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There seems to be something to this mindfulness thing. To being aware and in the present. I say that because I slowed down enough to gain revelation into another one of my eating habits. One day last week a vendor brought food to the office as part of the sales pitch, as all good vendors do. And although I wasn't hungry…

The mindfulness intervention for today is to work on my attitude. Instructor said that attitude is everything. And I agree. He said that having a resistant and judgemental attitude about my food cravings and poor eating habits only makes the situation worse and perpetuates the behavior. He said to be mindful about the…

Over the past new year I noticed that I snack a lot. I notice that I tend to emotional eat, boredom eat, stress eat, avoidance eat, habitual eat and eat eat. I eat a lot! So I started a new intervention of mindfulness. Its supposed to help me bring awareness to the why what and how I eat. Its only been three days but the…

Man oh man. Its been forever since I checked in. I was gone but not forgotten. I've logged every day. I think I'm on day 370 something. Yup. Its been a whole year since I started this journey. And I have an update. I am no longer pre diabetic! I've lost 30 pounds. My knees don't hurt. My hip doesn't hurt. And my…

So I'm still here. I might be in a valley but I haven't given up. God bless and thanks for letting me share.

Thanks to everyone who has posted, shared or checked in. it feels good to know that I am not alone on this journey because I have a community of like minded supporters who are looking out for me and each other. I really appreciate that. So sorry it took me this long to check in but between work, home and church, I am tied…

Happt Holidays

Wednesday - Wishes (what do I wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not) Whelp... I would have to say that I don't wish for anything. And that's because I'm too old for that. I don't believe in wishes. I believe in cause and effect. So if there is anything that I want then I must do something about it.…

Non scale win: the family and I went to a weekend camp for the labor day holiday. We had a great time. Met new people. And had lots of fun being active in nature. On the last night of the camp we all watched a slide show of pictutes to recap the weekend. The show was on a big screen in the gy in front of everyone. Because…

Today was a good day. I did much better. So much better that I looked over my food diary twice to make sure I didn't miss anything!

I hit a low last week. I mean a shameful low. But I am going to journal it because the word says we overcome by the words of our mouth and our testimony. So here is my confession: My co workers had an ice cream social two weeks ago. I was fortunate enough to miss it because I was out of the office training that day. When I…

Weigh in: 201lbs, down five pounds from one month ago. That's pretty encouraging considering all the challenges I faced. I whole heartedly believe that logging and staying positive have been the most helpful. That's kept me focused, held me accountable but prevented me from quitting. I feel good. God bless and thank God.

TorStar80, Yes ma'am, because logging is my daily accountability. Plus I am loving the log streak I have earned. I actually have a non weight goal now to log all meals for six months.

Man oh man. Its been hectic. Challenge: I'm still off of the medication. I feel pretty good about that because I know what I'm doing now is working on my lifestyle, not just my weight. And so far I've consistently gone over my daily calorie goal. Some days are better than others. Some days I can skip the fried foods and…

Its been a while since I wrote in the journal because of hectic schedule. Working at work. Working at home. Work. Work. Work. Work. But all is well. I'm still working on me to. God bless and off to work I go!

Whoooaaa! Its been pretty rough. I have consistently gone over my daily calorie goal. And not by a little bit either. Its been discouraging because I don't feel like I'm eating any different than I did when I was on the medicine. But I'm sticking with it. I keep logging. And I stay with my meal plans. Why? What's the…

100 days! I feel pretty good about what I've accomplished. Lost 30 pounds. Dropped 3 to 4 sizes in clothes. No hip, knee or tailbone pain. Sleeping better. Increased mobility and flexibility. Regular BM. Etc etc etc. I feel pretty darn good Challenge: I feel like its time to stop the appetite suppressant from the MD. I…

So... How are YOU doing? Please share. I would love to hear

Soooo... I haven't asked anyone to help me yet. (That's how hard it is to ask for help!). I managed to reign in some behaviors to get back on track. But then came the promotion at work! I found that I had an apathetic attitude again when under stress. It was "I don't care". I didn't want to think about or work on my eating…

Look at God! I did my daily devotion after posting and the message was about building support. "Alone you can run faster. Together we can run farther". #confirmation

Looking over my past month I see that I haven't kept to my daily calorie goal as consistently as I did when I first started two months ago. What changed? Apathy. It started with Oreo cookies for dessert after dinner because I thought I could handle it. Now its pretty much "might as well" during every meal. I see what I…

Saturday Success: this week was a trying week. My nerves were all over the place. Seems like everything got to me. Actually, it started last week and rolled over into this week. And today I'm still dealing with a professional issue with a client that has my mood and mind unfocused. I pray resolution to that situation and…

Challenge: Today was tough. I believe I was feeling the effects of my recent B12 injection with jitters and restlessness. I've been worrying about my oldest son. I felt irritable. Had an increased appetite. Oreo cravings and cramps. Yes, that's right. Its TOM! Overcoming obstacle; planning, planning planning. I had healthy…

Official weigh in this week; only down one pound from last week, down seven for the month. I didn't meet my target goal loss of 10 pounds this month, but I saw that coming. Right now I am not bothered by that though because I have changed my mind about what I want. When I started this journey (again) two months ago it was…

Monday check-in: How am I doing? - I think I'm doing pretty well, praise be to God. I'm thankful to Him for all things. He is good at all times and worthy to be praised. I feel good and at peace right now. But like I frequently tell my husband, check back with me later. My crazy lady is liable to kick in at any time. Bless…

allenic10 thanks for sharing. Your courage is inspiring. And I am excited to hear about your progress. That is so awesome!

Official weigh in at the doctor's office today: 220 lbs. My husband was so confident in my progress that he bought me my bath and body works set AND candle yesterday. ❤

Bitter sweet moment. Bitters: I'm unofficially ONLY down three pounds. At this rate I won't reach this month's weight loss goal of 10 lbs because I only have 10 days left. Sweets: I didn't gain any weight on the trip. I've lost three pounds since my last unofficial home weigh in 10 days ago. If official weigh in at the…

Obstacle this month: week long vacation to visit family and attend a graduation. That meant eating out every day or eating food prepared by family. Also meant changes to my eating schedule. Overcoming obstacle: I stayed consistent with logging. That helped me stay accountable and aware. I refrained from fried foods. I…

My first monthly weight loss goal from the doctor was to lose12 lbs. When he first said it I thought he was crazy. I tried talking him into a lower number but he was not hearing that. Turns out he was right. Matter of fact I was down 14 lbs. I was excited to accomplish that goal that it didn't bother me at when he set this…