Health

So, I had my yearly physical a couple weeks ago.  The doc upped my Synthroid (Thyroid meds) from 75mg to 88mg.  My hormones are unbalanced and it's been recommended I go back on birth control.  I am unsure about this.  james and I are going to look into things and pray about it all.  :-)  Working out wise, it's summer and so I'm doing great.  I am still going to see Robin 2x a week for my strength training and going to do cardio on other days. :-) Life is good because God is good.

SoyJoy

I just ate my first soyjoy bar. It was alright.

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Breakfast in Bed

Dole's Pineapple Orange Banana juice
flax something or other wrap/tortilla
eggs
potato
jenny o's turkey bacon

YUM YUM.  Thank you JD for making me breakfast.  I know it wasn't easy but it sure was GREAT!  I love you!  :-)

Food 1/2/10

Breakfast/Lunch:
MultiGrain Cheerios w/ skim milk

Snack:
Hummus & Whole Grain Pita Chips

Dinner:
Strawberry-Banana Smoothie with Organic Soy Milk

I'm still running

The tradition is to make a new year's resolution. I don't want to do that because who actually sticks to those. I mean, I have ONE time, that's all. I want to declare my heart and desires. I guess some would call it a resolution but these are things that I have been working on and want to continue. Spiritual and Physical here they are:

1. Physically I want to continue my working out with my trainer/aunt Robin. I go to her place twice a week. She's help me to beyond that wall I had hit and been stuck out for so long. She does my strength training. And recommends cardio for me to do during the rest of the week. I am weighing around 132-137. It fluctuates. I would like to be a consistent 130. I would like to not desire the bad food around me. At home I am very safe and even at most restaurants I am pretty good. But when I am at work or other places I can't help myself. I would like pants to fit me in the hips and legs, not just my waist. When shopping for food, I would like to do it more naturally, organic and less canned food.

2. Spiritually, I would like to be more faithful. I love my God but there any many days my actions and heart don't reflect it one single bit. I would like to read the Bible and biblical studies more then I do other books and watch TV online. I want to pray more. I want to journal my thoughts and prayers often. I journal all the time in my head but it never makes it to paper or blog. Some of it is laziness and some of it is time and the rest, I just forget what I wrote down in my head. I desire for my relationship with God to be less selfish. I want to be the prayer warrior for others I once was. I want to have an open heart and eyes for anything and everything God is trying to show me. Doesn't matter what about- to talk to a stranger or a friend, with our finances, in our house hunt, having a baby, my job, vacations/get-a-ways, where and how I spend the time God has blessed me with, ect...

3. I want to be a better wife, friend, daughter, granddaughter... you name it. I want my relationships to be deep, God centered, even if the other party doesn't know God. I want to love my husband better then I already do.

These are some of my hopes and desires. They have been and they will continue to be.

Hawaii day 1

I went running and we hiked to a beach and back. :-)

“Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse”

Today wasn't easy. Robin came over to my place today and did an update physical assessment. Then we headed to the gym for my normal workout. It was really hard. After the 3 minute step test and the minute of pushups, my arms and legs were like rubber. Once Robin sends me all the results I will post them in an updated excel link. I can say I've lost a whole 1 and a 1/4 off my waist and that wasn't even really a goal. We didn't measure my hips in the beginning but I am assuming I've lost a lot there as well, as my pants fit very loose these days. :-)

please pray for me around 4:30

Text from Robin on Saturday:

Casey..get ready for a challenging workout monday. This week will be our last wk on this program so i'm taking it up a knotch. I can't wait to see you rise to the challenge.

Oh my, oh my!! Some hurtin' will be done.

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"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork."

Yesterday I made some poor decisions. I left the house without breakfast. Big mistake. The girls I kidsit had donuts and kolochies (sp?) for breakfast. My hungry stomach + sinful, self controlling soul = me eating 3 donuts and a kolochiea. Shame shame!
I did however workout with robin. It was good. I'm getting much stronger. It's awesome! Ate a much healthier dinner, home group and back to the gym for an hour of cardio. I just hope I got rid of those dang donuts!!!!

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“True obedience is true freedom.”

So, me going to workout tonight was stricktly obedience. I did not want to go. I am in the middle of a craft project and did not want to stop. arg. BUT I did go and got my heart rate up. Thankfuly "Hitch" was on and I like that movie. 35 minutes. I also checked the mail, new IKEA catalog came and my project is just going to have to wait another 20 minutes or so....