Watch those calories!

Good morning, everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Live long, live well”

Our Bible verse for today: “If you find honey, eat only what you need; otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.” Proverbs 25:16 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Watch those calories!”

“Hi, my name is Jim and I’m a glutton.” If there is such a thing as “Overeaters Anonymous” I should probably join it. When it comes to food, I have an addictive personality. Sweets are my downfall. Especially ice cream, donuts, cake, cookies, and some kinds of candy. Oh, and bread. I love bread. And pasta. And chips. And, well, food.

I am a glutton. You might not know it to look at me because I am relatively thin and physically fit, but that’s only because my gluttonous tendencies are kept under control. Like the alcoholic who stays sober or the drug addict who stays clean, I have learned to control my addiction to food, but it is a daily battle.

So far this month in our daily devotionals regarding things we can do that will help to improve the length and the quality of our years of life, we have considered the reasons we should take proper care of our body, and we have considered the powerful medicinal effect that exercise has on the body. Now we must consider good nutrition.

Tomorrow we will think about the kinds of food we should and should not be putting into our bodies but first, let’s just think about simple calories. A calorie is a unit of measure of energy released into the body. More precisely, a calorie is energy supplied to the body by the food we consume. It is fuel for the body. Therefore, the body must have calories to function. A lack of caloric intake leads to starvation and eventually the body will shut down because it doesn’t have the fuel it needs to continue to function.

So, we need calories. However, we need calories in the right amount and from the right sources. Too few calories and your body will become emaciated and unhealthy. Too many calories and you will be obese. The trick is to achieve a healthy balance between the two. Generally, eating fewer calories is better than eating too many. As Dr. Peter Attia and his team proved through their research, “Eating fewer calories tends to lengthen lifespan.” In other words, a slight calorie deficit is better than a surplus. Thin people tend to live longer than heavy people.

We will think more about this in the days to come but for today, I encourage all of us to honestly assess the quality of our nutritional habits. Simply as a matter of good stewardship and of taking proper care of the physical body God has given us, it’s essential for us to eat right and in the right amounts.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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