Wow, I haven't updated you all in awhile! I'm sorry about that. I had a Pre-Christmas Edition in the draft box, got distracted on vacation, and bam! now it's the new year. Now that I'm back to my "regular schedule", I should be back to updating at least once a week.
So...HAPPY NEW YEAR!! How is 2014 treating everyone thus far? I know it's freezing cold in the South (for no good reason... 6 degrees? Really? Ughhhhh!) Other than the weather being bizarre (as usual), not too much happening around here.
I did change something, somewhat significant, at the stroke of midnight on Jan 1st though. Anyone want to guess?? Any takers??
Since I'm not super good at pausing for effect (a line of space is enough right??), I'll let you know now. I am now...a....VEGAN! *gasp*
I know I said I would never do it, but honestly, my body has been begging for it for a few months now and I felt New Years was the perfect time to start. (Also, for the past few months, I kept saying to myself, I would only go vegan if God "convinced" me to be one. And, for the past few months, my stomach has been rejecting dairy and eggs, so vegan-time!)
So far, so good, vegan-wise, though I'm kinda doing it my own way. I'm not going full-on raw vegan or anything like that, and I'm not gonna freak out if I accidentally ingest something that contains dairy/eggs, but I'm going to be conscious of what's in what I'm eating (label reading!). I also might allow chocolate to be on the exempt list, because I'm not the biggest fan of super dark chocolate and finding chocolate without some dairy in it did not occur when I was at Aldi last night.
Anyway, it's time to check the progress I have made towards my goals!
- Improve my relationship and walk with God
- Been all over the map lately, probably because I kinda failed at reading my Bible while I was on vacation. I read the following verse last night, and felt it kinda shed some light on not only why I've been feeling so distant/separated from Him lately, but why it feels like my prayers bounce off the ceiling sometimes:
- "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear you." -- Isaiah 59:1-2, ESV
- And, while I don't claim to be a theologian or anything of that nature, this verse just made something click in my head, and I felt like some things made sense.
- I'm on day 140 of my reading plan.
- Lose 50-100 lbs healthily
- I think I'm at about the same weight I was at last update. The weight loss challenge that my colleagues and I are participating in begins next week, with the initial weigh-in. (And I'm going to try to lose a few pounds before then!)
- Weight Loss Tip of the Week: take the stairs instead of the elevator when possible! It's not that bad, especially if it's only a few flights, and every little bit counts!
- Water intake was wayyy down during vacation, so I'm trying to get back to where I was/ finally reach that 1 gal/day goal.
- Eliminate my debt
- I used one of my credit cards, just to keep my credit alive and whatnot, but all my credit cards have been paid off. I plan to pay off my student loans in the next few days (Merry Christmas to me!).
Happy New Year and I pray that 2014 goes well for each and every one of you! :)
K
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