Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Today, I am honored to have Elizabeth Brickman join me with an excerpt from her book, Thin & Blessed. I’ve shared with you, my reader, how I’ve struggled with my own weight and there are many times I said “ouch” because I could relate and had made the same mistakes and excuses. I hope this touches you as much as […]
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For years I have struggled with my weight. I would take one step forward and five steps back. I seemed to be making more changes inside of myself, than on the outside. When I began First Place 4 Health, I knew I had so many more changes to make and wondered if I’d ever find the success I was looking […]
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Last week, I shared the benefits of exercise. Today, I want to share my experience with a trainer. About two years ago, a local gym offered an amazing deal to work with a trainer. I quickly signed up and worked with a trainer for the next years. After the year was up, I decided […]
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Although I struggle to stay motivated and exercise, I have discovered that when I exercise there are benefits to working out. Some of the benefits I’ve discovered are: I feel better on both the inside and outside I have more energy I’m not as stressed I sleep better at night I am able to concentrate better and get more work […]
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For years Mama worked various eating plans, such as First Place 4 Health and Weight Watchers. She would discuss the importance of tracking what you eat. She kept a journal and print out pages that she religiously filled out each day. I didn’t want to hear this and felt that it was more work than it was worth. In recent […]
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One important factor to weight loss is the power of accountability. For years, I struggled to lose weight but had no accountability partner. Mama and I tried to hold one another accountable, but quickly discovered that as I’ve previously written about; we enabled one another more than we held one another accountable. A friend and I decided to hold one […]
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Over and over I have struggled with the same basic issue when it comes to weight loss. That is to stay motivated. I set my mind and determine to work hard, eat healthy and exercise. For a few weeks I do really well, but eventually I lose the motivation to keep working hard. The factors that lead to this […]
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Last week, I told you about the power of indulgence. I admitted that Mama and I both have a weakness for ice cream. One problem I have discovered is that we enable one another in our weaknesses. For a while one of us will stay strong and resist {we flip flop on who stays strong}, but eventually one […]
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After leaving an abusive relationship, I returned home to my family. I have worked to rebuild my life and although I still have a ways to go to be where I’d like, I’m thankful that I’m not where I was. One of the biggest issues I have discovered in trying to maintain my weight loss goals, is how difficult it […]
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