The scale is the devil....

Grrrrrrrr good morning….

Wake-up: 5:10am

Caution I had a serious case of the grumps today… The scale is not moving… I mean I get that I’m not always going to magically lose weight in my sleep…. God is not going to come down from the Heavens and suck all my fat cells out of my big belly while I’m sleeping…. I get that… It is just soooo incredibly frustrating when a week has gone by and the scale hasn’t budged.   I was moping most of the morning. 

I cried out to God and the answer was something I think we all need to hear…. God whispered to my heart ‘The scale is not of me’….. ok…. Well God I’m not really sure what you mean by that… then I started to think about the past 2.5months… The way I feel as a person, the confidence I’ve gained, the struggles I’ve overcome, the power over food that I’ve finally gained control of… Those are of God.  Those things were things I prayed about and with God’s help, strength, and love grew…. The scale is not of God.  The scale is of man and of satan.  Used to shred the feeling and future God is promising me.  It is a tool used by the demons in my life to break my confidence to make me doubt myself and everything I’m doing to make me distrust who I am and where I’m going… I’m more than just something that is to be measured by a scale.  I shouldn’t consume myself with the “weight” on the scale, but by the weight in my heart.  My heart is light and filled with joy and happiness it’s not held down by the number of pounds on this earthly body.  So I’ve resigned myself to only weigh on Mondays.  This is hard for me as I have a habit of jumping on the scale first thing every morning.  This I realize now is not part of my journey.  I’m not saying you shouldn’t weigh yourself regularly, but my journey is more than just about the number.  My journey is also spiritual.  I will only use the scale once a week to measure the progress of my weight.  In addition to the progress of my weight I will measure the progress of my heart and relationship with God.

My day went like this: Wake-up/coffee/shower/make-up/hair/clothing/pack food/drive to work/work/drive to the gym/lift weights/drive to my Faithfully Fit meeting/ meeting/drive home/ eat/ blog/ shower/ bed…. J

Coffee: 1 TBSP of SF Creamer + 2 sweeteners

NEW Protein Shake RECIPE: 1TBSP of Peanut Butter + 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder + 1 small banana + 4 ice cubes and 1 cup of water…. Blend well… Let sit in freezer for 10 minutes… enjoy! This was super yummy!

Because this protein shake is a little on the dense side I decided that I would move more calories to my 1^st snack of the day.

Snack: 2 cups of the largest grapes I’ve ever seen in my life.  1 blueberry Dannon Light & Fit + ¼ cup of Corn Chex mmmm crunchy salty sweet!

Lunch:  I went a little more creative for today’s lunch!  1 Jennie-O Turkey Italian Sausage sautéed with onion and peppers(I had made this as part of my prep work on Sunday) on a lightly toasted light wheat bun as a side 2 cups of watermelon.  This was a nice change of pace for lunch and very satisfying.

Snack: ½ of a 100 calorie popcorn

Exercise: 12 minutes of upper body weight lifting 12minutes on the recumbent bike 20+ of volley play at Faithfully Fit

Dinner: 1 Aldi’s Fit and Active brand breakfast sandwich of the Canadian bacon variety! I wanted something light, but filling enough to power me through my women’s meeting.  This was enough protein and heft to keep me going.

Faithfully Fit: My friend Tiff made everyone heat pad thingies… You know those things filled with beans you put in the microwave… I soooo love mine…. J  Its black with skulls and hearts…. Yeah even my church friends get that I’m weird J I ate a small salad… According to the Faithfully Fit scale I’ve lost 3 pounds… According to my scale I have not lost any… We will see next Monday morning!  We volleyed the ball around for at least 20 minutes.  It was great.  You get a full body work out and have a blast!  I’m so thankful to have these women in my life! They are precious and special to me each and every one!

Snack: I made a little snack plate to eat while finishing up my blog = 1 serving of roasted red pepper hummus and 1 serving of tomato ‘cracker crisps’ and a frozen strawberry bar

Praises: I’m sooo thankful for the people I have in my life.  From my internet friends on MFP, to my church family, to my real family…. Each person shines in my life.  You yes YOU were put here by God to read my silly little blog, to offer me support, to be encouraged by my progress, to make progress yourself.  I’m thankful for my relationship with Christ that is getting stronger daily… I don’t know why it took me so long to turn towards Him and lean on His strength…. My life continues to be blessed daily….

xoxo