First Thanksgiving

Well I have to say I was very prepared mentally for this day. I was very proud of my self and how I handled the day. First I helped out alot with the food and was able to fill that void. Then as we prayed and gathered around, I felt a little weird, but I prayed for strength. When it came down to serve ourselves I kind of waited for the line to go down and I served my self on a small cake plate, of course I felt weird but I enjoyed a little of this and a little of that. My cousin actually made me a sugar free dessert which was sooo delicious that I took some home ! After that I was full of course then we went to Angels house and we had a little bit of food there and hung out with family. Over all it was a great day and I was very proud of my accomplishment. We also had our very first Turkey bowl with the Alarcon's , so I did get my work out for the day ! Thank you Lord for LIfe, strength and Peace , I owe it to you ::)

Support Group meeting #1

So today we had the support group meeting. We had a great time. We all talked about what we are going thru now and before. We also traded clothes which was nice for alot of us who do not have clothes cause we are shrinking. Everyone looks great and it was a nice time. We have a plan for thanksgiving and will be meeting soon :) Happy Thanksgiving !

Support Group

Tomorrow I am holding my first Support group meeting at 7pm. I am excited to hear what has been going on with all the people from my class and how things are going with them. Lots of tips and lots of support. I pray that God will use me and I will be able to be an encouragement to this group. I pray that I can share God as my number one support :) Lord help me tomorrow, give me your strength and guidance....

What a Busy Week!

Well it has been one busy week. A little sad cause I did not get much excersise in this week. However I still did things, like a lot of walking. But this coming week is Thanksgiving and I need, need, need to get some excersise in. I will try to this week. I am really thankful this year Lord for everything !

Kingsley Appartment Feeding

Today we had a feeding at an apartment complex in Pomona. It was very cool, and small. God was very real today. It is always such a blessing to be apart of serving. Today I painted nails on a few little girls, and I met with a few young moms. I pray that God just continues to bring people into that complex and spread peace and love. I was so humbled and grateful again. These people were truly grateful. Thank you Lord for allowing Mike and I to be apart of your work and serving these people. Until next time !!

Disneyland 11/19/09

Today we went to Disneyland. We gad a great time . I was a little nervous cause I did not want to go over board with the food. Thank goodness I had a plan. I packed snacks and almonds and jerky. It was a great idea cause it came in handy. I packed a lunch and I already knew what i was going to have for dinner. We enjoyed the rides and the kids and we did not spend tons of money on the less important stuff like Food !! At dinner we had turkey legs, man oh man was it good and tender. I had such a great time with the family and the kids. We need to go back soon !

77lbs

Today I hit 77lbs !! At first I thought I plauted but then all of a sudden, I was down ! So here I am at 175!! Crazy ! My personal goal was to be at 165, however, I think I will go for 145. Thank you Lord for all of your strength Lord, Your Strength is what gets me through the day, week and hour !

Meeting for us Bari's

Hi ! Okay so I feel that I am called to lead a support group for a while for us bari patients. My class is still filled with so many questions and not that I have the answers, but I feel like I can give them encouragement through this. I know it is hard before surgery and even harder after. So I want us to all have a support group. So if you are interested incoming, even if you have not had surgery, please come ! All are welcome, husbands, and family too ! I will let you know about the date.

One Addiction to Another

OH NO !! I think I am addicted to Decafe Coffee ! Well at least it is decafe right?? WRONG !! I don't want to develop another addicting habit. I just got rid of one : ) But it is so good. I discovered Skinny Vanilla Latte , Help me Lord ! Maybe it can be my treat once a week :)

Symphony 6th Bday

Wow how time flys ! I am so blessed to have two beautiful neices who I completly adore. Symohony is our oldest niece and she turned 6 yesterday. I am so amazed by her sweetness. We are so thankful to have these girls in our lives. We had a nice dinner at her favorite place Kishis then to Becks for a game. Could not imagine life without them :) Happy birthday Symphony Cheese :) Love you

74 lbs !

So the other day I blogged that I thought I was in a plateau, well like I said everydat is different. As of today I dropped 2 more pounds. So I lost the one pound I gained and then lost two more. Hurray !! I am now weighing 178! By HIS strength only ! Thank you Lord

Be Encouraged !

Be encouraged my friends, God is in control ! I know sometimes we get discouraged, but keep your head up. We have no control over what happens, only He does. I am so excited and looking forward to my new Thanksgiving. At first I was nervous, but now I am excited. first off cause I am in control of what I eat, and second cause I have planned over and over what i will eat and third cause with God's help all things are possible, it says so in the bible :)
So be encouraged, Love ya

8 Wonderful Years !!

Where it all started !

Today marks our 8th Wedding anniversary! I am so blessed to have a supportive husband to walk beside me on this journey of Life. I am so blessed to be called his wife. I thank God every day for the life that He has given us. Sure we have our downs and our marriage is not perfect, but the difference is we have God in the middle! No matter what is thrown our way, we are sticking together , cause God is the cement that holds us together and what he has put together, NO man can pull apart. I love you Mike. Congrats to us both !!

Plateau !

Okay so I weighed my self and I gained a pound ! from what?? i have no idea. That is kind of discouraging. So I road bikes last night and today we will walk as well. I know that they say you that the weight loss is like stairs, they go up and down. I just feel like I am at a stop. But who knows really I may drop 5 pounds next week. We shall see. I won't be discouraged, instead I will step it up and move forward. Hey 71lbs is still 71lbs lighter. I feel great, I am strong and I am healthy! So I will move forward. I also need to watch my snacking. I think I am snacking too much, I think ! Lord please help me, I don't want to develope old habits. Thank you for your strength ..

Coffee and Potassium equals NO BUENO

I tried to have coffee today with my potassium in it. OH MY!! I had the dumping! Never before had I experienced that. I did. So, I will not be having that again. I will stick to potassium with crystal light or juice.

Feeling my new stomach, litterally

So at night when I lay down, I can feel all sorts of weird things in my body. Thing that i have never felt before. One of them is my new stomach. Yes, I can feel my new stomach. It is so weird. At first i got scared then I realized after I ate I could feel pressure under my bra so I started feeling around and felt it. If you feel around it it feels exactly like a small egg. Good thing is that if i eat too much my bra adds pressure so I stop eating. But yeah I can feel my new stomach.

72 lbs

Today I hit 72lbs. Feels a little more slower, but still moving. I am offically smaller than what I got married.. Wow that means if i put on my wedding dress, it may be BIG !!!

New size means shopping

So, My boss gave me a gift card for Kohls. I have never ever shopped there before for me cause the cute clothes never fit. So I walked in and I went the junior section and started looking at the size Large shirts. Well everything was on clearance up to 80% off so I picked a few and headed for the dreadful dressing room. Low and behold they fit ! A large Fit! I was so excited, I picked up 6 shirts for 5 bucks a piece and a pair of pants. The funny thing is that I still dont believe that I should be shopping in that section. So I went to the big section. Something in my mind still said that I needed to , so I went picked up a pair of pants and tried them on, and they were too big. After a few times of this, I was convinced that I don't really belong in this section anymore. It is sooooo weird. So that was my new shopping experience in the Junior section. I am officially a size 14. Still fitting a bit weird, but that is the size. Thank you Lord for all of this. I am overwhelmed that you have guided me through this journey. Thank you for selfcontrol, and teaching me all over again. It is by your strength only !

So sore

Oh my... my butt hurts so bad! Raquet ball litterally kicked it. My thighs and legs hurt from running. But we went again today . Pushing and pushing is the key. Hopefully in a few weeks, I will be running circles around MIke..

Raquetball

Okay so today we played Raquetball . Man, I was sore. Mike showed no mercy. He wanted me to move so I did. Wow that game really involves running. But I am getting better at it. Practice makes perfect. I think we are going to start playing on Tuesdays.