7.5 inches!

So I am pretty excited!  At the official weigh in tonight I was down 14 pounds (my 16.6 is morning weight) and after measuring I have 7.5 inches less to my body!  It may not seem like much to some of you...but to me it is huge!  PCOS really took a good chunk of the last few years away from me in some way, shape, or form and this is about fighting back and finally getting victory instead of constant defeat! 

I shall march on!

Music!

There is nothing like a good worship song to get your heart and mind ready for church!  Sometimes we let the business of the day or yuckiness of the week get us down...but then music can turn you right around!  Sometimes music can even be convicting!  There is a Casting Crowns song "If We Are The Body" that talks about what the Body of Christ should be doing and often is not!  You really think about those words and if you are true to yourself it should be a daggar to the heart!

What are some of your favorite 'make you think' songs?  Would love for some of your creepers to come out of the woodwork and leave some comments so lets get started with this! 


***I know you readers are out there!  This blog hasn't been around too long and the numbers keep going out!

Moms of Mulitples in the Media

Have you noticed that for several years that the newest MUST HAVE addition to the Celeberty lifestyle isn't a new purse or pair of heels?  In fact it would seem that these days the famous people that so many follow just keep having/adopting children!  We see pictures of mother's out at the park holding 2 tiny babies and not being very careful...almost dropping one of them!  We see other mother's seemingly using their children to make mucho dinero while they travel around the country for obligations and leave the children at home with nannies or what have you, but it just kind of gets under my skin.  It is no deep secret to those that know me that I LOVE the Dugg.ar F.amily and watch whenever I get a chance.  You see the difference I see between these other infamous Mother's/Families and the Dugg.ar is what their lives are based around.  While many of them are fame and fortune I see the D's as a family that bases their lives around God and His Word and what His plan for their lives would be.  Granted, they are {I am sure} making money of off the show but I know so many times I have heard them talk about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and fully trusting in Him!  You see, while they are NOT  a missionary family, what a ministry it is that .TLC. has allowed this family into the homes of many Americans weekly to publicly put forth the Ds faith in God.  You see them trust, you hear them pray, talk about salvation, you witness them having devotions, but one of the biggest things in my book is that you see them live the life they preach.  How many people can honestly say they do that?  I also love how each of the children down to the littlest ones during the interviews will most of the time talk about a blessing from God...weather it be their thrifty shoes or their indoor playground.  That family has taught their children to work, to play, and to respect authority...but most importantly they are instilling into each of their children's lives the importance of living for, serving, and trusting God in every single moment of their earthly life! 

I applaude you Dugg.ar F.amily!  Keep up the great work, I will watch your show as long as it is on air and as long and re-runs continue!  Keep showing people that you can build your life around faith in God!  I have watched and learned many things from your show...and read your book, several times!  Thank you for putting something worth watching on the TV!

Australia Hillsongs - Let The Peace Of God Reign Lyrics

This song was sung last week at church and the words have just been rolling through my head over and over again since! 

*You may want to pause the playlist at the bottom*

Father of life draw me closer

Lord, my heart is set on you

Let me run the race of time

With you life unfolding mine

And let the peace of God

Let it reign

Oh Holy Spirit you're my comfort

Strengthen me hold my head up high

And I stand upon your truth

Bringing glory unto you

And let the peace of God

Let it reign

(Chorus)

Oh Lord I hunger for more of you

Rise up within me let me know your truth

Oh Holy Spirit, saturate my soul

And let the life of God

Fill me now

Let your healing power

Breathe life and make me whole

And the peace of God

Let it reign

Oh Holy Spirit you're my comfort

Strengthen me hold my head up high

And I stand upon your truth

Bringing glory unto you

And let the peace of God

Let it reign

(Repeat chorus twice)

And let the life of God

Fill me now

Let your healing power

Breathe life and make me whole

And the peace of God

Let it reign

(repeat)

The Ideal Protein Diet

So I started the Ideal.Protein.Diet on January 1st 2010 and I am already very excited about it!  I have my weight loss ticker up on the top of this blog now to keep that in front of my face on a daily basis!  I started at 212 and this morning the scale weighed me in at 204.5!  This is a diet that does help you loose your weight rather quickly but in a healthy manor!  I have around 80 lbs I am looking to loose to get me back to where I was in high school.  But the weight loss isn't even the most exciting part of it!  I have energy, a pretty good amount of it and I have not had excess energy for a LONG time!  This diet works for ladies with PCOS VERY well!  Seriously...the 7.5 lbs that are gone already are lbs I had been trying to shed in the gym since July!  It helps the body to stop overproducing insolin (a PCOS problem) and get your innerds to start working the way they should!  I look forward to actually attaining my goal in short order! 

I am excited...and on that note, I need to go make my Pina Colada smoothie so it can be gone by 8!