Taking a Giant Leap!

I was told to do something for myself this week…I took it the wrong way. As I sit here with my pint of Blue Bell Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream J (not diet), I realize that I have not only fallen off the wagon…I rolled to the cliff and jumped off the edge. I am revolting. I JUST DON’T WANT TO DIET ANYMORE…ONE MORE DAY OF DIETING AND I THINK I’LL EXPLODE!!! Then I realize that my attitude, once again, is wrong. Once again, I have decided to take my life (and weight) into my own hands and I ripped that position right out of God’s hands. I quit doing the things that I should do (like asking God for the strength to put down the ice cream) and I’m doing everything that I shouldn’t. Have you ever felt like this??? They say you seldom succeed if you don’t want it bad enough. I’ll tell you…I want it bad enough, but unfortunately…I want it NOW!!! I don’t want to have to wait for it. I’m impatient, but I’m working on that. Like we’ve said a million times before…you didn’t gain in a week, you’re not going to lose it in a week either. It took you years to get where you are and it might just take that long to get rid of it as well (I sure hope not…but it might). At this point, I almost think my goal is to put on what I’ve already lost as quickly as possible and then some. I don’t want to, but it’s just so much easier to put the weight on than it is to take it off. I wish I was one of those girls that couldn’t eat when she was stressed, but that’s not me. I eat…eat…and then eat again. J Have you ever felt like the lady in this next story? Another diet. Carla had tried so many times, and she had never come close to succeeding. She wasn't even sure why she was trying again. She knew it would be good for her to lose weight, but she felt beaten before she even began. What would make this time any different from the rest? I know that this is exactly how I feel right now. The diet I’m on it a great diet…that’s the only difference that I think there is between me and this story. I can still have whatever I want…in moderation. I just need to get back on and stick to it. My biggest thing is I set goals and then when I don’t reach them, I get discouraged, when I should be looking up and saying, “Alright God…what’s next?” Well, I’m going to quit babbling for now, but I’m hoping that there will be less of me by the end of this year…how about you?

By the way...we tried a new recipe on Sunday night at the meeting. It's a milk shake. Take about 5 or 6 ice cubes, 1 cup of Fat Free milk, 2 TBSP of whatever kind of sugar free fat free jello pudding mix that you like, a couple drops of vanilla, and about a TBSP of whipped topping. Blend it all together until it's smooth and you've got a milk shake that it wonderful. Our next meeting is going to be September 24. It's the last Sunday of the month. I'll let you know if this changes. Until Next Time…Keep Looking UP for your inspiration and God Bless!!!

Hope for the Weary!

Good morning. Once again I am reminded of the struggles and hardships of life. I have to apologize, yet again, for the lapse in time of doing this blog. I know that personally, I struggle when I don’t do it. When I’m on top of things and I’m doing this on a regular basis, I feel guilty for cheating or whatever else I might do. When I am doing this blog, it holds me accountable for my actions. I don’t want to be a hypocrite saying things to encourage you guys, and yet not take the encouragement to heart. So, I’ve not been a very good girl lately, which is why it’s been such a long time since I last wrote you. I am back, though, I can’t promise that I will encourage everyday (because sometimes I just don’t get up early enough to do it and I can’t do it at work, and by the time I get home most of you are done eating so where’s the encouragement in that, right? J ). Anyways, enough of my excuses, I am back on my diet. I need the accountability as much as I hope you need the encouragement. I can’t be made to feel guilty when doing this blog if I’m practicing what I preach. Which leads me into our scripture for today. John 3:17 – for God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world THROUGH HIM, might be saved. As I have already said, so many times I feel guilty when I don’t do this blog, or when I do it and don’t practice what I preach. I know that you guys wouldn’t condemn me (or at least I hope you wouldn’t), but I still feel guilty. So many times, people get discouraged on diets because they fail. And every time they fail, they have people “condemning” them for failing. I don’t ever want this to happen with our ladies. I want us all to be an encouragement to each other. Just remember that if someone is doing this, Christ will never condemn. He will always love and support you no matter what happens. As Mrs. Holmes said last night (for those of you who were there), We Are Fearfully and WONDERFULLY made. Praise God for that. Until next time, Keep Looking UP for your inspiration and God Bless!!!

I will Comfort you

Hello all, I hope that this finds you well today. Once again, I would like to apologize for the lapse in time as far as updating this page. Hopefully things will be updated a little better and little more frequently in the weeks and months to come. John 14:18 says that “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” I’m so glad that God will not leave us comfortless. There have been many times in my life that I needed the comfort of the Lord and only His comfort could console me. I am hoping that we can be Jesus to each other in our dieting struggles. I know that I have not been too encouraging these last few weeks, but I’m also praying that this is the end all to that. I would like to start over again. Let’s encourage each other and pick up where we left off.

Just a side note…I think we will have our next meeting on August 27 unless anyone has objections to that. Until Next Time…Keep Looking UP for your inspiration and God Bless!