Has it really been THAT long???

My weight this morning: 186.5lbs
Goal weight: 150lbs
Mood: Hopeful and eager

So quite a bit has happened since the last time I got on here...I switched jobs and then I quit that job too, I was within 15 pounds of my goal weight, went to my brother in law's wedding in Puerto Rico, got pregnant, had a beautiful baby and gained all of my weight back and then some and became a stay at home mom! Rachel is the latest edition to our family and she is already six months old. Which means I've had six months to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight but I digress...I thank God for her...she is as beautiful and as sweet as her big sister.

So after chit chatting with my s-i-l last week at church I decided to start this thing back up again. But I'm revising my goal weight. My goal weight is 150lbs. I got to 154lbs when we went to Puerto Rico and I was very happy at that weight. But 150 is a nice even number. 36.5lbs is a daunting amount of weight to lose but I lost more than that last time so it can be done. The only issue is getting the appropriate amount of recovery/rest every day. I'm having major issues with Rachel's nursing/sleeping. She's bullying me because I have let her. I need to get her back in the crib and i need to get her nursing at a normal schedule. But before I stress about all of that I will just give myself two goals today: Workout AND eat five small healthy meals today.

We are going to Florida in two weeks. I will no doubt still be uncomfortably big for the trip but oh well nothing I can do at this point. I have to make sure that I at least stay on my game for the next two weeks so that I will be happy to continue the good habits while we are in Florida. Prior to the Puerto Rico trip I really had changed the way I ate and that was wonderful; however, once pregnant I succumbed to every pregnancy craving I had. So I'm at that point where healthy food and eating small portions just isn't that appealing to me.

I am thankful to God for helping me memorize a couple of Psalms. I have Psalm 23 re-memorized (I knew it as a kid) and I'm working on Psalm 121. I want to memorize a lot of scripture so that I can just pull from it when needed. I want to have the desire to give more of my life over to God and I think memorizing scripture will help me get closer to that goal. More on that later.

Rachel is ready to eat!