Been a bit...

But I did not fall off!!Which is typically why I fall off or I stop blogging for a bit, but
I am still pushing and making things happen. Life got hectic for a bit between my mini, babysitting, retreats, and NY Vacations. The past month has literally flown by!

So have a lot to share, but my big thing I wanna talk about is my current 21 day challenge I am on day 3 and this one is different from any I have done before. I am doing the first one where foods are restricted since starting OA. Now yes there were foods I could not eat (Reese cups,  Doritos, and Mountain Dew topped that list) but these foods were limited due to being triggers. I also had another trigger, telling me that I could not have something for a challenge and then after the challenge was over, bingeing on whatever it was.

So here is the challenge:

Not hard, not crazy...hell a few of these I have already handled like the Soda, step goals about 75% of the time (we will get into that in a minute), and most of time I do get a workout in 3 days a week unless life happens. What is the challenge to me is number one. If I walked for a snack cake, I got a snack cake, not often but enough to where this part is hard. Now there are substitutions out there, cliff bar anyone?? There are things to do in moderation like the one Starbucks drink is one Frap a week, Iced Coffee does not count. No soda, but sparkling water to deal with the need for fizzy. Again, not dieting but yet lifestyle overhauling.

To the normal person, this is a okay I can handle this, the recovering food addict in me, well she is going nuts. Like on May 2...am I gonna go nutso and not be able to stick with all the changes that are now habits?? The answer I am giving now and will report back on May 3rd...is Yes. Yes I will be able to because of Philippians 4:13-I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!

See, what happened was a chain reaction. I missed my morning quite time for a few days....which turned in weeks, well when that slipped so did my mental head space, once that went my step goal went, and then my food was starting to head that way...and I said stop! It is time to go back to being intentional. I do want to take a moment here and say that while I have missed my step goal a few times this year...I am currently working on 7000 steps a day! May 2 I will be bumping to 7500 which will be the new highest step goal I have set out to achieve!

One of things that kept me from blogging was a weekend getaway to a Women's retreat for PWOC, I got to spend a weekend with an amazing speaker, women I spend every Tuesday with, and with God and nature. I realized, busyness was once again setting in and if I did not get serious soon I would be back at day 1 and I am on day 234 of my third attempt at staying food sober for 365 days. Certain foods are over that number but working the program as a whole is 234.

So I am back to being intentional in starting my day with praise and worship music, my new devotional, one OA book, and the Bible. A cup of coffee and a moment to myself. I may have to get up really early to make it happen, but a day that flows smoothly is worth losing a bit of sleep.

 Now, this pic I am sharing because these are two of the biggest inspirations of why I do what I do. My husband has never ceased in being a guiding force, including telling me no when my inner fat kid wants to get something that will detour me! He even gave up a few foods so I was not tempted! And of course what makes me Momma! I love that little girl to the moon and back!

So wrapping up and will say I am trying to get back to weekly blogs...I am refreshed and recharged after spending a week with my other cheerleader...My BFF Jenn!! But I am leaving you with this...Just for today, I am turning it over to God, and I am not worried about the end of the challenge I am focusing on being successful in the challenge day to day!!