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!
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Today's menu:
beef bacon, plain lite toast 200
baked skinless chicken leg and thigh, mashed potatoes with onion, green peas 1000
chocolate-covered peanuts 200
more skinless baked chicken 200
stewed apples 100
Total: 1700
Hope you're having a nice 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
Hubby and I have been out and about today and just got in a little while ago. While we were gone, we got a little Christmas shopping done. Usually, we're late doing Christmas shopping, so thought we'd get an early start.
I also found a little 'piggy' bracelet today that I bought and have on as I key to you. It is to remind myself not to overeat. It is just as challenging to STAY at goal as to GET to goalweight. Each of the little 15 piggies on the bracelet is smiling happily! My goalweight of 140.0 may be up or down each day, as it doesn't be the exact same every day just so you know when you see the 140.0 on my entries. It feels good to be size 8 again and wear my 'skinny jeans'. I am a little tall, 5'8" so I think size 8 is good for me and don't care to go any lower.
My menu today was:
1/2 apple 50
egg and cheese biscuit 300
veggies, fruit, sunflower seeds, etc. salad 450
small piece cheese pizza 150
more sunflower seeds 250
cheddar cheese 150
This is only 1350 calories and I may or may not have a little snack before bedtime. Then again, I may just look at my little piggies bracelet and call it a day on the eating! :-)
I hope you're having a nice 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
Been washing clothes today and doing other housework. Also visited Mom and a friend that helped me with the birthday party yesterday.
The 'heatwave' here in the south continues. Temps around 100. Had planned a cookout on the back deck this afternoon, but decided instead in favor of cooking sloppy joes in the kitchen. Peeled some potatoes and fried them to go with it and had a little slaw with no mayo. That was supper. (Dinner to lots of folks but we southerners call lunch dinner and dinner supper...???).
Calories today were right at about 1700. That is my maintain calories if I don't do much walking (and I didn't do a lot today of walking...:-(...) Today I'm still up a little over goalweight but can't expect to be straight on it every day...in maintaining, some days may be a little less and some more... Funny, but somehow, I must have thought that once I got to goalweight, I'd stay that EXACT weight every day!!! :-D... (NOT!)
Hope you're having a nice 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
We are having a 'heatwave' here in the south. Temps around 100. Very pretty and sunny, though. Birds singing in the trees.
Today was my Aunt's (Mom's sister) birthday. Mom and I gave her a party. 10 people came including us. We had it in a large private meeting room at the nursing home where Mom resides. I baked a four-layer chocolate on chocolate cake. I had a taste of it. A little ice cream, too. I fixed chicken salad and egg salad sandwiches and we had nuts and fruit salad, too. My Aunt got lots of nice gifts and was very happy spending time with family and friends.
As for eating, I'm doing so-so. After you get to goalweight, it is very tempting to go overboard and think you can have more when you are trying to maintain where you are at. I'm actually a little higher than goalweight today. I have been doing LOTS of walking.
Hope you're having a nice 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
Got up this morning and weighed 5 times just to 'watch' 139.6 come up each time. Very interesting. I am now in the 130's! I have to admit I haven't been having my full allowed 1700 maintain calories per day since achieving goalweight this past Saturday. Guess I just want to feel like I have a little extra 'room' under 140.0 goalweight to where if I were to have a little extra one day, I'd have 'calories in the bank' to cover it. :-)
Hope you're having a nice day today!
Love,
Maria
Progress as of today: 65.4 lbs lost so far, only -0.4 lbs to go!
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
Got on the scale this morning and it read 140.0. Was glad since this is my goalweight.
Visited my Aunt yesterday. She looked at me and asked about my weight and I admitted to her when she asked if I've lost more weight that yes, a little, and that my 2 doctors and my dietician say 140.0, which is what I weigh is the right weight for my 5'8" height. Last night she called me and cheerfully said I am the slender size she was when she got married. Made me feel better. :-)
This morning I've started off with a high protein breakfast. 2 whole eggs scrambled with cheddar cheese. Keeps me feeling full and satisfied for hours. With coffee, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon creamer, is only 300 calories total. We are having a heat wave here in the south (high 90's) so I may drive over to the mall in the next town over and walk an hour or two there.
Hope you have a nice day!
Love,
Maria (smile)
Update....got a lot of walking done at the mall. :-)
Progress as of today: 65 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
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
I have been asked what helped me reach goalweight. Here is a list:
1. Ask the Lord to help me be a healthy weight and size for me.
2. Count calories. For lots of folks, journaling helps. They write down the foods they eat and the calories in them daily. I have tried keeping a mental journal and I have tried writing it down. I have found that for me, writing it down works best. Every calorie counts, including the healthiest foods. Know (memorize) calorie counts in the foods you eat.
3. Know how many calories you require each day to maintain where you are at now. This will help you make a plan on how many calories (less) you need to eat to healthily get to your goalweight. In making your plan, remember that one pound = 3500 calories. That's a lot of calories, but progress can be made through a little less daily calories than you need to maintain your current size and a little more activity most days.
4. Realize that a semi-starvation diet will not get you to your goal faster. You WILL plateau as your body puts on the brakes when it catches on to this tactic. Be realistic.
5. Exercise is important but does not have to be excessive, strenuous, or something you are not comfortable with. (You don't have to enjoy it but you do have to be comfortable with what works for you. For me it's walking.
Just about everyone can do some form of repetitious movement for at least a few minutes a day and build up slowly from there.)
6. Try to eat extra protein every day. Not only will it help you lose weight, it will help you stay feeling full and you'll be less tempted to overindulge.
7. Beware of sodium. I could write this 10 times on this number but not only will it produce an artificial gain on the scale, it may linger for days, discouraging you to where you are tempted to overeat since the scale is showing a higher number. Watch out for processed foods (***read the labels***) like bacon, sausage, canned goods with extra amounts of sodium, microwave bags of popcorn, frozen entrees, canned soups, etc.
8. Weigh every day at about the same time of day. What works for me is mornings. It may not work for you, though, and that's fine, everybody's different. Weighing every day at about the same time helps you keep track closely of any little gains that need to be analyzed and corrected.
9. Distract yourself with doing something other than eating when you feel in need of comforting. A new hobby, spend time with friends, including your supportive friends here, a new job or extra part-time job, visit the elderly in nursing homes or shut-ins, there are lots of things to do to distract yourself from giving in to overeating.
10. Believe. Believe you will get to goalweight. Believe it so much that you do what it takes to acheive it! Consistantly, every day! And don't give up if you fall off the wagon! Get back on quickly! And stay on!
If you do the above things, I believe you will get to your goalweight!
Love,
Maria (smile!)
Progress as of today: 65 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
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 everyone! I finally made it to goalweight today! I am soooo happy! Years ago I was at 140.0, size 8, and at 5'8" my bmi was 21.3, and I let it get away from me and now I am back to goalweight again! Happy dance! Happy dance! And you can reach your goalweight, too!
Love,
Maria
Progress as of today: 65 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Maintenance is the hard part, so best wishes to you on this part of the journey!
Hope to see you again soon!
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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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I invite you to come on over!
Love, Maria
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PRAYER OF SALVATION
Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned against You in the way I have lived my life. I am truly sorry and I want to turn from my selfish ways and follow You. I hand my life over to You, knowing that You have paid the price for my sin by shedding Your Blood and dying on the cross for me. Lord I ask You to forgive me for all my sins and take control of every area of my life. I receive my salvation now according to Your promise: "All who call on the name of the Lord, will be saved." Thank you Jesus.
Hope you're having a blessed day in the Lord!
Love, Maria
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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!
New blog is at:
http://nativeamericanwoman.blogspot.com
I invite you to come on over!
Love, Maria
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PRAYER OF SALVATION
Lord Jesus, I confess that I have sinned against You in the way I have lived my life. I am truly sorry and I want to turn from my selfish ways and follow You. I hand my life over to You, knowing that You have paid the price for my sin by shedding Your Blood and dying on the cross for me. Lord I ask You to forgive me for all my sins and take control of every area of my life. I receive my salvation now according to Your promise: "All who call on the name of the Lord, will be saved." Thank you Jesus.
Hope you're having a blessed day in the Lord!
Love, Maria
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Recent news in DD:
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Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
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Thanks for reminding me that getting there is a fight and staying there, too. I think I have just wanted to eat whatever I want and expect weight to stay lower and it JUST doesn't work that way, does it! Intellectually I KNOW that, but emotionally, I guess I keep hoping! Ha-ha! God bless - have a great Sunday afternoon and evening.
nita51 on 07/11/2010:
I didn't get to post yesterday,, had so much to do, but thank you for the encouragement. Sorry about your Dad as well. Yes, Maria, I've had a wonderful father, for all my life, what a blessing! He's in Heaven now, which, brings me much comfort. You are a great wife, my step mother, also cooks her dinner, before leaving for Church in the morning, that takes a lot of work and effort, hope hubby appreciates you. You sound like a real sweetheart. Hugs!
selina on 07/12/2010:
Hi Maria! It's wonderful to see you here! I never logged on DD anymore - just felt like I could do on my own, but it does not seem to be the case... :(
So HAPPY to see that you are at your goal weight! Congrats!
hollybelle on 07/12/2010:
THANK YOU! My own words are hard to ignore, huh! Your words are true! It is a choice - I just have to want to be healthy and a "better" size more than I want to continue "eating freely". I like how you said that - not overeating or anything with a negative connotation particularly -"eating freely". I CAN do this! Thank you, again for your thoughtfulness and good comments!