Yesterday I worked with dh on his job. I sanded all the puttied places and then I sanded walls and then I vacumned all the floors. I was extremely tired. I got back and had that sanded dust all over me, In the shower I go and then the wind blew and hail fell and thunder crashed,
Today we went to my friends church. A group was singing and she and I and our husbands are close friends with the singers from that group so we would not have missed it. I got dressed this morning for church in my new spring light green outfit and when I bought it a month or so ago I had to buy a size 20. Last time I bought a dress before that it was a size 18 and it was just a tiny bit too large. Not enough to go down to a 16 but you could tell that I was on the way. I put the 20 on this morning and it was tight. Not way too tight but snug and I was uncomfortable all morning long. As I set there feeling like I needed to pick and pull at my dress I vowed that I would not allow this to go on any longer.
I am so glad that I made that vow before llunch was served because I had this new resolve and was able to stay strong. I did not eat much at all and the time right now is 4 pm and I am eating a light salad for my evening meal. If I must eat anything later, I will have a low calorie energy bar. Or maybe I will just have a cup of hot decaf coffee. Sometimes just the coffee will make me stop wanting something to eat.
And I really love that dress it is a straight dress, and it has a sheer long sleeve over-jacket. It is a very light green and just looks like spring. I refuse to be uncomfortable in this beautiful dress.
Tomorrow I will go back to keeping up with my calories and even though I don't want to I will work out with weights 2 to 3 times a week and I will try to walk everyday except Sunday. Slow and steady said the turtle. This is not a race for who gets there first-it is an endurance race, getting used to eating right again.
Time to go to Aldis again-they have the best prices for fresh vegetables.
A NEW DAY---
Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could....Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be coumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with it's hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on yesterday.
by RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Sleep well everyone
God bless
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Congratulations on the dress, Joy! Aldi's does have the best prices on vegetables here, too! I picked up some broccoli for this week. Your dress sounds lovely! And I'll bet all that work was some good exercise! I hope you had a blessed Palm Sunday. I'm so glad your family weathered the storm. Love ya, and God bless.
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