Facing My Fear!

     It has been a few days since my last entry, but I have not had access to a computer. However, I have been successful in that I have exercised five out of the last seven days. My family and I went to Thanksgiving at my in-laws house. While there I definitely ate too much food because I found myself eating out of boredom. I will need to find other things to do when I'm bored.
     However, one thing that I was successful at while there was getting out and exercising. I took my kids to the track and walked and ran for a mile. The day after Thanksgiving I took my kids to the movies, but also took them for a hike at Hot Springs National Park. We hiked from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain and back. While in Hot Springs I made a point to go and by some new running shoes because I am trying to get back into exercising regularly. That is one excuse I can now remove from my check lists of excuses I have been making.
     The reason that I am saying I am facing my fear is because since moving houses in July I have been struggling to get back into mt regular routine. There were several reasons that I got out of my routine including having to set up the new treadmill at the new house, finding the key card for my gym, and sitting in front of the TV too much. Since I lost the key to my gym I have not been able to weigh in, but I have since found the key, gotten my gym key, set up the treadmill, and now I need to find out what the damage is. I weighed in tonight at the gym after being off for 3 months and weighed in at 318 Lbs. I knew I had gained some weight back, but have been unwilling to go weigh in.
     While this is a set back, I have been getting my eating during the work day back under control and have been trying to get back into the routine of exercising again. It was good to get back to the gym and ride the stationary bike again. Today I ate a  subway breakfast melt for breakfast. For lunch I ate some Mexican style pork, with rice, and beans. The portion sizes were smaller than even the chicken I normally get, but I need to get back to counting my chips out to control my portion sizes. For dinner I ate a steak sandwich and a bowl of sweet potatoes, potatoes, with a little bit of smoked sausage in it. I then went and worked out at the gym. It felt great to exercise again.
     I am already planning my day tomorrow so that I can eat healthy and get some exercise again. My plan is to get up early and to go to the gym and exercise before work. For breakfast I plan on having oatmeal for breakfast, a 5 inch roast beef sandwich with some sweet potatoes, potatoes, and a  little smoked sausage. Finally for dinner I am planning on having another 5 inch sub and a serving of some seafood pasta. As I am getting back into what I know God has called me into I need to remember that, "Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world."
     Thank you for everyone who has been keeping up with me and I look forward to sharing with you more often.