So here it is, two weeks later and I am finally starting this weight loss program! It is so easy to forget about these kinds of things! Especially when it is a difficult thing to do! Below I will have posted my currant weight, my goal and my days worth of food, exercise and of course, my scripture for the day.
I have been doing well in regards to the food problem...I am slowly taking the steps to get away from my dependence on it and work on my dependence on the Lord. During the last 2 weeks, I have been praying when the "need" to snack has struck. That and drinking water while craving has been a huge help! I am also on a new diet that I started on Sunday. It is a neat little plan that for me is very doable! I drink a meal shake for breakfast and lunch and then eat a normal dinner with the family at night. Since we eat dinner so late here, I do have a snack around 4pm while I drink my caffinated Diet Pepsi! But the snacks have been healthy...fruit, veggies and 90 calorie granola bars to help curb that sweet tooth of mine! There has been no weight loss yet, but I am now exercising (which for me is the secret to success!) and plan to do so 3 times a week plus walking with the kids on days that I do not exercise. We shall see how long this lasts! :)
I wish I could report that my spiritual walk was on such an optimistic bent of mind. Sadly, it is not. Again, it is so easy to say what the plans are! I have the desire and craving to be closer and more real with Jesus so why am I not doing it? Maybe I fear that I will be thrown out of my comfort zone and told to look at myself in a way that I will not like.
And for you out there reading, if there is anyone, how are you being challenged and how are you responding?
Revelation 4:1
"Come up hither, and I will show you things!"
"An elevated mood can only come out of an elevated habit of personal charecter."
~Oswald Chambers
Currant Weight: 201.4 pounds
Goal Weight: 175 pounds by September 16th
Todays diet: Meal Shake for breakfast
Meal shake for lunch
2 vanilla sandwhich cookies
1 oz of sharp cheese
2 pita chips
one granola bar
lots and lots of water!
Dinner will consist if one bowl of chili, a slice of homemade foccacia bread and a fresh salad. Dessert, if the craving hits will be a fruit crisp bar and a glass of water.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
March 7th, 2012
Today Oswald Chambers' devotion was Romans 8:37; "Nay, in all things, we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us."
How appropriate as I begin my journey! On that verse he went on to say, "Paul is speaking of the things that might seem likely to seperate or wedge in between the saint and the love of God; but the remarkable thing is that nothing can wedge in between the love of God and the saint. These things can and do come in between the devotional exercises of the soul and God and seperate individual life from God; but none of them is able to wedge in between the love of God and the soul of the saint."
Praise the Lord! Even though we place wedges in place, God never does! He reaches beyond the wedges, walls, obsessions, weaknesses and cravings and gives us the power to overcome those obstacles and take away those wedges so that we can have open communion with Him! Hallelujah!
For my daily bible reading, I am working my way through the book of Acts. This morning I read the first 3 chapters. I was struck by the awakening of the saints as the apostles spread the life, death and ressurection of Jesus Christ to all who would hear! What a powerful time. I know that I need that kind of awakening; the wide-eyed wonder and delight of a child as they hear and see all that Christ has done! We can have that again! Open the word of God, immerse yourself in it, believe God and feel new life coursing through your soul!! Praise God! Hallelujah!
Today Oswald Chambers' devotion was Romans 8:37; "Nay, in all things, we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us."
How appropriate as I begin my journey! On that verse he went on to say, "Paul is speaking of the things that might seem likely to seperate or wedge in between the saint and the love of God; but the remarkable thing is that nothing can wedge in between the love of God and the saint. These things can and do come in between the devotional exercises of the soul and God and seperate individual life from God; but none of them is able to wedge in between the love of God and the soul of the saint."
Praise the Lord! Even though we place wedges in place, God never does! He reaches beyond the wedges, walls, obsessions, weaknesses and cravings and gives us the power to overcome those obstacles and take away those wedges so that we can have open communion with Him! Hallelujah!
For my daily bible reading, I am working my way through the book of Acts. This morning I read the first 3 chapters. I was struck by the awakening of the saints as the apostles spread the life, death and ressurection of Jesus Christ to all who would hear! What a powerful time. I know that I need that kind of awakening; the wide-eyed wonder and delight of a child as they hear and see all that Christ has done! We can have that again! Open the word of God, immerse yourself in it, believe God and feel new life coursing through your soul!! Praise God! Hallelujah!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The beginning
March 6th, 2012
Today while sitting on the couch eating potato chips (cheddar & sour cream Ruffles!), I realized that it has been a long time since I read my bible or even gave God a serious thought.
When did that happen? When did fattning, greasy, chocolatety treats replace the One who has given me new life? When did I stop caring about my body....the temple of the Lord? I know the answer to that. It was right around the time I knew that baby #4 was coming. Baby #4....wow! And I was the girl in high school that said I was never having kids! I now find myself catering to the every whim of not only 4 children but my husband. I somehow am getting lost in the fray. But I cannot lose sight of God and I cannot be the wife, mother and friend I am called to be if I simply toss my Lord under the couch!
I have discovered that when I seem to be so organized and focused on the outside, my insides are screaming for help! So instead of doing what I need to be doing and should be doing (which is crying out to God and letting Him speak to me through His word) I grab a snack. Not a healthy one of fruit and veggies. Oh no. I go right for the cookie jar! Or the chip drawer or the tasty cake cubby. While feeding my flesh, that in no way needs feeding, let me tell you, I have starved my spirit of the vital necessities: The word of God! Being on my knees with a broken and contrite heart and asking Him to help me. Letting go of my foolish pride!
On March 12th, I will be starting my earthly, fleshly diet. Farewell to chips, popcorn, tasty cakes, cookies and candy of all shapes and sizes! My goal is to lose 25 pounds by my birthday, 6 months from now.
Today I start my spiritual diet. I want to gorge myself on the Word of God and immerse myself in Jesus Christ! My goal: to read the bible all the way through by this time next year...even Revelation, which I have avoided my entire christian life!
I sincerely pray that this is not a selfish endeavor, but one that will ultimately glorify God and bring praise and honor to Christ!
Today while sitting on the couch eating potato chips (cheddar & sour cream Ruffles!), I realized that it has been a long time since I read my bible or even gave God a serious thought.
When did that happen? When did fattning, greasy, chocolatety treats replace the One who has given me new life? When did I stop caring about my body....the temple of the Lord? I know the answer to that. It was right around the time I knew that baby #4 was coming. Baby #4....wow! And I was the girl in high school that said I was never having kids! I now find myself catering to the every whim of not only 4 children but my husband. I somehow am getting lost in the fray. But I cannot lose sight of God and I cannot be the wife, mother and friend I am called to be if I simply toss my Lord under the couch!
I have discovered that when I seem to be so organized and focused on the outside, my insides are screaming for help! So instead of doing what I need to be doing and should be doing (which is crying out to God and letting Him speak to me through His word) I grab a snack. Not a healthy one of fruit and veggies. Oh no. I go right for the cookie jar! Or the chip drawer or the tasty cake cubby. While feeding my flesh, that in no way needs feeding, let me tell you, I have starved my spirit of the vital necessities: The word of God! Being on my knees with a broken and contrite heart and asking Him to help me. Letting go of my foolish pride!
On March 12th, I will be starting my earthly, fleshly diet. Farewell to chips, popcorn, tasty cakes, cookies and candy of all shapes and sizes! My goal is to lose 25 pounds by my birthday, 6 months from now.
Today I start my spiritual diet. I want to gorge myself on the Word of God and immerse myself in Jesus Christ! My goal: to read the bible all the way through by this time next year...even Revelation, which I have avoided my entire christian life!
I sincerely pray that this is not a selfish endeavor, but one that will ultimately glorify God and bring praise and honor to Christ!
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