Satan tried but failed!!

Thanks for the outpouring of love and support. I am truly overwhelmed! I'm so excited to be on this journey and have all the love and support from you guys! 

Back to satan....he comes to kill, steal, and destroy! I had 2 obstacles to deal with this week. Stomach pain and foot pain.

I really missed peanut butter. So I added it into my diet this week! Ate it for lunch every day and it was soo good! I had a tummy ache all week and Thursday figured out that the problem was the peanut butter! I don't know if it was the fat or little bit of sugar, but it made me SICK every day. So, I bought organic peanut butter and will try it next week. Hopefully it will be good, but I don't plan on eating it every day! So don't worry dietitians out there! 

Remember those awesome new shoes I bought for running? Well, they killed my feet all week. I tried to run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday but was miserable. Thursday evening I bought new shoes AGAIN!! I bought some shoes that I love because I have bought the style 2 other times. They are not "running" shoes, but they have a lot of cushion on the bottom and that's what matters right now. When I don't have so much weight, maybe I can buy the actual "running" shoes. So here they are.... They feel like my foot is in a cloud! AND they are my favorite color!!

So, even though satan tried hard to discourage me this week, I managed to work out Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! Didn't exercise Monday because of my tummy. And decided to take Friday and Saturday off because my feet needed to heal a couple of days. I will be back into the swing tomorrow after lunch! I missed going in Monday and Friday. I missed my new friends! 

I managed to lose 1.6 pounds this week! Yay!!! So satan tried to bring me down, but by the grace of God, I still lost weight! I'm trying NOT to focus on the numbers, but it is hard not to. I was able to wear 2 pair of jeans that I haven't been able to wear in 3 months, and my "fat" jeans are hanging off of me!! I was busting out of my clothes in December, so they were really tight. They are just now starting to fit or get a little loose. I was wearing very loose fitting clothes to hide myself, so they are looking really big now. I don't know about you, but I sure don't have the money to spend on clothes in every size as I lose the weight. So, my plan is to wear size 28-30 for a couple more weeks. Yep, I just told you my size.....no secrets here!! Then I might splurge and buy a few essentials! So, if you see me and I am wearing super big clothes or the same clothes every week or day, just know that I am in transition. I don't want to buy a wardrobe in very size! That's crazy! I can't wait to hold a pair of size 30 pants beside me while wearing a SMALLER size (whatever that my be). You know what I'm talking about...the success picture!! Looking forward to that. 

So back to satan....John 10:10 says, The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to more abundantly.

He will not win this fight! Jesus came so I can have life and have it more abundantly! The new Holly is thankful for this promise!!! So whatever your fight might be.....remember who the winner is!!