The Day After...

Last Night was a wonderful celebration for Hubs and I! We celebrated our Love for each other and our love for food! It was AWESOME!

I have been looking forward to Valentines Day for a few reasons, one of them being I was going to eat dessert! I haven't had any since January 1. So in anticipation I have been dreaming of what I would want. Ha! Well I really wanted something chocolaty gooey topped with ice cream!

Hubs had dinner reservations at a surprise location... It was so fun! Here comes the true confession... I had my yummy gooey chocolate at the restaurant then we drove through McDonald's for my yummy Ice Cream Cone!!! It was amazing...

The day after... Not so much! I feel like a big puff ball! Sugar always bloats me right up!!! YUCK

But... it was well worth it! I call that Balance! The ability to enjoy things in moderation that are not great for you!

So the day after if filled with veggies and healthy goodness!

What fills your Cup?

If our cup is not full how can we give? Pretty simple question, but most of us are running on empty! My mom told me today that we need to schedule time at the filling station so we are not running on empty. SO TRUE! Your car wont get very far on E! So why do we make ourselves run on E!

What fills your CUP? Here is what fills mine...

1. Prayer and Worship Times
2. Baking
3. Going out to eat with Hubs
4. Working out
5. Pampering (Pedicure, Massage, Facial)
6. Girls Night

Now that you know what fills your cup, schedule it in  your calendar! NOW!!! Do it! you will thank yourself for the time later!

Feel Great Weight and Peace!

This morning I had a great bible study time with my girls learning about Peace of God! Comforting topic!

Over great conversation and study I enjoyed my go to breakfast (Oatmeal, banana, and TJ PB) and a lovely cup of Pikes Place at Starbucks

Peace is a wonderful thing when it comes from God... it surpasses all understanding. For many women Peace is not something we experience when it comes to weight its more of an unjoyful love hate relationship of Good Foods vs Bad Foods. Followed by guilt or temporary pat on the back.

Finding balance in the entire food, weight, body image category is hard... but God can give you the peace and balance that surpasses all understanding... so you reach your Feel Great Weight! Gods Weight he has for you!

It is something to pray about and to ask for understanding. A diet of Peace and Balance will look different for everyone.

For me is eating Natural foods with an occasional celebration feast (not so healthy options) and no guilt but the enjoyment of friends, family, and the situation or celebration!

Enjoy! Find Peace!

Goals Goals Goals...

The most common new years resolution/goal is to lose weight. I understand the desire. I find myself with that desire several times a month clustering around my lovely time of month! God Bless Hormones... Thanks EVE! Ha! With that said... seriously... God Bless Hormones and Thanks Eve! Because of Hormones and Eve I believe God has a major teaching tool here.

We as women put a lot of stock in our weight! Society has put a lot of stock in weight and appearance. It has become a defining tool for many. I read a great blog post today about not being defined by a number. Each day we have a choice to not be defined by the number on the scale or even the number in our checking account. Instead let us strive to be defined by who God has created us to be. Let us be defined by love joy and relationships.

Just as I struggle with the frequent desire to lose weight and I fall into the trap of being defined by a number. The number does not make me successful. Being fixated on the number is not living a life of balance.

What is Balance when it comes to Health and losing weight.... There is a Healthy Balance and it is not a Bad Goal to have...

Tomorrow- Balance in Losing weight!