Update of randomness

I doubt I have mentioned this before but I have a jewelry company. It's called Realm of Glitter. I had been slacking quite a bit since I left my job in December but recently got on the ball and started taking decent pictures and posting them on etsy. Here are a few examples:

Okay...so maybe that was more than a few. Sorry. :-/  I have a difficult time choosing.

Anyways...so these are some of the pictures of my jewelry that I have now posted on my etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/realmofglitter

And as soon as I get more money I can make new jewelry to take pictures of. 

On the weight loss front, things are going well though obviously not as fast as I'd like. Though probably more fast that I have any right to expect. I have lost about 30 lbs so far, and a total of 9 inches. (not just from my waist)

That feels good, it feels like progress. And the numbers aren't lying, even though I'm not seeing the results in myself. The primal living is going well. Though there was a brief period of cheating I have definitely gotten back on track. I have all of June and part of July's meals planned.

We are actually fasting every other day through June and possibly longer. It isn't as hard as I thought, though it has its moments. Like when I opened the refrigerator today and saw some delicious, bright red and very ripe strawberries. But I stayed strong, and I am determined. I can have a strawberry or two tomorrow if I want. 

I discovered that one of my weak points is that if I am facing temptation, sometimes I think that one little decision doesn't matter. So I'll have that Pepsi, or whatever it is. And then that makes it easier to cheat next time. So a new phrase that I'm telling myself is: Every decision makes a difference.

Because it does. 

Now have gone primal

Okay, So I know that I'm terrible and that I haven't been posting. Part of that is  because I kinda lost the website. (Stupid, I know) But a bigger part is more that I have just sort of forgot.

So, but update. I have now gone primal. What does this mean? Well, it's a complete lifestyle change. And for the first time I am actually sticking to it. Which feels great. It has now been over a week since I have had any pop, and I have been strict on this diet change. No more grains, no more legumes, no more sugar, no more processed food. 

It sounds intense, but honestly it's not bad, and I FEEL so much better. I cannot express that enough, even as I am going through the "carb flu" where I'm craving all those carbs, and I have some lovely other side effects (diarrhea, nausea, headache) my body just feels better that it did. Which sounds bizarre, I know. But I was always so completely tired and exhausted before, and never wanted to do anything. Except maybe sleep. I struggled getting up in the morning but typically managed between 9 and 10. Since a few days before making the change I have been up ever day before 8. I have had more energy, I've been getting exercise.

Oh, and in the past 2 weeks I have lost 20 lbs. 

WOOT!

First Blog

 This is me. My name is Crystal, I'm a Christian,  I'm 27, a newlywed and as you can tell, overweight. They have another word for it, many really. I'm obese. I cannot remember a time in my life when I have not been overweight. It has always been a struggle, and it has always affected my self-worth.
 As with many people I have often tried losing weight in a variety of different ways. I have never been successful. I always lose motivation, my self-discipline is too limited, there are a number of reasons and excuses. The end result is the same, I'm still fat.
 What I have never really tried though is uncovering the reasons behind why I over eat and under exercise. I have also never tried asking God for help. So that is what I'm doing. A RADICAL makeover. And this will be my journal through this journey of discovery of God, and self, and ultimately healing.
 I'll share things here about myself and my life. But for now, this is my first entry.