Happy New Year 2009!!!!
Wow! I cannot believe it has basically been 6 months since I have updated this BLOG! Let me just say that 2009 HAS to be better than 2008 was. Between a variety of illnesses, several trips, the burglary of my home, a wonderfully spiritual event called the Walk to Emmaus, and more illness, 2008 is FINALLY over!!
I am SO looking forward to 2009 and being on track with my weight loss again. If you've read through this gigantic BLOG, you'll know that the last 3 years presented situations sometimes out of my control, leading to a gaining of some of my weight. Looking back on the last 2 years especially, I realize now how deep in depression I was over not only my 90-year-old mother's illness and death, but also over the other 22 of my closest friends and relatives, who joined her in death. Suffice it to say, I am an emotional eater, and I had great difficulty breaking the bonds of that "prison".
I am so blessed to have wonderful friends, church friends, distant relatives, and exceptional in-laws who support me and care about me, and I am finally re-establishing the relationship with the Holy Spirit, that gave me success the first time around in doing the Six Week Body Makeover (SWBM). I somehow let that guiding relationship go by the wayside, and I am fairly certain it was because I was so wrapped up my own grief, that I couldn't seem to break loose and seek that spiritual guide for my life again.
I won't make any promises, but I do hope to be more actively involved in updates this year. I re-started the program this morning, and I must tell you that I am so very excited about how I feel already, as compared to the days I was NOT on plan. It makes me wonder, why did I do this to myself, but my grandmother always taught me there was a lesson to be learned from all situations, even the bad ones, and I will be on the outlook for those little golden nuggets of truth!!
Remember not to comment on the BLOG, because when you do, I cannot respond to you. My email address is in the section on How to Navigate this BLOG. Feel free to write me there!!
I am SO looking forward to 2009 and being on track with my weight loss again. If you've read through this gigantic BLOG, you'll know that the last 3 years presented situations sometimes out of my control, leading to a gaining of some of my weight. Looking back on the last 2 years especially, I realize now how deep in depression I was over not only my 90-year-old mother's illness and death, but also over the other 22 of my closest friends and relatives, who joined her in death. Suffice it to say, I am an emotional eater, and I had great difficulty breaking the bonds of that "prison".
I am so blessed to have wonderful friends, church friends, distant relatives, and exceptional in-laws who support me and care about me, and I am finally re-establishing the relationship with the Holy Spirit, that gave me success the first time around in doing the Six Week Body Makeover (SWBM). I somehow let that guiding relationship go by the wayside, and I am fairly certain it was because I was so wrapped up my own grief, that I couldn't seem to break loose and seek that spiritual guide for my life again.
I won't make any promises, but I do hope to be more actively involved in updates this year. I re-started the program this morning, and I must tell you that I am so very excited about how I feel already, as compared to the days I was NOT on plan. It makes me wonder, why did I do this to myself, but my grandmother always taught me there was a lesson to be learned from all situations, even the bad ones, and I will be on the outlook for those little golden nuggets of truth!!
Remember not to comment on the BLOG, because when you do, I cannot respond to you. My email address is in the section on How to Navigate this BLOG. Feel free to write me there!!
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posted by Liz Maxson @ 6:20 PM
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