Hardest food to legalize

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Well, for me, cookies have been BY FAR the hardest food for me to

legalize. Yes, it was a challenge to legalize keeping my candy jar

full, having two different types of ice cream in the freezer, and

keeping my cupboard stocked with my favorite cereals; but nothing was

more challenging than legalizing fresh baked cookies. In fact,

throughout my journey, cookies have been my number one binge food.

It's taken over two years, but I feel like I've finally come to a

place where I can have a cookie whenever I want and know that they

have no stronghold over me. I will not be enslaved to anything!

Anyway, I noticed a funny thing recently. Yesterday for dessert, I

chose to save room for a delicious soft-baked sugar cookie and some

hot chocolate with marshmallows. Well, I went to have my cookie and it

had gone stale. Yep, sure enough, I had 10 leftover stale cookies to

throw away. So today I decided I would make new cookies. I made a

batch of soft cookies with oats, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and

butterscotch chips - they're fantastic. I ate one - spoiled my lunch -

but no problem, I'll just have a late lunch when I'm hungry again.

I never thought I would have to throw away stale cookies. I used to

eat an entire batch in a day and be miserably stuffed and still

thinking about making more cookies and then it would be the last time,

and I'd be good again...

What a blessing IE has been. How it has changed my mentality. There's

no guilt or shame in satisfying my hunger with one of my favorite

foods in the world. There's no fear in having twenty cookies sitting

in the fridge. Maybe I'll enjoy another cookie after dinner tonight. I

can't wait to give my husband a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a warm

homemade cookie for dessert. He'll enjoy it so much - I'm excited for

him to try my cookies and see what he thinks.

I hope this provides some encouragement for you all. I'm not trying to

boast, if I boast in anything I boast in Jesus Christ who has given me

such freedom. If you feel like it is impossible to legalize your

favorite foods, know that it is possible.

So what's your story? Have you legalized any foods you thought would

always have a stronghold over you? Let's share and provide some

encouragement to those who think this journey may not be worth it.

Blessings,