Intentional Choices...Food

I know. You are all falling down in shock that I am actually posting on this blog. It's crazy but I'm trying. My word for this year is intentional. I have heard that choosing just one word for what you want your year to look like is easier than planning this elaborate plan. I want to be intentional in my life. Intentional in spending time with my kids, intentional in submitting and loving my husband, intentional in spending time with my Lord, intentional in my food choices, and so much more. I'm going to address the food choices today. We as a nation are overweight. Admit it. Look around and you will see what I am talking about. Chubby babies are adorable but their chubbiness is not due to excess eating normally. (Well it used to not be) But chubby adults, not so cute. I'm lumping myself in this category. I let food control me. I am that person who lives to eat, not eats to live. Yep, I admitting to you all that I have a big food problem! I do not want to be super skinny. I want to be healthy. I don't want to feel guilty over food choices anymore. I do not want to be controlled by food. So how do I become intentional about my food choices? Well, for one, I need to throw out the junk or keep it somewhere that is not easily accessible. I am not going to stop keeping candy in my home but I am going to make sure that I'm not sneaking a piece 'just because.' Desserts are not deserved every single night of the week. So the kids and I (Eric isn't really on board and that's ok. It's his choice! I can't force him. But he will back me up with the kids and will not eat the junk in front of them.) are going to commit to ice cream sundae's on the weekend. We will pick one night and we will enjoy ice cream sundae's. But we must first make sure we have 'earned' it. That was something we learned in China. We ate a lot but we earned every single bite of what we ate. If we have bread with our dinner, that's dessert. Fruits and veggies are to be consumed every, single day. I must choose healthier snack options for us; yogurts, snow peas, carrots, etc. There needs to be two vegetable choices each night for us. We must consume water during the day. And lots of it! We need to get outside and play. We need to take walks. We need to be intentional about keeping our bodies as a temple for the Lord. I am not going to go all food nazi on you. I want to live a long, healthy life. I want the same for my kids. I want to grow old with Eric and I don't want to die early because of my food choices. This is something I can be intentional about and I'm going to work hard at it. Does that mean junk food will leave my life? Nope. It just means I am going to be intentional on making sure I do not consume to much of it. Anyone else want to be intentional about this? I would love to have some accountability! Leave me a comment if so....! To a healthier year!!!