Did you know that your body is God’s temple? His Holy Spirit resides within you. As God’s temple, we may feel that we are not deserving of God to reside within us. We view ours bodies  as cracked or broken — not the perfect place for God’s temple. We may be look at ourselves as overweight or underweight; too tall or too short; plus many more imperfections that we see in ourselves.

However, God does not see our imperfections but rather He see us as a treasure to be valued. God has always wanted to dwell among His people and He always did it in style. Rather than dwelling in a building, God has chosen to dwell within our hearts, lives, souls and bodies.

Isaiah 33:6 He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.

1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? Your are not your own;

Isaiah 33:6 tells us that God is our foundation and 1 Corinthians 6:19 tell us that our body is His temple. You are incredible in God’s eyes. You are an expression of His glory, created in His image to know Him personally and to make Him known.

As we continue on this weight loss journey, we are in the process of rebuilding or restoring the temple. Therefore, you must honor and trust your body when it comes to food and eating. You should continue to build your body with the finest materials — eat  only the authentic foods. It is not necessary to eat diet foods or anything artificial or unauthentic.

Within us there is a desire that pushes us to eat even when we are not hungry. We have conditioned or habitual responses that tell us to eat such as when we are watching TV. We also have beliefs that we have instilled in us since childhood such as eating 3 meals each day and cleaning our plate. In addition we have past stories of experiences and situations that have influenced our eating and our weight issues. We allow food to control us and become our God. Finally we have had failures with diets in the past. Diets deal with symptoms rather than the true cause of overeating.

Rely on the grace-based approach to lasting weight loss to  help you conquer the overeating issues in your life. Don’t continue to give up or view yourself as a failure. Each time you fail, observe your failure, make corrections, and then move on. Remember that it takes about 20 minutes for your brain to register that you are full. Therefore, eat slowly and take note of your fullness before continuing to eat. Remember you should not eat until you are at a “0″ or empty and you eat only to a “5″ or until satisfied. Why not allow God to accompany you on this weight loss journey?

Thin Within Wisdom: Consider what could possibly happen if you wait for a 0? You might experience the joy of eating your meal when you are truly hungry!