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Friday, July 30, 2010

Real Moments- Day whatever…

Hello Friends!!

I have heard from several of you doing the Weight Watchers program and thought I had best share my journey as I had promised. Many of you are doing WONDERFUL!!! Congratulations to each of you! Changing our habits is not an easy process but by the grace of God it can be accomplished!

How long I’ve been doing this journey simply escapes me. I’ve lost track of the days and truthfully, I don’t know that it matters near as much as I thought it did when I began. Counting days, in my mind, somehow means that I am counting down the days till I don’t have to do “it” anymore. I think it is just the wrong mindset for me personally. So, what have I accomplished and learned by day “whatever”? Well, I’ve lost and kept 4lbs off so far. I’ve also learned it’s not as much about my diet choices as it is my lack of exercise that keeps me from reaching my goals. Exercise is really where I am lacking and what I need to do if I want to see real weight loss and better health. I always have 100 excuses why I don’t want to exercise. For me, it’s not about the physical demand near as much as it is the time it demands. I have convinced myself I don’t have time and I need to just put that notion out of my mind. I finally gave in (with some persistent ‘encouragement’ from my girls) and made myself go for a walk last night. It wasn’t near as bad as I had dreaded it to be. Bekah, Beth-Joy, and Sarah-Grace were all out there with me. Conversations were flowing and before long it was time to call it quits for the night.Our walk was truly refreshing! It was something I just might actually enjoy doing again. In fact, I have it on my “to do” list for tonight too! I pray that I can be consistent in exercise, keeping my eyes off of counting days and focused on my goal of lifelong health! So, how are you doing with your exercise program and weight loss journey? I would love to hear! It is my prayer that we each grow daily by His grace and for His glory in every area of our lives!

Here’s to day whatever…

Mrs. Joseph Wood

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ClareJuly 30, 2010 at 7:19 AM
Jeanette! You make so many great points about your wellness journey! Since I'm in this "field" I'll take this time to encourage you since you've done the same to me so many times before!

I love how you stopped counting days. Excellent. The mentality should be "lifestyle" as opposed to a specific period time of life. Granted, there are times of life when maybe our intensity or consistency isn't going to be the same as others, but what a huge key in keeping healthy--knowing you are in it for the long-haul!

When you say it's the time that it demands that keeps you from exercising, you aren't alone sister! I hear that from a majority of my students/friends. It's not necessarily the actual workout they dislike (although some truely dislike sweating/working out) and it's never the results they gain from working out they dislike, it's always the time management. How in the world can I fit this in?! I struggle with this as well. It's such a fine balance!

Finally, my favorite part of this is how you didn't do this alone. You enlisted help. You enlisted your family! This is great on 2 accounts. One, whenever you have a partner in working out, it's so much easier. There is great accountability, encouragement and you find you'll go longer and harder with someone (Isn't this true for every part of our life?) Second, you enlisted family! What a great role model you are for your daughters as you *choose* to make your health important.

I'm amazed that you still try time to exercise with all your farm duties. My goodness, those tasks exhaust me reading them. So Kudos to you. Great job and let me know if you have any specific questions!!
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Mrs. Joseph WoodJuly 30, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Clare, THANK YOU so much for sharing!!! I am blessed! I will continue to "find the time" because it IS important to me. I have many grandchildren and great grandchildren I anticipate playing with. :-) Have a wonderful weekend! <3
Mrs. Joseph Wood
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Mrs Mary Joy PershingJuly 30, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Congrats on going for the walk and for embarking on your journey to better healthy living!!!

I am working on a similar journey in my own life with a long term goal of 100 pounds to lose...I have lost 23 so far...4 last week. God is transforming my health inside and out... I would love to share my post from this week detailing how God is working on my healthy weight loss and how it has transformed my life. Thanks for taking the time to read it...I hope my story can help you on your journey!

http://maryjoy-lifemoments.blogspot.com/2010/07/happy-dance-time-weight-loss-journey.html
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Real Moments in my Home!

I purchased a butterfly net for my children since we are having a delightful time watching them this fall. As Matthew ran out the front door he exclaimed with great pride, "I'm the BUTTERFLY hunter!"

As I cleaned out my purse, Sammy and Matthew sat on the bed watching as I went through each item. I found skittles at the bottom of my purse, a cheez it, nickles, dimes and pennies, lip gloss, receipts and more. Sammy said, "Mom it's like another world in your purse!" That child makes me smile!!

Ezekiel just informed me that making my coffee everyday should count as school work... he thinks it falls in the chemistry section since he is mixing coco with my coffee! lol!

After reading our proverbs for the day the children will tell me what verse they liked and what it meant to them. Today, Sammy was extreamly excited to share and raised his hand saying, "Pick me! Pick me! I know what my favorite verse was." "Okay Sammy, what was your favorite verse?" I asked. He replied, "My favorite verse is the one that says: Let no man throw a frog at his brother." The entire family started to laugh. I instantly read through the text again to see what might have sounded like that to him. Finally, I said, "Sammy, I can't find what verse you are talking about." He remained confident and said, "That's the way I heard it." When I told Grandma about it she said, "Well you know that is kinda biblical.. frogs are a curse so what Sammy was saying is: Let no man throw a curse at his brother." It's a good thing we always discuss what we hear in our Bible study.

As Matthew approached his fifth birthday he seemed disappointed. When I questioned him he said, "Momma? Can't I please just skip five and be six?!" I replied, "No... you have to be five first. Why don't you want to be five?" After a pause and with a discouraged countenance he said, "Because five is odd and I don't want to be odd Mommy!"

After all the children had their dentist visit Samuel began explaining how he had such good results. He said, "If you want to be like me all you have to do is only brush your teeth sometimes... the rest of the time... EAT THE TOOTHPASTE"

Bekah walked in while Matthew and I were working on his addition flashcards. She asked, "Matthew what are you doing?" "Doing my Plusing," He replied. I said, "You mean doing your addition" With confidence he turns to me and says, "Yes, that's it's middle name."

Bethany was helping Josiah look for beef cattle online when she came to me and said, "Momma, they had these really sad looking cattle that were super skinny called 'Commercial Cattle'. Momma that's all they would be good for - there wasn't enough meat on them for anything else." My Beth is just too sweet!

Timothy and Elisha were talking about all the contents of the Ark of the Covenant. When Elisha told Timothy that God had put the 10 commandments in it. Timothy replied with confidence, "Well He had too so that Moses wouldn't break them again!"

After several trips to the emergency room with my Timothy. I said, "Timothy, you really must stop hurting yourself like this. Each time we go through that hospital door it's costing Daddy 100.00!" He sweetly replied, "Is there another way we can get in Mommy?"

As Ezekiel and I poured over the garden magazines we ran across the brussel spouts. Ezekiel had never seen them before and with excitment said, "Momma, Look! They sell bite size lettuce!"

As we prepaired to vacume seal our newly butchered chickens. My Beth-Joy said, "Mom I know we want to seal our chickens but I can't figure out how we are going to get that chicken through that skinny slot!"

Jed was about five years old when he ran out to the kitchen and met me with excitement saying, "Mom I think God made my wife last night! I counted my ribs and now I am missing one!"

Matthew and Samuel were playing when the girls and I overheard them and couldn't help but giggle. Matthew wanted to play house and have a baby but Samuel informed him that, "You can't have a baby, Matthew- you're only a 2T"

While driving I often lose cell phone reception with my Joe. I never realized how much the little ones were listening until one day I overheard them say, "Mom and Dad broke up again!" "No Mommy broke up with Daddy" replied Matthew. "No! It was daddy. He broke up with Mommy again!" Replied Sammy. As I listend I thought it was a good thing no one was ease dropping into their coversation- they would think my Joe and I had a pretty rocky marriage! LOL

While on one of our "girls days" Bethany was having a hard time falling asleep. Grandma encouraged her to count sheep. After a few moments of slience we heard Beths sweat voice say, "Thump" We all thought about it for a moment and then Grandma asked, "Beth what was the thump about?" "Oh, one of my sheep ran into the fence... that's all Grandma."

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Welcome to a Moment with M.O.M(Mother of Many)

Have you ever wished someone would answer your questions, pray for your requests and listen as you ponder, pray and pursue your duties as wife and mother? Well, then you've come to the right place! Please join me as I, Jeanette Wood, share my heart, real moments from my home and loving encouragement on heart issues and practical tasks alike. If you have a question please feel free to email me and I will respond as the Lord allows. I don't claim to have all the answers but I know the One who does. I love to share what He has done in my life with others so that you might glean some of the gems that I have learned over the years. Come, sit on my porch or walk with me through the pastures as we share the goodness of the Lord.
Because of His Love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood

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Friday, July 30, 2010

Real Moments- Day whatever…

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