One must know not just how to accept a gift,
but with what grace to share it.
Maya Angelou

How often do we get a gift that we have a hard time accepting it? We get embarrassed because a gift is unexpected. A "Thank You" is the appropriate thing to say! Just like when someone pays us a compliment, how often do we retreat within ourselves instead of just saying "Thank you". I know I have a hard time accepting some peoples kindness. I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop or waiting for them to want something in return. When all I need to say is "Thank you".
SO Thank you my friends, for coming here to support me on this endless battle, that one day I am hoping to finally beat! I will get there, it just takes a lot of "Stumbling" as my friend Mary Ann says. When we stumble there is nothing more special then looking up & seeing that friend reaching for your hand to help you up! OR in the case of many of my friends, being so far away, their words of encouragement are that hand that reaches out to help me.

I have such a hard time in asking for help from anyone, because I have failed  time after time with this battle. I have let so many things get in my way, and they are excuses and it's so hard not to just give in when I am doing well and then a stumbling block gets in the way!

For instance, today was a really BAD DAY! I didn't get my delivery for my shakes yesterday, so I skipped breakfast, and just had coffee! I know bad! Then I had to drop my car at the shop and my day was so bad,  I had a chicken salad wrap for lunch and I'm still so stressed out, that I have not had dinner. I am so stressed, I am not even hungry.
I am happy to say, my shakes are here, and I will be 100% on my shakes tomorrow! So, so excited!!! Can NOT wait! I think a few of my friends are going to start too, which will be awesome, we can support each other and do it together! Especially a few of my coworkers! SO very excited. I know once I start seeing a loss, I will feel better. Having hit this plateau even while exercising and then gaining 5 lbs while doing all this has been a hard blow. It just goes to show that I really need to pay attention to what goes in my mouth! I need to forgive myself for the 5 lb gain and bounce back and go forward! Ok, so here I am moving on!

I look forward to working really hard again, and getting back on track with more of the no grain and my protein shakes as meal supplements, for the meals I tend to skip!

I hope you all have a great evening.

God Speed!
Jenn