Life as it is

So as of yesterday I have lost a total of 35 lbs since I started over a year ago.  Ya for me.  It hasn't come easy and I have worked for each of those pounds.  I have bounced around from number to number and revisited those darn pounds more then I care to remember.  There are times I wish I would just wake up and the weight would leave in groups of 5 or 10 lbs but that isn't how it is.  As Eve so perfectly put it...  "we will pass through..." meaning I will eventually get there.  But this is a great time to learn and to enjoy and it is so important to enjoy this experience. 

Each morning at 5:30 am you can find me in the lap pool swimming for an hour to an hour and half.  It has become a great and fun part of my day.  As I swim each lap, the water rushing back and forth over my body, and I feel the muscles in my shoulders and legs moving together to help me get from side to side I marvel at the strength that comes with each stroke.  What I have enjoyed most is the freeing of my mind and allowing me to think about other things and ponder upon the good and bad in my life.  How to change things in my life or what needs to be changed.  I have been able to listen as I talk to Heavenly Father.  I have heard many profound thoughts in the quite of the water as he directs me in what I need to do. 

Mike has been coming with me to exercise.  He stays inside while I head to the pool.  It's nice to have someone to drive back and forth with and gives us a bit more time together.  There are so many things we have to live for and be healthy for.  And there isn't anyone else I would rather take on this journey of mine then Mike.

I have learned so much along this journey and I know I am not done learning.  I have learned and am still learning how to be control over my body.  How to live in the present and to be accountable for what I do and take into my body.  How to be master of my moments.  These have been  lessons long in coming.  But I have been able to grasp the pieces as they have come my way.  Piece by piece.  Sometime it takes time to figure out where that puzzle piece goes.  But it is slowly coming together.  It will take time to see the grand picture awaiting me.

I am truly happy I have ventured down this road.  So my journey continues and I'm excited to see what it will bring.