Today i am mostly doing an impression of a beetroot!

Another friday means another injection. Different nurse not so relaxed about me not injecting myself but she did. Within one hour of getting home ,I turned into a beetroot lookalike and feel aweful.I know they say in time the side effects will lesson but at moment i feel tearful, hot and flustered and my arms and legs feel like they have done a marathon (actually never run one so have no comparison, suppose i still have my humour!!)

Tonight at the Childrens Bible Club i am doing bookmarks with them after the talk , should be interesting but fun..I hope their behaviour is better this week they were a little rowdy last week.

Cheltenham Town Football Club are on telly tommorow, it is a big day for the club they are playing Newcastle.It was hectic in tesco today but you watch be like a ghost town when football match begins tommorow, best time to shop folks!! lol.

Oh well finished my rant now..

24th January 2006 weigh in

Yea i lost 2 lbs so a total of 27 lbs lost now, slowly but surely it is coming off.
I really struggled recently to get myself totally 100% focused on eating plan, i really need to knuckle down and just do it.
I slip up on such silly things and then ruin a good week by a day of self endulgence and it doesn't have to be huge thing to ruin the week.
I am having a up and down week was in bed on monday at 7 ish because my limbs were in so much pain, the frustrating thing was i wasn't tired but eyes and brain couldn't focus on a book..... I will have to rethink medication with doctor when i see him next.

Friday..Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday it was my first injection of Anovex. I felt confident and relaxed when i arrived at surgery, i was so determined to conquer my fear of needles.
I was called in and the nurse explained everything including the side effects i would get but these would reduce as time went by. We decided the left thigh as i wanted to watch and learn how to inject propaly, but as soon as she took needle cover off i burst into tears and started to shake. She reassured me that it would take time and she would inject me for aslong as i wanted i did not need to worry about watching and learning for now. I said i would be ok if i closed my eyes and grip onto arm of chair, when you ready the nurse said and then it was all over and done. I couldnt stop apologising to her about turning into a lump of jelly she was lovely.
As soon as i got home i took some ibrofen and continued day as normal.

Friday's children club went well but i started to feel shivery and very achey i couldn't wait to get home, but i knew we had to do a small food shop after club i started feeling worse, but copable (us ladies are made of hard stuff!! lol).
Had some supper/tea and went to bed i did not sleep well at all but i knew these side effects will be short lived. FB said i was very restless.
Woke up feeling a little better and improved as day went on.

Changing subject like i do .
I have been very good on eating plan except for wednesday i ate some very nice chocolate birthday cake, it was very nice to...So hopefully i should loose this week if not i shall be a little disappointed but shall carry on non the less..

Oh and by the way Arsenal lost to Everton ohh dear....Spurs drew and are above the gunners in the league woohooo she says quietly.

Sunday was as usual a wonderful day the ministry was excellent and we had two new children at Sunday School. We had a total of 10 children , might seem small to some but was good number for us and i thank the Lord for this.
If we are to increase we need more transport and helpers, we need much needed prayer for this.
We must look forward and not be content with the numbers we have but encourage more chilren to come and be able to cater for them. It is all for the Glory of our Lord . .

Weird sort of day

I suppose I hit an age today that's not quite 40 but past the thirties and really not anywhere!
Ermmm not sure if that made sense.
I hit the grand age of 36 and it feels odd.
Was pleasantly suprised that not one card mentioned my age which was great. I have been throughly spoilt starting with breakfast made by husband (son watching - safer that way) a beautiful footstool that matches my settee and curtain ( I am impressed husband!) and a lovely bouquet of flowers from my son. I have cards everywhere. I will not go into detail about what I had but suffice to say I will smell nice , will read well and my sisters have now accepted that I like pink i.e wrapping paper in pink, funky radio in pink etc etc...whoo hoo..

Changing the subject totally , last night all my ebay items ended. I had a huge clear out of clothes that no longer fit and I thought it best to sell them so I can never grow back into them... Logic huh..
I made 42 pounds if they all pay up. I will leave FB to sort out posting address details and I will do the hard work with packing and posting.

Changing the subject again as I do all too often (ask FB) ... I get my first delivery of Avonex tommorow (a drug used for my MS). I am feeling a little anxious about the self injecting which I will do once a week. I ask for prayer on this matter, I know the Lord will help me but I am but human and feel extremely nervous.

Phew!!

Well weigh in has been and gone i gained 1/2 pound and FB lost a pound.
I was happy because i haven't been on plan 100% and i ate my through all my Christmas chocolate , atlast it has all gone and the temptation has removed itself.
I told the slimming class leader i want to loose four stone by August so now everyone in class knows so maybe this will get me more focused on my eating plan.
Parents should be here soon so away i go.

Thank-you all for my gifts for my birthday so far nothing fattening (wipes brow).

Weigh in ..Christmas gain lost phew!!

Well weigh in went well i lost 2.5 lbs so back on schedule for my mini targets. I am back to where i was on the 13th december! but i am back..
So back to a 25.5 lbs loss yes i am going on about it apologies..
I aim to loose 2 1/2 stone by april , one of mini targets and atleast 4 stone by august another mini target. I have a lot to loose but i am trying not to plan too far ahead as on my struggling days i will think targets impossible.

One day at a time..

Oh and i ate the reindeer i buckled at its stares...

Hope

Yesterday's morning sermon was so good, I felt the Lord was speaking to me personally and i can't stop thanking him for it.

The sermon was based on the title was why is that biblical hope is so little shared in the pulpit and how the word hope has been trivialised in the world today.
I will not even try to summarise the sermon i would and could not do it justice. The reading were Hebrews 6 v 13-20 and Romans 8 v1-2 and 12-25.
All i can say is Biblical hope has been undermined because of the usage of the word in the world today.

Here is a hymn used that brought joy to my heart.Praise the Lord.

Will your anchor hold in the storm of life,
When the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,
Will your anchor drift, or firm remain?

We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour's love!

Will your anchor hold in the straits of fear,
When the breakers roar and the reef is near?
While the surges rave, and the wild wind blows,
Shall the angry waves then bark o'erflow?

Will your anchor hold in the floods of death,
When the waters cold chill your latest breath?
On the rising tide you can never fail,
While your anchor holds within the veil.

Will your eyes behold through the morning light
The city of gold and the harbour bright?
Will you anchor safe by the heavenly shore,
When life's storms are past for evermore.

3rd Jan weigh in....2006

Well we just payed and weighed last night i wasn't really upto staying to class. FB and myself were ready for a huge weight gain BUT suprise suprise i only put on 2 lbs over the two week festive period and FB only put on 1 and 1/2 lbs. Infact a mad type of laughing took over FB and myself the people waiting to weigh in looked at us strangely.
I am now 100% back on plan and have a target of four stone loss by August if not more.