May 27th Weigh In
I actually lost 2 oz. I was really worried I gained. I am pleased to stay the same for this week, I didn't go crazy and eat bad stuff, I continued to do grilled stuff instead of fried but a lot of mornings I didn't eat breakfast and I wasn't drinking my water so the craving to eat got the best of me. And of course the 3 birthdays didn't help but I didn't eat the cakes except for the one that was for my husband and sat in my house calling my name. So on the positive side I did better than I would have in the past. I am out of maternity clothing...whooo hoooooo!!! I am ready to excersice this week (since I didn't at all last week) and get back on track!
May 20- Weigh In
Weight = 207.8
Lost- 2 lbs 2 oz
Weight Loss for Challenge= 4 pounds
Total Weight lose since April 22nd - 12 lbs 7 oz
Goal for next week 2 pounds
Lost- 2 lbs 2 oz
Weight Loss for Challenge= 4 pounds
Total Weight lose since April 22nd - 12 lbs 7 oz
Goal for next week 2 pounds
Daily Devotional
I wanted to share this it is from a daily devotional I do called Today is the First Day by Carole Lewis. Carole is the director of a Christian weight loss program called First Place and this is the devotional she put out to help to "encourage on the journey to weight loss and a balanced life."
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this; While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
I had spent a lifetime trying to be "good enough to be loved." The measure of my worth was based on my appearance and body size. I believed that if only I were thin, I would be lovable. This was such a lie.
In Romans 5:8 Paul speaks about God's unconditional love, which the ministry of First Place helped me to discover. Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that is the measure of my worth. I am already good enough-even with all my imperfections-based on the immeasurable price that was paid for me at Calvary. This same God who gave His life for me created me to have a relationship with Him.
Through journaling my prayers and reading God' Word each day, I finally connected with the God of the universe. Jesus Christ not only died for my sins, but He also helped me to achieve victory in the area of my weight. More and more of my time is spent on developing my relationship with God, rather than focusing on my weight problems.
When I lost weight, I gained far more that I could imagine. I gained a precious relationship with my Savior and Lord. That's the way God does things, it seems. He blessed us beyond measure.
Prayer:Lord, Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Thank you for showing me the true measure of my worth. Thank you for unconditional love.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this; While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
I had spent a lifetime trying to be "good enough to be loved." The measure of my worth was based on my appearance and body size. I believed that if only I were thin, I would be lovable. This was such a lie.
In Romans 5:8 Paul speaks about God's unconditional love, which the ministry of First Place helped me to discover. Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that is the measure of my worth. I am already good enough-even with all my imperfections-based on the immeasurable price that was paid for me at Calvary. This same God who gave His life for me created me to have a relationship with Him.
Through journaling my prayers and reading God' Word each day, I finally connected with the God of the universe. Jesus Christ not only died for my sins, but He also helped me to achieve victory in the area of my weight. More and more of my time is spent on developing my relationship with God, rather than focusing on my weight problems.
When I lost weight, I gained far more that I could imagine. I gained a precious relationship with my Savior and Lord. That's the way God does things, it seems. He blessed us beyond measure.
Prayer:Lord, Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Thank you for showing me the true measure of my worth. Thank you for unconditional love.
Impossible!!
Okay so I am reading an article about putting your muscles to the test to see how strong they are....hmm I knew better I should have just ran far far away!! Put no I thought sure I can do these things no problem. First test push ups- how many push-ups can you do in one minute. My thought-one minute no problem I can knock that out with no trouble I used to do push ups all the time yeah sure that was what 12 years ago and 80 lbs lighter but whats the difference right??? So I got ready got my watch I am in position and one, okay that was tough but I can totally do this and two...go go go I can do this wait I am supposed to be able to push back up right....push....are my arms supposed to be shaking like this? Okay now go for three, four....oh I really need a break but the paper said don't stop...how long has it been surely my minute it up...what only 12 seconds have gone by...surely that was 1 minute and 12 seconds right??? So I push myself 5, 6 now I really need a break my arms hurt so bad. You know some people do push ups with their baby under them so they can talk to them while they are doing their push ups.....I would have crushed my little one. Still 30 seconds left so I have to keep going because the thing said ONE MINUTE...this is the longest minute of my entire life, this must be a trick!!! Can't I just add what I did for the first 30 seconds and come up with the total for what I would have done had I gone the entire minute??? Okay so I didn't do that, I did complete the minute and I did 10 push ups. Put I can hardly push myself back up to get of the floor does that one count to? You know that was yesterday and my arms still hurt. The article said 10 - 15 push ups your doing good 15-20 you are great. Hey I am so happy to be in a good range, I felt so good about that its on to the next test. Curl ups--okay so when I was a size three cheerleader I couldn't even do one complete curl up but why don't I punish myself and see what I can do many sizes bigger and four kids later. I get all set in the "correct" position I get my watch and get ready to start my minute (what was I thinking????) and GO.....grrrrr and I didn't move, so I tried again and still I am not going any where. Okay the article said touch elbows to the knee but my head is barely coming off the ground and now my neck hurts and only 5 seconds have gone by...what to do what to do. I looked around made sure no one was watching and got myself off the floor and pretended that the last 5 seconds never happened. The third test checks the muscles flexibility but now I am very gun shy I am not sure that I want to know what this one says since I got a big zero on the last one. The article gives all these instructions...with a yard stick or measuring tape sit with your feet 12 inches apart legs straight out in front of you put the yard stick with the 0 closet to the body and 15 inches at the heel. Interlock your thumbs breathe in and exhale as you stretch to see how far down the yard stick you can reach and hold for 10 seconds. 12 -16 is in the healthy range. I could reach and hold at the 19 so I thought wow on flexibility if the other is in the healthy my muscles must be super healthy right?? So I kept reading and it said there are no health benefits for being able to reach farther than that. Now that my bubble has busted, and I now know that I am a Super stretchy freak that can't do any curl up (not even one) and lets not even talk about push ups I think it is time for bed.
Sunday May 13th Weigh In...Mother's Day
Weigh In Weight - 210
Lost - 1.8 lbs
We didn't have class today so I brought my scale home today from church and I weighed at the same time that I would have if we did have class.
Please pray for me this week! I started the day wrong, I didn't eat breakfast, then for lunch I ate a salad and picked at the kids macaroni but I didn't blow it. I made a dessert that was mostly fat free and sugar free, but when dinner time rolled around I was so hungry we had pizza (my weakness) and totally blew it. Plus I was emotionally eating. I wasn't upset but I got a stress headache after my four year old son lost his temper and totally made a scene, then my husband left for work which I was fine with but Sundays are usually my busiest day but since it was mothers day the Church is closed and I had nothing to do....so I ate. I even had figured up how much I could have and stay in my limits but I went way over board. So now I am going to be playing make up all week to not gain or keep over doing this week. My plan is to start fresh tomorrow and not worry about today but also not let my bad decisions today ruin my week and my success.
Did everyone have a good mother's day? I got a slow cooker recipe book with exchanges for every recipe. I am excited, it looks like there are some really good recipes to try. And I know I am a real dork but all I truly want for mother's day is all of my kids to draw a picture and to dip their hand in some paint and make a print of their hands so I can see from year to year the growth and will be able to keep that always. So I made myself a card....lol...I know I know I am pretty sad...lol!!! So I gave each kids a sheet of cardstock paper and got a print of their hands (the baby's foot) and then I gave them some paper and I told them to draw a pretty picture for me to file away and to keep always. Then I put it all together in a little book and wrote Mother's Day 2007 on it and filed away in a folder marked Mother's Day so now every year that will be something the kids and I do, we will make me a Mother's Day packet together. I know I am a dork and I really have no reason to write all of this but the kids are playing and I need a distraction from the kitchen.
Isn't funny (not funny ha ha funny AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH) how when you over eat even though you feel full you crave more food that isn't healthy.......weird!!!
Lost - 1.8 lbs
We didn't have class today so I brought my scale home today from church and I weighed at the same time that I would have if we did have class.
Please pray for me this week! I started the day wrong, I didn't eat breakfast, then for lunch I ate a salad and picked at the kids macaroni but I didn't blow it. I made a dessert that was mostly fat free and sugar free, but when dinner time rolled around I was so hungry we had pizza (my weakness) and totally blew it. Plus I was emotionally eating. I wasn't upset but I got a stress headache after my four year old son lost his temper and totally made a scene, then my husband left for work which I was fine with but Sundays are usually my busiest day but since it was mothers day the Church is closed and I had nothing to do....so I ate. I even had figured up how much I could have and stay in my limits but I went way over board. So now I am going to be playing make up all week to not gain or keep over doing this week. My plan is to start fresh tomorrow and not worry about today but also not let my bad decisions today ruin my week and my success.
Did everyone have a good mother's day? I got a slow cooker recipe book with exchanges for every recipe. I am excited, it looks like there are some really good recipes to try. And I know I am a real dork but all I truly want for mother's day is all of my kids to draw a picture and to dip their hand in some paint and make a print of their hands so I can see from year to year the growth and will be able to keep that always. So I made myself a card....lol...I know I know I am pretty sad...lol!!! So I gave each kids a sheet of cardstock paper and got a print of their hands (the baby's foot) and then I gave them some paper and I told them to draw a pretty picture for me to file away and to keep always. Then I put it all together in a little book and wrote Mother's Day 2007 on it and filed away in a folder marked Mother's Day so now every year that will be something the kids and I do, we will make me a Mother's Day packet together. I know I am a dork and I really have no reason to write all of this but the kids are playing and I need a distraction from the kitchen.
Isn't funny (not funny ha ha funny AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH) how when you over eat even though you feel full you crave more food that isn't healthy.......weird!!!
Juicers
My mother in law (I'm lucky...shes great!!) got me a Juicer and I am so excited about it!!! I made orange juice today..yum, but I don't know what to do with that pulp. I know it can be used in recipes for something but I have no clue what kind of recipes and how to use them. Does anyone have any ideas? I also need some veggie juice recipes that is where I am lacking. I really like to eat fruit but I don't get enough veggies unless it is green beans. Any thoughts?
Slow and Steady
Well it is the 4th day of week 2 and things are still going great. I have acutally been doing the program since April 15th, and I don't plan on stopping. My plan is for a lifestyle change. To eat healthy and lead a very active lifestyle. I know that I won't be able to exercise everyday like I am but I do plan to stay very active and to keep losing. I have 80 lbs that I need to lose so slow and steady is the plan. My dad has recently lost over 60 lbs and that is such an awesome motivation to see him looking so good.
I am new to this blogging things but I am loving it!!! I am so thankful that Beth started this May Challenge and that so many dieters have signed up and are sharing their success stories with all of us. If you need inspiration check out http://talesfromthescales.net/ and read others stories. There are so many ideas for exercising, diet, to getting started and many other fun things....I have never heard of "hooping" using a hula hoop for exercise but I am searching for the material and I am going to make my own and have my kids make their own for a home school project and then we are going to "hoop" together. Sounds like a fun way to get the kids motivated to exercise to. But my kids are crazy...they love to exercise they beg me to put in the DVD Walk away the pounds so we can all exercise...and I have to admit I like it to. My plan for exercise is to Walk away the pounds, Hoop, and dance revolution. I love playing Dance Dance Revolution as my workout, its fun and easy and the time flies by without me noticing.
I can't wait till Sunday comes so I can weigh and see what I have lost. I teach a weight loss class called First Place the bibles way to weight loss so I leave my scale at the church (so I don't weigh every 10 mins) and I weigh only once a week.
I have bumped up my calorie level because all last week I felt so bad, I am feeling better this week still tired but not so fatigued and dizzy. Hopefully it slowed the weight loss down some but I really hope I am still losing. I am nursing a newborn so I don't want to lose to fast but I would like to keep a steady weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week but no more than 3.
We can all do this together!!!!
I am new to this blogging things but I am loving it!!! I am so thankful that Beth started this May Challenge and that so many dieters have signed up and are sharing their success stories with all of us. If you need inspiration check out http://talesfromthescales.net/ and read others stories. There are so many ideas for exercising, diet, to getting started and many other fun things....I have never heard of "hooping" using a hula hoop for exercise but I am searching for the material and I am going to make my own and have my kids make their own for a home school project and then we are going to "hoop" together. Sounds like a fun way to get the kids motivated to exercise to. But my kids are crazy...they love to exercise they beg me to put in the DVD Walk away the pounds so we can all exercise...and I have to admit I like it to. My plan for exercise is to Walk away the pounds, Hoop, and dance revolution. I love playing Dance Dance Revolution as my workout, its fun and easy and the time flies by without me noticing.
I can't wait till Sunday comes so I can weigh and see what I have lost. I teach a weight loss class called First Place the bibles way to weight loss so I leave my scale at the church (so I don't weigh every 10 mins) and I weigh only once a week.
I have bumped up my calorie level because all last week I felt so bad, I am feeling better this week still tired but not so fatigued and dizzy. Hopefully it slowed the weight loss down some but I really hope I am still losing. I am nursing a newborn so I don't want to lose to fast but I would like to keep a steady weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week but no more than 3.
We can all do this together!!!!
May 6th Weigh in
Sunday night May 6th weigh in.
Weight loss goal 2 lbs
Actual Weight lost= 5 lbs
Weight loss to date= 8 lbs
I am going to have to bump up my calorie level, I felt weak and fatigued all week. After weighing I realized I must not have been eating enough calories to nurish my body and nurse a baby.
Weight loss goal 2 lbs
Actual Weight lost= 5 lbs
Weight loss to date= 8 lbs
I am going to have to bump up my calorie level, I felt weak and fatigued all week. After weighing I realized I must not have been eating enough calories to nurish my body and nurse a baby.
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