Healthy Witness | Jackie

Oh, wow! If you told me I'd be in a Health Journey in 2012, I'd shake my head a laugh as I ate my cream horn (it's a "cream" aka: Crisco & sugar stuffed pastry), or big mac, or diet coke with sweethearts or something very very bad, processed, toxic, and sugary! Well I did and I am! It's awesome! It rocks and I'm not looking back with your help for sure! I of course contribute this journey's door opening for me by the grace of God and my husband agreed to join me in the 100% change of eating lifestyle first with the hopes of adding the gym and other forms of exercise when the season and time allows for it realistically and with sanity. We just went to a wedding this past weekend, and I asked my daughter to take my photo in my size "L" dress. I do not know when I wore a size "L" last, maybe High School. Then I searched on my computer for a photo a year ago. This is the comparison: Dec 2011 compared with Dec 2012. Yep, I...

Where did they go? Doesn't matter, not looking for them! What am I talking about? ... INCHES!!!! people inches! :) I love losing inches! bye bye! Who doesn't? Of course, not going for skinny, going for healthy! It is recommended that our waist be half our height, and I'm not there yet but closer! On December 1st, I cut out eggs and anything with eggs. This is hard since they became my staple for breakfast or a flax muffin which has eggs in it. I am only doing it for 21 days as suggested in The Virgin Diet . JJ Virgin says, give your gut time to heal and then you can slowly reintroduce to see if there are food sensitivities. I will say by day 3, there was an obvious increase in energy! This mom of four small ones, surely needs that! :) I went ahead an measured inches. I usually do this on the first of the month anyway (my weight and inches once a month). So after the first week, I notice my 'snug/tight' jeans that I bought for encouragement were getting l...

It's Monthly Weigh in day! Now you don't *have* to weigh-in, your clothes will tell you (gain/lose)! If you weighed, how did you do? According to Wii Fit: I lost 2 lbs! I'll take it! better than a gain. I am 30 BMI, WOOHOO, only -1 more point and I'll be out of "obese' on Wii Fit! :) My Wii Fit Age is -10 years than I am! Woohoo! My Wii Fit is my best friend this morning! LOL   Now to start the YEAR off with a Weight loss! Jan 1, here I come! HA! And to ADD Exercise in 2013!!!   It's hard to 'see' a 2lb loss here and there, but I feel it. Yes same shirt as Oct 2012 photo on right.     - Jackie

"That's It!" Last time I said that was October 2011 when I seriously changed my eating after a 24 hour sickness I thought was flu, parasite, or amoeba, but it ended up being "Candida"! After 24 hours of eating different, I was brand new! After that life decision, weight loss was a new life for me. I was eating (nor 'deprived') and losing weight monthly! After some months of things slowing down, I came across JJ Virgin online. Then, I wasn't just losing weight, I lost inches and sizes! Ring size from 9 to 7 and so on! By October 2012, I had lost some 60+lbs by eating the "right stuff".  Lately, I could tell I still need to take my health to the next level. After breakfast, without details, lets just say, I think I have an issue with eggs. This will be challenging, but I accept it for my Health's sake! Eggs are the last thing on The Virgin Diet that I have not eliminated, so it's time to do it! Are you with me? Do yo...

Since my kitchen appliance blender is broken, all I can do is DREAM of a Nutri Bullet , Magic Bullet , or Blendtec Blender . UPDATE: February 2013, I was gifted a  Magic Bullet ! In the mean time, I got myself a BlenderBottle to do some of my blending needs! Today's mix was this: 1 large lemon, fresh squeezed (the cut on my thumb says get a lemon press, lol) 8-10 oz water 2 teaspoons of Chia Seed ground. 2-3 packets Stevia or you can use liquid or other sweetener of choice Blend and drink! Mmmm To your Health, for Life, for your Life! ~ Jackie

Through the life of weight loss and gain and loss and gain for various life events and seasons, it was always that whether you get weight loss surgery or not, you have to change your eating. Then, it goes deeper because even with my own weight loss for various events in life, there is the weight gain. I have also seen my share of those who have gotten a variety of weight loss surgeries and gained back (half, all, or more). This struggle is not fair. This Struggle is HARD! So what gives. Then the obvious dawned on me and I realized... Prayers for you and your journey to health, that may include a small or large weight loss journey! - Jackie

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