- It marks the middle of the workweek
- It's my day off
- It's the day I go to college and learn how to become more like Christ
- Then I go to church that night and learn how to put that knowledge to work
- It's one of the 3 days that I make it to the gym
Although these are all true and good reasons, they are all secondary to the real reason I love Wednesday. Ready for the answer? I love Wednesday because it is the day that I get a fresh start every week. I go and weigh in every Tuesday night at Weight Watchers so my week officially ends that night. Wednesday morning my weekly point allowance resets to 49, all the mistakes I made the week before are erased and I have a fresh slate to work with. It is so refreshing. I love it. I look forward to it.
This week I really need for my "Wednesday" to get here quickly. I've really had a tough week and I have seen old habits trying their best to creep back into my life. I've been having some health issues (totally not related to my weight loss) which have resulted in my taking some new medication. My body has not accepted this very well and I have not seen a lot of weight loss over the last few weeks. It is very discouraging and I must admit it's been a struggle to keep my focus.
Tonight at Weight Watchers I only lost 1.2 lbs. However, I dropped down into a bracket that I have not seen in at least 28 years. 28 YEARS!!!! I was so surprised when I looked back at my records and realized that. I may not be losing weight as rapidly as I would like, but I am still losing. I have come so far. I am healthier. I have so much more energy. My clothes are so much smaller. Sometimes we tend to focus more attention on what we don't have and overlook what we have been blessed with.
Thank you God for reminding me of how far I've come. I definitely have a renewed perspective of where I am and look forward to where my journey will take me tomorrow.
Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me along the way. You mean more to me than you will ever know!
Good for you, Kathy! We are behind you! So happy for you!!!
ReplyDeleteLoving your perspective.. I need to take some notes and learn from you.. I have not lost any weight since January..!! I gain and than lose, but each wk my numbers are the same. I need to be excited that I have not gained, but still want to lose more. No turning back!!
ReplyDeleteAmanda you're doing awesome. We haven't failed until we fail to get back on track. I've started over numerous times since the holidays and even though these are small setbacks, they are not failures!! We can do this. I am wearing one of your shirts today and it's a size 16-18. So, for you that is encouragement to see how far you've dropped and for me it's the same message. We've worked too hard and given up too much to fall off the wagon now. Besides that, you're not getting your fat clothes back, so move on. :)
ReplyDeleteHello Kathy! I was surfing and came across your journey. WOW! I didn't recognize you in your before or after picture. We haven't seen each other in years so for me to see your new hair cut and glasses is why I didn't regonize you. I don't think you would recognize me either. LOL
ReplyDeleteYou have had an amazing journey. So honest in your feelings and really putting yourself out in the open. I'm so proud and happy for you, I can understand what you say, for I too began my journey of weight loss. You have lost 16 more pounds than me.I try to be happy about that,and like you said to some a size 16-18 sounds large, but for us, this is skinny! haha
I had been thinking about you and wondering what you were up to these days, now I know. I'm not sure I have my settings correct. We have a family blog that is private and by invitation only.But I will have to check to see if following you publicly, might enable others thru me to access our family. I will check with Red when he gets home. When its private, our family tends to be more open with each other.
Girl, you're really looking awesome. When Red and I are in a store and he comes looking for me, he says he has a hard time coming from behind me to recoginize me! What a compliment...I just grin. I bet Jerry has the same problem, but they can happily live with that.:)
Looking forward to reading more about your journey. Everyone is on some kind of journey and some are on several at the same time. That's hard. I just saw I can subscibe to you via email. I will probably do that so I can make sure no one can get into our family blog.
So with the good Lord's help and staying focused He will be with us in this stage of our life. I couldn't have ever gotten this far in my journeys with out God's help and knowing He is saying....Come on, you can do this, you can face what life brings, I will carry you though the hard times until you are ready to walk with me again. I love the Footprints in the Sand and the Serinity Prayer.
I've enjoyed connecting with you after all these years.
Linda S.