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My scale has been fluctuating between the same 6 pounds for several weeks now. It is making me CRAZY!! Have I lost them or haven’t I????? The only upside to this diet thing so far is that with all the nervous energy my house is becoming quite clean and organized.

I am REALLY tired of going to my closet and flipping through realizing that i have like 3 pair of pants that still fit. I have 10 pair of jeans hanging there but none of them fit anymore. I am like a church building project that is behind schedule, over budget, and has WAY too many rooms!!

And SERIOUSLY after I loose this weight…… I NEVER want to go into another Lane Bryant again. This is definately not my style AND must everything in the store have to be worn with a tank top? OR have a plunging neckline?? Holy Cow, you need duck tape to keep from falling out of their tops!

So I am bringin out my secret weapon……….My stash of Billy Blanks DVD’s!! So to my Big Booty…………Say HELLO To My Little Friend!!!

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded the? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

I LOVE FOOD. There I said it! And if you ever drive around anywhere or even turn on your TV you will see that our society is surrounded by food adds. There is a REASON that the US has the most obese people.

Today all I can think about is a cheeseburger. I SWEAR I was drooling as I passed a cow pasture today! I want to know why a cheeseburger and french fries tastes SO GOOD!!??? Why is it so yummy to dip fries into a chocolate shake??

Last night my adorable(I may be biased) 2 year old son was having a hard time going to sleep. I laid down next to him to comfort him until he drifted off. I am telling you, the boy smelled like Crab Rangoon!!! All I could think about was Bolings Chinese restaurant. What is wrong with me???

EVERYDAY I fight with my mind and my body. EVERY MEAL I make decisions about my food. The Facing the Giants Death Crawl clip has been a tremendous motivator. Have I given God my best?? My very best?? Or have I fallen short of that? I love when he says, “Then you have to negotiate with your body to find the strength.” and “I don’t want you giving up when you could have gone further.” Check out this clip….

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

It is SO important that I not always make light of this weight loss journey I am on. Obesity is a potentially life threatening, possibly life altering condition. It is hard on all of your joints and is a great big contender in diabetes if you don’t take action. On top of a multitude of other problems.

I promised that I would not be a slave to my scale but unfortunately I find myself standing on it often. WHICH, by the way, is SO frustrating. I think I may throw it away!!

Everyday, sometimes multiple times I have to refocus my mind on what is important. Honoring God and keeping this body healthy. Try remembering this as you are out on errands and you smell Applebees or some other restaurant gearing up for lunch.

Check out this clip about the Lord Being My Shepard:

It is NOT a good thing to procrastinate going to the grocery store. Because then the pantry and fridge are low on healthy foods. The cabinets have the basic staples of the canned soup you don’t like but bought because they were on sale. The tomato sauce that has been sitting there for years(Did we move this from the last house???). Oh, and the ever so gross Quaker Oatmeal To Go squares(SO NASTY, like eating a recycled paper wad-eeeewwwww!) Of course, there is the healthy cereal box that I could probably get one more bowl out of but we ran out of skim milk. This is not a good predicament I found out last night.

So I opened the fridge and found a couple of expired yogurts, a quarter tub of butter with bread crumbs in it, and some eggs that may or may not still be edible. THEN there sitting right there in front of me was pre-made cookie dough-mmmmmmmm-yummy!! Darn those Pillsbury people and the little white Pillsbury Dough Boy and your cute little Pooooohhhh-Hoooooo!!! Poooohhh- hooooo to all of you delicious cookie makers!!!!

I stuck the cookies in the oven and then proceeded to eat 2 of them! Of course, then I was mad at myself and I thought of a pair of pajamas that i saw once. They said, “Come to the dark side, we have cookies!” So back to the salads I go. After all I have to get up and get back on the wagon. I did go to the grocery store today!!!!

Don’t go to the dark side people. May the FORCE be with you!!!!

Proverbs 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit, is like a city that is broken down and without walls.