April 12, 2012

Good morning and happy Thursday - I am so excited to see Friday around the corner. I do love the cooler temps but am SO missing the spring rains. What about the saying I learned as a child, "April showers bring May flowers." Does "no April showers" mean the May flowers get cheated???? Well, there is always the water hose. :) I am not sure what summer will bring this year, but I am thankful to not dread it as I have for the majority of my life. And, as Crissy said yesterday, to approach summer without the dread of shorts or swimsuits is a great thing! Crissy also told me her new weight is allowing her to do projects around the house and in the yard that she had put off due to her decreased energy from being overweight. LOVE THOSE TESTIMONIES!

Matt 6:34 instructs us to not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow has enough worries of it's own. Preach that! For me, I have to make a plan and purchase my foods; I plan what I can eat if I go out; and I plan how to "navigate" a party/family gathering. We should all make a plan that reaches beyond today, HOWEVER, worrying about your vacation and how much weight you're going to gain PRONOUNCES that you have NO plan EXCEPT to be defeated. Don't worry about things beyond today. Teach yourself to strive for victory TODAY and your body/mind will begin to WALK in victory. If you are worrying about the next office party, or worrying about how long you can maintain your goal weight, or worrying about being embarrassed to take special foods to your office for lunch - you are releasing a stress hormone called cortisol and there is a good chance it is increasing your waist line. BUT beyond that - you are already admitting defeat.

Let's be trend setters! If tomorrow throws me a twist on my health journey, there is always a fruit or veggie or something to consume. I learned this in Germany for 2 weeks. People were confessing over me that I could not go and stay on protocol - that they would be worried about going. NO! I didn't eat as a normal tourist and I came back 2 lbs smaller, but I refused to WORRY about the journey. Let's live THIS DAY ON PLAN - and let's not seek trouble or interruptions for tomorrow. Let's PLAN to be successful again tomorrow. I learned even on phase 2 that if I got stuck having to eat out - I simply started explaining that I couldn't have starch, sugar or fat and asking the waiter for help. IT ALWAYS WORKED. Worrying is counter productive to our journey! People have said to me that I can never maintain this eating plan for the rest of my life. I can't worry about THEIR PROCLAMATIONS or worry with them. I simply get up every day and work the plan. AND, guess what? I have not withered away, been deprived, or felt cheated. I enjoy cooking what I know I can eat and I remain within the boundaries because MY LIFE MATTERS. So does YOURS.

Choose life this day and eat to live, PK
PS - and don't worry about tomorrow - celebrate this day!