Have you ever just known that something you are doing is right? I often question myself about so many of my decision. I also question my abilities, my paths etc... But I know this time I am doing exactly what God wants me to be doing!
Recently I started the Body by Vi 90 day challenge. I quit smoking. I quit drinking pop. I have began to exercise again. I am feeling the effects as well as seeing results. I believe so much in this product that I became a distributor. I had been wanting a part-time job to help pay off my student loans...but this is so much better!!
I have met and am getting to know some awesome people! I feel their excitement. I am feeling the presence of God in this. I think this is awesome that I get to become healthy, make money and fellowship with Christians - could anything be better!!
I just wish I had the eloquence to explain how this is changing my health - the energy I have - the just good feeling.
And th e week 1 results are in...8 lbs lighter and 6.5 inches smaller - WOOOHOOO! I feel great. I just want to add more exercise. The only thing that is holding me back in that aspect is time. Mainly because my daughter is due any day and I am not wanting to not be home if she goes into labor. LOL - I wonder how Tim would handle that!!!
I have a lot more energy. I am starting to breathe better - imagine that - one week with no smoking. The Lobelia has really taken away the cravings!! I went for a really long walk yesterday and was not short of breath hardly at all.
What I am suprised at - is that people are not just clamoring to sign up!!! It comes out to 2.50 per meal - that is nothing - you can't even get a meal for that at McDonalds. I want to share this with all of my friends - not jusr those who struggle with weight. This is also good for athletes because it is a triple absorbency protein. It works ALL day.
I am going to have a party soon and invite everyone I know - it will change peoples lives - just like it did mine!!
I turned 42 last week. The anniversary of my dad's death is only a few days away. I can't believe it has been 5 years since I lost my mom. I don;t want to pout my kids and grand kids through an early demise. But I have not lived that way. I am severely obese. I smoked. I hardly exercised. Well today I decided to make a change for the better.
I am taking the Body by vi challenge. I quit smoking with the help of Lobelia and St John's Wort and tomorrow I will visit the Y for the first time in 6 months. I want to get healthy. Yes - i know I need to lose weight to do that - but that is not my ultimate goal. My ultimate goal is to be able to keep up with my grandchildren. To run a 5 K - just for the fun of it. IO want to go climbing in the Rockies.
Please pray for my strength - I will need all the support I can get!
I thought I had today's blog all figured out until a former student ( whom I love and adore) posted on facebook that someone told her she needed to wear makeup. This girl is a natural beauty! I am not gorgeous, I am overweight and yet I know I am a beautiful person. Why? well part of it is because I know God has made me beautiful, part is my husband always tells me how lucky he is to have such a beautiful wife and mostly because I am beautiful on the inside.
As a teacher I have taught some gorgeous students. Just plain out physically attractive. On the outside that is. i see it everyday. society has grown a generation of beauty gurus. the crimp and straighten and paint on their war paint to perfection. But would they help an elderly lady carry groceries. do they thank someone for holding the door open for them? No - they cheer when there is a fight - they clap when a girl gets her extensions ripped from her head. I have seen ugly things come out of these babies mouths.
beauty is like my former student - who lent an ear and a shoulder to a student who lost a grandparent. Who hugged her teacher after she returned from burying her father. Beauty is the young man who cleans my whiteboard just because it needs to be done. or the man who stood up to another student because the popular (supposedly beautiful) kids were picking on one of his friends.
"Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. " 1st Peter 3:3-4.
My prayer for my granddaughters, my daughters, me and for you my friends is that we stand up as Christians and redefine beauty for this generation.
I have decided to DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
