The Secret"S" to my Success

10:15 PM--binged on approx 10 crackers on my way from the couch to the bed.
1:11 AM ---up to restroom and binged on 4 potato chips

Here is my food journal for the day, and I feel real good about myself and will not eat anything else tonight.
BREAKFAST: Coffee Crunch Bar
SNACK: Apple
LUNCH: Chocolate Mint Shake
SNACK: 80 calorie Yogurt
SNACK: Fudge Graham Bar
SUPPER: 4-5 oz rotisserie chicken
EXERCISE: 30 minutes bike @ home
GYM: 20 minutes weights-30 minutes elliptical

I thank God for today! Our Sunday School lesson was about being out in the wilderness, in the desert, about fighting this war of gluttony in my life. Barry and Myra were talking about the need of being responsible for our actions. I need to be working for my God. If I don't I will not be able to rest in God-will not be able to restore me, refresh me, recharge me. Spiritually speaking, I need to enter into God's rest. He reminds me Kathy, Kathy you need to rest in me. I'll take care of you, just trust in me. Believe in me. What is my spiritual condition? I can be busy busy busy about my business, but what is my heart condition. I need to guard my heart against the desert-which is life. My past is my past. I'm a child of the most high King. Whatever comes in my life, God will turn it into good. He's telling me to just relax in his arms, trust him, and He will be with me. I ask you Lord to help me with my foods, help me to resist the temptations that so beset me. I believe the secrets to my success are these, not in this order though, I still haven't gotten this picture thingy down in blogs yet :)
One of the keys to my sucess is to go to the gym. This is my gym key. I have swiped this hundreds of times, but have been laxed for a couple of months now. The holidays do that to me sometimes, but no more, thank God I made it in there today. I worked out on 9 machines, 3 sets each, 8 counts each set, and did 45 sit ups in 20 minutes. I know it was fast, I ran through them, I didn't put much thought in to them, all I know is I was pumping weights and it will eventually show in about 6 weeks. I did get a spasm though in my first two fingers in my right hand. Go figure. I don't know how that happened. I will use this key more.

Here is my bible. It has a tendency to draw dust. Shame on me. I know my God can get me through my addicition with food, and yes it is an addiction, but should I expect Him to help me if I don't try to get into his word. This is lifes application. I need to get into it. I've been lazy with it. This is something that I really need to work on. It will take commitment. Living in the flesh is so easy to do, but so wrong.

Hey-these are my knees, knobby knees, but my knees. I definitely need to hit these on the floor EVERY day. How can I expect God to help me with my demons if I don't put a little effort into it. Some of you may be able to lose weight on your own w/no help from anyone. But you know what, undoubtedly I can't because if I did, my picture would be on the maintainers board at the Diet Center. I have yet to make it that far. God willing, this year will be different.

Here's Samantha, our loving companion. She is SO precious, and she is loving being inside these days since it's so cold outside. She's our baby doll.

And this is me and my baby doll. We have our new National Champion shirts on. We were so excited to go to Dicks to pick them up. There was a line of people there, and I'm so proud of us not pushing and shoving and all. Everyone was civil.