Last Week’s Weight – 270.4 lbs.

This Week’s Weight – 268.4 lbs.

Total Weight Loss Since Jan 1st – 11 lbs.

It turned out to be a much better week for weight loss than I thought.  I was kind of back and forth between 269 and 270 range and was hoping to be on the 269 side today.  So I was a little surprised to see it drop to the 268 area.  Yes, I weighed myself multiple times to make sure it was consistent.  So I am very happy with that number this morning.  Now I will be looking to reach the 260 mark.  So far it has been really nice to feel a difference in the way my clothes fit me.  I need to buy a smaller belt, but don’t have to buy smaller clothes yet.  Although I would rather not have to go spend money on new clothes, it will be a good reason to have to buy some new stuff.  I am also loving that it has been warmer and I have been getting more exercise outside working in the yard.  I don’t feel like I have to jump on the elliptical every night possible.  Little by little this is working quite well for me and soon I will be able to wear some shirts that used to fit me, but I won’t give them away.

I have been thinking a lot about how authentic community works lately.  Just thought I would ask a couple of questions here.

What makes an authentic community?

Can they exist online?

Do you feel that I come off as authentic on this blog?

Last Week’s Weight – 270.8 lbs.

This Week’s Weight – 270.4 lbs.

Total Weight Loss Since Jan 1st – 9 lbs.

So this is late.  That was my weigh in weight on Friday.  I just didn’t have time to update the blog with Ephriam’s MRI and other craziness.  So I wasn’t down much this week, but as mentioned before, it seems I have big loss weeks followed by little loss weeks.  The pizza from the weekend before did not do much damage.  I have become more self conscious about what and how much I am eating.  I am sure I was over the calories for that day along with everything else, but I didn’t let it completely torpedo what I am trying to do.  It was a good day and the celebration was worthy of slacking on the diet.  Hoping to get below 270 this week.

Ok, it was a really busy weekend that started on Friday for me, so I didn’t get to post my weigh in.  That will be coming soon.  Also wanted to link over to Faith’s blog to give you the details of our day Friday taking Ephriam for his MRI.

There is more to come.

When I was a kid, I won a contest on the local news and they came and planted a tree at my school in my name.  It died within a year.

In Jr. High School they gave us these pine tree plants that looked like little twigs from big pine trees.  We planted them on the side of our house and after a while they grew like crazy.  Since we moved away from that house, the new owners dug them out.

Today there are opportunities to take your old electronic equipment to places where they will properly dispose of it for you.  I have some to take there, but they are only collecting while I am at work.

I would say that my track record for saving the planet has not been very good.  But I do recycle.

Happy Earth Day!

Everything that I read yesterday from my Bible to books and blog posts told me to stop worrying.  In 3 different sources I read the following scriptures yesterday.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:25-34

I guess that I should take a look at things that I am worrying about and let them go.  I don’t really consider myself a worrier, but there are a lot of things that I think about in the back of my head.  Right now the big thing in front of me though is my son Ephriam.  If you have followed much here, you know that he is 5 years old and has an overall global delay that he goes to speech and occupational therapy to help him.  It is difficult for me sometimes because I just want to be able to have a conversation with him, but that is mostly limited to me asking questions and him trying to give me answers.

We recently noticed that he maybe having mini seizures where he kind of blanks out for a minute.  It was recommended that we try to get an MRI done on him to see if there is anything that it can tell us.  The orders were written for this yesterday and he will have the MRI done on Friday morning.  Faith is planning on writing up more details on this as she has been handling everything with the doctors.  You can check www.ragtagmama.com for updates from her there.

I want to say that I am not worried about this, but I think deep down inside of me, I really worry about Ephriam.  He is such a lovable little boy and it hurts sometimes to think of what he has to go through.  He will have to be sedated for the MRI to get him to hold still.  This is the kid that when he goes to the doctors to get his shots, it take 5 people to hold him down.  Friday is not going to be a fun day for him, but I hope that the results that we get will be worth it.

Thank you for your prayers in advance.

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Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife who is one step closer to the 30 club.  Although, last night I was informed that this is her last birthday where she will actually increase in age.  She will be eternally 29 years old.

I want to celebrate this day with you because without you in my life, I would be pretty much lost.  I am so thankful that God created you to be exactly who you are, exactly when He did.  You have been a better wife than I could ever ask for and you are an awesome mom.  I love your servant’s heart and the compassion that you show for others.  You have been a great encouragement to me and all of my crazy ideas.

I know that today you are having a very busy day with running the kids, but I hope that you get to enjoy your birthday when we celebrate together tonight.  Happy 29!!!!!!!

I have done this before and forgot to continue posting them hence the 1.5.  I pulled this list from Google Analytics to show you how people are finding my blog.  There are some interesting results in there.  But I thought it would be easy and fun to share with you on this fine Saturday.