Well… kind of!
I’m fasting from chocolate for 40 days. Hey, Jesus went into the desert and fasted from food and water for 40 days, so I should be able to give up just chocolate right?
I never would have believed it was possible, but it’s been 22 days so far and I’m doing fine. (It probably sounds really lame, but considering the AMOUNT of chocolate I usually eat, this is a real victory for me!)
It’s really making me realise that reaching for chocolate is a habit for me, and I am trying to reach for fruit or crackers or something healthy instead.
Occasionally I reach for icecream or biscuits instead, which is not really achieving this goal, but boy it’s been a good first step!
The best thing that has helped me has been doing this as a fast, rather than as a diet. So whenever I am tempted, I pray, and speak a bible verse (sometimes out loud, sometimes in my head so as to not look wierd!) which works to change my focus from chocolate to God.
I know it’s only chocolate, but it’s been a big idol in my life, so I know it pleases God and my dentist at the same time, winner :-)
