Treasure of the day...

"For we are saved by hope; but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
Romans 8:24-25

trust HIS heart

"But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." ...For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:9,10

~God is enough for me... for my problems, my pain, my hurt and my desires. When I am afraid or worried or self-condemning, I will remember WHO sustains me! God is sufficient! So I will lay my burdens, flaws, needs, guilt, anger, frustration, fear, disappointments and desires on His shoulders and trust His heart!!!~

"God is too wise to be mistaken, God is too good to be unkind, So when you don't understand, When you don't see His plan, When you can't trace His hand, Trust His heart" ~Babbie Mason


“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” ~Robert Collier

2.25.2011

I LOVE these two boys!!!



my son and my nephew

No eating after 6 p.m.

Check out this article about not eating after 6 p.m. I know the famous idea out there is to eat small and often and as much as I know it works because I've done it before (in terms of weight loss), I have to disagree now. It is very important for me to lose weight but an even greater priority for me is to make sure my body in the inside is healthy meaning that my organs aren't overworked. The thing about eating often is that, you don't give your body enough time to digest the food. It takes your body at least 4 hours to finish digesting your food. So if you eat often like around every 3 hours then your digesting food for around 12 to 14 hours a day! That's a lot of NONE STOP work. Anyway, that's my view on it.

So other than that, I appreciate the article and would really like to get into the habit of not eating after 6 p.m. It will be VERY hard but will give it my best! :)

HABIT FOR THE WEEK: drink 2 liters of water & no eating after 6 pm!

Here's the link:
Eating After 6 pm: Why It's Bad For You- Diet Blog


2.18.2011

dragging my feet

It's been a while since I've posted anything here. booo. Well, life happens and it just got too hectic.

January and February's been a struggle with eating clean but just taking it one day at a time. Still trying to find a lifestyle change that I can keep permanently. Trying to watch my portions. I haven't cut anything out completely (except pop of course) but try very hard to have light dinners and no late eating (but it's soooo hard!). So I still have cakes at parties and even have a bit of dessert at lunch but always watching my portions. Some days are good and some days aren't. I think though I need to start being very strict about keeping a food journal coz sometimes don't realize how much I've consumed! yikes!

I've been walking though! I LOVE Leslie Sansone DVDs! I do 3 Fast Miles everyday and I try to do another 2 or 3 miles at a later time... lunch or after work. I try to walk everyday regardless of how clean I eat. This past Tuesday though I was immobilized by some serious hip pain so I just rested and gave my body a break (not that I had any choice anyway). Today though I really surprised myself coz I did some interval running/speed walking. I was so surprised that I did 69 laps in the indoor track. 69!!! Didn't think I'd get that much in. lol. On days like today, I love that there's a tangible proof that my body is getting stronger even if I don't see it in how my clothes fit or even on the scale. I make it a point to walk everyday either 3 or 5 miles and I'm just hoping someday I would see it do something other than make my body stronger (like lose inches or weight).