cncnj's Journal, 01 January 2013

Prayers and birthday wishes to you, Cncj, and please know that prayers, a food plan, a support system and turning to God helped me go from 376 lbs in 2001 to 168 lbs today with no surgery. No matter what, I write down my food based on my plan each morning, committ it another person & God, weigh my portions before eating the meal, stick to 3 meals a day because I have no health conditions to warrant snacking, journal, ask God for help in the AM and thank God at the end of the day for another day. This has taught me to love myself and be of service to others. Once I lost the inital 50 lbs, I started to exercise a little. About six months ago, I started walking a whole lot more than I ever did in my life. For the last six weeks, I am committed to walking one day at a time 10,000 steps a day. I take my exercise, meal committments - one day at a time. I don't plan cheats because for me that is planning to fail. There is hope. This doesn't have to be a vicious cycle. I turn 65 yrs old next month and have never felt better physically, emotionally and spiritually. I still have a long way to go. I am thinking of trying yoga this year, maybe once a week to start. I still work 40-50 hrs a week and have no plans to retire since I love my job. Please be patient with yourself and set realistic weight goals because slow and steady wins the race. I went through a rough patch from 2009 to June 2010 and once I refocused, I now lose maybe .5 a week. We cannot control the weight loss, but we can control what we put into our month, whether we write it down or measure the portions. It's the behaviors we control, not the results. And when all else fails, God can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Hope my rambling helps.