New Weight: 172.4
Starting Weight: 176
Measurements:
Yippie! I lost almost 4 lbs!!! And this is after only 5 days of eating healthy!!!
Next Week:
- I have decided to weigh in every Saturday morning.
- I will now add keeping track of calories of what I eat. (I did journal what I ate each day)
- I have decided to allow one "treat" meal a week. For example might go out to eat., fix a nice meal for the family on a Sunday, or on a date with Steve to a nice place. This allows for this flexibility.
- I start exercising on Monday! Ugh. Goal is 5-6 sessions a week, and will be using Jillian's Circuit.
- Will write a main blog on Saturdays. Thought I could do this, so I can reflect back over the past week, and then show a theme that will be for the next week. The other days will be short and sweet.
The first posts I added a video to "Voice of Truth" from Casting Crowns. Over this past week I have struggled with listening to those lies, and find they make me tired, and discouraged. It was a good first 5 days. Lesson learned? Speak out the Truth, rebuke the voices of the lies, and know the Lord will and IS doing a good work in me!!!!
Moving Forward to this coming week. THEME: Be in the Today
As we move into this week, think about the power of being in the present. How often do we either spend time thinking about the past or about the future. When I focus on the past, I seem to think of things like...."If I only I didn't________", or, "I wish I had'nt eaten that cookie", or it is filled with memories of what I "used to be/do", which can lead me down all kinds of paths titled....failures, mistakes, you've tried this before and it didn't work. etc. Ugh, and then condemnation, and doubt begin to invade my mind, keeping me locked up in the past. Like my life is the sum of all the bad (or good) choices I made. Yuck.
Or when I think about the future, I can begin to worry. Shoot it is crazy what I can worry about in regards to the future: my kids, how will we pay for college, or the bills. What will we do for a job for Steve when he retires.? Will I be able to fit into a bathing suit for our vacation this summer!? ha.
The thing is when we focus on the past we are, in a way, seeking to re-gain control of the past, as if we could re-write it Or when we focus on the future too much, it is also a way to try and be in control. But in truth, I am not in control. Not of the past, the future, or even in this very moment I am existing.
So the key for me this week is to choose to BE in this moment. Not focus on the past, or the future, or even over think today.
May I learn this next week to seek the Lord in this moment. May I draw on all He is in the moment I am within. May I practice the presence of the Lord in the presence. And as I cherish the day I have been given, and am defined by who I am in His presence, things begin to change.
As you go about this next week and the monsters of your past, or the scary worries for your tomorrows, or even the overwhelming tasks or challenges you face in the today hit you and seek to overshadow the gift of the present day, remember to turn to the Lord and practice His presence in that present moment. Every minute is filled with grace and opportunity.
The truth is that the Lord is in every moment of our day. In all the times of our lives He is there, if we stop to see Him. The song for this week is thus: "Times" , by Tenth Ave. North. I love this song. Really listen to the words.. May He be all He is, in all your times. The Redeemer of the past, the Victorious in the present, and the Creator of your future. May we learn to seek Him in the present, love Him, and let Him love us each moment of each day.
More than a Sparrow,
Lisa
p.s. Had a burger and fries at Red Robin today. It was OK. REally not as satisfying as I thought it might be, and then my stomach was upset later. Go figure. :) But tonight for a light supper I Garlic Hummus, with Trisquits, and little mini yellow and red peppers. YUMMY!!! The flavors were so good together!! In fact I found it even better than my "treat meal" :)
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