My New Ride....

Isn't she cute! Her name is Roxie. I am so excited about my new bike! I went on a bike ride the other night and was amazed at how much better this bike was to ride! My back did not hurt riding! I am so thankful to have this bike. I am sure that the kids and I will go on lots of bike rides this summer! I just have to figure something out for Cherysh, maybe one of those tag along bikes. My plan is to be as active as I can be this summer. Now I will even be stylish (wink wink)

Promises From God for Women

A friend of mine from church brought me this book. It is Promises From God for Women. I picked it up this morning at read the Intoduction and thought that it was so good, I needed to share it..

Blessed is the Man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord. Jeremiah 17:7, nkjv

We are bombarded with promises= promises of beauty, popularity, wealth and fame. But most of the world's promises are empty- just glitzy advertisinf that fails to live up to its promises. And so we become cynical and feel that it might be "safer" to live without hope. Failure to live up to expectations-our own and others'- surrounds us on everey side. And we wonder if there is anyone that we can trust completely.

Then we turn to the bible and find that it offers a higher hope: the ability to endure the difficult days we face, and the promise of a life filled with God's presence, now and forever. As we focus on the promises of God, we find a hope that sustains us, and a peace that passes all understanding. God is faithful to His word even when we lose heart. Let the Promises of God fill your heart with joy and your mouth with praise, today and always.

Dear Lord,

Thank you so much for providing us with the hope of a futute with you. Lord help me as well as everyone else to focus on you today, and to place our trust in you. You are mighty and we Love you.

Amen

Back to the Gym...

The last couple of weeks I have not been able to go to the gym. I was just plain to sick. Not going made it very hard to start going again. It is amazing to me how something that makes you feel so good, can be such a challenge!

The last two days, Nathalie and I have been at the gym. Yesterday was a cardio day so I spent 45 minutes on the cardio machines. When I got off the eliptical, I thought that my legs might just give out on me... They didn't and I made it! Praise the Lord. I felt so much better yesterday. I had more energy and mentally I had a better attitude.

This morning we did our weight routine with a little cardio and that felt good. My ribs are quite sore, but I will be at the gym tomorrow! The gym has got to be a priority for me. I need this time away and my body also needs the work out!

Dear heavenly father,

Thank you so much for healing my body. I am so grateful for the work that you are doing in me spiritually as well as physically. Please continue to restore my body and my mind. Lord, I ask that you continue to plant that desire to be healthy and live healthy and active lifes. Thank you for always watching over me as well as my family.

Amen

Weigh in Time again...

Last night was weigh in for First place. I have lost a total of 65 pounds! I am so excited! I am still on track and pushing towards the prize. This has been an amazing journey. I have had my ups and downs, however I know that the Lord has been with me the whole time. I know that seeing Sandy and having the accountability to her as well as our first place group has been a huge part of this journey. I now understand why it is so important to share with one another our struggles as well as out successes. It really helps us to keep in line.

Last night we all voted on who had been the most encouraging in our First Place group and I was the one selected. I have never felt so honored. I am grateful that I have been able to encourage people as well as be encouraged. It's funny how I think.. Over the past few weeks when I spoke at our group, I thought to myself "get off your soap box, this is not all about you." I had fears that others were thinking that I did not know what I was talking about. I am not at my goal and have been struggling to get to my goal for so long. It is nice to know that others actually value our experiences and are not thinking the aweful thoughts that we think about ourselves.

More to come... Need to get my kids ready for school

PCOS

A few years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome). There are may symptoms to PCOS, like weight gain, facial or body hair, infertility, abdomen pain, diabetes or pre diabetes and more. To be diagnosed there is a simple blood test. Treatment plans vary and I think that it depends on you and your Doctor as to what you do. For the first couple of years, I took a hormone, Pregesterone to help me have a regular menstral cycle, then I just quit doing anything. In the past whenever I ate healthy I would have a regular mestral cycle and I would lose weight.

This time has been alot different for me. For about four months I ate healthy, excersized, and did what I was suppose to do, however I was still not menstrating. I went to the doctor and he was going to put me on Glucophage to help with my inciline which would help me with my cycle. I asked him if I could try some natural ways before starting this medicine and he said that it was fine.

The last time I went to see my cousin Sandy, she gave me some vitamins that should help restore my body and hopefully get my system to start working. The first month on the new vitamins I had a very light/short cycle. Hurray! Something was happening to my body! Well this week is the second month and I am wishing that it was as easy as the first. This is the worst cycle I have ever had. I hurt, I am grouchy, and I want to eat!

I can only praise God for bringing me to this place. I am amazed how he answers my prayers and how faithful he is. As mush as I don't feel well, I raise my hands to the Lord and thank him for his faithfulness! One of the sriptures that we learned in the last couple of months says "Now what I have commanded you to do is not to difficult or beyond your reach", I say amen! This is not to dificult and I can handle this!

Dear Lord,

Thank you for your faithfulness. I praise you for restoring my body and getting it back to working order! Thank you for placing the right people in my life and for the knowledge that you have given Sandy and her willingness to share with us. Lord please continue to heal my body and provide me with the stregnth to get through this.

Amen

Good size portions

Well, I have been struggling with portions. I just want to eat and eat and eat... I am okay with eating "healthy foods", but I want a lot! I am not sure what this eating frinzy is all about, but it is time for me to take control of this situation! I have realized over this last year how much I like to be in control. When I am not in control then my life feels like it is upside down. Using that analogy I was thinking about eating. That is one area of my life that I have a hard time controlling. I don't like to to be in control of my eating because then I have to focus on it and it takes work. Now that I know my life feels upside down when I am not in control, I can begin to understand why my life feels upside down when I am not taking control of my eating. I need this self control and dedication to feel good about myself and what the Lord is doing in me. For the next couple of weeks I will begin tracking my calories again. My hope is that this will help me to regain control where I feel I have lost it, and also regain a positive attitude on having control of my life.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you that I know that you are the one in control of my life. Thanks for the free will that you have given me. Please help me in dedicating my life to you whole heartedly. This includes my food choices, excersize, my health, my family, and more. Lord, I lift my self up to you and ask for an annointing of your presence into all areas of my life. I invite you in the areas that I have closed up and sealed. Lord heal me from the inside out and forgive me for being impatient, I know that your timing is best.

Amen