Pressing toward the goal!

It has been a busy weekend. Friday night we started off with "Movie under the stars" at church. I was thinking that I was not going to get to walk since there was no time from getting off work and having to be at church and I was nursing a big blister on each foot. However, instead of sitting around and chatting, I decided to get off the chair and I had 45 minutes before the movie would start, so I walked. I walked around the building and made my own route. I walked for 30 minutes. Yay me!!

I took Saturday off from walking/running because I wanted to give the blisters a chance to heal and I had gone swimming instead. I went out to our favorite restaurant with Grace and Chuck, but I refused to eat there. I wanted to stick to my diet, and there was nothing on the Mexican menu that I could have that day. I sat there and watched them eat and I drank water. I spent the evening with the sisters and still managed to maintain control. I want to succeed.

I guess the biggest news is: I didn't cheat at all the last three days!! I stayed on my diet and didn't cheat. How cool is that. Friday I weighed in at 193.4 lbs. I had lost 6.6 lbs since Memorial Day. I can't wait to get on to the scale tomorrow morning to see what I have lost...or at least I hope so!

Today's church sermon was so head on to what I am going through. Bro. Steve's message was about strong holds and how to overcome them. We are to capture wrong thoughts and make them obedient to Christ. As I was praying through the service, I realized that this is what I am doing. I am having to change my thoughts about cookies and pizza and make them healthy and productive thoughts such as healthy foods and exercise. One of my favorite verses is Philippians 3:13-14. Paul talks about forgetting what is behind and pressing or straining toward the goal. As I meditated on this verse today, I realized that this is what I am doing. I am pressing on to the goal. Philippians 4:13 says that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. So, knowing this, I will press on to reach my goal, but to that, I have to change my entire thought process!!