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Alright. Enough stalling.
Last week I declared:
My Eat Clean goal:
Stop eating out of boredom and emotions. See food as fuel. Praise GOD, who is the creator of the food, rather than running to food as a source of comfort.
How it went:
It went pretty well. At home, I was very disciplined. The only time that eating out of anything other than hunger was an issue at home was when I was giving the boys snack and it was there.
At school, however, it was a different story. I have grown so accustomed to being hungry or needing to eat my lunch at 10AM (or earlier) because of the way my days are scheduled, that I have been mindlessly doing it. I have to slow down more and really analyze what is happening. I think having some mints or something that I would have in my mouth would really help me get through that sticky time. I need to be packing a lot more food than I have been to avoid the lure of the treats in the teachers room. More snacks, more fruit – that kind of thing.
Progress was made. I’ll take it. 
My Move More goal:
Rejoice in the freedom I have in this body to praise Him with my movements. Walk more, dance more, play more, live more.
How it went:
This one is hard to measure. I have lost my pedometer again. But I can tell you that I absolutely did not do any formal kind of exercising. *sigh*
What I intend:
To do at least a Leslie Sansone walking video or some other workout DVD (I would love to do the 30 Day Shred again, but to be completely honest, I am in a lazy state of mind where the extra effort of actually changing into workout clothes, and breaking out into a really good sweat just not appealing. Kick my butt in the comments on that one. Remind me how good it will feel. Please??) at least three times between now and next Thursday.
My Refresh Daily goal:
Believe what the Word of God says about me. Allow Him to search my heart for the altars that I have created for . . . my stuff.
How it went:
I am currently studying Ephesians with my Good Morning Girls Group. I am also going through the Beth Moore Paul devotional book (90 Days on His Journey of Faith) with two of my Amy friends. To be honest, I got a little bit behind with all of the medical emergency chaos. Late nights made for scrambled and jumbled mornings. But, I am back on track, and I am thrilled to have the structured studies to keep me going.
The Part That I Have Been Dreading:
I weighed myself this morning.
At my highest weight at the beginning of my weigh loss journey this past summer, I weighed 275.
At my lowest weight since that date, I weighed 248.
This morning, I am thrilled to see that I haven’t done too much damage over the holiday season, and I am weighing in at 250, and fitting comfortably into the size 18 jeans that I had been keeping in my closet, just waiting for them to fit again. Now to fit in to the size 16′s that are just waiting.
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Meredith – who has written 351 posts on My Journey to Authenticity.
Meredith was born, raised, and now raises her family (with her husband Randy) in the beautiful state of Maine. Together, they are planting a church, relying on God every step of the way. She also has the privilege of being the band director for the town where they live. Life is full, busy, and full of laughter and music. Meredith can also be found writing for Must Love God and 3 in 30 .
I’ve heard about the 30 day shred but haven’t researched it yet…I might do that soon. Friend, I love you! I definitely understand your struggle here. I am so glad we have the amazing group of women supporting us that we have. I am SO glad you’re one of them for me too. <3
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Meredith I’m on day 27 of the 30 Day Shred and let me tell you, you WON’T REGRET IT!! It’s ONLY 20 minutes a day every day for 30 days. No breaks. Sometimes your mind will tell you it needs a break because you’re sore but NO! If you stick with it, you will see results. Trust me. Measure everything on day one so that you’ll feel inspired halfway through when you remeasure! I haven’t felt this little or toned in years. Seriously.
DO IT!!! Do it in the morning SUPER early before your shower so that it’s out of the way each day. That’s what I do and it lessens the amount of excuses I could try and give myself.
JUST DO IT!!
<3
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You are awesome for sharing and being honest!! I appreciate that! I love Leslie Sansone!!! I keep forgetting I have one of her DVDs. Maybe I can try to work that in. I guess I don’t think about it b/c the Xbox would be so much more fun. LOL!
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Oh i love you…we’re in this together…no matter what!!!
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When I’m tired, it’s hard to get motivated to exercise. I remember when I worked at a school how evil the teachers lounge was:) To have hardly gained much over the holidays is miraculous indeed. Keep moving forward! I’m praying for your hubby, I haven’t looked at twitter in a few days —I will check to see about any updates. Blessings!
Oh, I’m so glad I’m not the only one who’s reluctant!! I had such a great attitude last week, and it all came crashing down this week. Trying really hard to remind myself to stay positive and keep moving!
Get up and moving today….Do SOMETHING to break a really good sweat. It won’t feel better. At first. But when it’s over, and you hit the shower and know you did something good for yourself? It will feel SO GOOD. Just gotta break through those first minutes when you want to quit and go sit down! You can do this! Go for it!