Monday - Better

The old hips are better today. Did my usual run and then some biking. There were a couple of minutes that I thought they might start hurting. But I made it. Of course there was a lot of prayer going on. And I'm back to my normal weekly diet. Thank goodness. My salad at lunch tasted so good!!! I'm hopeful that I can get in another run tomorrow without pain. Pray for me!

Blessings & Old Hips,
Magnolia

Sunday - Birthdays

I am now 365 days away from 40! Yep 40! It will probably take about that long for it to sink in. Some days I still think that I'm in my 20s. Friday was not one of those days. I pushed myself so that the week of my birthday I could be proud of myself and say that I did 20+ miles this week. But my body showed it's age and about 3/4 of the way through Friday's run, my hip sort of "snapped" and started to ache. I can say that I finished my run, but only because God stepped in and kept me going. Needless to say I took some drugs and have been nursing it the entire weekend. It's been normal today, so hopefully I'll be able to get back at the workouts tomorrow. At least I hope so considering all the birthday cake etc. I've eaten the last couple of days. Oh well, you only have one a year and I heard somewhere that calories don't count on your birthday (ha! I wish!). So Happy (Almost 40) Birthday to me!

Blessings,

Magnolia

Easter Sunday

I LOVE Easter! I love what it means, love the traditions, love the time of year....I love everything about it. This is one holiday that has not been over commercialized (relative to Christmas that is). J and I started out the weekend with doing some errands on Friday and then hit the gym, Saturday, we did the grocery store thing, ate at a wonderful mom & pop pizza place that was new for us, and watched a movie. Today was church, Easter lunch and a long walk at River Front Park. The weather has been amazing!

But the most important thing today is that we are all renewed. Meaning that when Jesus died on the cross, we all get a "do over". I know that might sound trivial, but it's the best way to describe what happened. Of course, we get the ultimate "do over". And I am so incredibly grateful that we do. All of us have reasons to need forgiveness. I need it every single day, and it took me a really long time to realize that. I also, realized I need God's grace and mercy and help every single day and because Jesus died on the cross for me, I can go to him every single day and know that his forgiveness, grace and mercy is there, always.

Blessings & Happy Easter,

Magnolia

Sunday - Praying for others

I talked about how upset I get when I see obese people. Well today I was In a Starbucks out of town and this cute woman walked in. She was talking loudly and I overheard her say she was 32. Way too young to be as big as she was. Standing there waiting on J I almost walked over to her and said "I was you 1 1/2 years ago." But I'm pretty sure that might not have been a good thing. So instead I prayed. Prayed that God would give her inspiration to become healthy. And for God to also give her patience and courage. I'm thinking the later of the two options may get more results. So for now that's what I've decided to do when I start getting irritated about stuff.

Sunday - Confession

I have a confession....I get really upset when I see overweight /obese people, especially young people. I really just want to scream at them, and tell them what they are doing is just awful. For example, I was out shopping at lunch the other day and saw a couple with their little girl that was probably no older than about 3 and both parents were obese. All I could think was that the little girl had no chance. She was surely destined to have terrible eating habits. Last weekend, I saw an obese woman eating at a buffet, she was eating when J and I got there and was still eating when we left, and I mean that each plate was just as full as the last one. The worst thing was that her husband and son were normal sized. I wanted to ask her if she wanted to be around for them in 10 years. I know that it may not be very Christian of me to think this way but most times I can't stop myself. I think it mostly comes from knowing that it can be done, loosing weight and changing your life style. You have to make some decisions that are not easy. Changing eating habits, exercising, none of it is easy or sometimes enjoyable, but so very rewarding. And I also think it might be God's way of reminding me how far he and I have come in this journey and how much further I have to go. So I have decided that each time I get upset, I'll pray for that person and myself...so that I can continue to do what God wants me to to and he can do what I can't......

Blessings & Confessions,

Magnolia

Wednesday - so upsetting

Just watched the Dr Oz show on proana. See these women who are anorexic is scary and sad. It is very irritating. Please if you are so consumed by what you eat and how thin you are seek help.

Magnolia

Thursday - Some common sense!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2108360/Yes-CAN-think-thinner-.html

This to me sounds much more logical that pumping you body full of pills! But I will tell you from experience, this route will take tremendous patience and dedication.

Blessings & Common Sense,
Magnolia