Just 1 Reason

(obviously, I can’t do anything quite the same as everyone else! LOL!)

So Brent over at InWorship has given us all a good motivational kick in the booty to get moving! Check out his original post here

So, Taking back my Booty Tuesday. Why? Cause there appears to have been a hostile takeover of the FAT nature! I said on a post awhile back that I’m done feeding the “carb Monster” that has been taking up residence on my rear LOL! I’m taking back my booty!!

I am going to be brave. Way brave. Crazy brave. Like Ihaveneverdonethisbeforeinmywholelife brave. I’m going to put……my………*gasp*…………NUMBERS here!! Meaning, starting weight. Ladies, breath, give us back some oxygen. I guess if I were a sweet little 135 pounds, numbers wouldn’t be such a shock to put out there. But at this moment, I’m not. And at this moment, I don’t care anymore what this number is either. I care in that I am going to change it, but I don’t care about hiding it anymore. I mean, come on, is the fat really hiding??! No. Do I really think that if I hide the number you won’t SEE the number plastered all over me? I used to. And whatever you hide in the dark, keeps right on growing. And since I’d like this BOOTY to STOP growing, I’m gonna do it! I mean, really, guys throw that number out there it’s like last months bean dip! They don’t care! But we get so wrapped up in being defined by that number.

Well. That number is not who I am. That number is just a measurement of the “hostile take-over” I’ve allowed to happen to who I am. You know that verse that says ‘where sin abounds grace much more abounds’ ? Well, where fat numbers abound, the glory and grace of God much more abounds! So, my abounding number….236.

But, (or should I say butt?!) last year at this time, that number was 260. From December through March I have lost 24 pounds. Well, it was 28 pounds, but as soon as we all decided to do this, my fat cells all held their breath in fear of dying, so that equaled 4 pounds. Okay, maybe it was all the junk I ate this weekend and all the time I spent sitting on my butt in front of this computer!

Anyway, I’m sure I will write about this journey more than just on Tuesdays. Y’all know I can’t keep my mouth shut for long when God is talking to me. And I fully expect Him to continue talking to me about this as He has been much already. But the numbers will be here on Tuesday. There is probably no way on this beautiful green earth that I would put this number here if I expected to STAY at this number. Nope nope nope. Moving forward. Doing it. With y’all!

Here’s the gang:

Kristen, Ron, Joe, Brent, Buddy, Dan, Rick, Brandy, Deborah, Mandy, Joel, Theressa, Love, Tawny, James, Steven

Here we go!

BEFORE : This is my “OH MY GOSH!! I look like THAT???” picture.

And this is my “during” picture from March 08.

LETS GO LETS GO! I want NEW clothes!! LOL!