Day 14 of my "7" Experiment (Month 1)

I was tempted by NERDS yesterday. So there. I said it. To be honest, I was also tempted by cheese, bread, goldfish, tortilla chips, and the coup de grace, Thin Mints.  I only succumbed to the lure of the NERDS.  You may ask, “Who in their right mind would choose to partake in some artificially flavored pebbles over delicious Girl Scout cookies?”  I think the key words there are “in their right mind.”  Obviously, I am out of my head because that is pure idiocy.  However, in my small brain, the thought of eating just a few bites of candy is ALMOST not cheating.  After all, I don’t know if I consider my Jolly Rancher from last week (yes, it is still fresh on my mind) to be cheating because it was acting as a breath mint in a desperate situation.  So, along those same lines, is candy really technically eating or…?  Oh, never mind, I am totally rationalizing this.  I cheated.  I am a cheater.  And I really don’t like this about myself.  I mean, I became a vegetarian 12 years ago, and I have never bought a Slim Jim and said it was okay because it wasn’t really meat.  But here’s the thing:  I REALLY enjoy snacking…like really enjoy it!  I usually even try to eat somewhat healthy snacks.  I do not, however, enjoy snacking on only garbanzo beans and apples.  Yes, I know Dr. Mercola said garbanzos are good for your brain or for making you smarter or yada, yada, yada, but for today, give me some cool ranch Dorito’s and call me stupid.

On a more positive note, I have been practicing the bridge (from my post last week), and I am now able to push up into this position for at least 5 seconds…hey, it’s progress.



In summary, I am WEAK…both in willpower and in muscle strength.  But He is STRONG…and I am relying on Him to teach me and change me through this experiment.



The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.  Psalm 28:7



Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.  Psalm 51:10