I Lost Another Pound

I still haven’t hit the treadmill since my victorious run of 1.75 miles in 20 minutes. I haven’t touched the weights since I threw-up after working out. But I did lose another pound yesterday. I’m down to 237.8. The only thing I’ve been working this week is my brain. I’m finishing up lectures to teach at Beulah University this weekend. In fact, I was up until 1 a.m this morning finishing my final lecture. Then today I wrote a sermon. Apparently all that brain work is burning calories.

Oh yea, and I’m still eating smaller portions. In reality I’m just eating the portion sizes that I should have been eating all along. I’m not starving myself or anything like that, I’m just making better eating choices. I eat very little bread, probably only 2 slices a day. I eat a lot of fish, a little chicken, and no red meat. I love beets. Did you know that a half-cup serving only has 15 calories? I love beets! Also, I eat a lot of melon and when I snack it’s usually baby carrots. Still, I know I need to get on the treadmill again just for my cardio-vascular health.

For those of you who may be trying to lose weight, I know that it can be discouraging when you hit a plateau, but stick to your diet, the weight will begin to drop again. Also, if you went out one night with friend and couldn’t resist a few bites of cheesecake, don’t let that cause you to give up on your diet. A few bites of dessert (or two Pop Tarts) won’t kill you. Just refuse to fall back into your old eating habits.

Verse of the Day: 2 Tim 4:7-8
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. NKJV

I may use the same verse of the day more than once because the same verse may inspire me more than once along this journey. I don’t think I’ve used this one yet, but I know I’ll be using it again when I’ve lost 50 pounds.