Praying everyone is enjoying this beautiful, fall weather in Georgia. Of coarse if I had my way - it would get COLD and stay there. Weighing in at the same point this morning is a good thing. I have a hard time eating on schedule and getting my water in on Sundays. It was 2:00 before I had lunch and only 8 cups of water. Today will be better. :) I did find a watermelon at Publix - not amazing but good for this time of year, so I am rewarding myself each evening with that. I would really like to loose a few more pounds over the holidays..........but we will see. wink-wink
Talked with a fam member yesterday who is down 22 pounds and is just finishing her first bottle of drops. Go girl! But the best thing - her blood pressure was AMAZING at the doctor's office and her breathing has improved tremendously. GIve it up for Jesus! Also, heard from a fam member whose weight was stuck and when we brought her water intake level up, her weight started moving again. These bodies need food (for energy) and hydration (for energy) and they have no one to depend on but us to help them. It's kind of like a baby - they can't feed themselves - we have to. So, let's feed and hydrate our bodies well so they will function at maximum capacity during this busy holiday season.
Remember to include the calories you are drinking, phase 3-4 folks. If you are having half/half in your coffee, those calories count too. The same is true with fruit juices. Just because it's a liquid doesn't mean it's not packing the calories. And calories add up - yes? I heard someone ask their spouse once, "do you want to drink or eat your calories?" I never understood that until now. Let's all keep our eyeballs open to hidden things.
Finally, being honest here, the holidays have always been a source of pain even though I LOVE them. There was the anguish of gaining weight each season and by Christmas Eve trying to find the correct number of layers of black clothes to hide my failure AGAIN. I have stuffed myself each year and cried as I tried on 4-5 outfits for parties, etc. that I bought LAST year that no longer fit. Just the thought of this routine made my heart sick EACH YEAR. BUT......here's the other thing. The holiday season always served as my "OH NO" it's going to get warm again and I will be the one trying to cover up, wear old, stretched-out t-shirts, etc.... I so looked forward to the hot days going away so I could COVER UP and not feel TOOOO bad about myself, but the holidays served as a reminder that spring would come around soon and I would have to unwrap and deal with all that flesh that the heat would expose.
Can I say for the FIRST time - I am not frustrated about either! This just hit me SATURDAY. I had an epiphany in my living room. I just about cried............I am good to go in my clothes AND am fine with warmer temps coming again in a couple of months without the pressure to "loose the holiday pounds before spring." OMGoodness, what a break-through. Keep weighing daily and getting that number to someone - accountability,accountability, accountability.
Choose life and eat to live - PK
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