guardian Angels

     My dear friends some things happen in our lives that let us know that we are not here alone and that others are watching out for us.  I don't know if you believe in guardian angels but I do.  I have had many experiences in life that let me know that they are there.  I believe that these guardian angels are my family that are on the other side of the veil and here on this earth.  My most recent experience was Sunday when I received a phone call telling me that my son Cory was in the hospital with a crushed arm, because a sling at work hit him.  I was not sure what a sling was.  My son Cory works at Kennecott for a company drilling for water.  The water needs to be released so that the mountain doesn't cave in.  One hour before he got off shift the sling which carries pipe from one place to another broke and sent a pipe crashing to the ground.  Cory and two other men ran for their lives.  About 30 or 40 feet out Cory stopped to see if the other men were safe.  The sling had also broke loose and was headed for him.  He raised his arm to stop it from hitting him in the face.  It knocked him down and his arm was broken.  The sling weighs 1200 pounds.  They took him to the hospital and had hi8m on a morphine drip most of the day.  When they took a x ray the bone in his forearm was a clean break but was sticking out of the skin.  The arm was not crushed.  The doctor could not believe that he was there with just a broken arm.  He said that Cory should be dead with that kind of a accident.  I feel that my father and his family on the other side was there protecting my son. 
     I also had angels here that attended my son when I could not be there.  I called my brothers to go and give him a blessing.  They dropped what ever they had going on in their lives to go and give my son a blessing.  My sisters and mother went to the hospital to be there for Cory and be a comfort to Melanie.  They made several phone calls to keep me informed of what was happening.  I am blessed to have such wonderful angels that watch out for me and mine. 
     One thing that this has taught me is that we should be ever mindful of our loved ones and appreciate them every day.  Some times we get caught up with life and don't realize how fragile it is.  To my children, my brothers and my sisters I want you to know how very much I love you and I am very thankful that you are part of my life.  I appreciate everything that you do for me and the love that you show to me.  I am blessed more than anyone else to have such a wonderful family.  To my mother Thank you so very much for giving me life and teaching me the things I needed to know to be a good person and a responsible citizen in society.  You taught me things that I thought everyone was taught and had learned.  I grew up and found that most people   don,t know how to clean house, organize things or keep order in their lives.  Most people never learned common sense or the talent for helping others.  You taught me about love and the importance of family.  Thank you for being my mother and always loving me.
      I have probably rambled on and not been able to really convey what my heart feels, I do however want you all to know that my heart is so full of love for each and everyone of you.  Thanks for being part of my life.

Back to the program

     Wednesday I started back to water aerobics.  It was great.  It feels good to be in the water again, I felt a little off balance but I am sure that it will come back to me.  It was a good workout and I didn't realize how sore one could be.  Before Winter came I was going nine times a week.  I realized quickly that I will have to ease into this all over again.  I quit going  because where I live is in the mountains and when it snows it is deep and the ice stays for along time.  My class is at 6:00 A.M. and I didn't want to get up earlier and shovel snow and ice off my car that early in the morning.  I was also concerned because the last three years I have fallen six times on the snow ans ice.  It then takes me awhile to recover from the falls,  I didn't feel that I wanted to deal with that this year.  I wanted to be able to exercise and get around. 
     When I first started water aerobics I had trouble balancing in the three feet, and you couldn't get me in the five feet because I felt as if I had no control over my body.  When I was young I lived at the swimming pool every summer.  It had been so long since I had been swimming that I didn't dare swim across the pool.  Now I like the five feet end and I have learned to swim again and quite enjoy it.  I can accomplish all sorts of exercise in the water that is other wise hard on land.  The key to balance in the water I found is to have good core control which I had none of when I started.  When you have good core control you stand taller, you have better posture and there isn't so much weight pull on your back. 

     It is hard to tell you what a different person I am today than I was eighteen months ago.  I have not only changed physically, my biggest change I feel has been mentally and the knowledge that anything is possible.  My attitude about life, what I can accomplish, where I am going, and especially who I am is totally different.  I am working on my goals of health  and along with that comes the possibilities of greatness.  It might take me a little longer but I WILL MAKE IT to the top.

     I hope that you all have a terrific day and the blessing of the Lord will be upon you today.  He is our strength and has all the answers to all our questions.  Have a wonderful day.

2nd chapter in Weight Loss Journey

     Well here goes the continuing chapter.  When we left off I told you about my experience of buying new clothes but I don't know if I conveyed the thrill of being able to buy at a store like Walmart.  Up until this time I had bought my clothes at Dahle's big and tall (until they went out of business).  When you buy clothes for big people they are very expensive just for a blouse.  I could spend a hundred dollars and just get one outfit.  When I went to walmart I walked out with seven blouses and a purse and just spent ninety-five dollars.  I was on top of the world.
     When I started this journey I was seeing a doctor for diabetes and on his scale I weighed 350 pounds.  At home I only had a scale that weighted up to 300 pounds.  I never knew what my true weight was when I stepped on the scale.  Get a new scale would be the simple solution right.  I was spending the extra money I had to buy product so I couldn't afford a new scale.  I had joined Isa Body challenge and guessed at my weight according to where the needle on the scale was.  I figured that I had lost almost 50 pounds in the first seven months.  I decided that it wasn't enough to win the challenge so I didn't finish turning in the before and after pictures, because others before me had lost a whole lot more.
     In March 2010 I started water aerobics.  This was a form of exercise that I could do and I really enjoyed .  The class was at 6 a.m. Monday Thur Friday.  It was hard to get up at 5 every morning, get ready and get there by 6, but  it was something I loved.
     In about May 2010 I hit a plateau, and it didn't seem to matter what I did the needle just didn't move off of 300 pounds.  I was getting discouraged and just knew that I wouldn't make it under three hundred pounds.  My brother, sisters, daughter and son kept encouraging me to stick with the program.  They kept telling me that I was gaining muscle and that weighs more than fat.  I knew that in theory but had a hard time accepting it.  This went on for four months.  In August 2010 I went to Salt Lake to a Isagenix convention and met Jim and Kathy Coover and lots of friendly and  wonderful people.  DeeWayne, Mashell, Darla and I decided to join the Isa Body challenge again.  We weighed at Mashell and Darla,s and I was shocked because I weighed 311 pounds and here I thought I was 300.  It was so hard for me to lose weight and I had so much to lose that I got depressed when I realized I had eleven more pounds than I thought to lose.
      I came home and started on a 9 day back to back cleanse.  I found that it was very hard on me as I couldn't keep my sugar levels up on the second day of the cleanse.  I  only finished the 9 day cleanse.  I have since found out that you can take the snacks provided with the program and that will help keep sugar levels where they need to be.  You can also take your fruits and greens on those days.  I was just taking the cleanse and water for those two days.
     In February 2011 I went and bought me a digital scale that weighs, measures body fat and bone density. It was amazing when I stepped on it and I weighted 298 pounds.  I was so pleased that since September 2010 I had lost 13 pounds.  I went and bought me two blouses, a sweat suit for going to aerobics and a new pair of pants.  Since I started this journey I have lost a total of 52 pounds and kept it off.  Yeah, I am on my way again.  I made it to under three hundred pounds.  My next goal is 290 and when I reach it I will let you all know.  
      This journey is going to be amazing and I am looking forward to all the new things that I am going to learn and experience.  Thanks to all my wonderful friends and family that have encouraged me and kept me going.  I appreciate all your love.  Thanks for joining me on my journey  all my  love.  
     

Weight Loss Journey

     In March of 2008 I was involved in an auto accident.  I was taken to the hospital and there I find out that I had diabetes.  When I recieved my hospital records the doctor had put that I was morbidly obese.  I knew I had put on some weight through the years and that I was counsidered fat, but morbidly obese.  This hurt my feelings and I was determined to do something about it.  However after I was sent home I was in bed for two months because of the accident.  When I could get up things just didn't work as well so I put off exercising.
     In November I had the priviledge of going to Hawaii with my sisters and my mom.  I was having trouble walking but I went anyway because I didn't know if I would ever get a chance like this again.  Hawaii was fun except the trouble I had walking.  When we went to the Culture Center I had to rent a wheelchair and my sisters took turns pushing me.  I was so embarressed and felt bad that they had to spend their vacation pushing me around.  I really appreciated their sweetness to me. 
     In 2009 my son started teaching a class on creating the life that we wanted instead of accepting the life that was just taking place.  I have learned so many things and maybe at a latter date I will tell you some of the things I learned.  One thing that I learned was I had the power to create what ever it is I wanted.  However how to go about it was a little harder to learn.  I found that a lot of my weight gain dealt with a lot of emotions that I had stuffed through the years.  Reaching down and dealing with them was tough for me and sometimes painful.  Kyle helped me through and I felt that I was the child and he was the parent when it should have been the other way around.  I felt that I should have learned these things earlier in life and should be teaching them to my children  I am just thankful that this knowledge came my way no matter the source.
     In September of 2009 I went to Salt Lake for my mother's 85th Birthday.  My sister told me that we were going to have family pictures taken so I needed to have a nice outfit.  My daughter and I went to Lane Bryant where they sell clothes for large women.  I went in and tried many dresses, skirts, and blouses on and could't find any that fit. I was so devastated that I walked  out and did nothing but cry all the way to Spanish Fork.   I was so upset with myself that I had allowed myself to get that big and I just wanted to give up and die.  I decided that I wouldn't be in the pictures because I would just ruin them. My sister Mashell helped me create a nice pants outfit between what I had and she had.  I did have pictures taken but was ver self concious.
     When we got back to Mashell's place I told her how devastated I was and that I was going to find away no matter how much it cost to lose this weight.  She told me about Isagenix and we signed me up right then.  The sad part about this is my brother had tried before to get me to sign up in Isagenix and all I saw was another MLM and I was tired of MLM's  I think I had joined almost everyone out there and felt they were a waste of time.  Sorry DeeWayne.  When I got home to Montana and recieved my product I read everything that dcame with it so I could do this program right.  I did a nine day cleanse back to back.  I was so excited at the thirteen pounds that I lost.  However I wondered if this weight would stay off.  I did continue to lose weight.
     In March of 2010 My sister, Mashell and brother, DeeWayne came up to help me with the business end of Isagenix.  By this time I had lost 30 pounds.  When they walked in they were amazed at how baggy my clothes were fitting.  They told me that I needed some new clothes.  I told them that I hadn't lost all the weight that I wanted to yet.  I told them that we diden't have a Dahle's or Lane Bryants here so I couldn't.  They insisted that we go shopping at Walmart.  I knew that there was nothing there for someone my size.  When we walked into Walmart Mashell and Colleen  took off by the time I reached them they had a basket full of clothers to try on.  I was shocked and surprised when a 3X fit me.  I was able to get seven new tops and was so excited that I could fit a 3X, before this time I had been wearing a 6X or bigger depending on the style. I had lost 3 dress sizes and walking on cloud nine.
     Well that finish's chapter one in my journey so stay tune for chapter two coming your way soon.   Love to all
    

My beginings

I am starting new in life, I am learning to blog.  I never grew up learning to use computers, so this phase of my life has been interesting.  There are so many things to learn and take in that it makes life so exciting and interesting.  I look at life as a journey.  In life we go places, see things and experience things.  Some of them are are great and wonderful and some of them are difficult, trying, and bring us heartaches.  All these experiences teach us and help us to grow and become better people.  I don't feel to have trials in life I have challenges and opportunities to learn.  This has taken me years to learn and I am grateful that I have learned these things because some don't learn it at all in their lives.  We are in charge of our own lives and what ever  choices we make today will give us the life we will have tomorrow.  One of my favorite sayings goes like this:  There is no chance, no fate, no destiny, that can circumvent, hinder or control the firm resolve of  a determined soul. I try to repeat this every day so that I can face what ever the day brings to me.  Sometimes it works better than other days.  Well here I go jumping off at a new starting point of my life, we will see what it will be like.  Love to all of you.