Happy Healthy Me

Lord I ask for your help in the area of moderation and that the next time I am faced with a challenge help me to controll my urges, curb my appetitie and show me how to stop when I am full.

In Jesus name I pray Amen

Today is weigh in day and just like I predicted the scale is up 2.2lbs this week which some is due to TOM and some is due to not keeping track of my eating and calories. On the good side my exercise has been spot on averaging 1 hour a day in strength traing and cardio.

• bfast- 1/2 blueberry bagel w/tbsp cream cheese & 2 cups coffee
• snak- yogurt & hard boil egg
• lunch- l/o chicken & rice w/gravy
• snak- snack bar
• dinner - tv dinner
• snak - oatmeal

workout plan- treadmil cardio 63:02 minutes

Have a blessed day!!

I’m not in control - but I am

Today starts full week #2 at home with no job. I have gotten a pretty good routine down and it seems to be working.

I have a pretty busy day today with workouts, housework, errands and yard work so dinner will be lastnights leftovers of collards and chicken and rice crockpot style.

• bfast- 2slices raisin toast with peanut butter, hard boil egg and coffee
• snak- fruit
• lunch- undecided as I may grab something while out
• snak- snak bar
• dinner- leftovers
• snak- dark snickers bar

workout- biggest loser power sculpt and 30 mins of cardio

Have a blessed day!!

Lord, may my every accomplishment remind me to thank You and give You all the glory.

Woke to a very unwanted visitor - TOM. Had a healthy breakfast with hubby before he went to work and then started on my day. My workout is done and laundry is started. I have an errand or two to run in a lil while but for the most part everything is done except for cutting up all the fresh veggies for hubbys veggie stir fry he is making for dinner.

Not to many weekend plans except for yard work and keeping my baby nephew - what ya got on your list of things to do??

“Keep your eyes on the prize”

Got in a good healthy breakfast this morning.

Got in a good 51 minute cardio workout.

About to have my morning snack of yogurt and begin my day.

Today I am spending some time with my grandparents, running some errands, doing some housework and then this evening celebrating with my cousin as it is her sweet 16 birthday today.

Wow to be 16 again. At 16 I was a sophmore in high school, a bit boy crazy and for my 16th birthday my cousin bought me a car - a matchbox convertable car.

What do you remember about being 16??

“NO when you KNOW”

“watch what you eat before you eat it”

These are good quotes he shared with me - now I just gotta put them to use.

I did pretty good getting back into the swing of things yesturday. I got in a 70 minute treadmil workout while watching the Biggest Loser and my eating was pretty much spot on.

Today I have errands to run workouts to do and housework - this stay at home mom stuff is tough.

All of your words mean soo much to me. I  am slowly getting back in to the swing of things after the trip and I will soon be back on blogging and checking in on you all as well.

May you all be blessed and your needs be filled.

He always opens another.

Today is my last day at work. I was given notice last week and even though I knew it was coming it still never prepares you for those actual words. The whole time in the back of my mind I kept saying “God is in control”. It was weird as I didn’t get upset I was calm and had a calming sense around me - I could feel that everything would be okay. I went to the bathroom closed the door and said “God I know your hand is in this and I know you have a plan for me” I didn’t just say it I believe it.

Gave the news to hubby over lunch and we were able to make light of the situation as I made it known to him that I can finally be a stay at home mom to our furbaby.

I don’t know what God has for me but I do know that I will get up every morning give thanks and take that day and do the best I can with it and hope….. Lord, may my every accomplishment remind me to thank You and give You all the glory.

We may not always understand how God works, but through faith in Him, we can be certain that our future is secure in His hands. and I have nothing but faith in God that this is true.

EVERYTHING happens for a reason and I pray my reason brings glory to His name.

One of the things I can’t stand is a thief and I don’t care how small of an item or amount of money is I just don’t think it should be taken/stolen from someone else - ask me and I will give it especially if I have and you need it.

We woke this morning to find someone had drove through our front yard and stole off our front porch and that hurts . I said a prayer for who or whom ever it may be. I told hubby I want to put a sign up that says step foot in my yard and I will killl you! However I am not that kinda person but still - I know the Lord will take care of them.

Sorry this was a downer entry but uh! I am a very giving person and it hurts to have something taken.

Gotta finish packing as we leave today

and prayers for you all

and I’ll be back on Saturday.

My aunt passed on Saturday morning unexpectidly so I will be flying out tomorrow to Maryland and I will return on Saturday.

We may not always understand how God works, but through faith in Him, we can be certain that our future is secure in His hands.

I know of someone who had the lap band surgery and lost over 100lbs -thats alot of weight to let go of for any person.

I was talking to someone who knows the both of us and we began to talk about the progress and the eating habits and such. I asked lots of question and of course gave lots of congrats as I know it’s not for everyone. We talked about how certain things can’t be eaten and only certain amounts are aloud and how they will cook these big lavish meals and won’t be able to enjoy them or the fact that when someone says you don’t need to lose any more weight you look good where you are you comment back with ”never tell a former fat person they are too skinny”. 

After our conversation I started thinking and began to wonder if I could eat this way? I know I could feel the excitement of being thinner but could I eat that way? I like to eat and my whole family likes to eat, every function we have revolves around food first - it’s not what are we doing it’s what are we eating. I came to the conclusion that for some people this is all they know to do, they may not have discipline to do it any other way and that if this is what makes them happy and healthier I say so be it and go for it. Me I just can’t - being thin just isn’t worth it for me to live my life that way, we only have one life and I want to enjoy it my way but with some limitation not all limitation.

As far as the comment made “never tell a former fat person they are too skinny” I can so see that cause when I look in the mirror I don’t see myself as fat or overweight so when I become thinner it only seems normal to see myself as fat - we all have something we are not happy about.