Dieter's Prayer

Dear Lord, Help me stick to this diet
no matter how much I'm tempted to cheat.
Grant me the strength to refuse second helpings,
the patience to count calories/points,
and the courage to step on the scales.
 May the refrigerator contain nothing fattening
in the middle of the night when my will
is weak and my hunger is strong.
 And lead me not into the temptation of chocolate.
 Bless me with good health and a
healthy outlook to take this diet one day at a time.
 I ask your help in all these things so I
can become the person I know you want me to be.

from   http://www.dwlz.com/Motivation/tips1.html

35 pounds over normal weight

ordered 2 books after reading this site: 
http://community.beliefnet.com/index.php?page_id=1000&site_page_id=302&sblog_id=4679&year=2008&month=7

The Dieter's Prary Book  by Heather Kopp
Devotions for Nibblers by Kristen Ingram 

From the above beliefnet site:

YOU ARE WHAT YOU PRAY

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and

certain of what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:1

There’s some truth to the saying “you are what you eat” but you are also what you pray.

Any change on the outside begins on the inside. “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Prov. 23:7) Because the spirit and physical body are inseparably linked the role of prayer in transformation can’t be overemphasized.

And neither can the role of faith. The apostle James tells is that if we doubt when we pray, we are like a ship tossed about the sea. And how easy it is to doubt or become frustrated when you’ve been trying extra hard to eat right and exercise but aren’t seeing the results you hoped for.

Today and every day God is calling you to a life of faith - and to commitment to prayers that ring with certainty. No matter what you see happening God is at work. “So do not throw away your confidence,” wrote the author of Hebrews, “it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he had promised”

( Heb. 10:35-36).

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: You are what you eat, what you think, what you say, what you do and what you pray.