Encouraged!!

Good Morning, fellow webbies!!
I am greatly encouraged this morning!! After having completed a whole day on Weight Watchers, my blood sugar was 98, this morning.....Excellent for having consumed carbs, yesterday!! I ate my dinner and was finished eating by 7:30....I exercised in the morning and in the evening and today, I feel great!! It might not be a big deal to you, but to me, it is.....Being able to eat like a normal human (well, within reason) and being able to stay on track with both my eating and my exercise AND having normal blood sugar to boot takes just one more nail out of this coffin of fear I continually put myself in!! Don't think for a second, that I like being afraid of everything, including my own body....It's not a fun place to be, by a long shot!! Okay, enough of that!! I want to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.....
Mark and I are doing well....I read the blog of a woman yesterday, who was divorcing her husband and was happy about it. She wrote that he was her best friend and a good person, but she just couldn't be tied down by marriage!! I cannot think of a life without my Mark. He brings so much light and laughter to my life and he truly blesses and completes me, in ways I don't even understand. God knew what He was doing, when He put us together......I love being tied down, by marriage!! I love being here to take care of my family and I am getting more adept at taking care of my home.....Like I said, I just cannot think of a life without my Mark. It's unfathomable. I love you, Mark, more than I love myself!! Thank-you for loving me back!!
Well, I'm going to try and make today more productive than yesterday!! My bedroom really needs a makeover and I did laundry on Monday and it still hasn't been put up!! I have eBay stuff I need to organize and I have a kitchen that sorely needs to be cleaned.....My goal is to have all of the busy work done by tomorrow evening, so I have nothing to do, over the weekend, but enjoy being home, with Mark.
I am still very weary so I'm going to brew a pot of decaf, make some toast with blackberry jam, cut an apple and head back to bed. (I always eat my breakfast in bed)
Anyhoo....have a wonderful day, friends and love each other, like He loves!!
In Him,
Lisa

Switching from Atkins to Weight Watchers

Greetings and Salutations, my friends......Last night, I decided to switch from the Atkins program to Weight Watchers. It's been on my mind and on my heart to do so, for some time. I've been praying about it and have peace in my heart, when I think about changing programs. I am concerned with all of the fat and protein I'm eating, with Atkins. Too much fat can cause all sorts of troubles....Liver issues, gall stones, high cholesterol, kidney stones......and a diet too high in protein can cause issues with the kidneys....I am a diabetic, so I'm prone to problems with my kidneys and my liver already.....and, after being on and off Atkins for almost a year, I'm still struggling at the same ghastly weight. Something HAS to give!! With Weight Watchers, there are endless possibilities.....Not so with Atkins. I still have to watch my carbohydrate consumption, in the evenings, but I can eat toast in the morning and it's not cheating.....It's all about portion control, switching to a low fat way of life and moving more.....I'm not real good at the moving part...but I have quite a few workout videos, the gym and my tennis shoes to keep me busy!! I didn't feel like going to the gym today, so I popped in my Biggest Loser Cardio Max DVD......WRONG DECISION!! The beginner workout was too difficult.....so, instead of breaking into Mark's Pringles, to ease my frustration with not being even remotely able to keep up with Mr. Bob Harper and his pack of shrinkies, I located my Leslie Sansone Walk the Walk DVD and did the 1 Mile walk, instead!! I will have to workout again, this evening, after dinner, but that's okay!! It only takes 18 minutes to complete......Last night, when Biggest Loser was over and they started showing the blurb for applying to be a contestant on next season's Loser, Mark looked at me like "maybe you should apply" Yeah right....Me, alone with Jillian Michaels all ready and able to torture me to death.....NOTNOTNOTNOTNOTNOTNOTNOT!!!!! I need to do this on my own!! I need to let God work and work myself at becoming what God made me to be!! I can do this.....without expensive diet plans, without someone screaming at me, without drugs, without useless surgeries that would change my body FOREVER!! The weight didn't get here overnight at it's not going to go overnight, either.....I know that without surgery, my medical odds of losing the weight and keeping it off are between slim and none and Slim's out too lunch.....But God has called me into obedience....to give me hope and a future and if I am in Him, while I'm doing this, I cannot fail. I am lucky, too....I have a WONDERFUL husband who encourages me.....I have my best friends, Pastor Dave and Jill to keep me accountable; they truly are the world's best support system.... and I have a whole church full of family to pray for me and love me through this. It's me that's holding me back!! I now have only 5 months to get in good enough shape to be able to walk around Disneyland with my family and my cherished friends and not embarrass my daughter......I have only 4 months to be smaller, so that I can fit into my dress, for Rosemary's wedding......I need to be able to keep up with Mariah this summer and prove to her, that being disciplined and diligent and patient and prayerful can move mountains.....and most of all I need to learn obedience!! God is my rock and my shelter in the eye of this storm and I am confident He's working, all together for my good!!
It's now getting late, so I think I will go, for now!! I haven't eaten any lunch and I'm hungry!! I need to plan a dinner menu and get some housework done, too....My house is not going to clean itself....there is no "Easy" button here.....
Anyhoo....everybody be safe and love each other, as G0d loves you. You are in my thoughts and in my prayers.
Lots of Love and Many Happy Blessings
Lisa