I'm singing the Lord's praises this morning!
Yesterday, I was able to resist the amazing smell of that ooey-gooey pizza served at the children's cast party. I brought along my salad and crunched-crunched-crunched my way through lunch.
I confess, I did nibble the half-crust that the baby left on her plate.
I'm tellin' ya', it was HARD. I went through the pizza line a few times getting the little girls what they wanted. Then I sat there watching the leftovers just sit and call my name. I couldn't believe how difficult it was to avoid eating that food. I ended up moving to another side of the room so I couldn't see it as readily. David left altogether to go get a coffee. The chips and pizza were too strong of a force. I'm proud of him for doing what he had to do.
And, this morning, I'm so thankful to the Lord. Actually, I wish I had thought to pray for strength while in the battle. I need to think harder that this is a battle for my soul as well as my stomach. I won on the stomach end. The scale was down another .7 today.
My soul? I missed the opportunity to commune with the Lord and see Him at work giving me strength and power to resist. He DID do those things, I just missed seeing him do it because I was so focused on the battle.
Help me be attentive to you, Lord. Help me see that the temptations are there for the very purpose of driving me to you. Give me a heart that is sensitive to your work in my life even in the midst of a foolish thing like a pizza party.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Three Years
Three years since I started this blog, almost to the date.
Three years I've been learning and journaling and fretting and fussing and praying and crying and sweating and juicing and eating and fasting and nursing and losing and gaining and birthing and testing and injecting and reading and watching the Lord do a work.
Three years and today I am down exactly 50 pounds from where I started. It doesn't take most people three years to lose that amount of weight, but I spent way more than three years gaining way more than that.
Truth is, I've lost 43 pounds of that 50 in just the last 5 months. Truth is, I spent 2.5 years working at it with other methods and lost about 20 pounds. Truth is, I nursed a baby, grew another baby, and nursed that second baby all during those three years.
This isn't your typical weight-loss adventure.
I'm taking stock today on how far I've come these past three years. I may have started out slow with a lot of bumps and stumbling. But, all the while I was learning, growing, scales of sin and habits of addiction being peeled away. Every small step has led to this big leap to health and freedom from those areas that had me in bondage before.
Shedding 50 pounds doesn't hold a candle to shedding the chains of sin that kept me there!
Three years I've been learning and journaling and fretting and fussing and praying and crying and sweating and juicing and eating and fasting and nursing and losing and gaining and birthing and testing and injecting and reading and watching the Lord do a work.
Three years and today I am down exactly 50 pounds from where I started. It doesn't take most people three years to lose that amount of weight, but I spent way more than three years gaining way more than that.
Truth is, I've lost 43 pounds of that 50 in just the last 5 months. Truth is, I spent 2.5 years working at it with other methods and lost about 20 pounds. Truth is, I nursed a baby, grew another baby, and nursed that second baby all during those three years.
This isn't your typical weight-loss adventure.
I'm taking stock today on how far I've come these past three years. I may have started out slow with a lot of bumps and stumbling. But, all the while I was learning, growing, scales of sin and habits of addiction being peeled away. Every small step has led to this big leap to health and freedom from those areas that had me in bondage before.
Shedding 50 pounds doesn't hold a candle to shedding the chains of sin that kept me there!
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Looking Back
So, this past weekend we pulled out some home movies to watch. Of course it's so precious to see the children in their tiny little form watching birthdays, Christmases, and births of babies happen before our eyes. Love that.
This time, though, I really saw Me. I saw a woman that has been overweight...heck, I'll just say it, OBESE for a good 15 years or more. I saw a woman that was loving her family, making great memories, but worn out, tired, and struggling to keep up with the memories being made. In fact, a lot of the reason those movies got made was because I was sitting out on the sidelines of family life.
I heard my children gasp as they saw my oversized body move across the screen. I cringed when I saw the rolls and the way I struggled to just move or carry a baby in my belly with all the extra weight. I grieve that I spent those years hurting myself and putting those unborn babies at risk now that I know it was simply the result of my choices and ignorance regarding my food choices and habits.
Today, I am a smaller size than I've been probably since I had my first baby. I have more energy. I think more clearly. I struggle so much less emotionally and hormonally. It truly is amazing.
And, one thing that leaves me grieving is that for the last 5-6 years of that time I believed I was eating for health. I was following the *best* advice. We were eating meat and dairy based whole foods. We eliminated all processed foods and sugar. I loaded our plates with plenty of butter, bacon drippings, olive oil. We even at BEANS several times a week, for crying out loud!
I made so many foods from scratch, I could have given Mrs. Ingalls a run for her money. (okay, well..not really.) I had a huge bin of natural supplements for omegas, stabilizing blood sugar, supporting hormone swings and depression, fighting illness.
I was Doing The Right Things. Everyone told me so. My OBs, my midwives, my mainstream medical friends, my natural crunchy momma friends. I was meticulous about my GD diet plan and I was the pride of the diabetes counselors.
And there I sat. Obese and growing Obese-er. Diabetic. Gall Bladder disease. High cholesterol. Depression. Insomnia. Thyroid symptoms and concerns. Chronic fatigue. Chronic headaches. Chronic yeast infections and mastitis. Chronic misery.
And today, here I stand. FIVE MONTHS of replacing meat, dairy and nutrient-deficient fats by pouring simple, nutrient-rich plants into my body and I am a completely new person! I'll type it again....FIVE MONTHS!!!
Forty pounds - GONE! (after 15 YEARS of trying to lose but only gaining, I am NO LONGER OBESE!! and well on my way out of Overweight.)
Blood sugar symptoms and issues vanished.
Cholesterol levels perfect.
Instead of 3-4 days per week of headaches that sent me to bed for a full day, I have one minor headache each month the day before my cycle begins. Nothing I need to medicate at all. Huge difference.
Cycles are completely pain free. No cramping, no headaches, no fatigue, minimal bleeding for minimal period of time. I barely know it's even there.
Yeast infections and symptoms have disappeared.
Energy! I can DO the work the Lord has called me to do.
Addiction free. No more reliance on foods for good feelings. No more detox symptoms (headaches, shakes, blood sugar swings, hunger pangs) creating the cycle that fed the addictions to caffeine, sugar, salt, and fat.
And, most importantly, freedom from the bondage of my sinful habits. No more choosing food to celebrate, reward, comfort, appease, release stress, hide from my struggles.
I'm free from my emotions and the power food had over me to abuse those emotions.
All because I was willing to challenge my pride and my idea that "I could NEVER eat like THAT!" and just TRY it for a few weeks to see what could happen. I can't help but pour out my heart of thanks to the Lord for so clearly guiding me when, finally, I seriously prayed and asked.
I look at that woman in those movies. I know her heart. It's the same heart as the one I have today longing to honor the Lord and searching for answers on the right way to do it. But today, this woman, she is free of the baggage that all those years of imprisonment to food, addiction, ignorance, and sinful food habits brought. That freedom means I am released in so many other areas in my life as well.
This time, though, I really saw Me. I saw a woman that has been overweight...heck, I'll just say it, OBESE for a good 15 years or more. I saw a woman that was loving her family, making great memories, but worn out, tired, and struggling to keep up with the memories being made. In fact, a lot of the reason those movies got made was because I was sitting out on the sidelines of family life.
I heard my children gasp as they saw my oversized body move across the screen. I cringed when I saw the rolls and the way I struggled to just move or carry a baby in my belly with all the extra weight. I grieve that I spent those years hurting myself and putting those unborn babies at risk now that I know it was simply the result of my choices and ignorance regarding my food choices and habits.
Today, I am a smaller size than I've been probably since I had my first baby. I have more energy. I think more clearly. I struggle so much less emotionally and hormonally. It truly is amazing.
And, one thing that leaves me grieving is that for the last 5-6 years of that time I believed I was eating for health. I was following the *best* advice. We were eating meat and dairy based whole foods. We eliminated all processed foods and sugar. I loaded our plates with plenty of butter, bacon drippings, olive oil. We even at BEANS several times a week, for crying out loud!
I made so many foods from scratch, I could have given Mrs. Ingalls a run for her money. (okay, well..not really.) I had a huge bin of natural supplements for omegas, stabilizing blood sugar, supporting hormone swings and depression, fighting illness.
I was Doing The Right Things. Everyone told me so. My OBs, my midwives, my mainstream medical friends, my natural crunchy momma friends. I was meticulous about my GD diet plan and I was the pride of the diabetes counselors.
And there I sat. Obese and growing Obese-er. Diabetic. Gall Bladder disease. High cholesterol. Depression. Insomnia. Thyroid symptoms and concerns. Chronic fatigue. Chronic headaches. Chronic yeast infections and mastitis. Chronic misery.
And today, here I stand. FIVE MONTHS of replacing meat, dairy and nutrient-deficient fats by pouring simple, nutrient-rich plants into my body and I am a completely new person! I'll type it again....FIVE MONTHS!!!
Forty pounds - GONE! (after 15 YEARS of trying to lose but only gaining, I am NO LONGER OBESE!! and well on my way out of Overweight.)
Blood sugar symptoms and issues vanished.
Cholesterol levels perfect.
Instead of 3-4 days per week of headaches that sent me to bed for a full day, I have one minor headache each month the day before my cycle begins. Nothing I need to medicate at all. Huge difference.
Cycles are completely pain free. No cramping, no headaches, no fatigue, minimal bleeding for minimal period of time. I barely know it's even there.
Yeast infections and symptoms have disappeared.
Energy! I can DO the work the Lord has called me to do.
Addiction free. No more reliance on foods for good feelings. No more detox symptoms (headaches, shakes, blood sugar swings, hunger pangs) creating the cycle that fed the addictions to caffeine, sugar, salt, and fat.
And, most importantly, freedom from the bondage of my sinful habits. No more choosing food to celebrate, reward, comfort, appease, release stress, hide from my struggles.
I'm free from my emotions and the power food had over me to abuse those emotions.
All because I was willing to challenge my pride and my idea that "I could NEVER eat like THAT!" and just TRY it for a few weeks to see what could happen. I can't help but pour out my heart of thanks to the Lord for so clearly guiding me when, finally, I seriously prayed and asked.
I look at that woman in those movies. I know her heart. It's the same heart as the one I have today longing to honor the Lord and searching for answers on the right way to do it. But today, this woman, she is free of the baggage that all those years of imprisonment to food, addiction, ignorance, and sinful food habits brought. That freedom means I am released in so many other areas in my life as well.
"Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. "The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.' "
John 8:34-36
OH What a difference a year makes!!
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
No more sitting on the sidelines for me!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Do-Si-Do!
Tonight we headed out for an interesting date.
First stop: A local health fair. We had them check our cholesterol and blood sugars. I think we did pretty well. :)
First stop: A local health fair. We had them check our cholesterol and blood sugars. I think we did pretty well. :)
We also spent some time sharing with others about our adventure moving to a plant-based diet. It's so great to have such a thriving testimony to share. There's just no denying how much our lives have changed for the better by simply changing what we put in our mouths! Just LOOK at us. There's no denying life is SO much better!!
Then we headed over for dinner at Dos Amigos. Vegan Chili burrito in a whole wheat tortilla. Yum. The chips were not so smart with the salt and oil. I'll have to make sure they skip those next time.
After our sidewalk dinner on a gorgeous fall evening, we headed over for our first square dancing lesson. Oh my, what fun!! The people there were amazingly friendly and fun to be with. We worked hard trying to learn the calls, but spent even more time laughing at ourselves! By the middle of the evening, we were sweating. I couldn't believe that we could work that hard learning some basic steps. I think we're going to really enjoy having such a great way to get out and have fun this winter.
We've been getting in our walks in the morning, which is fantastic! Still going strong with the 6 week plan. I chopped up some broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots in the food processor the other day. Those are going great on my head of romaine for lunch every day. I found a great creamy Italian dressing from theprotectivediet.com website. It uses chia seeds to thicken it and make it creamy. Really great flavor, too!
All in all, life is great and I'm plugging along. Down a pound so far this week. :) REALLY close to that 30 pounds down mark. Maybe tomorrow?? Maybe not. Those chips I had at dinner may hold me back a little yet.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
VICTORY!
I just need to proclaim.....
I am OUT of the 200's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been waiting for this day FOR YEARS!!!
Thank You, Father!! May You be lifted high in my heart and life as I rejoice in Your goodness today.
I am OUT of the 200's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been waiting for this day FOR YEARS!!!
Thank You, Father!! May You be lifted high in my heart and life as I rejoice in Your goodness today.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Juice Fast Reboot - Day 2
I'm total dropout!!!
Several times today I was heading to the bathroom ready to see that juice come right back up on me. Sorry for the graphic description, but I simply cannot keep that stuff in me. I gave up on the coconut juice today and couldn't even finish half of the juices I had to drink. I was mostly water all day because that is the only thing palatable to me at this point.
I worked on changing out the recipes a bit, but it still wasn't working.
I'm sad because I really wanted to do this for David. I wanted to be cheerful and excited and have fun taking this on together. I prayed this morning, asking the Lord to enable me to endure. I'm not enduring, though. Sigh.
I talked with David tonight. He is loving the fast and it is accomplishing for him what he hopes. He would like me to go back to my regular diet plan the Lord gave to me during my Daniel fast. He feels that coming along side of him, helping him prep the juices and cheering him on is the help he desires to do this well.
I am so relieved. All that complaining I did about getting tired of chewing salad, I take it back!! I will CHEW my salad every meal just so I don't have to DRINK it anymore!!!
Thank you, Lord, for an amazing husband. Help me be a blessing to him!!
I got in 25 minutes on Wii Fit today. Did a little bit of weeding this evening. Worked all morning in the kitchen cleaning it and a bunch of produce.
I can't wait until morning to EAT food. I guess a 2 day juice fast is all I got in me. Interesting what happens when I venture off the path the Lord put me on.
Several times today I was heading to the bathroom ready to see that juice come right back up on me. Sorry for the graphic description, but I simply cannot keep that stuff in me. I gave up on the coconut juice today and couldn't even finish half of the juices I had to drink. I was mostly water all day because that is the only thing palatable to me at this point.
I worked on changing out the recipes a bit, but it still wasn't working.
I'm sad because I really wanted to do this for David. I wanted to be cheerful and excited and have fun taking this on together. I prayed this morning, asking the Lord to enable me to endure. I'm not enduring, though. Sigh.
I talked with David tonight. He is loving the fast and it is accomplishing for him what he hopes. He would like me to go back to my regular diet plan the Lord gave to me during my Daniel fast. He feels that coming along side of him, helping him prep the juices and cheering him on is the help he desires to do this well.
I am so relieved. All that complaining I did about getting tired of chewing salad, I take it back!! I will CHEW my salad every meal just so I don't have to DRINK it anymore!!!
Thank you, Lord, for an amazing husband. Help me be a blessing to him!!
I got in 25 minutes on Wii Fit today. Did a little bit of weeding this evening. Worked all morning in the kitchen cleaning it and a bunch of produce.
I can't wait until morning to EAT food. I guess a 2 day juice fast is all I got in me. Interesting what happens when I venture off the path the Lord put me on.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Today's Good Things:
All good food choices
Made my first green smoothie!
Played some tennis with the fam tonight
Body check on the Wii
Watched F,S, & ND with the fam again, this time my husband watched with us. He's stoked and wants to start a juice fast ASAP!!
Today's Not So Good Things:
Felt crummy this morning with upset stomach, bowel issues and headache throughout the day
Only exercised after dinner, felt too icky to push for more
So, our afternoon found me feeling poorly and my husband needing a break from a busy week working on building our accounting firm. We decided to give ourselves a rest and watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead together since he missed it last night. I was pretty sure he was going to like it and I was not wrong!
He's so excited to do a reboot and can't wait to start a juice fast. We've found some friends that have a juicer that we can borrow so we don't have to come up with the funds up front. What a blessing!
I'm excited too, but I'm not sure I need/want to do a long juice fast. I'm definitely going to do it with him to encourage and help him stay motivated. Just not sure how long this will go! I certainly could use a reboot as well, even though I did go through that detox with my Daniel Fast. More detox and more nutrients are definitely going to be a huge help to me right now. As we go, I'm hoping we'll like it well enough to do a 10 day-ish fast regularly throughout the year to keep us healthy and strong.
I added a page for Before and After Pics at the top of the blog. I think David is going to start using this blog as well to record some of his thoughts on our journey, especially during the juice fast. Stay tuned for His and Her blog posts soon!!
So, off I go researching and making a plan for our juice fast! We still need to finalize when we start and get ready. It's exciting, though, having something so positive and good for us to work on together.
OH!! I almost forgot! I'm down 2.2 on the Wii tonight, so I met my next goal early! After I take out what I had gone up over the week, I'm still down about another pound bringing me closer to that magical day when I'll FINALLY get back under that 200 mark again. I am getting excited again now that I've got some momentum building and the numbers shrinking. Thank You, Lord!
And, just for fun, here's a pic of our dinner tonight, Roasted Vegetables with Cashews and Hazelnuts. Yum. :)
All good food choices
Made my first green smoothie!
Played some tennis with the fam tonight
Body check on the Wii
Watched F,S, & ND with the fam again, this time my husband watched with us. He's stoked and wants to start a juice fast ASAP!!
Today's Not So Good Things:
Felt crummy this morning with upset stomach, bowel issues and headache throughout the day
Only exercised after dinner, felt too icky to push for more
So, our afternoon found me feeling poorly and my husband needing a break from a busy week working on building our accounting firm. We decided to give ourselves a rest and watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead together since he missed it last night. I was pretty sure he was going to like it and I was not wrong!
He's so excited to do a reboot and can't wait to start a juice fast. We've found some friends that have a juicer that we can borrow so we don't have to come up with the funds up front. What a blessing!
I'm excited too, but I'm not sure I need/want to do a long juice fast. I'm definitely going to do it with him to encourage and help him stay motivated. Just not sure how long this will go! I certainly could use a reboot as well, even though I did go through that detox with my Daniel Fast. More detox and more nutrients are definitely going to be a huge help to me right now. As we go, I'm hoping we'll like it well enough to do a 10 day-ish fast regularly throughout the year to keep us healthy and strong.
I added a page for Before and After Pics at the top of the blog. I think David is going to start using this blog as well to record some of his thoughts on our journey, especially during the juice fast. Stay tuned for His and Her blog posts soon!!
So, off I go researching and making a plan for our juice fast! We still need to finalize when we start and get ready. It's exciting, though, having something so positive and good for us to work on together.
OH!! I almost forgot! I'm down 2.2 on the Wii tonight, so I met my next goal early! After I take out what I had gone up over the week, I'm still down about another pound bringing me closer to that magical day when I'll FINALLY get back under that 200 mark again. I am getting excited again now that I've got some momentum building and the numbers shrinking. Thank You, Lord!
And, just for fun, here's a pic of our dinner tonight, Roasted Vegetables with Cashews and Hazelnuts. Yum. :)
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Daniel Fast - Day Twenty-One
June 30, 2013
Day Twenty-One
The End.
Today is the last day. A bit of fanfare as Elizabeth and I discussed the closing of the fast. We had a nice conversation regarding what we learned in the last few weeks. I expressed my gratitude to her for her eagerness and cheerfulness during this fast. Without her excitement over this endeavor, I'm not sure I would have pressed on. It was especially hard when other members of the family were complaining, cheating, or just plain angry that we were even doing it. Her sweet disposition and firm resolve helped me stay focused and cheered me on. She kept me from feeling alone.
She shared that she was very grateful the Lord led me to take on this fast. She was greatly encouraged by my willingness and determination to stick with it, even in the midst of that first week's struggles and pain. She was challenged to see me press on when it was so hard. I didn't realize how the Lord would use my time of humbling to encourage my girl so much.
I will always look back on this fast with reverence and awe. The Lord used something so simple to reveal Himself in so many powerful ways. He used it to also reveal me in many ways. Ways I needed to see so I could confess, repent, and be turned. Not only is my physical body changed, my mind is better able to understand the patterns and habits that have held me for so long, and my relationships with my family have been strengthened like never before. Purging my physical body of the toxins may have been painful, but seeing how my wrong choices were damaging my life as a mother and wife was devastating. You've given me this "land", Lord, and I so want to truly "live" within it. And that leads me to....
The Beginning.
I see now that this Daniel Fast was the precursor to a major work the Lord desire to do in my life. Physically, He is at work healing my body, teaching me how to make the best choices, and making me stronger for His tasks. I didn't know it then, but this fast prepared me to receive that plan. Eating as a vegan for the last 3 weeks, and a very restricted vegan at that, has shown me what I thought was impossible. I could live like this because I DID live like this. I can survive and even thrive on vegetable. Shhhh...don't tell my mother! And I do believe that changing my habits and choices of food heals because I've experienced it happen in the last few weeks.
Fasting from my social media hangouts revealed how much I've been missing in my family, church, and community life. My days are so full, I don't know how to fit it back in, visiting with my internet friends. Yet, I spent so much time there before. Time wrongly placed. I'm still unsure how to fit that in, but it won't be the habit it was before.
This fast revealed my need to deal with my emotions in a biblical way. Rightly handling my disappointments, frustrations, anger, irritations, these are all important priorities that the Lord is working on in my heart. Learning how to put off the sinful ways I handle these things and put on the commands of the Lord is a primary focus for me in the coming weeks.
This Beginning is exciting. It isn't a simple resolve. It isn't a New Thing to try out. It's a response to the work of the Holy Spirit shining the light of God's word on my heart and life. He has shown me the sin, and now that my repentance and forgiveness are firm, I can begin to enjoy His transformation of my life. I can take my first step in truly LIVING in this precious land He has given.
Thank you, precious Lord. May you alone receive the glory for your work in my life. May it be that you will increase and I will decrease.
Day Twenty-One
The End.
Today is the last day. A bit of fanfare as Elizabeth and I discussed the closing of the fast. We had a nice conversation regarding what we learned in the last few weeks. I expressed my gratitude to her for her eagerness and cheerfulness during this fast. Without her excitement over this endeavor, I'm not sure I would have pressed on. It was especially hard when other members of the family were complaining, cheating, or just plain angry that we were even doing it. Her sweet disposition and firm resolve helped me stay focused and cheered me on. She kept me from feeling alone.
She shared that she was very grateful the Lord led me to take on this fast. She was greatly encouraged by my willingness and determination to stick with it, even in the midst of that first week's struggles and pain. She was challenged to see me press on when it was so hard. I didn't realize how the Lord would use my time of humbling to encourage my girl so much.
I will always look back on this fast with reverence and awe. The Lord used something so simple to reveal Himself in so many powerful ways. He used it to also reveal me in many ways. Ways I needed to see so I could confess, repent, and be turned. Not only is my physical body changed, my mind is better able to understand the patterns and habits that have held me for so long, and my relationships with my family have been strengthened like never before. Purging my physical body of the toxins may have been painful, but seeing how my wrong choices were damaging my life as a mother and wife was devastating. You've given me this "land", Lord, and I so want to truly "live" within it. And that leads me to....
The Beginning.
I see now that this Daniel Fast was the precursor to a major work the Lord desire to do in my life. Physically, He is at work healing my body, teaching me how to make the best choices, and making me stronger for His tasks. I didn't know it then, but this fast prepared me to receive that plan. Eating as a vegan for the last 3 weeks, and a very restricted vegan at that, has shown me what I thought was impossible. I could live like this because I DID live like this. I can survive and even thrive on vegetable. Shhhh...don't tell my mother! And I do believe that changing my habits and choices of food heals because I've experienced it happen in the last few weeks.
Fasting from my social media hangouts revealed how much I've been missing in my family, church, and community life. My days are so full, I don't know how to fit it back in, visiting with my internet friends. Yet, I spent so much time there before. Time wrongly placed. I'm still unsure how to fit that in, but it won't be the habit it was before.
This fast revealed my need to deal with my emotions in a biblical way. Rightly handling my disappointments, frustrations, anger, irritations, these are all important priorities that the Lord is working on in my heart. Learning how to put off the sinful ways I handle these things and put on the commands of the Lord is a primary focus for me in the coming weeks.
This Beginning is exciting. It isn't a simple resolve. It isn't a New Thing to try out. It's a response to the work of the Holy Spirit shining the light of God's word on my heart and life. He has shown me the sin, and now that my repentance and forgiveness are firm, I can begin to enjoy His transformation of my life. I can take my first step in truly LIVING in this precious land He has given.
Thank you, precious Lord. May you alone receive the glory for your work in my life. May it be that you will increase and I will decrease.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Another progress report
Today has me 2.5 inches down. That's cool.
However, I'm unsure about measuring and don't really trust it. I feel like I need a sharpie marker to mark where I measured from last time. Seems like a lot of room for user error. At least with me. I'm going to look around for some info on getting the most accurate measurements.
Still happy to see a tiny little part of me disappeared. I didn't want that part anyways. ;)
However, I'm unsure about measuring and don't really trust it. I feel like I need a sharpie marker to mark where I measured from last time. Seems like a lot of room for user error. At least with me. I'm going to look around for some info on getting the most accurate measurements.
Still happy to see a tiny little part of me disappeared. I didn't want that part anyways. ;)
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Crazy, wondeful week
This week has been good. I didn't exercise (formally). I haven't logged on mfp. I've barely thought about diet and fitness and such. So, how can that be good?
I've been busy schooling my children and it's been a treat. Not because it's been easy. Not because we've had great attitudes the whole time. (mine included) But, because I've focused on this as the THING that needs to be important and nothing else. I've allowed myself to do one thing well, and..well, I'm doing it. :)
I'm allowing myself to still sleep in in the mornings. I'm working on being more cheerful when greeted with the morning crabbies. We're getting started when we get started and just focusing in the learning and not the clock. I've seen some great improvements in relationships with my older children. I'm still working on how to include and handle the younger ones and find that balance, though.
I've also begun a new course of morning and evening devotions. That has been amazing and transforming, to say the least.
This doesn't have anything to do with health, you say? Oh, in every way it does. The stress and emotional strain I battle with relationships is directly tied to my eating, exercise, sleeping, and activity habits and triggers. I'm thankful for a week of getting myself on track in the areas that matter most.
I've been busy schooling my children and it's been a treat. Not because it's been easy. Not because we've had great attitudes the whole time. (mine included) But, because I've focused on this as the THING that needs to be important and nothing else. I've allowed myself to do one thing well, and..well, I'm doing it. :)
I'm allowing myself to still sleep in in the mornings. I'm working on being more cheerful when greeted with the morning crabbies. We're getting started when we get started and just focusing in the learning and not the clock. I've seen some great improvements in relationships with my older children. I'm still working on how to include and handle the younger ones and find that balance, though.
I've also begun a new course of morning and evening devotions. That has been amazing and transforming, to say the least.
This doesn't have anything to do with health, you say? Oh, in every way it does. The stress and emotional strain I battle with relationships is directly tied to my eating, exercise, sleeping, and activity habits and triggers. I'm thankful for a week of getting myself on track in the areas that matter most.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday, May 28 2012 - New Start
Today's Good Things:
Took some extra time to nap on my husband's last day off of work
Ate my oatmeal this morning ;)
Did some kitchen clean up, laundry chores, and sweeping around the house today
Today's Not So Good Things:
Cookies for dessert. Sigh. (there are NO more cookies in the house anymore, thankfully)
Massive headache and neckpain since yesterday. Ouch.
So, I got on the scale today. Drumroll please.......209lbs.
I'm down 19 pounds from my last OB weigh-in!! I canNOT believe it! They said I was heavy on fluid and I guess they were right! My lowest point of weight loss before I got pregnant was 206, but I had gained back a couple pounds by the time I had a positive test. I can't believe I'm back at my starting point again. What a gift!!
So, now I've got another great source of motivation and I'm so happy. That mountain I climbed doesn't have to be climbed again. I can start where I left off and keep pressing on. I do, however, need to rebuild the strength that I lost while dealing with my pregnancy. That's going to be a challenge, for sure. But I already know I will feel so good for doing it.
I've set my weight loss goal for 1.5 pounds down each week. I don't know how that will work these first few weeks when I'm not getting in any real exercise, but it's worth aiming for. I'm off to work on my daily/weekly goals and be sure my long term goals are still in line.
I'm excited to get back into reading everyone else's progress and joining in on the encouragement towards you ladies. :)
Took some extra time to nap on my husband's last day off of work
Ate my oatmeal this morning ;)
Did some kitchen clean up, laundry chores, and sweeping around the house today
Today's Not So Good Things:
Cookies for dessert. Sigh. (there are NO more cookies in the house anymore, thankfully)
Massive headache and neckpain since yesterday. Ouch.
So, I got on the scale today. Drumroll please.......209lbs.
I'm down 19 pounds from my last OB weigh-in!! I canNOT believe it! They said I was heavy on fluid and I guess they were right! My lowest point of weight loss before I got pregnant was 206, but I had gained back a couple pounds by the time I had a positive test. I can't believe I'm back at my starting point again. What a gift!!
So, now I've got another great source of motivation and I'm so happy. That mountain I climbed doesn't have to be climbed again. I can start where I left off and keep pressing on. I do, however, need to rebuild the strength that I lost while dealing with my pregnancy. That's going to be a challenge, for sure. But I already know I will feel so good for doing it.
I've set my weight loss goal for 1.5 pounds down each week. I don't know how that will work these first few weeks when I'm not getting in any real exercise, but it's worth aiming for. I'm off to work on my daily/weekly goals and be sure my long term goals are still in line.
I'm excited to get back into reading everyone else's progress and joining in on the encouragement towards you ladies. :)
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Quick Update
Thanks for praying! We went to have dinner with the speakers tonight and I was so blessed. I've been feeling so bad about all that I *didn't* get done for the convention, I was almost afraid to show my face. However, it was truly a blessing to see everyone on the team and their families. Also, Mrs. Washburn, one of our speakers arrived and gave me a huge hug and thanked me for all my *hard work*!!! Then she proceeded to ask me about how I'm feeling, if I'm getting enough rest...just like a mom would do. I just can't describe how that made me feel. She is a lovely woman and I can't wait to sit under her feet for the next two days soaking in her experience and wisdom. Didn't know I was this hungry for it, even!
Thanks again, for anyone who stopped by and made it through my last whiney post. If you've been praying, it's been working!
Thanks again, for anyone who stopped by and made it through my last whiney post. If you've been praying, it's been working!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Good Ouch.
I went to bed with tylenol last night. I just knew my feet and calves were not going to let me sleep. ;)
Good, productive day, though. I admit, I was more than a little stressed and irritable. My children were at that level of excitement that creates the selective hearing no mother enjoys. The girls and I spent 2 hours at Walmart shopping for cleaning supplies while my boys worked with fil on the house. Once we got back, got lunch served, cleaned up, and set up littles with a movie for quiet time in the RV...I was beat!! And I hadn't even worked on the house at ALL. Ugh.
So, I am feeling like a slouch because I'm not doing my share on the work. Yet, just keeping up with normal stuff in the midst of it all is enough. I'm hoping that once the "newness" of the yard and event wears off, we can have a bit less chaos and a bit more progress made on the cleaning. I did get 2 window sills and two baseboards washed before the littles decided that was all they were doing for the day. Then I proceeded to clean up all the soapy water they left behind. Good memories. ;)
Eating wasn't great yesterday, but it could have been worse. My oldest is already taking on the task of making sure we have the "right" foods on site for the weekend. She sure is a great asset, that girl. ;)
I can't even describe my joy in walking through this house. The character, charm, memories it holds, and potential for beauty just overwhelm me sometimes. That has to be a good thing, but the dear old house is so filthy not many people could see past it. But, when you know it is a gift given by a Father that LOVES, dirt, peeling paint, nasty carpet and all....you just can't help but rejoice! It's like he chose to wrap it in all these lovely layers of hard work and togetherness so the unveiling can be as wonderful as the gift itself. Thank you, dear Father. Such a gift swells my heart.
Good, productive day, though. I admit, I was more than a little stressed and irritable. My children were at that level of excitement that creates the selective hearing no mother enjoys. The girls and I spent 2 hours at Walmart shopping for cleaning supplies while my boys worked with fil on the house. Once we got back, got lunch served, cleaned up, and set up littles with a movie for quiet time in the RV...I was beat!! And I hadn't even worked on the house at ALL. Ugh.
So, I am feeling like a slouch because I'm not doing my share on the work. Yet, just keeping up with normal stuff in the midst of it all is enough. I'm hoping that once the "newness" of the yard and event wears off, we can have a bit less chaos and a bit more progress made on the cleaning. I did get 2 window sills and two baseboards washed before the littles decided that was all they were doing for the day. Then I proceeded to clean up all the soapy water they left behind. Good memories. ;)
Eating wasn't great yesterday, but it could have been worse. My oldest is already taking on the task of making sure we have the "right" foods on site for the weekend. She sure is a great asset, that girl. ;)
I can't even describe my joy in walking through this house. The character, charm, memories it holds, and potential for beauty just overwhelm me sometimes. That has to be a good thing, but the dear old house is so filthy not many people could see past it. But, when you know it is a gift given by a Father that LOVES, dirt, peeling paint, nasty carpet and all....you just can't help but rejoice! It's like he chose to wrap it in all these lovely layers of hard work and togetherness so the unveiling can be as wonderful as the gift itself. Thank you, dear Father. Such a gift swells my heart.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Saturday February 25, 2012
Today's Good Things:
Big rest day
Date night with my three oldest
Today's Not So Good Things:
Still feeling emotionally spent/stressed/worn/you name it
Nothing much happened today other than me catching up on some sleep this morning, spending some extra time with my girlies, dealing with some more attitude issues with my son, and a feeling of "I really don't care" regarding the rest of life. I need to get out of this funk soon.
My numbers have been amazing low. Strangely low. I don't get it low. But, I'm not complaining. I'm just confused on how I can be not exercising, not *really* eating according to plan and seeing numbers like I am. The one thing I can think of is that I'm not eating enough at each meal. I know I'm not getting in the variety I should or the amounts I should. However, I'm feeling full. It's odd, but at least it means all is well for now.
I had a really nice time out with my three oldest tonight. I think we all needed the break since being under this month-long quarantine. I can definitely see how a basic case of cabin fever could be aggravating everyone's moods right now. I had a really nice talk with my boys and felt like they even liked me a bit for a little while. Baby steps, just like everything that really matters and lasts.
My daughter has been losing a lot of weight and you can tell by looking at her. She's becoming so much stronger and developing such great habits. I'm very proud of her. My husband has also been faithful in his workouts and eating choices. They are both doing so great. Now I just need to catch some of their stamina and pray the Lord pulls me out of this muck once and for all.
Big rest day
Date night with my three oldest
Today's Not So Good Things:
Still feeling emotionally spent/stressed/worn/you name it
Nothing much happened today other than me catching up on some sleep this morning, spending some extra time with my girlies, dealing with some more attitude issues with my son, and a feeling of "I really don't care" regarding the rest of life. I need to get out of this funk soon.
My numbers have been amazing low. Strangely low. I don't get it low. But, I'm not complaining. I'm just confused on how I can be not exercising, not *really* eating according to plan and seeing numbers like I am. The one thing I can think of is that I'm not eating enough at each meal. I know I'm not getting in the variety I should or the amounts I should. However, I'm feeling full. It's odd, but at least it means all is well for now.
I had a really nice time out with my three oldest tonight. I think we all needed the break since being under this month-long quarantine. I can definitely see how a basic case of cabin fever could be aggravating everyone's moods right now. I had a really nice talk with my boys and felt like they even liked me a bit for a little while. Baby steps, just like everything that really matters and lasts.
My daughter has been losing a lot of weight and you can tell by looking at her. She's becoming so much stronger and developing such great habits. I'm very proud of her. My husband has also been faithful in his workouts and eating choices. They are both doing so great. Now I just need to catch some of their stamina and pray the Lord pulls me out of this muck once and for all.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Quick Update
I haven't journaled for a bit. My numbers have all been amazingly low. So much so, that I have even gotten a little lax on how I round out each meal. I'm still being cautious on portions and amounts of protein. Actually, what I've been lax about is not eating enough most of the time. I don't leave the table hungry, and with all these snacks, I guess it's just feeling hard to make my meals as large as the menu says they should be.
That said, I had 2 slices of Sam's pizza over the weekend while we were out shopping. I thought for sure it was going to do me in. Not so! My numbers were perfect! I don't get it because pizza before, especially 2 slices, would have sent me way over. Could be the meter. Could be insulin, I guess, even though I'm still only taking 10 units at bedtime. Could have been all the activity I had that day with shopping and such. Whatever it was, I'll take it!
I haven't been doing any official exercise. We have, however, been doing a lot of cleaning, purging, and moving as we are rearranging most every room in our house right now. My husband finished his last exam this past weekend (woohoo!) so we emptied his office and that leads to an avalanche of "newness". ;)
His new "thing", he declared, now that this year of studying and testing is over, is Diet and Exercise. I'm excited! First my daughter, now my hubby! It's amazing to watch everyone get excited about health and strength and want to do it together! A little weird it is happening now that I can't fully join in, but I'm so thankful. And, to be fair, I *am* working hard on my health, just not on weight loss, so I guess I am still part of the team. ;) Just need to focus a bit more on strength than I have been.
The last two days I've worked hard at rearranging shelves, books, toys, furniture, you name it. Today is going to be a rest day while I catch up on grading and school stuff. I'm hoping to get out for a walk after lunch, though. I have one here who has been super hard to love and I think a walk for the two of us would be a good thing.
My daughter and husband have been planning a family celebration for Valentine's day. She's planning to make some mini-muffins for our dessert so we have something more "healthy". Love that girl. I'm feeling a little bad that I'm not real involved in the planning and prep. But, honestly, I'm feeling swamped right now with duties and I just can't keep up. So, I'm choosing to be blessed and enjoy their efforts. :)
Blessings to you all this Valentine's day! Enjoy your treats, but remember to strive for balance as well as grace!!
That said, I had 2 slices of Sam's pizza over the weekend while we were out shopping. I thought for sure it was going to do me in. Not so! My numbers were perfect! I don't get it because pizza before, especially 2 slices, would have sent me way over. Could be the meter. Could be insulin, I guess, even though I'm still only taking 10 units at bedtime. Could have been all the activity I had that day with shopping and such. Whatever it was, I'll take it!
I haven't been doing any official exercise. We have, however, been doing a lot of cleaning, purging, and moving as we are rearranging most every room in our house right now. My husband finished his last exam this past weekend (woohoo!) so we emptied his office and that leads to an avalanche of "newness". ;)
His new "thing", he declared, now that this year of studying and testing is over, is Diet and Exercise. I'm excited! First my daughter, now my hubby! It's amazing to watch everyone get excited about health and strength and want to do it together! A little weird it is happening now that I can't fully join in, but I'm so thankful. And, to be fair, I *am* working hard on my health, just not on weight loss, so I guess I am still part of the team. ;) Just need to focus a bit more on strength than I have been.
The last two days I've worked hard at rearranging shelves, books, toys, furniture, you name it. Today is going to be a rest day while I catch up on grading and school stuff. I'm hoping to get out for a walk after lunch, though. I have one here who has been super hard to love and I think a walk for the two of us would be a good thing.
My daughter and husband have been planning a family celebration for Valentine's day. She's planning to make some mini-muffins for our dessert so we have something more "healthy". Love that girl. I'm feeling a little bad that I'm not real involved in the planning and prep. But, honestly, I'm feeling swamped right now with duties and I just can't keep up. So, I'm choosing to be blessed and enjoy their efforts. :)
Blessings to you all this Valentine's day! Enjoy your treats, but remember to strive for balance as well as grace!!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thursday February 2, 2012
Today's Good Things:
Slept in until family devotions. Felt SO good.
I kept up with all the crazy busy-ness of this day
Very good appt. with the GD counselor
Amazing provision from the Lord!
All my numbers were good except my fasting
Today's Not So Good Things:
All the running I did today left no time for exercise
I just got home from my hs meeting and I Can't Sleep!
Saw my husband for all of a half hour today. :(
I'm skipping the food diary and numbers today just because it feels like too much work. I did record it all on my chart, though. My fasting was 96, lower than normal but still not low enough.
My appt with the GD counselor was wonderful. She was so helpful and kind. She showered me with freebies because she knew we were self-pay and wanted to do all she could to help us out. I got a free meter and a pack of 50 test strips. That's a blessing! AND she gave me a voucher so my first vial of insulin was FREE!!! ($70 value) Thank You, Lord!!
We went over my menu and numbers. She was kind and very pleased with the plan I am using. She said I dont' need to change anything but to keep up what I am doing and to work at staying faithful to the exercise after each meal. So, the fact that I am now an insulin dependant GD isn't through any fault of my own. That means something probably only to me. But, along the lines of my recent post, it's an encouragement to me that I *am* doing what is right and best even if the results aren't what I had hoped. I can rest in moving forward knowing that I am walking in faithfulness and that this is clearly God's best for me right now. Another blessing is that I got that first insulin shot in tonight and it wasn't anywhere near as scary as I had feared. The unknown has been conquered. ;-)
So, now we see how my body reacts to this dosage and how it needs to change from here. Currently, she prescribed the lowest dose and I will then adjust as my numbers reveal. I liked her so well. I truly am blessed. From the beginning of this pregnancy I knew everything would be different and hard. Yet, when we finally found the Lord's place for us, I have been so blessed at each turn. I feared I would be shunned. I feared I would be ridiculed. I feared I would be attacked and forced into things against my beliefs. Instead, the Lord has blessed me with kind, supportive, understanding, and respectful people every step of the way. What a mighty God we serve. :)
Slept in until family devotions. Felt SO good.
I kept up with all the crazy busy-ness of this day
Very good appt. with the GD counselor
Amazing provision from the Lord!
All my numbers were good except my fasting
Today's Not So Good Things:
All the running I did today left no time for exercise
I just got home from my hs meeting and I Can't Sleep!
Saw my husband for all of a half hour today. :(
I'm skipping the food diary and numbers today just because it feels like too much work. I did record it all on my chart, though. My fasting was 96, lower than normal but still not low enough.
My appt with the GD counselor was wonderful. She was so helpful and kind. She showered me with freebies because she knew we were self-pay and wanted to do all she could to help us out. I got a free meter and a pack of 50 test strips. That's a blessing! AND she gave me a voucher so my first vial of insulin was FREE!!! ($70 value) Thank You, Lord!!
We went over my menu and numbers. She was kind and very pleased with the plan I am using. She said I dont' need to change anything but to keep up what I am doing and to work at staying faithful to the exercise after each meal. So, the fact that I am now an insulin dependant GD isn't through any fault of my own. That means something probably only to me. But, along the lines of my recent post, it's an encouragement to me that I *am* doing what is right and best even if the results aren't what I had hoped. I can rest in moving forward knowing that I am walking in faithfulness and that this is clearly God's best for me right now. Another blessing is that I got that first insulin shot in tonight and it wasn't anywhere near as scary as I had feared. The unknown has been conquered. ;-)
So, now we see how my body reacts to this dosage and how it needs to change from here. Currently, she prescribed the lowest dose and I will then adjust as my numbers reveal. I liked her so well. I truly am blessed. From the beginning of this pregnancy I knew everything would be different and hard. Yet, when we finally found the Lord's place for us, I have been so blessed at each turn. I feared I would be shunned. I feared I would be ridiculed. I feared I would be attacked and forced into things against my beliefs. Instead, the Lord has blessed me with kind, supportive, understanding, and respectful people every step of the way. What a mighty God we serve. :)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Monday January 23, 2012
Today's Good Things:Up early for journaling and bible
greeted children with a smile
Good start to the day, small changes
Baked cookies for the fam and my husband's office
Solid day of schooling
Kept on diet
Today's Not So Good Things:
No exercise
Sampled some cookies
Today's Food Choices:
Breakfast: slice of turkey ham, 1 1/2 rye krisp cracker, buttered, 8oz skim milk, decaf coffee, water
Morning Snack: 1 slice ww toast w/ pb
Lunch: approx. 1 cup leftover skillet supper (rice, ground beef, and vegies), 1/2 grapefruit, carrot sticks (2 cookies)
Afternoon Snack: 1 slice LOOM bread w/ raisins, buttered
Dinner: romaine salad w/ raisins and homemade italian dressing, 1 cup homemade mac-n-cheese, cookie
Evening Snack: 2oz cheddar cheese, 6 crackers
Water and decaf throughout the day
Today was better. Intense journaling. Intense discussions. Intense convictions. Intense forgiveness. Intense gratitude. And hope.
Today was the best day we've had in a long while. I've committed to making small but significant changes making myself more available to my children throughout the day. I'm praying that as I work to change myself in these ways, I can be a blessing and example to the rest of the family that is struggling through their own issues.
greeted children with a smile
Good start to the day, small changes
Baked cookies for the fam and my husband's office
Solid day of schooling
Kept on diet
Today's Not So Good Things:
No exercise
Sampled some cookies
Today's Food Choices:
Breakfast: slice of turkey ham, 1 1/2 rye krisp cracker, buttered, 8oz skim milk, decaf coffee, water
Morning Snack: 1 slice ww toast w/ pb
Lunch: approx. 1 cup leftover skillet supper (rice, ground beef, and vegies), 1/2 grapefruit, carrot sticks (2 cookies)
Afternoon Snack: 1 slice LOOM bread w/ raisins, buttered
Dinner: romaine salad w/ raisins and homemade italian dressing, 1 cup homemade mac-n-cheese, cookie
Evening Snack: 2oz cheddar cheese, 6 crackers
Water and decaf throughout the day
Today was better. Intense journaling. Intense discussions. Intense convictions. Intense forgiveness. Intense gratitude. And hope.
Today was the best day we've had in a long while. I've committed to making small but significant changes making myself more available to my children throughout the day. I'm praying that as I work to change myself in these ways, I can be a blessing and example to the rest of the family that is struggling through their own issues.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday December 8, 2011
Today's Good Things:
CELEBRATING!!! David passed his exam!!!!
Worked on convention planning and accomplished a great deal
Today's Not So Good Things:
Did not follow menu plan
No exercise
This morning we woke to the wonderful news that David passed his 3rd exam for the CPA. We decided to celebrate with breakfast out for the fam. I set aside my menu plan and enjoyed a lovely meal.
After that, I did pretty well following my plan from lunch on. I was busy at my desk, so no exercise. I did enjoy a nice time at the library story hour with 2 of my girlies and some of the moms I've met there.
All in all, it was a pleasant day and I have no regrets on how we chose to celebrate.
Still no news on the OB front. I'll have to do some phone calling tomorrow, I think.
CELEBRATING!!! David passed his exam!!!!
Worked on convention planning and accomplished a great deal
Today's Not So Good Things:
Did not follow menu plan
No exercise
This morning we woke to the wonderful news that David passed his 3rd exam for the CPA. We decided to celebrate with breakfast out for the fam. I set aside my menu plan and enjoyed a lovely meal.
After that, I did pretty well following my plan from lunch on. I was busy at my desk, so no exercise. I did enjoy a nice time at the library story hour with 2 of my girlies and some of the moms I've met there.
All in all, it was a pleasant day and I have no regrets on how we chose to celebrate.
Still no news on the OB front. I'll have to do some phone calling tomorrow, I think.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
That's About the Size of It
Found out a couple weeks ago we had a little Poppy Seed growing. The following week it grew to the size of an Apple Seed. This week we are enjoying our little Sweet Pea even though he or she brought an abundance of fatigue, moodiness, and nausea along.
So, the plan changes for the coming year. I'm grateful I can rest in the confidence that these are God's plans. Over the past several months, the Lord has been working on this heart of mine teaching me new lessons in contentment. Gone are the fears and anxiety that I was carrying regarding the prospect of a new pregnancy. The Lord has moved me over to peace, surrender, gratitude, and joy. We don't know how long this little one will be with us, but we are all being careful to enjoy each day. The children are over the moon with excitement. They've been taking extra special care of their dear ol' Momma with a fervor. What a blessing.
Next step is to work on my new menu plan. My goal is to combine the GD plan I used with my last pregnancy with Dr. Brewer's pregnancy diet, hoping my hard work in these areas will keep away the GD issues that plagued us with our last baby. Please pray I can be diligent with exercise, discplined in my eating choices, and persevere in prayer regarding my health and Baby's. Above all, I continue to desire the Lord to be glorified in all of my life. I may not be decreasing physically in size in the coming months, but I pray the Lord's purposes, presence, and power will continue to increase in every way.
So, the plan changes for the coming year. I'm grateful I can rest in the confidence that these are God's plans. Over the past several months, the Lord has been working on this heart of mine teaching me new lessons in contentment. Gone are the fears and anxiety that I was carrying regarding the prospect of a new pregnancy. The Lord has moved me over to peace, surrender, gratitude, and joy. We don't know how long this little one will be with us, but we are all being careful to enjoy each day. The children are over the moon with excitement. They've been taking extra special care of their dear ol' Momma with a fervor. What a blessing.
Next step is to work on my new menu plan. My goal is to combine the GD plan I used with my last pregnancy with Dr. Brewer's pregnancy diet, hoping my hard work in these areas will keep away the GD issues that plagued us with our last baby. Please pray I can be diligent with exercise, discplined in my eating choices, and persevere in prayer regarding my health and Baby's. Above all, I continue to desire the Lord to be glorified in all of my life. I may not be decreasing physically in size in the coming months, but I pray the Lord's purposes, presence, and power will continue to increase in every way.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Wednesday June 1, 2011 Fancy Schmancy Dinner
Today's Good Things:
Morning walk
At least an hour of push mowing
catching up on school lessons
Lovely evening out with my sweet husband complete with an hour alone to talk over cappucino...mmmmmm...
Did well sticking with the low carbs for dinner and appetizers (notice I didn't say dessert?? Ahem.)
Today's Not So Good Things:
Chips for snack with dh
Missed my bible time...such a slow start this morning
Behind on laundry and housework
I ate The Whole Thing for dessert. Ack!
We went to an annual business meeting tonight. It's a special treat at a restaurant that serves amazing food. I was careful to avoid the crackers, bread and potatoes the whole evening. I chose cheese and fruit for appetizers along with the irresistable bacon wrapped scallops and over-sized shrimp cocktail. Wow! For dinner my plate was more than half full with fresh salad and steamed vegies, the rest were small portions of chicken marsala and a piece of stuffed baked haddock. So delicious!
I was quite pleased that I resisted the carb load, so I splurged at the incredible dessert table. I picked this unbelievable chocolate cookie pie thing. Heavenly. It was a treat and I know I won't have that level of dessert again anytime soon, so I enjoyed it without guilt. ;-)
I enjoyed the evening with my husband. Neither of us really enjoys the shmoozing that is involved with this event, but tonight we were blessed to meet a man that attended the same christian college my husband did the same year my husband was there. That was so neat! While sitting together at dinner, we also found that we share homeschooling in common with their family as well. We were delighted the Lord used us to encourage this man and hopefully his wife as well. We were praising the Lord on the way home for such a neat blessing to be found in this evening. Thank you, Lord!
Morning walk
At least an hour of push mowing
catching up on school lessons
Lovely evening out with my sweet husband complete with an hour alone to talk over cappucino...mmmmmm...
Did well sticking with the low carbs for dinner and appetizers (notice I didn't say dessert?? Ahem.)
Today's Not So Good Things:
Chips for snack with dh
Missed my bible time...such a slow start this morning
Behind on laundry and housework
I ate The Whole Thing for dessert. Ack!
We went to an annual business meeting tonight. It's a special treat at a restaurant that serves amazing food. I was careful to avoid the crackers, bread and potatoes the whole evening. I chose cheese and fruit for appetizers along with the irresistable bacon wrapped scallops and over-sized shrimp cocktail. Wow! For dinner my plate was more than half full with fresh salad and steamed vegies, the rest were small portions of chicken marsala and a piece of stuffed baked haddock. So delicious!
I was quite pleased that I resisted the carb load, so I splurged at the incredible dessert table. I picked this unbelievable chocolate cookie pie thing. Heavenly. It was a treat and I know I won't have that level of dessert again anytime soon, so I enjoyed it without guilt. ;-)
I enjoyed the evening with my husband. Neither of us really enjoys the shmoozing that is involved with this event, but tonight we were blessed to meet a man that attended the same christian college my husband did the same year my husband was there. That was so neat! While sitting together at dinner, we also found that we share homeschooling in common with their family as well. We were delighted the Lord used us to encourage this man and hopefully his wife as well. We were praising the Lord on the way home for such a neat blessing to be found in this evening. Thank you, Lord!
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