Aug. 21, 2008 - Update
I thought I would post an update on my weight loss journey. The first couple of weeks I did great but the last couple have not been great. I keep getting sidetracked. This past week I have the added stress of working at my dh's office b/c our office assistant quit without a notice. I am working 2-3 days a week and the girls are going with me and doing school there. I have discovered that I can't focus on my weight loss, exercise, etc when I am stressed out. The good news is I have not gained back what I have lost. I am down 7lbs so that's something. Just three more lbs and I am treating myself to a manicure/pedicure. woo hoo!
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Aug. 4, 2008 - Here I go again!
I have tried to lose weight various times during the past couple of years. I always start out great and really motivated but something happens that throws me off and I get discouraged and stop. Well, I recently had some blood work done and was diagnosed with pre-diabetes (high insulin level). This seems to be the kick-in-the-pants I need b/c I don't want it to progress to the next step. I hate needles! So I have started yet another journey trying to lose weight and get healthy (my doctor said that would reverse the pre-diabetes - there is no history of diabetes in my family). My doctor also said it could be the reason I have had trouble losing weight. I have done really well so far and am quite pleased. In a little over a week, I have lost 5.5 lbs! Woo Hoo! I am not following any specific diet, just trying to watch what I eat and how much I eat along with exercise and drinking lots of water (oh, and a medicine he put my on). I will keep my progress updated here and please offer words of encouragement or join me on this healthy journey and let me know how you are doing. The more the healthier!!
P.S. My overall goal is 45 lbs but I am breaking it into 10lb mini goals.
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Feb. 5, 2008 - Lost another one!
I lost that pound that found it's way back last week! 
I am so glad. My goal for this week is 2lbs. It has been difficult this past week. Temptation has been around every corner. It's been in that corn dog box, the pototoe chips on top of the frig, the candy bars in the check out lane. My oldest dd has been a help to me though. On the way to the grocery store this weekend, I wanted to stop at McDonald's for a sundae but she did not want one so insisted we just go straight to the store. I wanted to get a candy bar in the check out lane and she said we didn't need one. God was disciplining me thru her! I see that now, but at the time I didn't. It is such a comfort to know he is there to guide me in the right direction.
Check back next week to see if I "Lost or Found"!
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Jan. 30, 2008 - One found it's way back
Well, last week one of those pesky pounds found it's way back. Ugh!! 
I was making progress but hit a roadblock over the weekend. I know I did not follow my plan over the weekend. I will not just give up though. I am back on track and intend to make up for the gain. It's funny that with my First Place bible study, we are discussing how God is the potter and we are the clay. He formed us and we should take care of what He created, ourselves. In my Secret of the Vine study, we are discussing God's discipline. I was feeling tired and just blah the past couple of days. I wonder if my feeling tired and blah isn't part of God's discipline for not following my plan like I know I should have. Tonight, I hear Him and know what I need to do. I will persevere. Stay tuned for the next installment of Lost or Found.
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Jan. 22, 2008 - Did I lose it or find it this week?
I lost it!!
I am currently doing a First Place bible study with a couple of friends. We started about three weeks ago and I have lost 5.5 lbs. If you are not familiar with First Place, it combines a bible study and weight loss based on nine committments: attendance, encouragment, prayer, bible reading, scripture memory, bible study, "Live it" plan, commitment record and exercise. For more information go to www.firstplace.org. I feel confident in the exercise are now and am working on the other areas. I don't know that I will ever get the scripture memory because my memory seems to be lost most of the time.
The bible study we are doing is called Start Living. We have been studying and discussing how our bodies are temples for God's Holy Spirit. He is the potter and we are the clay. He molded us and we are the vessel he created. If we don't take care of this vessel how can we possibly do the good works he wants us to do. It is strange how this coincides with a bible study I am doing on Wednesday nights at church. I am in a small group studying The Secrets of the Vine. We have just started it and are discussing how God the Father is the vinedresser, Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. We are to be more fruitful but a branch that is "unhealthy" can not be that just as a clay jar that is not in good condition can not hold anything.
Disclaimer: This is just my thoughts and ramblins on what I am reading.
