Learning to Crave God and Not Food

I just received my little box from Amazon.com and in it contains my books, workbooks and DVD for Made to Crave, Satisfying Your Deepest Desire With God, Not Food by Lysa TerKuerst. My sister and I are going to go through the 6 week study together first and then our goal is to open the study up to others and meet in our homes. Reviews I have read about it state that it is good for any addiction. I can't wait to start. I saw my Dr on thursday and it was a follow up to my blood work. All my blood work panels have improved. Mind you they were not bad. I am not on any medication for anything. My blood pressure is 128 over 80. Not bad but I feel like I may be tetering on the edge. She said I am doing all the right things and to keep it up and I will see a steady decline in my weight and more improvement in my blood panels. Yes I have lost some weight, and she was so pleased with what she saw and what I have been doing. I told her I read that only 5% of people keep their weight off. She said that is pretty bleak but that I could be in that 5%. I want to be in that 5%. I do not have any health issue or serious problem with any of my blood lipids, but a couple are on the higher side of normal, and if I go back to unhealthy eating and inactivity the inevitable will happen. There is no if. I mean really how many old fat people do you see? Not many to NONE. Look around for yourself! Look at nursing homes, churches, grocery stores. Fat, old people are not there because they are DEAD! They died an early death and I do not want to be one of them. I want to be an active, energetic, old person. I want to be working and traveling and visiting my great neices and nephews. Just remember this Fat and Old do not co-exist. Gosh, I hate to be so negative, but I am scared not for myself, but for our nation. Our kids. It took me 49 years to gain all my weight. There are kids that are not even out of Elementary school who are my size. The worst part is they are also getting diabetes and other serious health problems. They are taking adult meds! Yes I would say it is an epidemic. I also applaud Mrs Obama for her efforts to fight childhood obesity. It does not matter whether you agree with the President (I do not) but you have to admire the fact that our First Lady chose a cause that is serious, that hurts children. Not only does it hurt children, look at the financial impact obesity has on personal finances, insurance premiums, days lost at work. The cost of insuring unhealthy people. These children will not survive if they do not start eating healthy. Boy I am on a soap box for sure. I could go on but, my lunch hour is almost over. Praise the Lord. He is almighty and HE is the only way we can get through this. Maybe I will talk about what God's word says about food in another post. God Bless. Jacque