Woke up with the Scripture in my head found in Psalm 144-last verse, "Happy (blessed, fortunate, to be envied) is the man or woman whose God is the Lord (Boss)." Lord does mean Boss and I want Him to be the Boss of my life.
I thanked my body out loud today for being so great and resilient and a true Gift to me. I told my body how I appreciated it. This may sound cooky to alot of people but how many times a day do we speak negative or think negative to and about ourselves and think nothing of it? Why not change that around and begin to speak-audibly, life giving words to ourselves? We wonder why we can't get along with people let alone even like them. It's because of the lack of love we have for ourselves. The all wise words of Jesus to "love our neighbor as we (in the same way) love ourselves." Not possible if there is no love for ourselves to start with. And that's not possible until we are in a loving, right relationship with God.
When these words take root in our hearts and grow-we will CHANGE.

Amazing how a few extra pounds will cause my knees to ache and swell and my face, fingers and body feel puffy. I don't want to do that to myself anymore. Refined sugar and artificial food is evil-literally. Poison to our bodies. No more.

I am so looking forward to the first good drop tomorrow yet thankful for a great, overcoming day!
Good night, blog world!

Well, I haven't been in blogging land for quite some time now!
Just heard a very inspiring message about the power of our thoughts and words. I will only look forward and profess for 2012 that:

"My body weighs what it should.
I am God's creation.
I am WHOLE: spirit, soul and body.
I am filled with the joy of the Lord and live in contentment no matter the circumstances.
I love God with ALL my heart, soul, mind and strength (body) and so therefore, my words are like the Proverbs 31 woman where the "law of kindness was found on her lips."
I am prosperous, blessed, healthy, thin and live in the favor of God!
I live a disciplined, balanced life and possess self control in abundance.
I am a Godly woman, not an emotional one.
My body is God's temple and I love, cherish and nourish it, and am so thankful for it.
Every inch of my body lives in absolute health.
I will lose this weight now, without difficulty and forever keep it off.
My body cannot keep one excess pound on it!
My body craves the proper nourishment and has no tolerance for any garbage.
My appetite is healthy and normal and I feed most importantly on the Word of God.
I am satisfied and find my worth and delight in Father God: not food, people (or their opinions-good or bad), possessions, my size or my accomplishments.
I am a soul-winner and effective in the Kingdom of God!
I have and walk in power, love and a sound mind.
I have more than enough and lack no good thing.
I enjoy a fantastic marriage, influencing and helping many others enjoy the same.
I am a loving, kind, thoughtful wife and a wise, nurturing and confident mother.
What's important to God is what's important to me."

I am sure I will add to this declaration in later posts but for now, I encourage any reader to declare what they desire instead of speaking the negative. Profess into the atmosphere your desired future, not your regrets of the past!

143.4 Lbs.

Well, Hallelujah! That stubborn weight gain finally came off! I took a little more Hcg yesterday which I have found to be helpful when you have a stall.

Even though I am such a numbers oriented goal girl, last night was my last dose of Hcg. I am coming off despite my 3.4 pounds to go. It's all good, though, because I am desperately needing some cooking time in my kitchen as I am preparing maintenance foods for my wonderful clients and experimenting myself for the holidays! Size 4 Joe's jeans is just fine with me-Ha! Hopefully, some more will still come off in these last 3 days of being on the VLCD.

3 days still on the VLCD left to go with today as Day 1. I have failed in the past by experiencing weight gain by not sticking to this rule of staying on the VLCD for 3 days after taking the HCG. It is crucial as it is still in your system.

It amazes me how this diet works. I met with a client yesterday who didn't drop a huge amount from the scale in 40 days but it hugely came off in her inches! She went from a size 10 to a size 4 and lost 21 1/2 inches in 40 days! WOW! We must remind ourselves often that Dr. Simeons' manual is called "Pounds AND Inches." It is both! What you may not see on the scale in numbers, you will see in inches! That's the proof in the pudding, folks!

146 Pounds

Whaaat the heck? Don't have a CLUE what's going on! Taking a full ml. this morning of HCG. Was diligent yesterday to get all my water in and did a 20 minute power walk with high knees in the Publix parking lot in the rain! Not happy about this weight gain...

145.6 Pounds

Okay, I have no clue what happened! The only thing I can think of is that I drank alot of unsweet tea yesterday and not enough water. Also, I stayed up real late on my feet cleaning house which probably explains why I felt swollen this morning. Praying for a BIG drop tomorrow!

So funny...took my kids to a little fall festival thing tonight where we could dress up. Can't believe I was able to wear my 8TH GRADE CHEERLEADING OUTFIT! What could you cheat and eat that would be worth being able to say THAT?! Yahoo!

144.4 LBS.

Yay! So close to my goal of 140! I have taken Apple Cider Vinegar today with "The Mother" in it. You dilute in a cup of warm water and add some stevia to it if you wish. Proven to aid in weight loss plus it's great for your digestion and a good "pick me up!"

Been experimenting in my kitchen today for all my clients who are about to go on "maintenance." I am SO excited I get to introduce them to the chocolate banana pecan bread I made tonight and the YUMMO pumpkin squares! My sweet darlings, my daughter, Lily Grace(4 1/2) and my son, River(6) sat on the counter in their aprons the whole time and were my very important "taste testers." When the pumpkin squares came out, River gobbled up 3! Lily licked the banana bread batter and said, "More!"

Can you really eat that on Maintenance knowing the rule is no starches, no sugars for 3 weeks? Oh, yes! Perhaps this is my new calling in life-to show others how they can reward themselves (after they have worked so hard to get the weight off through HCG) by simply "tweaking" a few things in their pantry yet still having the most amazing, YUMMY results and no extra pounds put on! PLUS, the wonderful benefit of being healthy for life!

Can I really let my 6 year old son have THREE pumpkin squares so close to his bedtime tonight? Absolutely(!) when I know what's in them is SOOOO good for him!

Night-night...