On this past Saturday, a close friend of mine and I left for a few days of relaxation in the sun in Mexico. We had booked a resort that was all inclusive (all food and drinks are included.) Well, I have never really been attracted to drinking, so I knew that saying no thank you to drinks would not be a problem. All of the great looking food and deserts on the other hand, were standing in the way of my continued weight loss success.
It is awesome when the Lord puts something in your mind and you know that He is the one who puts it there. This happened to me on Saturday night when the hymn "I am resolved" started to run through my mind. The first verse goes like this:
I am resolved no longer to linger,
Charmed by world's delight,
Things that are higher, things that are nobler,
These have allured my sight.
This song played through my head throughout my vacation and served as a reminder that I have been charmed for too long by the delights that world offers and because of it I was fat, broke and bald (OK, maybe the baldness didn't come from the world's delight, but it fit there.) When I gave the Lord's will preeminence in my life, things that are higher and things that are nobler came in to focus for me.
So, to answer the question, I did not cheat on my diet on vacation, not even a nibble. It was not hard to be focused, there were plenty of great foods that fit in my diet that I ate and enjoyed. I had egg white omelette's with ham, jalapenos and onion and cheese for breakfasts, I had raw tuna and salmon for dinner one night, chicken breast and salad for one meal and a steak another night. The food was great and fulfilling because I didn't compromise. No matter what the scales would have said this morning, I felt great. I felt elated though when it said I lost another 9.8 pounds in the last week and a half!
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