This weekend when I weighed in (unofficially) I was less than a half pound from my goal. Time to stay the course. I made sure to eat every few hours, eat a balanced diet, drink my water and work out.
After Ry's soccer game, my husband asked if we wanted to go out to eat. While this is a rare treat - dinner out - I knew that I could not find something that would help me today. My thoughts ran wild with the "you're so close, one dinner out won't hurt." But, I stayed true, went home and finished my meal plan.
Today was also the start of the next two weeks of videos. I admit that I have yet to be diligent enough over the past few years to even make it this far. So, while I did not complete the first four weeks as diligently as I had hoped, I'm pressing on with the plan. So, in went the Chest, Shoulder and Tricep video. It is a non-stop workout using various push-ups (chest) shoulder and tricep exercises. I could barely push myself up at the end. I'm sure I'll be feeling this tomorrow. The Insanity Cardio Abs routine was not any easier, but I hung in there as long as I could and took breaks as needed. While I didn't burn as many calories as I would have if I had done a more cardio-focused workout, my food choices didn't mandate this. I'm content to log my food, my exercise and gear up for my last 4 glasses of water before bed.
My reading over the next two weeks takes us through the book of Exodus and the death of Jesus as shared by Matthew. As Genesis came to a close, the Isrealite people had grown from one family, with twelve sons, into a nation of thousands. Because of the famine, the family had moved from their home in and around Caanon to Egypt. As they multiplied and the Egyptian leaders who had shown them favor died, they all fell into slavery. The leaders were worried that if they grew any larger as a nation that they would overthrow them, so an order went out to kill all the newborn boys, but the girls could live. By the grace of God, Moses's mother placed him into the Nile as the daughter of Pharoh was nearby. She found him and when Moses's sister approached her and asked if Pharoh's daughter wanted her to find a wetnurse for the baby, she found the baby's mother, who was able to nurse her own son, and keep him safe. Over the next few weeks, Moses will lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the land that God gave them.
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