289. That's what it said last night.
286.8 is what it read this morning. It's amazing how much weight you lose while you sleep. Oh...because I'm not eating!
So this morning I successfully did 22 minutes on the Wii Fit, finished my sit-ups, push-ups, and jumping jacks, read my scriptures (I'm including spiritual health this time around), and ate my oatmeal (plain-gag) before the kids were up. Not bad.
At the grocery store I bought a bunch of healthy rabbit food and geek, I mean Greek yogurt. I passed on a Sprite at dinner. I ate a green pepper for my snack this evening.
I'm determined. I'm even going to make charts for the kids (at their request) tomorrow.
Each day I'll record the stuff I mentioned above in order to better track my progress. However, the Wii part isn't going to be solid. It's going to be a blank category where I record something "extra" that I've done. Another example is that I'm going to try and take all five kids hiking up the canyon (yes, by myself). Insane? Of course. Worth it? I'll let you know.
By the way, I could do with an "attaboy" every ow and again, too. Thanks.
Joe, I have been thinking about you since your last post. You are so open and honest about who you are and where you are at. I wanted to share with you an analogy that was shared with me a few years ago during a difficult struggle of my own.
ReplyDeleteThere once was a man who had a large rock in his front yard. The Lord told the man that it was his calling in life to push on this rock every day. The man was faithful to his call and pushed this rock every day. He pushed and pushed on this rock from sun up to sun down. He spent much of his life pushing this rock. Well, the rock never moved. In utter discouragement one day the man turned to the Lord in prayer. He said, "Lord, I have tried to move this rock...I really have. I have been diligent and faithful to my call. I have pushed and pushed but to no avail, the rock hasn't moved. Have I failed Thee? Has my life been waisted away working on a task that I haven't been able to complete?" The Lord responded to the man in the following way. "You have not failed me. You have been faithful to the task that has been given you. I have asked you to push on the rock and you have. Now you are strong. Your arms are mighty and your back is strong. You have been blessed for your diligence. I never asked you to move the rock, only push it. Now, I can move the rock for you."
I don't know if this helps you at all but it sure helped me. One of the biggest stumbling block to me in my trial was my belief that if I just tried hard enough the struggle would go away. Once I changed my perspective about my trial, things improved. My trial has not gone away, it is still a struggle BUT it is easier to manage AND has significantly improved with time.
How's that for an "atta" boy?!!
Atta boy! And I love Greek yogurt!! (Also, I was looking at it: mine has more calories than regular yogurt, but I keep hearing it's so good for you. What does everyone else know that I don't, or are we all fools for thinking it's better for us?)
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