So I know it has been a few days since I last posted. I was waiting for my next weight-in until I wrote again. Today begins week two of officially starting big change plans and I am proud to report that I have obtained my 10lb gold start from weight watchers :). I have lost a little bit over 20lbs total now! I haven't been this weight in years. It is so thrilling. I am also pleased to say that I was able to get some new clothes this past weekend in a size smaller than I was before. Thank goodness because my other stuff was starting to get way too loose. I have a goal of being able to fit into American Eagle in a couple months. Auntie and I went to the Gardens Mall on Sunday to do errands, it was so much fun. I love going on outings with her. By the way Gap is having an amazing sale where you get 40% off everything that is already on sale! Just in case you need some new clothes yourself ;)
I did read through all the chapters I needed to in order to stay on track for reading the whole Bible in a year. I read about Job. God really had faith in Him and he in God, but poor Job. I read the creation story. I am always amazed at the effects of what the original sin did. I have read this part before but every time I am just like wow! Did you know that we have to grow crops through hard manual labor and that women have horrible pain in childbirth all because of Adam and Eve. I feel kind of bad for Adam because Eve was the one who got him to eat the fruit. However he did have a choice so I don't feel that bad. It also always makes me think about the debate people have about if it was a literal 7 days that God make the Earth or were they figural and just 7 periods of time. I think it is more period of times verses literal 7 24hr days. I do think that if God wanted to He could have done it in 7 24hr days because after all He is God. Let me know if you have any strong thoughts.
I haven't had much progress on the book front. I need to wait till I have time to sit down and finish the illustrations on my children's book before I work on my novel. I want to finish one project before I move onto the next. I did however show my book to my Auntie. She thinks that I should get it published. I love her!
In other random life news. Milan came down and surprised me by coming over to hang out a couple days before I thought I would get to see her. I was so surprised and excited, we had such a good time and laughed a ton. I cannot wait to go see Eclipse at midnight tonight with her! Gosh tomorrow is going to be a long day. Also we are making life goal posters on Friday. I will post my list for you guys when I am done making it. I am ecstatic to finally be making one. My friend Ashley made one back in college as a dorm floor bonding. Ever since then I have wanted to do it.
I also am starting to feel the "oh gosh I don't know if I can keep doing these things, it is so much easier to sit around and do nothing" rut coming on. I know it has only been a week and you are thinking wow that is pretty early to be feeling that way. I was kind of shocked myself that I was having these thoughts already. I came to the conclusion that it isn't about when you get those thoughts because they are bound to happen, at least for me. It is about what you do when you have those thoughts to help you get through them instead of giving up.
I choose to think about songs that I have adopted as life motto's for the time being. Now don't laugh but here are my top three songs right now The Climb by Miley Cyrus, Lifetime by Katherine McPhee, and Bring it Back by S Club 7. You guys are probably dying laughing right now. I look at them more for the words than who sings them though. I also have several verses in the Bible that I think about. I feel like a lot of my negative thoughts come from spiritual attacks and so I think about Ephesians and putting on the armor of God. That way I can stand strong in the Lord who will give me strength. Another good one is Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God".
If you guys have a favorite life song or a verse let me know. I would also love to hear about any life goals you might have. If you guys could be praying for my great Uncle Skip I would really appreciate it. He is in the hospital. They think he might have had a stroke but they are not sure yet. He also can't remember my great Aunt Anne which I am sure is really upsetting to her as yesterday was their 63rd wedding anniversary.
Till then next time my blogger friends
~K
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Lots To Think About...
So folks new day new blog :). This blog makes me very happy, I can't even tell you. So I have several tidbits to share today. Up first is the topic of balance. Now let me tell you this is something that I struggle with on a daily basis. I came up with this "brilliant" idea of trying to replace the time I would normally spend doing something relaxing doing something more productive. Well I don't think that was the smartest idea I have ever had. I have come to a conclusion it is more about being conscious of what you do spend any "free" time you have doing. Instead of watching several hours of mind numbing television go do something productive after an hour of it, it can make a big difference. If you have 15 minutes before you have to do something else make good use of that time by getting something done. I am constantly being surprised by what I can accomplish in a small amount of time. So I think that is enough about balance. In the end it is probably something most of us struggle with and something I will probably always struggle with, but something that is necessary.
Discipline is an interesting and sometimes scary word. It is also something that I can often times be lacking in. I have been thinking about it a lot lately. Then the other day discipline was the topic of my devotional book, Becoming A Women Of Excellence, which I recommend. I am only half way through the chapter but already the book made several good points. I think that one important one, which you may think is obvious, and even though I already knew this it hit home was that God has blessed us with the gifts that we can not achieve on our own, such as salvation. It is up to us to do what we can with any other gifts God has given us, I like to think of it as our gift back to Him. The Catholic churches around where I live say a pray every week before the offering and it mentions being a good steward of the time, talent, and treasures that God has give you. Discipline if you look it up in a dictionary will mention self-control. Another thing that I struggle with, especially with my emotions and with what I say. Self-control is so vital to our well-being and something to always be working towards if you lack it. Proverbs 25:28 says "Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control".
I am still doing pretty good on the Bible reading plan. I read more from Joshua yesterday. All I can say is that I want to have a sea parted in front of me and then walk through it. I think that would be the coolest thing ever!
Ok so now for an interesting thought that someone mentioned in weight watchers. They were having people hold different weights to show them what the weight they had lost felt like. Someone mention that a previous leader had told her that 4 sticks of butter is equal to 1 lb. So now you can imagine for every lb you have lost 4 sticks of butter have come off of you. I think this is gonna be another saying that will never leave me. Also a tiny rant that has to do with weight. I had my field orientation for my masters program today. So I was at FAU and excited that I will be attending there. Naturally I wanted to get some FAU merch. Let me just tell you the shirts they had for girls were as tiny as can be. Now I know I am not tiny but come on people! The sizing scale that they use is grossly askew. It can be very discouraging. But I won't loose heart because one day I will be able to fit in one of those shirts!
Oh my gosh I almost forgot I have very exciting news. I made it to OVER 10,000 steps the other day!!! I was so excited. Granted it was partially due to Carrie wanting to take the long way back from our little firework setting off excursion but still I did it. I still have a goal of being able to do this every day, I'll take it for now though. I really want to encourage you to not sell yourself short either. If there is something you want in life, as long it is within God's will, go for it and do whatever you possibly can to achieve it. Don't let anyone talk you out of it or tell you that you can't, this includes yourself. The mind is very powerful and if you think you can then that is half the battle.
So another part of my change process is learning how to take care of something and be responsible for it. I am talking about the plants I am growing :) It is in turn is teaching me how much care you need to take care of yourself, how to be more conscious of those around you, how to be more selfless, how you have to stay on top of yourself to grow properly, and of course how to be more responsible. Who would have thought growing plants could teach you so much! I am going to work on posting pictures with my blogs soon and I will post one of my adorable babies. I am still trying to figure out how to add music but I am so hungry that I decided to post and then go make dinner.
Until next time guys think about this....what have you done today to make you feel proud?...gosh I love the biggest loser!
tootles
~K
Discipline is an interesting and sometimes scary word. It is also something that I can often times be lacking in. I have been thinking about it a lot lately. Then the other day discipline was the topic of my devotional book, Becoming A Women Of Excellence, which I recommend. I am only half way through the chapter but already the book made several good points. I think that one important one, which you may think is obvious, and even though I already knew this it hit home was that God has blessed us with the gifts that we can not achieve on our own, such as salvation. It is up to us to do what we can with any other gifts God has given us, I like to think of it as our gift back to Him. The Catholic churches around where I live say a pray every week before the offering and it mentions being a good steward of the time, talent, and treasures that God has give you. Discipline if you look it up in a dictionary will mention self-control. Another thing that I struggle with, especially with my emotions and with what I say. Self-control is so vital to our well-being and something to always be working towards if you lack it. Proverbs 25:28 says "Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control".
I am still doing pretty good on the Bible reading plan. I read more from Joshua yesterday. All I can say is that I want to have a sea parted in front of me and then walk through it. I think that would be the coolest thing ever!
Ok so now for an interesting thought that someone mentioned in weight watchers. They were having people hold different weights to show them what the weight they had lost felt like. Someone mention that a previous leader had told her that 4 sticks of butter is equal to 1 lb. So now you can imagine for every lb you have lost 4 sticks of butter have come off of you. I think this is gonna be another saying that will never leave me. Also a tiny rant that has to do with weight. I had my field orientation for my masters program today. So I was at FAU and excited that I will be attending there. Naturally I wanted to get some FAU merch. Let me just tell you the shirts they had for girls were as tiny as can be. Now I know I am not tiny but come on people! The sizing scale that they use is grossly askew. It can be very discouraging. But I won't loose heart because one day I will be able to fit in one of those shirts!
Oh my gosh I almost forgot I have very exciting news. I made it to OVER 10,000 steps the other day!!! I was so excited. Granted it was partially due to Carrie wanting to take the long way back from our little firework setting off excursion but still I did it. I still have a goal of being able to do this every day, I'll take it for now though. I really want to encourage you to not sell yourself short either. If there is something you want in life, as long it is within God's will, go for it and do whatever you possibly can to achieve it. Don't let anyone talk you out of it or tell you that you can't, this includes yourself. The mind is very powerful and if you think you can then that is half the battle.
So another part of my change process is learning how to take care of something and be responsible for it. I am talking about the plants I am growing :) It is in turn is teaching me how much care you need to take care of yourself, how to be more conscious of those around you, how to be more selfless, how you have to stay on top of yourself to grow properly, and of course how to be more responsible. Who would have thought growing plants could teach you so much! I am going to work on posting pictures with my blogs soon and I will post one of my adorable babies. I am still trying to figure out how to add music but I am so hungry that I decided to post and then go make dinner.
Until next time guys think about this....what have you done today to make you feel proud?...gosh I love the biggest loser!
tootles
~K
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
New Beginning
So guess what?...I decided to start blogging! I am very excited about this. Forewarning there will probably be many grammar and spelling mistakes. I have never been good with those things. I hope you guys read this and continue to read this despite that :). I used to have a blog years ago and am thrilled to be doing it again. I wanted to keep a blog about the progress I am making on several things I want to change about, or do, in my life. A few examples are losing weight, reading through the entire Bible in a year, and writing a novel. I want to become healthier on an emotional, spiritual, and physical level.
So as far as the weight loss goes I have joined Weight Watchers. I have done this once in the past and failed, I am not planning on doing that this time. I bought a pedometer and have a goal of getting to 10,000 steps every day. I did about 8.500 yesterday and 7,000 today. I am learning that you can be full as long as you make the right choices through out the day. I heard a quote once that has never left me it goes "a moment on the lips says forever on the hips". I also want to get into a regular exercise routine but for now I am just watching what I eat every day. Planning is a big part of this. It can be a pain in the butt, but it is worth it in the end. I have a feeling this will get easier with practice. So far I have lost 18 lbs from my highest weight.
As for the Bible reading. I have always wanted to read the WHOLE Bible. I have read lots of pieces from almost every part of the Bible but I have never covered the whole entire thing. I found a reading plan online that breaks it down so you can read through the whole Bible in one year. I have been doing fine with following the plan for far this week. I have Joshua 1-3 and Psalms 1-2. I love Psalms (my fave book in the Bible) and Rahab was a brave women to hide those spies.
Writing the book is going to be the hardest for me to do I think. I don't have a really good idea of what I want to write about yet. I just know that I have wanted to write a book for a long time. I figure now is as good a time as any to start it. I want to be the next Stephanie Meyer. Not in the sense that I think that she is the greatest writer or that I want to write about vampires or that I am obsessed with twilight. I want to be like her in the sense that she had a dream, wrote about it, and made millions. A good first step to this goal is working on a make your own fairytale book kit and hadn't done it yet. Last Friday I had off and I spent the night working on it while watching Anne of Green Gables the Continuing Story and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. I haven't finished the illustrations but I finished writing out the whole story out. Jeremy then read the story to Melissa and Liz and they pretended to be children and it was SO cute!
Sorry this blog was so long I just was letting you guys know where I was at in my life the next ones probably won't be as long. I hope you all have an amazing day tomorrow! xoxox
So as far as the weight loss goes I have joined Weight Watchers. I have done this once in the past and failed, I am not planning on doing that this time. I bought a pedometer and have a goal of getting to 10,000 steps every day. I did about 8.500 yesterday and 7,000 today. I am learning that you can be full as long as you make the right choices through out the day. I heard a quote once that has never left me it goes "a moment on the lips says forever on the hips". I also want to get into a regular exercise routine but for now I am just watching what I eat every day. Planning is a big part of this. It can be a pain in the butt, but it is worth it in the end. I have a feeling this will get easier with practice. So far I have lost 18 lbs from my highest weight.
As for the Bible reading. I have always wanted to read the WHOLE Bible. I have read lots of pieces from almost every part of the Bible but I have never covered the whole entire thing. I found a reading plan online that breaks it down so you can read through the whole Bible in one year. I have been doing fine with following the plan for far this week. I have Joshua 1-3 and Psalms 1-2. I love Psalms (my fave book in the Bible) and Rahab was a brave women to hide those spies.
Writing the book is going to be the hardest for me to do I think. I don't have a really good idea of what I want to write about yet. I just know that I have wanted to write a book for a long time. I figure now is as good a time as any to start it. I want to be the next Stephanie Meyer. Not in the sense that I think that she is the greatest writer or that I want to write about vampires or that I am obsessed with twilight. I want to be like her in the sense that she had a dream, wrote about it, and made millions. A good first step to this goal is working on a make your own fairytale book kit and hadn't done it yet. Last Friday I had off and I spent the night working on it while watching Anne of Green Gables the Continuing Story and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. I haven't finished the illustrations but I finished writing out the whole story out. Jeremy then read the story to Melissa and Liz and they pretended to be children and it was SO cute!
Sorry this blog was so long I just was letting you guys know where I was at in my life the next ones probably won't be as long. I hope you all have an amazing day tomorrow! xoxox
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