I meant to keep you all posted on my Biggest Loser project. WELL, as you can surmise, I am not devoting as much time to it as I could, hence the silence here on the subject.

Good news: my first weigh in showed a loss of 1.8 pounds. Well, yippee. Since there is WAY more to lose, I don't even count that as a success.

Bad news: i still have not made significant permanent changes that i need to make. what to do?

I am sensing that God is pulling me aside for some seclusion and character training. I have had some issues come up in my personal/church/home life that are causing me to retreat into my turtle-like shell (you know, hard on the outside?) and concentrate on HIM.

I am feeling the pain of the potter's hands on my mushy, clay heart as He squeezes out the bubbles, bumps and imperfections so He can mold it into something beautiful. It is a pain I haven't felt in a long time....

With a much-needed 'timeout' in the 'naughty chair' I will be working on remembering to take my supplements DAILY, planning my meals so I am not caught unawares and eating something horrible for me, exercising in the pool as well as studying God's word and repenting/confessing a litany of things that are blocking my path forward.

Pray for me.