07/13/2009 17:06
Wooo Hooo!
I am feeling thin! I haven't weighed today, I'll wait a few days for that.
This week I'm working on the 4-day win about Trashing the Treasure. Now, this is a hard one for me. I was raised to eat everything on my plate. Well, not this week. I also find it hard to have a snack just because it's in the house, and I don't want to be wasteful. No more. In Martha Beck's book this really makes sense, when she says, "Throwing away food when you're too full to eat it is not wasteful. It is wasteful to eat that food, thereby causing yourself to become a fat dead person." That is so true. I will not be wasteful toward ME. I see myself as making the most out of my life, by being a healthy and energetic person, who eats the correct amount of right foods, exercises and has a positive attitude.
For the past 2 weeks I've increases my exercising. I exercise for 30 minutes everyday except Sundays. Now, what I'm adding is to work toward my dream, I believe I mentioned earlier, and that is to backpack. So, my plan for this week will be to wear my backpack which is partially packed (tent, sleeping bag, stove, water purifier and a few other items weighing a total of 20 lbs.) around the house doing daily chores. I figure start small but START! I will call my brother, who will be backpacking with me, and make a date for our first event.
I am writing down everything I eat and trying to eat 1300 calories a day. Although, I think I ate a bit over that on Saturday and Sunday, but I practice SO FAR (another Martha Beck inspiration), so I'm not really worrying about the over-the-limit during the weekend and I'm getting back on track and moving on with my goals.
As for other things in my life...
My daughter's boyfriend is back around, (he left for awhile to "try out the Navy"). That stresses me out! I Pray she will make good choices and stay true to The Lord and herself. She has such dreams for her future. She is only 15 and knows she wants to become a physical therapist. She figures next year when she's a junior she can go to Vo-Tech and work toward getting her CNA. Use that (her CNA) and work while attending a university to get what she needs for physical therapist. Plus what she learns studying for CNA all the medical, will help with her physical therapy studies. She has a good head on her shoulders, NOW if boyfriend doesn't fog it up and turn it to mush! He, I thought had a good head on his shoulders. But my opinion of him recently has changed. I think he may be a loser from a couple of bad choices he's made and some of his comments about his future. Prayers are needed for this situation. My friend opened my eyes to Phillipians 4:6,7 it has really helped me and I will use this verse often, especially where my daughter's well being is concerned.
I still have my grandson. I will be taking him home this week, hopefully before Thursday. Thursday, my daughter is having a foot operated on to straighten out her toe (bunion problems).
Have a great new week. I'll get back and post in a day or two.