Friday :)

The weekend is ahead and I've made pretty good choices when it comes to food this past week.  I didn't start THM until Monday, but for most of my meals they were on plan.   I did have a couple of cheats, but I'm ok with that.

I was going to have Monday as my weigh in day, but maybe I'll change it to Friday starting next week as I didn't weigh in this morning.  :)

A few of the recipes I enjoyed out of the new THM cookbook were

bring on da buttah pancakes
strawberry cheesecake shake
banana oat shake

The quiche recipe look really good, but I didn't have all the ingredients so I ended up making my own using a couple other recipes.  It was delicious!  I made a coconut crust, but I may try an almond flour crust or now that I've made up some baking blend I'll use that.   I can picture some cream pies coming up.  :)

Like I mentioned in my recent post, I'd like to add in my Bible readings.

This week I've been reading Numbers with the Good Morning Girls and while Numbers can be a hard book to get in to, it is amazing on some of the nuggets of gold you find while reading what may seem like boring passages.

I still struggle on getting in my Bible reading each day and prayer time, so it is something I'm going to have to focus on better.  I just don't want it to be another job I want to check off my list when I complete it. 

I hope to post  at least a couple times a week! 

Back!

Ok, I'm once again on a mission to lose some weight and get back into shape. 

Starting out weight - 167.8lb (October 26/15
Goal weight  - 152lb - 154lb

Starting this week I'm eating more along the lines of Trim Healthy Mama.  I'm not a purist and I will have cheats, but I did this once before  and I lost all my undesired weight.   I really need to add in exercise too, but I'll be taking this one step at a time.  I then got pregnant and had a harder time staying on plan, so I was on and off that whole pregnancy.  :)  Still I did have a smaller baby, so I know what I did helped!  An 8 pounder instead of an almost 10 pounder like our previous 3 babies.  ;) and I did feel so much better when eating more like THM. 

I've been seeing how I love to turn to food (usually sweets) when feeling stressed, overwhelmed or just wanting to "escape".  All that is not good!  I should not be turning to food, but to the Lord in those times.  In the past year or so I've read Made to Crave (read most of it anyways) and Hunger for God (I was really blessed by this book) and I desire to be hungry for Him and not earthly things.  Turn to Him when I feel empty and not look to be filled by what is around me.

Anyways, this is a beginning and I'm looking forward to seeing how the Lord works in my life during this time.  I think I may add in my Bible reading as well.  This is something I'm struggling in getting in faithfully everyday.  I feel I have no time and yet I'll have time to check Facebook, Pinterest or email etc... during the day, so I know I have a few spare moments and I'm going to have to really focus and MAKE my quiet time with the Lord a priority.

So here goes another journey walking humbly in the Lord and following His leading.  

Just a small update from me....

Since my last post in 2012, we have been blessed with another precious boy who will be one next week.  So I'm a busy mama to 8 children ages ranging from 17- to almost 1. (3 girls and 5 boys)  I love living on our little homestead and we have enjoyed having our own goats, raising chickens and growing a large garden.   I am a country loving wife and mama.  :D