THIS WEEKEND I TOUCHED MY GOAL
WEIGHT!!!
Yes ma’am SEVENTY pounds are gone! I’d like to say the heaven’s
opened up and a powerful Hallelujah chorus poured out… but it didn’t happen
that way.
Friday morning I ran outside with Donnie McClurkin
praising from my arm.
As I turned home, wicked winds changed my non-Olympic ten minute
mile pace into that of Sofia, from the Golden Girl cast.
The wind was so bad at times, I felt like all I did was run in place. It was discouraging. But I spoke to myself, “Hey, I may not be making much progress, but I’m still standing and praising!” I knew where home was, I just had to choose to not quit to
get there. I tilted my head down and went head into the storm. I dug in cause there was only one direction to head home, through the stormy weather. Couldn’t go around cause at some
point, the wind would blast me. I
had to go through it.
Know what? My Friday morning run and my six and a half year weight loss journey
were the same. (Please reread the above paragraph.)
My Friday afternoon through Sunday night, I was a hurting troop. Not
because of my cosmic run but because of a rockin’ case of the stomach flu…and I
will spare you the details. This was not the way I thought Lucy would say 137. I also didn’t think it would take six and a half
years. My ways are sadly very different than God’s ways.
The bottom line is, I
touched this finish line and it feels incredible! I’m in no way saying I’ve “arrived” because
that’s just not the case. This journey has kicked my butt and I have a lot more to do on the next leg of
this faith race. One word: MAINTENANCE.
I started this journey the day Jake was born, it’s hard
to believe he’s six now. I went from 207
pounds to 137 pounds; from a size elastic banded maternity pants to a size
6. My BMI is now a healthy 23.
So as I counted the costs, this is what I found:
Price of Lucy: $49.99
Price of Polar hear rate monitor (including shipping):
$52.95
Being at my goal weight and knowing God more intimately
because of it:
* PRICELESS *
*“more than gold, more than pure gold,” Psalm 119:137h-i (NIV)
Do you know how much God loves me now that I’ve touched my
goal weight? The exact same amount as when I started this journey six and a
half years ago and how that fact humbles me so just writing this.
No matter where you are in your journey, believe God loves
you and He wants you to love you too! He
made you and He’s not complaining! Choose today to honor Him with your body and
make choices for life! You and I are His precious Golden Girls and He loves us!
What is one thing that you love about the way God made you? (If you can’t come up with one, I’m gonna come visit you and you don’t want this Jersey girl to get started on you!) Start with one and keep building!
Thanks for helping me navigate the difficult heart stuff, helping me pursue my passion and never judging me Jen! You’re a true friend!
Way to go Steph!!! Thanks for blazing a trail for the rest of us
) You are an inspiration.
“Vomitation” will now be part of my regular diction…thanks for that AND the love, support and humor!!!
I’ll take any excuse possible!
And here’s a quick list of things I love about you:
- you’re humor
- your charm
-you love and faith walk
-your refusal to quit when life got REALLY tough
-your aptitude on the law enforcement firing range
-the way you can navigate and negotiate routes with Geo
-your choice of friends (he, he!)
-your willingness to run a marathon at NO NOTICE and then watching you wonder why you’re walking like a geriatric
- your wedding dress re-design skills
- how you carry yourself like a four hundred pound 8 foot male when you’re a buck wet and what, four feet tall?
- your smile
- your petite frame
-your insatiable ability to make football cookies in a toaster oven with a bent tin can
- how you click, click, clunk!
- how you love and support me and those around you!
Well shoot girl….you’re making me blush! I’ll take the sexy long legs of yours any day! Thanks for walking the journey with me – I’m a truly blessed gal!!!
And, thanks for getting Jake off the bus today so I can green eggs and ham em’ up! You’re a gem!
Thanks for the cheering Tara! I SO appreciate it!!!
THANKS for your love and support Mimi!!!
Congratulations on hitting your goal! So what if it was 99.9% perspiration and .l% vomitation – what a great pick-me-up at a time when you were feeling yucky emotionally and physically on that day to get the affirmation from Lucy. YOU DID IT!! For the record, I don’t think you should count the first year after birthing Jake. Who works out while nursing? Not me. Is that an excuse?
Anyway, I cannot come up with ONE SINGLE THING that I love about the way God made me. So go buy your plane ticket: EWR to DIA. They should have some good deals on Southwest…
WooHoo!!
I’m so happy for you. You are a hot mama no matter what!
I know God loves me because he gave me you as a friend.
Congratulations, Steph! This message was so uplifting … and just what I needed today. May God continue to bless you on your maintenance journey. With love and hugs to you,
Tara
HOORAY!!!!so proud of you, dink! congrats!! xoxo