Re:good news

Yep, I received some really really good news yesterday. I'm also back down 2 pounds. (Hopefully this time it stays off!!) It's interesting how you wait for something for so long you begin to doubt it will ever come and then God throws you a new way of doing things. Awesome, I had originally thought there was only one way to get my goal done and there comes a man of God to tell me I can think outside the box I just put myself in.
On that note I should probably get myself out to exercise and leave the box I put my body in (namely my house.)
Have a good evening and don't give up hope.
That's all for now.
DJ

Meanderings and wanderings

Hey, long time no blog. Wow I can't believe it's been so long. Yes, well the battle to lose weight still goes on, again lost inches but no weight. Looking back over the goals and realized I'm not quite where I thought I'd be when I first started this blog.
Good news, learning how to cook (yay!) and inviting people over for supper. I also invited a friend out for tea, at the new place I love to hang out.
Did manage to go for 4 walks in the past 7 days but bowed out the last 2, maybe even today for I'm on a mission to do something good for someone today, therefore I'm volunteering my time tonight.
Guess life isn't as bad as it could be. Actually it's not that bad at all.
Thank you God that I've been able to do little things rather than nothing at all.
Here's to a good winter and whatever else God's got up his sleeve.
DJ

Wow little but much

Well, I'd like to say I reached all my goals but I haven't. But I'm definitely not discouraged because I've been learning so much stuff about myself and God and what God wants for me. It's really interesting that I discovered just how much I resented God only to discover I was the one holding the power to change my destiny. God is such a good God, to let me have free will. So having learned this lesson which I know will be valuable for the next set of lessons. Please know you do have the power to change, do not let the enemy tell you otherwise. Interesting how little thoughts can make or break a destiny, knowing this I can now go forward and not look back. Amen.
Have a great day changing your destiny, I know I will.
DJ

Re: I need help

I had most wonderful experience in Toronto, not. I convinced a friend of mine to go for a walk which was good only to have her not listen to me when I wanted to turn around, instead we end up hiking up an extremely huge and steep hill only to have me barely and I mean barely make it up the hill. This really means I am so out of shape. Because of this I'm now doing Pilates. It was extremely embarassing, I mean I've been exercising, and since the heart scare now trying to eat better but still playing around. I guess time for fooling around is now totally over. I'm lucky I didn't have a heart attack. Good news, at least I wasn't stiff after, just felt like throwing up.
To all who are out of shape, get in shape sooner than later, I had been warned and wasn't listening.
I pray you will listen to advice and not just ignore it like some out of shape person did in Toronto this past week.
DJ

what to do, what to do

Well, I'm off to Toronto for a week. Don't know how much exercise I'll get but hopefully I'll get some walking in. I hope to take a few pics. I heard a good quote today, it goes something like we have the freedom not to let what others say about us affect us. Good quote.
I'll use that somewhere down the line.
Other than that, still reading the book Never Say Diet, I admit I'm not on the eating program yet but slowly I'll get there.
Have a great day. Still wish it was raining more but I'll work with what I got. Broke out the cable gym and worked out, now a few days behind so I got to get my bum in gear. Thank God each day is new with new mercies.
DJ

re:shopping is great for the thighs

I heard a quote recently that shopping is good exercise. So on that note, my friend Opal and I went on about a 2 hour excursion today. First we dropped off some used books at the bfm store and looked around, then we went to Sally Ann and looked around, then we went to Kasner Auctions and looked around, then we went to the drugstore and my favorite mall. We didn't accomplish much except get rid of some books, and the modem I've been meaning to return since February (Opal laughed after she found out I returned the box without the modem inside two months ago. Oops.)
But a good time was had by me and her.
Which is surprising because I actually hate shopping (well, unless I have money then it's different)
But we got in our walk which of course was the most important of all.
Now if I can only convince myself to do this every weekend. LOL.
Yay for the rain, it means I can walk indoors.
Try to take advantage of every opportunity to move, even just a little adds up.
DJ

Re:something's got to give

Thinking back over the past month, I can't say I'm totally happy but I did lose 2 inches off my waist. No pounds though. But an interesting thought came to me about a week ago. Sometimes I'm too shy to go out in public and exercise so why not do it at home? I know some people think wow she's finally cluing in but I kept thinking I should be outside exercising and that thought made me feel apprehensive not that I can't but some ignorant people can't seem to just go by without making some kind of stupid comment. It really made me free when I realized although I may be wasting the summer working out inside but if I do it now I won't be going through this battle next year.
So 2 inches, yayhoo!!!
Have a great day.
Thought for the day. Better to do a little and not feel guilty over doing nothing.
DJ