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
Hope you've all been doing okay.
Going to read some entries.
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
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! Hope you're having a happy, blessed day! I'm out here sitting on the lounge chair on the back deck in the warm sunshine...been grilling out barbequed chicken on the grill...and keying to you! I dropped some popcorn on the deck and a cute squirrel has come up here and is eating it...he/she gets a piece of popcorn and climbs up on the bannister beside me and sits there on his/her hind legs, holding it with front paws, staring at me while eating the popcorn...I talk to him/her and he/she seems almost tame...we have lots of squirrels that are like this...they also LOVE tomatoes...I quit having tomato gardens around the back deck because of the cute little critters' love for them. Any ideas on how I could have tomatoes planted and the little critters not want to eat the tomatoes????
Today's menu:
Breakfast: 1 stalk celery, tsp lite pimento cheese, 50.
Lunch: Grilled cheese s/w with 2 lite wheat bread, 80, fatfree cheese, 30, tsp. low cal margerine, 20, 1 apple, 80.
Snack: 1/2 bag lite butter popcorn, 50, a little veggie soup, 50.
Supper: 1 grilled barbequed chicken leg and thigh, mostly no skin, 275, 1 corn on cob, plain, 160, 1/2 cup cucumber pieces, 25.
Desert: Hubby and I went to McD's and got a cone of soft serve vanilla ice cream, 150.
Snack: 1/2 small bag lite butter popcorn, 50, shared with Hubby while we watched tv together.
Snack: MnM's peanuts and 2 small Hershey miniature chocolate candies, 330, 1 bag lite butter popcorn, 100, barbequed chicken leg and thigh, no skin, 270.
Today's Calories: 1700 or so.
Exercise: Hubby and I walked about a mile in our neighborhood.
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
First of all welcome back from your beach long weekend! I only got around to catch up all your entries since then and it sounded absolutely fabulous and so romantic! Im so glad you and your husband enjoyed yourselves! And dont feel guilty about the eating, i believe vacations are the times that we can let ourselves go a bit, who wants to miss out on all the nice treats for the rest of your life anyway, you only got one life.
Good food choices for today, it is tough to get back on track though after a long weekend of heavy eating...ask me....
You asked what winegums were, well they are the most amazing little sweets. Chewy in texture and very flavourful. Its got nothing to do with wine, like the names says lol, the only thing it has to do with it is its got the names of certain wines printed on the eg burgandy, port etc, very cute. My favourite is the black and red ones, but you get yellow, green and orange in the packet all mixed together. A small packet of mini winegums doesnt have many calories, about 250 and it satisfies my sweet tooth! Here is a website if you want to have a look at the package. Scroll down, you will find 3 versions, but my fav is the first one. Maynards Original Mini Wine gums. Maybe you can order some for yourself hehehe! http://www.satooz.com/category11_1.htm
smiley2 on 05/01/2006:
Hi Maria!
bunny_girl on 05/01/2006:
Ohhh!! Sounds so nice! I love squirrels! Growing up we lived in a heavily wooded area and the little guys were everywhere!!! One got into the house one time and went crazy! I'm not sure what to do about the tomatoes, we used a squirrel feeder and didn't have many problems with our vegetables. I'm not sure if we grew tomatoes or not though. Anyway sounds like you're doing great! keep it up!!
Scruffy on 05/02/2006:
Scruffy was here! :)
Umpqua on 05/02/2006:
Hi Maria, your weight is coming back down quickly - congratulations! Your bbq chicken dinner sounds great btw :)
smiley2 on 05/03/2006:
Me again...
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! Hope your day has been WONDERFUL!!!! AND....every day is a wonderful day with the Lord! Right???? Right!
Today's menu:
Breakfast: 2 toasted bread, 140, lite margerine, 20.
Lunch, Golden Corral Buffet: 3&1/2 warm yeast rolls, 680, 1 container honey butter, 60, roasted steak, 190, veggie (lettuce, cucumber,carrot, spinach), fruit (watermelon/peach), and nuts (sunflower seeds) salad with tsp. fatfree thousand island dressing, 50, small baked sweet potato, 140, 1/2 cup softserve vanilla ice cream with a few peanuts and tsp. chocolate syrup,130, 1/2 cup softserve orange sherbet ice cream, 90.
Supper: (Plan, that is): 1 small bag lite butter popcorn, 100 (maybe).
Today's Calories: 1600 (or so), if have popcorn...otherwise, 1500 (or so).
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
as far as the squarles.. we didnt have a problem with them last year.. and I hope we dont this year..lol.. I am planting them in flower pots though.. instead of the ground.. :O).. I dont know how you would soulve that problem with the little critters.. might wanna try and look that up here on line.. someone might know somehting to do :O).. have a great Monday.. hugsss
monet0239 on 04/30/2006:
wow.. I miss those rolls..lol. and the honey butter.. delishhhhhh..lol..
Scruffy on 05/01/2006:
Scruffy was here! :)
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! Hope your day has been WONDERFUL!!!! AND....every day is a wonderful day with the Lord! Right???? Right! Now...just get up and go to church tomorrow and WORSHIP HIM!!! That's what it's all about...after all, He DID think enough of us to CREATE us! Now...you know we didn't create ourselves! He deserves to be worshipped! And that's what I'm gonna do!
Today's menu:
Okay...just suffice to say...I started out real good and had real good intentions....and I kept to it til I got home from a stressful situation...and...you guessed it...I quickly gobbled up the rest of my alloted calories...and I was STILL HUNGRY....and so I ate a few more hundred calories....and I said oh well, I was hungry...well Hubby worked over 14 hours today...it started getting later tonite and so I felt REAL HUNGRY again....I thought....and I guess we could all say this in unison, huh?....OKAY I'VE ALREADY DONE IT, SO I MAY AS WELL EAT ALL I WANT!!!!!!!and guess what??????? That is exactly what I did....and I could write down all I ate and when I ate it and how many calories each thing was app, but why do all that....????...I'll just say I've had cheese, bread, chicken, popcorn, candy, potato chips, corn on the cob, raisin cake, ice cream, cherries, watermelon, bananas, an apple, a stalk of celery, 1 tbs. of lite pimento cheese, sardines, and it was ALLLLLLLL GOOD!!!!
Today's Calories: Probably around 3000. (No kidding.) .
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
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! Hope you've had a gorgeous day today!
It was sunny and warm here in S.C., USA! Hubby got off earlier than usual this afternoon and we had a grill-out on the back deck....we grilled out barbequed chicken...yummy!
After we ate supper together, I went to a meeting and came home and had about 5 or 6 hundred calories (snack!)....I don't know why....I was planning on only a 100 cal bag of popcorn...but I was HUNGRY!!!!
Today's menu:
Breakfast: Scrambled egg, no oil, 80, 1 plain lite wheat toast,40, 1 apple, 80, 2 small caramels, 80, 2 bubblegums, 30.
Lunch: 2 cinnamon buns, 440. (Note: I want to start disciplining myself about this...I eat a lot of sweets and I want to start eating more fruits and veggies. I could have had a nice veggie/fruit salad for less than the amount in these 2 cinnamon buns.)
Supper: Grilled barbequed chicken, 190, fried potatoes, 200, 2 white breads,140, cheese,200.
Snack: Chocolate candy, 200, 1 white bread, 70, cheese, 100, chicken, 200.
Today's total: About 2050 calories or so.
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
It was cloudy here today and a little chilly.. but not too bad.. They say rain tomorrow and just about all next week.. waaaaaa..lol.. oh well.. Gods pretty land needs a good drink so it can remain pretty huh.. :O).. next week, I am going to buy me a rose bush for the middle of my yard.. every year Easter Lillie's pop up in a circle out there.. then they go away :O(.. so I want something pretty out there longer :O).. I am also going to get some more tomato plants.. and a few other veggies.:O).. so wish me luck..lol.. I have a few tomato plants started here in the kitchen.. I will transplant next week too.. if they are tall enough :O)
ok I better hush and get to reading everyone else.. :O) love ya girly.. hugs
yehudith on 04/29/2006:
I hear you with the sweets and candy in-take, but you're right in that having a meal with lots of vegetables, and some protein, and some carbohydrates instead of some (just some!) of the sweets would help you lose weight. I try to have my cake and eat it too!
monet0239 on 04/29/2006:
There's those words again..lol..(cinnamon buns ).. I almost caved when I saw these things at Wall-mart last week.. geeeeesh.. but I was strong.. and you will be too.. I just know it :O).. I am glad you and hubby had a great day !!.. and yay that he got off work early.. :O)..
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! Hope you're having a wonderful day! I've been running errands this morning for my Mother and visited her a while and decided to get on here this afternoon.
Today's menu:
Breakfast: None.
Lunch: 1 scrambled egg, no oil, 80, 1 lite wheat toast with low-cal margerine, 65, 2 bananas, 210, 1 small raisin snackcake, 280, 1 small bag lowfat popcorn, 100.
Supper: Steak, salad, a few french fries, another small raisin snackcake, another banana.
Today's total: About1700 calories.
Exercise: Walked one mile at gym, -100 cals, tdmill.
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
monet0239 on 04/27/2006:
Hey there sweetie pie.. :O).. glad you had a good day helping mom :O).. love yaaaaaaa.. hugs
squiggly on 04/27/2006:
My yahoo group is done through email.
LilyV on 04/28/2006:
Dear Maria I'm in Leicestershire in England which is kind of in the middle of the UK. A satsuma is a small orange and is a bit like a clementine - I don't know if you get those in the USA. I'm going on holiday next Wednesday for 2 weeks to one of the Canary Islands and hopefully it's going to be warm and sunny - the weather here isn't that good and Bank Holiday Monday it's forecast to rain. Hope that answers your questions! A good days dieting awaits! Lil
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! Thought I would go ahead and get on here...hope you've been doing wonderful! I've thought about y'all and missed y'all!
As for me, we had one of the best weekend beach vacations we've ever had! I'm sure you can tell it by the new number above! Yes, we did eat, eat, eat! We ate out buffet, we also got a pizza and took it to our apartment, and we had ice creams, (mine was chocolate nut sudae with extra cherries)....not to mention room food...candy, donuts, etc! I was on a see-food diet there, hehehe! Btw, the 'seafood' was good, too! Hubby got raw and fried osters, shrimp, etc. and I got flounder...fried, of course! We walked for miles and miles and miles and I tried to console myself that my weight wouldn't be up too much because of all those miles of walking, but when I came home, the next morning the scale showed number 163 and the next (yesterday) and today, too!
We stayed at an ocean-view on-the-beach efficiency apartment with stove and refrigerator (which we stocked with lots of goodies that we had stopped on the way to the beach and bought for 'room food'!) and microwave and also with a balcony...we had stayed at it before...we opened the sliding-glass doors and let the sea-breeze blow in as we listened to the sweet sound of the song of the ocean-waves surf! It was so relaxing and romantic!
Hubby and I took lots of walks hand-in-hand along the beach and through the pavilion and along the streets, too! Most of the weather was sunny and warm (highs in the 80's fahrenheit). The ocean was a gorgeous brilliant blue and I fed the seagulls from the balcony (bread). They flew so close by, I could almost touch them. I would toss a piece of bread to one and watch while he/she would catch it in mid-air! They squawked to each other gleefully at the surprise feast while they delighted in flying by to catch their snacks! (Hehehe!)
Hubby and I also went to a popular huge garden park and walked hand-in-hand through some of the most beautiful brightly-colored flower gardens I've even seen! Red Amarylis, pink Azaleas, red camileas, orange and yellow flowers...so many varieties!
We also walked on fishing piers and watched different people catching fish...I stood at the end of one of the long piers and looked at the horizon and how the ocean curved at the horizon....something I've never really noticed before....how the 'end' of the ocean and the 'beginning' of the skyline curved around, almost like a half-moon shape...and I thought...how could anyone ever have thought that the earth was square (long, long ago) and not round?????? When that 'line' of the horizon clearly shows that the earth IS round.
We went to flea markets and a huge mall. Lots of walking...hand-in-hand.
Today's menu:
Breakfast: McD's hamburger, 260, and 1/2 small french fries with ketchup,145.
Lunch: 2 cold bananas,(I've found that bananas taste so much better COLD)210, 1 Oscar-Myer weiner, 40, 1 piece of lite wheat bread, 40.
Snack: 3 Lance snack chocolate cookies, 110, 1 Lance snack pb/sweet cookie, 40.
Snack: Frozen turkey dinner with corn, mashed potatoes, turkey and dressing, 185.
Supper: 1 Oscar-Myer weiner, 40, 1 piece lite wheat bread, 40, 2 nutty-buddy ice creams, 440.
Today's total: 1550 calories.
Exercise: Walked about 1/2 mile at the Farmer's Market.
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
I am so glad you had a wonderful time sweetie..it sounds just great and relaxing.. :O)..when my dad lived in Florida.. I loved feeding the seagulls.. heheh.. and I loved the ocean.. just to listen to it is so soothing..:)..maybe I need one of those sound machines to help me sleep hehehe.. anywho..
as for you having a great weekend of eating.. no fear.. just chalk it up to one great long weekend.. :O).. time to move on.. as you already know.. :)..and I have no doubt you'll be ok..
I missed you.. every night when I posted.. I would look for your nice comments :(.. but I knew you were safe and sound in your hubby's loving arms :O).. and you so deserved it.. and I knew.. you would be back here with your DD buddies soon.. heheh.. NOw our friend Soonie is leaving up for the weekend .. I hope she wins some money hehe.. cant wait to read how much fun she had hehe...
ok I better get off here.. I need to check on some others.. hugs sweetie.. and I AM so glad your back home.. hugssss
monet0239 on 04/26/2006:
{{{{{{MARIA }}}}}} THOSE ARE BIG HUGS.. :o)..
LilyV on 04/27/2006:
Hi Maria - I'm from the UK and the walnut cake is rather yummy - it's sponge with walnut pieces in it with a butter cream icing. I only have a little left and am hoping dh eats it! You seem to fit a lot in for 1550 calories - what is a Lance snack? Hope you have a good day Lil
Umpqua on 04/27/2006:
Welcome back Maria! Your vacation sounds just wonderful, thanks for the great descriptions of everything. The food sounds really good too, sometimes it's just worth it to indulge. I'm sure your weight will be back down after a few days of regular eating so no worries.
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! Hope you've had a wonderful day thus far!
Well, I'm getting everything situated for our leaving, Lord willing, on weekend beach vacation tomorrow!
Visited my Mother and took her some extra groceries, including some goodies.
I can fit in most of my size 12 levi jeans, but there is one that is too snug to wear yet and I like to wear them comfy, which means loose.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
be safe and have loads of fun fun fun.. big big hugs for you my friend..from my heart to yoursssss... :O)
liza36 on 04/19/2006:
How wonderful a beach vacation sounds! I hope you have a great time. Way to go on the jeans!
monet0239 on 04/19/2006:
Hello sweetie.. I hope you and the dh have a wonderful time :O).. take it slow and enjoyyyy... I will miss you, but you deserve the vacation.. and I know God willing you will be back :O)..cant wait to hear about it..:O)..
Umpqua on 04/19/2006:
Hi Maria, I hope you have a wonderful long weekend at the beach! And great job getting into those jeans :)
Scruffy on 04/22/2006:
Scruffy was here! :)
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! Hope you've had a wonderful day thus far! I've been packing for our weekend beach vacation today!
Today's Menu:
Breakfast: None.
Lunch: Tuna/egg/lettuce/onion/lowcal mayo salad, 400.
Snack: 1 apple, 100.
Later snack: Chocolate and other candy, 400.
Supper: None.
Today's Cals: 900? calories or so.
Fitting into my size 12 levi jeans now, except 1, which is snug. Goal for tomorrow is 155. We are to leave, Lord willing, on long weekend beach vacation Thursday.
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
P.S. It's 10:03 pm now...and I AM HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!....but not giving in.....:(
Good for you for getting into your size 12.. yayayaya.. are you doing the happy dance hehe? well, I will talk to you tomorrow hun.. hugssss
Congrats on fitting into that jeans of yours! I remember its always a glorious feeling when clothes fit and its a sure tell tale sign that your weight loss program is working!!!!
You must enjoy your long beach weekend at Myrtle Beach! I hope you and your hubby will have a stunning time! Relax, eat in moderation your favourites and dont be too hard on yourself during this time.
And on yea please take some pictures!!!!! I would love to see how it really looks there!
Take care, be safe
Welna
Yehudith
monet0239 on 04/18/2006:
Down another pound wo0o00oh0o0o0o.. good for you my friend :O).. I will be missing you this weekend maria.. but I hope you have a wonderful well deserved time :O)..
Scruffy on 04/19/2006:
Scruffy was here! :)
smiley2 on 04/19/2006:
Hi Maria!
yehudith on 04/19/2006:
Maria, I hope you'll be 155 by tomorrow morning, because you wish to meet you goal weight by then, but I think that, notwithstanding the scale digits tomorrow, based on how you've been doing thus far, you'll probably get there soon enough.
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! Hope you've had a wonderful day thus far!
Today's Menu:
Breakfast: None, still full from yesterday's goodies.
Lunch: McD's quarter-pounder minus the cheese, 440 (if I'd only KNOWN the bun was 180 by itself!) Oh, well.
Snack: Snackpack potato chips, 150.
Later snack: 3 Musketeer candy bar, 260.
Supper: None.
Today's Cals: 850 Calories. (I know, I know, a little low, but I think the birthday cake I had yesterday had hydrogenated oil for most of the icing and may have been 100 cals/tbsp...and if so, that means my total cals for yesterday were a lot more than I thought they were. I haven't found the calories for Bilo birthday cake though I have looked online. Besides, goal day is April 19th, only 2 more days! Do y'all think I can do it?)
Exercise: Hours of walking.
Remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
I dont blame ys for not having much calories today.. I think I would have done the same thing after the cake and icecream heeh
good for you !!.. ok I am tired and I have a few more comments to make.. hugsss.. talk to ya tomorrow..
bunny_girl on 04/17/2006:
I know for a fact you can do it!! Great job and your journey thus far! Keep up the good work and your strong faith. It will get you far :-)
monet0239 on 04/17/2006:
Hiya sweetie.. glad the party went well.. boo hoo that all the people didnt show up.. but as long as she has fun :O).. and she did get some NICE goodies. :O)..
Scruffy on 04/17/2006:
Scruffy was here! :)
Umpqua on 04/18/2006:
You really kept the calories low yesterday. You should be in great shape for your upcoming beach vacation!
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hey sweetie... I was wondering what happened to you.. I was gonna post to you askin where you were.. but I saw you already did.. but I am sorry to hear why you werent here.. :O(.. but the good thing is he is with or Lord :O).. he is better off then we are ..right :)..
I love ya sweetie and pray for you every day.. hugs
gigi43 on 05/04/2006:
Thanks for the comment! I think you should be thrilled to be in a size 12 because whenever you go down a size, it's definitely cause for celebration.
Sorry to hear about your uncle, though. A death in the family is always rough and I wish you and your family the best during this difficult time.
bunny_girl on 05/05/2006:
Maria, I'm so sorry about your Uncle. It's tough because even though you know he's up with God it's still hard not to seem him around down here anymore. You seem like a person of powerful faith though and I know that God is looking after the both of you. Keep your smile on girl!
smiley2 on 05/05/2006:
Hi Maria,
Sorry to hear about your uncle. May you find the strenght to carry on.....
Thinking of you....
Umpqua on 05/05/2006:
Maria, I'm so sorry to hear about your uncle. I'll be thinking of you during this difficult time!
monet0239 on 05/06/2006:
get back in here.. me miss you.. :(.. Hope all is well hun.. again, sorry to hear about your Uncle..:(.. big bear hugs for you..