Thankful!!!

Happy first day of Advent and Shalom!!!!
I am so excited that the Christmas season is upon us! I am excited to celebrate and enjoy this season and I am already loving the complete joy my girls have everytime they spot Christmas decoration. This is just about the best time of the year!!!
Well, I could talk about how excited I am for Christmas all day, but now I am going to focus on the point for this blog and just one little reason why I am thankful today. Sadly, we did not have class because of the holiday, but I decided to weight myself anyway. I wanted to see if my extra Zumba and my single slice of pie counter acted each other...They did and then some. I lost another pound. I was so excited!!!! 184 and slowly shrinking. I am really think I will start off next year in the 170s. I haven't been that size since college...aka 2003. Seven years later I will finally be back to better shape.
Thank you Lord Jesus for another pound gone. Please continue to guide me in making healthy choices that will last more then a moment, but a lifetime. I do give you the glory for the transformation you have begun and I thank you for it and I just pray that you will guide my steps as I continue on my road to a healthier lifestyle. With all I am I thank you Lord!!! Amen!

Wow!!!

So, this is pretty darn exciting. Today I had another AMAZING First Place class, but as far was the weight loss...I was just blown away. To recap I only lost 1 pound last week, so I figured if I lost a pound or two this week it would be pretty cool. Oh no, I got on the scale and was down 4 pounds!!!! That is a total of 58 pounds GONE!!! I just can hardly contain my excitment. I can't believe what God is allowing to happen right now. I feel like he is trying to get me ready for the holidays. I just can't see myself going back to my normal bad holiday habits with God clearly changing me.

Father God there are no words to express how excited I am for this weeks weight loss. You are good and you are being so faithful to continue a good work in me! I pray that you will use the changes in me to encourage others. Please use me Lord to do your will and to please you in all I say and do! Thy will be done Lord, and really thank you so, so much!!!! Amen

So, if you were wondering my current weight is 185lbs. 2 more pounds and I will be at the weight I was at my first Dr. appointment with Alaina...WOW!!! And I just got an e-mail from a gal I have never even meet who is interested in starting one of my Zumba classes. She found me on Zumba.com and she wanted more info. God is a crazy guy, and He is doing some very cool things in my life right now...Thank you again God!!!

Another little bit of excitingness...

So, last night at Zumba I was talking with the instructor. Her name is Tamara and she pretty much runs Zumba at the Marysville YMCA. Anyway, in September they started offering a family Zumba class on Friday evenings. I haven't gone to it yet, but I have heard it is pretty cute. Lots of jumping and fun kid songs. Anyway, I am not just going to be going to it in the next few weeks, but I will be teaching it!!! Not every week. I am going to get in on the rotation and teach it every few weeks. I am pretty excited. I have now been adopted into the YMCA Zumba Family and I love it. Yay Zumba and Yay God for bringing this amazing oppertunity into my life!!!

Father God I give you all the glory for all that you are doing in my life especially with Zumba. I love it and I am excited about it and I am hopeful about the potential it gives me to minister! Thank you Lord for your sense of humor and for knowing better then me. Please be with me tonight as I led 2 classes. I pray for everyone's safety and that they have fun. Thank you Lord and I give these classes to you!!! Amen!!!

YAY!!!

Hey all!!! So yesterday was very encouraging. I am down another pound! I am now 189 I have almost lost ALL my baby weight. I was 183 when I went to my first apointment for Alaina! I could be there in just a few weeks...THANK YOU JESUS!!! So my littel goal which is totally do- able is to be down in the 170s by next year. (That sounds so funny.) BUt yeah, I am not picking a certain number, but to just be in that the 170s somewhere...Wow that would mean only 20some dpounds to go till my goal. I am very encouraged and motivated today! YAY God! Well, I have more that I would like to blog about, but I will have to do that later. It is bath time for the girls and then off to school for Alaina, Grandma's for Tia and walking lub for mommy...I am going to go "Walk My Belly Flat" with Tonya and Leslie!!! So, so I'll be back later!

Update!

Well, despite a hectic, crazy morning today is going good. I was a little shocked to find out I have lost 3 more pounds. I am down to 190 which just blows my mind. I am so thankful to Jesus for this exciting news. I may even be down to 180 by Christmas! My big goal this Christmas season is to not put any weight on. If I don't lose I am ok with that, but I am going to try hard to stay were I am or to go down. NO GOING BACK UP!!! But, I thankfully have 3 more weeks before First place is done, so hopefully I can do a little more damage before the classs goes on break. It is a glorious thing to actually take care of the temple and have that to be happy about.

Lord please continue this good work that you have started in me. I want to take care of your Temple better then ever. Thank you for granting me will power to avoid sweets. I pray that Your Will will be done in my body and in my life. Make me the women you want me to be. I give all the Glory to you God!!! Thank you! AMEN!!!!!!

Two realization!

The other night at my first church Zumba class someone asked me how much weight I had lost. Without even thinking I said 50pounds. After I said that I actually did the math in my head and it's true. As of my weight last Sunday I have lost 50 pounds. I am on the downward side of my goal!!! 43 more pounds and I will be at my goal. This is very exciting!

Another cool little milestone is at the Y, you know how they only have those little towels for you to dry off with. Well most the time I am lazy and don't bring my own towel. the other day when the girls and I went swimming I wrapped the towel around me and it stayed!!! I have lost enough weight that those little towels go all the way around me and actually stay put! Granted it gapped the whole way down so it wasn't like I was covered up, but I'm not sure when the last time I could do that was. So, like a said it was a little goal, but very exciting!

Just one other tiny victory, butI give every bit of praise to God for the will power is...I have not had a SINGLE piece of Halloween candy. No even 1 M&M. God has just kind of taken away the desire. We have two pumpkin buckets full on the counter, but I don't even really want it. ANd I will tease the girls and say "where is Mommy's???" They both gladly share, but I always politely decline. It is crazy, but God is doing a miricale and I am so Thankful to all the hard work he is doing on me right now.

OMG!!!

Just to clarify that is OH MY GOODNESS!!!
So, I got certified to teach Zumba for one reason. I wanted to use it as an outreach for my church. I figured Zumba is HUGE right now and I enjoy it and I get the moves pretty quick so I could share this, help people get healthy and most importantly get them in the doors of a church and hopefully the family of believer could help keep them stay there. That is all fine and good and still my prayer for this crazy Zumba thing, but I just got a call from Rising Star. They want me to teach two regular classes there. I am excited (and a little overwhelmed.) I just never thought much would come of this. Now I kind of have a job. A GREAT job. A job I enjoy and it won't take me away from my kids too much, but come next fall when both the girls are in school this has huge potential to grow.

Thank you Lord Jesus for knowing better then me and for having a plan for me. I do believe that Zumba is a part of your plan for my life and I just thank you that I am going to get healthy and that I can help others with that too. Please help me to shine your light as I lead workouts and I pray you will recieve all the glory. Thank you so much Lord!!!! Amen

PS. so my offical Zumba schedule as of 11-9

-Tuesday 4:30 to 5:30pm Rising Star Gymnastics Marysville
-Tuesday 6:30 to 7:30pm Marysville Church of the Nazarene
-Thursday 6:30 to 7:30pm Rising Star Gymnastics Marysville
-Saturday 11:30 to 12:30pm Marysville Church of the Nazarene
(And I am also on a few sub lists...CRAZY!!!)

EXCITING NEWS!!!

I am so thankful today for many many things. One thing I am so thankful for today is the good morning greeting I got from Alaina. You see I worked last night for a caterer...I helped serve, so I didn't take the girls trick or treating and I got home after Heather had put them to bed. Anyway, Laina came flying down stairs today and was all m"Mommy!!!" Then she gave me the biggest hug...It was wonderful!
Another thing I am praticularly thankful for today is that I lost some weight! I tried so hard to stap up my working out this week and it seems to have paid off. I lost 4 pounds! So now I am down to 193. I am so excited. I had a little goal to loss 15 pounds during this first place, I have lost 13 so far and still have a about 4 weeks to go...I am not determined to loss at least that much. So, that is my good news. I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween. If you want to see ur pictures then check out my facebook!

Thank you Lord for answered prayer and please just help me to be patient...Amen