I am glad I have gone through this before (370.0 pounds)

It is during the weeks that you do nearly everything right and still lose very little weight when you have to sit back and say "I am glad I have gone through this before."  Yes, as you can see, I lost only .6 pounds this week, but I am more healthy this week than I was last week.  This week I took my normal weekly tennis lesson, but I also started lifting weights (just a little bit) and I bought a bike and took my first of many rides with my daughters "around our block" yesterday (4 miles was easier than I thought it would be.)  So, knowing that I am doing this to be healthier and not just to achieve a numeric weight loss goal, I am content (even though I was very much looking forward to being out of the 370's this week.)

My new wheels.

This week, the week of Easter I was able to really dwell and meditate on that verse that I referred to in my very first blog post.  John 15:13 says "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."  When I was really praying and thanking the Lord for His goodness and love, a verse came to me that I leaned so long ago in AWANA.  1 Corinthians 15:3b-4 says "that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures"  Friends, The Lord God loves you and desires to have a relationship with you.  If you have never confessed that you are a sinner and asked him to save you from your sin, I would love to talk to you more about that today, or any day (but preferably today!)