Ivory Soap!

I thought that might get your attention!  LOL.  No, I'm not eating it.  I do have what the doctor is thinking might be restless leg syndrome, which I'm refusing to let stop me from walking.  I went yesterday to the doctor (yes my wonderfully amazing doctor is open on Sundays :)) and he's going to run some tests.  In the meantime, I did some research of my own and there was some buzz online about people trying this....you take a plain ole bar of soap.  I had Ivory soap...and you pull your comforter or blanket back and place the soap down by where your legs go in between that and your top sheet!  Now why would that help? I have no idea!  But I tried it last night and I slept!  I was also exhausted from not sleeping nights before so we will see. HAHA.
I mention that because exhaustion and pain can cause us to overeat.  Comfort foods do just that....comfort us...momentarily.  I didn't cave!  I even had a temperature and the doctor said I had what looked like the beginnings of a throat infection.  Let me show you what the Old Maureen would've heard.  "Well, I have a throat infection, so I can't eat diet food!  I have to go get the makings for homemade chicken noodle soup and lotsssssssssss of cracker!  Sprite too."  Nope.  So far so good!
Please comment you guys.  The comments are very encouraging and keep me going!  Love you!

Movie Night.....

Friday night is usually our family movie night.  We grab up whichever kids are home and move the couch close and have pizza and popcorn, etc.  I really thought I was strong enough to not overdo....but I wasn't.  I did really well all day long yesterday, even walked farther than normal....but pizza to me is what my old Weight Watcher leader used to call a "red light" food.  DANGER! lol. I had salad and should've had one piece of pizza...it wasn't even that great!  And....who can watch a movie without popcorn?  Honestly, I didn't even want it when I ate it.  At least it was a light popcorn :) I felt that uncomfortable stuffed feeling again for the first time in a couple of weeks and I hated it.  But (another WW leader saying...) it's not what I did...it's what I do next!  I evaluated what I did wrong...strategized so I do better next time (not even one piece...) and got up early this morning and walked a mile.
I notice I am able to walk a little faster now after two weeks.  I am very proud of that, because I have limitations...but God is helping me!  I ate healthy all day today, and stayed really busy.  I got so much done today and really feel a sense of accomplishment.
Please everyone reading this...know my heart.  I don't write any of this to brag on myself.  That's why I'm being so honest.  I do it for a healing for me...and I pray that it helps someone else that battles with emotional overeating.  Onward and upward!  (But down on the scale please :))

I have a confession to make! I am in love with cilantro! I have a wonderful friend that lives next door that is from Costa Rica. She calls me her "white Costa Rican friend" LOL. I love the food! It's so satisfying and flavorful! Tonight I had black beans with cilantro and a wonderful salad with greens, green onion, fresh squeezed lime and Greek peppers. Delicious! Love not feeling miserable when I get up from the table! Help me remember Lord! If I knew how I would post a picture of my pretty dinner :)

We can do this!

Two posts in one day won't be regular :).  Just wanted to clarify something...every person that reads this and is struggling with weight loss has to find their own journey.  I've hopped on someone else's weight loss band wagon more times than I can count.  Been very successful...and very unsuccessful...I've lost over 110 pounds before....65 pounds before....only to gain it all back very rapidly.  What works for one probably will not work for another.  I urge you to pray about your plan, and find out what's right for you and your body.  I am done with trying what's been successful for some or the newest thing seen on t.v., although I applaud everyone's efforts, it has to be a personal soul searching for it to last with me.  I covet your prayers and appreciate any and all posts that are put on here. :) We can do this!

My Journey Back! Post 1

What on earth could I possibly say new about dieting and losing weight?  I'm sure, like me, you have tried every new diet that has come along...and even made up a few of your own.  I invite you to come along with me on a journey....not of "lack" or of "doing without"...but of finding our way back to a healthy lifestyle..one that will allow us to be around longer for our children and our families.
Dieting for me has been a struggle my entire life.  Only in the past five years or so have I made the discovery that I am definitely super sensitive to carbs and sugar.  Not just sensitive...addicted.  Being a christian and using the word "addicted" layers on guilt and shame that is a hard blanket to crawl out from under.  I remember many years ago, when I first began to uncover this truth and began thinking about starting a low carb diet, how God began to show me how much I was dependent on carbs and sugar.  I remember thinking about the two of them as "old friends" and visualizing holding on to them like something precious I could never let go.  That's when I knew that I had a problem.  Since that time, I have begun and failed low carb dieting many times.  Thus, the need for this blog!  I never make myself open to others while I'm dieting, so that "just in case I fail" no one will know.  That's a way out that I no longer want.
As most people with a weight problem, I also am an emotional eater, going to food for comfort in times of stress, pain, heartache.  Isn't that what God is for??? Don't we know that?
Let's face it.  Overeating and obesity is a sin.  It's gluttony.  And the Bible says God looks at all sin the same. Let's encourage one another and lift each other up and help each other get healthy, not just for our own benefit, but so we are here longer for our children, and so that we have more strength to help others when they need a hand up.  We can do this!  Please share this link with someone you know could benefit from support and encouragement while striving to obtain a healthy lifestyle!