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Well,  at least that’s what I’m telling myself right now.  :D    I went to the grocery store today and loaded up on fruits,  veggies,  organic peanut butter,  etc….  and I HAD to buy a jar of “Nutella”   for those of you who’ve never had the incredible experience of tasting it,  it’s a milk chocolate/hazelnut spread you can put on toast.    I’m sorry,  but the only way I can explain it,  is one large food “O”!    (sorry,  it’s just the facts girls~!)  :D   Anyway,  I bought it because I want to challenge myself.   I can splurge one time a week and have a tablespoon on toast.   My goal is to make sure that it will be my only happy food for the next couple of months…  In moderation.   No sitting down and eating five spoonfuls of the incredibly good stuff!   *My mouth is watering talking about it,  but it’s in the cabinet with the seal still on it.*   And that’s where it will be until Saturday morning!!!   Keep me accountable!   I can do this!  

Okay,  so here’s my predictament.   On Sunday evenings our church… instead of meeting at church,  we do what’s called “Lifegroup”.   A group of people “doing life together”,  growing as a family of believers.   Our group got so large that we could no longer meet in one home.  So,  DH and I are starting one in our neighborhood.   The kickoff weekend for it is next Sunday.   My temptation is that everytime we meet,  someone inevitably brings desert.     In your home,  what would you do?   Suggest that they only bring desert once a month,  or just try and stay away from it?    I really don’t want the temptation,  but then I know it’s my job to be strong and just not cave.   Fire away with any thoughts!

Okay,  I have to share some phrases my bestest friend in the world just shared with me the other day.  Carmon called me so excited,  and it made me smile hearing her so pumped.   Carmon you’ll meet soon.   She just signed up but hasn’t had a chance to really dive in and find out how cool this place is yet.   Anyway,   Carmon is a living testimony to me of what drive does for you.  She was very heavy when we met,  and now she’s a little hottie!   Tons of hard work later,  and she’s a knockout!!!   Okay,  on to my original subject.  (Sorry!)

The first one was, “A moment on the lips,  forever on the hips!”   This one I stuck in the back of my mind after saying “Yeah,  that’s true”…  but nothing compared to the one I’m sharing next.

“What you eat in private,  is what you WEAR in public.”   WOW!    I thought about that for a while and just pondered it in my mind.   How true is that?!   I used to say to others,  “Look at you!   You can eat all that fattening stuff and not worry about it!” 

Genetics are either a blessing or a “curse” they say,  but you know what?   When I’ve lost in the past,  and I’ve worked hard to get there,  I ENJOY my ”lack of weight” because I’ve done so much to get to that point.   That in turn,  makes my self esteem soar.   I treat others differently because my confidence allows me to be me,  without fearing rejection.  I smile at everyone I meet,  I don’t look down when someone walks toward me.   I feel as if I’m getting closer to living out the life that God gave me,  and being the person he so desperately wants me to be… for Him! 

I am so excited!  I seriously can’t wait to get this all out on the screen so I can see that it’s actually for real.

I feel successful again today!   I drank about 5 quarts of water today.  Uhhh Yeah!   I did say Quarts…   I have a 3L container,  it’s a Zepherhills water jug.   I just keep drinking and drinking until it’s gone,  and tonight I actually filled it half full and drank that as well.  

I also had a HUGE revelation this evening!   I haven’t had the energy to do anything the last couple of months.  I’ve been so tired that I just let it all go.  Today you should see my house!!!  I’m not joking.   It is immaculate,  and so clean you could literally run your hand over every surface in the livingroom and not feel dust!  I even pulled the couch cushions off the couch and vacummed under them.   I was sooo excited to get it done…….  and then on top of that I rode the exercise bike again and then cleaned some more!  The last few days I’ve been like this,  and kept thinking “what is so different about me lately that I’m back to my old cleaning habits of wanting things just so?”   And then it hit me.   I’m losing weight again,  exercising, eating waaay healthy,  and I’ve got my energy back!   Duh!

I want to live up to the full potential that God has for me,  and I can’t do that at my present weight.   I have to keep striving for better,  exercising more,  and spend more time reading the Bible so that I can be who He designed me to be.

Does anyone do juicing?   We bought a Jack LaLanne power juicer and I love it…   Looking for someone else who does this also,  or wants to.

Thanks!

JoyJoy

Okay,  first off,  I should introduce myself.   I’m JoyJoy..  and I’ve got about 70lbs to lose.    My best friend and I were on a weight loss kick two years ago and I did fabulous!   Got depressed and gained it all back.   Now I’m exercising,  juicing, and it’s not falling off like it used to.

I’m determined to get it off and keep it off.   Here’s my question though….  Anyone have thier hands or arms swell when they exercise?   I’m not talking about significant swelling,  but I can feel my rings getting tight on my fingers,  and tingling in my hands and arms.

Looking forward to meeting some of you on here and making life changes in order to keep this weight off.

Blessings!

JoyJoy