My Weight Loss Journey Exposed!

Well...it is official. I have lost 15lbs! Wahoo!

 I began this whole thing on January 21st and there has been no looking back since. I have tried many diets before and  that is exactly why I am not doing a diet this time. The goal is 21 lbs.  After this neck and back injury thing that occured last April it has been pretty up and down with the exercise and pretty straight up on the weight.  On January 21 I decided to go to my Wii and plug in the Wii Fit.  I had not stood on it in at least 10 months and what it said was sooooo not cool! I had officially gained 12 lbs this past 10 months! I knew it was the case because everything in the closet was tight and the winter snow pictures were uh, rather revealing. (I was the plump one that looked like a snowball)  I began looking back through pictures from the year and realized that I had grown quite accustomed to the gradual weight gain that had taken  place and it really wasn't all that noticeable until you looked at ALL the pics.  The verdict was in,  I had reached a number that I had not seen since I was pregnant--too bad my youngest child is 8!!!

I knew it was gonna be tricky because this neck  thing has been touch and go and I could not depend ENTIRELY on the cardio for weight loss. What I have learned running is that running doesn't make me lose weight. It builds muscle and heart, and its fun as all get out but it also makes me hungry!  And when I have been hungry I have eaten more than quite enough and guilt-free because I had been running- See the problem?

I am going to share what I have been doing but I first of all want to say that what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another.  I am just going to share so it can hopefully be an encouragement to "get your game on" (if you have trouble in this area) and find out what does work for you.  I have been so encouraged as I read what others are doing and I can only pray that this will be an encouragement to you.  I can tell you that because of what I am doing I feel better physically, mentally and spiritually. Yes, it has been quite a spiritual journey as well as physical.  Yes, I still have 6 lbs to go until goal and they will be the hardest 6 lbs to lose, but this is much more than losing the 21lbs.  It has become about self control and what masters me, what I am teaching my children, what I feel like physically, what I say about Christ with my life, encouraging others and even about my husband. and what I look like to him.

Okay so, get ready because my next blogs are gonna be pretty packed. I haven't quite decided how to communicate it all and exactly how long it is gonna take me to communicate it.  I am also pretty sure that some of you are going to think I have lost my mind--but that is ok.  Just try and hear my heart and remember that I am a humbled christian sinner who is not perfect by any stroke of the imagination but seriously longs to seek and savor Jesus Christ in all things.  I long to glorify Him with every aspect of my life even my eating and exercise.  So get ready here it comes!!!