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The light flashed in my eyes as I glanced into the mirror.  It looked spooky and unnatural, but it was just the way the light reflected off the artificial lenses that give me 20/20 vision.  I thought of how people 100 years ago would have thought I was a witch or maybe demon possessed with…

Numbers don’t lie, but they might not saying what we think they are saying. For years the followers of “calories-in-calories-out” diet styles have used the same formula.  There are 3500 calories in a pound of fat. If you cut out 500 calories a day from the amount you are currently eating, you can lose a…

Don’t get too hungry, too angry, too lonely — and don’t get too tired.  That’s a hard one if you are a busy person with a lot of responsibilities.  It’s also difficult advice to follow when you have a low level of health and are tired easily.  It’s true, though, that you are the least…

Don’t get too hungry or too angry. Either one can cause you to abandon ship and ditch your healthy eating plan for a sugar binge.  The sugar and carbs give an immediate rush of comfort, but then it is over.  You feel rotten and the problem is still there — a situation drug and alcohol…

To hear my class of kindergarteners tell it, absolute chaos reigned the week I was out of town. “They were naughty for the substitute teacher,” one innocent-sounding child told me. “They broke all the chalk,” another added. “And they used the special reward stickers for their art project,” a third informed me. “I have just…

It’s all about what works for YOU.  There isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan that works for everyone. You have to do what works for you as an individual. If a food is a trigger food and starts your sweet tooth off on a rampage — stay away from it. Period.  For some people, even the taste…

H.A.L.T. the sugar addiction!  The little slogan is really good advice for resisting the lure of whatever has taken too big a foothold in our lives.  We discussed the “H” yesterday — don’t get too hungry, because low blood sugar and screaming hunger hormones make listening to reason difficult and falling easy. The second letter,…

Eating is easy.  It seems like a quick fix to make us feel better.  Unfortunately, food doesn’t really solve any of our real problems.  Like drugs and alcohol, it just gives us a temporary boost.  To be free of an unhealthy dependence on food, it might help if we take the advice given to those…

Some of you may just enjoy food. That’s fine!  Scripture says God has given us all things to enjoy — and that includes the pleasures of the palate.  But what if food has become too important to you?  If your life revolves around your meals (and snacks), food may have become an idol to you. …

So you discovered that you don’t just have a sweet tooth — you are seriously addicted to sugar.  It’s your best friend when you are lonely or sad or bored.  You feel you CAN’T give it up.  But you want to be healthy and fit. You want a life.  Where do you go from here?…
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