My loss of one and six tenths pounds put me at a total loss of twenty pounds. What a way to celebrate my birthday, which was this past Thursday.
I didn't have any cake and ice cream for my birthday, and I didn't miss a thing. We have three August birthdays in our house so I've had cake this month. I am ready to cash in my rain check for a birthday dinner of sushi and frozen yogurt. Too bad we have to go out of town for both.
Fred also had a loss his birthday weekend earlier this month. We are working it!
This week Fred had a loss, but I forgot his numbers! Update coming.
I feel like I haven't blogged in forever! It's been busy around here with the kids and me going back to school after a much needed summer break. I feel like I have been left without a spare minute in the day. Wednesday before last I returned to work for the first of three teacher in-service days. On the last day before the students were to return, Friday, I was moved to an entirely different school to teach a different subject than I was set to teach at a different grade level. Whew!
I am just now able to catch my breath. Things have been chaotic. Because of last minute preparations into the wee hours of the night, we didn't get a single run in last week. But we hit it today! There's no way I will let my progress go to waste to grade papers. Running, and exercise in general, make me feel great. My health and fitness are a priority - plain and simple.
It's hard to go to bed early with so many things left undone. It's far too easy to slip back into old habits of eating poorly and not exercising because there isn't enough time. Being a lazy bum is easy. However, I've decided that easy is not for me.
I am willing to put in the effort, I will work hard, and I am determined to succeed. I am dedicated to this healthy lifestyle. I'm in it to win it!
Yesterday, I weighed in with a loss of one and six tenths pounds. I am very close to a total loss of twenty pounds.
Fred weighed in with a loss of six tenths. A loss is a loss. We'll take it.
I like my Saturday meetings better. First, the people are closer to my age. Most members have zero kids or some kids - not GRANDKIDS! Also, these people work and are not retired. I find myself sharing more since our struggles are more alike.
I really do love Wendy's. I can do without eating out, but when we are on the road, I need to have a meal that I know the points of. I like to have a Jr. Hamburger with added lettuce and tomato, a kids fry, a cup of water, and a Jr. Frosty (usually chocolate). Sometimes, I might drop either the fry or frosty depending on the number of points I want to spend. While this meal might be a splurge point wise, it only costs about three dollars.
burger - 6 pts+
fry - 6 pts+
water - 0 pts+
frosty - 5pts +
I don't mind eating a salad (especially the Berry Almond Salad), but I usually have a taste for a burger. Wendy's tastes far better than McDonald's in my opinion. If it weren't so full of fat (and points!), I'd opt for a number one Sonic burger with added cheese, chili and coleslaw and an order of onion rings. YUMMY!
I think that I will change my meeting date to Saturday. I weighed in this morning for the second Saturday in a row. I don't know how long this will last.
So. . . the scale showed a gain of one pound and four tenths. You won't get any complaints or whining from me after last week's great loss. The gain is probably the result of a change in our training (or the lasagna my mom cooked for us Sunday.)
Fred had a loss of six tenths this week. He's being weighing in every week with me even if there aren't updates on here. He is just not that good at updating.
This week I plan to do something a wee bit different in terms of how many and what kinds of points I'll be eating. I am anxious to see how the change will be reflected on the scale. At work I was assigned to a new school and a new grade level Friday. Our students start Monday. I hope this doesn't cause me to have too many late evenings of planning and grading that disrupt my exercise routines. Otherwise, I am excited about new beginnings and opportunities.
When we started running earlier this year, one minute at a time, I was hoping we would stick with it. I was hoping we would progress. I was hoping it would become a part of our lives, I was hoping, but I could not see it. Now a few months later I can see the fruits of our labor. These results have come by hard work and were by no means instantaneous.
This week we have
Run three miles in under forty-five minutes (a goal I can cross off)
Run two miles in a constant light rain (in the past we would have heard the rain and rolled over with relief, but this day we got up )
Run three miles with negative splits (now, we didn't set any world records, but each mile was a bit faster than the previous - never thought I'd have the energy for that )
Run three consecutive days (each of the above victories occurred on a separate day )
Celebrate the victories that make your life better no matter how insignificant they may seem. Growth is great!
About a month ago I read something that implied that not all change is good. I can agree. The author also stated that not all people change for the better. I can agree.
My husband and I have undergone some changes since we have been married, and the changes have been for the best. Each of us have strengthened our relationships with God individually. We've been doing more reading, studying, and praying. The best change has been that we are ONE. We've also come to be better friends and better parents. We have also decided to better stewards of our bodies, which is why you have anything to read from us in the first place.
A song by Matthew West, which our whole family loves to sing, really gives voice to the change that has taken place in us. Right now the words are my very own testimony. I am not ashamed of my past, and my past has no hold on me. Every single step in the right direction is cause for me to give God praise. Nothing I have accomplished is of my own doing. Not one mile of running, not three miles of running, or even the four miles I'll run this weekend. It is through God's power that I have strength to accomplish anything - even that which was once foreign to me like running or sharing Christ with others.
Here are the lyrics to the song (and a video is at the end):
Hello, my name is
regret
I'm pretty sure we have met
Every single day of your life
I'm the whisper inside
That won't let you forget
Hello, my name is
defeat
I know you recognize me
Just when you think you can win
I'll drag you right back down again
'Til you've lost all belief
These are the
voices, these are the lies
And I have believed them, for the very last time
Hello, my name is
child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, and I have been set free
"Amazing Grace" is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I am no longer
defined
By all the wreckage behind
The one who makes all things new
Has proven it's true
Just take a look at my life
Hello, my name is
child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, and I have been set free
"Amazing Grace" is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King
What love the
Father has lavished upon us
That we should be called His children
I am a child of the one true King
What love the
Father has lavished upon us
That we should be called His children
Hello, my name is
child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, and I have been set free
"Amazing Grace" is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I am a child of
the one true King
For those who know Fred and I personally, if you believe we have changed for the worst, I dare you to get to know Christ for yourself. If you believe we were better off how we were before, you are wrong.
