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Okay, so who in their right mind hates the holidays? Umm... I guess a lot of people! Many people wind up quite depressed because they are alone, or wind up stressed because they have too many people coming over. In my home, it has always been simple, just my husband, our son and myself! I love to bake and cook, so I worry about the unwanted guests of a few extra pounds coming to visit, then deciding to stick around! But NOT THIS YEAR! No sir! I am getting a jump on things. I am starting a new workout routine TODAY! A bit more than a week before Thanksgiving! So, I fear not this holiday season. Food and people are to be enjoyed. My door is open,my table set.
So it was way back in January when I said I would post pics of my hair...
Time indeed flies!
Since I posted last, I went through a bit of an ordeal. I had surgery again, on March 22. But this time it was different, the love an support from my church family was not short of AMAZING!! God is good, and He put His workers right in front of me. I often have to bump into goodness to notice it, and he set these wonderful people right in my path! So, I had my surgery, and I feel better than I have in quite some time!! Healing was easier, not having all the extra weight to deal with, that is sure, and the prayer and love, in the form of many meals, we received, made the time go by quickly.
It set me back as far as the weight loss, but that is okay. Because my perspective changed. God does that, makes us see things differently.
So, here is my hair. I kind of missed having it black, just seems more me...but that could change!!
I am back to working on my fitness, I would like to loose another 15 lbs or so. Not set on a specific number. I will know when it feels right. This is the second summer where I am not embarrassed to wear a bathing suit. That is an awesome feeling! I cannot wait until I feel good in a bathing suit, but the feeling of non-embarrassment is good for now!We are going to California in a month...it will be wonderful to see my family and not be "the fat one"!
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
So, I gained a bit of weight during the Holiday season. I got a bit discouraged, but a friend who is my walking and weight-loss buddy, straightened me out! She helped put things in perspective. I was not walking, and since I LOVE to bake and cook, I was doing both in abundance! Then my husband and son were home for two weeks on vacation. I have already taken off most of the weight I gained. And am back to working on my goal, whatever that really means!
I dyed my hair today as sort of a celebration...I like it!
Pics to follow!
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
So, here I sit, breathing. Yes, breathing. Big deal as I am asthmatic. A year ago, I was taking my rescue inhaler upwards of 8 times per day, just to breath. Yes, that is how FAT and out of shape I was. Oh, how I love that word WAS. I am fitter and have gone months at a time without having to reach for my inhaler. I do still take a maintenance medication, but last year I was talking two maintenance medications and STILL had to use my rescue inhaler constantly. Now, I can go for a walk and leave my inhaler at home! It is a freedom, I never thought I would have.
A year ago in December, when I was visiting family in California, my mother and I prayed that I would finally find a way to loose all this weight I had gained, from all the various surgeries and medications I have had to take during the years.
Our prayers were answered.
With help from a wonderful doctor, who listened and really seemed to care about my weight problems, and with constant prayer for strength to follow through, I am almost to my goal.
At this point though, the goal in my head seems irrelevant. It is about feeling good, and liking who I see in the mirror. And well, I am there. Any extra weight loss, will be a bonus!
Psalm 17: 6 I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.
