News In January

Wow, I have been busy.  Lots of activity going on, and plans for 2013.  This year I am making three resolutions.

1.  Weight Watchers
2. 52 Weeks of Fun Activities
3. Praying more consistently

I joined Weight Watchers on January 3rd. I was so nervous and anxious to start, and with the holidays etc, it took a few days to get sorted out.  I have now been on their great program for about 9 days, and am amazed at how easy it is.  The first few days since NYE were hard because I put myself though a detox process.  Getting off sugar was the toughest.  I felt achy and sick for a few days. I googled it and appeared to be the symptoms of sugar detox. Those days were not fun, but I am now doing much better. Although I do have the occasional craving for candy. The first week I have lost 5.4 pounds. There is no hunger pains, or real feeling of deprivation because with WW, you CAN have just about everything you want. Its all a matter of what YOU decide.  I feel very in control with this program, instead of the program being in control of me.  I feel hopeful that this time I may see a true success.

52 Weeks of Fun Activities is my second resolution.  I seem to have fallen into a rut. I attribute most of it to the sadness our family has been put through for the past two years, but enough is enough. So I came up with the idea of 52 Weekly activities.  There is no real rules or anything, its just a matter of find something new to do or to do something special for myself. To put myself and my needs on the list of things to get done. More importantly to fill the wallowing in depression time with something positive.

Praying more consistently is the most important resolution of them all.  As a Muslim I have slacked on my responsibilities due to sadness and heartache but need to remedy this.  Inshallah I can ease my heart and grow stronger in Islam and closer to Allah.  I thank him daily for the wonderful life I have and pray that the issue with be resolved as he deems.  I leave it to him, and know he will bless me with the proper outcome.