No Excuses !

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That's me finishing up my walk/run at Euclid Creek  on Thursday

Praise God !  Praise God !

Lord when I listen I am amazed at how You work and guide my life.  You are so good to me.  I thank You for be ever present in my life.  I am wanting to be more obedient to Your will.  I thank You for Your many blessings !

Well I had a totally amazing weekend.  Hawaiian Lula (sp) on Saturday was so much fun.  There were many food temptations and other temptations, but I was able to keep it classy.  My major temptation was wine, watching others drink it was difficult, but I was able to pass it up.  I passed up the cake, it did not look good, but in the past I would have eaten it just because it was sugary. 

I drank an abundance of water the entire weekend, no diet soda at all.  My body began to crave it as I drank it.  I went to Weber’s Health store and pickup some psyllum husk, B vitamin complex and a chocolate protein powder.  These are the things that I will begin to incorporate.  I began taking the B complex ( Dr. Oz recommendation), I have the psyllum husk that I will mix into water around 3:00 p.m.  First of all psyllum husk is fiber which expands in the stomach and serves to keep you feeling full.  What I have learned about myself is that around 2:30 or 3:00 I begin to feel hungry.  I am praying this will help decrease the appetite.  It is a healthy food suppressant.  The fiber will help with the digestive system and keep me feeling full, it’s a win win. 

I need more B12 in the liquid form, I will pick some up this week.  I can’t remember what it does, but I use it, I believe it helps with the metabolishm. 

New for me, I will begin making smoothies, I have my protein powder, but I need to do some research, I think I want banana and strawberries and my fruit.  I may use Rice milk as my base, I will also add some peanut butter and/or yam.  Yes this will serve as my dinner, with lots of water.  I should have all the ingredients by Wednesday.  I am giving up red meat in my diet and so this would work as a excellent dinner.  I will also make some smoothies with veggies; spinach.  I have to do some research. 

Yes no for the good news – I dropped 3 lbs at my Saturday weight in.  Meaning I have lost 7 lbs since July 1^st.  I am 15 lbs away from my 1^st Nulife goal.  I am so excited about this.  The workout there are awesome.  I am beginning to make some friends there and this is cool.  It is good to have others to talk about healthy living.  I believe you need to surround yourself with good people in your life in general.  Positive people, Godly people. 

Yesterday I had my hair put into Kinky Twist, yes my hair was a double hot mess.  I feel so good about my decision.  I can workout now and not worry about the sweat, I can rinse my braids in the shower and keep moving.  I have been checking out You Tube and there are several hairdos.  I think tonight I will be putting them on rods to have a more curly look.  I think !  I like the crinkly but I like curls we will see. 

This Saturday at 9:00 a.m. I will be doing a 5K run/walk with the ladies of NCBF.  It will be a blast.  Oh yeah I need to register so I don’t have to pay full price on the day of.  Next month on the 18^th I am doing another 5K run/walk for Ovarian Cancer.  I sure am glad I got these braids. We also walk on Tuesday and Thursday.

Last week I kept my plan of working out daily, yesterday I almost blew it.  I missed my 7 a.m. walk with two of my friends because I was washing my hair to have it braided.  So if you have had braids you know that is a long day of sitting.  Around 7:00 p.m. I said I need to get up and keep my goal.  So at 7:30 p.m. I put on my workout gear and hit the pavement.  I did 3 miles and when I got home I was happy.  I did some running, I am not as winded when I run now. 

I will keep this promise to myself this week.  I have a hectic week, but isn’t every week, I will make no excuses.  I will workout daily.  I felt so good after my walk yesterday, I kept my promise to myself.  I was true to myself.  It felt good, I held myself accountable.

See you !  If you have questions ask me or leave a comment. Take Care !