OK so one of my bestest friends in the whole wide world, Ericka, is having my little "niece" Zoe. She has a c-section scheduled for October 29th but from the picture I saw last night, Zoe doesn't want to wait that long. She has dropped so much! I'm so excited!!! I can't wait to meet my little bug and love on her. Plus by the time she is old enough to remember, I will be skinny Auntie Water Bug. Don't ask where that name came from haha! I made these letters for her nursery and I have some clothes for her and a picture frame.... Child is already spoiled by Auntie!
Anyway, no weight loss between yesterday and today but I'm still pushing on, I have 4 days to lost my 5.4 pounds, I can do it I know I can!!
I got my closet all organized last night for Lola, that is where she likes to have her puppies for some reason. She has already set up a little nest in the back corner to get ready for them. I have a feeling that Zoe and the puppies will come on the same day or at least in the same week. I'm just hoping that it isn't the weekend I'm out of town.
I am going grocery shopping probably tomorrow after work to embark on my first attempt at a weeks worth of meals and snack for Eric and I for $100 or less. I know I can do it. It's been fun getting everything together to plan meals and find deals. I've almost turned it into a competition between me and the store. I will win!
Anyway that's all for today I have lots of work to do. Thanks for reading!
Lots of Love,
Sara (The Biggest Loser Reject)
Today's verse is about competition. Because I am very competitive and even just said that I was turning my shopping mission into a competition between me and the store.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it."
1 Corinthians 9:24
Well it's Wednesday, so only half a week left! Ok so I woke up this morning and weighed, as I do every day, and I lost 5.4 pounds between yesterday and today! OMG! That mean's between my weight fluctuation recently, I have 4.2 pounds to go to hit the 20 pound mark, it is so close I can taste it! Literally with the smoothie I'm drinking for breakfast. :)
I asked the other day for y'all to pray for me and boy I need to thank you because whoever did it, I feel it. God has taken the situation and shown me his purpose for it and it is so much cooler than I could have imagined. We have an amazing God and I have always struggled with trusting his reasoning or timing.
Anyway, I am going grocery shopping tomorrow hopefully and have so many recipes we are going to try. I am so excited! Eric made me promise not to tell him what is in it until after he eats it (and likes it.) I have made it my personal mission to shop for the two of us and be able to get personal items and food for 3 meals and 2 snacks a day for each of us for $100 or less a week. I can do this!
We think Lola's puppies will probably come the weekend of October 13th so we'll see. We are selling them and the price will depend on the gender and coloring of the puppies so its hard to say right now. As soon as they are born I will post pictures and prices for each.
I guess that's all for today, I will post again tomorrow and hopefully have more weight loss! Thanks for reading!
Lots of Love,
Sara (The Biggest Loser Reject)
This verse is about remembering to thank God for His blessings.
"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."
1 Chronicles 16:34
OK so I still can't shake this tiredness. Since Saturday, all I have wanted to do is sleep. Maybe that's my body telling me it wants to go back to the gym. :) So maybe I'll give it what it wants today.
I read this quote yesterday that said "You can feel sore tomorrow, or you can feel sorry tomorrow." I loved it! I need to print that off and put it everywhere because I need to remember it. I am still determined to hit my 20 pound mark this week so I need to get to work.
My female Shih Tzu is pregnant and the puppies will be ready to go to homes the middle of December, so if anyone is looking for a great Christmas present let me know! We have the male also so we know they are full blood Shih Tzu, we have papers on the female. This will be her last litter, we are getting her fixed after this.
I am going to ask that you all pray for me on an issue that I can't get into but God knows what it is. That's all for today, thanks for reading!
Lots of Love,
Sara (The Biggest Loser Reject)
Today's quote is about trusting God's reasoning behind things.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans
for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11
I'M BAAAAACKK!!! Haha in all seriousness, last week was absolutely crazy so I apologize for not blogging. Lets see where to start, I had a test every single day last week including Saturday, I got glasses to hopefully stop my daily headaches, Eric and I were made an offer last night that we would have loved to have taken but it would not have been the responsible thing to do right now. I think that about covers last week.
I am right around 5 pounds away from hitting the 20 pound mark so I'm hoping to do that this week! OMG I would be so excited, I don't remember ever losing 20 pounds before!
We started working out at Anytime Fitness and both loved it. We were both so sore the next couple days. I can't wait till the day that we aren't sore and actually look forward to working out.
This will be a short post despite everything that has happened, but this is a weight loss journey blog and not much has happened in that category. That's all for today thanks for reading!
Lots of Love,
Sara (The Biggest Loser Reject)
I'm going to start posting bible verses about things that I need to hear instead of just a random verse. Hopefully they will help some of you too. Right now I need to be patient and wait for God's timing.
"For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the
end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come;
it will not delay."
Habakkuk 2:3
Ok well we had a great weekend. Friday, I went with my mom to see my grandfather who was in the hospital and my cousin who had her first baby. OMG he is precious! He has red hair just like his momma and was so sweet. It honestly, made me sad though, I am so happy for her and her husband, but it still makes me wonder why God chose the path he did for Eric and I to become parents. That being said, we really would prefer to do a private adoption. So if any of you reading this find yourself or someone you know or hear of in the situation of being pregnant and not being able to or wanting to take care of the baby, please keep us in mind. We want nothing more than to give a loving home to a baby that we would make the center of our world. We have set up a fund raising page, not because we don't want to have to pay for adoption, but because it can get so expensive, we are just asking for anything that you can give even non monetary such as thoughts and prayers. The link is http://www.gofundme.com/16dyyk
We went to the Rangers/Marlins game for Eric's birthday. Despite the 1.5 hour rain delay and that fact that it never completely stop raining the whole time and got kind of cold, we had a blast. They won, 2-1 so that was fun. There was a Casey Donahew Band concert after the game on the field so we stayed and watched a little of that then went to In-N-Out Burger. I had never been to one in Texas before and Eric had never been to one at all. OMG it was so good! Eric is a new fan and said that after we move to Denton, we will be going to one frequently lol.
My self transformation is still going great. I posted two pictures yesterday that I think you can see a huge difference in my face. I am going to make an appointment today with a personal trainer so she can get me on a routine at the gym that will help me achieve my goals. I can't wait to get started and start seeing the pounds and inches fall off. Yay!!!
That's all for today, thanks for reading!
Lots of Love,
Sara (The Biggest Loser Reject)
"And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will complete it."
Philippians 1:6
OK so Eric and I signed up at Anytime Fitness yesterday YAY!!!!! We didn't have time to work out and Eric wasn't feeling great but we signed up and walked through the facility. We are both so excited! I'm going to try to call today and set up my appointment with the trainer to get started. I saw Johanna (Blogger on a Diet) who looks even better in person than in her pictures! I didn't get to talk to her but I saw her there!
We had a change of plans. Eric's dad has been sick so we aren't going to stay with them Saturday night. We are just going to go up Sunday morning to the game then come back Sunday night after. It will be a long day but we will have fun.
My sweet cousin Rebekah and her husband Josh had their precious baby last night. Jace was born a little after Midnight last night. 6lbs 11 oz. with red hair like his momma. He's precious! I'm going with my mom to see him today. I love babies! I'm getting my nails done today and I'm so excited! Then I have to come home and start studying because I have several tests this next week. :( Oh well it had to come sometime. If I can just make it to December I'll be OK.
This will be a short post because it's my short day at work. I lost another 0.2 pounds! Yay!!! Well as always thanks for reading!
Lots of Love,
Sara (The Biggest Loser Reject)
“The Lord says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you’.”
Psalm 32:8
So my mom and I went in together and got Eric amazing seats for the Rangers game on his birthday! I'm so excited! I've only sat in seats this good one other time. I think I might be more excited than he is. We will have to take a picture and compare it to the picture we took at the last Rangers game we went to. So thanks Mom for the birthday present you gave Eric. :) I finished painting my Rangers shoes last night and OMG are they cute! I've even had a couple people say they would pay me to make them some! I would love that side business!
I love sports, football is my favorite, but baseball is a VERY close second and I definitely love me some Rangers. I love the fact that they are such a close knit team and most of them very outwardly Christians.
I think it's important, if someone is in a position of being that public and a role model for so many people, that if they are a Christian to put it out there for people to see. Young people now days need God so much. So many of Americans these days don't believe and that is so sad. I'll just take a moment and say that if you are are reading this and don't believe or aren't sure please message me and we can talk. OK enough of that because I'm not going to use this blog to pound the Bible and God into people's heads.
I weighed this morning and stayed the same. That is OK with me! I'd rather stay the same than gain any day. I remember the last game we went to was so hard to not pig out and eat a hotdog or nachos and a beer or huge Coke. I will have to be good this time too. Maybe I'll just save up some calories Sunday and then I can have some nachos. :)
I am so proud of myself. Its been two months exactly since I started this journey and I'm still going strong. I have all my readers, my family, and my friends to thank. Y'all have been an amazing support system for me. Especially Johanna my Blogger on A Diet friend. Who by the way is looking amazing!
I will post again tomorrow and then it's off for the weekend for Lab on Saturday and my hubby's birthday and the Rangers game on Sunday! Thanks for reading!
Lots of Love,
Sara (The Biggest Loser Reject)
"For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God did
not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved."
John 3:16-17
