Day 5 Going to Need a Bigger Push

2 Peter 2:19
They [false prophets and teachers] promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 


For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 
To what are you enslaved?
I am ashamed of the things that overcome me.  I have definitely not been enslaved to Christ for the last couple of years.


I slept too late, took Matilda and Violet to the ortho/dentist, went to the post office, went to the store for laundry supplies, and did a few loads of laundry.  I didn't get anything else done and I was attacked by my arch-nemesis...that's right, Little Debbie.  I am enslaved to Little Debbie.  How ridiculous is that?  


I have to be at the doctor at 9:30 and it's a 40 minute drive, so I have no choice but to get up early tomorrow.  I'm hoping that getting out of the house early will get me motivated to work when I get home.  Here are today's stats:

• No more excuses.  Find and eliminate the catalysts for my excuse-making.
• No active progress today.
• Get out of bed and get dressed to shoes by 9:AM each day and make sure that the kids do the same.
• Fail!
• Drink a minimum of 8 glasses a water a day.
• 4 glasses.  
• Take a multi-vitamin daily.
• Did it!
• Make better, much healthier eating choices for myself and my family.
• I believe I mentioned the Little Debbies.  Also, after ortho appts, I take the girls to Sonic for slushes.  Today, we also got lunch and I had a corn dog and a small tots.  Double fail.  Daniel worked late tonight, so the girls had DiGiorno and I had leftover chickpea veggie curry and rice that was in the freezer. 
• Lose two pounds a week.
• Going to sign up for WW online when I finish here.  Didn't have a chance earlier.
• Walk a minimum of one mile each day.
• No walking at all today.  :(
• Cook dinner 5 days a week.
• I count the DiGiorno and curry as cooking.  ;)
• Stick to the household budget that Daniel and I have agreed upon.
• Will begin that Jan 14th.

• School consistently for a minimum of 4 days per week throughout the entire year so that we can get caught up.
• Starting the Farmersville co-op Friday and starting home school on Monday.
• Read from the bible to the kids daily.
• We read Job 5-6.
• Pray alone and with the kids daily.
• Done!
• Spend a minimum of 15 minutes a day working on any part of the house.
• Did laundry and cleaned the kitchen, but this resolution is for the additional work that needs to be done, not the everyday work.
• Volunteer as a client advocate at the Christian pregnancy crisis center in Greenville.
• I didn't get a chance to call until they were closed, so will call tomorrow.
• I will seek out the joy and contentment that is always in my life, but that I can't always see...AND
• when I'm feeling just regular, I'll smile just for fun.
• Done!  Really, I actually have been doing this when I remember.  It makes me feel like Violet.  :)

I've got to get better if I am going to lose any weight.  I don't know where my discipline has gone and it's so hard to push myself.

Still praying daily for E and D and am happy to pray for you if you'll let me know!