Made To Crave book club (closed group)

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  • sarahemily72
    sarahemily72 Posts: 106
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    Yeah....that can be our next book! Have you read Life Management for Busy Women by Elizabeth George???? Another good one!!! I will try to download the one you suggested on my kindle!!!
  • sarahemily72
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    Thanks for sharing!!! Come back!!!
  • sarahemily72
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    Yeah, Mereme!!!!
  • Darla0405
    Darla0405 Posts: 3 Member
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    Hi, I was in a group that did Made to Crave this summer, but since we have finished I have been falling out of my good habits of craving God, not food. I would love a little accountability and perhaps go through the study again.
  • sarahemily72
    sarahemily72 Posts: 106
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    Jump on in ME4LeSS!!!
  • sarahemily72
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    Ch 4-6...I have read these chapters 5 times....NO JOKE. So, I figured I need to write something so I can move on....
    Chapter 4 made me so happy because I do have wonderful friends to keep me on track and motivated. I KNOW this is the key for me! My sweet husband even told me that he was going to start jogging soon so I will have even more support! A true friend holds us accountable because they love us and want the best for us.....If you don't have an exercise partner, i encourage you to get one. And if that person quits, find another FAST!
    My favorite part of Ch. 5 was the author bringing home the point that we were made for victory.....So many times, it feels like I am just spinning my wheels. I am going to take the verses from page 53 and put them on note cards to remind myself to live each day for HIM. Ch. 6 was short but the most important to me so far.....I am finally realizing that food isn't sinful but when it is stopping me from living the best life that I can, then it is. Now, that I am healthier I don't feel guily and have this "i let myself down' feeling all day....And honestly, this NEW feeling is much better than any food that I have ever eaten!!!
  • sarahemily72
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    LOL....already replied to some of those! OH, well!
  • denisejelinek
    denisejelinek Posts: 17 Member
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    i love that food (or anything for that matter) that consumes us distracts us from God.

    let's just be so honest with ourselves...what a great question to ask ourselves: what am I attached to?
  • CarrieBeard
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    Sarah- You aren't the only one Re-reading Chapters... So much great thoughts to "digest".

    Sadly.. I have heard this information, been taught about seeking and obeying God's will all my life, and still seem to get off track. The way this book puts the Truth - IN YOU FACE, is actually refreshing. I agree that if a friend truely cares they will hold you accountable. Today it seems the world doesn't want accountability. It is one of those tools to keep us honest.
    Sooo with that being said.... I promise to NOT get upset if anyone sees the need to "jerk" me back in line. :flowerforyou:
  • sarahemily72
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    Just know....I look every day to see if you, Mary E. and Mereme are logging in! WE are all doing great and the support is wonderful! I am so busy lately....I promise to post soon! Just busy with baseball, substitute teaching and other things!
  • sarahemily72
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    Good one, Carrie!
  • sarahemily72
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    Ch. 7....When I read "I'm Not Defined By Numbers" it made me realize that I was having good days and bad days due to what the scale was reading or by what clothes weren't fitting any more. Chandler always says he likes it when I am on a diet* because I am much sweeter....He says it in a kidding way but i know he is right. I just feel better when I am eating healthy foods and drinking water....It is amazing that my best days are the days that I started out with exercise. All of that to say, I didn't realize my bad days weren't so much about the number on the scale but because I was angry at myself for not having will power/perserverence. Now, I can weigh and even if I am up a little (of course I am disappointed) but I still proud that I am sticking to this and feeding my body with what it needs instead of what tastes best.
    *For the first time I know this is a way of life....it is my diet....NOT the old meaning of diet! I have actually eaten better tastier foods than I was eating before and there isn't that little guilty feeling that lurks around when you are pigging out!
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    Dear Posters,

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    In the past, with only a small crew of volunteer moderators to help keep the dialogue on the site positive and supportive, Mike has reluctantly had to create a rule which disallows any posts about these potentially divisive topics. Mike would greatly prefer to allow all of these topics to be discussed on the site, but so far, we haven’t had the resources to moderate such topics in a manageable fashion. Often the tone of the original thread is harmless, but as the threads proceed, members participating in such topics have been subject to insults or attacks, feelings have gotten hurt, and in more instances than we would like, a moderator wasn’t able to step in quickly enough to prevent this from happening.

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