 We all have learning curves in life. Recently I've had one in regards to my diet. I think it's really important to pay attention to what our body tells us & respect what it says. I am going to share a bit of my first 30 or so days on my Body by Vi Challenge w/ you to encourage you to pay attention to your bodies... listen to them & don't give up when they don't do exactly what you'd like/expect them to do! So far since starting my Challenge I've lost a total of 12.2 lbs! I'm happy about this but several times in this journey I've been aggervated & disappointed because I lost over 10 of that in the 1st week or so. Ugh, what happened, right?! (guys you can skip to the next paragraph lol) Well first of all my cycle came. I have many issues during this time of the month & my period normally lasts for more than a week... that does not include the pre-menstrual days. I bring this up because I normally gain 6-8 lbs during this time BUT this time I only gained 2-3 lbs depending on the day. I won't go much more into that because I've blogged about that previously but it did stand to mention as this stopped my weight loss for almost 2 weeks! Discouraging?... yes! Next, I went to Florida for Visalus' Vitality training. This was so powerful & I know the products work due to so many live testimonies, not to mention people that would come up to us & share their testimonies in the airport! (we were wearing our Body by Vi shirts) So, what happened there, that I'm mentioning this? First of all, I admit I wasn't eating correctly but did try to make good choices or use healthy portion control most of the time. Secondly, the resorts' Market didn't have a milk substitute like Almond milk. I hadn't planned for this. Dairy really messes up my digestion, not to mention other things like my asthma & in general is not the best for anyone. Well finally this week (got back on July 18th) my digestion is starting to work properly again. All last week my foods kept wanting to come back up & my processes were not working as they should & normally do. Both of these situations are upsetting, but I'm not giving up!! Many people quit at the learning curve (just like Bob in the image to the right) when it takes bravery & courage to begin any new journey, so why not stick it out? It will be that much harder to start over again later. I feel better & have lost many inches even though my weight loss was slowed up, so on the days I don't lose I choose to do it for my health! Notice I said choose... we choose even if we don't choose!... think about it, if that doesn't make sense. You are always making a choice even if it's passive. Maybe not about this, but whatever challenge you are currently taking on! Stick it out friend! You deserve to treat yourself well & complete what you've started! Many on the Challenge have started new Challenges after getting home from Vitality due to Visalus upping the ante for Challenge Winners. They have upped the prizes, trips, etc. to $10,000,000/year vs. the previous (which was already amazing!) $100,000/year. I am starting a new Challenge as of this past Monday & am down 2.4 lbs already. This has never felt like a diet... Andy & I were just saying the other day on our way out for a walk at the zoo that it doesn't even seem like we've been doing this for over a month. We've been on other diets that have felt like an eternity so this is quite a pleasure! (not to mention they didn't work) Will you take this Challenge w/ me? Even if you don't take a Challenge w/ Body by Vi, maybe it's something w/ your finances or marriage, etc. please share it w/ me & let's take this journey together! ps~ More to come on our financial 90 Day Challenge! :D Add Comment A Woman's Place in Marriage 03/11/2010
It's amazing to me that when a man views his wife as an equal-- loves if she works beside him (& if she doesn't he asks her where she is because he cherishes her & her input that much), let me make the note that he still leads though- all decisions end at him-- that some people can be so terribly rude to her because she is not acting inferior & doesn't know "her place." God never once said this was His will for our lives. See below for notes from a friends recent post on this (little did I know, her words would come in handy soon.) .... No where in the bible can you find that men are to function as "priests of the home". That phrase cannot even be found in scripture. Neither OT or NT tells us that men function as priests by representing their wives to God. -This is FALSE doctorine. Follow the Bible, not the teachings of men. We are spiritually equal in the sight of God!! The word "head" in the Greek is kephale, which can be translated "source", as the headwaters of a river are the source of the river. If Paul had meant to say, "The husband is the boss of the wife" or "The husband is the leader of the wife", he would have used the Greek word archon, which is often used in the NT to denote authority. When he used the word head, it is in relation to the husband wife relation. They are spiritually equal to God. There is a mutual submission, a mutual dependence upon one another. Wives are to submit, love, reverence, revere... their husbands. Because men's number one need from woman is respect. Men are to give themselves up for us, love and cherish us because our number one need from men is love. We are one but have two different needs. It is a major sin to disrespect your husband. I am not saying this gives us the right to sin... but we have been taught wrong. The throne room is not segregated by gender. another friend to her... In Christ there is niether Jew nor Greek, male nor female. my friend again... Men act as priets when they go before God and interceed for their wives. But so do women when they go before God and interceed for their husbands. If we are praying for a revival... then we need to get a hold of this. In ALL of history, you can tell when the spirit of God was moving in that time because there were a massive amount of women free to be in ministy. The more God's spirit is moving, the more women are released into the mission field. Time is too short for all this junk. We need to get over it and move into oneness... complete partnership with men and women. We NEED eachother. There needs to be freedom in the church (& the minds of men & women)!! Freedom through the truth of God's word!!!! from another one of her friends... Omg no pun intended there I'm so glad no one ever mentioned that ever before cause talk about the dumbest thing I've ever heard men are ridiculous and distort everything in order to better suit their needs ...this is a perfect example .... my friend... Sorry, I do not share that view Heather. I have a wonderful son who is NOT the problem. He is not ridiculous. He will be a good man, a good husband and a good father because we will teach him how to be. I love and adore my husband. I am so proud of him. He is so amazing. He is a strong man who is not insecure nor domineering. We willingly submit to one another. I am blessed to share life with him. We are in a spiritual partnership. We are both priests. Not ruling over one another rather we lovingly perfer eachother above ourselves. The problem is not men... it is wrong teaching. It may be safe to say the problem is a lack of understanding and pride. her friend again... Oh crud my bad I guess un this age when you say men or man referring to mankind you should elaborate sorry I didn't mean to be a sexist I meant mankind as a whole are rediculous ....not just guys girls too my friend... lol - I just had to make myself clear, I am not bashing men in order to liberate women. :-) from my fellow BLASTmate Ehricka Samek --- What a great conversation. It brought warmth to my heart last night after some things occured by an outsider. I am so thankful to have the husband that I have & not someone who treats me like a rug he can walk on!!!! I love you Andy!!!!!!!!!!! | ArchivesDecember 2011 CategoriesAll  |
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