Saturday

Hmmmm.  I think we may be dealing with pink eye here.  My sweet Havilah has gotten goopy eyes and one of them is really blood shot.  I've also been really congested and had a sore throat so not much has happened around here.  I did get in one mile this morning though!

So far, 8 out of 10 miles
No tea today
No more dancing
Everything else good

Ready to curl up and watch Courageous with my husband now.  Goodnight all!!!

Friday (and Thursday!)

About thirty seconds after I opened my eyes this morning it hit me, " I never updated yesterday!!!!!".  Turns out I didn't drink my green tea either so I'll have to wait for a different week to earn my new dvd.  That's okay.  I wont let it discourage me!

So far I've walked 6 out of 10 miles
Done 2 out of 4 dancing times
Made breakfast every morning

Please pray for my husband and I as we have been thrown into the mediator role with some dear friends going through some serious issues.  We want to bring wisdom and God's heart to the situation, but sometimes it is such a struggle to know what is best! 

I'm so thankful for you ladies and how you are continuing on, even when it gets hard!

Wednesday

I'm very tired and ready for bed, but I had to update first!!!

3 miles walked (out of 10 )
2 dance workouts (out of 4)
Green Tea~ check!
Breakfast for Hubby~ check!

Doing good so far!!!

Every now and then I get this giddy feeling of, "I really CAN do this!!!!".  I'm so excited!!!

Well........

As you may have deduced by my long silence, this past week did NOT go as planned.  I tried to "improvise" the best that I could, but since I didn't get on here and admit my changes, I still felt slightly guilty!

By Wednesday I decided that I was going to have to throw out the "no sugar week".   This past week was full of getting together with THREE of our dear friends (two of which are siblings!) who are starting some very exciting relationships, one friend who is grieving, friends who are struggling with a legal vs. Christian attitude situation and one of my best friends who is moving across the country.  Plus two birthday parties.  Our life is not normally like this and I feel like I've been grasping for sanity!

I really felt like it was the wise decision to not add more burden to myself and I still tremendously felt the inspiration of all of you ladies and felt like the Lord was giving me the strength the be wise in the midst of it all.

I got in 4 out of 6 TTapp times but only walked 2 miles.  I also only got my water in four days.

Now here I am at day two of Week 3 already!  I weighed myself this morning and it said 165.7 which considering my past week, I was THRILLED with!

My goals this week are,

Walk 10 miles (2 done)
Dance exercise 4 times (for AT LEAST 15 min.)
Sweets ONLY with my husband
Drink Green Tea daily
Serve my husband breakfast EVERY day!!!
Update here DAILY for one week

This may not sound too extreme but I want a week that will get me "back on the wagon".

If I meet all of these goals this week I'm going to reward myself by ordering a new Walk Away the Pounds dvd.  I've used the same one for two years now.  What are your favorites?

Still Here!!!

Sorry to be so scare this week!  My husband has had some time off of work so while it's WONDERFUL to have him around, it kind of throws off "normal".

Yesterday was our sweet Ella's second birthday so I used up two of my sugar passes.

So far I've gotten my water in each day and have done TTapp every day too.  No miles walked yet though.  Hoping to be around more as the week goes on!

Week 2

So last week ended pretty well.  I only got in 12 of my 15 miles and I took a small sip of Mountain Dew on Sunday (which actually tasted bad to me!).  Over all I feel really good about the changes I have been able to stick to and I'm so thankful for the grace that the Lord continues to pour on me daily.

So I weighed in this morning and my official weight for week two is...... 166.8.

That's exactly two pounds less than last week so I'm very encouraged!  I'm not quite sure how I'm going to make 159 by March, but for no I'm going to plug along at my goals and just see what each week brings.

My goals for this week are~

<> Drink 64 oz. water daily
<> Walk 6 miles
<> Do TTapp 6 times
<> No sugar except I'm going to give myself four "sugar passes".  Not four times of "giving in", but four times of choosing that it is an appropriate time to eat some sugar.

Please continue to pray for me this week.  Specifically pray against burn out please! 

Day Seven

Thank you all so much for your prayers and encouragement!  Friday ended well and we were able to just relax together.  It doesn't appear that there is any damage to the bathroom so we are sooooo thankful!

Yesterday went well, but again I only got in one mile of walking which brings me to eleven total.

We FINALLY have snow here (only about three inches) so we are SUPER excited!  Not sure if we are heading out to church because I would have to drive our van and I'm very inexperienced driving in snow.  Either way I am anticipating a wonderful day with my family, marveling in the beauty of the Lord.

I'm very excited to weigh in tomorrow and start a new week with new goals.  This week has gone better than I would have imagined.  I never really thought I could do without sugar so "easily".

I'm praying for you all!  My computer time is limited at times so even if I'm not commenting, know that I'm thinking of you and praying for you on your journey!