Let's Go Back to the Basics!!

I have had a very hard April! Work has consummed my life, unfortunately!! I knew this journey would not be easy and I was right! The first 3 months flew by and I had a lot of success! The last month....I have stayed the exact same!! NO, it's not some kind of plateau...It's me NOT doing what I'm supposed to!! I have not exercised like I should AND I have been eating too much!! I have gotten into some bad habits, and I MUST get a grip! 

IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO THE BASICS!!! Can I do that on my own? NO!!! I need help!!! So, I am digging deep tonight and asking for God's help! We know he will move this mountain, but I have to continue to LOOK TO HIM for the help!!! HOLLY CAN NOT DO THIS ON HER OWN!!! Let me repeat....HOLLY CAN NOT DO THIS ON HER OWN!! With the popularity of the blog...it was easy to get relaxed and rely on myself!

So, let's dig deep together!

The Daniel Plan Diet doesn't talk much about Daniel, except that Daniel ate the food that made him strong. So, I am going to begin reading Daniel tonight and ask God to speak to me though his word! I'm am going to share what I learn, but just remember I am not a theologian!! So, I might not get what you get out of the verses!! 

Okay, so I am starting at the beginning! Daniel 1:1-21. King Nebuchandnezzar asked for some Isrealites that were just about perfect. He wanted them to eat his food, and be trained in the way of the Babylonians. After three years, they would be put in the king's service. Daniel and his 3 friends were given new names...babylonian names. But that did not change who they were or WHO they worshiped! Verse 8 says Danield RESOLVED not to defile himself with the royal food and wine. In my Bible's notes it says resolve is a strong word that means to be devoted to principle and to be committed to a course of action. So Daniel had ALREADY made the choice to eat what God had told him to eat in order to be healthy. Daniel and his friends were given permission to eat what God called them to eat for 10 days. After the 10 days, they were more fit and healthy than the other people eating the King's food, so everyone ate what Daniel ate. At the end of the 3 years, Daniel and his friends were put into the King's service. There Daniel was given many opportunities to tell about God and show God's power. If Daniel had decided to give into tempatation and eat what the king said to eat, he might not have found favor in the King's eyes, and God's will would not have been completed in Daniel's life. But Daniel had RESOLVE!! He knew what he would do BEFORE the opportunity arose! 

So, what does this mean for me. I must ask God to help me resolve to do what He tells me to do! I need to know what I will do in times of temptation. Will I drive home instead of going to the gym? Will I eat that chocolate that has sugar in it? Will I eat that roll that has gluten in it? 

I will sit down tonight and write down my resolutions! I will stick to the plan I started! With God's help, I can keep my resolve. Daniel relied on God and I will too!!

So the dietary resolutions are as follows!!

1. No Gluten, Sugar, or Caffeine.

2. Eat my veggies!

3. Drink water only and drink a lot!

4. Track my calories in the Fitness Pal app.

5. Exercise!

Seems simple enough! God can help me do anything...I just have to get back to the Basics!