Well friends, it's a party. Why you may ask? Because I got a project done that I started about a year ago. When they walled in our furnace (Before we got here) they had left a small opening for us to get to the back of the furnace to change the filter. Needless to say it was very hard, if almost impossible to squeeze in there. Early this year I had taken the one wall of paneling off and had it sitting int he basement in everyones way. Today I cut out one of the wall supports (Not a load bearing wall, breath deeply, it's ok) and framed a doorway there. Then I put the paneling back on and cut the opening. Then I did something unlike me.... I cleaned up after myself. LOL
Many of you are asking yourself why I hadn't got it done before this... simple answer, I was TOO FAT. I had a hard time getting up and down stairs, bending down to do any of the work and then getting back upstairs, lugging all my tools would have made "America's Funniest Videos". But today... I was able to do it and I am still looking forward to a walk this afternoon with my wife. I also plan on working in my garage this morning for awhile. I am a busy beaver, I have so many projects that I want to do. Only thing that holds me back from many of them is the almighty $$$$. So I dumpster dive and find treasures which usually result in more projects. LOL My wife hates this. SO in the past two weeks,
I have completed 3 major projects. My firewood rack to keep our firewood clean and dry.
a place for Brenda to stack her teacher stuff in the garage that she isn't using this year a school and finally today I framed and cut a hole to get to the furnace.
I have a long list of projects on my agenda and I add more it seems daily. But one thing about it I can add more because I am healthier and I have more energy to do them. So far as of last Thursday I had lost 77.2 pounds, I have more to go but I know I have do it because each day is another successful day in itself. So my encouragement to you is something Lee Iococa once wrote to me when I asked him about his success. He said "Set your goal and work tiredlessly towards that goal."
Have you set goals my friend? You need to other wise you have nothing to shoot for. Tonight is America's Got Talent and I can hardly wait to see Jim Meskimen perform. As many of you I love Impressionists and Jim is one of the best in the industry. I grew up with Rich Little and Frank Gorshwin but Jim blows them all away.
I encourage you to watch tonight and give Jim your vote. Here is a little bit of his. He can change from voice to voice without a hickup.
until next time my friends, I will see you on the other side ~ Drew
Things looked Dire last night, not knowing how we were going to make things work till next Thursday. Not being able to get what we needed for lunches and the like. WE still have to figure out how to get groceries but here is how God showed up today.
Blessing #1 - Sarah took Subway cards to Ohio with her for her missions trip. The last day she went to use them at Cedar Point and they wouldn't take them. She had cash so she ate and gave me the cards for two of my lunches. Today I carried left overs from last night so that means I only need to figure out 2 more lunches before next Thursday. He will work it all out, I know He will.
Blessing #2 - Last night God told me to check out my Speedy Reward points, I had quite a few and was able to get $50.00 worth of gas ($20.03 for my and $29.97 for Brenda, I can never get the stupid thing to stop when it should) Also was able to get a $10.00 food and merchandise card. All for free. My bank account was never affected. This is how God blessed for the 2nd time today.
Blessing #3 I have been really struggling with the number of calories that I have been dealt the last couple of weeks. Today after a 5.2 pound loss I took in 1100 calories, not the full 1549 I am allowed. I praise God that I really am not hungry and He shook things up a little. Sometimes you need to break out of a routine to show yourself it can be done. I can hardly wait to see what God has in store for tomorrow.
To say I was stressed about this upcoming week is an understatement. I won't be able to afford my subway that helps keep me on my path of weight loss so now it is all on me and God to get this done. To say it will be more God than me is a given. I started this journey with 2800 calories a week in October, today when I put my current weight loss in I was at 1549. That's a Wendy's Double, Fries and a frosty, something that I would eat before without thinking about it. I guess my challenge has been trying to find food that is decent for you at a very low price. Not impossible but is very limited. Especially with a weird 2nd shift schedule.
This week will be tougher because of Brenda not working very much this summer it has gotten us in a financial bind. In fact the one bank account is over drawn and the other on has $40 in it. That's for food, gas and everything. But when I get stressed like this I think about the feeding of the 5,000 with a couple of fish and a couple of pieces of bread. My God can do miracles. That is where my hope lies. Watch this blog because I will show you how God worked in our lives here. Until next times my friend, I will see you on the other side. ~ Drew
I have to be serious with you'all, this new calorie limit that "My diet Diary" has me on is hard and I find myself obsessing about food, ready to eat about anything. Sometimes I wonder if it is all worth it but then I remember that I have lost 75 pounds and my clothes are fitting better and I am feeling more energy. So I will continue on and eventually my body will get used to less calories. For now I am off to bed. It is important to get your sleep and drink plenty of water. Until next time I will see you on the other side ~ Drew
I know to some it may not be a lot but this morning I ran 2/10 of a mile at 3.5 mph. Did 20 sit ups and 15 girly push ups. guess you have to start some where. More on my exercise and diet later, by the way I had 4 pieces of toast with Grape jam on 35 calorie bread. This exercise thing is going to take some getting used to.
This week has been a rough adjustment for me as far as calories go.
In fact I went over by 200 calories because I celebrated National Ice Cream Day with a little Sherbet. It seems like since I started this Journey in October it has been a battle but this week it has been a war.
In October I started out with 2800 calories a day. As I have progressed through out the months and weeks of this new life style my calories have slowly gone down. "My Diet Diary" which I use on my phone to track my calories has my on track to be 180 pounds by June of 2014. But my calories are now at 1545 so I am trying to re teach my body that it can survive on less.
It is possible, also it means that I need to also up my exercise. So look for that in the following days. I hope you have all had a great National Ice Cream Day, God bless and I will see you on the other side. ~ Drew
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