I'm still here...

IIIIIIII'mmm Baaaaaaack!!! I've been a little..... um... under the weather lately. Between baby goats and flu, I haven't felt much like posting. There aren't many spare minutes in my life, but if there were any the last few days, they were spent longing for a NAP! That didn't happen though, because every time I would doze off, I would wake up..... BECAUSE I COULD NOT BREATHE! Enough about that.

How have you done with smaller portions, journaling, overcoming fears, and that promised daily walk? I did OK (except the walk, which my husband informed me probably would have made me feel better had I taken the walk, as the additional oxygen would have helped to heal, soooo I'm outside today!) with most of it. It's a work in progress and one that I intend to conquer. I feel like if I'm doing all that I can do, then I can't do anymore and the rest I need to leave to the Lord. I'm really thinking that many of my issues are in my head... no derogatory comments about that. It's been a lot of years of subconsciously beating myself up and leaving scars of fear and hopelessness that have to be corrected. I'm afraid that can only be 'undone' by me and the Lord. I have to do my part, all of it, and then the Lord will make up for the rest... the part I cannot do alone. Huh, the Atonement is great in every corner of my life. I realize how much I need Him and cannot do this thing called life alone. I will do all I can do this week and then I'll turn the rest over to Him and thank Him for his love and caring for me (even if this seems like a little thing to some people the Lord knows it's important to me).

Good luck this week. Let's include the Lord in this, that way we won't fail... again. Remember, do ALL you can do and then let the Lord do His thing... all the rest.

See you next post! By the way, I'd love to post your thoughts. If you'll email me at cherylweathersby@gmail.com I'll try post what works for you. Sharing. It's part of ALL we can do.

What happens when baby goats are born?

Here's what happens when baby goats are born around here:











.......................................................NOTHIN'!!!!!! I'll try to get things up and running soon. Meanwhile, join me in taking it one day at a time.

Out of Town

Well, I was out of town yesterday... thus... no post. Sorry about that.

That does bring to mind a great subject though.

How do you eat when you go out of town? Does the old 'diet' go with you, or does IT go 'on vacation'?

It's very tempting to say:

• I'll just start up again when I get back home.
• I can't find the right foods on the menu.
• Every one's having dessert... just this one time.

and my favorite... because I've been there:

• Someone else is paying for the meal. I can have anything I want. (now no one will want to take me to dinner)

Here's the deal. When will we quit thinking of this as a 'diet', and start thinking of it as 'a way of life'? If it's a way of life, none of the above excuses apply. I went out of town with one of my 'Skinny' friends. We were talking and she said if she tells herself that she can't have something... she wants it! If she says she can have it... she doesn't care about it. I thought about that, because I'm just the opposite. If I have it around the house, or I say I can have as much of something as I want... I eat it! I need regiment. Kind of a fear of LACK. Let me explain, I don't know if it comes from growing up with a family of nine or what. The fear comes in when I begin to think... if I don't eat it now... I may not get it later. That could happen in a large family. Side note: My mom hid a cake one time so we wouldn't eat it... eww, that sounds so bad... the funny thing is SHE forgot where she hid it! We found it months later in the living room closet... ya we didn't use the living room closet much. Kind of funny. I don't know if that's the reason I am the way I am, but I need to get over the fear of LACK and begin to feel the comfort of PLENTY. I need to realize that my body can only take so much of the 'wrong' eating before it looks and feels sick. I need to begin to make eating right 'a conscience effort', then it will, hopefully, become a way of life.

I found this funny verse:

Dieter's Psalm


Strict is my diet.

I must not want.

It maketh me to lie down at night hungry.

It leadeth me past the confectioners.

It trieth my willpower.

It leadeth me in the paths of alteration

for my figure's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the aisles

of the pastry department, I will

buy no sweetrolls, for they are

fattening.

The cakes and the pies, they tempt me.

Before me is a table set with green beans

and lettuce.

I filleth my stomach with liquids,

My day's quota runneth over.

Surely calorie and weight charts will

follow me all the days of my life,

And I will dwell in the fear of scales forever.


Today's challenge:
Don't count calories, or weigh food (however, be conscience of the amount you put on your plate- see last post) but be more aware of what kind of food you are eating. Is it going to build (not as in 'getting bigger'... but better) or destroy. Get into the mode of I have plenty, so I don't need to overeat. And... take a walk today. Outside.

Share with us on this topic. Are you like me... or my friend? What works for you? I'm hoping that one day at a time will help us to eventually overcome all of our bad habits (that obviously have not worked in the past). Remember the definition of Insanity (last post again)! Stay sane today. See you tomorrow.

Just Do It.

I truly am disgusted!!

I lose.

I gain.

I LOSE.

I GAIN.

I LOSE.

I GAIN!

I LOSE.

I GAIN!!

By now I'm 25 lbs. heavier than I was to start!! I'm at a weight I never thought I'd be at... again! How does this happen when I have friends that can eat all they want and never gain a pound? Or the friend that's trying to GAIN weight... ya... we all hate them!

This blog is to help others, like myself that are trying to get to that perfect weight... AND STAY THERE!! Those who need support, encouragement, suggestions, recipes to share, someone to share accomplishments with, someone who doesn't charge me for all the above things!

Today's the day to start. Now is the time to start. If you're reading this while eating a cookie... go throw the rest of the cookie down the garbage disposal (notice I didn't say garbage, you might take it back out of the garbage.. yes it's a sickness).

Now... Let's get started. Here's how it works:

Let's face it... you can not eat everything you want to eat. I don't care what anyone else tells you. You can't. You have to eat portion control... yes, even the good food... yes, even salad. I know, everyone tells us we can 'have as much salad as we want'. Not true. I'm just being honest. Don't leave now, just because I've told you you can't have all the salad you want... hear me out. We are the way we are for a reason. Give this a try. Eat smaller portions... I don't really have to tell you the exact size... we all know... we just deny.

These are good foods on this plate... just too big of portions:

This is better:

Let's practice portion control. I know this is one I hate, but write down EVERYTHING you eat today. It can be a real eye-opener.

Also... then I'll quit for the day. Weigh yourself. Sometimes admitting that there is a problem is the first step.

We CAN do this. Forever. We need help and we have each other... we'll do it. We need to make some changes. Albert Einstein said the definition of 'Insanity' is: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Let's change the results this time by making some REAL changes, let's do it... sanely. No excuses. Let's take responsibility and make the changes we know we need to. Today.

See you tomorrow. Good luck.

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