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God has a way of using all things for good. As much as I was looking forward to Dallas...seeing friends again...meeting new ones...learning from and laughing with Bill, Stoney and Clarissa at the helm...hugs and conversations and pictures to share...not to mention cheering everyone on at the marathon!! Anyway, as much as I was looking forward to all of this, I am even MORE looking forward to restored health!! I am so grateful that I now have this...Self control
Self control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit! ~ Joseph Prince ....love it! no perfection needed! Sure glad God's got my back! ...Assignment #7 Worksheet: Daily Win list Day One - Week 7
Date - February 15, 2010 Planned Action1) 6 EFL meals with a range of 1100 - 1300 calories per day2) 1 hour exercise3) Meal preparation for tomorrow (Jerome, the turkey breast is almost done!!)4) Review my prayer journal for prayers that have been on my mind today5) Stay positive!Reason Why1) Kickstart my metabolism while satisfying hunger with delicious food (those chocolate shakes remind me of one of my comfort foods from my teenage years - wh...Assignment #7 Worksheet: Weekly review
Date February 15, 2010 (for the week of February 8 - 14)Accomplishment1) 4 hours of exercise!!2) 6 EFL meals (3 of them Rightlight shakes) every day except Feb 8th3) Physiotherapy for knee spur/inflammation4) Phonecalls and letters gaining sponsors for the 5K/10K race to raise money for the Watoto villages in Uganda (in preparation for our mission trip in August!)5) Shopping groceries for this weekReason Why1) The more exercise I get in, the more...I Believe in the Power of You and I
Hello Transformers!! Think "OLYMPIAN" as we transform! I so truly believe in the power of you and I! Love MaryPatThere comes a moment when my heart must stand alone On this lonely path I’ve chosen like a house that’s not a home sometimes when I feel I’ve had enough and I feel like giving up you willed me to be all I can be now nothing can stop me I believe in the power that comes From a world brought together as one I belie...Assignment #6 Worksheet: Positive Mindset
Three examples of uncertain thoughts I have experienced so far in this challenge process which have caused me to delay or procrastinate: This one is tricky! Uncertain thoughts, yes! Causing delay or procrastination...not so much! okay!! I just thought of 2 resulting in delay, and one resulting in moments of paralysis!!! Uncertain thoughts ... 1) If I cut down to 2 EFL meals and 4 shakes, will I eat my arm off from hu...Isaiah 55 - Invitation to the thirsty
Every now and then, I am drawn to a special Word to meditate on and pray about! This one is LOADED with blessings!! I pray it speaks to you to!! love MaryPat 1 "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and ...Assignment #5 Worksheet: The Community Connection
I. Three people I can count on for unconditional, nonjudgmental support throughout myTransformation are:From Transformationville: 1) Coach Stoney2) PrincessDarDar (my daughter, Darlene)3) CheriAmie (my friend Cheryl)Outside this community, there are others whom I can count on to support me no matter what! My brother, sister, and close friends of mine - they get to see the 'real deal' and love me anyway!! :-) And at times, we've walked throug...Assignment #4 Worksheet: The Big Forgive
After careful consideration, The Big Hurt and the offender involved, whom I still hold a resentment towards can be described as: The big hurt is that my children were subjected to anger at me and untruths about me when they were young (following my divorce). The offenders will remain unnamed as I have long forgiven them, and put it behind me – I refused to engage in it then and still refuse to dig up the muck. Still, the hurts get revisited...STRONGER!
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Transcending Unhealthy HabitsAfter careful consideration, I’ve become aware that my lowest level habit—the one which will most interfere with my future health and happiness is: An exaggerated sense of responsibility! It came glaring at me when I started my 1st challenge in 2009! Oh, that was a painful thorn to pull out, yet the greatest gift I have received on this journey! I am more aware now as I face new experiences that challenge ...Assignment 2
Hi! I've been posting on threads in my home group and now catching up with my blogs! Three people whom I can count on to support and encourage me, as well as help me be accountable for the work I need to do in order to reach my transformation goals are: I love that I get to answer this question - it is showing me how much support I have! Above all, God - Papa, Jesus and Holy Spirit, are the 3 persons in one that blow me away in all ways - s...Assignment #1 Worksheet
Where Are You Now? Where Are You Going? Three values for my life, which I hold deeply within my heart (and what that means to me) are: 1) I value my relationship with God: Papa, Jesus and Holy Spirit: This relationship defines Love in my life, in this world and for eternity. 2) I value my life: all I am, all I think, say and do! Valuing my life means that I value my...Week One - Transformation Challenge!
BEFORE PHOTO (SEE PHOTO SECTION) PAINTING A PICTURE OF MY INNER CONDITION - I'm at a very different place beginning this year than last year!!BLESSEDHUMBLEDGRACEDTRANSFORMING LOVEDFAITHFUL HOPEFULPEACEFULGRATEFULREADYCOMMITTEDJOYFUL PAINTING A PICTURE OF WHERE I AM GOINGI will be looking down from the mountain top – at ‘my’ shapely 50 year old legs and flat tummy, overcome with a feeling of gratitude and hum...‘Twas a Christmas to Treasure!! - my essay
As November approached us, a gift came from Bill!I unwrapped it and gazed! A Healthy Holiday Challenge! For real?!!Ten free days?! 8 weeks?! Could this be true?A Healthy Christmas? Oh, Bill! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!With Denver behind us, momentum had peakedTransformationville stirred with so much energy!Goals were committed to measure weight lossPictures taken. Purpose written. Oh dear Lord! Please help us!!And He did – through each other, w...HHC Goal Revisited!!!
Today brings 6 weeks to a close! Time to revisit my personal HHC goal and action plan! Where am I now? Goal: On or before 12/31/09 be ≥10lbs lighter.- Down 3 lbs – given the 1.5 lbs that took 18 weeks to lose, this is 2x more weight loss in 1/3 the amt of time! Hehehe...I’ve only just begun!!Purpose: To experience the change “GOD” wants to see in me by allowing ...Exercise is the big "forgive"!
Bill has this way with words that captures my imagination! I wanted to blog this one from last night's show so I don't forget it ..."Exercise is the big 'forgive'" ...the ultimate in forgiveness of self is exercise...it made me think about how that makes sense for me. For me, exercise is like a reconciliation with myself - a repentence of sorts/changing of ways - giving my temple what I had been starving it from for so long, and because...Authority!
I am reminded of the authority that lives in us - a message that has been coming to me in a number of ways over the past week. I love to pray! I love the conversation and the messages with which God never fails to bless me! This time, I was reminded, not of my powerlessness but of my authority! All that is powerful ...omnipotent...lives in me. And He reminds me that I have the authority to claim His promises. They are already mine to claim -...A Gift from my son!
Last night as I chatted with my son as he played his guitar, my ears perked up when he said, "this song reminds me of you whenever I hear it." I recognised the tune but could not remember the lyrics. He said, "you'll know why it reminds me of you when you listen to the words." I pulled up this youtube of Lynard Skynard's version of Simple Man and as I listened to it, my heart grew so huge with gratitude from this gift, that it...Visualize THIS!
This is the song that came on my iPod as I finished my workout this evening and I fell in love with it! It is the perfect song to listen to with your eyes closed - take a few extra minutes after the song is over just to absorb the awesomeness all around you! Love MaryPat ...Red48
