May my Fears be Lifted

Last night at the grocery store I had a very awkward, kind of scary, anger inducing moment. That's a lot of emotions in one sentence.....

I love my job. I do not do it because I want to make sure we have a world of skinny people. I do not do it because I believe that fat people are hard to look at. I do not do it because I want to rub the way I look into someone's face that hasn't reached their goal. I do it because God has put this desire in my heart to help people with their journey of becoming a better them . A healthier them. God did not put me in a place to judge them and He did not put me there to make fun of their size. I am their shoulder to cry on when they have had a bad day, and their person who just listens when they need to vent because they had a bad week. That being said, I can now go onto my shopping experience last night.

I chose to go to Krogers last night because I wanted to get some of the best produce and we all know that around here, Walmart does not cut it when it comes to produce. When I go to the store I am in the zone! I do not want to bump into anyone I know and sometimes I will go out of my way not to see someone because I just want the trip to be over. I know, sounds rude, but I do not want my trip to last longer then needed. This trip, I was stopped by a guy who would not leave me alone. At first I didn't think anything of it because he obviously was not into women, and was a skinny, frail looking guy. But then every time I tried to walk away he wouldn't let me, or would follow me. He asked me what I did for work, and I told him that I worked for Weight Watchers. This opened up a huge can of worms!

"Oh.....So work with fat people?" constantly just mouthing the word fat. Really? I mean REALLY? HELLO! I used to be one of those "fat" people!

He then goes on the invite me to an awesome party that would have all kind of artsy people and I was just so cute that he would make me one of the heroins of his books. Wow....Thanks. What I always wanted to be told. To make this much better I did not have my phone, or wedding rings on and I was by myself since both my girls went to stay with their Grammie and Pocker last night.

Do most women strap their purses in their buggies and make sure you button and zip it up? I do and did last night but it wasn't until maybe 10 minutes after I had gotten away from this guy that a rush of panic came over me that he or if he had a friend could have take something from me as I was distracted and put my back to my purse. Frantically I dug through my purse and went through my wallet to make sure everything was there, and thankfully it was.

I was finishing up my shopping trip with produce and I was very proud of myself this week because I bought some produce that I do not know what it is but I was trying it because I had never had it before. My Weight Watchers leader would be so proud! Then, I saw him again and this time with a friend. I tried to get out of there as quickly as possible but then I was cornered. His friend was interested in the tomatoes I had put in my buggy and tried to reach his hand into my buggy to get them. They happened to be sitting on my purse so I was a bit more upset. I was looking around for someone I could reach out to and finally I just prayed a prayer to God to protect me and to take away the fear that had set in.  Satan was winning at the grocery store and that was the scariest feeling in the world!

After getting my produce I did not see these guys again so I breathed a sigh of relief. I had them take my groceries out with me so I that I did not walk out alone. I was very thankful I had taken off that huge Scentsy sticker before getting groceries so my car was less identifiable to them and they couldn't get any of my information from it. I did a little ziggin' and zaggin' on the way home to make sure no one was following me and, yes I did look in my mirrors to make sure. Got home, gun loaded, dogs in and did a little praying for the fear to be taken away! It's amazing when you get that rush of relief when you pray for fear to be taken. I could feel God lifting that fear right off of me and telling me everything was ok.

I feel like this verse sums up my prayers last night.
Psalms 34:4 I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.

Believe

I love sharing my story with people! Tonight I was able to talk with an old friend about the Weight Watchers program and how much it has changed my life. I do not get paid to share my story and I do not get commission for telling people I recommend the program, I do it because it worked for me and I strongly believe in it! I forget sometimes how it felt and tonight I was taken back listening to my friends story. It's amazing how much us young moms share! I have had many ups and downs in my journey and, like I was trying to say to my friend, my journey is a constant journey. I am so happy to see that this blog is really reaching out and helping others and I pray that I can continue to help people make it to a healthier lifestyle!

Let's get Back in Business!

So this is how my morning is starting! As you know, I have really been an advocate for getting healthy, even when I have a trip-up with a cupcake! Philip and I are on a new journey together now and I can not be more excited!

This morning starts Day 1 of my 24 Day Challenge of Advocare. I have tried this before, but I did not have the desire to continue with it or the support of my spouse, and this takes some support! My initial reaction to Advocare was that I had to keep it on the down low because I work for Weight Watchers, BUT, guess what? This is to help me become even healthier by adding supplements that I do not get from my food and what better thing to do then become healthier right?

I am excited to start this journey with Philip and see where God takes us in all this. I started drinking Spark energy drinks made by Advocare back in February along with Omega 3 and Catalysts and signed up as a distributor just for the discount. We have now taken another look at it thank to some close friends of ours who are our advisers, and are now taking the leap of faith to trust in this product more the ever and make it more then just a discount, but a means to support our family! I encourage people to look into these amazing supplements to help them get healthier. Yes, you can go down to GNC and buy what they believe is better then our supplements, or go and get your buy one get one free vitamins from Walgreens, but I believe you get what you pay for.

I know that I said I would blog 365 days and have been off the charts for nearly two weeks now, but I am back and I want you to help keep me accountable for at least these next 24 days as I dive into this challenge. Prayers appreciated!  

Motivational Wednesday

I have decided to find something to help motivate you at least once a week, though I do hope that my post motivate you everyday! Here it is! Try to remember this as you start out on your weight loss journey.

Accountable to who?

I have found that the best way to do anything is to have a buddy. A Weight Watchers buddy, a workout buddy, and just a buddy to talk to and have fun!

Tonight I had the joy of spending time with a good friend at the gym. We were there for about an hour and thankfully it didn't feel that way!  The whole time we were able to talk and just enjoy the company. If it weren't for my workout buddy I don't believe I would have gone.

In all aspects of life we need support from everyone around us to achieve our goals, weather it be for weight loss or whatever it may be. Ultimately you should answer to yourself but it's always great to reach out to someone to support you! Stop making excuses and get out and get moving!

“Every excuse I ever heard made perfect sense to the person who made it. ”
― Dr. Daniel T. Drubin

Food for thought....

I came across this on Pinterest the other day and thought it would be a great thing to share! I believe this picture says it all. I hope everyone has had a wonderful Sunday!

It's Okay to Look a little Silly

Let me clarify first, I am not a runner, nor will I ever be a runner. I want to be a runner, but I already have pretty aggressive osteoarthritis in my knees and so that will never happen, but that does not keep me from getting my exercise in. My latest form of exercise that I absolutely love is Zumba! I do not have much coordination but the group of ladies that are at Zumba are amazing! I have heard from a lot of people that they do not like exercising because they are afraid that they look stupid or that they don't go to the gym because they are afraid of what other people there may think of them. A lot feel that they are not as beautiful as the woman next to them that has never really had to work at being skinny but has those awesome genes! You know what? I have been there done that! My first round at trying to get in shape my husband and I joined the gym. I had just had my youngest daughter and so I was certain I would hit the gym everyday and get back into shape! Well.....not so much! My daughter had lots of health issues in the beginning so I missed a lot of chances of going to the gym and then if I did go I could only workout for no more then an hour because of her age and her personality. Excuses. Shortly after joining weight watchers I found a new love for walking. Of course I could never go alone, so I would put one of my girls in a baby carrier on my back and we would walk anywhere from 3-5 miles a day! It never seemed like work to me because I got to enjoy time alone with one daughter at a time and to really reflect on how beautiful everything around me was. On one of my many walks with a little girl on my back, I had a lady stop and beg me to let her take me home. Apparently I looked a little homely and she thought I didn't have a car. I assured her I was exercising and after her begging me for nearly 10 minutes I was on my last half mile stretch till I got home. Now my primary form of exercise is Zumba and occasionally I do kickboxing which is a killer workout! The point of me writing this blog today was to encourage you to find something that you enjoy and stick with it! Yes, the girl next to you  my look hot but God made you and you are beautiful. I also believe that God wants us to be healthy and a great step towards that is to get active! Find a workout buddy or two that will help keep you accountable and who doesn't mind going walking with you.
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10:31 that whatever we do we’re to do it to the glory of God. It also tells us in Isaiah that we were created and formed by God to glorify Him.  This is our primary purpose in life – to glorify God. We do that when we care for our body and live a healthy lifestyle.