I have been reading magazine articles, buying books, buying
exercise DVDs, basically researching loosing weight for way too long without
doing anything serious about it. Sure, I have made attempts here and there, but
nothing really lasted. Let’s face it, it’s not about dieting it’s about
changing a lifestyle and keeping the new one ‘till you die. That’s a long time
to be doing anything and frankly I have discovered lately I don’t do well with
long term commitments.
The words “food is not the problem” caught my attention when
I saw Joyce Tinley’s book, Why Diets Don’t Work Food is not the Problem.
My job involves a lot of observation and examining behavior. Part of that is
figuring out why people do what they do; whether it’s to gain attention or
avoid an activity or task satisfied an unmet need.
For example, I eat to cover depression or frustrations or
don’t eat to punish myself. It’s an unproductive cycle. In her book, Joyce
shares a biblical view of eating and inviting God to walk along side you to
make healthy choices.
Like many, Joyce has battled her weight for years; since the
age of 10. She used food as a comfort, and defining her self –worth based on
the image in the mirror. Many of us compare ourselves to those on the cover of
magazines. I can relate as I’m sure many do. We've allowed what a few people
say is the model of beauty and equate that with worth. In reality, those people
have to work out for hours which most do not have the luxury to invest, or they
have their pictures air brushed. They don’t even look like they do on the
magazines in real life.
Why Diets Don’t Work Food is Not the Problem looks at
who we are in the image of God. Also, how He created us to be reflections of
who He is in our hearts and how we show His love to ourselves and others. She
models her own walk inviting the Holy Spirit to enable her to change her
attitude about food, about who she is and build her self worth on the truth of
how God sees her. Instead of building it based on how our culture defines
beauty, health, and self-worth. She shares her discoveries of fasting the
benefits and true purpose. “Fasting is renouncing the natural to invoke the
supernatural”
It’s not a book about dieting but about changing your life
by changing how you think about food, its purpose and how you use food. Do you
use it to nourish or to cover problems that are not ours to solve?
Check out Joyce’s book.
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