Rough week

Ahhh....it has been a rough week. Cullen started running a fever last Wednesday afternoon. I ended up taking him the doctor on Thursday. He only had the croup so they gave him Prednisone. Well, let me just tell you, I have never seen him act so wierd in his life. It was like he was high or something. So I didn't give him the full 3 days of the medicine. Finally, after 4 days, he is back to normal. He still has a cough but I'm okay with that.

Saturday, I weighed in for the first time since starting all this. It had been less then a week when I weighed in and I had already lost 2 lbs! I was so excited. When you see those pounds ( however few or many it is ) it inspires you to lose more. I was a little slack on Sunday when it comes to eating because we just stayed around the house all day and when I get bored, I eat. But it wasn't near as bad as it would have been before.

I also want to take this time to ask everyone for prayers. A lot of my family and friends are going through a rough time right now and it is so hard for me to watch them go through the pain and stress that they are feeling. Please pray for them and for me. Pray that I have the proper words of encouragment for them!

Too few calories

I have started logging my calories at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/. I like it because I can get it on my iPhone as well. So yesterday, I enter in all the food that I ate and when I go to close out my day it tells me "If every day were like today... You'd weigh 148.1 lbs in 5 weeks". Then it proceeds to tell me "*Based on your total calories consumed for today, you are eating too few calories. Not only is it difficult to receive adequate nutrition at these calorie levels, but you could also be putting your body into starvation mode. Starvation mode lowers your metabolism and makes weight loss more difficult. We suggest increasing your calorie consumption to 1,200 calories per day minimum". Now, I understand what it is telling me. But don't sit there and tell me that if I eat like that everyday then I will have lost 10 lbs in 5 weeks and THEN proceed to tell me that I need to eat more. Seriously? Kindof frustrating.

I still haven't started working out. But I am going to do it. I am. Seriously. :)

Today is Wednesday which means supper at church. We are having salad and lasagna today. I've already added up the calories and I can have 1 cup of Lasagna and 2 cups of salad. I can handle that, as long as the women at church don't bring out the good deserts. Ugh. We will see.

How do I find the time?

So, I didn't get to start my workout last night. :( Moms, how do you find the time? If I wait until Cullen goes to bed then it is after 9 and I'm tired from the daily stuff. But I just can't get my lazy butt out of bed to do it first thing in the morning.

I have done good on my eating though. I was under my calories yesterday and I am way under so far today.

I need to exercise. I know I do. My energy level is so low right now and I know that the reason is lack of exercise. That and all the candy I have been eating since Easter. Maybe I'm going through a huge sugar crash!! Oh well, that is behind me and on to better things. Hopefully I can get the DVD workout in tonight. Fingers crossed.....

60 Day Slim Down

Another day...another diet. :) Well, not really. I am counting calories...again but I'm hoping to jump start my metabolism and slim down a few pounds. My family and I are going to the beach in September and I want to be 145 lbs by then. Right now, I am at 157. I AM GOING TO DO IT!!! I ready my friend Jennifer's blog today about weight loss and how blogging holds her accountable for what she does. Lets see if it works for me. I'm allowing myself 1400 calories a day. After breakfast and lunch I still have 495 calories which seems okay to me. The plan that I am following tells us to drink 8 oz of water before a meal and 8 oz during. It isn't that hard but I think I have already been to the potty like 10 times.


I am starting my workout tonight. Ya'll will probably hear me complaining tomorrow. :) Hopefully it won't be that bad.


I can't believe Easter Sunday has already come and gone. I cannot explain how much joy I felt yesterday during our church service. To know that Christ died for ME!?!?!?!?!?! and that he has risen from the dead. How much hope and joy that brings me is beyond words. It was such a wonderful day with family and friends. Hope everyone else had a great day too!

Burdened Heart for Others?

"And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won't follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come." Matthew 24 6-8 New Living Translation

There is so much talk recently of "the end of the earth". Especially now with the frequent earthquakes and deadly tsunamis. We hear about them in other parts of the world but when it starts to threaten our country, we suddenly let the impact of it all into our hearts and minds. Am I afraid of the rapture? Absolutely not! Just in Matthew 10 26-31 the Lord says, "Do not be afraid" 3 times. Why then, should I fear? I trust him, completely. But as I read the scripture above, two things come to my mind.

First, will I know when the time comes? Will I know what to expect and not be mislead by the "false prophets"? There are things in Matthew 24 that tell us what to expect when the Son of Man returns but will my weak, human mind comprehend it? Will my heart understand it and lead me in the right direction?


The second thing that comes to my mind is: Are the ones that I love ready? It brings me back to what Dr. Jerry White recently preached about in our revival this week. When was the last time that I was so burdened by lost hearts that I wept for them? And have I done everything that I can to help them know Christ? I have close friends that I see on an everyday basis that I do not know if they are saved. What does that say about me as a Christian? Doesn't confessing myself as a person of the Lord also make me his missionary? So why haven't I been doing my part? I know it is my job to tell others about Christ. Why not start with the ones that I love the most? If I can't talk to them about the One that not only created me but saved me from condemnation, who can I tell?


I do not want those closest to me to live an eternity in Hell so it is up to me to do something about it. Anyone want to join me?

REGISTER

Try again...

So, several of my friends blog. Maybe not everyday, but at least once a week. Since they seem to like it, I decided I would jump back in to the blogging world as well. We will see how long this lasts. :)

My sweet little Cullen has the flu. Monday night his fever spiked at 103.9 and it freaked mommy out!!! After putting in an emergency call to our wonderful pediatrician, I was told that he would be just fine if we waited until the morning to bring him in. So, I took the day off yesterday and spent it with him. It was so nice. We layed around on the couch, cuddled and watched movies all day.

This morning he wasn't running a fever so I decided to go to work and oh how I miss him. I have to work, I know this, but sometimes I just wish that I could stay home with him.

I called Michael during the doctor appointment because Cullen had gained a pound. I wish everyone of you could see me doing the happy dance in the exam room. Cullen has been 24 lbs since he was 9 months old. He has been in a size 4 diaper since he was 6 months old. But yesterday, that scale had a big 25.7 on it. Whoop Whoop. I was so excited.

We also took down the front of Cullen's crib and made it into a toddler bed last night. When I went to get him, he was asleep on his floor so he must have fallen out of the bed without waking up at some point during the night. We will try again tonight!!