So you discovered that you don\u2019t just have a sweet tooth — you are seriously addicted to sugar.\u00a0 It\u2019s your best friend when you are lonely or sad or bored.\u00a0 You feel you CAN\u2019T give it up.\u00a0 But you want to be healthy and fit. You want a life.\u00a0 Where do you go from here?<\/p>\n
I checked with an expert to get some advice to give you.\u00a0 My son-in-law, Ken Wilson, has worked in the addiction recovery field for many years. \u201cWhat do you say to people who find they have an addiction?\u201d I asked him.<\/p>\n
He told me that realizing you have a problem is the first step.\u00a0 The next step is to ask \u201cwhy?\u201d\u00a0 What drives you to your addiction?\u00a0 Is it the stress in your life that makes you reach for the cookies?\u00a0 Are you unhappy about a relationship or with the direction your life is taking?\u00a0 Figure out what is making you unhappy and deal with the real problem that is at the root of your dependence on sugar and on food in general.<\/p>\n
I think that is good advice – and I can tell you that the ultimate answer to all of those things is God. Once you identify your issue, take it to Him.\u00a0 You may need counseling to help you deal with it, if the problem is too big for you to figure out on your own.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be ashamed to seek help if you need it.<\/p>\n
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.\u00a0 You can\u2019t expect your circumstances to change unless YOU make a change.\u00a0 Some of those changes might be in your attitude and outlook rather than in your situation — but a change has to happen.<\/p>\n
So find the problem — find a way to alter either the situation or your attitude toward it — and then DO something different.\u00a0 That\u2019s the only way out of the endless cycle of unhappiness and overeating. \u00a0We\u2019ll be talking in the next few posts about ways to be an overcomer and how to make the changes as painless as possible.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, here is a special Bible verse for you:\u00a0 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me!<\/em>\u00a0 Philippians 4:13 \u00a0Yes, you CAN overcome your dependence on food!<\/p>\n Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em><\/p>\n Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So you discovered that you don\u2019t just have a sweet tooth — you are seriously addicted to sugar.\u00a0 It\u2019s your best friend when you are lonely or sad or bored.\u00a0 You feel you CAN\u2019T give it up.\u00a0 But you want to be healthy and fit. You want a life.\u00a0 Where do you go from here?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[158,147,117,159,141],"class_list":["post-670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encouragement","tag-addictions","tag-christ","tag-food","tag-overcoming","tag-sugar"],"yoast_head":"\n