Climbing stairs!

The one thing I have the most trouble with due to my knee pain is climbing stairs. So when I have to climb them I take them slow and obviously one at a time. While I was exercising today a thought came to me, scary I know, but a thought non the less. I do try to stay away from stairs but sometimes they are unavoidable so I just deal with them. The thought I had is this, when I have to climb stairs I climb them in the way best suited for me, not Susan, Greg, Rachel, I climb them the way I need to climb them. Changing eating habits and starting to exercise to be more healthy is the same process. What works for one person may not work for me, probably won't. I need to find the best plan for me. If I make this change 1 step at a time like I climb stairs I will be successful. I always make it to the top of the stairs and I will make it to the top of my health climb! I may struggle and it may be hard but if I take it 1 step, 1 day, 1 lb at a time I will make it to the top! I can do ALL things through Christ Who strengthens me! Toodles......

WHAT I USED TO DO WHEN I WAS TICKED-OFF!

I am a little ticked off right now and I refuse to fall back into my old habits of eating when I am feeling that way! First of all I don't like being ticked-off and second of all it's not how God wants me to be and the reason I am ticked-off is stupid! I can not change the world, I am not every one's mother or grandmother and I can not change people, that is God's job and I am happy about that! Soooo instead of eating a bunch of junk that is going to make me feel really bad (physically and emotionally) I decided to blog and exercise! Yay! I feel much better already! I have been doing some reading on the benefits of exercise and it helps alot more than just weight loss. It helps with stress reduction, moving actually helps arthritis, it helps with sleep and just overall health.  It doesn't mean we have to do strenuous exercise it just means get up and move! So I am getting up and moving Toodles......

Exercise Is Not A Bad Word!

Regardless of what I may think exercise is not a bad word! The key to exercise is to find something you like to do and do it. I like my exercise ball, dancing and walking. Now all I need to do is figure out how to incorporate these things into my already busy life. Here is my thought, I MUST incorporate these things if I want to continue with my life! I WILL walk once a week with Doris and Susan, starting tomorrow I will get back on track @ Curves on Monday, Tuesday and every other Friday and every other Saturday (gotta work around work schedules). I will use my ball in the evenings and I will start journaling both food and exercise. I really want to start dancing but I need to get my Dr's okay first because of my knees. Since we went to putt putt the other night both Greg (hubby) and I decided we would like to do that on a regular basis. I have some in home walking videos that I can utilize a couple days a week and my hubby wants to start walking in the evenings. Okay so I have a plan, what am I going to do besides journaling to keep me accountable? That is where I recruit my friends! Susan, Doris and Barb are you ready? I haven't weighed for a couple of reasons #1 my scale is broken and #2 I really don't want to know! In my devotional Fit for My King, Sheri says we should let God be our mirror and not stress over the scale so at least for now that is what I am going to do. As long as i stay on track with eating right and exercise I should see results in how my clothes fit and how I feel, and that is enough for me right now! Pray for strength and wisdom and NO PAIN as I start this next chapter! Love you all and Toodles for now..... 

Date Night!

I really hadn't planned on writing about this but, I needed to. I wish I could say that I stayed on track all day, but, I didn't! However, I did very good all day so that I could enjoy myself on the outing. The hubby and I went on our first date night with our church. 7 couples went to Perkins for dessert and then to putt putt golf. I ordered a chocolate chip cookie sundae and boy was it good! I only ate 1/2 of it! I was very proud of myself. Then we went to putt putt (my very first time ever playing), I was worried that I would not make it through the course since there is alot of bending and walking. You see bending is very hard for me and I have trouble walking very far. My hubby was prepared to do the bending for me, but I asked him to let me do it until I couldn't do it any longer, which he gladly agreed to. I surprised myself and my hubby and if truth be known probably Susan and her hubby as well by finishing the game with NO bending help! This may not seem like a big deal to most of you but to me it is a VICTORY! I now know that I can do more than I give myself credit for! I found out that I like putt putt golf and would do it again and that I am not that bad at it! My first score was 56 and I am planning on lowering that the next time I go, and there will be a next time! Toodles......

Friends!

One thing I can honestly say about my life is that I have the most supportive friends ever! Susan my bff always has encouraging words for me no matter what may have happened. I love her so much. She is always willing to walk with me and never judges me. Doris is always willing to walk with me and she is very encouraging also. Barb is willing to do any exercise I may want to try and is very supportive of my knee issues. Lysa is my inspiration she has lost so much weight and looks absolutely amazing. Amanda is going through a very hard time right now and never ceases to amaze me that she can think of me during this time and offer me some help that I think will be just what I need to win this battle. If you don't know by now I love each one of you, and do not know what I would do if you weren't in my life. All of you say that I encourage and inspire you but I want all of you to know that you all inspire and encourage me as well. Thank you Jesus for putting these amazing women in my life! You all rock! 

Emotional Eating!

Yesterday I learned or should I say remembered that I am an emotional eater. But I also learned that I don't have to give in to those emotional cravings .I was upset because someone I thought was my friend did something that was not very friend-like. I was so tempted to blow the whole day and eat junk!  I settled for some animal crackers, which in the big scheme of things is a victory for me. I did have an ice cream bar for dessert but for the most part yesterday was a great dieting day compared to my eating before this journey began.  My family is being very supportive and have decided that we all can eat a little healthier.  In my Made to Crave book it says you crave what you eat so if you eat healthy foods eventually you will crave healthy foods, that is my goal for my whole family! Today is the day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it, I will also glorify Him by the choices I make today! Have a God-filled glorious day my friends and keep my journey in your prayers. Toodles.....

Bad days!

I used to let bad days keep me from reaching my goal. But as I said in an earlier post that was the old me.  Yesterday was somewhat of a bad day (diet wise). I met Susan (my bff) for breakfast burritos, which wasn't a bad choice until I ate the sopapilla with honey on it.   We went and got our nails done, which is always a good time.  Then I had cheese pizza for lunch (not a great choice) and cottage cheese for snack (my favorite) and did great til supper. We had a good supper turkey and black-eyed peas and corn and peppers, then guess what I did? I ate a Reeses's peanut butter cup, and nachos!  Looking back I realized that I was rushing around all morning getting ready to meet Susan and I forgot to read my devotions and I forgot to pray for strength!  I know that these are very important things for me if I am going to succeed, and I AM going to succeed! Today I will be reading my devotions and will be praying for guidance and strength. I WILL NOT let my bad day yesterday affect my success for today! Hope all of you have a great day and I will post tonight to let you know how I did. Toodles......