Category: Overcoming Food Addiction Treasures

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Proverbs 3:5-6

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

I just completed a 10 day detox through Dr. Mark Hyman’s book called, ” 10-Day Detox Blood Sugar Solution”, which included healthy whole foods with no sugar, dairy, gluten, coffee, etc. Sugar and carbs have been my addiction and my go to for when I didn’t want to deal with my emotions and to numb the stress and pain I was feeling. Little did I know, it was only causing me to have more pain and more issues left undealt with and pushed way down. During the detox we had to take a detox bath each night with epsom salt, baking soda and lavender oil. It was so relaxing, but my emotions sure came out when alone in the bath to do nothing but deal with all the feelings I experienced. I wasn’t able to turn to sugar or carbs or anything of the sort for comfort. It was the first time in my life where I was faced with really learning to find a new way to handle my emotions, anxiety and stress. I learned to just sit in my bath and allow the feelings to come out and truly feel them. I cried a lot, turned to God in prayer and praise music to confirm his love for me and for me to love myself more as well. Throughout the 10 days, I also journaled my feelings and turned to my walks, meditation, breathing techniques and reading and writing to occupy my time. As a result, I eventually ended up not missing the sugar at all!

It was a true eye opener about how I was living my life and how I was turning to all the wrong places for my comfort through food, tv, social media, shopping; the list goes on. I’ve always known to turn to God for my all my feelings and trials and that HE could be the only one to bring me comfort. However, in addition to turning to God, I over ate the sugar and carbs as well. It didn’t allow me the total dependance on God I needed away from the food to see more clearly how to handle my issues and feelings when they arose.

My biggest lesson learned during the detox is to place my total trust in God for my feelings and not on food whether healthy or not because healthy food can become an issue as well with overeating and not dealing with the emotions being felt. With a much clearer head and more energy, I now know the importance of allowing myself to breathe and to feel my feelings. I so look forward to doing this by making my main focus on my alone time with God and studying scripture to keep gaining more wisdom about his promises for me. May you discover the same sense of hope and peace that can only come from HIM!!!!!

~It is better to be poor, but healthy and strong, than a rich person whose body is afflicted. Being healthy and fit is better than any gold, and a strong spirit is better than untold riches. No wealth is better than a healthy body, and no gladness is better than happiness in one’s heart.~ Sirach 30:14-16

When we are under the influence of an addiction of food, it can tend to effect us like alcohol due to the high sugar content in many binge foods of choice. It can bring us down and effect our health as well as our spirit. If we are down and out, it can hinder us from many opportunities to be available to serve the Lord and others. 

I find when I am on the right path of eating healthy and drinking plenty of water, I have a more sound mind and more energy to be available to serve others.  

Special Tip:  (If you take your weight and divide it in half, that should be the amount of water one should drink each day.) 

Imagine how effective we can become in serving others when we are fully hydrated and alert with sound minds and bodies. 

When we are healthy and able to serve others for the Lord, it will bring you the greatest happiness more than anything else in the world. 

May God surround you with his love and encourage you to become as healthy as you can so you will be better equipped to serve the ones that God leads you to each and every day~

 During my search for scripture to help with my food addiction, I was led to one of my favorite Psalms in the bible, Psalm 23.   The following is how the Lord spoke to my heart as he guided me with a whole new meaning with each verse. 

The Lord is my shepherd: I’ve always thought of the Lord as my Shepherd and I was in awe with this picture as it shows Jesus providing food for the lamb.  My Shepherd is always there to turn to for my spiritual, emotional nourishment as well as my physical nourishment through the Eucharist whenever I need him each day. 

There is nothing I shall want: I have everything I need in Jesus and and I don’t need excessive food or drink that is not good for me.  

He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water: Fresh water is the best drink for our bodies. When I drink the right amount of water each day, it will give me more energy then any coffee or any energy boosting drink. 

He gives me new strength: Strength comes from healthy eating and healthy drinking and it will give me more energy to be able to serve the Lord wherever he leads me.

He guides me in the right path as he has promised: The Lord is guiding me on my journey of becoming healthier and showing the path to take each day.  He is also guiding me to his words of wisdom in scripture and places them on my heart for future reference and encouragement.

Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me: On my days of weakness when I fall into temptation, the Lord will still be with me to protect me from whatever darkness leads me to gluttony.  I will not be discouraged or afraid because he will always protect me and guide me back on track in the comfort of his arms.  

You prepare a banquet for me where all my enemies can see me. You welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim: The Holy Spirit will anoint me and keep me forever spiritually filled. I won’t allow Satan to destroy me or my healthy way of eating. 

Surely goodness and mercy will be with me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I live: Goodness, mercy and love only come from God. My satisfaction with turning to God instead of food and remaining in his house through his word, will be the greatest reward I could ever receive over any pleasure from food, as long as I shall live.

~~~The Lord will always be my Shepherd~~~