whole grain wisdom

His strength when I give Him my weakness. The One who made me thinks I am absolutely I have come to appreciate the wisdom that come from the Lord. These words of wisdom have brought me through a lot of difficult times in my life. Times when I felt like giving up and turning around. Through sleeplessness nights, times of being misunderstood, times of not trusting people, those times of being so fearful and unable to speak. this is what brought me through: God has chose to set me free; only I can chose not to be. God's love is the same size for everyone. Don't let the past trip your present. Rejection hurts,being chosen heals. I am not what I look like to me but I am what I look like to God. People and food will fail you, but God is faithful forever. I am what I eat, think, say, do, and pray! The biggest mistake is to imagine God made a mistake. I realize now that God has everything under control. All we have to do is to trust and obey cause there is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey. I like what Jeremiah 29:11 says, For I know the thoughts and plans I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.(Amplified Version)

I am worth it!

Yes I am worth it and so are you! We are worth living the the best life everyday. While being on this journey I have to tell myself that I can do this cause I am worth it. In the past I have not thought of myself as being worth anything cause I never felt worth anything. Looking back on all the shame I felt life had dealt me a bad hand. That is what I lived with all these years. But those days are over and I know who I am! I am free, I am healed I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I said at the beginning of me starting these blogs, I will be talking about the Lord because it is in Him I live, move, and have my beings. Without Him I can do nothing I would be like a ship without a sail! I thank God for His mercy and His grace. He has bless me to make it through another workout and I got in 9300 steps today! God is good all the time and all the time God is good! this is one scripture that has help me through a lot of tough times: John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me. slimdown442002@yahoo.com

Turn down the Appestat

I know someone probably want to know just what is an appestat. Well I am glad you ask me. Appestat is the area in the brain that regulate the appetite and food intake according to Dr. Norman Jolliffe. He believes that people may overeat for three main reason:1) being a simple habit;2) doing it on purpose;) or because of social, financial, or just stressful situations. There are many more reasons. Like the themostat in one's home need adjusting, so must the appestat of the brain need adjusting also. I found that eating less and moving more will help with the adjustment of the appestat. Speaking of moving more I did about 9000 steps today and boy was I tired. But I love walking. I have a bike at home and some ankle weights, and hand weight, and dvds. And a host of books and other resources. I went on my three miles practice walk today and my husband joined me. My family is very supportive to me and I have a good support system which is a very good to have around. Even sometimes I get a little cranky sometimes I always come around. Not saying that I have arrived but I press toward that GOOD HEALTH mark!!!

Juice up your life!

Hi there. Today was quiet interesting with the two children I had today. Now that is a good way to get more steps in. Because they really will move you and when it's time for them to eat it is time to eat! But they are some beautiful little girls. I just love them and I think they love me too!! I tried something new on this week, I ate no food for the last three days(no it was not a fast) I just wanted to juice up my life a little! I drank forty-eight ounces of blended fruits and vegetable each day!! One of the best thing I have ever did since Salvation. There is nothing like going back to the garden! (Genesis 1:29) but I still had to get my workout in! On April 24 my daughter and I is doing the three miles walk for charity for the families of the military. This is our first walk and it will not be the last. I plan to do one every year from this time forth. My daughter helps to inspire me and she also is on the weight loss journey. Together we will get there but of course I have MORE to lose than her cause I have years of accumulation of weight that need to come off. But I am in this for the long haul and it no option to turn back now.

Live strong and long

This has been another blessed day. I move up with my walking, I now walk two miles a day on the treadmill and I make the other steps by parking further off from the stores that I go into, or by moving more around my house. I also do my strength training every other day. Every step I take put me closer to being fit enough to carry out the Master plan here on earth. I know that the Lord does use all size peoples to do His work, but I also think that one might be around longer in order to accomplish whatever they need to do. I love to look at Dr. Oz show because I have learn so much from it. He have all kind of health tips that is so useful. On this particular show he was talking about how to add years to your life. He said if a person stop smoking today they could add ten years to their life. If a person start flossing today they could add six years, and if they stop midnight snacking they could add two more years to their lives! So I am going for the goal which is naturally fit for a King!!

W.A.L.K.(walkers always look kool)!!!!

Today is another one of our Father's beautiful day that He has made and I am glad about it. Walking has became a favorite of mine. I get in no less than 8000 steps a day( they say 10000 steps is good) I say thank God for what you can do because every move that you make always help the body. I found out that walking has so many benefits like:Transports nutrients and oxygen to cells, Suppresses appetite, rid the body of waste and toxins, cushions joints, helps converts food to energy, protects organs, act as insulation in the cold, helps to maintain proper muscle tone, reduces sodium buildup in the body, ensures adequate blood volume. There are so many more benefits of walking. Before I loss some of this weight, every time I used to walk for more than a week, my foot would swell up. Now I can walk as much as I want without pain!!!! Only my God could do that.

A time to love and a time to get healthy!

A time to love and a time to get healthy, what time zone are you in? I went so many years not being in neither one of them. I am so thankful that God is always on time every time. It's in Him I live, move and have all my beings. He has given me the grace to make eight-thousand steps today. I went up to my hometown today and I got some nice compliments and it made me feel good and I thanked God even more for His grace and mercy.

0h baby!

My day was filled with two babies ten and six week old. They were so sweet, but when they were ready to eat they were READY to eat! Now that really help me to get in extra steps! It seem like I have been babysitting every year since I had our first child thirty-three years ago. I am not complaining because God has been and still is good to me. There is no failure in Him. Even though sometimes it feel like He has gone, I know He will never leave me nor forsake me. He has showered me with so many blessings that is too numerous to count. I was able to make nine-thousand steps today! yay!!!

Excuses! Excuses! Excuses!

This is a beautiful day. I only did my bike today because of my knee. Even though sometimes I can't do a full workout, I can always do something. Because I learned that all excuses was hanged to the cross. And a week without exercise makes one WEAK! I like trying new things and mixing different things together. So today I made a 15 beans soup and it tastes good. The other day I made a lentil soup and my next one will be a spaghetti soup. I figure since I am into living a healthy life, I might a well go all the way. I used to tell the Lord that buy healthy food was going to be too expensive, but He have solve that matter because now I buy whatever kind of healthy food I want! Now that is just like God. He get rid of all the excuses. If someone want to lose weight or just eat more healthy, God is the one to go for help first. I came up with so many excuses until I just ran out of them. Some of them were: It is in my genes, I am suppose to be fat, no one cared about me, I would laugh it off, I am just big boned and I so angry with myself and I didn't even like myself and there probably was more, but I got that wake up call about all those diseases that was trying to attack my body and I went to One that made me and there I found the answer which was there alone. So I repented before the Lord of how I was not taking care of my temple(body) and I found forgiveness and mercy. I made eight-thousand steps today and I enjoyed them all!!! yay!!

Be determined and not depressed

Hi there, my day was good. I did a new exercise today. It left me a little in pain but like they say no pain; no gain.(right!) But I love the way working out makes me feel. I am glad for all the support I get from my family and friends. They always look out for me and keep me in check. I wear my pedometer everyday to keep check on how many steps I have made. My aim is ten thousand a day and that is not easy but I am working my way there. I did seven thousand yesterday! But I am praying for God strength to help me, because when I give Him my weakness, He gives me His strength. I am learning to feed my faith and starve my doubts. I am not what I look like to me but I am what I look like to God. I used to have problems with what people said about me but I realize now it not what people say about me , but what I believe about me. Now that was a revelation from the Lord. Some might say that I talk about God a lot on my blog, but He is the center of my joy. It is in Him I move and have all my being. I dare not to try to do anything without the Lord.

An apple a day help keep the pounds away!

I had a lovely Resurrection weekend (Easter). I am still on the pathway to health. I have found these whole grains quotes really encouraging to me: I must eat to live and not live to eat. God's love is the same size for everyone. Once on the lips is twice on the hips. Don't let the fear of waste ruin your waist. I did my usual workout today which is a mile walk and strength training. Exercising gives me more energy and I sleep better and I feel and look better! I had a good checkup with my doctor the other week and I got a high five from her! So I guess I have been doing something right! Even though a weight loss journey is sometime not easy, I realize now that it is very durable. After trying every kind of diets under the sun I realize that without a made up mind it was all a dead end thing. I thank God for His mercy and grace,because without Him I would be about six feet under(dead). About a year ago the doctor told me that I was morbid obese. had Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and some other things. Seeing that my parents and grandparents had past away from complications of diabetes, it really brought fear in. But I am determine now more than ever to get down to a healthy weight. I would love to hear other weight-loss journey and success stories from some of you all out there. Maybe we can encourage each other! Remember we are worthy it!!!

Weight on Weight off

Hi there I have kind of busy for the last few weeks, but I am back now. I am still on this weight lost journey. Someone asked me how am losing the weight, I told them that even though it came on slowly, I pray that it don't come off as slow. Even though it may be slowly coming off, the good news is it is coming off. I am really into working out at least4 times a week most of the time it is 6 days a week. I drink so much water until sometime I feel like a fountain. But I feel so much better. My skin and nail looks pretty nice also.I walk a mile everyday.People ask me what was my motivation I tell them that I was motivated by pain, fear, and anger. I was told by the doctor that I am a diabetic and have High blood pressure, and high cholesterol. That is the same things both of my parents and grandparents died from. So now I am determined now to not go out like that. I told her that I am willing to do whatever it take.