MERRY CHRISTMAS

"And the angel said unto the them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

Merry Christmas,

I think that in all the hustle and bustle of the season we forget just what Christmas is really all about!!! What a glorious announcement by the angels that we have a Saviour!!!!

Well, today was a weigh-in day!!! As usual when I weigh and have a large loss the next weigh in is either a gain or a maintain. Well today it was a .4 gain--look close that is a point 4. Not a very big gain but the good news is that I lost about 5 and 1/2 inches from various places. It is amazing at how the inches come off with no pounds lost.

I asked Gloria for my chart to compare the inches lost since I began in January 2008. I was really amazed at the loss. I have lost 8 and 1/2 inches in my chest. You girls will understand what I mean when I say it was a blessing to go from a F cup to a DD cup. This is a substantial difference. I have lost 7 inches in my waist and 9 inches in my hips and 9 and 1/2 inches in my Abs. Three inches in each of my thighs and 2 3/4 inches in each of my arms. My dress size has dropped from a 32 to a 24-26. I can also where a 2x instead of a 5x.

All of this is wonderful but I want you to know that it is still a struggle every day to keep the weight off. I battle the temptation to overeat everyday!!! I pray everyday for the Lord to help me to not let the food control me. Some of you may not believe the struggle it is to avoid the foods you should not eat when you have the urge to eat just those very foods!!!!

For those of you who are trying to live healthy remember that we have to take one day at a time and eat right and workout. I know that if I eat what I should and continue with Gloria, working out and doing my cardio that regardless of what the scales say I will lose the weight and get healthier!!

I hope each of you have a blessed and Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. My first year on this journey to a healthier lifestyle will come to a close on January 16, 2009. I hope to make it to 75 pounds lost for this first year, I have 4 pounds to go. But my journey will not stop there. I intend to lose another 75-80 pounds in 2009!!! I'm gonna look fine in 2009!!!!

Thanks for coming along on this journey I am on and I hope I have helped or encouraged you in some small way this year. Write me at healthierfaith@yahoo.com and let me know!!!!
Faith

The Pain-The Pain

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:13

Let's talk about the pain!!! A rather new client at the gym made this statement this morning, "It has to get easier." Well after almost a year let me tell you it does not. If it did it would do us no good to workout. Exercise and weight training are not suppose to get easier. But they do get more beneficial!

Believe me when I leave the gym I usually feel great. All revved up for the day. But later in the day or the next morning--these old bones and joints HURT!!! It amazes me at the joints and bones I have that I never used before. You work through the pain. The old adage No Pain-No Gain is true. What good would it do you to put forth all the effort if all that work did not benefit you!!

Now this is coming from a 56 year old woman who can hardly walk this afternoon because of the workout she got this morning!!

Everyone have a good week end and email me at healthierfaith@yahoo.com.
Merry Christmas, Faith