Today is Tuesday and that means running, running, running. This is the day that I have gotten good at pulling out the crock pot to fix dinner otherwise there would be no time for dinner. Today I will be from work to home, out for my Tuesday run, clean up, and get SAM to dance and then head out to Bible Study. I love Tuesday night Bible study, also known to me as “Therapy”. It is what keeps me sane and encouraged. It is also what keeps me in God’s word. I sure don’t want those women thinking I didn’t do my homework. Not to mention I like to answer the questions and talk in group discussion. You have to know what’s going on to do that. Right now we are reading and discussing Max Lucado’s book NO WONDER THEY CALL HIM SAVIOUR. We are getting our hearts right for Easter. If you have not read this book – I do recommend it. It is so well written and with its little chapters it can be easily picked up and worked on a little at a time.
I am happy to report that today has been a better day. I guess I should say – today has been a better day since the lights came on. We had a terrible storm last night and our power was out from 3:30 – 7:10 this morning. This made for terrible sleep because I ALWAYS sleep with a fan. This also made for a very hard morning to get my 15 year daughter up and convince her she was going to have to go to school regardless to the power situation. Luckily the power came on in the nick of time for her to get a shower and me to get a cup of coffee. Yippie. It did put me a little behind but I am grateful my boss understood.
I do have a theory of why my day may have been so bad yesterday. I told a friend of mine today in an email that yesterday morning I had brought a bulletin board to work that I had decorated and got some pretty push pins for. I put a note at the top of it that said “please post your prayer request, encouraging quotes, and inspiring scriptures on this board to help encourage and pray for those around you.” (An idea I got from one of my kindergarten teachers who has done the same thing in her building . . . thanks Stacey) I guess the devil didn’t like that and tried very hard the rest of the day to make me act very un-encouraging . . . well other than my pity party I didn’t let him get me down. I also didn’t let him lead me to comforting myself with food. Like my memory verse from last week said: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Gal. 5:1 Lord help me to continue to stand firm. I don’t want to be a slave to comfort eating.
After writing that I will go ahead and come clean – I ate a small piece of birthday cake today. It was a friend at works birthday and it was one of my favorite kinds of cakes made by one of my favorite cake bakers. I did pick at it and only eat half of it – my favorite half I do admit too. That would be the riches part of the cake with the icing. I can say that had it been an ordinary kinda of cake I could have easily eaten my apples and not the cake. I am not going to let it get me down. I can honestly say it was good but about 15 minutes later I felt kinda sluggish and wish I would have eaten less of it. I guess after going without sugary desserts for so long it has a physical effect on me when I do eat one. That is a good thing though. It will make me think twice about eating way too much of a dessert when I do choose to have one.
Today’s meals: oatmeal w/ apples, chili beans, pear, yogurt, apples, cake (strawberry w/ strawberry icing & cheese cake in between – a ½ piece mind you), crock pot pork lion, roasted veggies, yogurt.
Today’s exercise – walk 10 minutes and run for 30 minutes.
Side Note ~ After Thought
I heard a quote on the Biggest Loser tonight (DVRed from last week) that resonated with me. "My shape has been shaping my life." It hasn't been that way all my life like the lady who said it but it surely has been true since my children have been born. Just thought I would share that tonight because I am sure I am not alone in this statement. If you want to make a change just know that it is possible. You may not decide to do it the same way I did but pray about it and make a big choice. Then each day make lots of little choices to make it happen. Your - OUR shape should not be allowed to shape our life any longer!
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