Jersey Shore

Home from the Jersey Shore! The kids had soo much fun seeing the ocean and playing with their cousins! We went to the beach 3 days, fantasyland and the park! The best part was loving on Sam and Kinsey. Oh MY goodness they are sweet kids! Check out Brooke's pictures on facebook. too cute! Back home to the swelltering heat...99 today. Still managed to run 3 miles this morning with mom and brooke. Hot toddies!

healthy eating

Healthy eating.not.a.new.topic.here.
Also not new...going to start tomorrow. But, there it is in writing....Feb.4,2011. I am also starting Beth Moore's bible study, breaking free tomorrow at church. So excited. Really, I am. And Brooke started a blog about being healthy and I will post how I am doing here and follow her blog as well. Very exciting. Kids are back at school after 2 days off for snow. I'm working at the Toledo building this weekend, nervous already. Praying for peace for this crazy world.

FAILURE ALERT

failure~how many ways I can try this? how many start tomorrows do I get? how many plans for a fast, or a new diet do I get? I'm tired.of.being.out.of.control.with.my.eating. tired of not giving this area of my life completely over to God. sorry that I keep bowing down to lesser gods, things and that for the most part I have to admit, maybe I don't really want to stop overeating. there. said it. maybe I have used this as a stress release, coping mechanism, whatever for so long that it feels safe and warm and like a quiet place to rest. it frees me from being perfect, from trying today and really an excuse to feel sorry for myself and do nothing productive the rest of the day. you know, because I'm starting all my healthy habits like eating when I'm hungry and cleaning the house and being whatever....you know, tomorrow. Just don't plan on dropping by tomorrow, because it hasn't come yet. How do I put myself second and God first? I'm so selfish, wasting all this time,money,effort,healthy years focusing on myself and my problems blah blah blah. This is satans clever way of making me worthless. he doesn't have to stick around to see the results, I keep turning to food over and over again without any poking or prodding from him. I guess I must like this little captivity. but deep inside I don't. I want God to show me the way out, but I'm just waiting for him while I'm stuffing myself and ruining my health and not really LOOKING for him in scripture and prayer. vowing every day to make tomorrow the day. THE day.the day.

60 day challenge

ok, so its not January 1, 2010 anymore. But I am starting my 60 day challenge that I wanted to start last month. I'm posting everything I do and don't do to make myself accountable to the blogging world. I have had absolutly NO motivation to do anything but overeat. I've had a sprained shoulder and so haven't been exercising and have just been eating everything I can get my chubby hands on. So, my tomorrow has come, FEB.6th, 2010. now, someone please hold be accountable if I start over tomorrow,...again..
Here are my 7 goals for the next two months:
DAILY:

1. READ BIBLE ALONE AND WITH KIDS~30 MINUTES
2.VITAMIN FOLLOWED BY 64 OUNCES WATER
3.EXERCISE 30 MINUTES
4.NO FAST FOOD OR JUNK FOOD~FIVE FRUITS/VEGGIES EACH DAY
5.CLEAN HOUSE FOR 1 HOUR DAILY~FOLLOW CLEANING SCHEDULE
6.NOTHING ON CREDIT CARD
7.CONSISTENT DISCIPLINE OF KIDS

We'll see how I do tomorrow. by God's grace and strength alone.

its only jan. 25th

ok, what? its only Jan. 25th, 2010 and I already wish this year could either be done or start completly over. Is that too much to ask? Friends with big problems, family with health problems, the earthquake in Haiti....I'm on a personal all-time low with my overeating. feeling hopeless to ever change. Trusting that my God is bigger than my failures and repeating "their is no condemnation to those who are in Christ." over and over. praying for family and friends, and especially Haiti and her people. Maybe my new year will be tomorrow? who knows;)

ready for summer?

I am soo ready for summer! Of course, I haven't lost any weight, cleaned or organized my house or done anything that I had planned to do in 2009. I am still hopefull that as the spring flowers bloom, maybe I can too! God is a gracious and loving God. Thank heavens!!

COOKBOOK REVIEW

The Family Kitchen by Debra Ponzek

I discovered this book at the library, and after having checked it out two separate times decided to just buy the darn thing! I love the idea of cooking with my kids...and they love to "help" as they call it! The recipes are healthy, for the most part, fresh ingredients and whole not processed food. We, meaning Jack Jack and I made the banana bread last week, took it to church on Sunday and there was none, not a crumb to bring back home. It was a very easy, two bowl recipe! I made the pasta primevara recipe, lots of fresh vegetables and after some bribing got the kids to eat it! Yummy! My parents and husband also loved it. Last night I made the homemade bread, the recipe made 3 loaves, 1 and 1/2 are now gone. Love that bread with butter! I can't wait to try more recipes from this book. I would highly recommend it to anyone with our without kids who just wants to cook whole, good foods! I hope the library doesn't charge for stains on the pages! Oh, and the cookbook reads easily with lots of pictures and hints to get the kids into the kitchen. Go and buy this cookbook! I hope to see more from Debra Ponzek soon.
~Amy