Life as a princess - Don't even ask!

Eating healthy, who me??? Not the last 3 days. I let emotional eating get the best of me. I could have stopped at anytime, I just chose not to. If I keep doing this, its gonna kill me. Not that I have ever been told that, I know because of what I have seen happen to others. Need to set a plan in place. My goal this week is to set an eating calendar. Pre-planning my meals may help me eat less. Also I need to have an alternative to eating, when my emotions get the best of me. My second goal for this week is to get the the exercise bike to the house and use it when ever I am over emotional. My third goal is to not drink any soda for a week. I haven't been fully successful so far. Just say no Rachel!

God help me get back on track.

Life as a princess - in prayer

Ate healthy today, which seems insignificant to how much prayer is needed for our nation. Pastors who want to burn the Koran, natural disasters, explosions, etc. Today we need to be on our knees in prayer. If my heart is aching for our world, how much more is the Father's heart aching for us.

Father God, we are a nation in need of you. Please be with those who were affected by the explosion in San Bruno. Please keep the fire fighters safe and help them to put out the fire quickly. God for those who lost homes, I pray that you be their source of comfort and peace tonight. Let them turn to you in the midst of this trial. For those who lost loved ones, Father God, give them comfort. Wrap your loving arms around them. God for those who believe that revenge is the best way to handle tragedy, let them remember to turn the other cheek. Let them remember that hate does not show your love. Let them remember what you were willing to endure for our sakes. Thank you for your love, for your protection, and your power.

Life as a princess - Wednesday!!!

(insert sad face here) The weather man told me I would see rain today, and if it did I totally missed it. I love the rain! (now a smile) The cool weather was nice though.

Managed to stay on track today, no breaks. Even ate healthy during Home League and dinner at the ARP. So made it through staff meeting all the way until I got home after chapel. Came home and made a simple dinner. So yea, me!!! Didn't have any soda either. So double yea!!!

I'm sitting here relaxing after a long, but good day. While there is a lot to do on Wednesdays with Staff Meeting, Prayer Meeting, Home League, Women's Bible Study, and ARP Chapel, it is well worth the tired feeling. I love it because I get to hang out with the ladies, hang out with the guys and just get ministered to. I love the fellowship!!!

Now I am sitting in chair, watching tv, in my pj's and Hello Kitty slippers. I am contemplating what I want for desert, healthy of course.

God thank for your word. Help me to get a good nights rest so that I can tackle tomorrows goals.

Life as a princess - time off for good behavior

I took a break today from eating healthy. Only for one meal. I have been wanting to eat buffet at the Atlantis for over a month and decided to do it today. While I was there, I splurged, but surprisingly not as much as I thought I would. My only real splurges were some salami, a cup of soda and cheesecake. It was worth every bite. I did well on breakfast and lunch.

Tomorrow is a brand new day! My plan for the next week is no soda, no eating out, and no breaks. I don't feel guilty about my choices today, I just know I wont lose weight if I do this everyday.

The rest of the day was not very eventful. Went to work, took a nap, did some laundry. I am actually very appreciative that today was not that eventful, as tomorrow is full of activities from 8am until 7pm. Uniform shirts are in the wash, also awaiting the day.

God, I thank you for times of rest/breaks. Please give me the strength to make it through the week.

Life as a princess - thinking about giving in

I am hungry! Trying to stay within a recommended calorie range, but seriously considering throwing in the towel today. I am hoping that blogging will keep me from opening the fridge and going for it. I also think it didn't help that dinner was both good and bad. Good because I enjoyed my most favorite food Macaroni & Cheese. It was bad however cause I overcooked the fish and had to limit my favorite food. So now I feel like I didn't really get a full dinner.

Had a nice relaxing day. Did absolutely nothing today and enjoyed it. As my husband told me the other day, "Sometimes it is just nice to do nothing."

God thank you for creating a time to rest. Help me to continue to eat healthy.

Life as a princess - a day in the park

Today was church in the park day. It is a different way have a church service, but it is fun. It kind of reminds me of Jesus teaching on a mountain side. Of course it is different because we have technology. However I can see him teaching and everyone gathered around listening to what he had to say. That is sort of how it is a church in the park. Our church family gathers at the park and all who are around are invited to sit and listen to the songs and the teachings. Afterward is a time of fellowship with a meal and a baseball game for the guys.

I did good today. At church in the park they always have hamburgers and hotdogs, two things which are not exactly health friendly. So knowing this, helped me in my decision to bring a lunch. I didn't even miss the other food.

Wore my Easytone shoes today at the park. They are quite comfortable for exercise shoes. I really like them. They should make walking more fun. Walking is actually one of my most favorite exercise. Easy to do, and if you are outside you can see a lot of beautiful things. Not sure how I am going to do this when it snows, but I'll find some way.

God thank you for letting me see you today. Continue to help me with my goal to eat healthier.

Life as a princess - truly blessed

Still working on eating healthier. No splurging today. Woke up this afternoon, (I love Saturdays) and tried a new milk I got - Almond Milk. Noticing as I get older regular milk is not my friend. It wasn't actually half bad.

After eating lunch and lazing around for a couple more hours, I decided to get out an explore the city a little bit more. Mike came along and we first went to Barnes & Noble, which has a Starbucks inside that is bigger than most Starbucks on their own. Didn't find anything of interest. So we headed to the mall. Not a very big mall, but nice enough. Went to Bath & BodyWorks, one of my most favorite stores. Picked up some new fall fragrances. I love fall! While in the store they gave me a coupon to pick out something free. Happy Rachel loves free Bath & Body Works products even more!!! Then we went around brousing in the other stores when my wonderful husband let me pick up a pair of Reebok Easytone shoes. I wasn't so sure as they are more expensive then I am used to buying, but he assured me that it was for my health and a good thing. So I went home with a pair of shoes. They are wonderful by the way! Heading home he suggest going to Starbucks, not the giant one, but another. But he wanted to make sure that there was something I could get, that wouldn't ruin all my progress. He is so sweet, and so was the passion tea with splenda; Yum!

All in all a good day. I am blessed to have a husband that not only loves me, but wants to help me be a better me. He is awesome and I love him very much!!!

God thank you for putting such a great guy in my life. Help me to continue on this quest to be healthier.

Life as a princess - a full princess

Ok so I took a break from eating healthy today. Not all the way though. My wonderful husband took me to Olive Garden. There is no way to really eat healthy and enjoy yourself at the OG. I did eat a healthy breakfast and I didn't order the most fattening item on the menu. I stayed away from Soda. So overall I am still proud of myself.

Went grocery shopping following after dinner. A good way to shop is with a full stomach. I notice we always buy less when we are not starving. Bought the 100 calorie snacks, did not purchase any soda, got some fruit, and even got some fish and pork. Not a bad shopping trip.

I am thankful to my friends who are being supportive. Not offering me things I shouldn't have, asking me how I am doing, and even lifting up prayers on my behalf. This support has also made it easier. Knowing that I have people who care. My cutie pie also is being supportive. We were hanging out with the dogs and he told me he was glad that I was eating healthier because he liked having me around.

Need to start taking this a step further with some more exercise. I was looking at a bowflex in the thrift store, wonder if I have enough with discounts to purchase it? If not, I have an old style exercise bike I am able to use. Somehow, someway I will exercise more.

God I thank you for helping me be a smarter shopper. Help me to be a better exerciser.

Life as a princess - earthly & Heavenly

Day 4 of eating healthy. Proud of myself for actually getting to day four. In the past I would try to eat healthier, but would give up rather quickly.

Today was kind of sad for me. I started do a project which required me to look up types of toys. If you are TSA you know what I was working on; Christmas! Anyway, I was looking up toys and I came across a pig in a teacup (don't know what kid would play with that). Both of those things were my mom's favorite. This started the sad thoughts and it just went from there. All the little things that have been bugging me just seemed that much worse. I love my new people in Reno, but I miss my family back in Napa. I miss the familiarity of knowing what to do as the corps officer. Now I am trying to figure out my new role. I miss the climate of the valley, although, I am looking forward to the snow.

In thinking about my mom today, it reminded me that this daily goal to eat healthier is a good thing. By the time she was 40 she had diabetes; something I do not want to get. Eating healthier will also put me at a lower risk for other health issues. I really miss her. I can't believe it has been 2 years.

Thank you God for calling me to serve your people. Help me to adjust to change.

Life as a princess; a hungry princess

Hungry is the word of the day. This usually happens any time I try to eat healthier. Somewhere about the 3rd day my stomach realizes it has been given less food. So here I am with a grumbly tummy, dreaming of a hamburger, fries , and a large soda. Thankfully I am too tired to do much about it, and writing out my thoughts helps also.

Lt. was giving an illustration of her vs. cake in Bible Study today. She mentioned that she didn't ask God if He thought she should have the piece of cake because she knew He would say no due to her health. This illustration reminded me that I need to bring my hunger pangs to God. He knows the desires of my stomach. Would a hamburger, fries and soda make me happy? I think not. Besides feeling like I over ate, I would have guilt pangs also. Not only that it would send me into a downward spiral thinking, "Since I already blew it, why not go a little further." So a thank you goes out to Lt.

I also decided to take it a step further. I went to the altar tonight and prayed about it. Not that I haven't already come to him with my food problems. I was listening to Major preach, sitting in a room full of people who have admitted their addictions, realizing that there were some parts of my food addiction that I have not given to him. I hadn't given to him the emotional eater in me. I thought about how I turned to food for comfort, knowing full well the only source of true comfort is God. So there I laid it at his feet. I know that with Him all things are possible, even overcoming my addictions.

Thank you God for being my source of strength and comfort. Continue to help me take care of your temple.