God Talking To Me? (Marta)

Last week-end I was at WalMart picking up some prescriptions, and the line was long on Saturday afternoon. So I picked up a book in the book section that looked interesting to me and starting reading. The book was "Look Great, Feel Great" by Joyce Meyer. (Yes, she is a Christian author, so if this kind of thing offends you, you may want to skip this post) On the third page of the introduction she quoted this;



Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, whom you have received (as a Gift) from God? You are not your own.



I Corinthians 6:19



The line was long and I was well entrenched in the book by the time I got my meds, so I decided to buy it. I knew there was something to this idea because when I lost 45 pounds after my first baby, I really had to have an attitude of self love, in order to gather the strength to stay on track. It never occurred to me to use my Christian background back then because at that point I was pretty much agnostic.



But back to my story. Sunday I went to church, and after a rocking worship service, out comes the preacher and guess what he throws out as a topic? Yep, taking care of the body (not in the obsessive Hollywood vanity type way, of course). He threw a scripture out there first thing. Guess which one. Yep, I Corinthians 6:19. After a rousing service, I came home, flopped across my bed, looked and my new book, and realized Someone was trying to tell me something. Again. For Real. Honestly, I had not heard that scripture, or read it, in probably 30 years.



First and foremost, I feel this is about my health. I am on the cusp of lapsing into a lifetime of health problems if I don't reverse this weight. It's also about being able to enjoy this life to the fullest when we are healthy and fit. It's about being there for my children and setting a good example. It's about taking care of problems as they arise. Yes, the thyroid thing has been aggravating, but it seems we've hit the right med combo at last. I do have one other issue I need to address. I realized this past month how much my hormonal cycle is affecting me, especially my appetite. I'm at the stage of life where I have RAGING hormones once again. Well, this problem is manageable, and I'm scheduled to see my OB-GYN later this month, and we will get to work on that problem. I have gone from 0 to 4 daily prescriptions in a year, and I don't like it at all. But being angry and in denial is not solving problems.

Slow Start Steph

Hi Everyone. I write this as I sit here in my living room, surrounded by knickknacks and wall decor and all kinds of stuff that I am selling. I am moving from my house into a much smaller situation with a roommate. I have decided when I have my own place again that I will reinvent my style, away from the ornate old world stuff, to a bit more modern. Think the lesser modern style of Ikea. No chrome and black or anything. I still like a kind of Asian look and those warm Indian colors, but I want a bit more modern simplicity in the furniture style. Well, that is a ways away. But here I sit at my own estate sale, this is day three. Lots of small stuff has gone, but none of the big furniture which is what I was most hoping to sell so I don't have to haul it to storage.

Well my point is that, I have been using the excuse of moving to not really cook anything. I also moved my dad into assisted living, and so the freedom from rushing home to cook him a meal so that he would eat enough, has been lifted from my shoulders. I think I'm rebelling a little by just going out to eat a lot. Plus my daughter Gyrlande loves Japanese food best of all, like me, so for us it's not hard to talk each other into going out for sushi and tempura!!! She can pack away 2 salmon skin hand rolls and an order of shrimp tempura like nobody's business!!!

My new roommate is also packing the pounds and wants to lose, but she wants to focus on it after our houses are sold and we are all moved in and can de-stress. I have never been this fat in my life, and I hate the way I look but I am still healthy. When I hold up a pair of size 22 pants, I CANNOT BELIEVE my ass actually fits into that much material. It seems impossible! And then I put the pants on and lo and behold, they fit perfectly. It's quite surreal. It's hard to believe that I felt fat and COULD NOT BELIEVE my ass fit into those size 16s!!!

Oh here come some estate sale customers...be right back....

So....the point is.....eat less, exercise more....eat less, exercise more. Why can't I just DO IT....where is the line of disliking your body SO MUCH that you actually start to DO what you are supposed to do???? I know what to do. Why can't I get started???? UGH! For you guys did it take actually starting to be sick or have weight-related serious health issues to get started? Or was just disliking your body enough?

steph

Increase in energy....good spirits

Hi guys - I do not have a scale in my house and so I have no numbers to report. I do know that my butt is constantly hanging out of the back of my drooping pants and so that means they have gotten a bit loose - hehe.

The trampoline is amazing for a workout!! I cannot even say enough good things about it. Our daughter has started Kindergarten in a new school which is a fair walk away (20 minutes fast pace)and so I have been dropping her off, walking home, then picking her up again in 2.5 hours. I push my two youngest in the stroller and so it is proving to be a real workout - and one that I cannot get out of!! (she has to go to school - right?). The start last week was really difficult. I was exhausted and tired but by the end of the week I felt like I had so much energy. This week so-far it has been much easier.

I have found that upbeat music is essential.

Thanks for listening,
Mandy

So far so good!

Hey ladies :) I hope all is well! Weight loss is going good so far. I am now down to a total loss of 37.2lbs. I am only .8lbs away from my Feb 1st goal..so I find that pretty awesome! The kids are sick today so I am not sure if I am going to make it to the gym today (boo hoo). Times are also getting pretty tough and our grocery budget is going to be really skimpy for the next month...so I am going to have to get pretty creative on healthy foods!

Getting In The Groove

Hi Everyone:

Hope y'all are doing fine in this New Year with your goals. I'm off to somewhat of a slow start as I did get very sick over the Holiday. The good thing was I did not eat much, but I also did not exercise at all, since it took all I had just to get thru the day!

When I finally went to the doctor, the other good news was that I had lost a couple of pounds since I was in there 6 weeks previous. So that is keeping me motivated, and I hope to start with the exercise aspect this week-end. I also do not have a scale at home. When I reach my goal weight I plan to get one, but otherwise I just get very compulsive about weighing myself, and then I can't deal with the ups and downs that inevitably occur. I usually try to weigh myself at the gym once a week. It's just better for my head.

I posted a recipe for zucchini over at Camp Osceola. I usually post recipes on Friday, and I see just basically healthy recipes in my foreseeable future, so if you are interested in those kind of things, take a peek.

Good luck everyone, and again, I hope it is going well for you!

Marta

Here I am!!

Well I had lots of trouble being able to log on. Can you say computer illiterate?? LOL But I am here now!!!

Most of you know me, I am Shelli. Mother of 7 adopted wonders, grandmother of one precious one. In 2007 I lost 225#!! 30# was through Weight Watchers and the rest was through a divorce. (I know, I am super funny) Well in moving to Oklahoma to be closer to the family, I found that almost everything is fried in Oklahoma! I got away from my wonderful diet and gained back a lot of weight. I have been working at it some and have lost 5# this month (actually last month since we are already in Jan) and want to lose 15# more. I want to weight 137# and be able to fit into my pants again!! My goal is to start walking again, to join the gym, drink more water and not eat sweets!! I need help and encouragement from all of you!!!

Someone tell me how to post my pic with this and I will!!
Shelli