"Made to Crave" by Lysa TerKeurst

I'm a pretty typical woman who has tried most of the fad diets, exercises and done my time at the Y. Three kids later I can't blame them for the weight gain, I did it all before they were even born. Matter of fact my weight hasn't changed in 8-years... my oldest is 7.

Soo, I told a friend that a few years ago I stood in front of the pantry, after just having finished lunch, wanting a snack. I felt pretty defeated so I just asked God to 'fill me'. And He did. Before I could finish the story she excused herself, ran down the hall and came back with a book, "Made to Crave" by Lysa TerKeurst.

First chapter and I was hooked. For once someone wasn’t trying to tell me what foods will make me feel full; instead it was why I crave and can’t be satisfied… and how to become satisfied.
Some of my many, many, many favorite quotes from the book:

“Food is meant to be consumed by me for my benefit. Food is not meant to consume me to my detriment.”
“Given enough power, temptation will consume our thoughts, redirect our actions, and demand our worship.”
“But in that moment of temptation, I realized having a pity party was a clue I was relying on my own strength, a strength that has failed me before and would fail me again.”
“Pity parties are a cruel way to entertain, for they leave behind a deeper emptiness than we started with in the first place.”

This is not a diet book, matter of fact Lysa suggests finding a nutritionist or a eating plan that works for you and use this book as a way to answer some questions… like why that carrot cake and carrot stick won’t fill that God shaped hole.