Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Gotta keep on keepin on....


To some this may be a sharing violation...or too much information...but I am sharing anyway...
So Sunday...had a bit of a meltdown. I went to the closet to get ready for church. Decided that it would be fun to wear the dress I wore at my wedding shower (in MARCH) to church. BIG MISTAKE. I try on the dress which does NOT fit...too tight...NOT a good thing. I can feel the tears coming but I push through and chose another outfit...that is also a bit tight. Still not helping the situation. Eric was sick so I was on the way to church by myself. And the flood fell. Tears EVERYWHERE...I was trying to pull it together the WHOLE way to church. No success. Feeling like a failure and all that. So I get all the way to the PARKING lot of the church and turn around and come home. Eric looked at me kinda funny when I first walked in until he saw the tears. Poor guy, had to deal with the craziness that is me.
But I learned several things from this situation after listening to the wonderful words of my husband, my Mom and my sister:
  1. The advesary will do ANYTHING to keep me from going to church. And Sunday he won...DANG IT!
  2. It is still in my control to lose the weight I have gained. Since getting married Eric and I have become more 'relaxed' and hence...weight gain.
  3. I am not a failure. My weight does NOT define who I am...although it does make it easier or harder to get around let's be honest.
  4. When things get outta control...go back to the basics. Focus on little improvements to get back to wear you need to be.
  5. Prayer is powerful. And it works...and I HIGHLY recommend it. :)
  6. To have a loving family around is a great blessing. One that I do not take for granted.
  7. Water IS my friend...I need to drink.
  8. Sugar is NOT my friend...I need to run away from it.
  9. I have to believe in myself. AND finally...
  10. It doesn't matter where you are when you start...no matter how bad you think things are...as long as you START.
So that is my lesson from Sunday. Hope it helps someone else... :)

2 comments:

Lisa said...

Well you're already a better person than me...if nothing fit I wouldn't have even left the house. But you got to the parking lot and that counts for something! Just take it one day at a time and remember I'm there for you!

Kim and Ken Carlile said...

I'm so sorry you had a rough day. Isn't it terrible when days like that hit you? It is good that you could sit down and figure things out though, I tend to bottle things up, which is much worse. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.