replace cravings

So many of us have excuses that we start using the same one over and over again because that creative excuse gene is now wearing out.  "I decide tomorrow will be a much better day to keep my promises to eat healthier."  OR "I'll start on Monday and enjoy the weekend's "rewards"."  OR "I don't have the time to cook, I'm just going to order out."  Have we all had these excuses?  If you said no, you need to take a step back and really look at what you do with your eating habits. 

We use food as a comfort or a filler (bordem) or even a friend.  How do you use food in your life?  I can tell you it was my friend for years.  Now, I think it's something that I've dealt with for so long it's just a hard habit or addiction to break. I'm learning day by day and it's a minute-to-minute battle.  I'm also discovering that God has GOT to be my replacement craving.  That sounds awful because He shouldn't be a replacement anything.  But let's face it... if I'm not giving God the time and I'm giving food the time and when I decide that He's worth my time, then I go to Him.  Sounds like a mouthful but in that sense, He is a replacement!  I need to change that!  Food should never take the place of where God should hold us.  EVER!

One way that Made to Crave has helped me (especially today.. oh my goodness) is that when my cravings start becoming something i cannot control, I need to go to God with it in that moment.  Ask God to help give me the willpower to overcome this craving.  Okay, here's my example from today.  We took the kids bowling for our field trip.  Well, we had to eat lunch right?  The teachers got together and decided to purchase FOUR LARGE PIZZAS!  YEP!  F-O-U-R! And baskets of fries and each person getting a pop!  Well, luckily I knew that we were going on the field trip and I said NO N-O ABSOLUTELY NOT! I had two turkey wraps (turkey, whole grain tortilla shell and squirts of mustard), yogurt, string cheese and an orange!  I sat there with my awesomeness, ha and watched everyone else eat cheesy deliciousness! But is it delicious really?  Sure it can be in the moment and it serves a purpose of feeding the need to have pizza but what does it really do to us afterwards?  What nutritional value is there in greasy pizza?  Ha, changes when you put grease in replacement of cheese doesn't it? 

So my question for you is how are you replacing your cravings?  Here's a better question.... are you an abstainer or a moderator?  Do you need to completely abstain from food in the fact that you'll eat everything in sight (me)? or can you moderate your food?  Have one taste and you're okay?  Which one are you?