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[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **10/19/12 9:03 pm**

Dry beans & cabbage. Cheap and healthy.

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 5923 **10/20/12 12:18 am**

I think it's interesting that no one has brought up the fact WHY we eat too much sometimes. I mean, aside from the fact that it tastes good, and we want it. A lot of people (myself included) are stress eaters. When we get under stress, we reach for the chips or cookies or pizza or... Isn't it just as wrong that instead of turning to the Lord in our distress, we pick up a bag of chips to fill an empty place in us? And we've been doing it so long we sometimes don't even consciously realize we're doing it. I traveled with my husband for several years, and I've always joked that during that time, "Food became my friend, and then it became my enemy." (Because I started gaining weight.)

We also tend to eat when we are bored. How dumb is that?

I don't think it's wrong to eat food because we want it and it tastes good (in moderation.) Most of the feasts in the Bible included food as part of the celebration. But we have to learn to eat in moderation. THAT is the hard part! We can abstain from alcohol, but we can't abstain completely from food. We have to eat to live.

I desperately need to lose weight, but I am struggling because my exercise choices are very limited due to arthritis and other physical problems. And my diet choices are also limited because of um...stomach issues. Let's just that a lot of veggies don't get along with my system, even though I really enjoy veggies. I'm not saying I make all the right choices when it comes to food, but it just gets so discouraging.
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Acts-dicted Posts: 7821 **10/20/12 12:27 am**

I ate grilled chicken breast and baked sweet potatoes for about a year because I was allergic to something and my Doctor and I couldn't figure out what it was.

That year was challenging. Eating was a pain. It wasn't fun. It was a chore. You really have to eat a lot of grilled chicken to hit your needed calorie intake...a ton. It was one of the best things that I could've gone through.

I stopped viewing food primarily as a hobby. I started viewing it as a necessary gig. For me, that shift in perspective was really helpful.

Carolyn, you're right about the difference between food and alcohol. You can't abstain from food....makes things a lot more complicated and enticing.

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16509 **10/20/12 5:33 am**

In my book, I have a chapter called "The Food Culture." It is about these cultures that we are a part of that doesn't encourage healthy eating habits. The church culture has certainly been tough on us. Everything we do for fellowship involves food. I don't have to explain it, you all know it well. That is a culture that needs changing.

As far as physical activity, if you are able, find something that is fun. I like to run. Travis likes to bike. It doesn't matter what you do, but find something fun and DO IT!

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Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 5923 **10/20/12 8:58 am**

I do water therapy twice a week, which I really enjoy. But it's an arthritis class and is a very moderate class. But at least I am moving and doing something good for my body. Singing is probably the only vigorous exercise I get! LOL
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[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12817 **10/20/12 9:02 am**

My Dad used to say that when he was growing up in the A/G during the 1940s, eating was basically the only thing they could do that wasn't a sin.

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 5923 **10/20/12 10:16 am**

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16509 **10/24/12 5:45 am**

As this thread is winding down, it is my passion for those I love, you all, will come to understand that full holiness (maybe that's a new term) cannot be reached without taking care of this temple that God has loaned us for such a short time. There is a misconception that I call it sin. It doesn't matter if I do or not. Sin is sin and that is between you and God. So, I am not condemning people for not taking care of their bodies. I didn't for 35 years. But, if our goal is to strive for holiness, we have to take into consideration what we eat and how we treat our bodies. Please, consider this in your life if you haven't already. You can do this. I will help all I can if you will allow me. Blessings to each one of you!

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Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **10/27/12 9:29 am**

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Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16509 **10/28/12 3:56 pm**

Overeating gets a pass when it comes to full Holiness. Why is that? We see a man smoking a cigar and consider him a sinner. We see Christians at the buffet getting an extra dessert and laugh it off. We have to change this culture.

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1449 **10/29/12 10:40 am**

I lost around 30 pounds and no one said anything about me needing to lose weight. After losing the 30 pounds overweight people that noticed the weight loss would say "you are looking sick", "are you well?". MY BMI after the weight loss was still at the top end of the scale.

Our culture does not want to discourage being overweight but will definitely notice and give discouraging comments when you get on the road to good health.

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16509 **10/29/12 5:12 pm**

I was asked many times if I was sick. I always answered..."sick of being unhealthy."