Week 3- Living & Active Challenge: Craving Conquerers

Week 3...already we are at week 3....times goes by fast when your having a blessed time. Last week I changed it up a bit, I felt that the Turbo Fire wasn't working out for me as I thought it would. And I have found a new workout plan that I am doing and already see a difference in a short amount of time and in shorter time periods. This will help me because I am a working mom and I don't want to devote 1 hr to working out everyday. I found a plan that I can cut the time by 3/4 and still do the same work for less time and not do it every day and still have better results. I will only need to do it 4 times a week. So this is best for my needs. I felt the other one just took to much time away from my family, and that wasn't my focus. Things that take too much time away from your family is not a good thing. Thank you Lord for showing me that, now if I was a stay at home mom it probably would have worked out better. I just really need to spend my time wisely, and needed something different. Don't get me wrong Turbo Fire is great and works for most people, just wasn't cutting it for me. So no hard feelings. There's my turbo fire update. I did love doing the HIIT 15, 20, 25 workouts. Short and sweet and got to the point. lol

I'm really excited to give this new one a try. Once I see results and am doing it for awhile I'll let you in on what I am using. It's actually a little bit of this plan and a workout my husband showed me to do that works outs yoru whole body at once.

Ok..now back to the challenge: Craving Conquerers....
This is a struggle for me so this should be good. Really looking forward to it. I love what Clare shares in her devotion...."We want to conquerer cravings because we don't want anything controlling or conquering us". AMen to that, but sweets are so hard to conquer. Another thing she said that struck a cord {good one}...."Cravings in our life--be it physical, emotional, or relational, are often a reflector of something lacking in our lives." This is interesting....so what am I lacking? I need to get to the bottom of this! Ok, so she says if we are craving sweets, we are often lacking from {the right} type of carbs. Hmmm...interesting....yay glad to know that.

I love this challenge she leaves for us.....
1. List your top 3 cravings {not just food oriented}
2. List when you have them {after dinner, after seeing a friend {?}, after work..etc
3. Are these cravings from the world? Are they coming from a sin nature? If yes, then commit to praying about them. Consider talking to a close friend about them.
4. If they pass #3, then manage the cravings. Take control of your cravings. Don't ever let them take control of you!!

So here's my top 3 cravings
1. Sweets
2. Sweets
3. Yummy Drinks loaded w/ tons of sweetness

Do you see a pattern? LOL

Blessings & Grace
Adrienne