TSFL Week One finished

You know the first week is always the hardest.  I made it!!  I lost 5 pds. Monday's weight 227.
I took my measurements again-nothing changed.  I didn't expect that anyway.

I ordered my Medifast food and it arrived in two days! Super quick!  Wanted to try the new mashed potatoes-they are great!  Sour cream & chive. Yummmmm.

I've been walking my shih Tzu for several weeks now.  Approximately 20 minutes.  He's 4 pds overweight.  Don't laugh!  When you only weight 22 pds-4 pds is a BIG DEAL! 
I want him to have the best life possible-so he's got to exercise.

Made the trip to Sam's to buy HUGE amounts of chicken!  I love chicken salads.  Eat them almost every day-I just don't get tired of them.  Especially now with the garden tomatoes and cucumbers.  I've been blessed to have friends that have given me some.  Was able to freeze some tomatoes for later.

I'm feeling a lot less bloated.  I drink tons of water-so my legs ache sometimes.  The way to solve that-Power-Ade Zero.  Puts back the sodium and magnesium I'm washing out.

I've joined the 12 week challenge that is going on starting Monday.  You can join for FREE too!

Go here- Stop. Challenge. Choose.

I'll check in next week.  Until then-I hope your Living for Tomorrow Today!

Karen
 

I'm starting over-Medifast is my friend!

How many times do we go on a diet-lose weight....stop diet-gain weight...usually gaining more than we lost?  SO FRUSTRATING!!

When will I learn the proper way to eat?

I found the only eating plan that has EVER worked for me.  Take Shape For Life.  Get that last part-FOR LIFE?  It works if you do what the doctor says!!

I lost 75 pds in about 8 months.  Oct 2012-June 2013.  Then I started losing my focus. Eating a little extra (or something I really shouldn't eat at all) here and there.  It took several months-but I've gained 45 pds back. 

I'm not going to wait till I gain it all back.  I'm starting again TODAY!!!!

Starting weight 232.  I took all my measurements.  I've dusted off my books and I'm back serious!

I now have a 2nd grandchild and I've got even more incentive to get as healthy as I can.  I want to live a long time and enjoy every minute of them growing up!

I'm praying that new way of looking at food and feeding my body will be ingrained in me to the point I'll never go back to the old eating habits and patterns.

 

Building Your Happiness

United Heath Care published a thin little magazine.  It had this fantastic article in there on how being happy is part of living longer.

I wanted to share some of the statements that was made.

Happiness isn't something you chase-it's something you recognize.

Another word for this: Gratitude.  It can be hard to be grateful for things you take for granted.  That's why we come up with ways to remind ourselves to be grateful, like saying grace at meals.

There's actual neuroscience behind this:  Keeping a gratitude journal modifies brain activity.   When people write down 3 good things about their day for a few weeks, their brain chemistry actually changes.  These effects last for months.



My day just started-I'm so grateful for a new day.  God has blessed me with a new day!
I pray I'll be able to share a smile, hug, prayer or kind word with someone today.

I'm grateful for my health.  There are so many of my friends that have 24/7 pain. Who don't rest well. Who are confined to their home. I never want to take my health for granted.

I'm grateful for my warm home.

What are you grateful for?

Have a blessed day!

 

Walk by Faith -Not by Sight

Happy New Year! Wow!  2014 -sounds strange. 

Have you seen other bloggers sharing their "word" for the new year?
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been thinking about one word that I'd want to focus on for a whole year.  I've never thought about it like that.

Wendy Blight, a wonderful woman of God, has shared her heart and prayer for 2014.  It really encouraged me to get in prayer and figure out what God's plan for me will be/should be.  Here's a link to her blog-HERE

My heart breaks for the people I meet and family and friends that don't know and experience the love, grace and mercy that God gives.

People are hurting. All around the world.  For all different reasons.

Job 28:23-28

“God alone knows the way to Wisdom, he knows the exact place to find it. He knows where everything is on earth, he sees everything under heaven. After he commanded the winds to blow and measured out the waters, Arranged for the rain and set off explosions of thunder and lightning, He focused on Wisdom, made sure it was all set and tested and ready. Then he addressed the human race: ‘Here it is! Fear-of-the-Lord—that’s Wisdom, and Insight means shunning evil.’”

Job 28:22-24

I've chosen the word "FOCUS" to ponder and explore this year.


God is in control. There are many cruel things happening in the world. Many mean and cruel people. We can't let our focus be on the circumstances around us. We can't give up hope.
As a Christian, I want to be different.  I want to share how great my God is!
I want to focus on what God can do. Focus on what God can do thru me.

In several ways 2 Corinthians 5:7 has come to me. “we walk by faith, not by sight” and verse 9 “we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent to be pleasing to Him”
That is my prayer and focus for 2014.
Lord, my deepest desire is to hear from you and follow your lead in 2014. There are so many distractions and is so easy to lose my focus. I pray I’ll allow you to keep me on the narrow path so that I may serve you. Be your hands and feet. Love others. Share your love and grace to others.
Thank you Lord for all you have done and continue to do! In Jesus name-Amen!

I pray you and your family have a Happy & prosperous 2014!
Put God first and he'll take care of the rest!