Teresa's Ponderings

This week was tough. I definitely didn't earn the .6 pounds I lost according to the scale this morning. I found myself binge eating for no apparent reason. 🤷‍♀️ Of course, we hadn't seen the sun in a week. That never helps me.  Monday I began reading Lysa Terkeurst's book, "I'll Start Again Monday." It has been incredibly encouraging and a good reminder of all the things I already know, but have been ignoring.  I FINALLY was able to hike. I don't think I've hiked at all this summer. The woods are definitely my happy place. Who knew we had such incredible views in Ely? I looked back over my weight loss log and discovered I weigh today the exact same I weighed this time last year. Talk about discouraging. I'm back in a position to lose weight that I've already lost. I had such high expectations for this coming year and I failed. Obviously goal setting is not a motivating factor for me.  I feel like I'm in a much better mental state than I wa...

  Isn't that a beautiful sight? It's been a couple weeks since I last wrote. Since my last post I have been on another canoe trip, done a soft start to the school year, resumed working at the bakery, and quit trying to lose weight 3 or 4 times.  The canoe trip was absolutely wonderful. It's so hard to get together with friends at this stage of my life, so this trip was particularly wonderful. We rested and relaxed for 5 days.  We floated on rafts Played games Spent time meditating and reflecting on God's word. Hanging out (literally) Had a couple campfires Watched a sunrise and sunset... Or four And just spent time building friendships that can get pushed aside with the busyness of life, kids, and jobs.  It was refreshing and so desperately needed.  But since I've been back I haven't tried very hard to lose weight. In fact, I'd say I've done quite the opposite. It wasn't a shock when the scale showed a weight gain.  What is shocking, is my lack of mo...