tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post9040622293841091766..comments2024-03-12T04:14:24.306-05:00Comments on Classical Homemaking: From Fezzik to Buttercup: Another Weight Loss "Journey"? Inconceivable! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10004203870466008754noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-48553045192511335422018-08-29T10:42:12.212-05:002018-08-29T10:42:12.212-05:00Oh my Ms. Sarah this is FANTASTIC! I recently cha...Oh my Ms. Sarah this is FANTASTIC! I recently changed my blog url and deleted my google plus, so when trying to find all of the blogs that I've followed I found yours, and I've been catching up on your journey, and I wish I could just high five you after this one!!! This is my favorite post that you've ever written! And I have read a lot of your posts :)<br /> Also, I'm VERY interested in Trim Healthy Mama, but VERY intimidated by it! So you've given me the courage to go forward, read the book and try to make sense of it! Thanks for that!<br /> Also, I am restarting a journey that I started, and although it took a LONG time to just lose a little bit, I have chronicled just a tad. I'm determining to write about weight loss at least once a week, and call it "Weigh in Wednesday" and I would so love you to join me in that journey! If you like, I'm writing the post with a "never ending linky" so people can add their posts from the past and write every week. IF you would like! If not, I"ll just be following your journey here on your blog. I'm so excited for you, and I'll be praying for you as well!!! <br /><br />Linky is here (with my own personal story): http://www.ahomemakersheart.com/2018/08/the-return-of-weigh-in-wednesday-and-my.html Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105568545931059946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-28747678491081428462018-08-19T23:28:50.356-05:002018-08-19T23:28:50.356-05:00Hello Friend Sarah!
I finished my treatments thre...Hello Friend Sarah!<br /> I finished my treatments three weeks ago. Right now we are going through a financial crisis (on top of birthday season with three birthdays) that is preventing me from buying groceries. Not a big deal, but my condition has kept me from keeping the kitchen stocked. (Is that an excuse?) Anyhow, I am in survival mode in the kitchen right now. I plan to join you on the THM journey. Tee hee had to use the word. It cannot be any harder than the cancer "journey". Ugh. Hate that one. Anyhow, I'll pray for you. I hope to sew with you in September if you want to meet. I have lots of stuff on hand for projects. I want to make some lists and maybe even commit to sewing a bit every day in September since it's National Sewing Month. My email is lauraofharvestlane@gmail.com if you want to reply. <br />Hugs to you!<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-57047730153400785572018-08-19T23:24:45.319-05:002018-08-19T23:24:45.319-05:00You're blessed my friend!You're blessed my friend!<br />Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-17231570447577882342018-07-19T13:10:56.940-05:002018-07-19T13:10:56.940-05:00Wow, that is fabulous, Gail!! Thank you so much fo...Wow, that is fabulous, Gail!! Thank you so much for the encouragement. I can't wait to read your book!Sarah Collerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-82356085507148446932018-07-19T13:09:54.648-05:002018-07-19T13:09:54.648-05:00My Mom is fantastic! Such a beautiful and kind wom...My Mom is fantastic! Such a beautiful and kind woman!Sarah Collerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-20147854802027883042018-07-18T15:20:20.879-05:002018-07-18T15:20:20.879-05:00As a mom of adult children, I hope to be that kind...As a mom of adult children, I hope to be that kind of encourager to my daughters. You're blessed, Sarah. Not everyone has/had a mom like that. I'm one of them.Gail Griner Golden at Gail-Friends https://www.blogger.com/profile/07469105278094584005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-28770079864472337942018-07-18T15:14:39.910-05:002018-07-18T15:14:39.910-05:00I know your struggle, Sarah. I've had issues ...I know your struggle, Sarah. I've had issues with up and down weight loss all of my life. I admire you for being honest and I pray you meet your goals. Remember this one thing. If you fall down, get right back up. Don't listen to that devil that tells you it's not worth it. IT IS SO WORTH IT. My struggle is this: I lost 90 pounds, then gained back 45, but good news!! I've lost 30 over the last year. Here's a link to how I lost the weight. I call it The Chewing Tobacco Diet http://gailgolden.blogspot.com/2011/01/chewing-tobacco-diet.html And, by the way, remember I told you I was inspired by you to write the book I had on my heart? Well, I did it! Thank you for that inspiration. I'm going to send you a copy. Blessings to you and yours, and I'll be following your journey. Thanks for sharing it with your readers because we love you. Gail Griner Golden at Gail-Friends https://www.blogger.com/profile/07469105278094584005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-62989885239038818932018-07-13T06:18:01.851-05:002018-07-13T06:18:01.851-05:00I'm so glad you're here and following! We ...I'm so glad you're here and following! We can be an encouragement to one another. One important thing to remember is that even though your body size/weight is the thing that seems so glaring and obvious right now, it's just a teeny tiny representation of who you really are. Yes, we overweight ladies are partly defined as gluttonous overeaters! BUT---we are so much more defined as loved, cherished, redeemed, free and chainless children of God! If He has broken every chain, why are we grabbing them back up and binding ourselves? When we look differently at who we are, it gives us strength and motivation to walk in that freedom Christ gives us. Sarah Collerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-6775249369979176992018-07-13T06:13:47.940-05:002018-07-13T06:13:47.940-05:00Absolutely! The evening after I wrote this, I atte...Absolutely! The evening after I wrote this, I attended a mentor training at my church. One of the first things she said was that we need to give people an open window into our lives so they can learn from us. I had no problem with that for the longest time, but somewhere in there shame came along and closed the window! Ha!Sarah Collerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-22564488478491369162018-07-12T21:45:08.791-05:002018-07-12T21:45:08.791-05:00I am in the same boat as you, I also have some of ...I am in the same boat as you, I also have some of the same physical health issues. So proud of you for standing up and being truthful to us and yourself. I find it hard to look at myself sometimes knowing that I'm the one who over ate. Would love to follow along with you.tealadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233373939739704642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-1161984859885789312018-07-12T11:48:28.551-05:002018-07-12T11:48:28.551-05:00Love you so much and love your realness! We have t...Love you so much and love your realness! We have to share the struggles along with the successes if others are going to see God's work in our lives. If they are going to find hope for their own crosses. I have so much going on here and I have to overcome my food issues and heal my body if I'm going to be effective at pretty much anything and everything. We can overcome and let God be glorified in this, too.Audra Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520409864345551851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-75674650031997926012018-07-11T21:35:23.431-05:002018-07-11T21:35:23.431-05:00Thank you! I'm so glad to hear you're bein...Thank you! I'm so glad to hear you're being proactive, too. It's so important to be open and vulnerable. It's how we mentor and minister to one another!!Sarah Collerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-44709255373854038072018-07-11T21:33:44.527-05:002018-07-11T21:33:44.527-05:00See what I mean? Everyone needs a mom like this. See what I mean? Everyone needs a mom like this. Sarah Collerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207022145433487536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-79844904565419097262018-07-11T14:51:11.932-05:002018-07-11T14:51:11.932-05:00Sarah I know the struggle well. Praying for you! ...Sarah I know the struggle well. Praying for you! I recently decided to start counseling again after 17 years without it. It is with a Christian counselor and I am utilizing a health coach with our Christian health cost sharing company Medi-Share. The kids are growing up and I was feeling a lot of emotions about that (one of which was....I thought I would have more figured out about my health and life by now). Anyway, don't be afraid to be vulnerable and dig deep. I have had to do it too, while it is exhausting and at times painful it is so worth it because God is carrying me through and healing my heart and insecurities in ways only He can. Trim Healthy Mama is a great plan, I had good success on it. I have a whole new set of circumstances that has made me have to seek other options in addition to THM (autoimmune protocols etc). Hang in there, I applaud you for addressing this area in your life and being so raw and honest. Not easy to do! The Summerfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774063010285939279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553871403635498898.post-27003451776854880402018-07-11T13:54:19.597-05:002018-07-11T13:54:19.597-05:00Sarah, I am and always have been so proud of you! ...Sarah, I am and always have been so proud of you! You are over weight for your frame, but you are NOT lazy. You are always involved with good and productive things in your life. I know that you will finish this goal and I am excited to watch you on your "journey"! love from, your proud mother (not panicked)<br />christy virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323902280004271264noreply@blogger.com