Peaks and Plateaus

Once again, it's been way too long since I've written. This time, however, I promise to keep the update short. :)

A lot has been happening in the past few weeks, but sadly, not a lot has happened on the scale. It's been 3 weeks and I've lost just shy of 6 pounds. And I can honestly say it's not for a lack of trying! I've been working out 4-5 times a week and staying between 1000-1200 calories a day, with one "off day" a week where I allow myself to eat a meal or two of my choosing. This plan is way more intense than the last time I lost all my weight and somehow the pounds are coming off slower. It's annoying. However, I'm thankful that God is teaching my heart something in the meantime, regardless of how fast or slow the pounds come off. The bottom line is, the pounds are coming off. :)

Lately I feel like God's encouraged me to clean up my life. So much of my time was getting taken up by clutter and while making room for the clutter, I was throwing out the important things. For example, I've decided to basically take myself off Facebook for awhile. I've got my account activated at the moment, but I'm using it strictly for messaging. I stay away from browsing through people's status updates. Or their pictures from their latest trips (usually where the girls are looking gorgeous and tan, making the little green monster in me come alive in a BIG way). I've also basically decided to fall off the map socially as much as I can. I want to spend these next three months pushing myself as hard as I can to reach my goal. That means I can't push off working out two or three nights a week to go out for Mexican with my girlfriends.

That's the short version of what I'm up to with "de-cluttering" my life. In addition to wanting to focus on my weight loss, I also want to focus on studying my counseling materials so that when I do get back out into the broader social world, I'm equipped to use the gifts God's given me. (Which sounds cocky, but I don't mean for it to... hopefully you all understand what I mean.) With that in mind, I'm really excited to see what God will do with this time. Because above all else, I want to use it to draw closer to Him and have Him refine me.

That's the gist for now. I covet your prayers, as always. One thing I'm really praying to find is someone who can either take this "getting healthy" journey with me, or at the very least hold me accountable to the new life standards I have in place. I don't want to be a burden to any of my inner circle friends with this, since it does take a bit of commitment from them. But I know how beneficial it would be to have someone who's consistently walking this path with me, even if just as an observer.

Much love to you all!
<3 Leigh