Hello!

Well, it's been over 5 months since I last posted. It may be time to update. My goal is to post atleast once a month. I just caught up on a couple blogs and feel refreshed by their posts. I have alot more catching up to do but for now I will say hello & hope to post again soon!

Making Healthier Choices

I don't think that dieting gets any easier after you have lost weight. However, I do think that you get better at training yourself and knowing that you have to set limits for yourself and do what works best for you. I know that eating sugary, sweet stuff makes me not only want more but it make me CRAVE more sugary, sweet stuff. I have to pretty much stay completely away from that yummy sweet stuff because it is my favorite and because I don't want to start eating that stuff again and find myself not being able to control myself.

It is getting harder now for me to lose. But I have to be happy with the weight I am and how far I have come. I never what to be where I was ever again. And not so much because of how I looked but because of how I felt and how out of control I was with food and how much I let it control me. I was a slave to it! I have a much better relationship with food now and I use food to fuel my body not fill it up with junk because my body is depleted of other things it needs.

I want to only do things to my body that will be pleasing to God. Over stuffing it with food and creating a body that is unhealthy is not pleasing to Him. I had to fight and pray my way through this weight loss journey and I am not perfect. I still have days when I do not do my best. But every day we are given a choice to do what is pleasing to Him. I know he tells me what to do when I simply ask and listen.

Blogging

There are so many things I would like to write. This wasn't meant to be a "diet" only blog. haha. I wonder if I'm the only one this happens too. But I always have a great thought or story to tell when I can't write it down. I miss writing so much. Then when I wrote the other night I couldn't stop. How do I write regularly, consistently, meaningfully. Do I carry a notepad around 24-7?
Anyhow, I wanted to tell you about a phrase I would love to stencil (I think it's making a comeback?) or rub-on (you know those stickers you buy that you can put on your walls with a popsicle stick) onto my living room wall. I would love to have a bible verse on each wall in my home. But how do you decide? There are so many. Back to the living room wall. I'd love a french word or phrase. I am all about anything French or Paris themed. But I need to study up more on French. Wondering how words translate? Not sure they always translate the same. (Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I try to translate a word online and it's brings up many different translations for the word I'm looking for?) Ok see now I am rambling. Well I love the phrase Simple or Simply and the word Relax, so I came up with the phrase Simply Relax. How do you think that would look? Good phrase for the living room? I will let you know if I ever finally follow through with this idea. I am great with ideas. Not so great with carrying out the idea.

Biggest Loser 2

Week 1 = -0.4
Week 2 = -3.6
Week 3 = -0.4
My total loss is 53 pounds.
I am so glad for how much I have lost but also so surprised that my body shape is still the same. Why did I expect anything different? If I'm doing the best job I can though I cannot worry about it and have to be proud of what I have done. I am beautifully and wonderfully made by God. My job is to take care of this vessel the best I can so I can do his work.
I have a new goal of losing 47 more. We will see what happens. In the meantime I will be doing the best I can ; )

Per Lou's request ; ) Approx. -50 pic ; )

Biggest Loser 1 & 2

Well I won Biggest Loser part one. Very exciting! I finished off the contest with a loss of 48 pounds! I feel so much lighter! I am so impressed with our group as a whole. We lost over 200 pounds. What an accomplishment. How exciting to get healthy together. Their support and friendship has meant so much to me. There are so many things that have contributed to my success this time! Sometimes it's just the "right time."
Now onto round two. My new goal is to lose 20-25 more. I don't want to not push myself but I also do not want to set to high of an expectation. I hope to kick up the exercise end of it now! Good luck to all my fellow participants/co-workers.

The Final weigh-in

I lost 6.8 pounds this week!
Total in 16 weeks = 48 pounds (I love that whole number)
Winner will be announced on Wednesday ; )
Ready for Biggest Loser Round 2
26 more to go ; )