For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
Today has been a resting, eat light day. I have stayed home. Just taking it easy....
Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love,
Maria
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
Yesterday was good with calories 'UNTIL......................................................' last nite I got real hungry and had a tuna sandwich, plain and about a cupful of canteloupe. So adding that to yesterday's calories, shouldn't be a lot extra...maybe 400, est total 1850 calories yesterday.
As for today's cals, here it is so far:
Breakfast: egg w abt 1/2 cupful of plain grits 170
Lunch: BIG MAC 540 ...yes, I treated myself to this that I usually do NOT have, it's my birthday today :-)...
Other food later:
pecans, ice cream, chicken, cheese 1590
total est cals today: 2300
Fixing to go visit Mom for a while, and take her some fresh peaches that I prepared for her to be easy to eat out of a container, will update later....
Update: Did go visit Mom (who sang Happy Birthday to me....also, Sister, Friend, and Aunt sang Happy Birthday to me over the phone earlier today), then Hubby and I went out to eat supper, then he and I walked a while together, and now we're back home again.
Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love,
Maria
Don't feel bad about eating last nights calories~You made really healthy choices!!!
Wishing you a beautiful, wonderful, happy birthday!!!
I hope today sets off a wonderful week for you!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
Hubby and I went to church this morning, (we were part of a wonderful worship service singing beautiful uplifting songs of praise and worship to the Lord followed by listening to the Word of God being read and preached from the book of Isaiah), then afterward we ate out at a buffet restaurant (didn't overdo), then we visited Mom (she was in the dining room at her nursing home eating lunch and talking with some of her friends who were eating or had already eaten and who were also sitting around the table with her that she was sitting at), then we came home, and now here I am keying to you!
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Today's food:
Breakfast: egg, plain toast 150
Lunch: About 2/3 cup candied yam, about 1/2 cup rice mixed with okra and tomato, a little dressing, a prune, 1/4 pc. fd chicken, very little choc pudding, ice cream, etc. 550
Snack: fresh peach 50
Supper: Sunflower seeds, candy 650
Snack: another fresh peach 50
Today's est. cals: 1450
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
The movers will be here in two weeks. I'm thinking of taking a vacation because I don't have much to do anymore in preparation for the movers....
Love that okra! I bought another package of it last night. I can't seem to get enough of it!
I'm going to have to really go heavy on the steamed veggies and drink loads of water to undo the recent damage.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
Hubby and I took a little road trip this morning. We went to a city about 75 miles away and ate breakfast at the Cracker Barrel restaurant there (real good!) and did a little shopping and came back home this afternoon. The Cracker Barrel restaurant has a store in the front part of it filled with all kinds of goodies! Clothing (mostly women's), beautiful household decorations, music cds, candy, etc. They already have the fall clothing out and also lots of Christmas items. I love to collect mugs and Hubby knows I especially like to collect the Christmas mugs and he told me to pick one out and he'd buy it for me. (Tough choice, they were all so beautiful!) I picked out a large red with white snowflakes mug that has a matching spoon that fits into a little pocket on the side of the mug, that is part of the mug, that goes with it. Only 5.99 and boxed really nicely. Put into a big Cracker Barrel brown bag that has handles on it that can be reused for carrying other things. Hubby was so patient with me while I browsed around in the store part and I got 3 new fall tops while we were there, one was even half-priced. Hubby had country ham with eggs, grits and plain toast for his breakfast and I had sirloin steak (gave half to Hubby), egg, plain grits, plain toast, and we shared a small order of hashbrowns. My breakfast calories were about 500 max.
On our way back home, Hubby and I stopped at a large local farmers market and walked a lot there and bought fresh canteloupe and peaches to bring home with us.
Total estimated calories today: 1650
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Hoping you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
Get-i-up and go, Horsey!
Slooowwww day today...plan to visit Mom in a little while...
WE ARE HAVING A HEATWAVE! (South Carolina, USA) Typical July/August weather here in the south. :-)
Hubby, Aunt, and I are going out to supper (at a BUFFET restaurant) tonite, (her treat for her birthday present to me...ooops, did I say that word)? (Birthday not yet, not today, it's MONDAY!) Ooops, I told!
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Calories total today: I WILLLLLLLL be good! I've only had 5 little pieces of candy (200 cals) so far and it's already past 1:00 pm. :-)
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Hoping you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
It's horribly hot and humid over here in WV~I get off of work at 7:00 am, and it's disgustingly humid even at that hour!! No relief~but like you said, typical July/August in this part of the country!
Wishing you an amazing day!!!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
What a day! :-)
Been a nice, busy one! So busy, not even hungry! (Did get some extra walking in, too!)
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Calories total today: approx 1000
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Hoping you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
So glad you are having your good days back!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Good morning to you! Today is a brand new day, a beautiful day. It is a sunny day here and it is a sunny day wherever you are today also, cause remember the sun is ALWAYS shining, even though sometimes we may not 'see' it cause of clouds temporarily obstructing the view. I decided yesterday to get back on the horse again.
It may take me a little while, but I'm backtracking to where I was when I lost my way....
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Food today:
banana 100
1/2 banana 50
large veggies/fruit/sunflower seeds salad w a little ti dsg and chicken 800
small veggies/fruit/sunflower seeds salad w a little ti dsg and chicken 450
lowfat ice cream 100
Total: approx 1500
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Hoping you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
Hope you found some "Maria" time today~=)
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Hello to you!
I thank you all for your words of encouragement who have written to me.
Suffice to say that I am over my goalweight enough now to not try to claim 140.0 so I'm not letting it be on this entry today. I know I shouldn't let stress affect me this way but the truth is it does and it has. I know not to comfort myself with food but I have done it again. (As i have in the past after I reached goalweight.) I didn't think I'd give in this time but I have. I know I should take my own advice and just 'get back on the horse again'....I am also thinking that 140.0 may be a little too low for me and maybe I should just be at 145.0. I am still a size 8 at 145.0 anyway. We'll see...
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Food today:
banana 100
scrambled egg and cheese, 1 regular white bread 300
corn on cob, plain, with salt added 200
apple, sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon, and margerine (microwaved) 150
small potato with a little onion (microwaved) add a little ketchup & salt 150
this might be it for the day...if so would be 900 cals, which I'm okay with considering the pigging out I've done over the weekend and yesterday....also, I've restarted taking vitamins today, which I quit taking a long time ago..
banana 100
cheddar cheese 100
Total today: approximately 1100 calories
Thoughts:
Update: Okay...I DID have a little supper...the banana and cheese, but I'm still at 1100 for today, which is ok.... Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement. I've been a crybaby today (think I got 'cried-out') but I got a lot of clothes washed that were being stored and needed rewashing. :-)
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love,
Maria
Keeping you and your husband in my prayers~God bless
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
Just got in from getting a few groceries.
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I plan to do some walking a little later this afternoon.
Food today:
Scrambled egg with cheese, 1 regular bread 300
Scrambled egg with cheese, 1 reg bread again 300
banana 100
sloppy joe (ground beef cooked and fat drained off and with tomato sauce and flavorings added) without bun 300
homemade slaw (cabbage w a little lite mayo) 100
cheese 50
chocolate covered peanuts 500 (regret buying them!!!)
another banana (I bought a bag of bananas, about 12, on sale...)
3 regular bread and more cheese....550 (shouldn't have bought the hunk of extra sharp cheddar cheese today, all 800 calories of it! Should have known I'd give in and not ration it properly! )
Total: Approximately 2300 (So worried about other people. Worried about Mom. Worried about some people who aren't worried about me. People who show they DON'T care. My close friend said she and her Hubby didn't come by nor bring Hubby and me any food or anything over the weekend (to show their compassion and that they care, what we Christians do) after our Uncle passed Friday morning, cause they didn't know what to bring, didn't know where to take it, and her Hubby was busy working ......and followed that by saying they also went out of town one morning over the weekend, shopping at different places and eating out at a restaurant....Why do I try to comfort myself by overeating?????)
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Visited Mom a while today...they had her up a little while in her wheelchair...
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love,
Maria
Add to the cooked veggies: 3 eggs whole beaten with 2 tbsp water salt, pepper
Stir quickly once and leave it until omelet is set. Roll omelet or scramble, as you wish. Serves 2 Enjoy!
Sometimes I add shredded cheddar cheese to the egg mixture. Also, you can add tomatoes to the veggie mixture but take seeds out.
I hope you'll have a great day!
So sorry to hear about the things and people that have been worrying you recently - I hope this phase will pass soon.
As for the friend--these relationships change, whether it's aging or changes in their family/work life--again there's not much you can do if people pull away from you. Keep embracing the relationships that matter--protect yourself, keep your momentum going. And last but not least, don't do what I did and allow the toxicity of family relationships to profoundly affect your health!
I know you're a prayerful person, but you may also incorporate a little breathing exercise that goes something like this: Close your eyes and inhale (and say to yourself whichever word you choose) PEACE :: exhale STRIFE . . . choose your own word or words for this exercise--something positive on the inhale/something negative on the exhale.
Hope your day today is much better!
PS I've done the same thing with groceries--we're only human!
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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Hello to you!
Hubby and I went to church this morning, then to our Uncle's funeral this afternoon.
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Today's food: 2/3 chicken breast 200, steak 100, sweet potatoes suffle 200, 2 prunes 50, fruit 100, 2 cups veggies 100, thousand island dressing 100, cheese 100, ice cream 50, 1/2 cup creamed potatoes 150, coconut icing 150, and 1 bag chips 300. Total approximately 1600.
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Later, we visited Mom, who was still in bed, at the nursing home.
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Hope you're having a nice day!
Love, Maria
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So glad to hear that you took it easy today~you SO deserve it!!! I hope you enjoyed every minute of it!!
moogy on 07/27/2010:
A take it easy day - enjoy! Meat pies are an Australian icon food, they are made with a shortcrust pastry with a meat and onion filling. I have made my own, not very often though. I stay away from pastry as much as possible. The ones I had in the freezer were shop bought for my grandsons (11 & 9) for after school food. They have afternoon tea with me everyday, pies are great for them on cold afternoons when they are 'starving'.
just42day on 07/27/2010:
Easy days are fabulous. Glad you enjoyed it!
V on 07/27/2010:
Hi Maria! :) enjoy your relaxing day
selina on 07/28/2010:
haha! nothing that I'll miss, they are not useful, beautiful or joyful anylonger: one month ago the truck from the salvation army took 30 boxes full of books, clothes, toys, etc. yesterday, I went to the table linen closet and got rid of 1/2 of what i had - had not used them in at least 3 years, so they are going! also, pots and pans, serving dishes, etc that I don't use anymore - there were lots of nice ones but i don't need them. today, i'll tackle a few closets and call the salvation army again. they are so nice to come to pick things up! All kitchen appliances that I've been using, expresso machine, microwave, everything, I shall leave to the people who are moving in (husband's replacement in the office.) I can only take 7200 lbs of stuff to the US, so I must lighten up.