Weight Loss Update: Week 59 1/2

This week has been a constant loss for me except for one little hick-up of a .4 gain one day.  Other than that it has been all down hill.  I think this is one time when down hill is a good thing.  I wont keep you in suspense any longer though.

I have again reached my lowest weight of 200.4.  Not much more and I will be below 200.  If I can keep myself from eating too much pasta at the Teachers Appreciation Dinner tonight then I might actually make it this weekend.  How exciting that will be to weigh under 200 lbs.

There could be a slight catch to my weight loss journey.  Something that will eventually slow it down for a while.  I found our recently that I am pregnant.  Yes you read it right.  I am going to have a BABY!  So you see why I say that eventually my weight loss will stop.  Who know when though.  I am not worried about it at all.  I figure I'll just keep eating healthy like I've been doing and exercising the same until it gets uncomfortable then I will have to do some adjustments. 

I don't think I will have to make many changes when it comes to my exercise.  I already made one change by starting to swim.  That is something that I should be able to continue through out the pregnancy.

I am super excited about the whole thing and look forward to seeing how this will effect my weight loss.  Who knows, I may come out of this whole thing weighing less than I did going in.  You never know, it could happen. With my second pregnancy(Joshua) I lost weight in the first few months and wasn't eating nearly as healthy as I am now.  I did do water aerobic for the first few months but then I had to stop because I no longer had access to the class.

Since I am overweight I am not suppose to gain as much weight as if I was normal weight.  I believe it's somewhere between 15-25lbs.  So I am going to keep doing what I'm doing.  I know one thing.  If people start telling me that I need to eat more because I'm eating for two or being pregnant is an excuse to eat whatever I want.  I think I might scream.

I've been there done that and all it got me was a fat me and big babies.  I want my pregnancy to be healthy. I am so glad that I started this health journey a year ago.  I feel like this past year has been preparing me for the moment.  I am so thankful for that.  I thank God for this wonderful blessing.

Now a new journey begins.

For My Big Brother

Today is a very special day.  My big brother was born 41 years ago today.  He must have been a pretty good big brother.  Either that or I have blocked out a lot of the bad stuff.  It's been a long time since the days of growing up on the farm in Bentonville, AR but I can honestly say that was the best place on earth for us kids to grow up.  What fun and special times we had there.  From romping in the woods to playing in the creek and catching crawdads.  Oh and don't forget about the bouncy bridge.

Now we are grown and David is a missionary in Africa.  He recently finished an 11 year mission to Togo, West Africa and is now preparing to return to Africa to do a new mission work with the people of Rwanda.  I am so proud of my brother and the man that he has become.  He is a wonderful Christian, a good husband to his wife Becky, and father to his 4 kids, Hannah, Elijah, Gabriel, and Caleb.

My prayer for him today is that he will continue to grow and serve the Lord in what ever way he is called.  That he will continue to be a good husband and father.  May the Lord bless him in all areas of his life and my he find peace in such a hectic and hurried world.

“The LORD bless you

and keep you;

the LORD make his face shine upon you

and be gracious to you;

the LORD turn his face toward you

and give you peace.”

Number 6:24-26