tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55101219173666203992024-03-13T04:49:21.137-04:00More of You, Less of Me'Cause, Baby, we've got somewhere to go, and you can't take that with us.Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-63497246639917385362016-10-30T16:17:00.001-04:002016-10-30T16:17:21.702-04:00Post-Op Part One: How are you?
Hello from the other side!
{Adele sings that way better than I do.
But, now I'm humming it in my head, and you probably are too!}
I am 2 weeks post-op from my Sleeve Gastrectomy. What a ride! I am so thankful for the ways the program had prepared me for this portion of the journey. Multiple classes and sessions are dedicated to what to expect, what to do and Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-19523881597034372282016-10-20T17:22:00.000-04:002016-10-30T16:18:12.345-04:00A Tool for the Journey{I wrote this post a couple weeks ago as I prepared for the next step for me. I have not been sure of when to publish it, but now the surgery is behind me. So, here goes. This is part of my story, the next piece of the lifelong journey. Be kind and gentle as you read and absorb. As you read this, may you be encouraged, may you spurred on to make a next step in your own life, mayMuffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-6899469378415165932016-07-07T10:19:00.003-04:002016-07-07T10:19:40.149-04:00Empty HandsThis space has been a safe space for me to write as I journey through weight loss and towards health. It is also a space for me to explore and ask the hard questions about the other things in my life that hinder and slow me down. More You, Oh Lord, less me. What binds me up and keeps me from experiencing life to the full?
Sitting in a committee meeting with a group of my beloved church Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-88915794037784203542016-06-29T14:58:00.000-04:002016-06-29T15:06:41.933-04:00Done... Again. Remember that time several years ago when I shared my addiction to diet sodas? I wanted to stop drinking them. I read that the artificial sweeteners do the same thing to my brain that processed sugars do. And with my body type, I needed no help craving more sugars. So, I quit Diet Cokes. I went through a full detox over the damn things. I had what some call "detox flu," Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-44557446574676542022016-06-28T17:33:00.001-04:002016-06-29T14:32:18.118-04:00MasksHi. It's me again! 5 years later. I'm still on this wild ride, a little further from my fitness and health goals. But I am still on the way!
When you are seated on an airplane and are preparing for take-off, what is one of the things that flight attendants instruct you to do for safety?
"Place your own oxygen mask on your face before assisting others."
Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-83813056110587934192011-09-06T12:44:00.000-04:002011-09-06T12:44:36.109-04:00Here's the thing...So, here's the thing. Remember that last post? That was just a week ago. I feel particularly like I'm under attack just after sharing something so raw. I feel like I doubt myself more. I question what God is speaking over my life. I hear those age old lies in my head and heart, "you'll never conquer this."
The days since the last post have not been as, how Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-62632341151105159082011-08-29T10:00:00.000-04:002011-08-29T10:00:30.402-04:00Morning of Victory!Yay! This morning I was that woman. The woman I have dreamed and desired and longed to be for years! I had a sweet taste of living in victory over something that has plagued my life for years! Oh yes, it was sweet!
Ok, here's the backstory. In my heart of hearts, I have desired to be an early riser. Now, mind you, mornings, historically have not been my friendMuffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-52037047085512001022011-07-21T14:29:00.000-04:002011-07-21T14:29:43.229-04:003 months? Surely Not.I cannot believe that three months has gone by since my last post in this space. Where do I begin?
I'm still on this journey to less of me and becoming more Christlike. In terms of my exercise, I allowed the crazy schedule of our MAPP training, end of school, etc to get in the way of the wonderful routines I had established. I am exercising about once a week currently, and I Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-79703907084112410392011-04-17T22:47:00.000-04:002011-04-17T22:47:19.129-04:00Hey y'all!I'm still here! Are you? Hello?
What a few weeks it has been! I am excited to post an update on this here little space! It has been too long! Well, where to start? Our family is embarking on the adventure of foster parenting, so our weeks are really full with classes and preparation! Our meals have been pretty quick or easy. Which, unfortunately, Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-47971054073099567052011-04-01T00:08:00.000-04:002011-04-01T00:08:19.403-04:00EncouragedToday and yesterday, I would be considered an overachiever IF I was trying to see how many calories I could take in. Sheesh. Adding all those calories into my LoseIt page was discouraging. I am thankful that tomorrow is a new day.
My good friend, Leslie, and I are having Skype dates to discuss Made to Crave. That's some good stuff! Last night was our first date. &Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-27884595573771363052011-03-29T15:24:00.002-04:002011-03-29T15:27:54.044-04:00Learning CurveIf you've stopped by today, thanks for reading. I am praying for you. You, the readers that happen into my little space here in cyber space. I'm not sure who reads this or if anyone really does, but my prayer is that my journey to being refined might bring glory to God.
When I started this process, I began thinking: "Ok. The things I have tried before and am currently Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-25882705068983675342011-03-25T23:22:00.001-04:002011-03-25T23:25:32.305-04:00Food diaries aren't the debil.Food diaries aren't the debil. {anybody remember Waterboy? Except, I think they were talking about foosball.} I digress. Anyhow. Weight Watchers had a food journal and I hated it. I didn't do it everyday. Weighdown Workshop had a food diary and I hated it too. While in PA school, I learned that food journaling is very beneficial. I didn't keep track. &Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-65118913978814965582011-03-24T21:49:00.002-04:002011-03-24T21:53:09.290-04:00More than a QuitterI really struggled with whether or not to share all of this journey. Why?
Weight has been such a deeply personal and private subject for me. I played all sorts of mind games with my weight. "If only I were thinner..." I have replayed so many scenarios, that in my mind, would have gone more favorably for me had I been thinner. I have blamed a whole host of hurts on Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-11992566599398727232011-03-24T16:15:00.000-04:002011-03-24T16:15:20.160-04:00
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. ~Heb.10:23
Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5510121917366620399.post-58214611362400250942011-03-23T14:13:00.002-04:002011-03-23T14:15:06.884-04:00Somewhere to goI began this journey to a healthier lifestyle and weight on February 2. I went to my annual exam and wept at the sight of my weight on the scale. I was appalled at that number on the scale. I had seen it before at the end of my last pregnancy. But, this time, there was no baby, placenta and amniotic fluid to blame. I was ashamed at where I had allowed my body to go.Muffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06620645515851594735noreply@blogger.com7