Saturday afternoon

Ok, so I didn't exactly write down everything I ate, but I meant to!! I'll try again this coming week. I did do something amazing today, though. Ready? Hold your breath...

...I walked for almost 1 1/4 hours - 4.4 miles!!! I could hardly believe it. At the beginning of the walk my right knee hurt, my plantar faciitis hurt (left foot), even my Morton's neuroma on the bottom of my right foot hurt. I kept going, though, and they all sort of dissipated. Well, my knee still hurt some, and I had to walk a little gingerly, but I did it. 

A friend and I are going to walk the Boulder Boulder on Memorial day. It is a 10k, and most people run, but we're going to walk. You just have to be able to do it in under 2 hours. After today's walk, I'm certain I can do that!

I was so excited. I'll have to see how my ailments feel tonight and tomorrow, but at least now I know I am physically able. Tim told me I was, and he was right. This has also given me renewed motivation to get in better shape before that event. If I walk a couple of times a week, that will help a lot. If I get on my bike and ride some, too - even better! If I say "no!" to French fries for a week, I'll really be on my way! I think I'm feeling better today. 

If I can walk for over an hour, maybe this weight loss thing can really be done after all!

Monday's food (hold your breath)

Can I make excuses? Ok, so my head basically exploded off my neck, and I seemed to lose all control!! To make that worse, I had to drive around trying to get Phil's laptop to connect to WiFi I knew was there so I could e-file my taxes. I got the Carl's Jr. while doing that. Needless to say, I gave up on the taxes. Tim will just have to do it today. I'll eat better today...

b'fast

1 pc bread w/ butter

1 1/2 c. milk with Ovaltine

lunch

part of Carl's Jr. taco salad

part of Carl's Jr. grilled chicken sand

1 order of fried zucchini

snack

1 c grapes

dinner

2 guac, veg, lettuce wraps in tortillas

1 big cookie

My Love, my All

I was very moved in a pre Easter service at church today. We were "experiencing the cross", and part of the process was to reflect on our sins (many!) and nail them to the cross before communion and then praise & celebration. So one of my big ones, the biggest I'd say, is gluttony and I believe it has contributed so much to my weight gain. During the praise time, they played the song Wonderous Cross, and the final lines of the song SCREAMED out at me (don't you love it when that happens?), b/c of what Jesus did on the cross, it "demands my soul, my love, my all". I thought to myself, I gave my soul already. But how shallow and sad that I don't always give my love and my all (or even an effort, come on Julie!) to address the sin that I still allow in my life. I was so moved and inspired! I really hope to remember this as a banner when the Lord got my attention and personalized my sin for me where I could see it, and be ready to repent. Does this make any sense to you? Maybe it was just my day at church....