FACING TEMPTATION AND WINNING

So, You have a social event that you must attend and participate in, how are you going to stay faithful to your eating plan?  First of all, preparation will end the fear of the situation.  







What's the worst thing that can happen if you absolutely see 
NOTHING that you can eat? Bodily harm? Embarrassment?
Starvation? I don't think so!



POSITIVE ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

Enjoy the event and the company you keep;
Drink water, coffee or tea
Know that sugar and starch will hurt you and is your enemy!
If there is no protein or veggies at an event,just do not eat!
Pretend you don't feel well, or you are not hungry, or whatever! 
Just don't compromise merely for the sake of doing what everyone expects!

Carb-Addiction: If people were trying to pressure you into taking a drink of alcohol just to be sociable, would you do it? I don't think so!! So, if carbs are our addiction, we must abstain from them the same way we would if our problem was with alcohol! Who cares what other people think?!?! You are protecting your LIFE! Don't throw away all your hard work this week, just to "fit in!"

PROOF:  I've been through my daughter's wedding, my neice's funeral, countless cross-country trips, church dinners and 3 ladies' retreats....YOU CAN DO THIS!!

I'M ALLERGIC, I BREAK OUT IN FAT ALL OVER!  We joke about this, but it is more TRUE than jest! Some people are deathly allergic to certain foods and you can be assured that they DO NOT EAT THEM, just to be polite! Treat sugars and starches the same way you would treat something that was going to make you break out in Hives or cause you to have a migraine headache for 3 days! It's a lot easier to avoid them if you can associate physical PAIN and DISCOMFORT as the result of eating them. Be strong, and know that my thoughts and prayers are with you!

Ephesians 6:11-17 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against therulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore takeunto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and havingdone all, to stand . Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on thebreastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word ofGod: