Week 1

Monday...we meet again. I'm not mad tho, I kinda like Monday. Yesterday was an amazing day, great time at Sunday school, as I sat in the office tidying things up and hearing the teachers teaching, the children laughing and just the all around love that could be heard was simply heartwarming. I went over some ideas I have to kind of give our Sunday school a boost and the Director seemed to like them so let the planning begin! After Sunday school we went to church, never a bad service. We love our pastor and it was the exact thing that was needed. We heard from the serve team, Alice, this amazing woman goes to the craziest, dangerous, areas of the city to deliver food and conversation with homeless and those in need. She spoke of a woman named Hope. She is now a young adult, living in a shed behind an abandoned house. She was sold at the age of 8 to human trafficking. It literally made me want to vomit and I immediately teared up. I just can't even, I have no words. It's been cold, snowy, icy and Alice mainly said she just prays this woman is still alive. This week our church is hosting the winter relief shelter. The folks arrived this morning. This week our church will be home for approx. 36 who are without. We will serve breakfast and dinner and pack lunches for them to take with them on their daily journeys. Each time we host, it's a huge reminder of how appreciative I have to have what I have. It makes me rethink all of my I need a bigger house, I need new running shoes, I need a vacation because at the end of the day I have WAY more then I could ever need. Sure all those things would be nice, but this week helps me to reflect and just truly give thanks and be grateful for what I have. The option of wearing a puffy coat, peacoat, or Under Armour hoodie ya know that puts it into perspective. The fact that the other day I was running late and had to clean ice off my car...that puts it into perspective. Not being able to decide what to eat for lunch...that puts it into perspective. I am beyond grateful and will forever be grateful for ALL that I have and ALL that I am.

So week 1, that was last week. That was when I said enough is enough, summer will be here before I know it, and that little bikini on the back of the door (for motivation) will be used this year. So, I took time to meal plan, it wasn't all the healthiest of meals but that's where portion control came into play. And I decided I wanted to get back to the gym, however it's freezing out and this being the first week of getting up at 4:30 to hit the gym it all just seemed like too much. So I decided small steps, I got up and did T25. So I didn't make it to get up every morning and do T25, but I still fit it in my day. I generally did it on my lunch breaks. And one night I did it in the evening with hubs so that made two workouts for one day!!  I burned 1400+ calories last week. Drank well over my 70oz of water. I ate fairly well. And I looked for motivational items to keep me going. All in all a wonderful week and a 3lbs weight loss!!!

I feel more prepared this week with having better snacks available and better meals planned. I plan to complete week 2 of T25 and hope for another loss this week.  According to BMI a healthy weight for me is 101-136 so I now fall into that however my new goal is to loose 10lbs. Or two pant sizes, because gaining muscle will make me gain weight so I don't want to go just on the scale.

Welp time for me to get back to work. Hope everyone has a great week, I'll check back in tomorrow night or Wednesday!