Welcome to Weight Loss Wednesday!
This week we're talking about treats. Yes, carrots and brocolli are good. But we will be start to feel deprived if that is all we eat. So what is working for you? What low fat and/or low cal treats have you found since you started losing weight? Being a girl who loves treats, I can't wait to find out your favorites…and maybe they'll become my favorites 
I'm going to break my own rule this week. I'm not going to talk about this week's topic. Instead I am going to ramble. I hope you'll forgive me.
At tonight's Weight Watcher's meeting I felt like a failure.
I gained .8 lb.
As I sat in the meeting, my mind went over the week. I knew I had probably snacked too much and indulged too much at a weekend birthday party. Last week's stormy weather kept our walks shorter than usual.
I knew any loss would be little. But a gain just really upset me. I knew I had no one else to blame but myself.
Every meeting ends with a little mantra…
Quitting is not an option!
Tonight though I didn't feel it. Tears threatening to fall, I almost choked on the words. They were hard to say. They were even harder to feel. But I said it anway.
And even though I am tired…even though I feel like my knees are skinned…even though I feel like giving up…
Quitting is not an option!
And I am reminded of the scripture…
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatans 6:9
It's easy to become weary. It's easy to concede to feelings. It's easy to give up.
But we weren't called to do the easy things. We weren't called to live a life of comfort.
We are called to offer our bodies as living sacrifices to the most high God. As such, we need to remember that our bodies are His living temples. And they need to be treated with respect…no matter how hard it is.
So I'm going to dust off my knees and put aside my feelings. I'm going to keep walking this weight loss journey. And I'm going to keep repeating the mantra until I do feel it.
Won't you join me my friend?
Quitting is not an option!
Won't you join me for Weight Loss Wednesday?
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Ok, so since today is supposed to be about treats, next week let's do recipes. What is a favorite recipe that you've found that is good for you. It can be anything…dessert, entree or side dish. Hope to see you then!
