We just got back from a concert, They were really good singer s and I enjoyed hearing them praising the Lord with song. One song they sung was Beulah Land. It is a slow song but so beautiful. My bff (lol) was there and we both enjoyed their rendition of the song.
I ate good today I lost track after the singing and we went into the fellowship hall for a late snack. I ate moderately -only a few things and only a little bit but stillo it was impossible to to anything but guess at the calories. I knew there would be food so I left off my lunch except for a cup of cheerios and 1/8thof a cantaloupe. So I think that I still kept it within the calories that I was aiming for.
Exercise was hoeing in my garden one half hour. I know that was not a long time but it was hard hoeing the weeds. I got the beginning of a blister on my thumb.
And I did a 5 mile Leslie sansone video. And I was holding 3 pound weights and I did curls and llifts and backrows and side steps and arm ups and I moved my arms for the entire 70 minutes that I exercised.
My dd bought me 3 pounds of strawberries and I am already looking forward to having strawberries in my cereal in the morning, YUMMY YUMMY
Josie I love stone ground oatmeal except for the fact that it is so plain tasting so I have to put something in it to give it some taste. I sure do experiment on the diffent thingts that I put init.. I am thinking about trying it with some orange pieces in it. I really thing it would be good. I love it with raisens and cinnamon, and apple and cinnamon.
Sleep well everyone
Have a blessed Sunday'
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
grandson, chicken breast, oatmeal, shopping, aldis, Roses
Grandson went home today. He came here Sunday afternoon and he stayed until noon today. I really enjoy my grandchildren, and I wish i could see the older two more often and I am grateful that I get to be such an important part of the youngests life. My family calls him the Ry-guy. I don't know why or how it started but it stuck. He is a hoot. He told me this morning that "when we play chase you don't have to run hard because you're old and it might hurt you". And this morning he was talking about archaology, i asked him if he knew what that was and he said the study of old bones and ancient things.He actually used the word ancient in the right context. He was talking in spanish today. He said "Juwain???"(that is what it sounded like)and him were friends and Juwain talks like that. He wants to play chess and now he wants to learn to tell time.
I wonder if this kind of curiosity is normal. Remember that my children are in their 30s it has been a long time since they were young. But I do know that mine did not know who the president was when they were 5, or if they did they did not talk about it, Ry does know and he talks about him.
I found a wonderful recipe and fixed it today it is a pineapple glazed chicken breast.
2 chicken breasts cut into thumbsized pieces
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 T. lemon juice
1 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits
2tablespoons honey
Use a pan big enough to hold all of the chicken, medium high heat turn pieces untill browned.
Combine honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and mix well then add pineapple juice reserving the chunks.
Pour over the browned chicken and cook on a low simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add the pinapple chunks,cover and simmer for just a few minutes longer,
Serve warm and if any mixture remains, spoon over the chicken.
This is super delicious and 4 ounces only has 351 calories.
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This morning I fixed oatmeal, for my breakfast and I do not like just plain oatmeal SOOOOOOOO I made some minor changes. I have some food allergies and I can not eat the instant oatmeal. I prepared the stone ground oatmeal and when it was almost done I added a dash of cinnamon and 1/4 cup berries and a T.spoon of honey, then about 2 Tablespoons of applesauce. That was so very good. It satisfied as well as kept me feeling energetic until much later. Did you know that eating blueberries helps to prevent cataracs?
Dh finished that huge house he was working on and then he and I went grocery shopping at aldis. But I told him that I wanted to run into Roses for a moment and they had some of the cutest tops in there. They were only 7 dollars apiece so I got 2 of them- I love shopping for clothes.'They were actually sheer overshirts. And I have the perfect shell and skirt to wear with one and a simple black sleeveless dress to wear with the other.
When I was a child Mom told me often that I was fat and I could not fit in the clothes that other girls wore. So I had to wear clothes that were for old people and she would hem them up a bit so they would not be too long. I really believed her. I can remember some of the clothes that I wore, they were too big, and drab, and plain.
Even as an adult I thought that clothes that looked nice would never fit me. But in time I found that there were pretty clothes out there for large women. Now I love to buy clothes I love to have color in my clothes, I want my clothes to look as happy as my heart feels.
We went to aldis and bought groceries-who doesn't like going there to save money. If we had bought these groceries anywhere else I think it would have cost us about 75 dollars we only paid 54.
I am not going to list what I ate today
BUT
it was 1395 calories
and exercise was leslie sansone 5 mile walk at home advanced workout.
A SECURE HOME
The bible does not say very much
about homes; it ays a great deal
about the things that make them.
It speaks about life and love and
joy and peace and rest. If we get a
house and put these into it,
we shall have a secured home.
JOHN HENRY JOWETT
Sleep well everyone
I love each of you
May God bless and keep you
I wonder if this kind of curiosity is normal. Remember that my children are in their 30s it has been a long time since they were young. But I do know that mine did not know who the president was when they were 5, or if they did they did not talk about it, Ry does know and he talks about him.
I found a wonderful recipe and fixed it today it is a pineapple glazed chicken breast.
2 chicken breasts cut into thumbsized pieces
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 T. lemon juice
1 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits
2tablespoons honey
Use a pan big enough to hold all of the chicken, medium high heat turn pieces untill browned.
Combine honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and mix well then add pineapple juice reserving the chunks.
Pour over the browned chicken and cook on a low simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add the pinapple chunks,cover and simmer for just a few minutes longer,
Serve warm and if any mixture remains, spoon over the chicken.
This is super delicious and 4 ounces only has 351 calories.
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This morning I fixed oatmeal, for my breakfast and I do not like just plain oatmeal SOOOOOOOO I made some minor changes. I have some food allergies and I can not eat the instant oatmeal. I prepared the stone ground oatmeal and when it was almost done I added a dash of cinnamon and 1/4 cup berries and a T.spoon of honey, then about 2 Tablespoons of applesauce. That was so very good. It satisfied as well as kept me feeling energetic until much later. Did you know that eating blueberries helps to prevent cataracs?
Dh finished that huge house he was working on and then he and I went grocery shopping at aldis. But I told him that I wanted to run into Roses for a moment and they had some of the cutest tops in there. They were only 7 dollars apiece so I got 2 of them- I love shopping for clothes.'They were actually sheer overshirts. And I have the perfect shell and skirt to wear with one and a simple black sleeveless dress to wear with the other.
When I was a child Mom told me often that I was fat and I could not fit in the clothes that other girls wore. So I had to wear clothes that were for old people and she would hem them up a bit so they would not be too long. I really believed her. I can remember some of the clothes that I wore, they were too big, and drab, and plain.
Even as an adult I thought that clothes that looked nice would never fit me. But in time I found that there were pretty clothes out there for large women. Now I love to buy clothes I love to have color in my clothes, I want my clothes to look as happy as my heart feels.
We went to aldis and bought groceries-who doesn't like going there to save money. If we had bought these groceries anywhere else I think it would have cost us about 75 dollars we only paid 54.
I am not going to list what I ate today
BUT
it was 1395 calories
and exercise was leslie sansone 5 mile walk at home advanced workout.
A SECURE HOME
The bible does not say very much
about homes; it ays a great deal
about the things that make them.
It speaks about life and love and
joy and peace and rest. If we get a
house and put these into it,
we shall have a secured home.
JOHN HENRY JOWETT
Sleep well everyone
I love each of you
May God bless and keep you
Thursday, April 28, 2011
dresses, storms-tornadoes-prayer for us
The weather was really bad this morning, but God took care of us. A church near us had a huge tree come down on it. the hospital near us had to remove people out of the out side offices into the main hospital. Dh came home and took me and baby to a safer building. God is good.They said that A tornadoe touched down about 3 miles from us and that is way to much for comfort. I sure hope all of my blog friends and readers came through the storms safe.
While I was at my dds house she gave me some dresses dthat she could not wear anymore. She has a weight problem too and she hates it but is not to the point that she wants to do anything about it. Anyway the dresses are too small for her and they look so pretty . I am dtermined to get into them, there is one dress that is sky blue with a single braid around all the edges neckline sleeves and bottom of dress. The braid is slightly darker and just a little shiny. It is elegant and so pretty. I am simply determined now to get into that dress.
It is so easy for me to pray for each of you, the ones that struggle just as I do, the ones that fight themselves just to eat healthy and not let our flesh dictate what we are going to put into our mouths and our bodies and from there onto our hips and thighs and arms. I pray for each of you. BUT I find it so difficult to pray for me in that same regard. I would love to get a prayer chain started that we could post on it and from there we would know that we would have a circle that would be praying not just about my eating but also for my son, who is such a wonderful and good man, but he is an athiest. We all have things that we need prayer with and yet we don't feel comfortable talking to our church family.
Josie I usually steam all my vegetables except just a few. I love the taste of most vegetables and even though dh loves cheese on his veggies or loaded with seasonings, salt pepper butter, I really like the taste of broccoli with a touch of salt, same with cauliflower, brussel sprouts, beans. Now with cabbage I like to shred that and fry it in bacon grease. I only allow myself that treat about twice a year.
Eating moderately is getting easier. I find that I am not craving the high calorie foods quite as much, in fast dh was going to buy baby a candy bar today and he asked me if I wanted one and I could not believe it I actually said no.
Food for today
cereal, milk, ,blueberries,cofee, plums, salad, dressing, 1/2 orange, turkey crumble, 1 low calorie whole wheat bread, 1 T. reduced fat cream cheese, 1/2 tomatoe, 1 shredded carrot, 2/8ths of a cantaloupe, squash, tuna, broccoli, okra, brussel sprouts, mushrooms.1 boiled egg white.
=====calories is 1317
exercise was running with baby and doing a video.-Leslie sansone walk away the pounds low impact. I did her 5 mile walk today and that is a workout, some running in it back and forth, oh and while I did the moving part of her video I carried 3 pound weights to add to my workout.
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Hang in there
""When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.""
-Harriet Beecher Stowe
That was my day,
Sleep well
God bless
While I was at my dds house she gave me some dresses dthat she could not wear anymore. She has a weight problem too and she hates it but is not to the point that she wants to do anything about it. Anyway the dresses are too small for her and they look so pretty . I am dtermined to get into them, there is one dress that is sky blue with a single braid around all the edges neckline sleeves and bottom of dress. The braid is slightly darker and just a little shiny. It is elegant and so pretty. I am simply determined now to get into that dress.
It is so easy for me to pray for each of you, the ones that struggle just as I do, the ones that fight themselves just to eat healthy and not let our flesh dictate what we are going to put into our mouths and our bodies and from there onto our hips and thighs and arms. I pray for each of you. BUT I find it so difficult to pray for me in that same regard. I would love to get a prayer chain started that we could post on it and from there we would know that we would have a circle that would be praying not just about my eating but also for my son, who is such a wonderful and good man, but he is an athiest. We all have things that we need prayer with and yet we don't feel comfortable talking to our church family.
Josie I usually steam all my vegetables except just a few. I love the taste of most vegetables and even though dh loves cheese on his veggies or loaded with seasonings, salt pepper butter, I really like the taste of broccoli with a touch of salt, same with cauliflower, brussel sprouts, beans. Now with cabbage I like to shred that and fry it in bacon grease. I only allow myself that treat about twice a year.
Eating moderately is getting easier. I find that I am not craving the high calorie foods quite as much, in fast dh was going to buy baby a candy bar today and he asked me if I wanted one and I could not believe it I actually said no.
Food for today
cereal, milk, ,blueberries,cofee, plums, salad, dressing, 1/2 orange, turkey crumble, 1 low calorie whole wheat bread, 1 T. reduced fat cream cheese, 1/2 tomatoe, 1 shredded carrot, 2/8ths of a cantaloupe, squash, tuna, broccoli, okra, brussel sprouts, mushrooms.1 boiled egg white.
=====calories is 1317
exercise was running with baby and doing a video.-Leslie sansone walk away the pounds low impact. I did her 5 mile walk today and that is a workout, some running in it back and forth, oh and while I did the moving part of her video I carried 3 pound weights to add to my workout.
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Hang in there
""When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.""
-Harriet Beecher Stowe
That was my day,
Sleep well
God bless
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Baby, dr, cleaning, cooking food and calories
Baby spent the night and he sleeps w/ me when he stays over. The bed we sleep in is a huge king size bed and he has a pillow on one side and mine is on the other. He can be hard asleep when I go to bed and within 5 minutes he has moved across the bed until he is right up against me. He never even wakes up!!!!
He was sick today with diarhea (thats not spelled right Is it?)so I called dd at work and told her he had went 5 times no fever and he was playing and running around, just had to go a lot .She took him to the dr. I know that I am not a dr but really his explanation made a lot of sense. He said-when small children have the 24 hour virus it desrupts the balance of good bacteria and bad bacteria. The bad bacteria gets a stronger kind of bad bacteria growing in the intestines and that cause problems He prescribed probiotics for him. and just to be on the safe side DD has to take swabs of his stool on 3 different occasions.
I cleaned some today and cooked, I made sure that I cooked healthy stuff for me and dh. Our tastes are so different on so many foods. I like brussel sprouts him not at all, I like broccoli he does not-he like collards me not so much. Oh well we've been married 35 years so those minor differances are not going to cause problems now;
I cooked southern butter beans and grilled squash and fresh corn, ham and green beans. Seems like there was something else but Ican't remember now.l
my foodfor today
oatmeal
berries
3 egg whites
coffee
salad w/
1/2 orange
turkey crumbles
plums
strawberries
dressing
squash
chicken breast
fresh corn
butter beans
calories-----1385
exercise was\
playing with the baby
and after he went to the dr. dh and I went for a 2 mile walk. I had almost 10000 steps on my pedometer.
I know that God wants me to be moderate in all things, sometimes I feel so weak and out of control. I am so glad that He sees my weakness and loves me anyway. I am a work in progress and I will continue to praise Him for His grace and His love.
ALL I NEED
O Father,. You have draped me
in the garments of salvation and
wrapped me snugly in the robe of
righteousness. I am beautifully
adorned by You---for You.
You have given me all I need to
live a joyful life, and I rejoice in
Your gifts of beauty.
author unknown
Sleep well everyone
God bless
He was sick today with diarhea (thats not spelled right Is it?)so I called dd at work and told her he had went 5 times no fever and he was playing and running around, just had to go a lot .She took him to the dr. I know that I am not a dr but really his explanation made a lot of sense. He said-when small children have the 24 hour virus it desrupts the balance of good bacteria and bad bacteria. The bad bacteria gets a stronger kind of bad bacteria growing in the intestines and that cause problems He prescribed probiotics for him. and just to be on the safe side DD has to take swabs of his stool on 3 different occasions.
I cleaned some today and cooked, I made sure that I cooked healthy stuff for me and dh. Our tastes are so different on so many foods. I like brussel sprouts him not at all, I like broccoli he does not-he like collards me not so much. Oh well we've been married 35 years so those minor differances are not going to cause problems now;
I cooked southern butter beans and grilled squash and fresh corn, ham and green beans. Seems like there was something else but Ican't remember now.l
my foodfor today
oatmeal
berries
3 egg whites
coffee
salad w/
1/2 orange
turkey crumbles
plums
strawberries
dressing
squash
chicken breast
fresh corn
butter beans
calories-----1385
exercise was\
playing with the baby
and after he went to the dr. dh and I went for a 2 mile walk. I had almost 10000 steps on my pedometer.
I know that God wants me to be moderate in all things, sometimes I feel so weak and out of control. I am so glad that He sees my weakness and loves me anyway. I am a work in progress and I will continue to praise Him for His grace and His love.
ALL I NEED
O Father,. You have draped me
in the garments of salvation and
wrapped me snugly in the robe of
righteousness. I am beautifully
adorned by You---for You.
You have given me all I need to
live a joyful life, and I rejoice in
Your gifts of beauty.
author unknown
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
baby, laundry, mowing, food and calories
This has been a very enjoyable day----
So Baby is here with me and he was very good while I mowed, I kept checking on him and he was playing chess on my computer. Please don't think that he is a genuis for playing chess, he does not do very well at it but he is interested in learning. He does have some of the moves down, and he understands the basic concept of some of the pieces. It has been years since I played and I am having to relearn all of it. The last time I played I don't think my dd was even born, and she just turned 34. But I have a chess game for the computer that my son gave me a few years ago. It teaches the moves on the elementary level. It kept him busy for a couple of hours. I never even put it into my computer until today.
After mowing I came back in and did laundry straightened the house, cooked for me and baby. And then he wanted to play chase, so I ran and he ran and I tried to stay away from him. But he runs a lot faster than I do. You think it might be my age that is slowing me down?
I played with some of his toys that he calls bactogons (speled phonetically).They are round balls about an inch and a half across and you roll them across a magnetic card and it turns into different things like one is a robot and one is a snake and one is a spider and on and on.
I ate good today, I love eating healthy, it seems to give me energy and I feel that I do something for me when I eat high antioxidant foods. I probably won't do this every day but for today here goes
coffee
cereal
milk
strawberries
salad w/ many veriets of baby leafy greens
1/2 apple
tuna
2 boiled eggs-whites only
samll amount of shredded cheese
dressing
brussel sprouts \
broccoli all vegetables were steamed in the microwave.
okra
cup sweet peas /
1 and 1/2 talapia fillets
calories were 1375
it was all filling and I was satisfied
Exercise was mowing for over an hour with a push mower, and letting the baby chase me, and I almost want to count getting down on the floor and back up again as a workout. lol
SMALL PLEASURES
Happiness consists more in small
conveniences or pleasures that
occur every day, than in great
pieces of good fortune that happen
but seldom, to a man in the course
of his life.
by
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
sleep well my friends
God bless
So Baby is here with me and he was very good while I mowed, I kept checking on him and he was playing chess on my computer. Please don't think that he is a genuis for playing chess, he does not do very well at it but he is interested in learning. He does have some of the moves down, and he understands the basic concept of some of the pieces. It has been years since I played and I am having to relearn all of it. The last time I played I don't think my dd was even born, and she just turned 34. But I have a chess game for the computer that my son gave me a few years ago. It teaches the moves on the elementary level. It kept him busy for a couple of hours. I never even put it into my computer until today.
After mowing I came back in and did laundry straightened the house, cooked for me and baby. And then he wanted to play chase, so I ran and he ran and I tried to stay away from him. But he runs a lot faster than I do. You think it might be my age that is slowing me down?
I played with some of his toys that he calls bactogons (speled phonetically).They are round balls about an inch and a half across and you roll them across a magnetic card and it turns into different things like one is a robot and one is a snake and one is a spider and on and on.
I ate good today, I love eating healthy, it seems to give me energy and I feel that I do something for me when I eat high antioxidant foods. I probably won't do this every day but for today here goes
coffee
cereal
milk
strawberries
salad w/ many veriets of baby leafy greens
1/2 apple
tuna
2 boiled eggs-whites only
samll amount of shredded cheese
dressing
brussel sprouts \
broccoli all vegetables were steamed in the microwave.
okra
cup sweet peas /
1 and 1/2 talapia fillets
calories were 1375
it was all filling and I was satisfied
Exercise was mowing for over an hour with a push mower, and letting the baby chase me, and I almost want to count getting down on the floor and back up again as a workout. lol
SMALL PLEASURES
Happiness consists more in small
conveniences or pleasures that
occur every day, than in great
pieces of good fortune that happen
but seldom, to a man in the course
of his life.
by
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
sleep well my friends
God bless
Monday, April 25, 2011
Back home
So dh worked all day long and thought he had it fixed and still when he cut the power back to it the dsmell came back. BAby and I were already back here and so dh went to a friend of his,. THis man is an electrician and he came out and worked for about an hour at 8 pm and when dh went to pay him all he would take was 20 dollars.
This has been a bad day for me because of allergies and worrying about dh and about our house. But it all wowrked out and I thank God for hearing my prayers.
I was at dd house and it is really hard to diet at someones elses house she had a lot of healthy stuff she had bought for me. BUT she also had a lot of really delicious foods that were very high calorie-but today is over with and a new day is going to be here tomorrow. And I am all ready to go and be a full time dietor or is it dieter what ever I am going to be it. I am stoked and my refridgerator is stocked. lol ......
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (King James Version)
9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Sleep well and be safe,
God bless
This has been a bad day for me because of allergies and worrying about dh and about our house. But it all wowrked out and I thank God for hearing my prayers.
I was at dd house and it is really hard to diet at someones elses house she had a lot of healthy stuff she had bought for me. BUT she also had a lot of really delicious foods that were very high calorie-but today is over with and a new day is going to be here tomorrow. And I am all ready to go and be a full time dietor or is it dieter what ever I am going to be it. I am stoked and my refridgerator is stocked. lol ......
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (King James Version)
9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Sleep well and be safe,
God bless
Sunday, April 24, 2011
I am at my dd's house
When dh and I got home from church, there was a terrible odor near the fuse box. It smelled like burning wires so since the baby had come to spend a few days with us, I could not take a chance and I packed up some clothes and some food and we went to to my dds house. My dh would not come, said he would stay there and work on it. I love being married to a jack of all trades, he said he thought he knew what to do and he would have it fixed by tomorrow. He said he believed it was either the box that had the wires to the air pump, or the one to the water heater. I don't know anything about it. I do know that when it smells like that something is wrong.
Just pray with me that it is nothing serious and he will be safe .
Love you
Be safe and sleep well
God bless
Just pray with me that it is nothing serious and he will be safe .
Love you
Be safe and sleep well
God bless
Friday, April 22, 2011
A little this and a little that
This morning it misted rain and I went walking anyway. What a glorius feeling, walking in the light mist, and hearing birds, and thanking the Lord for walking with me. I asked God to loet the rain stay away until I got back, and it did. I did some fast walking and some running. And right after I got back the rain came.
I bought some sandles today, they are criss cross white and eggshell. They have a very low heel -usually I don't wear any heel because I am flat footed totally and I have always been afraid that I would damage my feet even more. But I tried them on and walked a bit and they were ok. So here is hoping that I will not fall, like Isaid they are only about 1 and 1/2 inches high.
Today I ate, orange, 1/2 apple, turkey breast on salad, low calorie ranch dressing,(I prefer blu cheese, but it is so high in calories and I can not find a good tasting one that is low calorie, so Isave that indulgence to once or twice a year.) what else, hmmmmmm-cheerios, blueberries, and coffee, and black tea, and milk, and cheese, cucumber and carrots on the salad, oh and tomatoe,
I walked for 2 miles today and then this avternoon I did a leslie video,, now I like her videos you do marching in place, knee ups, back kicks , side steps, and since I have not done any weights this week even though I had the best of intentions, I decided that while I did the video I would hold the 3 pound weights, WELL that did not last very long-I did not realize that I had gotten so out of practice. So after ten minutes I swapped them in for my 2 pound weights. I did a 45 minute video. It is called leslie sansonnes 3 mile walk and she says that when you finish it you will be burned off the same amount of calories as if you had walked 3 miles. Add the weights that I did and maybe I burned of a hundred more calories.
My family will be here tomorrow to celebrate Easter w/dh and me. We decided against cake, (just a pile of empty calories) We are going to have ice cream(still high in calories but it has milk in it and somehow does not seem as bad as cake.) of course what is ice cram without chocolate sauce, or nuts, or cherries. LOLOLOL It is just one day and I can handle it, i hope.
Dress rehearsal tomorrow night at my church, and baby will be with me, I hope that he will be on his best behavior but you just never know with children. DH has something he wants to do so that puts him with me and me at the church helping with the play. Lets hope everything goes ok.
Josie the poem I used yesterday came from a book called A Heart of Wisdom. A friend gave it to me and it has been a very inspirational and moving book.
This next poem is sweet. It is not fancy but it is really nice. It is by Joanna Fuchs, And I just love her poems;.
Easter Joy
Jesus came to earth,
To show us how to live,
How to put others first,
How to love and how to give.
Then He set about His work,
That God sent Him to do;
He took our punishment on Himself;
He made us clean and new.
He could have saved Himself,
Calling angels from above,
But He chose to pay our price for sin;
He paid it out of love.
Our Lord died on Good Friday,
But the cross did not destroy
His resurrection on Easter morn
That fills our hearts with joy.
Now we know our earthly death,
Like His, is just a rest.
We'll be forever with Him
In heaven, where life is best.
So we live our lives for Jesus,
Think of Him in all we do.
Thank you Savior; Thank you Lord.
Help us love like you!
By
Joanna Fuchs
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Have a safe evening
God bless
I bought some sandles today, they are criss cross white and eggshell. They have a very low heel -usually I don't wear any heel because I am flat footed totally and I have always been afraid that I would damage my feet even more. But I tried them on and walked a bit and they were ok. So here is hoping that I will not fall, like Isaid they are only about 1 and 1/2 inches high.
Today I ate, orange, 1/2 apple, turkey breast on salad, low calorie ranch dressing,(I prefer blu cheese, but it is so high in calories and I can not find a good tasting one that is low calorie, so Isave that indulgence to once or twice a year.) what else, hmmmmmm-cheerios, blueberries, and coffee, and black tea, and milk, and cheese, cucumber and carrots on the salad, oh and tomatoe,
I walked for 2 miles today and then this avternoon I did a leslie video,, now I like her videos you do marching in place, knee ups, back kicks , side steps, and since I have not done any weights this week even though I had the best of intentions, I decided that while I did the video I would hold the 3 pound weights, WELL that did not last very long-I did not realize that I had gotten so out of practice. So after ten minutes I swapped them in for my 2 pound weights. I did a 45 minute video. It is called leslie sansonnes 3 mile walk and she says that when you finish it you will be burned off the same amount of calories as if you had walked 3 miles. Add the weights that I did and maybe I burned of a hundred more calories.
My family will be here tomorrow to celebrate Easter w/dh and me. We decided against cake, (just a pile of empty calories) We are going to have ice cream(still high in calories but it has milk in it and somehow does not seem as bad as cake.) of course what is ice cram without chocolate sauce, or nuts, or cherries. LOLOLOL It is just one day and I can handle it, i hope.
Dress rehearsal tomorrow night at my church, and baby will be with me, I hope that he will be on his best behavior but you just never know with children. DH has something he wants to do so that puts him with me and me at the church helping with the play. Lets hope everything goes ok.
Josie the poem I used yesterday came from a book called A Heart of Wisdom. A friend gave it to me and it has been a very inspirational and moving book.
This next poem is sweet. It is not fancy but it is really nice. It is by Joanna Fuchs, And I just love her poems;.
Easter Joy
Jesus came to earth,
To show us how to live,
How to put others first,
How to love and how to give.
Then He set about His work,
That God sent Him to do;
He took our punishment on Himself;
He made us clean and new.
He could have saved Himself,
Calling angels from above,
But He chose to pay our price for sin;
He paid it out of love.
Our Lord died on Good Friday,
But the cross did not destroy
His resurrection on Easter morn
That fills our hearts with joy.
Now we know our earthly death,
Like His, is just a rest.
We'll be forever with Him
In heaven, where life is best.
So we live our lives for Jesus,
Think of Him in all we do.
Thank you Savior; Thank you Lord.
Help us love like you!
By
Joanna Fuchs
_____________________
Have a safe evening
God bless
Thursday, April 21, 2011
I checked the site out and
It really is very interesting. I filled in the bleanks on the first page to see how many calories that I should eat to keep my weight just like it is-cant remember exactly but it was over 2000-well with me eating usually below 1500 calories a day and dwith me exercising the way I do I should be a size 10. LOL But it was fun.
http://fitbie.msn.com/fit_tools/daily_calories?height_1&height_2&h_unit=0&weight&w_unit=0&
This morning I walked and then came home and cleaned and swept and vacumned and straightened. I have family coming in on Saturday. I love Easter, resurrection day, It is just a beautiful celebration. BUT I think the importance of Easter is in our heart more than it is in a day. In other words we are getting togeather on Saturday to celebrate this wonderful day. And I refuse to stay out of church to be with family that can come on Saturday. How do you feel about it?
I am baking a smoked ham and making a green bean casserole and deviled eggs, and brown and serve rolls, a little potatoe salad just for my dh. Maybe I will make a cake-I have all the ingredients for it. I just do not want anything that is high calorie left here . Dh is diabetic, I let him splurge once in a while. He is so like a child sometimes cause if it is here he wants it, He has a sweet tooth bigger than his mouth.
At 1:00 I went out and pushed my mower over the back yard. Tomorrow I will get the front. Most people have a riding mower, and dh wanted one but I said no because it is such good exercise.
Sat. night I will be in a dress rehearsal for our Easter play. It is going to be all about the resurrection. I am not really in the play I will be helping everyone with there costumes and helping prep them with their lines and filling in just in case someone does not show up. I am excited about being involved with the play.
I got a lot of exercise and my calories were below 1500. I keep thinking about how uncomfortable I was in my new dress, and right now that is keeping me from craving anything. Every time I start wanting something I tell myself "misery in the new dress" and that stops me .
I don't know what the title of this poem is but I liked it-
I CAME TO THE SWIFT, RAGING RIVER,
AND THE ROAR HELD THE ECHO OF FEAR;
"OH, LORD GIVE ME WINGS TO FLY OVER,
IF YOU ARE, AS YOU PROMISED, QUITE NEAR"
BUT HE SAID, "TRUST THE GRACE I AM GIVING,
ALL-PERVASIVE, SUFFICIENT FOR YOU,
TAKE MY HAND--WE WILL FACE IT TOGETHER,
BUT MY PLAN IS NOT OVER, BUT THROUGH."
by
LEE WEBBER
Sleep well everyone and God bless
http://fitbie.msn.com/fit_tools/daily_calories?height_1&height_2&h_unit=0&weight&w_unit=0&
This morning I walked and then came home and cleaned and swept and vacumned and straightened. I have family coming in on Saturday. I love Easter, resurrection day, It is just a beautiful celebration. BUT I think the importance of Easter is in our heart more than it is in a day. In other words we are getting togeather on Saturday to celebrate this wonderful day. And I refuse to stay out of church to be with family that can come on Saturday. How do you feel about it?
I am baking a smoked ham and making a green bean casserole and deviled eggs, and brown and serve rolls, a little potatoe salad just for my dh. Maybe I will make a cake-I have all the ingredients for it. I just do not want anything that is high calorie left here . Dh is diabetic, I let him splurge once in a while. He is so like a child sometimes cause if it is here he wants it, He has a sweet tooth bigger than his mouth.
At 1:00 I went out and pushed my mower over the back yard. Tomorrow I will get the front. Most people have a riding mower, and dh wanted one but I said no because it is such good exercise.
Sat. night I will be in a dress rehearsal for our Easter play. It is going to be all about the resurrection. I am not really in the play I will be helping everyone with there costumes and helping prep them with their lines and filling in just in case someone does not show up. I am excited about being involved with the play.
I got a lot of exercise and my calories were below 1500. I keep thinking about how uncomfortable I was in my new dress, and right now that is keeping me from craving anything. Every time I start wanting something I tell myself "misery in the new dress" and that stops me .
I don't know what the title of this poem is but I liked it-
I CAME TO THE SWIFT, RAGING RIVER,
AND THE ROAR HELD THE ECHO OF FEAR;
"OH, LORD GIVE ME WINGS TO FLY OVER,
IF YOU ARE, AS YOU PROMISED, QUITE NEAR"
BUT HE SAID, "TRUST THE GRACE I AM GIVING,
ALL-PERVASIVE, SUFFICIENT FOR YOU,
TAKE MY HAND--WE WILL FACE IT TOGETHER,
BUT MY PLAN IS NOT OVER, BUT THROUGH."
by
LEE WEBBER
Sleep well everyone and God bless
Helpful site
I saw this and went to it and it seemed to be something useful. I don't have time right now to check it out fully
If you go to it tell me what you think. I will be back later to look at it better and then I will give my opinion.
http://fitbie.msn.com/fit_tools/daily_calories?height_1&height_2&h_unit=0&weight&w_unit=0&
If you go to it tell me what you think. I will be back later to look at it better and then I will give my opinion.
http://fitbie.msn.com/fit_tools/daily_calories?height_1&height_2&h_unit=0&weight&w_unit=0&
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
I have a full day lots of things to do
It is noon and I have already finished my 2 mile walk and ironed for 1 and 1/2 hours . I have started laundry soon to hang them up to dry. I like to hang my clothes as opposed to putting them in the dryer- it makes them smell fresh, makes them last longer , savfes on the electric bill and gives me extra exercise. BUT if I were pressed for time I would throw them in the dryer.
I have started cooking for later and and after lunch I will go help dh on his job.
Josie I saw the turtle on my walk through the woods and I have heard the old saying only what I heard was "if a snapping turtle bites you he won't release you until the sun goes down."" If it had bit me it would have really hurt cause he actually left a mark on my metal pole.
I need to get busy- like I said I have a lot to do and I want to rest a bit before church tonight.
I finished reading Jude this morning and next is Revelations. I find Revelations just a little confusing, I know that it should not be but it is. But I will read it anyway, and I will start each day with a prayer that God will give me the understanding that I need.
Revelation
Chapter 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
May the Lord bless and keep each of you
Have a wonderful day
I have started cooking for later and and after lunch I will go help dh on his job.
Josie I saw the turtle on my walk through the woods and I have heard the old saying only what I heard was "if a snapping turtle bites you he won't release you until the sun goes down."" If it had bit me it would have really hurt cause he actually left a mark on my metal pole.
I need to get busy- like I said I have a lot to do and I want to rest a bit before church tonight.
I finished reading Jude this morning and next is Revelations. I find Revelations just a little confusing, I know that it should not be but it is. But I will read it anyway, and I will start each day with a prayer that God will give me the understanding that I need.
Revelation
Chapter 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
May the Lord bless and keep each of you
Have a wonderful day
Monday, April 18, 2011
My day went down and then up
My sister called me first thing this morning and she just talked and talked and talked (insert the word brag)
I know that everyone mentions how proud they are of their grandson (waving hand in the air screaming -me me me)But truly I know that one or two sentances is enough. 15 minutes ack
Then I went for a walk and I saw a snapping turtle, it was as big as a salad plate. I was not sure it was a snapping turtle so I put my "attack stick" to his mouth and really that turtle snapped down on it and my stick is metal and his teeth left a scratch on the metal. Wow--- I love being out in the woods-wonder if I am related to Daniel Boone? I wish I could write poetry cause everything in me wants to write down how I felt when I saw that turtle. One day I saw a red fox, I know it was a fox because of the bushy tail. I stopped walking and just watched him. There is a stream beside the fire trail and he went down to the water drank and dthen came slowly back up. He watched me for a minute then walked into the woods.
Once I saw a wild turkey, that was a beautiful bird, and he was big .. Sometimes I see snakes but not very often. Once I saw an otter in the stream, I know it was an otter and not a beaver. what I saw did not have a flat tail.
Grandbaby is sick again. I tried to tell my daughter that they need to consider maybe eating a little healthier. Maybe less snacks and more fruit and vegetables. She was respectful, she knows that I want the best for them. But I think she might have gotten a little bit aggravated at me. I know for a fact that when they are at home they go the easy way-especially son in law-he will just give grandbaby a bag of chips for lunch instead of cooking something/ Son in law snacks all the time and he does not see anything wrong with letting baby eat that way.
I ate very good today, I got a wide variety of vitamins from my fruit and vegetables. plus I kept the calories below 1400. I am pleased
I did not do the weights today BUT I did put my garden in ///all by hand////. I put in 12 tomatoe plants, I put in 24 cucumber plants and then I started planting seeds-2 rows of squash and 2 fairly long rows of okra.I did not have room to put in my broccoli or cauliflower or brussel sprouts. I will put them in for a fall crop.
Remember me telling you about my little rabbit buddy. I am worried that he will like my vegetables as much as I do. I refuse to hurt him, I hope that I can find something to make him stay out of the garden. I will have to google it.
Dh is home and he said soemthing about going for a walk. I love it when we walk togeather. Even though I am tired I am going for a walk with him. Maybe the turtle will still be there.
Sleep well
God bless
I know that everyone mentions how proud they are of their grandson (waving hand in the air screaming -me me me)But truly I know that one or two sentances is enough. 15 minutes ack
Then I went for a walk and I saw a snapping turtle, it was as big as a salad plate. I was not sure it was a snapping turtle so I put my "attack stick" to his mouth and really that turtle snapped down on it and my stick is metal and his teeth left a scratch on the metal. Wow--- I love being out in the woods-wonder if I am related to Daniel Boone? I wish I could write poetry cause everything in me wants to write down how I felt when I saw that turtle. One day I saw a red fox, I know it was a fox because of the bushy tail. I stopped walking and just watched him. There is a stream beside the fire trail and he went down to the water drank and dthen came slowly back up. He watched me for a minute then walked into the woods.
Once I saw a wild turkey, that was a beautiful bird, and he was big .. Sometimes I see snakes but not very often. Once I saw an otter in the stream, I know it was an otter and not a beaver. what I saw did not have a flat tail.
Grandbaby is sick again. I tried to tell my daughter that they need to consider maybe eating a little healthier. Maybe less snacks and more fruit and vegetables. She was respectful, she knows that I want the best for them. But I think she might have gotten a little bit aggravated at me. I know for a fact that when they are at home they go the easy way-especially son in law-he will just give grandbaby a bag of chips for lunch instead of cooking something/ Son in law snacks all the time and he does not see anything wrong with letting baby eat that way.
I ate very good today, I got a wide variety of vitamins from my fruit and vegetables. plus I kept the calories below 1400. I am pleased
I did not do the weights today BUT I did put my garden in ///all by hand////. I put in 12 tomatoe plants, I put in 24 cucumber plants and then I started planting seeds-2 rows of squash and 2 fairly long rows of okra.I did not have room to put in my broccoli or cauliflower or brussel sprouts. I will put them in for a fall crop.
Remember me telling you about my little rabbit buddy. I am worried that he will like my vegetables as much as I do. I refuse to hurt him, I hope that I can find something to make him stay out of the garden. I will have to google it.
Dh is home and he said soemthing about going for a walk. I love it when we walk togeather. Even though I am tired I am going for a walk with him. Maybe the turtle will still be there.
Sleep well
God bless
Sunday, April 17, 2011
work, misery in new dress, new resolve
Yesterday I worked with dh on his job. I sanded all the puttied places and then I sanded walls and then I vacumned all the floors. I was extremely tired. I got back and had that sanded dust all over me, In the shower I go and then the wind blew and hail fell and thunder crashed,
Today we went to my friends church. A group was singing and she and I and our husbands are close friends with the singers from that group so we would not have missed it. I got dressed this morning for church in my new spring light green outfit and when I bought it a month or so ago I had to buy a size 20. Last time I bought a dress before that it was a size 18 and it was just a tiny bit too large. Not enough to go down to a 16 but you could tell that I was on the way. I put the 20 on this morning and it was tight. Not way too tight but snug and I was uncomfortable all morning long. As I set there feeling like I needed to pick and pull at my dress I vowed that I would not allow this to go on any longer.
I am so glad that I made that vow before llunch was served because I had this new resolve and was able to stay strong. I did not eat much at all and the time right now is 4 pm and I am eating a light salad for my evening meal. If I must eat anything later, I will have a low calorie energy bar. Or maybe I will just have a cup of hot decaf coffee. Sometimes just the coffee will make me stop wanting something to eat.
And I really love that dress it is a straight dress, and it has a sheer long sleeve over-jacket. It is a very light green and just looks like spring. I refuse to be uncomfortable in this beautiful dress.
Tomorrow I will go back to keeping up with my calories and even though I don't want to I will work out with weights 2 to 3 times a week and I will try to walk everyday except Sunday. Slow and steady said the turtle. This is not a race for who gets there first-it is an endurance race, getting used to eating right again.
Time to go to Aldis again-they have the best prices for fresh vegetables.
A NEW DAY---
Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could....Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be coumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with it's hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on yesterday.
by RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Today we went to my friends church. A group was singing and she and I and our husbands are close friends with the singers from that group so we would not have missed it. I got dressed this morning for church in my new spring light green outfit and when I bought it a month or so ago I had to buy a size 20. Last time I bought a dress before that it was a size 18 and it was just a tiny bit too large. Not enough to go down to a 16 but you could tell that I was on the way. I put the 20 on this morning and it was tight. Not way too tight but snug and I was uncomfortable all morning long. As I set there feeling like I needed to pick and pull at my dress I vowed that I would not allow this to go on any longer.
I am so glad that I made that vow before llunch was served because I had this new resolve and was able to stay strong. I did not eat much at all and the time right now is 4 pm and I am eating a light salad for my evening meal. If I must eat anything later, I will have a low calorie energy bar. Or maybe I will just have a cup of hot decaf coffee. Sometimes just the coffee will make me stop wanting something to eat.
And I really love that dress it is a straight dress, and it has a sheer long sleeve over-jacket. It is a very light green and just looks like spring. I refuse to be uncomfortable in this beautiful dress.
Tomorrow I will go back to keeping up with my calories and even though I don't want to I will work out with weights 2 to 3 times a week and I will try to walk everyday except Sunday. Slow and steady said the turtle. This is not a race for who gets there first-it is an endurance race, getting used to eating right again.
Time to go to Aldis again-they have the best prices for fresh vegetables.
A NEW DAY---
Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could....Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be coumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with it's hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on yesterday.
by RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Friday, April 15, 2011
I am tired
I did work with dh today and I scrapped windows -boring tiring work. But I moved a lot at least my upper body moved a lot, and then when I finished the windows(you ever heard the saying about glass houses well I think the builders were going for the glass house affect) I started sanding I sanded by hand and then I sanded by pole -a sand pad was on the end of the pole and I had to go up and down and sometimes the sand pad would swivel and you had to really put some pressure on the handle to get the correct sanding done. I am tired.
DD and grandson came to visit today and even though we were not here (she still has her house key) she came in and made herself at home. Grandson put his game in the playstation and started playing and she got on my computer. She caslled us and so dh brought me home and I was so happy to see grandson. We started playing hide the fortune cookie. He is so funny-hide the fortune cookie-where does kids get thier ideas from.
She bought me the 2nd book from the whispers series and this one is called Whispers of Promise. I love it as much as I do the Whispers of Joy.
This is so pretty
NO LIMITS
HIS LOVE HAS NO LIMITS,HIS GRACE HAS NO MEASURE,
HIS POWER, NO BOUNDARY KNOWN UNTO MEN;
FOR OUT OF HIS INFINITE RICHES IN JESUS HE GIVETH,
AND GIVITH AGAIN.
by
ANNIE J. FLINT
I hope everyone is save tonight. Our weatherman says that bad storms are coming our way,
Josie is everything ok where you are??
I am praying for you and your family that God will keep his hands over you .
sleep well
be safe
God bless
DD and grandson came to visit today and even though we were not here (she still has her house key) she came in and made herself at home. Grandson put his game in the playstation and started playing and she got on my computer. She caslled us and so dh brought me home and I was so happy to see grandson. We started playing hide the fortune cookie. He is so funny-hide the fortune cookie-where does kids get thier ideas from.
She bought me the 2nd book from the whispers series and this one is called Whispers of Promise. I love it as much as I do the Whispers of Joy.
This is so pretty
NO LIMITS
HIS LOVE HAS NO LIMITS,HIS GRACE HAS NO MEASURE,
HIS POWER, NO BOUNDARY KNOWN UNTO MEN;
FOR OUT OF HIS INFINITE RICHES IN JESUS HE GIVETH,
AND GIVITH AGAIN.
by
ANNIE J. FLINT
I hope everyone is save tonight. Our weatherman says that bad storms are coming our way,
Josie is everything ok where you are??
I am praying for you and your family that God will keep his hands over you .
sleep well
be safe
God bless
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sometimes I surprise myself with just how strong I can be-
today was not one of those days, for some reason I don't feel bad about it. Wonder if that is a bad sign. Have I flung my hands in the air in helpless resignation to the fact that I am on a run away train and I might as well sit back and enjoy the scenery? I did eat a bit too much maybe over 2000 but less than 2500. AndI am full but I started drinking and just can not stop. I love unsweetened black tea and that is what I am drinking. In the last 4 hours I have drunk about 24 ounces of tea. I am full I can't figure out why I am so thirsty. I did not eat anything that was high sodium, squash, fresh whole corn, sweet peas, ground beef patty mixed with small amount of oatmeal, and a small amount of whole grain bread crumbs. I season mostly with spices. Oh and some sweet onions.
I walked twice today because dh was not here and I had the time and I love to walk. On the way back from the2nd walk I twisted my knee and it is swollen. I was supposed to go help dh tomorrow. He is removing wall paper and he does not have the patience for it so I offered to go do that for him while he works on another part of the house he is working on. It is a parsonage. I guess they are getting a new pastor and that pastor wants paint on the walls instead of wallpaper. Maybe the wall paper is old and torn. I don't know but that goes along with the work that dh does. I might not can go now. It is close to home so I could go and try and then if it hurts dh can bring me back home. Just have to keep praying.
My grandson has been chosen to read a poem in front of the entire school (grades 4k, 5k, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade, and all of the mothers, for a mothers day program. I am going to try to go, after all I am a mother of a mother, and that should count for something. I am so proud, he is just in 5k, and he is reading on a 3rd grade level.
PRAISE YOU LORD
The thought of You stirs us so
deeply that we cannot be content
unless we praise You, because You
have made us for Yourself and our
hearts find no peace until they rest
in You
ST. AUGUSTINE
Have a great night, sleep well
love you
God bless
I walked twice today because dh was not here and I had the time and I love to walk. On the way back from the2nd walk I twisted my knee and it is swollen. I was supposed to go help dh tomorrow. He is removing wall paper and he does not have the patience for it so I offered to go do that for him while he works on another part of the house he is working on. It is a parsonage. I guess they are getting a new pastor and that pastor wants paint on the walls instead of wallpaper. Maybe the wall paper is old and torn. I don't know but that goes along with the work that dh does. I might not can go now. It is close to home so I could go and try and then if it hurts dh can bring me back home. Just have to keep praying.
My grandson has been chosen to read a poem in front of the entire school (grades 4k, 5k, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade, and all of the mothers, for a mothers day program. I am going to try to go, after all I am a mother of a mother, and that should count for something. I am so proud, he is just in 5k, and he is reading on a 3rd grade level.
PRAISE YOU LORD
The thought of You stirs us so
deeply that we cannot be content
unless we praise You, because You
have made us for Yourself and our
hearts find no peace until they rest
in You
ST. AUGUSTINE
Have a great night, sleep well
love you
God bless
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
It was the best of times it was the worst of times
Dh has been out of work almost 3 weeks-today he got a call for a job.
Gas is going up and up and up but my car gets 29 miles to the gallon, today my car broke and dh does not think it can be fixed/It is a '92 and has a really really lot of miles on it.
Tonight I was asked to speak to the youth in the church. I loved it, I am always blessed when I get a chance to tell anyone what God has done in my life.
Today while I was praying about the situation here, I remembered what I had read so many times in the bible "Fear not" and I remembered the Lord saying He would supply all my needs. I have nothing to worry about. God is in control and He will take care of me/
Now as for my eating, well I did not do great and I did not do terrible. However I did walk almost six miles,
and while it does not do any real good to think about doing something I did think about starting my hand weights back up;. I wonder how many calories I burned off by thinking about exercising with my weights??????????????????????????????? lol
Just a little thought between me and you-------------I love my dh and I enjoy being with him BUT after almost 3 weeks of having him here day after day-hour after hour- it is going to be nice to have a few hours to myself. Does thaqt sound disloyal, or like I don't love him? I don't mean for it to sound that way, just sometimes I need some time to myself you know-just a little bit of time.
SEEDS OF KINDNESS
When seeds of kindness are sown
prayerfully in the garden plot
of our lives, we may be sure that
there will be a bountiful harvest of
blessings for both us and others.'
by
W. PHILLIP KELLER
Sleepm well everyone
I love each of you
God bless
Gas is going up and up and up but my car gets 29 miles to the gallon, today my car broke and dh does not think it can be fixed/It is a '92 and has a really really lot of miles on it.
Tonight I was asked to speak to the youth in the church. I loved it, I am always blessed when I get a chance to tell anyone what God has done in my life.
Today while I was praying about the situation here, I remembered what I had read so many times in the bible "Fear not" and I remembered the Lord saying He would supply all my needs. I have nothing to worry about. God is in control and He will take care of me/
Now as for my eating, well I did not do great and I did not do terrible. However I did walk almost six miles,
and while it does not do any real good to think about doing something I did think about starting my hand weights back up;. I wonder how many calories I burned off by thinking about exercising with my weights??????????????????????????????? lol
Just a little thought between me and you-------------I love my dh and I enjoy being with him BUT after almost 3 weeks of having him here day after day-hour after hour- it is going to be nice to have a few hours to myself. Does thaqt sound disloyal, or like I don't love him? I don't mean for it to sound that way, just sometimes I need some time to myself you know-just a little bit of time.
SEEDS OF KINDNESS
When seeds of kindness are sown
prayerfully in the garden plot
of our lives, we may be sure that
there will be a bountiful harvest of
blessings for both us and others.'
by
W. PHILLIP KELLER
Sleepm well everyone
I love each of you
God bless
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
I over ate, over indulged, over estimated my ability to be in control
I really messed up today, that article I read last week about--the one that said something like if you eat it today you will crave it tomorrow (paraphrasing, of course) Well must be true, ice cream yesterday, chocolate candy today.. I think if I squint my minds eye, if I turn sideways just a bit in my mind I can perhaps use some psychological tricks just to make me not SEE the harm that I did to myself.But honesty declares loudly that I really did myself an injustice. The part of me that has a responsibility to take care of the rest of me really messed up.
OK enough I would not allow anyone to berate anyone else in my prescence (do you thinkI have a split personality?) lololol Tomorrow I have a brand new day to try again and I will continue to try.
I did push my mower today for about 90 minutes and then dh wanted to go for a walk and I went with him. My legs were trembling Iwas so tired but I did it.
I love to hear Louie Giglio on U-tube. I really enjoy him speaking on "God and the univirse" and "How great thou art" If you have never heard him go listen. His pictures of the universe is mind blowing.
He also gives one speech on Laminin. You have to hear this. IT is so mind boggling just how wonderful our Lord is that our redemption was bought by the blood of Jesus on the cross, and our blood has laminin that has the shape of a cross.
Sometimes when I don't have anything else to do I go to U-tube and just watch "creation scapes" They are so peaceful and calming.
TOMORROW'S SUCCESS
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failue, but of the succes that may come tomorrow. You will find joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
HELEN KELLER
Isn't that beautiful and so appropriate for me for today.
Sleep well
Love you all
God bless
OK enough I would not allow anyone to berate anyone else in my prescence (do you thinkI have a split personality?) lololol Tomorrow I have a brand new day to try again and I will continue to try.
I did push my mower today for about 90 minutes and then dh wanted to go for a walk and I went with him. My legs were trembling Iwas so tired but I did it.
I love to hear Louie Giglio on U-tube. I really enjoy him speaking on "God and the univirse" and "How great thou art" If you have never heard him go listen. His pictures of the universe is mind blowing.
He also gives one speech on Laminin. You have to hear this. IT is so mind boggling just how wonderful our Lord is that our redemption was bought by the blood of Jesus on the cross, and our blood has laminin that has the shape of a cross.
Sometimes when I don't have anything else to do I go to U-tube and just watch "creation scapes" They are so peaceful and calming.
TOMORROW'S SUCCESS
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failue, but of the succes that may come tomorrow. You will find joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
HELEN KELLER
Isn't that beautiful and so appropriate for me for today.
Sleep well
Love you all
God bless
Monday, April 11, 2011
Here I am
I certainly hope that no one is planning on making me the poster child for weight loss, I would be a big disappointment to everyone. I love chinese food. I hate the way it makes me feel. I never want to go to chinese restaurants my dh loves it. So yesterday after church he wanted to go and I said you know I shouldnit but ok-I was sluggish-eeee all evening. I hate feeling that way. Plus look at all the calories, So I took myself out of the running for the dieter of the week award. But then I also ate some moose tracks ice cream today. Just gets worse and worse don't it??????
However I did so much today that maybe (very little real hope here) I burned up all those extra calories-
starting last night after church- I walked for 1/2 hour and then did a leslie 45 minute video.
Now today I mowed my backyard (push mower) walked 4 miles and vacumned my house. I also used my limb lobbers and spent about an hour clipping back stray limps on my bushes and and trees in my yard.
I hope that I at least burned some of all those calories that I took into my body.
Even when I choose to over indulge my Father still calls me His beloved daughter. He gives His love freely and he shows me mercy and grace each day that I live. His love and His mercy is not given or taken away because of what I do or do not do. He loves me.
Warm Gentle Sunshine
May God send His love like
sunshine in His warm and gentle way.
To fill each corner of your heart
each moment of today.
His overflowing love delights to
make us partakers of the
bounties He graciously imparts.
by
Hannah More
Sleep well everyone
God bless
However I did so much today that maybe (very little real hope here) I burned up all those extra calories-
starting last night after church- I walked for 1/2 hour and then did a leslie 45 minute video.
Now today I mowed my backyard (push mower) walked 4 miles and vacumned my house. I also used my limb lobbers and spent about an hour clipping back stray limps on my bushes and and trees in my yard.
I hope that I at least burned some of all those calories that I took into my body.
Even when I choose to over indulge my Father still calls me His beloved daughter. He gives His love freely and he shows me mercy and grace each day that I live. His love and His mercy is not given or taken away because of what I do or do not do. He loves me.
Warm Gentle Sunshine
May God send His love like
sunshine in His warm and gentle way.
To fill each corner of your heart
each moment of today.
His overflowing love delights to
make us partakers of the
bounties He graciously imparts.
by
Hannah More
Sleep well everyone
God bless
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Highs and lows, and ups and downs,
This morning I woke early and spend some wonderful time with the Lord. Satan is not happy when I do that and he kept putting some of the awful memories of my childhood to swirl around in my head. I had to keep asking God for His help to rebuke satan, I am glad that God loves me, and He is so faithful to keep His promises.
DD came here yesterday for a little while and when she left she forgot her pocketbook so she came back today to get it. She brought the baby and we kept him while dd went to town for a few things and we took him to the park. Now at the park they were having a community singing and it was all christian singing. I was so pleased that as I played with baby I was hearing this wonderful music in the background. Dh called some of our friends to come listen too and soon they were there and when dd came to get the baby we all just stayed and had some of the refreshments that the singers had brought. (Of course we left a donation for them)
So back home about 5:30 and then we went walking , then dinner and then the storm came and we did have hail and thunder and lightening. I heard a few minutes ago that 3 roads near here have been closed because of downed trees. Thank you Lord that all we had was a little hail and thunder and high winds.
A preachers wife told me one time that worry is the opposite of faith. Maybe so and I know that the side of me that loves the Lord has total faith./BUT the human side worries, and I was worried about the storm.
I hope that everyone is safe tonight,
sleep well
God bless
DD came here yesterday for a little while and when she left she forgot her pocketbook so she came back today to get it. She brought the baby and we kept him while dd went to town for a few things and we took him to the park. Now at the park they were having a community singing and it was all christian singing. I was so pleased that as I played with baby I was hearing this wonderful music in the background. Dh called some of our friends to come listen too and soon they were there and when dd came to get the baby we all just stayed and had some of the refreshments that the singers had brought. (Of course we left a donation for them)
So back home about 5:30 and then we went walking , then dinner and then the storm came and we did have hail and thunder and lightening. I heard a few minutes ago that 3 roads near here have been closed because of downed trees. Thank you Lord that all we had was a little hail and thunder and high winds.
A preachers wife told me one time that worry is the opposite of faith. Maybe so and I know that the side of me that loves the Lord has total faith./BUT the human side worries, and I was worried about the storm.
I hope that everyone is safe tonight,
sleep well
God bless
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wonderful day and had nothing to do with diets or exercise
Took my dd to a restaurant and had a wonderfful meal I even had a small piece of fudge and a small dish of icecream. My dh and my son in law was there. It was a nice familhy time and I would not trade it for anything. Then dd and Iwent shopping at Ross's and all I bought was a book calledWhispers of Joy. You may see some of that on facebook once in a while because it is a really good book of one paragraph things from different people and from the bible. I like it.
I saw a rabbit in my yard, he just stood there still except for his ears. They kept twitching like little radar ears. I don't know what he was thinking but I was thinking about how God made everything and when He was finished He proclaimed that it was good. That little rabbit was beautiful, God made me and He must have said it was good. He said Adam and Eve were good and He is not a respector of persons. So He calls me GOOD How can I say anything less about His creation. And I must learn how to treat all of His creation with respect, that includes me.
Lord, I love you, I love the way you teach us so gently, I love the mercy that you have shown each of us, and I love the the grace that you poured out on us. Thank you Lord for loving me. Amen.
Sleep well everyone
love you
God bless
I saw a rabbit in my yard, he just stood there still except for his ears. They kept twitching like little radar ears. I don't know what he was thinking but I was thinking about how God made everything and when He was finished He proclaimed that it was good. That little rabbit was beautiful, God made me and He must have said it was good. He said Adam and Eve were good and He is not a respector of persons. So He calls me GOOD How can I say anything less about His creation. And I must learn how to treat all of His creation with respect, that includes me.
Lord, I love you, I love the way you teach us so gently, I love the mercy that you have shown each of us, and I love the the grace that you poured out on us. Thank you Lord for loving me. Amen.
Sleep well everyone
love you
God bless
Thursday, April 7, 2011
A positive result
when I began this diet plan on 3/24 I weighed 204.8 one week later I weighed on 3/31 I weighed 201.0, this morning I weighed 200.6. That is not much scale movement for one week. BUT you know how when you start gaining a bit your bra wil start rolling up on the sides???well this morning I noticed that my bra was not rolling, myface seemed slimmer and my pants and top is looser. So while I did not see that number go down I believe I am loosing , and I think after 2 weeks at doing this I think it is a positive thing and I will continue doing it.
I walked ddown the firetrail twice today it was so nice outside. Next week I am going to plant my garden, I bought seeds yesterday, cucumbers and squash and okra and tomatoes. cauliflower, broccoli and brussel sprouts. I love the idea of having all of these wonderful vegetables.
We have the garden area cleaned up and ready for the seeds but it is still just a little too cool at night. I am going to start my tomatoes inside tomorrow evening. That way they will be up at least a few inches before I put them in the ground.
Last year we were given so much fresh tomatoes that we could not eat them all so Icooked them a bit and then froze them. That worked out great. They tasted like fresh picked and you know that cooked tomatoes are better for a mans prostate than fresh tomatoes. I use a lot of spsices when I cook I like to use tumerric, and garlic, and lemon pepper, and well what ever I see that I think will taste good. Dr Oz said that we should make a mix of black pepper garlic and tumerric and use that on anything that we cook. It is loaded with antioxidant, and seems to help resist some forms of cancer. I do that and use it except when I go to church.
I hope everyone has a wonderful evening
God bless
I walked ddown the firetrail twice today it was so nice outside. Next week I am going to plant my garden, I bought seeds yesterday, cucumbers and squash and okra and tomatoes. cauliflower, broccoli and brussel sprouts. I love the idea of having all of these wonderful vegetables.
We have the garden area cleaned up and ready for the seeds but it is still just a little too cool at night. I am going to start my tomatoes inside tomorrow evening. That way they will be up at least a few inches before I put them in the ground.
Last year we were given so much fresh tomatoes that we could not eat them all so Icooked them a bit and then froze them. That worked out great. They tasted like fresh picked and you know that cooked tomatoes are better for a mans prostate than fresh tomatoes. I use a lot of spsices when I cook I like to use tumerric, and garlic, and lemon pepper, and well what ever I see that I think will taste good. Dr Oz said that we should make a mix of black pepper garlic and tumerric and use that on anything that we cook. It is loaded with antioxidant, and seems to help resist some forms of cancer. I do that and use it except when I go to church.
I hope everyone has a wonderful evening
God bless
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The world around me is like ---
a food obstacle course. I stay away from sweets 98 percent of the time. I exercise 98 percent of the time/ I try to encourage dh to eat healthy and he does for about 75 percent of the time. But at the most unexpected moments the "forbidden" foods jump out to sabatage my best laid plans. I have my day mapped out in front of me, every bite is calculated (not really but Ido try to keep in control)and then I go out with dh just to pay a few bills, pick up his meds from the pharmacy and then he said I'm hungry think I will go get a sandwich so into McDonalds the turns. I smile that loving what am I going to do with you smile and think just a soda, maybe snitch a few fries off of his tray. Someone other than me said using my voice "the small mcflurry please. " ice cream mind you, really!!!! ice cream. Yep ice cream and the only thing that I stayed true to what I had planned was I did snitch a few of his fries. Just a food obstacle course.
Went to church tonight and the preacher preached on keeping your eyes on the goal. The straight and narrow path with no chance of making it is we keep looking to the side and behind us. It was a good sermon and I had a few questions that Iwas going to ask him today and he answered them in his sermon. God is so good and He is faithful. A friend of mine wrote a song and the first line is "I'm amazed, I'm amazed that he ever loved me. I can't remember all the words but it is a beautiful song. It really is exactly how I feel because I really am amazed at His love for us all.
Have a blessed night everyone
love you all
Went to church tonight and the preacher preached on keeping your eyes on the goal. The straight and narrow path with no chance of making it is we keep looking to the side and behind us. It was a good sermon and I had a few questions that Iwas going to ask him today and he answered them in his sermon. God is so good and He is faithful. A friend of mine wrote a song and the first line is "I'm amazed, I'm amazed that he ever loved me. I can't remember all the words but it is a beautiful song. It really is exactly how I feel because I really am amazed at His love for us all.
Have a blessed night everyone
love you all
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
I was a good girl today LOL
I ate according to my diet plan and I walked down the firetrail twice which means almost 4 miles . I am pleased but just between you and me being pleased does not make the tummy stop screaming "FEED ME, FEED MEEEEEEE " I am a little hungry right now but I am trying to drown the voice with unsweetened tea. itsnotworking
Josie I am so happy that you and I have friended each other on facebook. I am so careful about who I have as my friends because some people do not respect the fact that I am a Christian and they talk really vulgar. Recently I went through my friends and deleted everyone that gossips and talks dirty or curses. I deleted my daughter in law because she used the F word. she apoligised so I let her come back;. I am glad I have another friend that Loves God as much as I do.
Friday I will be taking my daughter out to lunch. Friday is her birthday and dh and Iwant to just treat her Idon't know where we will go but dh wants her to choose chinese food; wonder if you can get addicted to chinese food. I think dh is addicted to it. lol Not seriously but he wants to eat there at least 2 times a week. His blood pressure is going to be so high it will be really hard to bring it backdown. He has a dr. appointment in the morning and he wants me to go with him. He just needs meds prescription renewed.
Sleep well
God bless you all
Josie I am so happy that you and I have friended each other on facebook. I am so careful about who I have as my friends because some people do not respect the fact that I am a Christian and they talk really vulgar. Recently I went through my friends and deleted everyone that gossips and talks dirty or curses. I deleted my daughter in law because she used the F word. she apoligised so I let her come back;. I am glad I have another friend that Loves God as much as I do.
Friday I will be taking my daughter out to lunch. Friday is her birthday and dh and Iwant to just treat her Idon't know where we will go but dh wants her to choose chinese food; wonder if you can get addicted to chinese food. I think dh is addicted to it. lol Not seriously but he wants to eat there at least 2 times a week. His blood pressure is going to be so high it will be really hard to bring it backdown. He has a dr. appointment in the morning and he wants me to go with him. He just needs meds prescription renewed.
Sleep well
God bless you all
Monday, April 4, 2011
i HAD AN ENTIRE BLOG POST TYPED OUT AND I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON AND IT IS GONE
OH well I was glorifying the lord for He is wonderful and I do love to praise Him. and HE is so worthy of our praise.
The Psalms 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech,
and night unto night showeth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language,
where their voice is not heard.
Isn't that beautiful? I was so blessed yesterday at church. I know tht the Lord has us in the palm of His hand and He is in control, I know that He has a path for us a path for good and not for evil.
I love the Lord
I am so glad that with all the things that go on here in this life, we have something better to look forward to. We have an eternity with our Father, and Jesus the one that died to redeem us.
I walked today 4 miles, and I might have eaten a bit more than I should have but I kept it in the right calorie range. Since I have been eating in the diet plan I have noticed that it does not take as much food to make me feel full. So I might have ate more, but it still was not as much as I used to be able to eat. Acrually I ate what Iwas supposed to and then it just did not feel like I was satisfied and I got a cup of dry cereal Ithink it was something honey nut crunch type cereal but from aldis so it was generic. Maybe the high fiber part of it started swelling and that was what made me feel stuffed.
Any way I posted earlier today an article from fitness (or was it shape magazine)That was interesting. It is long but good reading.
Have a good evening everyone
God bless.
The Psalms 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech,
and night unto night showeth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language,
where their voice is not heard.
Isn't that beautiful? I was so blessed yesterday at church. I know tht the Lord has us in the palm of His hand and He is in control, I know that He has a path for us a path for good and not for evil.
I love the Lord
I am so glad that with all the things that go on here in this life, we have something better to look forward to. We have an eternity with our Father, and Jesus the one that died to redeem us.
I walked today 4 miles, and I might have eaten a bit more than I should have but I kept it in the right calorie range. Since I have been eating in the diet plan I have noticed that it does not take as much food to make me feel full. So I might have ate more, but it still was not as much as I used to be able to eat. Acrually I ate what Iwas supposed to and then it just did not feel like I was satisfied and I got a cup of dry cereal Ithink it was something honey nut crunch type cereal but from aldis so it was generic. Maybe the high fiber part of it started swelling and that was what made me feel stuffed.
Any way I posted earlier today an article from fitness (or was it shape magazine)That was interesting. It is long but good reading.
Have a good evening everyone
God bless.
this is from a Fitness magazine article that was sent to my email
This is from fitness magazine I received it in my email from Fitness and I hope I did this so there will be no legal repercussions. I thought the article was very interesting .
Why We Have Cravings
An entire bag of dark-chocolate chips was devoured in the writing of this story.
I stash them in the fridge. Sometimes I can eat only a handful. But then there are days when I'm on deadline, exhausted, or just in the mood for chocolate -- or today, when I'm experiencing all those things simultaneously. That's when the bag sits on my desk while I work. In the time it took me to type the last three sentences, my hand snaked in three times.
It's not just chocolate. At lunch I'll decide to have a few potato chips with my sandwich, and the next thing I know, the bag is empty. In the summer it's usually ice cream, which my husband likes to eat. As I enjoy a spoonful or two -- or half the pint -- I tell myself that it doesn't count if it's his mint chocolate chip.
I'm not a binge eater. I chow down on these foods only because they taste so darn good. As soon as I see them, I can think of nothing else until I eat them. Then I want more.
It's no wonder I can't stop my cravings: Every time I turn on the TV, drive along the highway, or walk past a vending machine, I'm tempted by sugary, fatty, salty treats. "You're not being weak when you want to eat something that's in front of you," says Susan Roberts, PhD, professor of nutrition and psychiatry at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and author of The "I" Diet. "Our brains are programmed to tell us to go right ahead."
But why do we crave these foods so intensely? I stepped away from the snacks to get some answers.
How Food and Cravings Affect Your Brain
Our desire for high-calorie treats can be traced to our early ancestors. "When food was scarce, we craved nutrients that we needed to sustain ourselves," explains Nicole Avena, PhD, assistant research professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. "If you're not sure where your next meal is coming from, it's smart to eat foods that are high in fat and calories, because your body can store the extra fuel. And if you're foraging for berries, the sweet ones are generally safer to eat than the sour ones."
As a result, our brains now reinforce and reward this way of eating. They release powerful chemicals like endorphins, which make us feel pleasure, and dopamine, which can motivate us to keep munching.
But unlike cavewomen, we can walk into any supermarket and find countless varieties of chips and an entire aisle of candy. And we're hardly jonesing for berries anymore. We get the biggest endorphin rush from decadent things, like cookies and french fries, says Ashley Gearhardt, a food addiction researcher at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.
Women are especially vulnerable to cravings. In a study, scientists used PET scans to look at the brain activity of people as they were exposed to the sight, smell, and taste of foods. Women had a harder time ignoring their cravings than men did, and they also expressed a greater initial desire for the foods. "Biologically speaking, food is more important to women than men because women need to eat for two in order to successfully reproduce," says Gene-Jack Wang, MD, the lead study author and senior medical scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. "We evolved to ensure survival by making these urges stronger in women, but it's now a genetic disadvantage."
Research has shown that 90 percent of women can experience food cravings several times a month, compared with only 50 percent of men. Our menstrual cycles seem to play a role. Approximately half of women who regularly crave chocolate will desire it mainly at the start of their period. "If you're used to eating chocolate when you have PMS-related mood swings, those mood swings will become associated with eating chocolate and trigger the desire for it every month," explains Jon May, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Plymouth in England.
Women are often more likely to deny themselves indulgent foods than men are. It's possible that my husband will leave a portion of pasta on his plate because he knows he can have it anytime he wants. When I decide to splurge, on the other hand, I load up, not knowing when I'll let myself have it again. "Women often fall into a pattern in which they set up unrealistic restrictions, find them impossible to maintain, and then say, Screw it, I'll eat whatever I want," Gearhardt explains.
The Chemistry of Food Cravings
But here's the real shocker: It turns out that giving in to cravings may actually change your brain, according to the latest research. That's because as food has become more processed, the substances we love most -- sugar, fat, and salt -- have been more potently combined. "Sugar and fat don't come packaged together naturally," Gearhardt points out. Fruit may contain a lot of sugar but no fat, while a steak will give you fat but not much sugar. "In contrast, processed foods offer all three of these ingredients plus caffeine and a variety of chemically engineered flavor enhancers and sweeteners. This amps up your brain's response, leading to cravings."
Not only that, but the sugar, salt, and fat used in processed foods are more intense than their natural equivalents. Highly refined sugar hits the bloodstream faster than the sugar in unrefined whole foods, which means that the resulting endorphin-fueled high is increased and kicks in almost immediately but is difficult to sustain, prompting us to eat more. Case in point: A large banana has roughly the same amount of sugar -- 17 grams -- as a chocolate-glazed doughnut. "You can easily eat a bunch of doughnuts, but you'd never eat your way through a bunch of bananas," Gearhardt says.
Whole foods are also typically a lot more work to eat. Bite into a carrot and you've got to chew it for a while before you can swallow it. But that's not the case with many packaged snacks. In his book The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, David A. Kessler, MD, former commissioner of the FDA, reports that processed foods have become so easy to eat that we barely have to chew them now to get them down. And research has shown that we digest unhealthy foods faster because they contain little fiber and protein and a lot of sugar and fat.
Experts say that most of us have a "bliss point," which is typically described as the level of sugar, fat, or salt that gives us maximum pleasure. Foods containing this trio of ingredients seem to stimulate a hot spot in our brains that magnifies the gratification we get from each bite, making us crave them even more. "It's possible for foods to be addictive in much the same way that drugs or alcohol are," Avena says.
Just as a night of drinking gives you a nasty hangover, too much processed food hitting your bliss point can set you up for a sugar, fat, and salt withdrawal. That can create a "second meal effect," leaving us hungrier than usual. "It takes the body two or three days to forget that sugar high," says Ashley Koff, RD, a FITNESS advisory board member and a dietitian for the CW's new reality show, Shedding for the Wedding. "If you eat a slice of cake on Monday, be prepared to keep craving it until Thursday."
Why We Have Cravings
An entire bag of dark-chocolate chips was devoured in the writing of this story.
I stash them in the fridge. Sometimes I can eat only a handful. But then there are days when I'm on deadline, exhausted, or just in the mood for chocolate -- or today, when I'm experiencing all those things simultaneously. That's when the bag sits on my desk while I work. In the time it took me to type the last three sentences, my hand snaked in three times.
It's not just chocolate. At lunch I'll decide to have a few potato chips with my sandwich, and the next thing I know, the bag is empty. In the summer it's usually ice cream, which my husband likes to eat. As I enjoy a spoonful or two -- or half the pint -- I tell myself that it doesn't count if it's his mint chocolate chip.
I'm not a binge eater. I chow down on these foods only because they taste so darn good. As soon as I see them, I can think of nothing else until I eat them. Then I want more.
It's no wonder I can't stop my cravings: Every time I turn on the TV, drive along the highway, or walk past a vending machine, I'm tempted by sugary, fatty, salty treats. "You're not being weak when you want to eat something that's in front of you," says Susan Roberts, PhD, professor of nutrition and psychiatry at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and author of The "I" Diet. "Our brains are programmed to tell us to go right ahead."
But why do we crave these foods so intensely? I stepped away from the snacks to get some answers.
How Food and Cravings Affect Your Brain
Our desire for high-calorie treats can be traced to our early ancestors. "When food was scarce, we craved nutrients that we needed to sustain ourselves," explains Nicole Avena, PhD, assistant research professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. "If you're not sure where your next meal is coming from, it's smart to eat foods that are high in fat and calories, because your body can store the extra fuel. And if you're foraging for berries, the sweet ones are generally safer to eat than the sour ones."
As a result, our brains now reinforce and reward this way of eating. They release powerful chemicals like endorphins, which make us feel pleasure, and dopamine, which can motivate us to keep munching.
But unlike cavewomen, we can walk into any supermarket and find countless varieties of chips and an entire aisle of candy. And we're hardly jonesing for berries anymore. We get the biggest endorphin rush from decadent things, like cookies and french fries, says Ashley Gearhardt, a food addiction researcher at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.
Women are especially vulnerable to cravings. In a study, scientists used PET scans to look at the brain activity of people as they were exposed to the sight, smell, and taste of foods. Women had a harder time ignoring their cravings than men did, and they also expressed a greater initial desire for the foods. "Biologically speaking, food is more important to women than men because women need to eat for two in order to successfully reproduce," says Gene-Jack Wang, MD, the lead study author and senior medical scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. "We evolved to ensure survival by making these urges stronger in women, but it's now a genetic disadvantage."
Research has shown that 90 percent of women can experience food cravings several times a month, compared with only 50 percent of men. Our menstrual cycles seem to play a role. Approximately half of women who regularly crave chocolate will desire it mainly at the start of their period. "If you're used to eating chocolate when you have PMS-related mood swings, those mood swings will become associated with eating chocolate and trigger the desire for it every month," explains Jon May, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Plymouth in England.
Women are often more likely to deny themselves indulgent foods than men are. It's possible that my husband will leave a portion of pasta on his plate because he knows he can have it anytime he wants. When I decide to splurge, on the other hand, I load up, not knowing when I'll let myself have it again. "Women often fall into a pattern in which they set up unrealistic restrictions, find them impossible to maintain, and then say, Screw it, I'll eat whatever I want," Gearhardt explains.
The Chemistry of Food Cravings
But here's the real shocker: It turns out that giving in to cravings may actually change your brain, according to the latest research. That's because as food has become more processed, the substances we love most -- sugar, fat, and salt -- have been more potently combined. "Sugar and fat don't come packaged together naturally," Gearhardt points out. Fruit may contain a lot of sugar but no fat, while a steak will give you fat but not much sugar. "In contrast, processed foods offer all three of these ingredients plus caffeine and a variety of chemically engineered flavor enhancers and sweeteners. This amps up your brain's response, leading to cravings."
Not only that, but the sugar, salt, and fat used in processed foods are more intense than their natural equivalents. Highly refined sugar hits the bloodstream faster than the sugar in unrefined whole foods, which means that the resulting endorphin-fueled high is increased and kicks in almost immediately but is difficult to sustain, prompting us to eat more. Case in point: A large banana has roughly the same amount of sugar -- 17 grams -- as a chocolate-glazed doughnut. "You can easily eat a bunch of doughnuts, but you'd never eat your way through a bunch of bananas," Gearhardt says.
Whole foods are also typically a lot more work to eat. Bite into a carrot and you've got to chew it for a while before you can swallow it. But that's not the case with many packaged snacks. In his book The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, David A. Kessler, MD, former commissioner of the FDA, reports that processed foods have become so easy to eat that we barely have to chew them now to get them down. And research has shown that we digest unhealthy foods faster because they contain little fiber and protein and a lot of sugar and fat.
Experts say that most of us have a "bliss point," which is typically described as the level of sugar, fat, or salt that gives us maximum pleasure. Foods containing this trio of ingredients seem to stimulate a hot spot in our brains that magnifies the gratification we get from each bite, making us crave them even more. "It's possible for foods to be addictive in much the same way that drugs or alcohol are," Avena says.
Just as a night of drinking gives you a nasty hangover, too much processed food hitting your bliss point can set you up for a sugar, fat, and salt withdrawal. That can create a "second meal effect," leaving us hungrier than usual. "It takes the body two or three days to forget that sugar high," says Ashley Koff, RD, a FITNESS advisory board member and a dietitian for the CW's new reality show, Shedding for the Wedding. "If you eat a slice of cake on Monday, be prepared to keep craving it until Thursday."
Friday, April 1, 2011
1st day-2nd week
So far so good, Dh has been in and out and while I have eaten a bit more than the plan calls for, (I already know that I need a touch more protein than the plan allows.) I have not eaten anything uncontrollable. My eating has been very moderate, and I am ready to take an early shower. Our friends are coming to get us and we are going to spend the evening at a religious concert/ So I know that I will not have to fight myself for the rest of the day.
Some days I spend so much time on the phone that I don't get anything done. Today has been one of those days. I love my friends and family and I appreciate that they want to tlak to me, but sometimes all I do is talk on the phone. I love talking to them, but the phone has rung around 20 times today.
I hope everyone has a great evening and if I get back early enough I will let you know how the concert went. I know that the singers are good because I have heard them before. They are not nationally known but they are good.
God bless
Some days I spend so much time on the phone that I don't get anything done. Today has been one of those days. I love my friends and family and I appreciate that they want to tlak to me, but sometimes all I do is talk on the phone. I love talking to them, but the phone has rung around 20 times today.
I hope everyone has a great evening and if I get back early enough I will let you know how the concert went. I know that the singers are good because I have heard them before. They are not nationally known but they are good.
God bless
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