I KEEP DOING IT TO MYSELF....

Yes I'm kicking myself!!! I weighed myself this morning.  Ahead of this week's weigh-in and ARGH!!!.  I had it coming.  At least I haven't gained it all back. I'm trying not to feel discouraged that this is my week 6 and there has been little progress...but there has been some.  I should focus on that. Right?

So shortly after weighing myself...what does she doooooo....EATS LEFT OVER BUTTER CHICKEN FOR BREAKFAST!!!!! argh!!!...amazing that the whole time I ate I was thinking..."oh well...love me tomorrow"!!!! argh!!!!

Despite the shortfalls in the eating department...I did as I challenged myself.  My girls asked me to go for a walk.  Despite saying no twice...I remembered that my challenge and off I went.  For a half hour walk with my girls.  Then played volleyball.  Then did a 10 minute aerobic routine.

But I ended the night sharing a meal with family eating steak and casava! Why is it that when we eat with families or friends we feel obligate to share a meal with them while trying to keep to our healthy lifestyle.  I keep thinking that it is my obligations to share meals...that's gotten me to this size!!!  I suppose nobody forced the food down my throat!....so no-one is accountable but me!

Tomorrow is another day, and my husband is going to join me on this journey.  I CAN DO THIS...and I'm NOT GOING TO KEEP DOING THIS TO MYSELF!

Oh..also...bought some pair of harem pants and am happy to say that I have dropped a size :)....BUT I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO SABOTAGE MY MEAL PLANS!!!  xxxxx

I'm loving today's encouragement from "The Word for Today"...teaching me that God will continue to work within me until the day....There is GREATNESS WITHIN ME that I know people can see.  I just need to believe that my outside CAN reflect what is inside!

'...[God] wrestled...with him until...' Genesis 32:24 KJV

 The Bible says, 'Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man [the angel of the Lord]...until the breaking of the day.' When God decides to deal with you He will get you alone. Notice, Jacob was 'left'. When surgery is required, nobody else is allowed in the operating room. Something in you must be dealt with or you won't make it.

Notice also, 'There wrestled a man with him until'. Others may give up on you, but not God. '...He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ' (Philippians 1:6 NKJV). 'Until' Jacob becomes Israel, 'until' the deceiver becomes a prince with God, 'until' you begin to walk, talk and live in such a way that everybody around you knows you've been touched by God. God's not going to let you get by with stuff He used to overlook. When you're running out of time He will wrestle with you and show you that you're wasting your life. He will wrestle with you over your careless attitudes, words and actions. He will wrestle with you over your ingratitude and help you see how blessed you are. He will wrestle with you over your double-mindedness and unwillingness to make a commitment. You've changed jobs, changed relationships and changed churches; when are you going to let God plant you permanently somewhere so that you can bear fruit?

There are two 'untils' in this story. First, God wrestled with Jacob until he said yes. Second, Jacob wrestled with God until He blessed him. At that point Jacob's name changed, his past ended, and the future God had in mind for him began.

SoulFood: Deut 18:9-18, Dan 2, Isa 47:5-15, Acts 16:16-34

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright 2011