Hello all and welcome to week 15!
I'm hoping week 15 will be a fresh start for me!!
Being sick for about 3 weeks has totally thrown me off of my journey. Well, not completely. But food and exercise wise, yes. Last week was better, now that I'm pretty healthy again, but I could have done much better!
I was thinking about this last night and just why it is so important to me to make a healthy life change. One thought that came to mind has stuck with me through a rough night's sleep (allergies).
Over the last few weeks there have been lots of flashes going off, camera flashes that is. Pictures taken for Easter, play dates, Scouting events, etc. I have seen some of the pictures and to be frank, when I see one of me, I'm not happy at the image before me. Not that I ever am really, but I think I'm expecting to see a better reflection of all of my hard work.
I do not want to be one of those people who say, "No, I hate having my picture taken, don't!" Especially now that my mother is gone and I know how much a picture can mean. I can't be that selfish to my boys. And it would be selfish (sorry, not trying to offend any shutter-shy people). I say this for two reasons.
1. When someone really loves you, as a spouse, parent or children do, they love you completely, fat and all. And let's face it folks, a photograph is a reasonably accurate depiction of how you look. (I say 'reasonably' because there are people who just don't photograph well and the image doesn't match the individual.) When you want to remember someone photographs become very important. I won't take that away from my boys.
2. What lesson would I teach them by not letting anyone take my picture? Self-loathing. Yup, that's what it amounts to. I hate how I look sooooo much, that I won’t' let it be recorded. That is not a message I want to send to my young men. I want them to be much deeper than that.
More picture snapping events are coming up. Family day trips, birthdays, etc.. Pictures will be taken. How do I want to look in them? More than anything - happy!
Ok - so I'm ready for ya week 15!
I've actually been typing this without knowing what my current poundage is.... I'm going to go weigh in now. How exciting - a live weigh in! Considering no one will read this right away, I guess it's only sort-of exciting for me. And considering I'm not expecting fabulous results....Ahh, enough already. Here it goes.
I do have to say first that my hair is dripping wet! (Oh boy! I sound like one of those folks at Weight Watchers who spit out their gum before they weigh in as if that tiny wad of Trident is going to make the tilt buzzer go off..)
Wow - I'm down 2 lbs!!! This puts me at a grand total of 28 lbs lost! Yippee - yeah me!!
Goals for this week:
drink 8 glasses of water a day
8 hours sleep a night
track all of my food (ok, totally wimped out of photo journal last week - it's so hard, I don't want to wait to eat until I've taken a picture!)
stay within my ranges
exercise - for however long, just get going!
try a new healthy food/recipe
continue job hunt
work on talk for fall church event (please be praying as I'll be the speaker)
Still need to get my 25 lb loss reward of a hair cut. Soon I hope!
It's time to attend to the laundry! Have a great week everyone!!
Question... What do you want to see when you look at your reflection?
Monday, April 12, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Feast For The Eyes As Well As The Stomach
So I pulled out carrots, broccoli, onion, zucchini, summer squash and red pepper. Hmm.. what to do what to do. I decided on stir fry. I love me a good stir fry!
I chopped up each yummy veggie and sautéed them in a pan while I had whole wheat pasta boiling and my good hubby outside grilling a little chicken. As I was tossing all of that jullianned goodness, I was suddenly struck with just how beautiful it was. The reds, greens, oranges and yellows were absolutely brilliant!
I have been working on a devotion this week that I'll be teaching this Saturday for the gals at church about finding beauty in our every day life. God gives us so much if we just take the time to notice. God interrupted my normal dinner time rush to show me the beauty in his creation. Isn't it amazing how He even made the things that we're just going to chew up and eat beautiful? He is amazing!!!
Please notice the blurred hand in this photo. That is my hungry husband drumming his fingers while his picture crazed wife stages a shot. Poor guy.
Have you found beauty in your everyday life?
It's time for me to find the beauty in a cup of tea :)
Thinning Out
I enjoy a good bagel with cream cheese time and again, but they are loaded with fat and calories!!
Sure, you can get the 'diet' ones, but they are usually tiny and have a funky texture.
This is why I'm excited with Thomas' Bagel Thins. They're about the same width as a traditional bagel, but only about 1/2 to a 1/3 as thick. They still have the same great taste and texture too.
Here's the skinny on their 'everything' flavor:
calories ~ 110
fat ~ 1 gram
cholesterol ~ 0
dietary fiber ~ 5 grams
protein ~ 5 grams
I've been having this for breakfast with some whipped cream cheese. Oh so yummmy. Nothing 'diety' tasting about it and totally guilt free!
It's time to get ready for kids to arrive! Don't forget to eat your breakfast!!
Sure, you can get the 'diet' ones, but they are usually tiny and have a funky texture.
This is why I'm excited with Thomas' Bagel Thins. They're about the same width as a traditional bagel, but only about 1/2 to a 1/3 as thick. They still have the same great taste and texture too.
Here's the skinny on their 'everything' flavor:
calories ~ 110
fat ~ 1 gram
cholesterol ~ 0
dietary fiber ~ 5 grams
protein ~ 5 grams
I've been having this for breakfast with some whipped cream cheese. Oh so yummmy. Nothing 'diety' tasting about it and totally guilt free!
It's time to get ready for kids to arrive! Don't forget to eat your breakfast!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Too Convenient
100 Calorie packs. Great idea, right? Convenient. Handy. Portion control.....
But when you eat 4 of them in one day!?!?!!! Seriously! Maybe a little too convenient.
It makes me think of the Jim Gaffigan bit on mini muffins - "Maybe I'll just eat one or twelve"
Not doing this tomorrow. If I am really in need of something else to eat, I'll go for an apple. Or maybe I just need a piece of gum to chew. But no more 400 calorie packs!!
But when you eat 4 of them in one day!?!?!!! Seriously! Maybe a little too convenient.
It makes me think of the Jim Gaffigan bit on mini muffins - "Maybe I'll just eat one or twelve"
Not doing this tomorrow. If I am really in need of something else to eat, I'll go for an apple. Or maybe I just need a piece of gum to chew. But no more 400 calorie packs!!
Feelin' Good
Really feeling good about good choices yesterday and getting back to tracking!!
Need to post my pics from day 1 of pictoral tracking. This is going to be hard! I don't normally stop and take a picture before I eat something. I can tell you that last nights dinner was long gone before I remembered that I was supposed to take a picture of it. Oops!
It's time to get crackalackin'!
Need to post my pics from day 1 of pictoral tracking. This is going to be hard! I don't normally stop and take a picture before I eat something. I can tell you that last nights dinner was long gone before I remembered that I was supposed to take a picture of it. Oops!
It's time to get crackalackin'!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Week 14
How was your Easter?
My day was great - actually, the whole weekend was great! We spent both days with family watching the kids play and eating. And eating... and eating....
But that's ok. Today is a new day! And to be honest, I'm glad to be over the last couple of weeks. First the whole family had strep, then my illness progressed into bronchitis, just short of pneumonia. Feel much better, although still not 100% - but I'll take 'better'.
Today I headed off to the cc. Fairly good appointment - discussed something that really upset me last week. This discussion led to my weight which will be the topic of conversation for the next meeting...
My weight has been traveling the 2 lb. path over the last few weeks and at this point I'm down one of those pounds. So my total is 26 lbs. down as of right now. Although the stall is a little frustrating, I am still feeling so good about this loss!! There's no race - no key goal that I have in mind that adds additional pressure. I'm just going to keep enjoying and celebrating each pound I take off and how good it makes me feel!
Today I began the photo tracking challenge. I'll be taking a picture of everything I eat over the next week. Well, that's the plan any how. How convicting will this be??
Going back to the sick topic.. one good thing did come of being ill. It forced me to slow down. Seriously! It had me flat on my back for a few days. Unfortunately, those few days were the set-up of, and then the big communion breakfast itself that I'd been working on for months. But God had a plan for all of it! The gals from our church and the hosting church did an amazing job (from all accounts) and it was enjoyed by all. But the good that came from this down time was this, God has begun filling my mind with lots of topics and themes for future talks and retreats.
For many years, I have felt God leading me into ladies ministry. As of about four years ago, I was actually put into that field at our church. I have been blessed to help lead the women's ministry these past few years, and I have truly been blessed as a result. But I feel God wants more.
A year and a half ago, God called me to not only lead Bible study and introduce speakers, but called ME to speak. My first talk was at Christmas and it was called "The Wise Still Seek Him" and I taught about the significance of each of the Wise Mens gifts. I was terrified, but the peace of the Lord washed over me just before I took the stage. I have done a few brief speaking engagements since, and I'm scheduled to be the speaker for our Fall 2010 event.
Please be in prayer for how God would use me in Women's Ministry. As I said, He's been filling my head with more themes and ideas and I am looking to be faithful to study and see what He wants me to do with them. We have been praying for guidance as to employment for me.. and it has been a question on our hearts as to if the Lord is calling me to speak proffessionally. I'd greatly appreciate your prayers!!!
Goals for the week:
8 hours sleep a night
track my food (update tracker and pictures)
8 glasses of water a day
physical activity (still need to be careful - still having trouble w/asthma due to illness)
be faithful in my walk with the Lord and studying His word
cc gave me an assignment to read up on emotional eating
That's it for this weekly update my friends. I'm happy to say that I've finally started blogging on my other blog again! I even updated the look. If you have not done so already, please take the time to become a 'follower' on this and/or my other blog. Have a great week!!!
It's time to start working on the devotional I'll share with the ladies at this weeks Heart2Heart on Saturday.
My day was great - actually, the whole weekend was great! We spent both days with family watching the kids play and eating. And eating... and eating....
But that's ok. Today is a new day! And to be honest, I'm glad to be over the last couple of weeks. First the whole family had strep, then my illness progressed into bronchitis, just short of pneumonia. Feel much better, although still not 100% - but I'll take 'better'.
Today I headed off to the cc. Fairly good appointment - discussed something that really upset me last week. This discussion led to my weight which will be the topic of conversation for the next meeting...
My weight has been traveling the 2 lb. path over the last few weeks and at this point I'm down one of those pounds. So my total is 26 lbs. down as of right now. Although the stall is a little frustrating, I am still feeling so good about this loss!! There's no race - no key goal that I have in mind that adds additional pressure. I'm just going to keep enjoying and celebrating each pound I take off and how good it makes me feel!
Today I began the photo tracking challenge. I'll be taking a picture of everything I eat over the next week. Well, that's the plan any how. How convicting will this be??
Going back to the sick topic.. one good thing did come of being ill. It forced me to slow down. Seriously! It had me flat on my back for a few days. Unfortunately, those few days were the set-up of, and then the big communion breakfast itself that I'd been working on for months. But God had a plan for all of it! The gals from our church and the hosting church did an amazing job (from all accounts) and it was enjoyed by all. But the good that came from this down time was this, God has begun filling my mind with lots of topics and themes for future talks and retreats.
For many years, I have felt God leading me into ladies ministry. As of about four years ago, I was actually put into that field at our church. I have been blessed to help lead the women's ministry these past few years, and I have truly been blessed as a result. But I feel God wants more.
A year and a half ago, God called me to not only lead Bible study and introduce speakers, but called ME to speak. My first talk was at Christmas and it was called "The Wise Still Seek Him" and I taught about the significance of each of the Wise Mens gifts. I was terrified, but the peace of the Lord washed over me just before I took the stage. I have done a few brief speaking engagements since, and I'm scheduled to be the speaker for our Fall 2010 event.
Please be in prayer for how God would use me in Women's Ministry. As I said, He's been filling my head with more themes and ideas and I am looking to be faithful to study and see what He wants me to do with them. We have been praying for guidance as to employment for me.. and it has been a question on our hearts as to if the Lord is calling me to speak proffessionally. I'd greatly appreciate your prayers!!!
Goals for the week:
8 hours sleep a night
track my food (update tracker and pictures)
8 glasses of water a day
physical activity (still need to be careful - still having trouble w/asthma due to illness)
be faithful in my walk with the Lord and studying His word
cc gave me an assignment to read up on emotional eating
That's it for this weekly update my friends. I'm happy to say that I've finally started blogging on my other blog again! I even updated the look. If you have not done so already, please take the time to become a 'follower' on this and/or my other blog. Have a great week!!!
It's time to start working on the devotional I'll share with the ladies at this weeks Heart2Heart on Saturday.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Happy Easter
Just wanted to write a quick - "Happy Easter" to everyone.
Bunnies and candy and eggs are fun (especially the chocolate ones!!) - but let us remember that this day is to remember what Christ has done for us.
Thank you Jesus for suffering and dying on the cross for my sins!!! Thank you that you have victory over death by rising the third day and thank you for preparing a place in heaven for me!
Amen.
It's time to watch Harry Potter with my men.
Bunnies and candy and eggs are fun (especially the chocolate ones!!) - but let us remember that this day is to remember what Christ has done for us.
Thank you Jesus for suffering and dying on the cross for my sins!!! Thank you that you have victory over death by rising the third day and thank you for preparing a place in heaven for me!
Amen.
It's time to watch Harry Potter with my men.
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