Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong
1 Corinthians 16:13
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
No changes to speak of this week in body fat percentage or weight…which is huge, because I have been baking (and sampling) all week for friends and to not do any damage is a good thing! Here is hoping to go down in numbers next week, BUT I did lose an inch in my waist. Soooo…if I suck in I can get my waist to be 24 inches. 🙂 This was happy news!
The picture on the refrigerator has stirred up a lot of conversation. I was planning on just putting it up when no one was going to be here, but it would be a pain to take down and up, so Brittany Tacy is still on the fridge trying to curb my food temptations. I did however put a moose head magnet on top of her head so that my hubby doesn’t have some fridge chick to stare at. 😉 He’s a good guy, he wouldn’t anyway, but no use putting it right in his face. Anyway, my mom is super sweet and told me I was thinner than her, which I am not, but it was still sweet of her to say. And then my friend commented on her legs (after laughing about the moose head), but then when I showed up at a Halloween party as Katniss Everdeen (Hunger Games), that same friend was like…”wow! Look at your legs…you are the girl on the fridge!” While I know I am not there yet, both comments were encouraging. It makes me feel like my hard work is paying off (not like I am working for the next medical breakthrough)…staying healthy is good.
Which brings me to…I am finally accepting that if I want to be strong the way I want to be strong, I am not going to be the skinniest girl on the block. I still see the ultra thin girls and think about being that size, but then I realize that my husband likes me just how I am and there is not one other person that needs to like how I look other than him. Plus, as beautiful as those super skinny girls are, and as strong as they may be, I like being able to lift and be toned the way I am trying to be. So…I haven’t fully accepted it yet…but I am getting there. Like I have always said in the past, as long as my husband likes me I am good. AND more important than that, I need to focus on my insides more than my outsides…my heart, soul and spirit. Having God use me trumps anything and everything else in my life.
One last thing, I have been free of diet drinks and gum for a few weeks now. I don’t miss them too much. Funny how last year at this time when I was thinner but continuously dieting and eating lots of artificial foods that my bloodwork was pretty poor. This year, even though I have gained a few pounds, by eating real food and working out a little bit harder, my cholesterol and blood sugar are way healthy! So I am definitely an advocate for not being underweight and not living on artificial food. 🙂
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding
Proverbs 3:5
Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.
John 12:36a
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
James 5:16
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
and clever in their own sight.
Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
Isaiah 5:20
But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness
1 Peter 3:13