I knew it had been quite a while since I last posted - I had no idea the last post was April 16th!! I knew I had not posted at all in May but mid-April?? Well here I am, I have not given up on the blog or even my resolutions although my actions would not say the same.
I read online that 40-45% of the population makes one or more new year resolutions. Of that only 46% are maintaining that resolution after 6 months. I'm barely part of that statistic.
I can't say I have done much the past month working towards my weight loss. A walk here or there. A salad here or there. And that is about it. Amazingly I have maintained my weight for the most part. I've fluctuated between my lowest of 147 lbs. the very first of the month to 151 lbs. - my current weight. Typically I weigh myself everyday and once I see the number going up a pound or two then I try to have a good day or two.
The desire to get down to 140 lbs. is definitely still there. Unfortunately the drive has not been. I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet. I may not have reached my goal of 140lbs. by May 1st but I still believe I can do it by the end of the summer.
Let's see - for my other resolutions. Reading the Bible all the way through in a year is definitely not going to happen. I am so far behind on that goal there is no way to catch up. But one positive that has come of the resolution is that I can say I have read something everyday. Whether it is a hand full of verses to go along with my daily devotions or a chapter or two, I have read everyday. (I'm sure there has been a day here or there in which I may not have read but I can honestly say only a hand full of days total.) I have really liked my One Year Chronological Bible and will definitely set this same goal next year. And if I can get my act together maybe I can finish up the year doing better than the first part of the year.
We still have not attended Sunday school but we are definitely getting more involved in our new church. I was baptized and became a member May 16th. Samantha, my youngest, was baptized this past Sunday. Gabrielle is registered for VBS and I have volunteered to be a family group helper as well. I am going to our Women of Faith Bible study on Monday nights and I am getting to know more people as well. July is when the new Sunday school year starts at our church and I am determined to start Sunday school then.
Life has been busy and hectic and I'm learning to cut myself a little slack from time to time. Life will never be perfect - I'll certainly never be perfect - but I do keep trying to better myself, getting healthier and in better shape and to strive to have a closer relationship with God.
I'll be back soon with an "official" weigh-in. Wish me luck with finding that drive and motivation I had at the beginning of the year for all my resolutions!!
I read online that 40-45% of the population makes one or more new year resolutions. Of that only 46% are maintaining that resolution after 6 months. I'm barely part of that statistic.
I can't say I have done much the past month working towards my weight loss. A walk here or there. A salad here or there. And that is about it. Amazingly I have maintained my weight for the most part. I've fluctuated between my lowest of 147 lbs. the very first of the month to 151 lbs. - my current weight. Typically I weigh myself everyday and once I see the number going up a pound or two then I try to have a good day or two.
The desire to get down to 140 lbs. is definitely still there. Unfortunately the drive has not been. I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet. I may not have reached my goal of 140lbs. by May 1st but I still believe I can do it by the end of the summer.
Let's see - for my other resolutions. Reading the Bible all the way through in a year is definitely not going to happen. I am so far behind on that goal there is no way to catch up. But one positive that has come of the resolution is that I can say I have read something everyday. Whether it is a hand full of verses to go along with my daily devotions or a chapter or two, I have read everyday. (I'm sure there has been a day here or there in which I may not have read but I can honestly say only a hand full of days total.) I have really liked my One Year Chronological Bible and will definitely set this same goal next year. And if I can get my act together maybe I can finish up the year doing better than the first part of the year.
We still have not attended Sunday school but we are definitely getting more involved in our new church. I was baptized and became a member May 16th. Samantha, my youngest, was baptized this past Sunday. Gabrielle is registered for VBS and I have volunteered to be a family group helper as well. I am going to our Women of Faith Bible study on Monday nights and I am getting to know more people as well. July is when the new Sunday school year starts at our church and I am determined to start Sunday school then.
Life has been busy and hectic and I'm learning to cut myself a little slack from time to time. Life will never be perfect - I'll certainly never be perfect - but I do keep trying to better myself, getting healthier and in better shape and to strive to have a closer relationship with God.
I'll be back soon with an "official" weigh-in. Wish me luck with finding that drive and motivation I had at the beginning of the year for all my resolutions!!
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