Another Tuesday, another weigh in. At the 2 week mark, I am down 13.7 lbs and a total of 18 inches! Truthfully, I was a little dismayed at seeing that I was only down .1 lb (that's one/tenth of a pound, not an accidental typo), I am remembering that my body knows how many calories to burn between pounds lost, so, probably tomorrow I will be down a pound. I should really stop weighing myself everyday, and go to once a week. How cool to get on the scale and see a 5 pound drop all at once! But, I figure every little bit is cause for celebration, even a tenth of a pound!
I was also hoping to be down another 8 lbs, like last week, but to make up for it, I am down 10 more inches! 2 inches, 2 pounds-tomato/tomado!
Here's to the Lord who made this wonderful machine that I call a body! Praise you, Abba Father!!!! And, I want to thank you ladies for all the encouragement and prayers that you sent my way!
Until next time, in faithfulness to the Great Creator!
Rusty
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
8 pounds, 8 inches, Ate correctly
After one week, I have lost 8 lbs and 8 inches (overall)! This is very exciting! If it were possible to keep this up, I would be at my target weight in 4 months! Of course, it won't continue like this very much longer, but I'll take what I can get!
My target reward has changed from Hawaii to San Diego, but that's ok with me, San Diego is my hometown, and after living in the proverbial sticks for so long, it will be exciting to share my formative years with my beloved and the kids!
The only reason we changed is because neither of us look forward to a 8 hour flight with the littles. We will only be on planes for about a total of 3 hours to go to San Diego (layover in San Fran). Financially, it will work out better for us.
This will be the first time I have ever flew. Being fat my whole life, really didn't encourage me to go an see anything. And, after hearing a bunch on horror stories about how the airlines treat fat people, I certainly don't want to get in the abuse line! This should be very interesting!
My target reward has changed from Hawaii to San Diego, but that's ok with me, San Diego is my hometown, and after living in the proverbial sticks for so long, it will be exciting to share my formative years with my beloved and the kids!
The only reason we changed is because neither of us look forward to a 8 hour flight with the littles. We will only be on planes for about a total of 3 hours to go to San Diego (layover in San Fran). Financially, it will work out better for us.
This will be the first time I have ever flew. Being fat my whole life, really didn't encourage me to go an see anything. And, after hearing a bunch on horror stories about how the airlines treat fat people, I certainly don't want to get in the abuse line! This should be very interesting!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
After 6 days, I can report that I have lost 6 lbs. It would be lovely to think that I will be losing a pound a day until I hit my target, no such luck!
After 2 days, I lost 3 lbs, 2 lbs the next day, and 1 pound today. Pattern emerging. So, to keep the weight loss going, I am going to have to throw in some exercise. Last time I exercised twice a day, and just kept at my weight, mainly 'cause I was adding muscle, and reducing fat. Muscle is much heavier. I will be doing at least a half hour on the Wii daily. As I get stronger, I will increase my workout time, until it's an hour. I realize that the fitness gurus tell us to exercise for 2 to 3 hours a day, but I am a stay at home mom, not a personal trainer. Between my exercise plan and chasing toddlers (I have 2 now), I do get exercise, even if it's not in a gym, or with a DVD.
I have a great support system in place. My beloved loves me, ask questions, and is my best cheerleader, even when I know he could care less about my thoughts of why and how to lose weight. Seriously, be honest, if that's all that anyone talks about, BOOOOORINGGGGG. I also blog in 3 places about what I am doing. And I journal in a notebook, usually after every weigh in. I also have an accountability partner, Fran on The Homeschool Lounge (http://www.thehomeschoollounge.com/), plus my other lovely sisters on that site. But, my all time best supporter and strength giver is God Himself. If you are trying to do anything without God as a supporter, you are just spinning your wheels. Giving your life over to Christ, understanding His sacrifice, is the only way to accomplish anything. If you don't know Jesus Christ as your saviour, learn about Him. You don't have to be perfect, you don't have to live a "holy roller" life. You just need to know Him. To realize that He gave His life for you and the sin you were born with, and the sins you have and will commit. Yes, you can be a good person, compared to other people. But, are you a good person when compared to God? No, no one is. You can't rely on yourself to be good. If you have ever told a lie. If you have ever "hated" anyone. If you have ever stolen something. It doesn't matter that you don't do it anymore, 'cause you have done it. You can be forgiven for those, and being aware that you still do sinful things, be forgiven for those, too. All you have to do is ask. It doesn't matter what you are doing now. You may think that you are the most awful person, I know I am. Jesus, just wants you to trust Him. To willingly give your heart to Him. He's already done the hard part. He took the Father's punishment, just so He could spend eternity with you. Your soul is eternal. If you are not spending your eternity with God, you will spend eternity away from God. There here and now, lifes little feel good moments are nothing compared to feeling good forever. That was the promise made, to spend forever feeling good. Do you want to feel good?
In love and faithfulness in Christ Jesus, Rusty
After 2 days, I lost 3 lbs, 2 lbs the next day, and 1 pound today. Pattern emerging. So, to keep the weight loss going, I am going to have to throw in some exercise. Last time I exercised twice a day, and just kept at my weight, mainly 'cause I was adding muscle, and reducing fat. Muscle is much heavier. I will be doing at least a half hour on the Wii daily. As I get stronger, I will increase my workout time, until it's an hour. I realize that the fitness gurus tell us to exercise for 2 to 3 hours a day, but I am a stay at home mom, not a personal trainer. Between my exercise plan and chasing toddlers (I have 2 now), I do get exercise, even if it's not in a gym, or with a DVD.
I have a great support system in place. My beloved loves me, ask questions, and is my best cheerleader, even when I know he could care less about my thoughts of why and how to lose weight. Seriously, be honest, if that's all that anyone talks about, BOOOOORINGGGGG. I also blog in 3 places about what I am doing. And I journal in a notebook, usually after every weigh in. I also have an accountability partner, Fran on The Homeschool Lounge (http://www.thehomeschoollounge.com/), plus my other lovely sisters on that site. But, my all time best supporter and strength giver is God Himself. If you are trying to do anything without God as a supporter, you are just spinning your wheels. Giving your life over to Christ, understanding His sacrifice, is the only way to accomplish anything. If you don't know Jesus Christ as your saviour, learn about Him. You don't have to be perfect, you don't have to live a "holy roller" life. You just need to know Him. To realize that He gave His life for you and the sin you were born with, and the sins you have and will commit. Yes, you can be a good person, compared to other people. But, are you a good person when compared to God? No, no one is. You can't rely on yourself to be good. If you have ever told a lie. If you have ever "hated" anyone. If you have ever stolen something. It doesn't matter that you don't do it anymore, 'cause you have done it. You can be forgiven for those, and being aware that you still do sinful things, be forgiven for those, too. All you have to do is ask. It doesn't matter what you are doing now. You may think that you are the most awful person, I know I am. Jesus, just wants you to trust Him. To willingly give your heart to Him. He's already done the hard part. He took the Father's punishment, just so He could spend eternity with you. Your soul is eternal. If you are not spending your eternity with God, you will spend eternity away from God. There here and now, lifes little feel good moments are nothing compared to feeling good forever. That was the promise made, to spend forever feeling good. Do you want to feel good?
In love and faithfulness in Christ Jesus, Rusty
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