Healthy Witness | Jackie

  It has been about 3 weeks of training. I have accepted a position to teach a high school elective. There are others that are teaching the core classes and have a much Fuller load than I do. I also work in the administration building for the schools Communications and publications. I'm greatly overjoyed with the assignment. This journey just started and it's been interesting to see the patterns. At first I don't know anything, then I learned a ton and get overwhelmed. Before I know it, a day or two will pass and I will finally pick out the parts I really need to know. It is learning this portion control of information that has been key to my successful beginnings of the school year. When I don't know things, I take big of bites that are too big. so now when I don't know something, I let it all get served on a plate, and then I feel like it's a buffet. I will pick and choose the parts that I know in need. I appreciate your prayers in this addition to my awesome ...

  For me, I start working out, and I gain weight. Muscle and burn fat! See the dots after the yellow line. At least I'm maintaining. 🤪 🤣 🤭 😊 👍 Back story... In 2012, I greatly changed my eating, in 18 months, I had lost 101 lbs the healthy way. I made sure I still had three meals, they were great portions is full of the nutrients that I needed. My doctors were very impressed with my numbers in fact one even got out of pen and paper and asked me what I was doing. Lol... no more blood pressure medicine, no more PCOS symptoms, no more IBS symptoms, it was amazing!! 2015, I added fitness for long-term maintenance. I'm glad I did because it opened up a supportive community and the support that I gained increased success of health goals because when you lose that much weight and your family/friends don't lose any, it definitely changes some Dynamics. Lacking support. It just does. But when I work out, my body tends to gain muscle. I lifted a lot of weight in high school and ...