It's these kind of weeks that serve as unpleasant reminders that just because I didn't lose anything doesn't mean that this is a losing battle. It simply means that I had a bad week. At least I can look back and recognize where I went wrong. So many factors!! I'm pretty sure the combination of stress at work, fast food and the cold just wore me down. I only worked out twice this week which is only half of my normal routine.
I've always told one of the girls at work that when it comes to my weight, thanks to genetics (yes, I do believe in the "fat gene") I have to work twice as hard as a normal person to lose weight and keep it off. Take a look at my family: My grandma is a short round German lady who has had 2 heart attacks, a serious stroke and is diabetic. My uncle is diabetic. My mom is short and not small (she reads this so I have to watch it!) has high blood pressure, high cholesterol and has to watch her sugar. My dad has high cholesterol and pre-diabetes. My sister and I both are built about the same and right now are both fighting the same battle. The cards were stacked against me from day one.
This week shows me how disciplined I need to be in my approach to food and fitness. If I relax too much, the bulge gains ground. I need to step back, review the weeks activities (or inactivity as it may be) and reexamine my battle plan.
This week I will be kicking it into high gear. No excuses about going to the Y, no extra nibbles while preparing a meal and I will eat all of my breakfast including the fruit! Plus, I will need all of the extra prayer and encouragement you can offer me. I can't do this on my own, of that much I am sure. With God and my family and friends on my side I know I can win the battle!
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Dear Shawnna~Friend,
ReplyDeleteYou are so Beautiful, Thank you for your transparency in your blog. You know I quit smoking 2 years ago and i have put on too much weight, reading your blog encourages me. I wanted to share with you what came to me when I read your situation. I think of Daniel, and his desire to refuse the rich food. But what is powerful to me is that he was proven to be in better shape than the others. Cool story.
I am very proud of you and your goals. YOU CAN DO IT~ and it looks good on YOU~ God Bless you my friend~ = )
Daniel 1
Daniel's Training in Babylon
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia [a] and put in the treasure house of his god.
3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility- 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. [b] 5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king's table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king's service.
6 Among these were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your [c] food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you."
11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.
18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king's service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
I hear ya on the lack of motivation around here last week. I skipped 2 of my six workouts and have been eating a lot more cooked food and animal products. Back to cleaner eating this week, and hopefully, back on track with my workouts. We can do this!
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