weigh in!

well, I went to the dr today.  I only lost 2lbs!!  She said don't be discouraged--I have lost 10lbs in 6 months. Wish it would melt off faster, but still atleast I lost!!!!

No excuses!!!

So today was a hot one for sure and the rest of the week looks even hotter!!!  A little bit of an excercise killer to me...so what to do??????    I went down to our local air conditioned Target and did 30 minutes of brisk walking through the isles!!!  Not ideal but I figure it is better than nothing!!!!!  To be on the safe side I don't even bring my money in with me!!!  

Weigh in is coming!

Well, friday is my big weigh in day!!!  I have been working really hard!  Hope it pays off!!   Today I walked for 45 minutes then I played basketball for an hour with the kiddos I work with!!  Hot-but it felt really good to be so active!!!!

Have to stay busy!!!!

Ever get the.."I'm so bored I could eat" blues???  Well, that is me today!!!  Don't get me wrong...it's not that I have nothing to do.....my laundry is piling up!!  However,  it is Sunday...the day of rest and it is HOT out!!!  It is just a perfect day to relax in the AC!!!!  So far I have done well, cereal for breakfast and a big bowl of fruit for lunch,  and some pop corn for an afternoon snack!  However, right now my tummy is beginning to rumble...it is nearly supper time and I have no clue what to make!!!  It is so hot, just the thought of turning the oven on makes me want to go out to eat!!!!!  Temptations, temptations!!!!   Oh well, the key is to stay busy and not to give in.....so I am off to make dinner.

Enjoying life ....

I joined a Bible study this summer with some very wonderful and insightful women.  The  topic of this study is called "Enjoying where you are on the way to where you are going" by Joyce Meyer.  One point that was raised is that we sometimes find ourselves saying, "I will be happy when..... I lose weight/ I find a new job/ I finish my education...etc. etc." I'm sure we have all been there one time or another. For me it has lately been-- I will be happy when I lose weight!  I am often dwelling on how I look and comparing myself to other people or to when I was thinner. It gets depressing after a while!!  I feel the Lord has led me to this study to help me learn to focus on the here and now, and to enjoy my life's journey instead of dwelling on all the what ifs!!!
Joyce Meyer writes: "I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing as tragic as being alive and not enjoying life. I wasted much of my own life because I did not know how to enjoy where I was while I was on the way to where I was going."
This has inspired me  to stop dwelling on the fact that yes-I am overweight, but that is not my destination. Rather, I am going to strive to start accepting my self for who I am as I continue to change through out my weight loss journey!  I need to learn to love myself in the here and now, as well as when I arrive at my final goal-- destination healthy!!!

So far so good!!!

So far today has been a good day!!!  I had cereal for breakfast, a protein shake for snack,  salad & yogurt for lunch and turkey burgers for supper!!!  More importantly I got a good 45 minute walk in before it got too hot this morning!!!!

Hard Work!!!

I find two of the  biggest deterrents in eating healthy is first....it is so expensive and 2nd it is far less convenient!  Luckily it is summer so prices are down a bit.  So today we did our grocery shopping then spent hours washing everything to get it ready for the week!  We washed everything and tried to portion everything out so it would be easier to just grab and go!!!

The roller coaster....

I thought I would share some pictures of my roller coaster weight loss and gains!!!

this is me chubby when I was younger!!

This is me  on my wedding day in 07   170lbs but very tone from lots of working out!

And this is me now 208lbs and not toned at all!!!

I am still searching for my first "before" picture when I finally had enough and decided to change!!  I weighed in at 263 lbs!!!   When I find it I will be sure to post it!!!
In the mean time I am going to be more vigilant of taking pictures once a month to show my current progression!!!

My goal is not a number, but a new life style!!  I just want to be healthy!  So please join me on my journey to get off this roller coaster  and on to solid ground....healthy ground!!!!

Sound Familiar????

I guess you could say I have struggled with my weight my whole life!  I know people usually say there is an underlying cause some times for being over weight.  For me a few things come in to play!!  Reason #1:  I confess-- I am addicted to sugar!!!!   Reason #2:   I am insulin intolerant.   Finally, Reason #3:   Though I am always busy and moving....I'm  not  technically  exercising.    Sound familiar???


How many of you out there feel you eat reasonably healthy--(yes you indulge a little,  but you are human after all!),  you stay active-- working, with your family, or doing hobbies (never enough hours in the day!), but yet  all you have to do is look at food and you seem to gain weight!!  Well,  this is me!!!  


In this blog I intend to look more in deph at the 3 biggest reasons I just mentioned for struggling with weight loss!   Hopefully, I can learn to make sense of things enough to change my bad habits and improve my health as a result!

Let the journey begin!

Hello and welcome to my blog!


I got this idea from my friend Beanie.  She told me that one big key to weight loss is accountability!!  So for me, my chain of accountability is first to God, because with out His grace I won't have the strength! then to myself, and finally to my friends who encourage me along the way!!!  I hope to check in to this blog as often as possible to record the progression of my weight loss journey!   Along this journey I hope to meet new people so that we can inspire each other to reach our goals!!!
So here goes--let the journey begin!!!!


This is my first attempt at blogging so please be patient with me as I try and figure out how to post pictures!