Good morning!

Well, I have been busy with the start of summer. I am watching a six-year-old each day along with numerous meeting and professional development meetings and teaching extended school year to 4 children. I am also finding time to enjoy my friends and family. Missing out on much of the action for the past 2 summers, I am taking every moment I can to enjoy the sun and fun:)  Murphy and I have worked our way up to walking 2 miles!  We do this 5-7 days a week:)  I am seeing a stand still on the scale, but I feel much better being able to do this.  I know as my body adjusts to the increased activity, I will begin to shed the pounds so I keep on going.  Thanks for stopping by...Have a blessed day!

Determination!!

“You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.”
Ralph Marston 
Love this quote!!

Found this quote today and it touched my soul...I realize that I have come back from near death, two weeks in a coma and fighting to breathe again!  I have battled back and I am enjoying my life like never before:)  If I can do that, this should be a piece of cake...determination is what I need to have.  Determination and Faith...

God is my rock and through Him I CAN do ALL things!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my journey! 

Love~C

1 month...10 pounds!!!

Weigh in today...I'm down 10 pounds! So excited especially given the hospitalization and end of year parties. May goal was 10 pounds in a month and I did it! I will continue on this journey and I know in a year I will make it:) Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. I am so blessed to have so many people in my life who love me. Off to the lake I go for some fun in the sun! Have a blessed day.

no movement is better than going backward!

Just a quick check in tonight...I weighed in and I am exactly what I was before hospital. I am fine with that considering the struggle I have been having. One more day and I will get to the store and get back on track:)
Happy summer vacation everyone!!

Still plugging along!

What a fantastic weekend!  Beautiful weather and lots of sun and swim time with my friends. I did get some exercise in during the process:)  I am still having a bit of a time with my eating with the end of the school year and all, but I am trying to watch it so if I go over, I still don't totally lose it!  Onward and upward I go! Weigh in tomorrow and hoping to maintain if I do not lose:)

AHHHH!!!

I have been struggling to get back in the swing food wise. I am not going to beat myself up and going to dig in and get back on track! It is crazy how one slip turns into another and another...Today I went WAY over my daily calorie allowance and realized just how fast the calories add up when you let it go. I am beginning to really see how I have put all this extra weight on, which is so hard to admit. I have always wanted to place blame elsewhere and use excuses for the size I am, but I cannot do that anymore. I have to be brutally honest with myself..it is the only way I will make the changes I need to. Once again I also lean on my strength, the Lord God my savior!  He is The Rock that will help me stand strong against the enemy.  I knew this would not be easy and this is the point where I usually fall apart, but this time I have you to hold me accountable to my promise. I have you to encourage me and push me to get back on track and for that I thank each and every one of you who are following this blog! Here's to a new tomorrow! Bye for now...C~

Well...

Today is weigh in day so I did my weigh in. I had cheated and gotten on the scale last Friday morning at which time I had lost 2 more pounds! However, today the scale shows I am up 5 from that! That puts me at 1 pound lost total. I am not going to let this scale control me because I am feeling very bloated and uncomfortable still from the obstruction. Everything is moving VERY slow inside and I am sure things will even out once it all settles. I am holding on and pray that next week will show the true numbers:)  Thanks for stopping by!

Speed Bump!

Well, apparently I was speeding along too fast. On Friday I ended up hospitalized with yet another bowel obstruction! This is the 3rd time since September and it seems every time I try to eat healthy and exercise, it happens. However, I am not going to let the enemy win this time! I am going to keep on fighting and pushing through. I am home now and recovering. Tests this summer will help determine the cause and I will have surgery if required. For now, I will be cautious of what I eat and continue to walk:)  Thanks for your support!