no exercise today and no way to really keep up with what I ate.
I ate within my allowable foods but portion amounts was eyeballed and I just could not keep it all in my head. Rough estimate. 1300 to 1500 calories for today.
I did walk slowly for about 4 hours at the festival and I walked for 10 minutes ver fast trying to keep up with the train that was carrying my grandson. child sized train, pulled by a tractor. I am such an over protective grandmom and I was afraid he would fall out the side of the boxcar. I know that sounds silly. lol
That was all of my day, tomorrow I go to church. I love going to church and David said he was glad when they said let us go to the house of the Lord. Thats me. The Lord gave me a wonderful gift when He gave to me salvation. He brought me from a dark and lonely place to a place of light and joy and full of glory.
Good night everyone
God bless
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
185.0/weights/stretching/walk/
calories for today-1445
pedometer steps 11967
walking -90 minutes
floor exercises and stretching-25 minutes
dumbells excercises 3 pound weights-25 minutes
It will be Monday when I get to exercise again-tomorrow I will be helping my daughter at her church. They are having a fall festival and her husband has to work so she will need me to help with her son at the festival. I would love spending time with him and and my dd. but mostly I need to help her watch him because they are expecting over a thousand people there. It is a big church, also it is open to anyone that wants to come not just the church members.
I love doing stretching, I am glad that I remembered that I needed to incorporate them in my routine. I probably got out of the habit of stretching when I had my operation and of course it took so long for me to be released by the dr. to even do slow walks. Then it took about 3 more months for me to be able to do the dumbbells. Nothing else been going on here.
sleep well
God bless
pedometer steps 11967
walking -90 minutes
floor exercises and stretching-25 minutes
dumbells excercises 3 pound weights-25 minutes
It will be Monday when I get to exercise again-tomorrow I will be helping my daughter at her church. They are having a fall festival and her husband has to work so she will need me to help with her son at the festival. I would love spending time with him and and my dd. but mostly I need to help her watch him because they are expecting over a thousand people there. It is a big church, also it is open to anyone that wants to come not just the church members.
I love doing stretching, I am glad that I remembered that I needed to incorporate them in my routine. I probably got out of the habit of stretching when I had my operation and of course it took so long for me to be released by the dr. to even do slow walks. Then it took about 3 more months for me to be able to do the dumbbells. Nothing else been going on here.
sleep well
God bless
Thursday, October 28, 2010
186.2/weights/arobics/walk/contest/death in church, coffee
My weight is still higher than it was before I ate the chinese food. I am so sorry I went out with dh. Next time I will say no. no NO. I hope I say no
pedometer steps was10849
calories for today was 1320
exercise was
25 minutes hand weights
30 minutes walking
65 minutes leslie sansonne 5 mile advanced walk at home dvd
I am really trying to lose that chinese weight, I really think it is the sodium in it.
Today I received notification that I had won a 50 dollar amazon gift card for a survey that I took. That is a first -----I don
t think I have ever won a prize. I love taking furveys and I take several a day, usually just for points and I use them to get Christmas gifts for my children and grandchildren. I am still excited about winning the money.
We had another death in our church. I am going to have to make more deviled eggs and more brownies for the visitation. He wianted to be buried on Sunday and that probably means that our church will be closed for Sunday night. That is alright I want to go to another church and hear The Sycamore Singers. They are wonderful singers.
My precious daughter bought me some creamers for my coffee. I love them I love kicking back with a delicious cup of flavored creamers. Since I don't eat a lot of things now(mainly flour items like cakes cookies and candy)because of my allergies,)it is hard for me to find treat foods. I know coffee is not a food but it is a wonderful treat with all of the flavors they have out there for the coffee.
I watched Scared Shrekless tonight. I am almost ashamed that I sat here and watched it and did not even have a child here. But it was a cute little story. I really like Shrek and I like Ice Age. I quess I am still a kid at heart. A really really BIG kid, lololololololo
Sleep well everyone
God bless
pedometer steps was10849
calories for today was 1320
exercise was
25 minutes hand weights
30 minutes walking
65 minutes leslie sansonne 5 mile advanced walk at home dvd
I am really trying to lose that chinese weight, I really think it is the sodium in it.
Today I received notification that I had won a 50 dollar amazon gift card for a survey that I took. That is a first -----I don
t think I have ever won a prize. I love taking furveys and I take several a day, usually just for points and I use them to get Christmas gifts for my children and grandchildren. I am still excited about winning the money.
We had another death in our church. I am going to have to make more deviled eggs and more brownies for the visitation. He wianted to be buried on Sunday and that probably means that our church will be closed for Sunday night. That is alright I want to go to another church and hear The Sycamore Singers. They are wonderful singers.
My precious daughter bought me some creamers for my coffee. I love them I love kicking back with a delicious cup of flavored creamers. Since I don't eat a lot of things now(mainly flour items like cakes cookies and candy)because of my allergies,)it is hard for me to find treat foods. I know coffee is not a food but it is a wonderful treat with all of the flavors they have out there for the coffee.
I watched Scared Shrekless tonight. I am almost ashamed that I sat here and watched it and did not even have a child here. But it was a cute little story. I really like Shrek and I like Ice Age. I quess I am still a kid at heart. A really really BIG kid, lololololololo
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
186,2/weights/deviled eggs/brownies/ walk/deer
calories for today 1420
pedometer steps 11426
My weight is still up because of the chinese food I ate on Sunday. This happens every time I eat chinese. I sure hope I can say NO the next time hubby says lets go get chinese Some foods I find it very hard to resist, and chinese food is one of them. My weakness.
I woke this morning and decided that I am going to start using my hand weights again. I exercised with my 3 pound weights for 25 minutes then I went for a walk down the fire trail. I love to walk through there but today will be my last time for a while. The hunters shot a deer and left the deer on the side of the ditch about 10 feet from the trail that I walk. It was beginning to smell bad and I know by tomorrow it will really be smelling even worse. I do not have anything against hunters. Deer meat is healthier than beef and it is free. But I do have a problem with hunters just shooting the animal and taking his antlers and leaving the animal there. I think that is the reason that he was shot because the top of his head was cut open.
We had a funeral today for someone that was related to a church member. Our church provided a meal for the family of the deceased. I fixed deviled eggs and brownies. I can eat deviled eggs so I made a a few extra for my dh and me. I can not eat the brownies. I got a little of the batter on my finger and I almost stuck my finger in my mouth BUT instead I rinsed it off. I was very proud of myself. I know that had I stuck even that little bit in my mouth then I would have eaten more and more. Yeah ME
Have a good night everyopne
God bless
pedometer steps 11426
My weight is still up because of the chinese food I ate on Sunday. This happens every time I eat chinese. I sure hope I can say NO the next time hubby says lets go get chinese Some foods I find it very hard to resist, and chinese food is one of them. My weakness.
I woke this morning and decided that I am going to start using my hand weights again. I exercised with my 3 pound weights for 25 minutes then I went for a walk down the fire trail. I love to walk through there but today will be my last time for a while. The hunters shot a deer and left the deer on the side of the ditch about 10 feet from the trail that I walk. It was beginning to smell bad and I know by tomorrow it will really be smelling even worse. I do not have anything against hunters. Deer meat is healthier than beef and it is free. But I do have a problem with hunters just shooting the animal and taking his antlers and leaving the animal there. I think that is the reason that he was shot because the top of his head was cut open.
We had a funeral today for someone that was related to a church member. Our church provided a meal for the family of the deceased. I fixed deviled eggs and brownies. I can eat deviled eggs so I made a a few extra for my dh and me. I can not eat the brownies. I got a little of the batter on my finger and I almost stuck my finger in my mouth BUT instead I rinsed it off. I was very proud of myself. I know that had I stuck even that little bit in my mouth then I would have eaten more and more. Yeah ME
Have a good night everyopne
God bless
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
All right cover your ears while I scream
I go out for chinese knowing that it will put weight on me I don't mean just a few pounds...... This happens every time, I eat moderately even putting vegetables on the plate and trying to go light on the meat and of course I can not have anything with sauce on it or fried stuff. But even though I tried to keep it moderate I still gained 5 pounds. IT is destressing to me .
It usually takes me several days to get my system back to normal. Scream and scream again.
Went to a revival tonight, and that was a good message but the evangelist was way too long winded. He preached for 70 minutes.
A relative of one of my churchs members died yesterday. Dh and I went to the visitation and that poor woman was just heart broken. Mothers should not have to bury their children. The mother was 87 and the son was in his 60's. I kissed her and hugged her and told her I was praying for her and her family. It was just too sad.
sleep well everyone
God bless
It usually takes me several days to get my system back to normal. Scream and scream again.
Went to a revival tonight, and that was a good message but the evangelist was way too long winded. He preached for 70 minutes.
A relative of one of my churchs members died yesterday. Dh and I went to the visitation and that poor woman was just heart broken. Mothers should not have to bury their children. The mother was 87 and the son was in his 60's. I kissed her and hugged her and told her I was praying for her and her family. It was just too sad.
sleep well everyone
God bless
Sunday, October 24, 2010
184.4/sister/mama/church/chinese food/revival
My weight is going down a little at the time. However after today it will probably go up a few pounds. I ate chinese food and that always adds a few pounds to me. I think it is the sodium in the food. Now I know that I love chinese food and I always eat more than I should . But I eat it early in the day right after church and then I do not eat anything else the reest of the day so really I should not gain but a couple of pounds, But usually I gain 5 plus pounds and I think it is the sodium and it makes me hold on to water and I get so thirsty and that is what put the scales numbers up a lot. But I am trying today not to drink so much water. Maybe it wil only be a pound or two. I know why it is there and I know that in a few days the weight will go back to normal. But it is distressing to me to see a higher number when I have worked so hard to get the number down.
Tomorrow I will do some extra exercise I will walk two times and I want to push my grasscatcher around my yard. I hate to rake plus it makes my sciatic nerve act up and my leg goes numb. I can push my mower around my yard for hours and all it does to me is make me sweat a lot but if I rake I can only do it about 15 minutes and then my leg gets so uncomfortable that I can't keep it up.
We had a visiting preacher this morning and while he had a good message, There is a time for each of us.
It was taken from the verse "a time to live and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to harvest" etc. IT really was a good message with the jist of it being that we have all been given a time and we need to make sure that we spend it in love to our Lord and family and friends. He had a good message and then he spent half of his time talking about where he had been where he had preached and about his family. I know I should not complain, but really I did not know him and I was not that interested in other churches that he had preached at. I mean he was not trying to get to a point he was just saying it.
Sister called me first thing this morning and she had talked to mama and mama had just about blessed her out because sister asked mama if everything was alright. The situation is getting worse and worse. I think with mamas mind going so fast, she really needs to be in a nursing home.; Christian brother is coming soon and he will assess the situation. I still think unsaved brother is trying to take everything he can from mama and when he has taken it all then he will leave.
Tonight we wenet to hear a 17 yr.old evangelist. He was saved when he was just 6 years old. Satan tried to kill him when he was in the womb, and again when he was starting kindergarten. But God had His hand on this young boy and he did not succeed. We had a wonderful service tonight and I hope Iget to go tomorrow night.
It will depend on how tired dh is and if he gets off from work early enough.
Thats it for tonight
Sleep well and God bless each of you
Tomorrow I will do some extra exercise I will walk two times and I want to push my grasscatcher around my yard. I hate to rake plus it makes my sciatic nerve act up and my leg goes numb. I can push my mower around my yard for hours and all it does to me is make me sweat a lot but if I rake I can only do it about 15 minutes and then my leg gets so uncomfortable that I can't keep it up.
We had a visiting preacher this morning and while he had a good message, There is a time for each of us.
It was taken from the verse "a time to live and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to harvest" etc. IT really was a good message with the jist of it being that we have all been given a time and we need to make sure that we spend it in love to our Lord and family and friends. He had a good message and then he spent half of his time talking about where he had been where he had preached and about his family. I know I should not complain, but really I did not know him and I was not that interested in other churches that he had preached at. I mean he was not trying to get to a point he was just saying it.
Sister called me first thing this morning and she had talked to mama and mama had just about blessed her out because sister asked mama if everything was alright. The situation is getting worse and worse. I think with mamas mind going so fast, she really needs to be in a nursing home.; Christian brother is coming soon and he will assess the situation. I still think unsaved brother is trying to take everything he can from mama and when he has taken it all then he will leave.
Tonight we wenet to hear a 17 yr.old evangelist. He was saved when he was just 6 years old. Satan tried to kill him when he was in the womb, and again when he was starting kindergarten. But God had His hand on this young boy and he did not succeed. We had a wonderful service tonight and I hope Iget to go tomorrow night.
It will depend on how tired dh is and if he gets off from work early enough.
Thats it for tonight
Sleep well and God bless each of you
Saturday, October 23, 2010
clothing giveaway/baby/laundry/eating/diet/exercise
I did not keep up with calories today, so much going on and I started feeling so tired and just wrung out.
I did get in a bit of walking and my pedometer steps was5494. I think that was pretty good for the little bit of time that I actually spent on my feet.
This morning dh and I went to a local church for a clothing giveaway and swap. I took a huge bag of clothes to donate, some from my grandson, and some from dh and some from me. I also had some things that were given to me. Some of those were way toooooo big and some were not my type of clothes and some were toooooo little. When I took the clothes in I looked around and I picked up for myself about 8 pullover tops and several dress tops several pairs of pants and a few silky chinese looking robes. I also got about 6 towels that were in very good condition and a set of sheets and a few shirts for my grandson.
Dh and I gave so much things because we know that there are people in that city that are living in tents and in cars. The econonmy is terrible and people are hungry and need clothes and shoes . We never expected to leave with so much stuff. I have lost so much weight that my clothes were beginning to just hang on me. We gould not afford for me to replace my clothes so I was still wearing them. NOW God has blessed us and next month we can take in some of the things that are too big for me.
Dh also got some work shirts, You see when you give God gives back to you. God sees our needs and He provides. We are so blessed by His love and grace and His forgiveness.
On the way back home we stopped at our dds house and picked up the baby and brought him back to our house. I sure do enjoy him being here. My mom did not want anything to do with her grandchildren, I never could understand it. I understand it even less now that I have my own grandchildren---they are the smile on my face. Even though I still feel a little weak from the bladder infection, I played a good deal with grandson. But I only got on the floor with him one time. It was a pain trying to get up and I made sure I did not do that again.
I did not have much of an appetite today. I ate a fairly healthy lunch , and then I did not want anything to eat for my dinner. I only ate a little blueberries for a midafternoon snack. Usually I can eat no matter how bad I feel. But for soem reason today my appetite was gone completely.
Thats it
Sleep well everyone
God bless
I did get in a bit of walking and my pedometer steps was5494. I think that was pretty good for the little bit of time that I actually spent on my feet.
This morning dh and I went to a local church for a clothing giveaway and swap. I took a huge bag of clothes to donate, some from my grandson, and some from dh and some from me. I also had some things that were given to me. Some of those were way toooooo big and some were not my type of clothes and some were toooooo little. When I took the clothes in I looked around and I picked up for myself about 8 pullover tops and several dress tops several pairs of pants and a few silky chinese looking robes. I also got about 6 towels that were in very good condition and a set of sheets and a few shirts for my grandson.
Dh and I gave so much things because we know that there are people in that city that are living in tents and in cars. The econonmy is terrible and people are hungry and need clothes and shoes . We never expected to leave with so much stuff. I have lost so much weight that my clothes were beginning to just hang on me. We gould not afford for me to replace my clothes so I was still wearing them. NOW God has blessed us and next month we can take in some of the things that are too big for me.
Dh also got some work shirts, You see when you give God gives back to you. God sees our needs and He provides. We are so blessed by His love and grace and His forgiveness.
On the way back home we stopped at our dds house and picked up the baby and brought him back to our house. I sure do enjoy him being here. My mom did not want anything to do with her grandchildren, I never could understand it. I understand it even less now that I have my own grandchildren---they are the smile on my face. Even though I still feel a little weak from the bladder infection, I played a good deal with grandson. But I only got on the floor with him one time. It was a pain trying to get up and I made sure I did not do that again.
I did not have much of an appetite today. I ate a fairly healthy lunch , and then I did not want anything to eat for my dinner. I only ate a little blueberries for a midafternoon snack. Usually I can eat no matter how bad I feel. But for soem reason today my appetite was gone completely.
Thats it
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Friday, October 22, 2010
185.4/dream/walk/iron/bladder infection/couriers
pedometer steps for today was 9344
calories was more than i should have had
WHY why why do I want to eat when I feel bad. I am the proud owner of a bladder infection. I caught it early and I am sure I can handle it with cranberry juice. I just feel kind of run down and my lower tummy aches. I know that is what it is cause I have had this before. Actually I had never had it before I had a hysterecomy. I wonder if there is a connection. Anyway i have wanted to eat all day long. I really did eat more than I should have but the good part is I ate apple sauce, (homemade of course) and grapes and broccoli. I made wise choices, I just felt so out of control.
I woke this morning and it was like a gun went off beside my bed. And instantly I felt like something bad was coming. I really think it is coming I think my brother is going to steal everything mom has saved up. I think he will take it and run. He is totally unethical. I started praying time as I realized something had woke me. I asked God to take care of mom and to give us all peace over the situation. He has mom so confused and he manipulates her into anything he wants.
I went walking today. I saw squirrels and birds and butterflys. It was a perfect day to go walking through the woods.
When I got back I finished my laundry and hung them up to dry. I love hanging my clothes up. They smell good and it save a little electricity. Plus it gives me some extra exercise.. I said in yesterdays blog that every movement adds up.
Then I ironed, it took me about an hour to get all the ironing down. I am not fond of ironing but again it is extra movement. And even though most of our clothes don't specifically need to be ironed I just feel our church clothes need to look as good as possible.
In two weeks my favorite Christian group is going to be in the area. The singing Couriers out of Bennetsville.
They are like family to me. What make them so special is that they live what they sing about. They love the Lord and singing is their ministry. I am looking forward to their singing.
That is it for today.
Sleep well
God bless
calories was more than i should have had
WHY why why do I want to eat when I feel bad. I am the proud owner of a bladder infection. I caught it early and I am sure I can handle it with cranberry juice. I just feel kind of run down and my lower tummy aches. I know that is what it is cause I have had this before. Actually I had never had it before I had a hysterecomy. I wonder if there is a connection. Anyway i have wanted to eat all day long. I really did eat more than I should have but the good part is I ate apple sauce, (homemade of course) and grapes and broccoli. I made wise choices, I just felt so out of control.
I woke this morning and it was like a gun went off beside my bed. And instantly I felt like something bad was coming. I really think it is coming I think my brother is going to steal everything mom has saved up. I think he will take it and run. He is totally unethical. I started praying time as I realized something had woke me. I asked God to take care of mom and to give us all peace over the situation. He has mom so confused and he manipulates her into anything he wants.
I went walking today. I saw squirrels and birds and butterflys. It was a perfect day to go walking through the woods.
When I got back I finished my laundry and hung them up to dry. I love hanging my clothes up. They smell good and it save a little electricity. Plus it gives me some extra exercise.. I said in yesterdays blog that every movement adds up.
Then I ironed, it took me about an hour to get all the ironing down. I am not fond of ironing but again it is extra movement. And even though most of our clothes don't specifically need to be ironed I just feel our church clothes need to look as good as possible.
In two weeks my favorite Christian group is going to be in the area. The singing Couriers out of Bennetsville.
They are like family to me. What make them so special is that they live what they sing about. They love the Lord and singing is their ministry. I am looking forward to their singing.
That is it for today.
Sleep well
God bless
Thursday, October 21, 2010
185.4/baby/bacon chicken/skin so soft/food
ok my weight just goes up down up down only a few ounces but still, I want it to go in the down way every day.
I did not exercise because baby was here again but the good news is I did get in 6264 steps today. Son in law came last night and took baby home/ He and dd were both hoping that baby would feel better and they could send him to kindergarten today. BUT no such luck, he still ran a feverand so he came back to me this morning. I had a lot of laundry to do and I worked in the house and I took care of the baby so the steps mounted.
Iworked at curves for about 6 months once. I learned a lot of things but one of the main things I learned was you burn more calories when your muscles is well trained. When you exercise you build muscle and then when you move even cleaning house you burn even more calories than you would if you were not building your muscle. I did not say that very good, but basically every movement counts, so I try to move a lot.
I tried a new recipe today and it was delicious, it is bacon chicken
Here is the recipe
Bacon Chicken
6 slices of bacon
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon olive oil
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 onion chopped
1 Tablespoon garlic powder or flakes
1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp pepper (or to taste)
1 and 1/2 cups shredded chedder cheese
1 Cook bacon in 12 inch shillet until crisp
2 crumble bacon and set aside
3 Pour bacon grease out of pan and discard, do not wipe or wash pan
4 Add butter and Olive oil to pan
5 Saute Chicken breasts in the mixture over medium heat turning once, until chicken breasts are done maybe eight to ten minutes
6 Place chicken in baking pan
7 Cook onion and garlic in drippings that are in the skillet cook until onion is softened. Stir in salt pepper and crumbled bacon
8 Spoon mixture over chicken breasts and sprinkle with cheese
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
This is yummy and I know that it is a little higher in calories but it is doable if I do not over doable (lol).
When son in law came and got the baby (he is much better now and I finally got him to eat 1 strip of bacon I wiped all the grease off of it, and a little grits and cheese. Not much but at least it was something) I took a skin so soft bath, what luxury to be in that huge garden tub with that sweet scent coming around me. Now my skin feels so soft and I love the scent. I love being able to do something special for me and taking a long luxurious bath always makes me feel like a queen. When I finish here I have to go back to being Cinderella before she met her prince charming, and clean my kitchen. But I did love my few minutes.
My food for today, not in any particular order
veggie omelet
collards
black eyed peas
broccoli
carrots
celery
chicken
blueberries
homemade applesauce
My calories were close to 1500. My exercise had to be put on a shelf this week because of the baby being here. That is all right.,,, grandma's are supposed to be there for there grandchildren. Tomorrow I will get back into it. I will walk probably around 9 am and then again around noon. I love it when I get to do an extra walk. Dh is tearing out a kitchen for someone this week and he is so exhausted each day that I have not nagged him about exercising with me. He is probably getting plenty of exercise.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
I did not exercise because baby was here again but the good news is I did get in 6264 steps today. Son in law came last night and took baby home/ He and dd were both hoping that baby would feel better and they could send him to kindergarten today. BUT no such luck, he still ran a feverand so he came back to me this morning. I had a lot of laundry to do and I worked in the house and I took care of the baby so the steps mounted.
Iworked at curves for about 6 months once. I learned a lot of things but one of the main things I learned was you burn more calories when your muscles is well trained. When you exercise you build muscle and then when you move even cleaning house you burn even more calories than you would if you were not building your muscle. I did not say that very good, but basically every movement counts, so I try to move a lot.
I tried a new recipe today and it was delicious, it is bacon chicken
Here is the recipe
Bacon Chicken
6 slices of bacon
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon olive oil
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 onion chopped
1 Tablespoon garlic powder or flakes
1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp pepper (or to taste)
1 and 1/2 cups shredded chedder cheese
1 Cook bacon in 12 inch shillet until crisp
2 crumble bacon and set aside
3 Pour bacon grease out of pan and discard, do not wipe or wash pan
4 Add butter and Olive oil to pan
5 Saute Chicken breasts in the mixture over medium heat turning once, until chicken breasts are done maybe eight to ten minutes
6 Place chicken in baking pan
7 Cook onion and garlic in drippings that are in the skillet cook until onion is softened. Stir in salt pepper and crumbled bacon
8 Spoon mixture over chicken breasts and sprinkle with cheese
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
This is yummy and I know that it is a little higher in calories but it is doable if I do not over doable (lol).
When son in law came and got the baby (he is much better now and I finally got him to eat 1 strip of bacon I wiped all the grease off of it, and a little grits and cheese. Not much but at least it was something) I took a skin so soft bath, what luxury to be in that huge garden tub with that sweet scent coming around me. Now my skin feels so soft and I love the scent. I love being able to do something special for me and taking a long luxurious bath always makes me feel like a queen. When I finish here I have to go back to being Cinderella before she met her prince charming, and clean my kitchen. But I did love my few minutes.
My food for today, not in any particular order
veggie omelet
collards
black eyed peas
broccoli
carrots
celery
chicken
blueberries
homemade applesauce
My calories were close to 1500. My exercise had to be put on a shelf this week because of the baby being here. That is all right.,,, grandma's are supposed to be there for there grandchildren. Tomorrow I will get back into it. I will walk probably around 9 am and then again around noon. I love it when I get to do an extra walk. Dh is tearing out a kitchen for someone this week and he is so exhausted each day that I have not nagged him about exercising with me. He is probably getting plenty of exercise.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
184.4,baby, walk, church?, what is on tonight?
calories was about 1600 just a rough estimate, I ate healthy, vegetables and homemade applesauce, but when I went walking I took a few (8) wethers with me. They are so good the are almost addictive. Someone remind me not to have them in my house anymore. Or someone slap my hand when I reach for them...... My dd bought them for dh and me and I really appreciate her doing that for us but dh has diaabeties and I just love them way more than I should . It is almost impossible for me not to eat them when they are in the house.
I had the baby this morning and he is sstill sick. Still running a 103 temp, still not eating and still hurting in his legs and hips and head and this morning he started complaing about being dizzy. DD did take him to the dr. and the dr. said it was infections in his head and sinus. Dr. said for him to gargle with hot salt water. I think it is time to get a new dr. Who ever heard of a 5 year old gargling. He will probably swallow more of that salt than he can handle and then he will just start throwing up again.
Dh and I dicided not to go to church tonight. His knees are hurting and swollen and for the first time in 7 yrs. I simply could not muster any joy in going to church. I think that it is because of the preacher. When you go to church and then miss for several weeks and the preacher does not even call to find out if you are sick then he is not the best pastor . That is what happened with my mom. I finally called him and told him that my mom was hurt that he did not even call to find out how she was. So he called her and talked to her for all of 2 minutes and did not even pray with her. Just said he had to go and he hung up. My mom is old she is 84 and has had several strokes and her mind is beginning to lose it's grip on real time. How hard would it have been to just spend a a little while talking to her and then praying with her..... She has been going to that church for 30 some years.
I wonder what is on tv tonight. I have gotten to the point that I will not look at shows with profanity or sexual innuindos. That means that there is very little on tv that I will watch. Most of the time dh and I watch shows using the analog box. There is a channel called This and it shows older shows and that is what we watch. IT is clean and I am comfortable with the baby being in here with me when I watch tv. I wish there was more clean family type shows to watch.
Have a good night everyone
God bless
I had the baby this morning and he is sstill sick. Still running a 103 temp, still not eating and still hurting in his legs and hips and head and this morning he started complaing about being dizzy. DD did take him to the dr. and the dr. said it was infections in his head and sinus. Dr. said for him to gargle with hot salt water. I think it is time to get a new dr. Who ever heard of a 5 year old gargling. He will probably swallow more of that salt than he can handle and then he will just start throwing up again.
Dh and I dicided not to go to church tonight. His knees are hurting and swollen and for the first time in 7 yrs. I simply could not muster any joy in going to church. I think that it is because of the preacher. When you go to church and then miss for several weeks and the preacher does not even call to find out if you are sick then he is not the best pastor . That is what happened with my mom. I finally called him and told him that my mom was hurt that he did not even call to find out how she was. So he called her and talked to her for all of 2 minutes and did not even pray with her. Just said he had to go and he hung up. My mom is old she is 84 and has had several strokes and her mind is beginning to lose it's grip on real time. How hard would it have been to just spend a a little while talking to her and then praying with her..... She has been going to that church for 30 some years.
I wonder what is on tv tonight. I have gotten to the point that I will not look at shows with profanity or sexual innuindos. That means that there is very little on tv that I will watch. Most of the time dh and I watch shows using the analog box. There is a channel called This and it shows older shows and that is what we watch. IT is clean and I am comfortable with the baby being in here with me when I watch tv. I wish there was more clean family type shows to watch.
Have a good night everyone
God bless
aMy NiCoLe
One of the blogs I follow is by aMy NiCoLe . Today I was reading her blog and I wanted to leave a comment. I tried every way I could to get the comment box to appear and I could not. I don't have a lot of computer knowledge but all I usually have to do is click where it says comment. Anyway Amy if you see this just know that I enjoy your blog and I am sorry I could not leave a comment for you.
God bless
God bless
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
185.8. weight up. mama. baby. dd
I don't know why my weight has gone up , I mean it is not olike I have been eating wildly or wanything. I have been eating pretty much the same way. And I no longer have periods so I can't bleme the weight gain on that. Just don't have a clue. But I know that I have been eating healthy and moderately so I refuse to stress myself over a gain of almost 3 pounds.
I have been past menapause since '99 and I had a hysterectomy in 2008. Maybe the weight gain is just water gain. I have not been able to drink my cold water first thing in the morning since Friday. You just don't fill up with water when you have to go somewhere. If you do you will spend all your time going to the bathroom/
The baby has been here since Sunday and he is sick. He has been throwing up and running a fever of 103 degrees. He was a little better today but the fever still spiked twice. Dd called the pediatrician today and told him but the dr. said to give it one more day. He has not thrown up since 4 this morning. Maybe it is running its course. I hope so I hate seeing him sick. I had knowing that he is so nauseated that he can not eat. He has had less than 1/4 cup of soup in two days.
Well my brother came back and just hornswoggled mama into letting him come back to her house. I fear that he is so dishonorable that he is going to just take the little bit of money that she has managed to save. He has no ethics and I warned mama about him, but he told her again for the 10th time that he would change, He would not act that way anymore. I do not believe him at all. He is a liar, and the truth is not in him. I think he would lie just to be lying. \\
That is a quick rundown on my day.
I sure hope everyone out there had a wonderful day
God bless
I have been past menapause since '99 and I had a hysterectomy in 2008. Maybe the weight gain is just water gain. I have not been able to drink my cold water first thing in the morning since Friday. You just don't fill up with water when you have to go somewhere. If you do you will spend all your time going to the bathroom/
The baby has been here since Sunday and he is sick. He has been throwing up and running a fever of 103 degrees. He was a little better today but the fever still spiked twice. Dd called the pediatrician today and told him but the dr. said to give it one more day. He has not thrown up since 4 this morning. Maybe it is running its course. I hope so I hate seeing him sick. I had knowing that he is so nauseated that he can not eat. He has had less than 1/4 cup of soup in two days.
Well my brother came back and just hornswoggled mama into letting him come back to her house. I fear that he is so dishonorable that he is going to just take the little bit of money that she has managed to save. He has no ethics and I warned mama about him, but he told her again for the 10th time that he would change, He would not act that way anymore. I do not believe him at all. He is a liar, and the truth is not in him. I think he would lie just to be lying. \\
That is a quick rundown on my day.
I sure hope everyone out there had a wonderful day
God bless
Sunday, October 17, 2010
183.4-grandbaby-church, mama, sister, dd, singing
Did not keep up with food nor did I exercise. IT's Sunday you know -------that is God's day and is to be used for glorifying our Lord.
The grandbaby spent the night and he slept with me, he slept with his little feet pressed against my back. I tried to slide away from him but his little foot went with me when I moved over. I decided to let him sleep like that. After all soon he will be to big to sleep with grandma and I will miss his tiny feet against me. I loved it when my children were small, I had a lot of patience with them. It was only when they got older that I began losoing patience with them. I felt that you should be able to see consequences for your actions. I feel the same with the grandchildren.
Went to church this morning, and only stayed for sunday school. Sisters church had a homecoming and since mom was there then she needed me to hurry to her house so I could sit with Mom. I did that and mom and I talked a good deal . I think she is getting depressed about not being able to stay in her own house but you know she has had a major stroke and several minor strokes. She isjust to frail to be by herself for any extended period of time. I said I would stay with her as much as I could but she is so confused she does not see how that will work out. We can make it work . but mom is stuck in her ways and her mind is not as flexable as it used to be.
DD came for baby about 4:30 and then dh and I went to hear the Singing revelations. The same singers sthat we heard last night. Man they were on fire tonight. The Holy Ghost fell and it was such a beautiful service. I am so glad that we were there. I was blessed mightily. Anyone that did not get a blessing, cheated themselves because it was there for everyone.
That was my day
Sleep well everyone
God bless and keep you
The grandbaby spent the night and he slept with me, he slept with his little feet pressed against my back. I tried to slide away from him but his little foot went with me when I moved over. I decided to let him sleep like that. After all soon he will be to big to sleep with grandma and I will miss his tiny feet against me. I loved it when my children were small, I had a lot of patience with them. It was only when they got older that I began losoing patience with them. I felt that you should be able to see consequences for your actions. I feel the same with the grandchildren.
Went to church this morning, and only stayed for sunday school. Sisters church had a homecoming and since mom was there then she needed me to hurry to her house so I could sit with Mom. I did that and mom and I talked a good deal . I think she is getting depressed about not being able to stay in her own house but you know she has had a major stroke and several minor strokes. She isjust to frail to be by herself for any extended period of time. I said I would stay with her as much as I could but she is so confused she does not see how that will work out. We can make it work . but mom is stuck in her ways and her mind is not as flexable as it used to be.
DD came for baby about 4:30 and then dh and I went to hear the Singing revelations. The same singers sthat we heard last night. Man they were on fire tonight. The Holy Ghost fell and it was such a beautiful service. I am so glad that we were there. I was blessed mightily. Anyone that did not get a blessing, cheated themselves because it was there for everyone.
That was my day
Sleep well everyone
God bless and keep you
Saturday, October 16, 2010
184.0,parenting class, baby, singing
calories was 1365
I did not keep up with the steps because I went to the parenting class this morning. We both got our cirtficate for completing the sixteen hours required by dss. Next we have to start fixing the small things around our house. We need to put down some fresh carpet and paint the childs room. I am hoping to paint the room a sunny yellow. That color can go for a boy or a girl.
When we left ther we went and picked up the grandson. It is such a pleasure to have him here. BUT his daddy has taught him a song. Something about whiskey makes his woman frisky / I told him not to sing that cause it is nasty and he said his daddy sings it. It told him he would have to go back home if he continued to sing it. So he stopped but it seems kinda slack to teach a five year old to sing a whiskey drinking song. And teaching him to have a frisky woman is a little trashy.
Tonight we went to a church near here and we heard "Virginia and the singing revelations" We had a very good timeand tomorrow night we are going to another church and hear them again. They are that good. If I did not have to help teach SS tomorrow I would opt to go hear them in the morning also. YEP they really are that good. They love the Lord and it shows in every song they sing.
Today I had
a little left over baked potatoe
a little left over chicken
steamed veggies
berries
sweet peas
okra
carrot
I think there was something else but I can't remember. \]
Baby is coughing really bad but he said his throat was not hurting and he is not running a fever. maybe he has sinus trouble like I do. Maybe it is just a little drainage that is making him cough.
I pray that he will be alright.
Sleep well everyone
and God bless you.
I did not keep up with the steps because I went to the parenting class this morning. We both got our cirtficate for completing the sixteen hours required by dss. Next we have to start fixing the small things around our house. We need to put down some fresh carpet and paint the childs room. I am hoping to paint the room a sunny yellow. That color can go for a boy or a girl.
When we left ther we went and picked up the grandson. It is such a pleasure to have him here. BUT his daddy has taught him a song. Something about whiskey makes his woman frisky / I told him not to sing that cause it is nasty and he said his daddy sings it. It told him he would have to go back home if he continued to sing it. So he stopped but it seems kinda slack to teach a five year old to sing a whiskey drinking song. And teaching him to have a frisky woman is a little trashy.
Tonight we went to a church near here and we heard "Virginia and the singing revelations" We had a very good timeand tomorrow night we are going to another church and hear them again. They are that good. If I did not have to help teach SS tomorrow I would opt to go hear them in the morning also. YEP they really are that good. They love the Lord and it shows in every song they sing.
Today I had
a little left over baked potatoe
a little left over chicken
steamed veggies
berries
sweet peas
okra
carrot
I think there was something else but I can't remember. \]
Baby is coughing really bad but he said his throat was not hurting and he is not running a fever. maybe he has sinus trouble like I do. Maybe it is just a little drainage that is making him cough.
I pray that he will be alright.
Sleep well everyone
and God bless you.
Friday, October 15, 2010
184.4,walking, steak supper, senor citizens
I did not keep up with my calories, but keep reading and I will tell you all that I ate today. Not the amounts, I don't think I am that brave. lol I really tried to keep in to a minimum amount but the baked potatoe was so good oh well all that will come at the end of my post.
My pedometer steps was 13188 I do love to walk and I have the perfect place to do my walking. Behind my house is a fire trail and it is secluded. No one can see me back there until I get to the very end of it. The trail is almost 2 miles long from my backdoor to round trip back to my back door. I walked early this morning while it was still very cool and the grass was still wet from the dew. I love to go through there into the woods and pray. I do love to spend time praying and I had a lot on my mind this morning. My mom is not every going to get better, the strokes have just reduced her to almost a child on some levels and yet she is still mom and she knows that she is still mom. I really have a lot of compassion for her. She struggles to do the things that she needs to do. She can no longer make it to the bathroom when she needs to go pass her water. So now she has a potty chair in her bedroom and this morning when she got up to do her business, The mat by her bed just slipped out from under her. She did not get hurt but she was on the floor and it took her almost half an hour to get up. She refused to call my brother even though he was right across the hall from her.He tends to humiliate and redicule her, and I think it is cruelty on his part not to have more patience with her.
A couple of hours later dh came home and wanted to walk too so I went with him double exercise, How lucky is that. We held hands while we walked part of the way. I read that holding hands can lower your blood pressure, and it does not matter who you hold hands with. It can be a child or a friend, husband, who ever, My blood pressure is usually about 115 over 55. So it must be true dh and I hold hands often. My pulse is usually 52. The dr. said it is because of the exercise that I do. That keeps my resting heart rate lower.
A friend of ours invited us to a fund raiser they were having at her church. It was a steak supper and there was salad and baked potatoe and of course steak. I don't belive I have ever seen a baked potatoe that big. and It was delicious. I could not eat it all and neither could I eat all of the steak. I brought what I could not eat home with me. I did eat all of the salad. IT will make a nice lunch for me tomorrow.
On the way home dh told me that we were supposed to go to our church for a function out there and I did not know they had changed the date on it. So I go because the president of that group is my best friend or as the young say she is my bff, lol and she really is. Now they had some good food out there but I only had a drink , no way could I have eaten anything else. Dh and I both fixed us a plate to bring home with us. My plate had turkey and ham and beans and cucumbers pickled with onions and celery. Dh was able to get a lot more choices on his plate. I refuse to complain about my allergies. IT could me a lot worse, and I am grateful to my Lord that I can eat such a huge array of food. My uncle lived 7 years being fed boost and ensure through a tube in his stomach. You see, I am so blessed.
Now for a list of just what I have eaten today, Not a pile of food just a lot of different foods,,,,,
brunch--baked chicken, steamed mixed vegetable, okra, berries, 1/2 cup low fat milk
mid afternoon meal, baked chicken, green beans, brussel sprouts, figs and pear.
dinner, small salad, steak, baked potatoe.
I am pretty sure that the scales will show a slight gain in the morning.
OH well that is not too bad, it is not like I ate a half box of moose tracks ice cream.
Sleep well everyone,\
God bless
My pedometer steps was 13188 I do love to walk and I have the perfect place to do my walking. Behind my house is a fire trail and it is secluded. No one can see me back there until I get to the very end of it. The trail is almost 2 miles long from my backdoor to round trip back to my back door. I walked early this morning while it was still very cool and the grass was still wet from the dew. I love to go through there into the woods and pray. I do love to spend time praying and I had a lot on my mind this morning. My mom is not every going to get better, the strokes have just reduced her to almost a child on some levels and yet she is still mom and she knows that she is still mom. I really have a lot of compassion for her. She struggles to do the things that she needs to do. She can no longer make it to the bathroom when she needs to go pass her water. So now she has a potty chair in her bedroom and this morning when she got up to do her business, The mat by her bed just slipped out from under her. She did not get hurt but she was on the floor and it took her almost half an hour to get up. She refused to call my brother even though he was right across the hall from her.He tends to humiliate and redicule her, and I think it is cruelty on his part not to have more patience with her.
A couple of hours later dh came home and wanted to walk too so I went with him double exercise, How lucky is that. We held hands while we walked part of the way. I read that holding hands can lower your blood pressure, and it does not matter who you hold hands with. It can be a child or a friend, husband, who ever, My blood pressure is usually about 115 over 55. So it must be true dh and I hold hands often. My pulse is usually 52. The dr. said it is because of the exercise that I do. That keeps my resting heart rate lower.
A friend of ours invited us to a fund raiser they were having at her church. It was a steak supper and there was salad and baked potatoe and of course steak. I don't belive I have ever seen a baked potatoe that big. and It was delicious. I could not eat it all and neither could I eat all of the steak. I brought what I could not eat home with me. I did eat all of the salad. IT will make a nice lunch for me tomorrow.
On the way home dh told me that we were supposed to go to our church for a function out there and I did not know they had changed the date on it. So I go because the president of that group is my best friend or as the young say she is my bff, lol and she really is. Now they had some good food out there but I only had a drink , no way could I have eaten anything else. Dh and I both fixed us a plate to bring home with us. My plate had turkey and ham and beans and cucumbers pickled with onions and celery. Dh was able to get a lot more choices on his plate. I refuse to complain about my allergies. IT could me a lot worse, and I am grateful to my Lord that I can eat such a huge array of food. My uncle lived 7 years being fed boost and ensure through a tube in his stomach. You see, I am so blessed.
Now for a list of just what I have eaten today, Not a pile of food just a lot of different foods,,,,,
brunch--baked chicken, steamed mixed vegetable, okra, berries, 1/2 cup low fat milk
mid afternoon meal, baked chicken, green beans, brussel sprouts, figs and pear.
dinner, small salad, steak, baked potatoe.
I am pretty sure that the scales will show a slight gain in the morning.
OH well that is not too bad, it is not like I ate a half box of moose tracks ice cream.
Sleep well everyone,\
God bless
Thursday, October 14, 2010
mama, brother, spent night, blood tests, Delicious orange chicken
OK I missed posting last night. I got a call from sister about 4 pm yesterday asking if I could come and sit with mama. Of course I said yes and over I go. I had already bathed so I did not need to take extra clothes, however I did take gown, hairspray, clips toothbrush and tooth paste. And I stayed with her all night . The bed I slept in was very hard. Did I mention that it was hard? It did not give at all when I laid down. So at 3: 48 I was wide awake and I knew there was no chance of me getting back to sleep. I got up and grabbed my Sunday School material, ( I did remember to take those things.) and I studdied the lesson and prayed and tried to read my daddys bible. Now he has been dead 2 years, and I had no idea his bible had deteriated to the point that the pages would not stay in the bible. I quickly closed it and put it back where it beflonged.
My brother just can not show mom any respect at all. I know that mom used to treat us in a horrible manner but come on all of that has been covered by the blood of our Jesus. Besides we are supposed to show courtesy to everyone wheather they show us respect or not.
I got home this morning about 8:30 and I began getting things ready to go to the clinic to take blood tests. We were tested for lots of things including a psa test for dh--We both had our cholesterol checked and our sugar for diabetes, and blood pressure, and an ekg and a perephial artery something, to check for artery clogging, we were checked for scoliosis, and we had a cancer scan done.
Both dh and I came through with flying colors. It has to be all the exercise that we do. Granted I do have to nag at dh to get him to exercise but he usually comes through with it.
Here is the latest recipe that I found and I fixed tday . I have not tasted it yet but it smells delicious.
DELICIOUS ORANGE CHICKEN
1 chicken cut into 10 pieces ( I used 10 chicken thighs with the fat and skin removed)
Juice of 3 oranges
1/4 cup honey
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oi2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon red pepper (I used paprika)
1. Place chicken in large bowl. Combine remaining ingredients and coat chicken. Refrigerate covered with tinfoil 2 to 4 hours.
2. Remove chicken from pan and allow chicken to get to room temperature.
3 Preheat oven to 475 degrees
4 Arrange chicken in shallow baking pan. Pour 2/3 of marinade over chicken.
5. Bake chicken, basting frequently for one hour.
6. Transfer to platter. Strain juices into small saucepan and boil until thickened maybe 10 minutes.
7. Drizzle thickened juice over chicken.
This smells absolutely devine. I will let you know tomorrow if it tastes as good as it smells.
I would try it tonight but it really is way to late for me to be eating anything.
I will start posting my weight and other stats tomorrow.
Sleep well everyone.
God bless
My brother just can not show mom any respect at all. I know that mom used to treat us in a horrible manner but come on all of that has been covered by the blood of our Jesus. Besides we are supposed to show courtesy to everyone wheather they show us respect or not.
I got home this morning about 8:30 and I began getting things ready to go to the clinic to take blood tests. We were tested for lots of things including a psa test for dh--We both had our cholesterol checked and our sugar for diabetes, and blood pressure, and an ekg and a perephial artery something, to check for artery clogging, we were checked for scoliosis, and we had a cancer scan done.
Both dh and I came through with flying colors. It has to be all the exercise that we do. Granted I do have to nag at dh to get him to exercise but he usually comes through with it.
Here is the latest recipe that I found and I fixed tday . I have not tasted it yet but it smells delicious.
DELICIOUS ORANGE CHICKEN
1 chicken cut into 10 pieces ( I used 10 chicken thighs with the fat and skin removed)
Juice of 3 oranges
1/4 cup honey
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oi2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon red pepper (I used paprika)
1. Place chicken in large bowl. Combine remaining ingredients and coat chicken. Refrigerate covered with tinfoil 2 to 4 hours.
2. Remove chicken from pan and allow chicken to get to room temperature.
3 Preheat oven to 475 degrees
4 Arrange chicken in shallow baking pan. Pour 2/3 of marinade over chicken.
5. Bake chicken, basting frequently for one hour.
6. Transfer to platter. Strain juices into small saucepan and boil until thickened maybe 10 minutes.
7. Drizzle thickened juice over chicken.
This smells absolutely devine. I will let you know tomorrow if it tastes as good as it smells.
I would try it tonight but it really is way to late for me to be eating anything.
I will start posting my weight and other stats tomorrow.
Sleep well everyone.
God bless
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
185.4, weight gain wish?, mowed, dh gone, brother out of control
pedometer steps 8356
calories for today-probably about 1800
I had another day that I simply could not stop eating, I hate days like that. I am allergic to anything that has wheat, oatmeal, cornmeal, and rice, I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. I ate all of my calories by 3:00 today but I craved some apple sauce. Now I put the apple sauce up myself so I know that there is very little sugar added to it. You have to use some to retain taste and color but I reduced the amount that the recipe called for. But I still think that I ate way more calories than I usually do.I have had a few times lately that I have an uncontrollable appetite. I wonder if I have a weight gain wish. That would be a subconscious wish because I know that my conscious wish is to lose weight. lol
Today I used my push mower to mow the front yard . Tomorrow I will clean up the back yard. I mowed for about an hour, The leaves were all over my yard and I used a grass catcher to pick up the leaves and it looks so much better. I was very tired when I got through. I came inside and showered and put on my night gown. I was just going to relax the rest of the day.
BUT
BUT
my brother decided to act up over at my moms house. Now get this, He is 62 yrs old and after his wife left him and took everything he moved into my moms house. She is a Christian and she own the place so her rules is to be followed she said no drinking and here comes brother and thinks becasue she is old he can do what he wants to. He told her a few unkind things today, then came to my house expecting me to have sympathy for him. I told him he was old enough to make it on his own and mom was old and in bad health and he needed to leave her alone. He did not like that but that is how I feel. Anyway when he came here then I had to get dressed. And now I am tense and jittery . I do not like to have tension around me. Never could . My parents argued all the time and I had a blazing ulcer by the time I was 20.
Anyway tomorrow I will finish mowing my yard. I like using the mower to pick up the leaves. I have several huge trees in my yard and I know that I could rake but I prefet using the mower.
Today for my food I had squash, salmon, butter beans, garden peas, okra, mixed steamed veggies (sweet peppers, celery, broccoli, carrots, onions) blueberries, and applesauce.
That sounds like a lot of food, but really it wasn't.
sleep well everyone
God bless
calories for today-probably about 1800
I had another day that I simply could not stop eating, I hate days like that. I am allergic to anything that has wheat, oatmeal, cornmeal, and rice, I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. I ate all of my calories by 3:00 today but I craved some apple sauce. Now I put the apple sauce up myself so I know that there is very little sugar added to it. You have to use some to retain taste and color but I reduced the amount that the recipe called for. But I still think that I ate way more calories than I usually do.I have had a few times lately that I have an uncontrollable appetite. I wonder if I have a weight gain wish. That would be a subconscious wish because I know that my conscious wish is to lose weight. lol
Today I used my push mower to mow the front yard . Tomorrow I will clean up the back yard. I mowed for about an hour, The leaves were all over my yard and I used a grass catcher to pick up the leaves and it looks so much better. I was very tired when I got through. I came inside and showered and put on my night gown. I was just going to relax the rest of the day.
BUT
BUT
my brother decided to act up over at my moms house. Now get this, He is 62 yrs old and after his wife left him and took everything he moved into my moms house. She is a Christian and she own the place so her rules is to be followed she said no drinking and here comes brother and thinks becasue she is old he can do what he wants to. He told her a few unkind things today, then came to my house expecting me to have sympathy for him. I told him he was old enough to make it on his own and mom was old and in bad health and he needed to leave her alone. He did not like that but that is how I feel. Anyway when he came here then I had to get dressed. And now I am tense and jittery . I do not like to have tension around me. Never could . My parents argued all the time and I had a blazing ulcer by the time I was 20.
Anyway tomorrow I will finish mowing my yard. I like using the mower to pick up the leaves. I have several huge trees in my yard and I know that I could rake but I prefet using the mower.
Today for my food I had squash, salmon, butter beans, garden peas, okra, mixed steamed veggies (sweet peppers, celery, broccoli, carrots, onions) blueberries, and applesauce.
That sounds like a lot of food, but really it wasn't.
sleep well everyone
God bless
Monday, October 11, 2010
184.8,annointing,walk, gson went to dr. about his finger, walk again
calories-1555
pedometer steps 13102
My weight went down a bit, go me, go me, go me, I am cheering me. Which reminds me about my grandson, when dd and I were potty training him I would go to the bathroom and when he would go potty I would cheer/ Most of the time I would just make something up like "go baby go baby pee pee in the potty etc. Not long ago his daddy was here and had to go to the bathroom, gson wen t with him and I could here gson singing "go ddaddy go daddy pee pee in the potty" I started laughing when son in law came out red faced and said that is the first time he was ever cheered for using the bathroom. lol it is still funny
When I got up this morning, I read my bible and prayed and I felt like the Lord wanted me to annoit dh and pray for him. I kept putting it off cause I am not a preacher and I felt well a little odd about it. But after several minutes I told dh about it and I got my olive oil and I touched his forehead with it and prayed a prayer for protection, physical protection and spiritual protection. I felt fine about it afterward and dh came hom this evening with nothing unusual happening. I remember Jesus telling one of his disciples that He had prayed for him because satan was testing him that day. I pray that I will always be sensitive to the Lords telling me to do things.
I walked this morning for two miles and this afternoon dh and I went to our friends pond house and we walked around his farm, and ponds for 45 minutes. It was really beautiful to be out there and the ponds kept the air a little cool . We say some fish where the water was shallow. This morning while I walked I saw a deer and nice big buck and he had antlers. He did not seem scared of me just kept his eyes on me as I walked and I finally slapped my hands togeather and then he ran off. IT was a nice moment.
Grandson went to the dr. to day about his finger. The dr. said that he was healing well but there is still a chance that he will have to have the bone trimmed back. I hope the flesh grows over the bone I do not want that small child to hav e to under go any more pain.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
pedometer steps 13102
My weight went down a bit, go me, go me, go me, I am cheering me. Which reminds me about my grandson, when dd and I were potty training him I would go to the bathroom and when he would go potty I would cheer/ Most of the time I would just make something up like "go baby go baby pee pee in the potty etc. Not long ago his daddy was here and had to go to the bathroom, gson wen t with him and I could here gson singing "go ddaddy go daddy pee pee in the potty" I started laughing when son in law came out red faced and said that is the first time he was ever cheered for using the bathroom. lol it is still funny
When I got up this morning, I read my bible and prayed and I felt like the Lord wanted me to annoit dh and pray for him. I kept putting it off cause I am not a preacher and I felt well a little odd about it. But after several minutes I told dh about it and I got my olive oil and I touched his forehead with it and prayed a prayer for protection, physical protection and spiritual protection. I felt fine about it afterward and dh came hom this evening with nothing unusual happening. I remember Jesus telling one of his disciples that He had prayed for him because satan was testing him that day. I pray that I will always be sensitive to the Lords telling me to do things.
I walked this morning for two miles and this afternoon dh and I went to our friends pond house and we walked around his farm, and ponds for 45 minutes. It was really beautiful to be out there and the ponds kept the air a little cool . We say some fish where the water was shallow. This morning while I walked I saw a deer and nice big buck and he had antlers. He did not seem scared of me just kept his eyes on me as I walked and I finally slapped my hands togeather and then he ran off. IT was a nice moment.
Grandson went to the dr. to day about his finger. The dr. said that he was healing well but there is still a chance that he will have to have the bone trimmed back. I hope the flesh grows over the bone I do not want that small child to hav e to under go any more pain.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Sunday, October 10, 2010
185.4, church, singing, Sycamore singers,
Whooooo Hoooooo do you see that.The last time I got down that low was maybe 15 years ago. I had struggled to curb my appetite and I had exercised every day. I went to my moms house and she laid into me about how sloppy I looked and etc etc. I drove home crying and started eating and I ate all the weight back that I had lost and then gained more. My mom will never win mother of the year award . I have forgiven her for the abuse , both physical and emotional, but it sure is hard for me to forget it. She has had one major stroke and several small ones. She is 84 years old and not in good health at all. I am glad that in her last days God has allowed us to have a better relationship. After she passes I will not ever have another chance to be close to her.
I went ot church this morning and I gave the summary for the lesson. I told Pati that I like her teaching and me just summarizing the lesson. She said that would be fine . BUt she is going to be out sometimes and I do have to teach on those days.
For the evening service we went to a different church so we could hear the Sycamore singers. They are a wonderful gospel group I think she said from Maxton NC. Anyway they were terrific. One of the songs they sing is called "God's been good to me" and it is a wonderful song. So pretty and so true. They will be back in the area on the last of the month and dh and I will probably try to go hear them.
This has been a blessed day, and I am so glad the LOrd gave to me this day that I could worship Him.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
I went ot church this morning and I gave the summary for the lesson. I told Pati that I like her teaching and me just summarizing the lesson. She said that would be fine . BUt she is going to be out sometimes and I do have to teach on those days.
For the evening service we went to a different church so we could hear the Sycamore singers. They are a wonderful gospel group I think she said from Maxton NC. Anyway they were terrific. One of the songs they sing is called "God's been good to me" and it is a wonderful song. So pretty and so true. They will be back in the area on the last of the month and dh and I will probably try to go hear them.
This has been a blessed day, and I am so glad the LOrd gave to me this day that I could worship Him.
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Saturday, October 9, 2010
186.2, class, tired, wendys, dd, grandchildren, sister,
OK I did gain almost a pound from yesterday morning. I knew what my over active appetite was doing to me , OH WELL a pound is not going to put me back into size 3 pants again. I fact I probably made up for it today. I did not exercise or try to keep up with my calories , but for breakfast I ate 3 eggs scrambles using a little olive oil to keep it from sticking. Lunch was Sprite, and honey bbq wings and small order of frys from wendys. Supper was one bbq chicken leg and green beans and baby corn . ANd when I got home I had some blueberries and 1/2 cup of skim milk.
The foster parent class was 6 hours long and at times it was a bit boring. But I am glad I was there and I did learn a few things that would be expected of me as a foster parent. It is the first step in the process of becoming foster parents and I am excited to be taking these steps. I am excited about maybe having the chance to make a difference in a childs life. I am a nuturer, since I had my first child 33 years ago I knew that I was a nurturer. I knew that I wanted to parent children.
After the class dh and I stopped by our dds house, my son brought his children to her house yesterday so she had her son who is 5 and my sons son who is 13 and his daughter who is 8. She had her hands full and she is not used to having a house full of children. She seemed pretty stressed but she had cooked for her daddy and me. I thought that was sweet. She knew that I would be tired from the class and bless her she fixed supper for us.
When we left she sent an avon (she sells avon) to my sister so we had to stop there to drop it off for her. You know you just can't drop something off at my sisters house and expect to get back in the car and leave..... OH NO you have to go in and visit for a while. I kept saying that I was tired and really wanted to go home and shower and just relax but nothing would do but we sit and talk for a while. She meant no harm and I am sure she really did not understand how tired I really was. I am glad that I am feeling less tired now. When I got here I decided to take a bath. A nice long relaxing bath in my garden tub, when I am tired I love just leaning back in that nice scented warm water and just close my eyes and let everything just slide away.
Church tomorrow, "I was glad when they said let us go to the house of the Lord."
sleep well
God bless
The foster parent class was 6 hours long and at times it was a bit boring. But I am glad I was there and I did learn a few things that would be expected of me as a foster parent. It is the first step in the process of becoming foster parents and I am excited to be taking these steps. I am excited about maybe having the chance to make a difference in a childs life. I am a nuturer, since I had my first child 33 years ago I knew that I was a nurturer. I knew that I wanted to parent children.
After the class dh and I stopped by our dds house, my son brought his children to her house yesterday so she had her son who is 5 and my sons son who is 13 and his daughter who is 8. She had her hands full and she is not used to having a house full of children. She seemed pretty stressed but she had cooked for her daddy and me. I thought that was sweet. She knew that I would be tired from the class and bless her she fixed supper for us.
When we left she sent an avon (she sells avon) to my sister so we had to stop there to drop it off for her. You know you just can't drop something off at my sisters house and expect to get back in the car and leave..... OH NO you have to go in and visit for a while. I kept saying that I was tired and really wanted to go home and shower and just relax but nothing would do but we sit and talk for a while. She meant no harm and I am sure she really did not understand how tired I really was. I am glad that I am feeling less tired now. When I got here I decided to take a bath. A nice long relaxing bath in my garden tub, when I am tired I love just leaning back in that nice scented warm water and just close my eyes and let everything just slide away.
Church tomorrow, "I was glad when they said let us go to the house of the Lord."
sleep well
God bless
Friday, October 8, 2010
185.4, foot, cat, dog,food,dh gone,
I have had the worse day today than I have had in a long long time. I could not get enough to eat it seemed like my tummy stayed empty all day long and I ate more today than I needed. I did try to keep my food in line with what i should be eating, I ate leftovers from yesterday and I also had pears and homemade applesauce. That applesauce is delicious. I left it kinda chunky and only used a small amount of sugar in it. I put up pears too and they turned out really good. Dh loves pears in the little cups that you buy in the canned fruit section in the grocery store. The one that I put up tstes better than that and you know it has to be better for you because I do not use all the unneeded additives in it.I also put up figs, and grapes and blueberries and field peas and southern butter beans and squash and corn and wild black berries.and okra and stewed tomatoes. I filled two freezers with fruits and vegetables. I am glad that we got a lot of fresh vegetables this summer, because I really love them and having them in our freezers will save us a ton of money. Well maybe not a ton but it will save us some.
I think with all the extra stuff that I ate, I may gain a pound in the morning. it could have been worse I could have been wanting sweets and cookies and ice cream and cake, but what I wanted was fruit.
I woke up this morning and when I put my foot on the floor my achilles heel felt like it was on fire. When I looked at it I saw it was swollen and it was tender when I touched it. I do not know what I did to it. But it ssure did hurt for a while. Dh had some cream that he put on it and after about 20 minutes it stoppe d hurting and the swelling began going down. I did not exercise today and I will not get to exercise tomorrow or Sunday. So by the time I get back to exercising I hope that my foot will be back to normal.
( I am still wanting something to eat, I hate feeling like this. It is like an almost uncontrollable urge to go put somethin in my stomach. Does anyone else ever get like that?????)'
I dept thinking about my cat today. Now Cookie has been dead almost 6 years. I had him since he was 5 weeks old and when he died he was 14 years old. I still miss him. My husband told me that we would not ever have another pet. Cookie was almost like a member of my family and when he died it hurt dh too. I keep hoping he will change his mind about a pet.
my neighbor has a big black dog and that dog has growled at so many people around here that the law has told them that they have to keep that dog penned but the dog got out yesterday and he was in my yard. I don't like that dog because he seems so mean.
Dh was invited to a mens fellowship tonight so I had the evening to myself. It was kinda nice, but you know I think I would be very lonely if he was not in my life.But then we have been married almost 35 years. I would not know how to act if I did not have my companion, buddy, best friend in my life.
Good nigh everyone
sleep well and
God bless
I think with all the extra stuff that I ate, I may gain a pound in the morning. it could have been worse I could have been wanting sweets and cookies and ice cream and cake, but what I wanted was fruit.
I woke up this morning and when I put my foot on the floor my achilles heel felt like it was on fire. When I looked at it I saw it was swollen and it was tender when I touched it. I do not know what I did to it. But it ssure did hurt for a while. Dh had some cream that he put on it and after about 20 minutes it stoppe d hurting and the swelling began going down. I did not exercise today and I will not get to exercise tomorrow or Sunday. So by the time I get back to exercising I hope that my foot will be back to normal.
( I am still wanting something to eat, I hate feeling like this. It is like an almost uncontrollable urge to go put somethin in my stomach. Does anyone else ever get like that?????)'
I dept thinking about my cat today. Now Cookie has been dead almost 6 years. I had him since he was 5 weeks old and when he died he was 14 years old. I still miss him. My husband told me that we would not ever have another pet. Cookie was almost like a member of my family and when he died it hurt dh too. I keep hoping he will change his mind about a pet.
my neighbor has a big black dog and that dog has growled at so many people around here that the law has told them that they have to keep that dog penned but the dog got out yesterday and he was in my yard. I don't like that dog because he seems so mean.
Dh was invited to a mens fellowship tonight so I had the evening to myself. It was kinda nice, but you know I think I would be very lonely if he was not in my life.But then we have been married almost 35 years. I would not know how to act if I did not have my companion, buddy, best friend in my life.
Good nigh everyone
sleep well and
God bless
Thursday, October 7, 2010
185.0,exercise, food, Sunday School lesson.
Calories for today was 1340
pedometer steps was 9347
I love to walk and I especially love it when my husband can go with me. He went this morning. We went down the fire trail behind our house and it was so very peaceful. The birds seemed to be singing to us as we walked and we saw where some hunters had put out corn to entice the deeer to come there and eat. I don't mind deer hunters, most of them use the deer to help get by. Food is expensive and the economy really is bad right now. Not only that but the south is just overrun with deer and they run out in front of cars and people get hurt. The thing is that now i will be a little afraid that the hunters will see movement (me) through the trees and perhaps they will shoot. Dh said that hunters mostly hunt in the evening because that is when deer eat. Be my luck that the hunters would come out early and just think I was a deer that was hungry early. Maybe I will start walking at the park (although that is so boring going round and round in circles. )
I woke up early thins morning and started on the Sunday School lesson. I don't think I have to teach this week but Pati has been sick and I would rather be prepared just in case. I finished it and went over all my notes with dh. Usually I have the entire lesson finished in 15 minutes but today I talked a little slower. lol
For a southerner I talk really fast.
Today I ate steamed veggies, (carrotts, green beans, celery, broccoli, and I think something else was in it I just can't remember and I am too lazy to go look at the package)and stir fried beef w/ onions,coffee, berries ( I love blueberries)corn, squash, and kung poa chicken. Recipe is below this post.
Sometimes I think some of the things we eat is all habit. For instance, earlier this week I had bought a small bag of my favorite hard candy. I would bring a few pieces to my computer desk while I surfed and I would enjoy the candy. The candy that I loved is now gone, and when I began typing I looked around for some candy and finally went and got a couple of mints from dh. I really don't care for mints but I ate them because i felt like something was missing. I just got in the habit of having the candy.
I am excited about the parenting classes. It means that I am that much closer to being approved for foster parenting. I am looking forward to having children around again. I love children and I know that as long as I feel this way I will have something to help out children in need.
Thats it for today,
sleep well
God bless
pedometer steps was 9347
I love to walk and I especially love it when my husband can go with me. He went this morning. We went down the fire trail behind our house and it was so very peaceful. The birds seemed to be singing to us as we walked and we saw where some hunters had put out corn to entice the deeer to come there and eat. I don't mind deer hunters, most of them use the deer to help get by. Food is expensive and the economy really is bad right now. Not only that but the south is just overrun with deer and they run out in front of cars and people get hurt. The thing is that now i will be a little afraid that the hunters will see movement (me) through the trees and perhaps they will shoot. Dh said that hunters mostly hunt in the evening because that is when deer eat. Be my luck that the hunters would come out early and just think I was a deer that was hungry early. Maybe I will start walking at the park (although that is so boring going round and round in circles. )
I woke up early thins morning and started on the Sunday School lesson. I don't think I have to teach this week but Pati has been sick and I would rather be prepared just in case. I finished it and went over all my notes with dh. Usually I have the entire lesson finished in 15 minutes but today I talked a little slower. lol
For a southerner I talk really fast.
Today I ate steamed veggies, (carrotts, green beans, celery, broccoli, and I think something else was in it I just can't remember and I am too lazy to go look at the package)and stir fried beef w/ onions,coffee, berries ( I love blueberries)corn, squash, and kung poa chicken. Recipe is below this post.
Sometimes I think some of the things we eat is all habit. For instance, earlier this week I had bought a small bag of my favorite hard candy. I would bring a few pieces to my computer desk while I surfed and I would enjoy the candy. The candy that I loved is now gone, and when I began typing I looked around for some candy and finally went and got a couple of mints from dh. I really don't care for mints but I ate them because i felt like something was missing. I just got in the habit of having the candy.
I am excited about the parenting classes. It means that I am that much closer to being approved for foster parenting. I am looking forward to having children around again. I love children and I know that as long as I feel this way I will have something to help out children in need.
Thats it for today,
sleep well
God bless
kung pao recipe, not too high in calories and so delicious
Kung Pao Chicken
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
4 cups broccoli florets
1 tablespoon ground fresh ginger, divided
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (I used paprika)
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth (I used water and poultry seasoning)2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons salted peanuts
Directions:
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli and 2 teaspoons ginger to pan; saute 1 minute. Add water. Cover; cook 2 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Remove broccoli from pan; keep warm.
Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in pan; add remaining 1 teaspoon ginger, crushed red pepper, and chicken. Cook 4 minutes or until chicken is lightly browned, stirring frequently.
Combine broth and next 3 ingredients (through garlic) in a small bowl, and stir with a whisk. Add broth mixture to pan; cook 1 minute or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Return broccoli mixture to pan; toss to coat. Sprinkle with peanuts.
4 servings/250 calories per serving
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
4 cups broccoli florets
1 tablespoon ground fresh ginger, divided
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (I used paprika)
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth (I used water and poultry seasoning)2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons salted peanuts
Directions:
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli and 2 teaspoons ginger to pan; saute 1 minute. Add water. Cover; cook 2 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Remove broccoli from pan; keep warm.
Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in pan; add remaining 1 teaspoon ginger, crushed red pepper, and chicken. Cook 4 minutes or until chicken is lightly browned, stirring frequently.
Combine broth and next 3 ingredients (through garlic) in a small bowl, and stir with a whisk. Add broth mixture to pan; cook 1 minute or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Return broccoli mixture to pan; toss to coat. Sprinkle with peanuts.
4 servings/250 calories per serving
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
185.2-exercise, shrimper, church,
Wow I am proud of me really--really proud. Down to 184. Now tomorrow it may be higher than that because I went to the shrimper with dh. i had baked talapia, and a baked potatoe and a small cole slaw. Maybe the calories were not to high, I looked everything up and my total calories for today was 1395. That was not to bad.
My exercise for today was walking for 2 miles but I did a lot of walking back and forth while I was on the phone. I love my portable phone. it allows me to get in extra steps while I talk to my friends. Tonight we went to a local church the sermon was about keeping ourselves above reproach. We have to not talk about our brothers and sisters in the church. That is called gossiping, we must have a charitable heart when we are dealing with our friends family and neighbors.
Today I ate brussels sprouts, okra,
sweet peas, baked potatoe, cole slaw, baked talapia, bbq meatballs, steamed broccoli, and blueberries.
I do not eat breakfast I just can not put food in my stomach early, it makes me nausous, so I eat an early lunch and then I eat an early dinner. Later I eat a snack, .
I have been trying to get my house straight for a home inspection. My grandson has so much toys here and I don't know what to do with all of it. My dd said she had too many toys allready. I suppose that since my husband said he would rather have a boys I suppose the toys will be used by the boys. But it does seem to be in the way as I try to get the house in soome kind of order.
Everything will fall into place, I trust fully in God.
Sleep well everyone
God bless.
My exercise for today was walking for 2 miles but I did a lot of walking back and forth while I was on the phone. I love my portable phone. it allows me to get in extra steps while I talk to my friends. Tonight we went to a local church the sermon was about keeping ourselves above reproach. We have to not talk about our brothers and sisters in the church. That is called gossiping, we must have a charitable heart when we are dealing with our friends family and neighbors.
Today I ate brussels sprouts, okra,
sweet peas, baked potatoe, cole slaw, baked talapia, bbq meatballs, steamed broccoli, and blueberries.
I do not eat breakfast I just can not put food in my stomach early, it makes me nausous, so I eat an early lunch and then I eat an early dinner. Later I eat a snack, .
I have been trying to get my house straight for a home inspection. My grandson has so much toys here and I don't know what to do with all of it. My dd said she had too many toys allready. I suppose that since my husband said he would rather have a boys I suppose the toys will be used by the boys. But it does seem to be in the way as I try to get the house in soome kind of order.
Everything will fall into place, I trust fully in God.
Sleep well everyone
God bless.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
186.8,walking,carpet, parenting classes
todays calories were 1440
and exercise was walking and housework and pedometer steps were8643, It is still not back up to 10000 but my kneww is still hurting so I have been trying to take it easy. Drank my water thismorning and I heard dr. Oz say that we need to brush our teeth before we eat or drink anything. He said the mouth has all night long to build up bacteria and we need to brush that away and not swollow it as we eat. Makes some sense.
Dh and I are going to parenting classes this weekend =we have to get 12 hours of classes before we can be considered as potential foster parents. We also need to do a little work on our hose. and one osf the tings we need to do is remove the old carpet and replace it with something newer. So while dh was out I started moving furniture and getting the carpet up. At this time we do not have anything to go down so I am walking around on the bare floors. Thats ok. I told dh that because of my allergies I would rather him just put a couple of coats of paint on the floor. I could put throw rugs down but he wants short nap carpet. I can live with that it will be a lot better than plush carpet. If we had that I would sneeze all the time.
I hope we can go ahead and get this parenting classes done with and then start on the house. There are so many children in the system that need someone to hold them and I need children to fill my house with laughter. I think some people were just born to nurture. I am one of those people. I have a lot to give a child.
I am praying that it won't be much longer.
Good night
God bless each of you
and exercise was walking and housework and pedometer steps were8643, It is still not back up to 10000 but my kneww is still hurting so I have been trying to take it easy. Drank my water thismorning and I heard dr. Oz say that we need to brush our teeth before we eat or drink anything. He said the mouth has all night long to build up bacteria and we need to brush that away and not swollow it as we eat. Makes some sense.
Dh and I are going to parenting classes this weekend =we have to get 12 hours of classes before we can be considered as potential foster parents. We also need to do a little work on our hose. and one osf the tings we need to do is remove the old carpet and replace it with something newer. So while dh was out I started moving furniture and getting the carpet up. At this time we do not have anything to go down so I am walking around on the bare floors. Thats ok. I told dh that because of my allergies I would rather him just put a couple of coats of paint on the floor. I could put throw rugs down but he wants short nap carpet. I can live with that it will be a lot better than plush carpet. If we had that I would sneeze all the time.
I hope we can go ahead and get this parenting classes done with and then start on the house. There are so many children in the system that need someone to hold them and I need children to fill my house with laughter. I think some people were just born to nurture. I am one of those people. I have a lot to give a child.
I am praying that it won't be much longer.
Good night
God bless each of you
Monday, October 4, 2010
186.0,water, speech
Calories was 1565
exersize was walking for 7577 steps that is about 3 and 1/2 miles---not the five miles I usually try for but I did good
Last night while I was sleeping my left leg had a muscle cranp so bad that it jerked me out of a sound sleep. When I woke this morning the calf muscle was sore. I wonder if the cramp occured because i had not did any excercise in about 4 days.????? HMMMMMM I don't normally have cramps like that.
I drank my cold water first thing this morning. I do that every day now except on Sunday and the reason I do not do it on Sunday is because I do not want to spend my church time running to the bathroom. That water weems to run right through me. I remember when I was a little girl I had a doll that had a bottle and I could put water in it and put the bottle to my doll babys mouth the water woud go in the mouth and run straight out of her bottom. I loved that doll, and I never got tired of letting her drink water. Now I have had two children and helped raise my youngest grandchild and now a wetting doll don't seem so exciting. But I still remember how much I loved that doll.
I gave my speeech tonight. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, I just hope that something I said will have an impact. I think everyone there was already Christians but maybe they will go home and tell someone else about all that I went through. Maybe someone somewhere will be touched in some way and someone will find their way to God.
I was telling my friend tonight about the bourban street chicken that I make. It is delicious ===here is the recipe that I use.
BOURBON STREET CHICKEN
2 lbs. chicken, cut into bite-size chunks (thigh, leg or breast meat)
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons dried minced onion
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoon garlic powder
Place chicken in a 9 x13-inch baking dish. Combine ginger, soy sauce, onion
flakes, brown sugar, water and garlic powder and pour over chicken. Cover dish
with foil and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake in
preheated oven, basting frequently, for 45 minutes or until chicken is well
browned and juices run clear. Keep covered with foil for 25 minutes remove foil and bake for 20 minutes more. Serves 8.
this is delicious and easy to make. It doubles well.
God bless each of you.
exersize was walking for 7577 steps that is about 3 and 1/2 miles---not the five miles I usually try for but I did good
Last night while I was sleeping my left leg had a muscle cranp so bad that it jerked me out of a sound sleep. When I woke this morning the calf muscle was sore. I wonder if the cramp occured because i had not did any excercise in about 4 days.????? HMMMMMM I don't normally have cramps like that.
I drank my cold water first thing this morning. I do that every day now except on Sunday and the reason I do not do it on Sunday is because I do not want to spend my church time running to the bathroom. That water weems to run right through me. I remember when I was a little girl I had a doll that had a bottle and I could put water in it and put the bottle to my doll babys mouth the water woud go in the mouth and run straight out of her bottom. I loved that doll, and I never got tired of letting her drink water. Now I have had two children and helped raise my youngest grandchild and now a wetting doll don't seem so exciting. But I still remember how much I loved that doll.
I gave my speeech tonight. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, I just hope that something I said will have an impact. I think everyone there was already Christians but maybe they will go home and tell someone else about all that I went through. Maybe someone somewhere will be touched in some way and someone will find their way to God.
I was telling my friend tonight about the bourban street chicken that I make. It is delicious ===here is the recipe that I use.
BOURBON STREET CHICKEN
2 lbs. chicken, cut into bite-size chunks (thigh, leg or breast meat)
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons dried minced onion
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoon garlic powder
Place chicken in a 9 x13-inch baking dish. Combine ginger, soy sauce, onion
flakes, brown sugar, water and garlic powder and pour over chicken. Cover dish
with foil and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake in
preheated oven, basting frequently, for 45 minutes or until chicken is well
browned and juices run clear. Keep covered with foil for 25 minutes remove foil and bake for 20 minutes more. Serves 8.
this is delicious and easy to make. It doubles well.
God bless each of you.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
church, church, church, singing, singing, devotional
No exercise today and did not keep up with my calories. Today is the Lord's day and I do not even try to keep up with those things.
Usually when I go to a church for an eating I find that there is very little that I can eat because of my food allergies. But this morning after the morning preaching and then the singing ( and that was an excellant singing) we went into the fellowship hall to eat and they had so much food there that I could eat. Bbq chicken, and smoked ham and beans and peas and sweet potatoes and cole slaw. And then they even had a dessert I could eat. It was a citrus salad with raisens and tiny marshmallows. I did not eat the marshmallows because I could not remember if that was someting that was allowed .
After we left that church I came home and had a few messages on my answering machine so I returned those calls. One of the calls was asking me if I could go to a nearby church and give a devotional tomorrow night. Of course I said yes. I am going to give my testimony. I was once an athiest and the Lord brought me from that empty life and filled my life with such contentment and peace and I love telling people what the Lord has done for me.
My sister is going to drive me. I can drive and I do have a drivers liscence but I hate to drive. I have not always been this way but since the robbery I literally hate to go many places at all and totally hate to drive..
We went to my friends church tonight She is the pastor there and boy did she give a good sermon tonight. The preached on the most valuable people in the church. It was a little bit of a surprize the ones she thought was the most valuable.
Well that was my day. I am so glad the Lord gave me this day and I hope I treated this day as the wonderful gift that it is.
God bless each one of you.
Usually when I go to a church for an eating I find that there is very little that I can eat because of my food allergies. But this morning after the morning preaching and then the singing ( and that was an excellant singing) we went into the fellowship hall to eat and they had so much food there that I could eat. Bbq chicken, and smoked ham and beans and peas and sweet potatoes and cole slaw. And then they even had a dessert I could eat. It was a citrus salad with raisens and tiny marshmallows. I did not eat the marshmallows because I could not remember if that was someting that was allowed .
After we left that church I came home and had a few messages on my answering machine so I returned those calls. One of the calls was asking me if I could go to a nearby church and give a devotional tomorrow night. Of course I said yes. I am going to give my testimony. I was once an athiest and the Lord brought me from that empty life and filled my life with such contentment and peace and I love telling people what the Lord has done for me.
My sister is going to drive me. I can drive and I do have a drivers liscence but I hate to drive. I have not always been this way but since the robbery I literally hate to go many places at all and totally hate to drive..
We went to my friends church tonight She is the pastor there and boy did she give a good sermon tonight. The preached on the most valuable people in the church. It was a little bit of a surprize the ones she thought was the most valuable.
Well that was my day. I am so glad the Lord gave me this day and I hope I treated this day as the wonderful gift that it is.
God bless each one of you.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
taking care of me, baby, sister,
still babying my knee so I did not do any exercises. But grandbaby came this morning and I played with him. He loves that his grandma plays ds games. I am playing dragon warrior 9 I think that is the one. It is the latest DW to be ported to the ds. It is a great game. I enjoy playing the game and baby enjoys fighting the big monsters. I am glad that years ago when my own kids were young I decided to start playing with them. It kept us having something to talk about and it still keeps communication with them and with my grandchildren.
I have been doing a little plastic canvas. Grandbaby saw a purple plastic canvas bat he wanted me to make for him. It was filled with candy corn and i think the reason he wanted it was because of the candy but I promised i would make it. I will also buy some candy corn to go in it.
I had to unwrap his finger tonight and I was so afraid I would hurt him. I knelt by my bed and prayed for gentleness and calm hands so that I would not hurt him. The bandage came off so smooth and he never even whimpered. God is good to us. and I know His hands were guiding mine. The nub does not look too bad the edges of his skin is turning black but it looks healthy and I could not feel any fever on it. I pray that the Lord speeds his healing.
Today he had a play date with my sisters granddaughter. They enjoy playing with each other, I don't particularly enjoy my sisters company. She talks too much about her grand daughter and no matter what iis said she will find some way to turn the conversation back to her granddaughter. It gets mighty boring but the children enjoyed their time togeather and that is what mattered the most.
Tomorrow dh and I are going to our friends church. Their church is having a homecoming and they want us to be their guests. We agreed to go with them.. There will be Sunday School then a singing and then we will have lunch, provided by the church. We are looking forward to the singing. We do enjoy worshipping the Lord and we love preaching but we also love a good singing.
I don't know where we will be going tomorrow night. Our church is having camp meeting and that means that our church will close their doors so that everyone can go to the camp meeting. I don't think we will go there. It is far away, gas is high and my car which is good on gas is broken right now. Dh is smart and good with his hands and I know he will get it fixed but for now it is undriveable.
Good night everyone
God bless
I have been doing a little plastic canvas. Grandbaby saw a purple plastic canvas bat he wanted me to make for him. It was filled with candy corn and i think the reason he wanted it was because of the candy but I promised i would make it. I will also buy some candy corn to go in it.
I had to unwrap his finger tonight and I was so afraid I would hurt him. I knelt by my bed and prayed for gentleness and calm hands so that I would not hurt him. The bandage came off so smooth and he never even whimpered. God is good to us. and I know His hands were guiding mine. The nub does not look too bad the edges of his skin is turning black but it looks healthy and I could not feel any fever on it. I pray that the Lord speeds his healing.
Today he had a play date with my sisters granddaughter. They enjoy playing with each other, I don't particularly enjoy my sisters company. She talks too much about her grand daughter and no matter what iis said she will find some way to turn the conversation back to her granddaughter. It gets mighty boring but the children enjoyed their time togeather and that is what mattered the most.
Tomorrow dh and I are going to our friends church. Their church is having a homecoming and they want us to be their guests. We agreed to go with them.. There will be Sunday School then a singing and then we will have lunch, provided by the church. We are looking forward to the singing. We do enjoy worshipping the Lord and we love preaching but we also love a good singing.
I don't know where we will be going tomorrow night. Our church is having camp meeting and that means that our church will close their doors so that everyone can go to the camp meeting. I don't think we will go there. It is far away, gas is high and my car which is good on gas is broken right now. Dh is smart and good with his hands and I know he will get it fixed but for now it is undriveable.
Good night everyone
God bless
Friday, October 1, 2010
Hurt knee, ulcer, singing,
I pray often, I pray while I clean house, hang clothes, in church, riding in the car, even watching tv. BUT the sweetest praying that I do is when I get on my knees and I an kneeling at the feet of mu Lord. That is what I did last night. Now I am 58 almost 59 and I have to be careful how I kneel, I get a pillow and put it under my knees and I have no discomfort at all. That is what happened last night --I knelt to pray, I had not had any problems with my left knee, and when I got up I went back to the bathroom, then went to the living room to say good night to my dh. went to be. I got up during the night to use the bathroom and I had no problems with my left knee. BUT this morning when I got up my left knee was swollen and so very paingul. I did not do anything yesterday to strain it. I think Satan was angry with me for kneeling to pray. He tried to stop me, but that won't do it. I will be right back on my knees tonight.
needles to say I did not exercise today (although I did do a lot of praying) plus to top it all off my ulcer was a little bitr more hurting today. I used to be able to eat things like grits and oatmeal and other bland foods untill it kinda eased off most of the time it only took a few days. But because I developed the food allergy, I can't have grits, or oatmeal or cornmeal, or rice, or flour. Which means i had to figure out other foods that would not irritate that area of my stomach. I have to eat a little more often so my tummy does not get empty because that just makes it hurt more. So I ate more often and that added up to more calories.
So no eating and no exercise for today. Sob Sob Sob, and weep weep weep.
Dh and i went to a singing tonight two groups were singing and it was such a blessing. One of the groups were out of NC. Not that far and those 3 women could sing.
Grandbaby come tomorrow to play with me. I know i just saw him on Tuesday night but I kept him for almost 5 years and my heart feels like he is mine. I miss him when I do not see him regularly=====like every day.
slseep well and have a blessed night.
needles to say I did not exercise today (although I did do a lot of praying) plus to top it all off my ulcer was a little bitr more hurting today. I used to be able to eat things like grits and oatmeal and other bland foods untill it kinda eased off most of the time it only took a few days. But because I developed the food allergy, I can't have grits, or oatmeal or cornmeal, or rice, or flour. Which means i had to figure out other foods that would not irritate that area of my stomach. I have to eat a little more often so my tummy does not get empty because that just makes it hurt more. So I ate more often and that added up to more calories.
So no eating and no exercise for today. Sob Sob Sob, and weep weep weep.
Dh and i went to a singing tonight two groups were singing and it was such a blessing. One of the groups were out of NC. Not that far and those 3 women could sing.
Grandbaby come tomorrow to play with me. I know i just saw him on Tuesday night but I kept him for almost 5 years and my heart feels like he is mine. I miss him when I do not see him regularly=====like every day.
slseep well and have a blessed night.
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