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FEBRUARY 2003

Pizza, candy, breaded seafood and chocolate covered strawberries...

Oops, I am feeling really convicted that this has not been a good eating month for me. The reason might seem to be "what" I ate but to be honest, it is the amount that I ate of each. I wanted so badly to control my food amounts this month and drink more water. Neither has happened and the scales and the fit of my clothes left me no doubt! If you read my regular Mysticool Moms article this month, you would know that it has been an "abnormally hectic life" for me this month. You would also know that I got the braces off of my teeth and was given a wonderful HUGE gift basket of every kind of candy you can imagine! Major changes, trials and temptations to work through! Now, I am not offering any of this as an excuse just a factor that has made concentrating on my goals a little more difficult.

I tried to drink more water but soon forgot the H2O as I reached for the caffeine I desired from coffee and diet coke. I did make lots (way too many!) of ready-made meals of teriyaki chicken and rice and vegetables in my cute little Tupperware like containers. They didn't get eaten fast enough and mold began to grow and it was a pretty gross site. Many of them had to be tossed in the garbage…………sad………. (I should have passed it on to my children for a home schooling experiment!) The month started with small portions but it seemed with every meal, they grew larger and larger and I found myself way too often not even using a plate and eating while I cooked.

I bought a new book at Costco called "Change One" that has great looking pictures and recipes and a format that is really appealing to me. I started reading and it says to make one change a week (for a 12 week total) and totally focus on getting that down before moving to the next change. I have only done it for a week so far and the first change was to eat breakfast and try to keep it at roughly 300 calories. So far, so good. Next week, I am supposed to work on lunch and keep it at about 350 calories. The pictures and meal suggestions look easy and delicious. Let's hope my resolve is! Week #3 is to work in 2 snacks a day at up to 200 calories total for the day. Week #4 is to keep dinner at about 450 calories. The next 8 weeks cover a variety of topics including dining out, stress relief, staying active and on track. This information is only the tip of the iceberg and not meant to give much detail except an idea of what this month I will try to be focusing on.

This month I have gained and lost and gained and lost and come out pretty much the same at the end as I was in the beginning. Maybe a few pounds up but considering the month, I am not going to sweat it. One of the thoughts that keeps running through my head right now is to keep weight and our physical bodies in a right priority in our lives. I truly want to lose weight and I know that it would be extremely beneficial to my health, not to mention my mental well-being. I will continue trying to lose weight and trying to eat healthier as a priority in my daily life BUT (and you knew that must be coming) I am going to be realistic and remember that there will be times when I barely have time to take a shower, brush my teeth and take my vitamins, let alone plan out my meals for the day or week! My 4 children have questions, fights and problems and my friends and family have joys to share and disappointments that need counsel and a shoulder to cry on. My eating habits will not always be what they should but I do not have to feel so guilty and disappointed that I want to quit and give up. There are temporary circumstances that will affect my eating choices and some days I will be searching for every comfort food I can get my hands on. But (that word again!) at every available opportunity, I want to reevaluate and readjust my habits and thoughts. So, that is where I am at this month and I hope that by next month I will be able to share some weight loss. No matter what, I want to keep my focus on what has eternal value and put the majority of my effort into relationships with people while still caring for my earthly body.

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work." John 4:34

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