A New Day, A New Way...

It's been over a year since my last post.

Those were good days, but hard days. 

HCG is a diet that definitely gives you results,

but it's quite difficult to stick with.

I gained all of my 30 lbs back, plus another 10.

Yeah. Not a great thing to experience.

This time around things are different. I'm not trying to 

deprive myself of anything....I'm just trying to 

put God in the place that I've allowed food to be

for far too long. 

So far I've lost 23 lbs!

I'm pretty ecstatic about the progress I've made,

and even more proud of the fact that I think I'm finally 

getting it right! 

It's a marathon, not a sprint!

It's harder than all of the other times combined.

It's frustrating and easy to fall off of the wagon...

because it's a heart issue.

It's giving ALL of me to God, not just the 

convenient or easy parts.

"But Daniel resolved not to defile himself..."

                                                                                  Daniel 1:8

It's that simple. 

It's a choice.

Just because it's simple, doesn't mean it's easy,

but MAN are there great rewards!

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

                                                               Hebrews 11:6

 I want it said of me that I earnestly 

sought him! 

 Not just in the areas that I felt comfortable.

Not just when it was easy or when I felt like it, 

but with my whole heart!

With my whole life!

With every area and in every way! 

For me, FOOD has met a need that God

has always wanted to meet.

What is is that YOU use to fill that void?  

  He wants it all. 

Every part.  

  

Okay. You caught me red handed. I've been avoiding this blog like the plague. There. I said it. I've been finding all kinds of things to do other than update you all on my eating habits.

Here's the thing. Really...I can explain! It's not my fault! It's Carson's! He just had to have a birthday! You know... I just threw Cade's birthday cake away because I couldn't stand the sight of it anymore. It was always there. Tempting me. So, I pitched it. Stupid cake. Trying to make me fat! The nerve. Then, Carson decided to have a birthday too...and being the good mommy I am...you know...I decided he could have a cake too. And, might I add...Cade's cake was chocolate. My. Favorite. So, I thought I would be this clever girl and order a white cake for Carson. You know...so it wouldn't call my name so loudly. Well...turns out Target's white cakes are even better than their chocolate ones.

Have I told you about Target's cakes? I mean, have I told you about Target's cakes? Those little suckers are pretty darn delish. Try saying, "no thanks. I'm full" to that Target cake. That darn white cake. It's going to be the death of me. The death of me, I tell you!

Did I happen to mention that my in-laws came to help my little guy celebrate his special day? And did I also happen to mention the fact that Carson occasionally calls his grandfather "Papa Donut" because he has a tradition of buying donuts for the boys (and the rest of us) every time they come. And if I did in fact  mention the a fore stated facts, did I also explain that donuts are my favorite thing in the world. Apart from Target cake, of course?

So, you see, it's not my fault that I've completely blown my diet lately. It's that Carson's fault.

* I can report however that although I did not work out last night, I did work out tonight!