So I am having the usual last minute panicIhaventlosttheweightyet.
Both weddings have come and gone and even though I felt comfortable and happy in what I was wearing, I hadn't lost the weight I wanted.
I am however still ploughing it at the gym even though at a point I as ill and had two weeks off I'm now back in full swing.
In fact yesterday I ran for 10 minutes solid rather than run wall run walk.
The mission is on. I have bought some herbalife powder milkshake thingys which I will make with soya and I am doing them twice a day with my exercise.
This is day two and I am doing ok. Last night I had salmon and soup for dinner. And this morning a shake.
Early days though and I would be lying if I said I wasn't craving everything and I guess it doesn't help watching choccywoccydoodah on the tv. I am not really a fan of chocolate but seem to crave it.
Yesterday I did my whole thing in the gym then headed to the steam room.
God told me that he had missed me.
I guess I haven't been at my best of late. Things at home are tough, FW finished for the year. I am feeling a little deflated.
DRUM ROLL PLEASE
I got 100% in my final faith works assignment. whoop whoop.
I will talk about that in another post. ;)
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Monday, 13 May 2013
Lets take to the river people!.
If God says in his word that he loves the animals. How is fishing for fun a good thing to do?
We have been crabbing which is (in my opinion) extremely fun.
You hang line with raw bacon day over the edge of a dock and wait.
The crabs cling to the bacon, have a little nibble and you draw up the line, pop it in your net and into your bucket with the rest of the crabs.
If you have an opponent then the competition is on! And the race to get the first and most crabs makes crabbing even more riveting.
I had my two little ones with me and the game was boys v girls.
Guess who won?
So crabbing is a sport which doesn't hurt the crabs. No hook in the mouth, just a net and sometimes a little nip of the finger if you get too close.
Crabbing, I think, is a sport that God created to have a giggle. Crabs are funny right?
When getting back from Wales, FaithWorks was on Evangelism and this verse came up -
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him.
Matthew 4:18 - 20
So let me combine this stuff.
Crabs like bacon. You can try crabbing with anything else but Bacon is the food that they want the most.
There is no use trying something else.
We as a people need to look inviting to others.
Being up ourselves, rude, not loving or giving, is not inviting to others and not what we are called to do.
To fish, we need to go to where the fish are and be inviting, friendly people that we are.
We are called, as Christians, to evangelise. To share the good news, to welcome people into the Church.
Lets go fishing.
We have been crabbing which is (in my opinion) extremely fun.
You hang line with raw bacon day over the edge of a dock and wait.
The crabs cling to the bacon, have a little nibble and you draw up the line, pop it in your net and into your bucket with the rest of the crabs.
If you have an opponent then the competition is on! And the race to get the first and most crabs makes crabbing even more riveting.
I had my two little ones with me and the game was boys v girls.
Guess who won?
So crabbing is a sport which doesn't hurt the crabs. No hook in the mouth, just a net and sometimes a little nip of the finger if you get too close.
Crabbing, I think, is a sport that God created to have a giggle. Crabs are funny right?
When getting back from Wales, FaithWorks was on Evangelism and this verse came up -
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him.
Matthew 4:18 - 20
So let me combine this stuff.
Crabs like bacon. You can try crabbing with anything else but Bacon is the food that they want the most.
There is no use trying something else.
We as a people need to look inviting to others.
Being up ourselves, rude, not loving or giving, is not inviting to others and not what we are called to do.
To fish, we need to go to where the fish are and be inviting, friendly people that we are.
We are called, as Christians, to evangelise. To share the good news, to welcome people into the Church.
Lets go fishing.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
You can’t out exercise a bad diet
So I have been really down on myself feeling really rubbish
about my situation and destination.
I am talking weight.
I have also found it quite hard at the gym motivation wise.
So take last week for instance. There I was pounding it away on the treadmill, wondering why I was doing it and really wanting to jump off and do something else instead. My music just wasn’t doing it for me. I wasn’t getting anywhere fast.
Then a Christian tune came on. And without realising it was spurring me to work harder and harder.
I didn’t really think much of it until the next day the same thing happened. I was struggling at the gym, a banging Christian tune came on and the time flew by and before I noticed it was time to jump off and get on the cross trainer.
I am talking weight.
I have also found it quite hard at the gym motivation wise.
So take last week for instance. There I was pounding it away on the treadmill, wondering why I was doing it and really wanting to jump off and do something else instead. My music just wasn’t doing it for me. I wasn’t getting anywhere fast.
Then a Christian tune came on. And without realising it was spurring me to work harder and harder.
I didn’t really think much of it until the next day the same thing happened. I was struggling at the gym, a banging Christian tune came on and the time flew by and before I noticed it was time to jump off and get on the cross trainer.
You see God is for me. He wants the best for me. He put the
Marathon in my heart and he is going to help me get there.
God doesn’t just give you an idea and make ‘you’ run with it on your own.
If it’s from God, if he has put it on your heart, then he stands with you and pushes you on.
Yes you will get there. Maybe not the way you expect, maybe with a few obstacles on the way. But I tell you, you will get there.
God doesn’t just give you an idea and make ‘you’ run with it on your own.
If it’s from God, if he has put it on your heart, then he stands with you and pushes you on.
Yes you will get there. Maybe not the way you expect, maybe with a few obstacles on the way. But I tell you, you will get there.
All I need to do is trust, and obey
There Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
The God of my rock; in him will I trust.
2 Samuel 22: 2-3
2 Samuel 22: 2-3
From now on, I know that I need my God tunes to keep me
going. I can’t do this without him, I know I can’t do this without him and I
guess that sometimes I need reminding.
As for the rest. I had a chat with Jodie, my PT. She gave me
a gentle kick up the backside regarding my diet.
I have a sweet tooth, I have a really bad sweet tooth. I love sweets and it is my downfall.
Jodie helped me sort my head out, I needed that gentle reminder of my goal through her too.
I have a sweet tooth, I have a really bad sweet tooth. I love sweets and it is my downfall.
Jodie helped me sort my head out, I needed that gentle reminder of my goal through her too.
The chewing gum has been stocked up and I have started to
read my new book – Making good habits, breaking bad habits by Joyce Meyer.
Sweets for me is a habit, and it is one that I am going to break with the grace of God.
Sweets for me is a habit, and it is one that I am going to break with the grace of God.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he
that cometh to God must believe that he is. And that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.
Hebrews 14: 5-6
Hebrews 14: 5-6
Monday, 15 April 2013
Lost days and birthdays
The week before half term I came down with a bug! So no gym.
Half term was 2 long weeks for me. I was itching to get to the gym. I was clawing at my skin missing it badly.
Now 3 weeks down the line I went today properly.
I did 20 minutes cross trainer, 10 mins treadmill, 5 mins rowing, weights, sauna and then 20 quick lengths.
I feel so much happier for doing it even though I know that I am going to hurt in the morning. I also know I really need to crack on with the getting fit as not going to a while has put me back from my goal and made me unhappy.
I feel lardy again, more lardy :(
My aim is to just keep at it and be really strict with it for a while. I will be back in the gym tomorrow morning.
The thing is, I thrive on routine. I need routine. I need to be organised. I like to know what I am doing and when.
I like to drop the kiddies off, go to the gym, do my set, get home, tidy, organise dinner and all the other mundane Mummy jobs.
Don't get me wrong. I can be spontaneous. I am really good at being spontaneous. In fact I used to be great at it. But my husband isn't such a spontaneous person. And I don't have the energy for the both of us.
So spontaneity needs to fit in with family life, with my Mummy jobs, with my organisation.
I am an organised, spontaneous, artist.
Today is my hubalubbas birthday. I woke him up (with the kids) and presented him with a blue ray player and blue rays. He is one happy bunny.
I am currently waiting for him to come home so we can give him his birthday cake. A lemon curd cake. Here is the before and after the kids decorated it for you to admire. lol
Half term was 2 long weeks for me. I was itching to get to the gym. I was clawing at my skin missing it badly.
Now 3 weeks down the line I went today properly.
I did 20 minutes cross trainer, 10 mins treadmill, 5 mins rowing, weights, sauna and then 20 quick lengths.
I feel so much happier for doing it even though I know that I am going to hurt in the morning. I also know I really need to crack on with the getting fit as not going to a while has put me back from my goal and made me unhappy.
I feel lardy again, more lardy :(
My aim is to just keep at it and be really strict with it for a while. I will be back in the gym tomorrow morning.
The thing is, I thrive on routine. I need routine. I need to be organised. I like to know what I am doing and when.
I like to drop the kiddies off, go to the gym, do my set, get home, tidy, organise dinner and all the other mundane Mummy jobs.
Don't get me wrong. I can be spontaneous. I am really good at being spontaneous. In fact I used to be great at it. But my husband isn't such a spontaneous person. And I don't have the energy for the both of us.
So spontaneity needs to fit in with family life, with my Mummy jobs, with my organisation.
I am an organised, spontaneous, artist.
Today is my hubalubbas birthday. I woke him up (with the kids) and presented him with a blue ray player and blue rays. He is one happy bunny.
I am currently waiting for him to come home so we can give him his birthday cake. A lemon curd cake. Here is the before and after the kids decorated it for you to admire. lol
Being organised, I find it really hard to let them touch my beautiful cake. But they enjoyed decorating it so much how could I deny them that. I am sure Daddy will love it :). Tonight we are off out for food. I am going to blindfold him and drive him around for a bit until we arrive at the place I have booked. Just because that's how I roll.
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Wise Councel
Faith fails or succeeds according to what you hear. So what have I been listening to?
In 1982 my Uncle P ran and completed the London marathon. I was 8 but I remember to this day how excited I was that someone in my family had done it.
I told myself that I wanted to do that one day.
As the years when on, the dream was shoved aside and buried deep within and forgotten about. I listened to the enemy's thoughts about my weight and size. I was never going to be fit and healthy, so the dream never resurfaced.
You see what you hear and think can release or restrict you in life. Listening to people moaning at me about their own weight and never doing anything about it, was a place that I was in too.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
Then he said to them, Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and you who hear, more will be given.
For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
Mark 4:23-25
That was until Gods voice became louder than any other I could hear. I also stopped listening to negative people, I surrounded myself with positive people, who wanted the best for me. Who were happy for me when good things happened in my life and were there to encourage me when I was struggling.
When I first got my calling to do the London marathon, rather than telling everyone I know, I sort wise counsel.
I have found in my past that as soon as you want to do something, everyone has an opinion.
Now being faith led I know that the enemy would use these opinions to keep me from achieving my goal and being obedient to God.
He will use peoples words to whisper the words of my youth.
You cant do it.
Your too old
Unfit
You will never compete it
Nothing will ever change
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's
Psalm 103: 1-5
I love that last bit - so that your youth Is renewed like the eagle's.
To me, that says that all the rubbish, hurtful stuff that I have listened to and heard when I was in my youth, has been washed away and I am renewed like Jesus.
My wise counsel and opinions I have sort first have been my pastors, my senior leader, my husband and my personal trainer.
All are behind me.
I am now in talks about running for the charity I am passionate about Stella's Voice. This is an amazibobs charity and it will be an honour to be able to support them this way - As I complete my journey.
My PT 'J' is an amazing Lady. The support she has already given me has greatly impacted me.
She has no idea how going to the gym was so far out of my comfort zone when I first started.
Once I have reached my target weight goal she will then set up a training programme for marathon running.
That leaves my Pastors and Leaders. My leader D is going to be running with me. Her testimony is so inspiring to me.
Both my Pastors are amazing. I hope that when this part of my journey is completed that my testimony can go to helping them build the church.
This is all for him! With him and for him.
And the Lord, he is the one who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31: 8
This is my favourite verse right now. It seems very fitting with my journey.
As the weeks go on I will start telling more people, but I will be sure to only open my ears and hear the wise words.
In 1982 my Uncle P ran and completed the London marathon. I was 8 but I remember to this day how excited I was that someone in my family had done it.
I told myself that I wanted to do that one day.
As the years when on, the dream was shoved aside and buried deep within and forgotten about. I listened to the enemy's thoughts about my weight and size. I was never going to be fit and healthy, so the dream never resurfaced.
You see what you hear and think can release or restrict you in life. Listening to people moaning at me about their own weight and never doing anything about it, was a place that I was in too.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
Then he said to them, Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and you who hear, more will be given.
For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
Mark 4:23-25
That was until Gods voice became louder than any other I could hear. I also stopped listening to negative people, I surrounded myself with positive people, who wanted the best for me. Who were happy for me when good things happened in my life and were there to encourage me when I was struggling.
When I first got my calling to do the London marathon, rather than telling everyone I know, I sort wise counsel.
I have found in my past that as soon as you want to do something, everyone has an opinion.
Now being faith led I know that the enemy would use these opinions to keep me from achieving my goal and being obedient to God.
He will use peoples words to whisper the words of my youth.
You cant do it.
Your too old
Unfit
You will never compete it
Nothing will ever change
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's
Psalm 103: 1-5
I love that last bit - so that your youth Is renewed like the eagle's.
To me, that says that all the rubbish, hurtful stuff that I have listened to and heard when I was in my youth, has been washed away and I am renewed like Jesus.
My wise counsel and opinions I have sort first have been my pastors, my senior leader, my husband and my personal trainer.
All are behind me.
I am now in talks about running for the charity I am passionate about Stella's Voice. This is an amazibobs charity and it will be an honour to be able to support them this way - As I complete my journey.
My PT 'J' is an amazing Lady. The support she has already given me has greatly impacted me.
She has no idea how going to the gym was so far out of my comfort zone when I first started.
Once I have reached my target weight goal she will then set up a training programme for marathon running.
That leaves my Pastors and Leaders. My leader D is going to be running with me. Her testimony is so inspiring to me.
Both my Pastors are amazing. I hope that when this part of my journey is completed that my testimony can go to helping them build the church.
This is all for him! With him and for him.
And the Lord, he is the one who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31: 8
This is my favourite verse right now. It seems very fitting with my journey.
As the weeks go on I will start telling more people, but I will be sure to only open my ears and hear the wise words.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
In The Beginning
About a year ago I was sitting in a room with a few other Ladies doing a Christian shine programme.
My (now) very good friend D was talking about running and getting fit. Looking after your own body and bettering yourself. At that point she was loving running and her future was holding a few marathons.
This was really hard for me to take. My little boy was 2 and I had no confidence in my appearance at all. I felt huge, massive. A large size 16 and kept saying to myself I will do something about it soon.
I was lying to myself.
I walked out of that girlie morning, which is a programme to make you feel great about yourself and like the way you are, feeling angry and disappointed in myself. I actually hated the way I felt about my body. And I was kidding myself if I thought that I was going to do something about it soon.
Like I said that was a year ago.
Since then I got a revelation. I started a bible course which runs for 2 years, that my amazing friend D runs with her husband, and I am renewing my mind. I also joined a gym and am renewing my body.
I have been going to the gym 4-5 times a week. I spoke to a personal trainer and got a programme going.
Now let me tell you. All these things are well out of my comfort zone. Well they were. God has been talking to me a lot, and finally I have the ears to listen.
In a month and half I lost 4 inches from my abs. 3 inches from my thighs and 2 inches from my arms.
Today I had to up my weights for the third time in 3 days as they are to easy.
So why this blog?.
I was on the rowing machine the other day, chatting to God as I like to do. And he brought to mind the London Marathon.
So there I was sweating away, and I texts D.
I wasn't going to but I have been disciplining myself to a 'JUST DO IT' attitude.
"wanna do the London Marathon 2015".
So that's how it started.
After that gym session I went to the steam room. It was empty so I had a audible conversation with Jesus.
The steam room is my favourite place to chat with God. He nearly always reveals things to me.
So I said. "so God, I really need to chat to you about this Marathon thing".
And he just replied with -
" I have already seen you run it".
That blew me away. The fact that he had already seen me do it confirmed to me that I could do it. And was going to do it!
Since then I had 2 pictures from God.
The first one was me in the middle of the race, running along and seeing people I know.
The second picture was my lying on the floor at the end of the race, looking up to heaven and giving my family and friends in the heavenly realm the peace sign. And they were all cheering me.
So there it is.
I'm a thirty (cough) something, size (now) large 14, with two gawjus little people under my belt. A 5 year old girlie and a 2 year old boy and a husband who loves me.
And in 2 years time. I am going to run and complete the London Marathon.
I hope you enjoy journeying with me.
My (now) very good friend D was talking about running and getting fit. Looking after your own body and bettering yourself. At that point she was loving running and her future was holding a few marathons.
This was really hard for me to take. My little boy was 2 and I had no confidence in my appearance at all. I felt huge, massive. A large size 16 and kept saying to myself I will do something about it soon.
I was lying to myself.
I walked out of that girlie morning, which is a programme to make you feel great about yourself and like the way you are, feeling angry and disappointed in myself. I actually hated the way I felt about my body. And I was kidding myself if I thought that I was going to do something about it soon.
Like I said that was a year ago.
Since then I got a revelation. I started a bible course which runs for 2 years, that my amazing friend D runs with her husband, and I am renewing my mind. I also joined a gym and am renewing my body.
I have been going to the gym 4-5 times a week. I spoke to a personal trainer and got a programme going.
Now let me tell you. All these things are well out of my comfort zone. Well they were. God has been talking to me a lot, and finally I have the ears to listen.
In a month and half I lost 4 inches from my abs. 3 inches from my thighs and 2 inches from my arms.
Today I had to up my weights for the third time in 3 days as they are to easy.
So why this blog?.
I was on the rowing machine the other day, chatting to God as I like to do. And he brought to mind the London Marathon.
So there I was sweating away, and I texts D.
I wasn't going to but I have been disciplining myself to a 'JUST DO IT' attitude.
"wanna do the London Marathon 2015".
So that's how it started.
After that gym session I went to the steam room. It was empty so I had a audible conversation with Jesus.
The steam room is my favourite place to chat with God. He nearly always reveals things to me.
So I said. "so God, I really need to chat to you about this Marathon thing".
And he just replied with -
" I have already seen you run it".
That blew me away. The fact that he had already seen me do it confirmed to me that I could do it. And was going to do it!
Since then I had 2 pictures from God.
The first one was me in the middle of the race, running along and seeing people I know.
The second picture was my lying on the floor at the end of the race, looking up to heaven and giving my family and friends in the heavenly realm the peace sign. And they were all cheering me.
So there it is.
I'm a thirty (cough) something, size (now) large 14, with two gawjus little people under my belt. A 5 year old girlie and a 2 year old boy and a husband who loves me.
And in 2 years time. I am going to run and complete the London Marathon.
I hope you enjoy journeying with me.
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