tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66494716303816065082024-03-14T12:55:18.724-04:00Power, Love, and Self-Control...for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-39704070206266569592017-09-02T15:47:00.000-04:002017-09-02T15:47:02.730-04:00the strength NOT to...<div style="text-align: center;">
The overindulgence and underachievement of our age have created a
monster </div>
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whose brain is lazy, vision is blurred, hands are greedy, skin
is thin, </div>
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middle is round, and seat is wide. </div>
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Color him baby blue! </div>
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What has spawned this strange, pillowy product? </div>
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The Greeks would say: "A serious lack of <em>enkrateia</em>." </div>
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That isn't a vitamin, it's a virtue—self-control. </div>
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The word actually means "inner power or strength." </div>
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Expanded, it
includes such things as having mastery or possession of something, </div>
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the
controlling power of the will (under the operation of the Spirit of
God), </div>
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the inner strength to resist and refrain, </div>
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the strength <em>not </em>to indulge, <em>not </em>to act on impulse. </div>
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The above paragraphs are lifted from a devotional by Charles Swindoll <a href="http://www.insight.org/resources/daily-devotional/individual/self-control?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=chuck&utm_campaign=daily-devotional">here</a>. </div>
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Seriously good, don't you think?</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-79029988705063669382017-06-03T13:47:00.000-04:002017-06-03T14:36:34.223-04:00maintained and sustained<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June 3, 2017.</div>
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While enjoying the Fast 5 lifestyle,</div>
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health and weight are <b>maintained and sustained</b>.</div>
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I couldn't ask for more...</div>
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unless it be a pleasant week as we leave Monday to enjoy a few days away from home.</div>
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Meals will be provided at the Abbey of Gethsemani</div>
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where we'll enjoy the quiet beauty of the Kentucky hills.<br />
These glass water bulbs will <b>maintain and sustain</b><br />
our potted tomato plant in our absence.<br />
(It will be the first time we've actually put them to more than ornamental use!)</div>
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-60620703955305583092017-01-04T13:35:00.001-05:002017-01-04T13:35:34.452-05:00this side of 2017Four days into 2017 find me C*O*L*D but committed to the Fast-5 lifestyle that I (re)started back in May. I'm SO thankful for this lifestyle that allowed for enjoying the holiday desserts and candy. I've come through Christmas and New Years at a healthy weight. I look forward to incorporating a bit more exercise - primarily walking - to maintain my hard-fought-for loss.<br />
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Just about the only allowance I've made to Fast-5 over the holidays </div>
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was an extension of the eating "window" </div>
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from a strict 5 hours to an occasional 6 hour one. </div>
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Fast-5 is SO worth it.</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-34005704574272353132016-12-15T16:39:00.002-05:002016-12-15T16:39:31.987-05:00Looking Back/Looking ForwardMid-December finds me in a semi-hibernated state. Many changes in and around me affect my body, soul and spirit. <br />
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Since my father has come to live with us, I am cooking a whole lot more - and (surprisingly) enjoying it! We are making far fewer restaurant runs. Over all, I believe I am eating healthier.<br />
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Last week at a doctor appointment, he told me I was probably the skinniest person he would see in his office all day. This took me by surprise since I'd be happy to lose another 5-7 pounds.<br />
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I AM happy that I am on this side of weight loss. If I could find/make a way to be more active, I'm pretty sure those 5-7 pounds would take care of themselves...<br />
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A look back at 2016 will provide me with good incentive for making 2017 as healthy and productive as I possibly can!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-69910920937969973832016-11-20T08:06:00.002-05:002016-11-20T08:06:19.908-05:00Non-Regrettables<div style="text-align: center;">
This morning as I charted my 20th "non-regrettables"on Facebook</div>
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I singled out my Fast-5 journey.</div>
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I actually couldn't remember when I started, </div>
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so I returned to this blog to see that it was May 18th.</div>
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If I added consistent exercise to my eating habits,</div>
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I'd REALLY be in shape.</div>
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I will be exploring inside walking options for this winter</div>
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since I don't want to risk slipping and falling outdoors.</div>
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Meanwhile, I celebrate the this plan that has helped me return to a reasonable weight,</div>
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lower blood pressure and a general state of well-being. </div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-56309815198825077972016-09-02T20:11:00.000-04:002016-09-02T20:11:06.088-04:00No Longer CountingAt well over 100 days of Fast 5-ing, I've decided to quit counting the days. I have NOT quit counting pounds lost, however! Over the past week, I've been happy to see the scale consistently below the next-to-the-last decade poundage toward my goal. That means I have less than ten more pounds to lose! Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-12864294554105998012016-08-16T05:49:00.001-04:002016-08-16T06:56:27.221-04:0089<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exercise on the 88th day of my Fast-5 experience included emptying the bathroom on our main floor to prepare for its remodeling.<br />
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My primary, "sit down" meal included a variety of baby tomatoes, 1/2 a croissant, left-over red beets, fresh Red Haven peaches, and hummus (plain, to which I'd added some minced garlic).<br />
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We took a break in our clearing to enjoy a glass of orange juice with crushed ice. When finished toward evening, my husband ran to our local cafe and brought home one of their fantastic taco salads to share.<br />
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It was a productive day and another good one in the eating and exercising department.<br />
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Today - Day 89 - the demolition will begin!</div>
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<br />Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-57726536116102912942016-07-06T19:50:00.002-04:002016-07-06T19:50:53.455-04:0050<div style="text-align: center;">
<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">I chuckle at the commercial I hear </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">over and over and over and over again </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">going back and forth to Ohio to care for my parents.</span></span></div>
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<i><span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">"If you've got a big belly, you might not be fat! </span></span></i></div>
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<i><span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">You may just be bloated!"</span></span></i></div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">Fifty days ago, I may have fallen for this commercial.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">Today, not so much.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">Much of the "bloat" that I experienced</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">has disappeared as my weight has dropped </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true">over the past fifty days of Fast-5 lifestyle,</span></span></div>
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and I haven't spent a penny </div>
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on the product the commercial promotes.</div>
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<span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span><i><span data-offset-key="20t0p-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></i></div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-74432607597884776862016-07-05T07:59:00.000-04:002016-07-06T10:26:21.875-04:0049<div style="text-align: center;">
This morning I penned in "49" on my journal page.</div>
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49 days of practicing the Fast-5 pattern--</div>
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19 hours of fasting; a 5 hour "window" for eating.</div>
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I'd lived this pattern a few years ago,</div>
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successfully reaching and maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyle.</div>
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Maybe I should look back and figure out WHY I quit it,</div>
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and maybe it doesn't matter. </div>
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My circumstances have changed.</div>
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My husband's retirement, three surgeries between the two of us,</div>
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and stepped up care and involvement with my parents</div>
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are a few of the intervening and current challenges</div>
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calling for the best in me.</div>
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I'm thankful to have returned to the pattern that served me so well in the past.</div>
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It sustains and supports me NOW.</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-24531482824985404392016-07-01T11:33:00.001-04:002016-07-01T11:40:30.550-04:00Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I drive through this town frequently every week.</div>
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Most of the time, the stoplight turns red as I reach the intersection</div>
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giving me opportunity to observe the progress on this project.</div>
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THIS week, the scaffolding was removed</div>
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and a blank canvas has been produced on which a mural will be painted.</div>
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The progress is there for all to see...<br />
Likewise with my Fast-5 "re-boot".<br />
Today (Day 45) I was able to button a skirt I haven't worn for awhile<br />
and tuck in my shirt!<br />
The scale registered a weight loss, too.<br />
Progress!<br />
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I Timothy 4:15 says: <br />
<i>Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, </i><br />
<i>so that all may see your progress.</i><span class="p"></span><br />
<span class="p">(I know that "these things" doesn't refer to weight loss</span><br />
<span class="p">and healthy habits, but the verse still encourages me in this area</span><br />
<span class="p">as well as development of my spiritual gifts...)</span></div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-52184320400249761762016-06-24T11:48:00.000-04:002016-06-25T09:06:20.833-04:0038<div style="text-align: center;">
I began "38" with a 20 minute walk. The morning was cool; </div>
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the walk made even more enjoyable as I shared it with my husband.</div>
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Later this morning, I came across this excerpt posted by a friend</div>
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from The Upper Room re. walking.</div>
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It is a wise and inspiring commentary, I think.</div>
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<i>Christian practices that incorporate everyday gestures and actions
typically involve our bodies: We speak, sing, eat, wash, or bow. We
walk. By investing these gestures with new meanings, Christian practices
shift our way of being in the world. …</i><br />
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<i> These practices are not
burdensome tasks or rules required to become “good Christians.” Instead,
they are gifts from God that nurture openness and receptivity to divine
love that streams continuously th<span class="text_exposed_show">rough the people, events, and places of our world. Walking represents one such Christian practice. …</span></i><br />
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When I walk, my life slows down. Rather than speed past the world
around me, sealed in my car with the radio playing, I move slowly.
Moving at the speed of my feet, I hear the sounds of birds, insects, and
the wind blowing through the trees. The rhythm of my footfalls invites
me into an awareness of myself and the world around me. This awareness
leads me beyond creation to the Creator. … Walking, like all Christian
practices, makes me more open and receptive, more mindful and aware.</i><br />
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<i> – Thomas R. Hawkins<br /> Every Step a Prayer</i></div>
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-70486693709430175142016-06-21T08:34:00.001-04:002016-06-22T08:34:11.971-04:00Why?<div style="text-align: center;">
Scrolling back, I see I didn't say WHY I began (again) this Fast-5 lifestyle.</div>
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It was on a Wednesday--May 18th.</div>
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Thirty-five days ago.</div>
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I had a doctor's appointment, set only because I needed to have a prescription renewed.</div>
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I dreaded going. I KNEW I had gained weight since my last visit well over a year ago.</div>
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I knew, too, that my blood pressure would be off-the-charts</div>
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(as it always is when I sit in a doctor's office).</div>
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I like my doctor.</div>
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He didn't bawl me out.</div>
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He didn't have to.</div>
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And that's the "why" of the past thirty-five days.</div>
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Tomorrow I have another appointment.</div>
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I don't expect a lot of change in my blood pressure,</div>
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but I'm expecting a change at the scale.<br />
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<b>UPDATE: -10 lbs</b><br />
<b>Yippee!</b></div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-61045840196033456942016-06-17T16:18:00.000-04:002016-06-17T16:18:56.530-04:0031<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>The secret of getting ahead is getting started.</i> -Mark Twain</div>
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Really thankful I got started 31 days ago.</div>
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Fast 5 has given me freedom within boundaries,</div>
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a built-in appetite suppressor,</div>
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and a way to gauge successes.</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-19481447341337087422016-06-14T09:51:00.000-04:002016-06-14T11:13:42.780-04:0028<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Started my 28th consecutive day of Fast-5 </div>
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with a 15 minute walk around a few blocks near my home.</div>
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The air was cool;</div>
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the sights pleasant.</div>
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Earlier, I'd boiled some pasta, dressed it with some Zesty Italian Dressing,</div>
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and tossed in about 1/2 a bag of some chopped veggies, a diced green pepper,</div>
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and a few sliced ripe olives. </div>
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It will be a filling and satisfying way to open my 5 hour eating "window". </div>
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Now to fill up the intervening hours with some meaningful</div>
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and productive activity!</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-86647460409443393992016-06-01T09:20:00.000-04:002016-06-01T09:20:18.291-04:00Motivation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Day 15 of my Fast-5 Reboot, I was cleaning a kitchen counter</div>
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I kind of wish I had dated it,</div>
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but it's as appropriate today, June 1, as whatever day I wrote it.</div>
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Celebrated Day 7 by walking through</div>
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a charming neighborhood</div>
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in Bryan OH.</div>
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the business of walking with the pleasure</div>
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Trail walking with my husband this morning - a cool, sunny Monday.</div>
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Day 6 of my re-start.</div>
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I've successfully eaten within the 5 hour "window"--</div>
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and healthy foods and portions, too! </div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-42553450496300268172016-05-20T13:19:00.004-04:002016-05-20T13:19:52.682-04:00this feels good<div style="text-align: center;">
Day 2 included successfully eating within the 5 hour "window"</div>
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and 2 walks - both short but more than yesterday!</div>
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Today (Day 3) I'll open window as I drive to spend time with my parents.</div>
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Roasted carrots and fresh pineapple, en route.</div>
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I'll close my window enjoying liver & onions with my father at the local restaurant.</div>
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And hubby and I walked the paved trail through the wetlands in our neighboring town</div>
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earlier today.</div>
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This. Feels Good!</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-75299709832547117232016-05-18T15:20:00.003-04:002016-05-19T05:42:25.556-04:00Beginning Again<div style="text-align: center;">
Beginning. Again.</div>
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Fast-5 & Walking.<br />
Ate within the window. (Banana & Fillet-o-Fish sandwich)<br />
Walked most of way to restaurant in evening...<br />
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-72425051995332930452016-04-09T13:56:00.000-04:002016-04-09T13:56:16.938-04:00Choosing Healthy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Health.</div>
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One choice at a time.</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-44491751866614556282016-01-11T09:36:00.002-05:002016-01-11T09:38:56.547-05:00Walking in Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These are three of the many pieces of art<br />
that line the hallways of one of the hospitals in our area.</div>
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After visiting a friend there, my husband and I walked for 30 minutes--</div>
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separately so we could go at the paces best for us.</div>
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We enjoy finding indoor places to do our 30 minute walking </div>
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during this extra-cold weather we're experiencing presently...</div>
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If you're interested in seeing more, </div>
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visit <a href="http://lifeandgodliness-rebecca.blogspot.com/2016/01/we-walked-in-beauty.html">another blog of mine </a>where I posted more!</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-1120214969981668392015-12-20T04:39:00.002-05:002015-12-20T04:41:57.454-05:00Sabbath<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>"You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; </i></div>
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<i>even during plowing time and harvest you shall rest." </i> (God, Exodus 34:21)</div>
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Soooooooooo, today is the Seventh Day</div>
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and I will "rest" from my 30 minute walks.</div>
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I have been consistent with them this week</div>
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the Fast-5 approach to eating.</div>
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I ♥ Sabbath.</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-30002535678352953522015-12-14T08:38:00.005-05:002015-12-14T08:51:04.701-05:00Joy to the World!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3w_n6ndylhdzJ2SI3sD8382NH-KXEVVPDCNhGzsiH1UYiJiLr3Ghfe1c14sE8ntukuhrIDex1mFr5SNFuI9ibEtT4-Q9R7B5vuWA8aD8TZYK3nLz278bJrZj_uh_ad5iAVM4ZCH7Xlb_/s1600/WP_20151214_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3w_n6ndylhdzJ2SI3sD8382NH-KXEVVPDCNhGzsiH1UYiJiLr3Ghfe1c14sE8ntukuhrIDex1mFr5SNFuI9ibEtT4-Q9R7B5vuWA8aD8TZYK3nLz278bJrZj_uh_ad5iAVM4ZCH7Xlb_/s640/WP_20151214_003.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This morning I quit "confessing" and actually REPENTED.</div>
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Thirty minutes of walking in circles --</div>
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living room to library through eating area and around the kitchen island.</div>
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<i>"...there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents..." (Luke 15:10)</i></div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-21089611836245528982015-08-12T13:22:00.001-04:002015-08-13T07:28:50.039-04:00CelebratingCelebrating the phenomenal success of a blogging friend (whom I've also met in real life)! Congratulations, Martine (Bean)*. Her determination and self-discipline serve as lighthouses to me in my current "storm".<br />
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*Martine, if you're reading this, I had included a link to your post about your "journey". Almost immediately afterward, I got an email from you that seemed to be a "hack". I wasn't sure how to let you know, and didn't want to send other people there if it was related to posting a comment on your blog. Feeling a bit frustrated because that post was VERY inspiring & informational....Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649471630381606508.post-27690124776561878202015-07-10T08:09:00.001-04:002015-07-10T08:14:36.902-04:00July 2015<ol style="text-align: center;">
<li>Celebrate the good health that you enjoy, and</li>
<li>Actively work to preserve and even improve it.</li>
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After finding these two statements this morning <a href="http://christianpf.com/things-you-should-stop-doing/">(here)</a>, I wrote them in my journal.</div>
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I think I'll also write them on a file card and carry it with me<br />
while I establish some new good habits....</div>
Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.com0