My weekly weigh-in revealed a seven ounce gain. This plateau is lasting only FOREVER! AHHHHHHH! (Drama Queen alert!) Speaking of lasting forever, what’s the deal with my foggy memory? I recently lost and found both my eyeglasses (wedged between my mattress and wall) and car keys (Dave blamed me, it seemed highly probable to do so!) but they were in his jeans pocket, thank you very much! I feel blessed that we haven’t resorted to putting a GPS in the back of our kids necks (well, yet!)!
The nugget this week is to remember…not just where the Cheerios are,
(Very clever Jake and Cal – yes, the chip clip is magnetic…)
or where you leave your fork,
(Just found this fork today, stuck behind the deli drawer. Nice, huh? I’m left with the thought, “What part of, put it in the dishwasher do you not understand”?) Do you see how my men continue to sabotage my brain? I need help!
More than this, I need to remember the wonders and His miracles!
Remember the wonders he has done,his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, 1 Chronicles 16:12 (New International Version)
The word “remember” makes me crack up! Women joked of the “pregnancy fog”, and how the kids sucked my brain cells as they nursed! My only question is, “when do my brain cells return?” And, do “the girls” have any possibility to return about 6 inches north, as they once were before I started this whole nursing gig?
T.M.I – anyhoo…
This week, I really needed to remember the wonders…of the numbers. I have kept one plum colored journal since July 2002 to record my weight. In May 2005, I decided to face more of me. I used a tape measurer and measured. I wanted to vomit. My BMI was 31 and body fat was 38% (yes, that would be obese…I cringe at that word).
I began this blog and a weight loss support group (the lovely ladies posted here last week) in January 2008. Since January, I have lost and kept off eight pounds. I need to remember, that is just shy of a pound a month permanent loss. As I tangoed with the plus and minuses, I have seen my body fat continue to decline from 31% to 24% and my BMI has dropped from an “overweight” 25.7 to a “healthy”, 24.6.
But most importantly, I need to remember the wonders He has done. My leaving the obese life to live “healthy” is nothing short of a miracle. And during the plateau periods, it’s vitally important to remember the miracle of His life alive in me. What can I do to break through this plateau? Eat just one more “clean” meal, exercise just one more time, pray just one more time…and when that one time is over, I’ll do it again, just one more time.
In Old Testament days they had stones to remember; I use my plum journal. What’s most important is to not forget all that He’s done and is doing.
If you’re interested, I use these two websites monthly to track my BMI and body fat.
BMI: www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm
Body fat: www.healthstatus.com/calculate/bfb
Remember…the past to keep the proper focus on the future!
How’s your memory these days? Is there a miracle you’ve forgotten about that needs to be remembered?
It is nice to know that I am not the only one in the family who has a faulty memory. I have renamed myself Brain like a Sieve.