Gotta get back on track!

Okay... I know I said this in the last post, but I HAVE to get back on track!  God gave me this one body and I need to take care of it!  I will have to admit that the last few weeks haven't been too great.  I have pretty much eaten whatever I wanted and found excuses for it every time!

NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!!

"19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body."     --1 Corinthians 6:19-20

If I am truly a child of God, then I am HIS.  I am not mine!  And just how am honoring God with my body right now???  Not by eating junk food all the time and snacking late at night! 

God created me, with my own free will.  I need to use this "free will" to make better choices and tell myself "NO" when I don't need something...  like the nachos that I ate at 10pm Saturday night.

So, today is the day that I get back on track.  I'm still not going to do anything crazy.  I am even going to allow myself to have things that I like, just in moderation. 
One possitive thing is that I've been exercising, so I haven't gained any weight.  I'm still not healthy, though.  I need to be eating better AND exercising.  That's how to become a "Healthier Me".  That's what I want to do.  That's what I NEED to do!

Have a beautiful day!

Beth

Stuck...

Well, I'm stuck at 163. It's been several weeks. I'm okay with that though, because I'm losing inches! If I had to choose, I'd rather lose inches than pounds. So, I took this Fusion class on Friday and it kicked my butt! I will be taking it again next week :) Surely if it hurts this bad, I will begin to see results! I've got on my size twelves and I need a belt! My goal is to be in a ten by Christmas. I have a couple of new dresses that are a size ten, but I want to be a size ten in jeans! This is something that I know is possible. I just have to keep my focus in the right place. "'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty." -Zech. 4:6b Today we took the kids swimming after working out and I will have to say that I didn't feel too bad in my swimsuit! If I just didn't have this baby belly... gut. At least I have two fabulous children to show for it! We took the kids to see Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D today. It was so fun! We really had a great time! I need to get better about posting my food intake and posting more often! Maybe then I would actually start seeing more pounds come off. Accountability works! Have a great week!

Today was a GREAT day!

I have had a wonderful day today! Started w/the fitness center. Took part of a step class, then went upstairs and burned 230 calories! Then Mom came and we ran some errands and spent time together. I love our relationship! It's funny how I never really appreciated that until I moved to CWY. I got to do some really cute/fun hair tonight. I really miss it. I wouldn't change where I am right now, though. It works out well b/c I do enough friends/family that I still have the opportunity to get creative and enjoy it w/out it being "work". Today I ate: breakfast- Zone Perfect bar water lunch- Caesar side salad w/ chicken nuggets (wendy's) a few of Mitch's oranges small diet coke snack- orange juice dinner- smart ones pizza sugar snap peas YUM! I also drank several bottles/glasses of water today :) I cannot wait to weigh in on Thursday! I know that I may not necessarily see results on the scales b/c I started at the fitness center. It will still be nice to see if I did lose, though. We'll see! Have a great Tuesday!

I didn't eat much today...

It's late, so I'm not going to post much. Today I ate... bfast- Forgot to eat, so I ate half of a Styrofoam cup of dry Cheerios. I was teaching this morning and that was the snack. Coffee w/sugar and cream lunch- Salad from Pizza Hut 3 bread sticks Unsweet tea w/lemon and sweet n' low dinner- two pancakes 1 piece sausage orange juice snack- grapefruit That's it! Going to the fitness center tomorrow!!!

I'm gonna be hurting tomorrow!

I have been to the fitness center FOUR DAYS IN A ROW! WOOHOO!!!! I'm gonna be sore tomorrow! That's okay though... what is the point in going if I don't feel it, right? My goal is to go 5 out of every 7 days. Even if it's just for 30 minutes. Number one- I need to see some results. Number two- I need to make this part of my routine. Number three- I'm paying for it, so I need to go! It isn't as horrible as I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, I still don't like it. I guess I'm just getting used to feeling goofy in front of people. Today was the most difficult day. I had not even gone upstairs yet and saw this cute skinny girl that I went to school with. Let me make this clear, I have NO issues with this person. She's always been very nice to me. It just was intimidating to see someone that I haven't seen in so long while I was doing something that makes me feel ridiculous... which is what these feelings are-RIDICULOUS!!! I know that there's no reason to feel like that, but it's just REALLY hard for me! God created me and I know that I am beautiful in his sight. Plus, we are all at the fitness center for the same reason. So why should I feel goofy about exercising? At least I'm there! Anyway, today my baby girl is SEVEN!!! In two weeks my baby boy is three! They aren't babies anymore. That is good and bad. No more diapers... YAY!!! They're growing up... :( The older that they get the more I realize that I HAVE to be healthier. Not just for me, but for them! They deserve a healthier Mom. I need to set a better example that what they have seen thus far. Proverbs 22:6 (New Living Translation) "Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it." Have a great weekend!

not so good :(

Well, my Mom was here the last 2 days and I REALLY bombed. It's okay though, because tomorrow is a new day! I know that I should post what I ate, but I'm not going to do it. I honestly feel too guilty. At least I'm admitting that I didn't eat good. That's progress even from six months ago! The Biggest Loser started tonight. I like this show! It's SO motivating. Since I'm not posting what I ate today, I'll post my goals for tomorrow. 1) go to the fitness center 2) drink 3 glasses of WATER 3) 4 fruits or veggies I know that this all seems like simple stuff, but all three are goals that I have a difficult time reaching. Sad, huh? If you would like to suggest goals feel free to do so. I would welcome a challenge, so bring it on! I will ask that you please keep it realistic :) Have a great Wednesday!

18-12!

I got new jeans for my bday. My Mamaw always gets me jeans. That's just our thing. She takes me shopping and I usually get 2 or three new pair of jeans. I don't wear them all the time, so they last a while and usually by the time I need more it's summer and I'm wearing capri pants. I am getting ready to have a yard sale and so today I was going through some of my clothes. I found some of last year's jeans. They are the pair that I enjoyed the most. I felt really cute in them last year. I was very happy to be able to put those size 18 jeans into the yard sale box! I know that 18 isn't too big, but when you're 5' 1.5" (yes, I count the half inch), that is WAY to big! My bday was in August and I got three new pair of jeans. I am a shorty. I'm tall enough that I can't buy petite or short sizes, but short enough that the regular length is WAY too long. My friend's mom was sweet enough to hem them for me and I just got them back tonight (thanks Mrs. Deanna!). I'm so excited about my new size 12 jeans, that I have them on!!! Hehe!!! So, I went from an 18 to a 12 in 1 year! I had no surgery and took no pills. It was all me with help from my great God! I'm very pleased with that! Zechariah 4:6b (New International Version) "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD Almighty." Today: bfast- Special K double chocolate protein bar coffee lunch- Oscar Meyer Deli Fresh Rotisserie Chicken Lunch meat (4 slices) bowl of fresh green beans snack- cookie dinner- 1 bowl of chicken and dumplings brownie lg unsweet tea from sonic w/lime and sweet n low I know that I didn't do too great today, but I usually take weekends off. It's one of the ways that I have been able to do so well. If I don't allow myself a little treat now and then, I know that I'll just totally mess up. I hope that you have a fabulous week!!!