healthy

No More Tears

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Yes, I know I’ve posted here and elsewhere how it’s about the healthy habits, the exercise, the journey…everything else besides The Number.  I’m a [sometimes] fraud.  Because when that number stalls and stays stalled for daysweeksmonths, it really stinks.  It gets hard to stay positive, and the self incrimination tape starts rolling through your head.  “I’m so fat.  I’m a failure. I can’t do this.”

 

This time I didn’t quit.  I cried in front of folks at WW. I ranted and raved about the injustice of it all and the unfairness of the struggle.  I hated the scale that just laughed at me and gave me a higher number even when I burned more calories than I ate.

   And I kept going. I exercised.  I counted every bite. I kept going. And this week, after all these weeksmonths, I saw results.  2.6 pounds down.EMail Anglea Pea

creative

Sweet Shot Tuesday – Really Sweet!



The only thing more fun than a bucket of candy…



…is a pie in the face!

EMail Anglea Pea

faithful

20{4}40 – The Architect and Graduation

The Architect and Friends

481.  The Architect
482. Passion Play for the parish

483. Silly Guard uniform for Passion Play, complete with leather skirt, chest plate and plumed helmet
484. The seriousness with which The Architect considers his role in the Passion Play
485. The somber moment when he says, “Mom, I don’t want to be the one to kill Jesus.”
486. The immediate moment after when he says, “I’ll just let our roles drop for a minute and see just C***y standing there. I can hit him easy and he won’t care.”

487. Graduation from 8th grade

488. Plans for graduation celebrations

489. May Crowning
490. Living Rosary
491. The Architect wanting to say the Hail Mary in Portuguese
492. Husband trying to remember how to say the Hail Mary in Portuguese!
493. Rosary I made for The Architect for his first communion
494. 8th Grade Mass for the Diocese
495. Day trip to the Ranch
496. Swimming
497. 8th grade teachers who are very gracious and diplomatic in the way they enforce the “modest swimsuit” rule for the Ranch trip
498. Anticipating all the parties and fun that goes with launching our kids to high school
499. The Architect’s Friends, who have been his friends since preschool
500. Knowing my kids know Jesus

Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

EMail Anglea Pea