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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'Mom's Nursing Home'
Hello, Friends!
This morning, I attended a very highly stressful care-planning meeting with the board of directors at Mom's nursing home. There were some things that Mom and I both talked with them about concerning her care or rather LACK of good care, including what happened on Oct. 31st (see my journal here at that time for more info). All I can say is all of them listened well as we sat around a huge oval table in a private room with Mom in her wheelchair at one end and I in a huge black padded swivel chair right beside her. We have these meetings about once every quarter of the year. I'm hoping there will be a lot of improvement in her daily care as there were other things Mom and I talked with them about that were not included in my journal here that need immediate attention and improvement. Her health is suffering because of lack of proper care.
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So far today, I've been pretty good with calories. Hope the 'trend' continues cause I usually do not do well with a lot of extra stress on top of the usual stress and give in easily to nitetime food binges. I went by the grocery store and was very, very careful to allow no trigger foods nor indulgences of sweets, either. So far, so good. 
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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
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Hello, Friends!
Weight is updated as of yesterday's weigh in. 
I 'fell off the wagon' over the past few days due to buying a couple of my favorite trigger foods and not rationing them properly. One was a jar of Smart Balance with lots of omega 3, no hydrogenated oil peanut butter and the other was a small bar of fruitcake with nuts in it. I ate ALLLLLL of the peanut butter 
and most of the fruitcake. 
So, I've been a naughty girl but I'm back on track today!
Thank you to you who have checked on me. Though I haven't written in the past few days, I've come back and read here at DD. Love you! 
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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
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Hello, Friends!
Another rainy, chilly day here in S.C. Love it!
Yesterday's estimated calories were 1500. This morning the scales shows I am down a little....okay -0.2 but it all counts, right?
I'm currently having some breakfast...coffee, 2 turkey sausage patties, and grits...yum!
Update: Friend and I went out to lunch today. I was good with calories.
Est cals today: 1500
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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
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Hello, Friends!
I DO NOT want to come out of my house today! Ugh! Except to go to the mailbox (and see if the new size 8 jeans I ordered have arrived). I've already taken out 2 friends to lunch this week, one on Monday and the other one yesterday and another friend is wanting me and her to do lunch today. TOO MUCH. She didn't want to hear no, just asked me to call her in a little while after I think about it some more (I told her I'm not up to it today)...Said it would be her treat (but how is a treat a treat when you pay the tip and furnish the gas and transportation to go to another town? And shopping will probably be expected afterwards which I am SOOOO not in the mood!)...I know I've got to leave the house anyway, though...gotta go to the grocery store and get some things I didn't get yesterday. I made homemade vegetable soup and cornbread fritters last nite. Thought I'd have that for lunch and supper today and had it last nite for supper. Family has been calling me, wanting me to take on additional responsibilities with other people in the family besides Mom, whom they have put total responsibility of on me and I have to hire help to sit with Mom at the nursing home if I leave to go on a trip and they know it and have money and refuse to help with Mom's care. Not only do they NOT thank me for doing my part and theirs with her, they want me to do EVEN MORE...take on additional responsibilities which are their personal responsiblilities. Hubby says we are NOT doing the traditional family Thanksgiving lunch or supper here, as we usually do each year and get taken advantage of BIG TIME.
I am so NOT in the best mood today. 
PS...Top it off, I just managed to LOSE Friday's entry (copying and pasting a picture) and so at the bottom of this entry are Friday's comments.... and Friday's entry is GONE WITH THE WIND.....
Update: Mood got better...I went and visited Mom a while and took her some foods she really likes a lot. She was doing real well and up in her wheelchair in the dining room and wanted me to wheel her to the hall in front of the nurses' station where she could sit beside one of her friends, which I did. Then I went to the grocery store and got a few things but I've got to return the Splenda substitute I bought...It is no longer in powder form. I didn't go out to eat lunch with anyone...just didn't feel up to it. It is raining here and cold, which I LOVE cause it is so warm in this house and cozy.
Est cals today: 1500 (could have been better but I just 'HAD' to buy some Smart Balance chunky pb today and have some of it!)
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Hope you're having a nice day!
Love, Maria
It was hot and muggy all week, but cool today, I'm pumped for the cooler weather here!
Those cornbread fritters sound tasty! What's in them? Corn and cornbread?
The recipe is here if you are curious: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001932647
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, Friends!
It is another chilly but sunny morning here in S.C. I thank the Lord, it is warm in this house.
I got on the scale this morning and it registered 145.4, yayyyy!
I'm fixing to be leaving to go tend to some business in town ...be back a little later....
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Update: Took one of my other friends out to lunch today. We also did a little shopping at the thrift store. She found some things she liked and got and I bought a used NICE very heavy wood desk ( I think it's mahogany wood) for the new office I've been working on fixing up. Hubby and I went and got it after he got home from work. Can you believe it was reduced from $25.25 to $15.25 to just $10.25? Someone who didn't work at the thrift store helped Hubby and I gave him some money for helping which at first he seemed to refuse but then accepted it. (Some people who shop at thrift stores can use some extra money.) The desk had a lock and no key, so before we came home, we stopped by a security place and a set of new keys was made for the lock ( the middle drawer lock causes the other drawers to be locked, too, when it is closed or locked). The keys were only $10.00. We came home and our sweet STRONG neighbor friend came over and helped Hubby get the very heavy desk into the house. The front door had to come off as well as the office room door to get it in (it's quite large) and then Hubby and I put the doors back on together after we thanked our neighbor friend for helping Hubby get the desk off the back of Hubby's pickup truck and into the house and into the new office room and we told him we could finish putting the doors back up after he offered to stay to help with that, too. What a wonderful friend!
Est cals today: 1100 (i've been REAL, REAL GOOD)
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
Congrats on being good, too! Yay! Have a great 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, Friends!
It is a chilly morning here in S.C. but thank the Lord, it is warm in this house.
I started not to put my weight in this morning cause I didn't want to see the monthly average go up YET AGAIN...but I put the number in anyway. 146.4 isn't 140.0 goalweight, but it's still pretty okay, I think.
Calories were up a little yesterday, so I averaged est. 1850 calories for each day Saturday and Sunday which isn't too bad considering it was the weekend and Hubby and I ate out buffet both days.
Update: Took Friend out to lunch (the one who visited Mom while we were on vacation) today at Cracker Barrel. Then we went to a thrift store. After this, we went to a KK where we got donut holes. We had a very nice outing. After I took her home, I visited Mom a while, who was doing pretty well. and sat with Mom in her room and we talked and watched tv together...was a nice visit!
Est total cals today: 1450
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Hope you're having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
I think you did pretty good considering the buffet. I would have such trouble eating as well as you do at them!
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 Friends!
Hubby and I went to church this morning, then we went out to eat lunch. After this, Hubby and I visited Mom and she was sitting in her wheelchair in her nursing home room watching tv, not wanting to go mingle with the other residents in the dining room and wanting to be put in her bed. She couldn't get a CNA to take her to the bathroom, she told me, and her call button was tangled up laying on the floor out of Mom's reach and when I went to (family/friends are not allowed to help a resident move from their bed or wheelchair) get help for her, the CNA came, untangled Mom's out of reach call button on the floor, then left, saying she had to find another CNA to help her with Mom, and didn't come back. When Mom and I called on the call button for help again, the person at the call button end told Mom over Mom's room intercom to use the bathroom in her brief and that no one was available to take her to the bathroom. I objected, telling that person that Mom recently got well of a UTI and I was told to go talk to Mom's nurse, which I did after standing and waiting for the nurse to get off the phone. After telling Mom's nurse what was said, the nurse came to Mom's room and took Mom to the bathroom and scolded Mom for not going to the dining room with the other residents. Mom begged to go to her bed and wasn't allowed, being told she has to sit up some to not develop bed sores. Mom still objected. So stressful!
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Hope you're having a nice day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 58.8 lbs lost so far, only 6.2 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
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Hello, Friends!
Hubby and I went to the farmers market today where we bought lots of veggies...green string beans, yellow squash, red tomato, green cucumber, banana. We also went to the flea market. Hubby bought me some of my fav honey coated almonds/pecans and I ate a few and came home and put the rest up in the freezer to save for a later time when I'm at goalweight to have a little at a time in moderation. Frozen honey-coated almonds/pecans are not as big a temptation to me.
This afternoon, we visited Mom at the nursing home and I redid her closet, taking home her hot weather things and putting her cooler weather things in their place. She was so happy cause she'd forgotten about some things she had for cooler weather and seeing them again, she said happily, she felt like she was "in a store!" It was a job, converting her closet, but it is done now.
For supper, Hubby and I ate out at a buffet restaurant but I was a GOOD GIRL. I'm also back to my prevacation weight today, yayyyy!
This evening, he and I visited another couple we've known for years, who are some dear friends that we think a lot of and love very much, but they and we don't see each other very often.
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Today's food:
egg and cheese biscuit 370
honey-coated almonds/pecans 400
fried chicken, veggie salad, peaches, icing and ice cream 600
Total est. cals today: 1370
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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, Friends!
Well...I am disgusted. I pigged out last nite...why? Cause I was watching tv and I felt hungry and the snacks tasted good, so I just kept on eating til I felt real full. That is the silly reasons. So today I am up to 148.4. 
Time for ACTION!!! 
For motivation, I've orderd a pair of size 8 100% cotton Levis jeans from Ebay. They do not stretch. 
That should do the trick for motivation. I'm still fitting real well in my 8's. But if I keep gaining weight, I'll be saying goodbye to size 8. I just recently bought a pair of size 6 Levis jeans when Hubby and I were in the mountains on vacation. I was able to get them on (they do not stretch, either) and zip and fasten them but they were too snug to wear yet. I have fallen back into nitetime food binging. Uhhh! (Though I'd kicked that old habit but I began it again right before we left on vacation!)
Today is Hubby's birthday. Happy birthday, Honey! 
I am taking him out to his fav buffet restaurant (Golden Corral) tonite. This girl will be doing a big salad with not many sunflower seeds or dressing on the veggies. I may allow a little something else but I will be closely monitoring my calories.
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Today's menu:
bk: 2 turkey sausages and 1/2 cup grits, no marg, coffee w ff cr & splenda 200
lunch: fresh green string beans (cooked) and ground beef w tomato sauce 200
Hubby's Golden Corral birthday supper: 2 medium yeast rolls w a little honey butter, salad, a little turkey, icing and ice cream 800
Total est cals: 1200
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Hope you're all having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
Inky and Selina look almost the same, the only difference is that Selina has a white diamond mark on her chest....
last, but not least, thank you so much for the calorie count website. I shall be using it since it seems like it's a favorite around here. Have a great day!
Happy birthday to the hubby!
RYC: Oh yeah, I'll tell it all good or bad. It's going to be awhile though.
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, Friends!
Today has been finish getting things settled from vacation (putting things where they go, etc.) and the usual tidy house deal.
I've been getting calls from my friends since we've gotten back home, want me to do this and that... two of them who did not even visit Mom in the nursing home one time while we were away and didn't know I'd hired someone to do it and knows how important Mom is to me...guess what??? I'm so not in the mood. I DID bring them back gifts and took to them but I am so not in the mood for listening to talk about their world.
My friend who was really 'there' for me (and for Mom) while we were away is the one I plan on spending more time with...(the one who was willing to visit Mom every day for free but I insisted on paying her and finally got her to take the money before we left) and she even visited Mom an extra day over what I'd asked her to...she is the one I plan on having lunch with....after I get renewed energy to get out and about again.
Today's menu:
2 turkey sausages 120
2/3 cup grits w a little low cal marg 180
2 turkey sausages 120
2 diet breads 80
ground beef w tomato sauce, slaw w low cal mayo, tomato, cucumber 800
whole grain/cheddar cheese crackers 510
apple 80
mixed fruit 90
Total est cals: 1980
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Hope you're all having a blessed day!
Love, Maria
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I hope your meeting results in the necessary changes! Sounds like you did a great job w/your food shopping by avoiding the trigger foods & sweets. If they're not in the house, they're harder to eat. Hope the rest of your day is a great one! :)
loveray on 11/11/2010:
im so sorry to hear about all of the stress going on in your life. im sending lots of healing thoughts and love to you and your mom during this time:)
hollybelle on 11/11/2010:
Maybe you had a little stress eating the last couple of days in anticipation of the meeting??? I do that. I have to really be aware when there is stuff coming up (like now in my job) that stresses me. One thing that works - when I am conscience enough to do it LOL is tell myself - yes it is stressful, but I have gotten though things like this before and I will this time, tooo and I recognize that this is likely why I am tending to "crave" things and wanting to eat when I am NOT hungry and that if I am true to my healthy habits I will not have two stresses instead of one! Hang in there, friend, and good daughter!
V on 11/11/2010:
Oh Maria :( I hope that you keep it together! We have a goal to meet :)
poker_paid on 11/11/2010:
If you have real concerns about your mother's health, you can submit a complaint to the state about the care our mother is receiving. They will investigate whether the facility is properly staffed and issues that concern her health. I worked at a facility where they had fruit flies, family complained, and they had to implement a plan to get rid of them and a follow up was done. Nobody wants flies circling their family member. Don't be afraid to complain if the situation doesn't improve. I hope they took your concerns seriously and work on them. Wishing you all the best!
selina on 11/12/2010:
So sorry to hear you re going through so much stress in your life. I agree with Hollybell - sometimes the anticipation to a stressful situation plays an enormous role in my overeating patterns. Her suggestions are terrific!
selina on 11/12/2010:
Hi Maria, I loaded some photos for you! Thanks for asking ;)