Words to Remember...
The following quotes and verses have been borrowed from the blog of "WatchMeShine". They are so inspiring, I felt I needed to see them ALL the time!
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jer. 29:11)
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." (Lamentations 3:21-24)
What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. (Eleanor Powell)
Don't give up what you want most for what you want at the moment.
If hunger isn't the problem, then eating isn't the solution.
Today I will love myself enough to let myself succeed.
Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things. (Joe Paterno)
So...A month into the New Year already! How exactly does that happen?? The days seem long, but the years are short, and now I have to admit I am a terrible blogger:) HOWEVER, I am blogging again and although I am the only one who reads my rants, it is still very therapeutic for me.
I am a little disappointed with myself as I REALLY wanted to break into the 170's before February began. I haven't truly been in the 170's for well over a year! I know it will happen, but it will require my to get my derriere actually MOVING, which I have not been doing.
It has been an extremely busy month, as far as school goes and I am experiencing my typical winter blahs. As a result, I have been excusing myself from actively participating in life, which is one of the reasons I haven't been updating here nearly enough either.
OKAY...enough already!! The coolest thing about being a person is that we truly DO have control over our actions. I can blame away, but it is my choices that will make the difference here. By NEXT week...I WILL be in the 170s:) I have that power and I WILL use it!
So, it's been FOREVER...a whole year in fact! Since my last post, Disneyland is now a happy memory, Christmas vacation is OVER and I have to begin to become accountable AGAIN for my weight, my decisions and my actions. Our holiday was amazing and I ended up gaining
8 pounds in 11 days. Very depressing, but the truth is the truth, and here's where I start anew. Already this year has started differently, I haven't done my usual New Year Resolutions. I figure I'll get them down before January is over and that is a good thing too. My goal for today is to get blogging again, stay within my points, get in some exercise and to start on the mound of marking that has accumulated yet again. Baby steps and I will make it...2010 sounds like it has SUCCESS written all over it!
I have finally lost more than 25 pounds...actually it is more than 26, but who's counting right? I am feeling pretty good about this, as I was feeling mighty stuck, and I needed to see the numbers drop, as I was getting discouraged. Now, I can gain some momentum going into the Christmas season and that is essential for me. I am hoping to be into the 170's before Disney and now that seems like a reasonable goal.
YAY...
Today IS my day. I'm taking back control of this journey I've begun and tracking my food, being accountable for my choices and being honest with myself. In that vein, I have to admit that I have NOT done much that is healthy for me for quite some time! The "good" news is, I have been maintaining during my hiatus and can now start the climb DOWN. I am 184.8 today, which is only 0.6 off of my lowest weight on WW. Next week, I want that "lowest" number to change:) To do this, I have to track my food, drink WATER (who would have thought I'd have to remind myself to do that!), and move that body of mine. Laziness, being very busy, stress, being tired and seasonal blahs have all been my crutch as to why I am not following program, but really that is a cop-out and all the excuses I have always used. TODAY I'm going to be honest and those things may still exist, but they will NOT stop me. I deserve better and I'm the one to do it!
I think I am back on the right track FINALLY. This week has been another very tough one for me on this WW journey. I didn't track very much at all and I am thinking I better figure out something FAST because I can definitely see how important tracking is to this process for me.
My back has been torture this week! SOOOOO sore, so I have been not wanting to be very active. I forced myself to do the WATP video last night, despite the pain. I don't think it made it any worse, but I sure didn't feel any better either! Today is my new week and I am VERY glad. I am committed to getting in my healthy food choices, and getting some AP today. One day at a time, Sweet Jesus! I CAN do this. I know that I am getting frustrated at myself, since I joined a challenge and haven't even lost a pound per week yet! I set a goal for 20 pounds in 10 weeks, but it doesn't look promising now. I am not going to beat myself up about it though. I have been telling myself the entire time that it doesn't matter how long this takes, so worrying if I reach that specific goal isn't being very true to that stand.
Such a work in progress, but this week is fresh with no mistakes in it yet, just the way I like it best:)
