Happy Weigh In Friday!

**Photo of the little cowboy surveying his baby calves on top of the hay

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield.  Psalms 5:11-12

Happy Weigh in!  Friday's are always a day of celebration at our house as well as game night for the little cowboy!  We plan all week long for the "event" we will be doing on Friday night.  I have explained our elaborate movie nights where we dress up as characters from the movie or the little cowboy builds a fort, castle, or barn for us to put pillows in so we can relax while we're watching our movie.  Tonight we will be playing Boggle (old time game as he calls it) that has a timer and you create words out of the mixture of letters, Crazy 8's, and he wants to write another song together.  He will be playing the harmonica and he told me I would be singing using our new microphone.  I'm sure the dog will be howling non-stop as we create our new song!!

On the ride in to school the little cowboy was humming the start to his new song that we will be working on.  I asked him if he had lyrics that he was thinking about and he said,

"Well, we have so much to be thankful for this week I think we should put together words of praise to thank God for his blessings this week". 

He then went on to say, "How about something like this?"

We sing your praises, Lord God Jesus, shine your light of mercy down upon us

We sing your praises, Lord God Jesus, shine your light of mercy down on me   

It's going to be another AMAZING Friday night at our house ~ full of praises for the blessings this week.  My blessing is that this morning on the scale I was down 1.50 pounds and 3/4 of an inch off of my waist!  YEAH!  I think switching up my fitness routine worked great but I honestly never get tired of Walkfit.  Don't forget that the workouts are on You Tube ~ look up Leslie Sansone's Walkfit ~ there are 5 miles (individually) on there for you to use as a workout. 

Since our first Meltdown began I always take weekly pictures of myself so I can visually see how far I have come.  It allows me to celebrate the person I am, the person I am becoming, and it shows me where I don't ever want to be again.

Today I am sharing my before, when I started the very first Meltdown and my today, which was taken this morning.

Before

 

 

Last week ~ notice the dimples in the cheeks.  I never knew I had

dimples or else I forgot as it's been tooooooo long since I have

been this size.  No double chin like in the before either!

This morning ~ dimples still there and my cheeks aren't as round.

Remember to take photos of yourself ~ you look at yourself every day and

don't notice the changes in your face & body. 

A picture always tells the truth!

It's crunch time!  Time to increase what you have been doing.  It's time to reset your goals.  We are at the midway point for this Meltdown and it's time to step out of your comfort zone and pour on a good dose of sweat!  I am increasing my workouts to morning and evening for this upcoming week.  I am going to do a 10 minute mile from my Walkfit DVD at 5 a.m. then after supper I will do my 4 Really Fast Miles.  That will put me at 5 miles a day ~ 6 days a week ~ for 30 miles per week.

My goal is not only to see a decrease on the scales and in my waist measurement but also to be on a healthier fitness level.

What is your goal for next week?  Send me an email so I can cheer you on to victory!

With love & friendship ~ Stephanie