Has not been around in a long time ... But I feel it today. And I am grateful. I was thinking of that very ancient Amy Grant song about spending time on the mountaintop. (Yes, I realize that dates me and her, but there we go.)
I am aching to weigh myself to see if this is making any difference (by this I mean the new eating program), but I am going to resist. I am going to weigh on Mondays and that is it. I do, however, feel better in my mid-section. The positive feeling feels great. Have you heard that quote: Nothing tastes as good as thin feels. ? Well, I agree right now that nothing sounds as good as continuing to feel positive and better inside feels.
So often when we gain some diligence in one area, it spills over. It appears to be happening around me right now. Hmmm .. is that exciting or what? Perhaps if you are feeling underneath it all right now, the positive comments might annoy you. Sorry about that. I've been where you are more than where I am. And I am happy to report that doing the right thing long enough paid off. I have kept the faith and run the race (well, I haven't actually run yet, but you know what I mean). And the answers and help are showing themselves.
Here's another quote: the teacher appears when the student is ready. I think I believe that now. Never really have before, never gave it much consideration; but I am ready and the teacher has arrived. I devoured about half of the Eat to Live book last night and he asked for a 6 week commitment. He said that will be the hardest part. I decided to set my sights on Mother's Day. It's a bit more than 6 weeks away, but it is a good goal. I am hoping to wear something new out of my closet to church that day and maybe surprise my family. I'm not sharing much with them at this point (unless they read this), so we'll see when they notice something.
Anyway ... God is good. He keeps us through the tough times, encourages our faith, and graces us with His favor.
A grateful girl ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Here We Go Again!
Ok ... silly me. I cannot log into my previous blog account. I have tried everything, so I created a new one. !!! How many times can I do that, I wonder? Oh, well, I've written down everything. I made sure I did not misspell my password, etc. And I'm ready to roll.
No, I have not been exercising aggressively, yet. I've been sick. Again. But I am better. And I am claiming victory. I have read and re-read healing scriptures. I have prayed and re-prayed. Well, I don't think that is a doctrinally sound comment, but you know what I mean. And I have also become an obsessive hand washer and sanitizer. I was pretty strong with it before, so now it is crazy. But, by gumbies, I'm going to prevail. I am trusting in the favor of God for the health in my physical body; and I am attempting to exercise wisdom at the same time.
So, having said that, I am ready to roll. While I was incredibly sick this weekend, I turned on PBS and found Dr. Joel Thurman talking about 3 Steps to Incredible Health. I must say, it is just what I needed. I have ordered his book and two cook books that coordinate with this philosophy and I'm ready to roll. I can download the book this evening when I get home. (I can't download to my Nook from work. Don't know why. If you know why, please tell me.) I plan to devour it. but in the past two days I have been adhering to what little I could glean from the snippets they shared on television and I am perking up quite quickly. It's nothing more than eating extremely healthy. It's so silly, because I love eating extremely healthy; but then I get discouraged and I blow it in little ways. Apparently those little ways are big deals to my body. So, Praise God. I believe He sent what I was praying for.
Onward I go.
On the non-exercising positive side of life, I have actually accomplished a few organization projects around my house. For those of you that know me very well, you know that is nothing short of miraculous. My daughter, Amy (a natural born organizer) would be both surprised and proud of me. I'm fairly proud of myself. I would say I actually enjoyed it, but I don't know who would believe me. And, I have been cleaning up a few little projects that I can bring to work with me. We still aren't full time busy yet, but hoping to be so soon. Until then, I have created a new, clean, organized address book and have cleaned up all the scraps of recipes I had piled up. I am a recipe addict. It's true.
It is March 13th. The 73rd day of the year. There are 293 days left this year. I would like to have a major change in my physical body by the end of this year. So, I have a lot of days left to work on it.
So ... here I go! I am going to publish this, then stand up and down 20 squats and 40 toe touches. I hope no one sneaks up on me. That would be quite hilarious!
What are you doing to accomplish something that's been bugging you? I do love to chat, so feel free to click on the word comments below and chat back!
No, I have not been exercising aggressively, yet. I've been sick. Again. But I am better. And I am claiming victory. I have read and re-read healing scriptures. I have prayed and re-prayed. Well, I don't think that is a doctrinally sound comment, but you know what I mean. And I have also become an obsessive hand washer and sanitizer. I was pretty strong with it before, so now it is crazy. But, by gumbies, I'm going to prevail. I am trusting in the favor of God for the health in my physical body; and I am attempting to exercise wisdom at the same time.
So, having said that, I am ready to roll. While I was incredibly sick this weekend, I turned on PBS and found Dr. Joel Thurman talking about 3 Steps to Incredible Health. I must say, it is just what I needed. I have ordered his book and two cook books that coordinate with this philosophy and I'm ready to roll. I can download the book this evening when I get home. (I can't download to my Nook from work. Don't know why. If you know why, please tell me.) I plan to devour it. but in the past two days I have been adhering to what little I could glean from the snippets they shared on television and I am perking up quite quickly. It's nothing more than eating extremely healthy. It's so silly, because I love eating extremely healthy; but then I get discouraged and I blow it in little ways. Apparently those little ways are big deals to my body. So, Praise God. I believe He sent what I was praying for.
Onward I go.
On the non-exercising positive side of life, I have actually accomplished a few organization projects around my house. For those of you that know me very well, you know that is nothing short of miraculous. My daughter, Amy (a natural born organizer) would be both surprised and proud of me. I'm fairly proud of myself. I would say I actually enjoyed it, but I don't know who would believe me. And, I have been cleaning up a few little projects that I can bring to work with me. We still aren't full time busy yet, but hoping to be so soon. Until then, I have created a new, clean, organized address book and have cleaned up all the scraps of recipes I had piled up. I am a recipe addict. It's true.
It is March 13th. The 73rd day of the year. There are 293 days left this year. I would like to have a major change in my physical body by the end of this year. So, I have a lot of days left to work on it.
So ... here I go! I am going to publish this, then stand up and down 20 squats and 40 toe touches. I hope no one sneaks up on me. That would be quite hilarious!
What are you doing to accomplish something that's been bugging you? I do love to chat, so feel free to click on the word comments below and chat back!
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