Little Foxes

Oh, how I HOPE you can read this!
Especially the paragraph that starts with "Compromise....")
 It's those darned "little foxes"!

I know what some of mine are,

and I'm "on" them today!

(This is a page from More Precious than Silver: 366 Daily Devotional Readings,

by Joni Eareekson Tada.)

Hope & Help for the Holidays

The "title" of my blog REALLY comes into play during the Holiday Season, I'm noticing!

Each of the three words/concepts seems to take on a WHOLE 'nother dimension when sharing the house and mealtimes with additional people - of all ages, sizes, needs and preferences.  For today, I'm working on LOVE while giving up some POWER
 and maintaining SELF-CONTROL. 
(Can anyone relate????)

This is challenging,

but I can and WILL do it

with the help of God.

A Lifetime Challenge

Only now would I be "courageous" enough to again admit to writing this book.

Published by Victor Books, then a division of Scripture Press,

it was one in a series of Bible studies for women.

Self-discipline has always been an area of challenge for me.

Once again, I've achieved a goal in the weight loss department.

But it's only the beginning.

The book has been out of print for quite awhile, and I had kept no copies for myself.

I stumbled on this one awhile back in a thrift store, brought it home to put on a bookshelf,

and occasionally pull it out to remind me of where I've been, where I am,

and that some challenges are for a life-time!

Special Occasions

Seems like we've had lots of "special occasions" lately...If not planned FOR and planned AROUND, these can be challenges to a weight-loss crusade!  Just in the last two days, I've planned AROUND an "anniversary extended day" and a Father's Day dinner.  So far, so good...

Now I'm planning for a couple of lake days with girl-friends. 

 In all these cases, the Fast-5 eating plan has served and WILL serve me well. 

The Daniel Plan

Several posts ago, I mentioned that I was going to be "researching" the Daniel Plan.  I guess it's time to report in.  In all honesty, I didn't get to first base on it.  It required entering personal statistics and information that I just don't "do".

Further reading raised some red flags.  Now, I don't necessarily agree with the extreme conspiracy theories about it, and I'm sure the "food plan" is probably a good one.  I just didn't get that far.

Bottom line:  There are NO magic bullets.  

Exercise is essential to good health.  

So is portion control, eating fresh fruit and vegetables and lean meat. 

Kind of sorry to have brought up The Daniel Plan in the first place. 

Wipe Out!

That's what I did.

That's what I'd LIKE to do to yesterday.

That's what Jesus did to my past.

Today is another day.

What I did right:  Vitamin.  Posted.  (Not much else.)

Every time you desire to do and choose to do what is right in God's eyes, 

you celebrate the grace that is yours in Christ Jesus.  (A tweet by Paul Tripp)

Labor Day 2011

Labor Day dawned - "cooly"!  Almost cold.  I was a Gardening Fool.  My husband and I waited for the clock to turn a reasonable hour before he began mowing and I hit the weeds.

All was finished and we were showered when guests arrived late in the morning.  We couldn't eat outside (too cool), but after dinner, we went to the yard where some battled it out on the croquet course.  See pictures HERE.

I sat in this chair under the afghan with a cup of coffee.

It was perfect.

Eating-wise, I ended up eating 2 1/2 hamburgers and a piece of watermelon.  I had a few blueberries for breakfast, too.  Yes.  That was all for the day. 

What I did right:  Passed up the potato salad, exercised (gardening), vitamin

The 3 Bite Rule

Sigh...........The Hostess of the Humble Bungalow mentions the 3 BITE RULE in this post.   I THINK I'm going to practice that for a few days and see what happens.  SOMEthing has to give!  (I just ate a piece of leftover taco pizza for breakfast, so I'm starting right NOW.)

Wish I'd Said That!

“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” – Jim Rohn