My poor blog has been very neglected this last week and I have a list of reasons why I have not posted. My life has been extremely busy lately. Last week the sunshine was out I had to enjoy every minute of it. I am not one to sit indoors when the sun is shinning so my blog tends to get neglected when I am out playing.
Besides the beautiful weather that I enjoyed so much I have been a little preoccupied with my new diet and workout plan. Two weeks ago I started my first real diet that I have ever been on, whatever that means. I am not into gimmick dieting or fad diets. My approach to dieting is to have a healthy lifestyle combined with healthy eating & exercise. I have decided to stick to a 1200-1300 calories diet per day, reduce my sugar intake and increase my protein. So far so good, I have lost five pounds in two weeks. Now I am not one to typically share my weight issues or dieting plans however this has been a big part of my life lately. The exciting part for me is the Reggie and I are doing this together and that makes it really motivating and holds me more accountable for cooking healthy and exercising regularly. I am so proud of Reg as he has already lost over 12 pounds!
There has been even more going on in our lives lately besides beautiful weather and lifestyle changes. We just found out last week that we are moving again. This will be our third move in twelve months. Although moving can and has been very stressful in the past we are pretty happy about this move as we are going back to our beautiful home that we love. Our renters have decided to move out and that opened the door for us to go back. I truly believe in God’s plan and Reggie and I are walking by our faith believing that he does have a plan for us. This past year of moving around has strengthened our marriage more than I could have ever imagined or hoped for. I truly believe that God is preparing us for something great. Reggie and I both aspire to be Christian marriage speakers one day and I can see his work in building the testimony in our lives. As challenging as this last year has been at times I honestly would not change one thing. You just cannot buy the love and commitment that I feel for my family and my husband. I know that it may sound strange or even phony to some but I can honestly say that I am genuinely happy and loving my life. I do not feel that you should let unfortunate circumstances steal your joy and happiness. I choose to see the good in things and my faith in God’s plan gives me assurance that no pain will go wasted.
by Aimee Pool
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