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| Start weight: | 250.00lb |
| Current weight: | 215.00lb |
| Goal weight: | 195.00lb |
| Lost to date: | 35.00lb |
| Remaining: | 20.00lb |
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I haven't posted in a while so I decided to at least do a drive by. I'm still working on my portion sizes and working out six days a week. The exercising is not the problem. Relearning how to eat can be difficult. I hate the fact that I am loosing weight so slowly but at least I get to eat my favorite foods everyday. Yes I'm finding the positive in everything. Besides, loosing is better than gaining anyday.
Lafay
Boy it is great being a teacher! Due to the icy conditions, there is no work today. So I get to chill inside except for walking Charity.
I'm down to 195lbs. 5lbs more to go to reach my Valentines Day weekend goal. I have faith that I will reach it. I'm still eating regular foods (junk food included). I'm just watching my portion sizes and eating when I am hungry.
My workout went well. It looks like I will be doing Burn It Up for another week. I'm still struggling with the leg lifts but I feel them at work. Buns and abs of steel here I come. (I actually use to have those videos in college. I may get those again.)
Lafay
The scale finally dropped under 197. I'm currently 196.2lbs! God is so good. I know I could not have done it without putting above everything in my life. Lord give me strength to continue to put you above food. Just wanted to share.
Lafay
Well I'm enjoying my rest day. I'm not even going to do any stretches unles I get a stiff muscle.
I'm really focusing on what causes me to slip on eating. In order to make changes I have to constantly make corrections in the areas that are causing me to slip instead of allowing myself to fall in the same area over and over again. Sweets and eating at night are the obstacles that I am dealing with. These things will always be here but how I face them will make all of the difference in the world. If I am thankful for the portion that I am able to eat, it will be much easier. However if I complain and get greedy, I will slip again. Besides, if I eat small portions, when I get hungry again I get to eat some of the tempting dessert then as well. Food tastes better when we are hungry. I have noticed that when I overeat, the food does not taste as good. I'm eating it just because there is some more on my plate. Well I will do this no more.
This is a warning. I'm about to get a little preachy. I will do this every Sunday. It is only to help lift me up as well as those who may need to hear this as well. If it is not your thing, just skip it and have a great day!
Yesterday at church Pastor Olsteen talked about praying before the temptation. Not waiting for it to come but to pray in advance. For instance, if I know that there will be a party on Friday at my job, I should start praying for strength now. That will give me strength not to over eat. But if I wait until I get to the party and I see that chocolate cake, it will make it more difficult for me to fight that temptation. I guess I really need to work on my prayer life. Hear is a scritpure that kept me encouraged this week.
The Message Bible Deuteronomy 30
8 -9 And you will make a new start, listening obediently to God, keeping all his commandments that I'm commanding you today. God, your God, will outdo himself in making things go well for you: you'll have babies, get calves, grow crops, and enjoy an all-around good life. Yes, God will start enjoying you again, making things go well for you just as he enjoyed doing it for your ancestors.
10 But only if you listen obediently to God, your God, and keep the commandments and regulations written in this Book of Revelation. Nothing halfhearted here; you must return to God, your God, totally, heart and soul, holding nothing back.
11 -14 This commandment that I'm commanding you today isn't too much for you, it's not out of your reach. It's not on a high mountain—you don't have to get mountaineers to climb the peak and bring it down to your level and explain it before you can live it. And it's not across the ocean—you don't have to send sailors out to get it, bring it back, and then explain it before you can live it. No. The word is right here and now—as near as the tongue in your mouth, as near as the heart in your chest. Just do it!
God will help me get the desires of my heart if I continue to put Him first. It is not as difficult as I think it is. God will help me to make it if I will just trust in Him.
Ok enough preaching. Have a healthy day.
Lafay
I have noticed that if you exercise while loosing weight flab is not as big as a deal to those who rarly exercise. Since I have been more faithful with my workout than with my meal plan I don't have any flab to speak of. All of my weight is pretty solid. Now I don't have a 4 or 6 pack but it is soon coming. All I need to do is loose this last 4 inches off of my tummy (I need to loose 4 off my but as well).
I'm so proud of my 53 lbs weight lost that I wanted to get my navel pierced now.. I'll be taking my next picture on Valentines Day. You'll get to see the piercing then, You will see that it does not look bad at all. I think its quite lovely. Besides, by then I should be able to wear a charm. I'm not suppose to now because it is tender and the charm can get caught in my clothing. I'm going to buy myself several charms for Valentine's day. I'm am so excited.
Well my portions are on point but I know that I need to make them smaller. So I'm going to work on that next week. Next week I will also start BIU on the SI6 program. I can feel the change in my body although the scale hasn't changed. Besides, good things come to those who wait!
Lafay
Since I got back to H-town. I had to get use to eating smaller portions again. With much prayer and patience, God is helping me to listen to the body that he has blessed me with.
My sister and I have a board where we encourage each other and others to stay focused on their health goals. It makes me feel like we are both in this together even though we are apart.
I did RIU this morning and I will be doing SI6 pack in a few minutes. I must have a firmer tummy so I can show off my new ring!
Lafay
For all of the happy birthday wishes. I'm still having a hard time believing that I am 30 years old. Boy does the time fly by. Hopefully my thirties will be better than my twenties. Lord knows I've made enough mistakes during them.
I'm still doing SI6. Waiting for hunger is still my main struggle. When I went home I had allowed my emotions to contol the way I eat. I know better than that.
Here's to a healthy week!
Lafay
You guys, I did it! I just got my navel pierced. I went right after work. It didn't hurt that much. It felt like I got poked with a pen. My navel only hurts when I try to touch my toes. I was so excited that I pp. I didn't do it this morning. I did SIU and the push ups and abs work out hurt just a tad bit. So my last workout in my twenties went great. I'll see you guys later.
Lafay
Hello ep! It is really raining today. We have yet another flood watch.
Any who! Since I was having a hard time being motivated to work out I have decided to do a mixture of SI6 and Slim Series. I will do SI6 for 3 or 4 weeks depending on my progress and SS for the last two weeks. I have been maintaining but a sister needs to loose a little something something. I still hope to get to 190lbs by Valentine's day. What a great gift to give to myself.
Saturday is the big day! I will be 30 and I will be getting my belly button pierced. My belly isn't a 6 pack yet but I guarantee that it will be worth showing by this summer.
My sister and I are still keeping each other motivated. She says I will never be smaller than her. All I have to say is never say never.
Have a great day!
Lafay
Yesterday I went to a steppers' club with my sister. I had a ball. I did not want to sit down. I have not danced so much since I was in college. My sis and I kept joking about working out twice yesterday. Dancing does not feel like a workout when you are having so much fun.
I read some of my homework it pointed out something that I needed to meditate on. I do not deserve to eat. Eating is something that should only be done when I am hungry. Food only makes one feel worse when it is eaten when not hungry. So I need to continue to ignore my head hunger, submit to God and eat less food. (The Weigh Down Diet pages 167-9). With time and much prayer it will get less difficult to wait for hunger and to ignore my head hunger.
Well today is Christmas Eve. Enjoy your holiday and remember the true reason for the season.
Lafay
