have still been feeling like I am not operating at my best though.  I started taking a multi-vitamin regularly but it only helped a little.  Then I started learning about food.  No, I mean real food, not the stuff you see in the middle of the store but the stuff we are made to survive on.  I have been watching a couple of documentaries on it, reading material I have found, and praying a lot about it.  Now, I am convinced to change my eating habits.  I am doing this by starting to eat clean.  But I am not happy about it yet....just another lesson in doing something you're asked to do and knowing that you are not controlled by your emotions, right?

So why?  Just to feel better?  NO!  Did you know that vitamins can heal disease?  Enough vitamin C cures cancer!  High doses of vitamin B6 (niacin) blows clinical depression away!  So, why don't we know about it?  We can if we look.  America just doesn't practice these cures for disease.  I want a quality life while I am here so I can be effective for the Kingdom and I am now convinced that starts with food!  Food matters!

So, I have some things I am hoping to see change.  I will keep you updated as to whether or not they do and maybe you will be inspired too!