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Miss Any Of This???

Wow our Texas weather is crazy! 55 degrees today and this weekend they say it will be 80 on Sunday! I wish it would be consistent mild fall temperatures around here. Oh well - that's what I get for living in Texas. It would be nice to have a wet winter otherwise next summer will be torture with all of the water restrictions they will have to  impose on us. The picture above is the house we have lived in for the past six years - James & our Care Group from Church built it - we sure have come a long ways from living in a tiny travel trailer for a year & a half, to the house we are living in now, and the new one we will be moving into soon. God is good that is for sure!

Things are not always how they seem. People are always fighting some kind of battle. On the outside looking in our life could seem to some as if The Peterson's have it all together. Not true - we fight everyday battles and have stressful issues like everyone else. Today I shared with a co-worker that I suffer from anxiety and occasional depression, I was asked how in the world could I be depressed with all of the good that is happening to us lately? Today seems as if I was really in a low place. I have been really overly tired lately and just want to curl up in bed and stay there. They thought I should be so overjoyed with a new home and having James home more often now should make me one happy woman. Yes I am very happy about James being here and us getting a new house. However depression is not from physical things around us, it is from a chemical imbalance in the body and of course any stress doesn't help. 

A really good workout would definitely lift this depression. I was told that by a friend and I do believe it - I tried it before and it worked! It's getting my lazy self up and getting started that is the problem. We will have sidewalks at our new place and I intend on getting out there and start walking at first then work my way to other forms of exercise. Eating the right foods will also help. I struggle with choosing healthy foods over nasty fattening ones. James gets excited about working out - I am a bad influence on him, if I could get motivated the whole family would join in. I need to start making it about all of us and not just myself.

Well friends please pray for this depression to leave me and for us to have motivation to get out there and exercise our bodies! Thanks,  Kelly ;)

Our New Home!!

This is our new home! We have officially signed all the papers and it is ours! The pictures are from the listing, so the decorations are that of the previous owner - we can't wait to get in there and make it our own. Buying a house is alot of stress - not fun at all! The stress will be worth it because the whole reason we bought another property was so our lives would have a little less stress - our other property is too much work! I never again want to worry about getting an acre of land mowed and cleaned up. We get to move in November 28, the sellers asked if they could stay until after Thanksgiving and of course we said yes. This weekend James, Jessie, & I went out and purchased all new appliances to update the kitchen and we will eventually replace the ceiling fans and some of the lighting. God has blessed us and we are very thankful to Him for making it possible for us to buy a home. We welcome all of our friends to come and visit us once we get settled in!

Well my weight loss is going slow, I have lost one more pound bringing my weight to 198 lbs. at least I am not gaining any. I can eat more than I should right now - last night for example I had half a cup of hot & sour soup, one crab rangoon, and about a cup of cashew chicken without rice. I should only be able to eat half that amount. The old me would have eaten two crab rangoon's, the entire cup of soup, and added rice to my  meal. December 1 is when I am scheduled to go back in for another fill. Once I have the fill I am hoping to drop a few more pounds. I am feeling pretty good these days I feel like I made the right choice getting this surgery - feeling good is important.

I want to share with you more about my faith in God. Sometimes I feel far away from Him and sometimes I feel He is very close. I know for sure He is always with me and when I feel the distance it's because I am not keeping in touch. I have been praying alot these days. Prayer is a very important part of my life, the Bible says to be in constant prayer:

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

New International Version (NIV)

 ¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray continually, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

My view of praying continually is to be in aware of your surroundings and when something arises pray - I pray all day, constantly asking for God to guide me and to help me make the right choices or to help those around me. I don't have to bow my head to pray I can do it anywhere at anytime in my head & heart - no one has to know when I am praying, that is between me & God's Holy Spirit that dwells in me. I pray for my family, friends, co-workers, and even strangers. I hope this is a reminder to all of my brothers and sister's in Christ that we should be asking for God's help. If you don't know God then I urge you to say that first and most important prayer - ask Jesus into your heart so you can start a relationship with Him. God sent His Son Jesus to pay for our sins and He paid for it with His life. If you need more information just ask me!! I would love to share my faith with you.

Thank you friends for visiting my blog! Kelly

ONEderland

Last weekend I reached 199 lbs!!! I am so excited to be out of the 200's. I am down 25 lbs and I am a third of the way to my goal. It feels really good to be getting some of this weight off. My knees are not hurting near as much as they were and I don't feel as tired as I used to. On some of the weight loss blogs they call it ONEderland when you reach the 100's - its kinda cute I guess. I am now in a size 16 pants and a size xl/1x blouse.

Today my lunch consisted of a bowl of chicken enchilada soup, tortilla chips & salsa, and two bites of salad.   I am eating more than I should right now. I called to get an appointment for another fill and there are no openings until December 1, and it makes me a little upset because I went through all of this and got the tool I need to get the weight off but can't use it because the lap band office does not have any openings. They are going to call me if they have any cancellations. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I really need the restriction so I can avoid overeating all of that yummy goodness.

James has been out of state for the last three weeks and we really do miss him! He should be home tomorrow night - the stress sometimes gets to me and with the lap band stress creates a weird feeling that is hard to describe. It feels like anxiety and tightness in the chest and these little bubbles travel up through my throat. Weird I know. I don't want to tell everyone all the reasons why I have been experiencing stress but it involves a life style change! I can share with yall next week exactly what is going on - some of you may know already and that's okay - letting God take control of our situation is hard to do but I am definitely trying and praying for things to get worked out. I need to learn to relax.

The picture above was taken two weeks after my surgery at a pumpkin patch in Michigan. We are one good looking family, lol! Thanks for your prayers and support, Kelly