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 on this very chilly January day! We, here in South Carolina, are at 25F at 7 a.m. this morning as I key...very cold for us! Smile!
Having a soothing, hot mug of coffee this morning...
Would you like some coffee?
Scale weighed me at 154 this morning. Calories were about 1400 yesterday...Happy to finally see some progress and start to feel a little slimmer, which I do.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
1 coffee w creamer and sugar 25c, 1 plain toast 70c, 1/2 diet coke 0c...(95c as of 7 a.m.)
Watermelon 50c, 1 plain toast 70c, 4 cellas chocolate covered cherries 200c, 1/2 diet coke 0c, another coffee w creamer and sugar 25c, water 0c...(440c as of 11 a.m.)
1 boiled egg 80c, water 0c, small piece of pineapple cake 250c (770c as of 12:30 p.m.)
Baked salmon 250c, baked squash and potatoes 250c, more cake 330c, water 0...looks like a 1600c day today...but okay...
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Fixing to go visit Mama 
a while.... Written later, was a good visit and Mama doing well.
Later...thinking about baking a pineapple cake now that the coconut-pecan cake is all gone.
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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 51 lbs lost so far, only 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
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Good morning to you!
Having a mug of coffee this morning...Have some coffee with me?
Scale weighed me at 155 again this morning. Calories were about 1200 yesterday...Had a boiled egg 80c, a very small piece of coconut-pecan cake 300c, and another coffee 25c... added to yesterday's 800c posted. Was filling.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
2 coffees w creamer and sugar 50c..
Egg salad s/w 300c, diet coke 0, water 0. (350c by 9 a.m.)..
Fried squash and potatoes 350c, 1 and 1/2 bread 100c, slaw 150c...
Baked salmon 250c, 2 waters 0c, 1/2 diet coke 0c, very small pc coconut cake 200c...
Total for day 1400c...
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It is chilly here this morning, 31F at 7 a.m.
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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 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 to you.
No lower in weight again and had about 1650c yesterday and thought would be 154 this morning, but not yet.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
2 coffees w creamer and sugar 50c...
Egg salad s/w 300c, diet coke 0, water 0...
Coconut-pecan cake 450c...(Total 800 as of 11:30 p.m.)
Plan, Lord willing, to have up to 700c more today, for a total up to 1500c.
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Hope you are having a good day...Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 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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Good afternoon to you.
How are you all doing today? Hope you are doing well.
No lower in weight again and had 1650c yesterday but still had extra sodium.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
2 coffees w creamer and sugar 50c...
Slaw, potato salad, fried chicken 650c...
1 pint chocolate milk 450c...
Diet coke and water 0... (Total 1150 as of 1:35 p.m.)
Plan, Lord willing, to have up to 450c more today, for a total up to 1600c.
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Hope you are having a good day...Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 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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Good morning to you!
Having my second mug of coffee this morning...Have some?
Scale weighed me at 155 again this morning. Calories were lower than 1200 yesterday...I simply was not very hungry. I am going to aim to have more than that today as I don't want to not have enough calories, even if I am not feeling very hungry, so I ate breakfast very early this morning (though still not hungry at all) to get a jumpstart on eating more, aiming for 1300 to 1400 cals at least, per day.
How are you all doing this morning? Hope each of you have a good day.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
2 coffees w creamer and sugar 50c, most of a toasted chicken salad s/w and 1/2 banana 300c and one bottle of water 0. (350c so far as of 7:30 a.m.)
1/2 banana 50, water 0, small amount boiled cubed steak 100c, potato salad w gravy 150c, green peas 50, diet coke 0 . (700c as of 11:50 a.m.)
Small piece of coconut-pecan cake, 400c. It was not 'all-that' that I had anticipated it would be...guess I've lost my sweets cravings, ha. (1100c as of as of 12:30 p.m.)
Plan, Lord willing to not go over 1700c (my maintain calories limit) today, since I had a very low calories day yesterday. Don't think I will have a problem with this today because I am still 'under-hungry'....
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I was thinking...that when I have my mind on something to occupy it that I am excited about, say a hobby that is going very well for example, or simply enjoying a stroll outside among beautiful nature, I seem to not be in tune with hunger signals because I am distracted. I think this is an answer to overeating. To keep my mind on something very enjoyable that has nothing to do with eating. As long as there is distraction, there is no compulsion for me to overeat. Food loses its excessive desirability. And I have found that for me, praying not to eat anymore for the day after I eat the amount of calories I allow each day, WORKS. And...to lose that feeling of nite-time food binge craving, I am simply going to bed earlier and reading or watching tv until I fall asleep. Sometimes I might desire to have a treat during that time but I know that one treat can quickly lead to another and another. So, I simply do not give in. So far, this is working for me. I hope it continues. Just wanted to share with you all and wish you a happy day. .
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Blue jays have been on the back deck this morning, eating what the cats left of their dry food. I am SO EXCITED to see them! They are my favorite birds. I quickly put some birdseed out for them when I saw them. They migrate in the winter, so may as well enjoy them while they are here. We used to have a big family of them years ago living in the oak trees here, but when they migrated for the winter one year, the mockingbirds, who do not migrate for the winter, came and took over their feeders and trees and when the bluejays came back from the winter to resume hanging out at their warmer weather home here, the mockingbirds, who had 'toughed it out' during the winter here, ran them all off (there were many fights) and so for years all we've been having has been the mockingbirds. I must say that the mockingbirds do have pretty songs, though, and sing a different pretty tune right behind another.
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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 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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Good afternoon to you!
Hoping you are having a good day.
No lower in weight though had 1400c yesterday but had more sodium and that probably contributed, but that okay. I am feeling better at this weight.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
1 coffee w creamer and sugar 25c, cheese toast 175c...
Salad w chicken and sweet (w sugar) iced tea 400c...
1/2 chicken salad s/w 200c...
Water 0c...
Total so far as of 4:30 p.m: 800c....
Plan, Lord willing, to have up to 400c more today, for a total of 1200c.
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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 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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Good afternoon to you!
Hoping you are having a good day.
Scale weighed me at 155 this morning. BMI 23.6.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
1 coffee w creamer and sugar 25c, cheese toast 175c...
Salad w chicken and sweet (w sugar) iced tea 500c...
2 bananas 200c, almonds 50c...
Toasted chicken salad s/w 300c...
Total so far as of 4 p.m: 1250c....
Diet coke 0c, water 0c...
2 cellas chocolate covered cherries 100c, almonds 50c...
Today's total: 1400c
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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 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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Good morning to you!
Having my second mug of coffee this morning...Have some?
Scale weighed me at 156 this morning.
How are you all doing this morning? Hope each of you have a good day.
Today's Food Plan So Far:
2 coffees w creamer and sugar 50c, toasted chicken salad s/w 300c and one bottle of water 0. (350c so far as of 8 a.m.)
1 boiled egg 80c, 1 beef bologna s/w w mustard 230c, 1 bottle of water 0, 4 oz. diet coke 0. (660c so far as of 12 p.m.)
The rest of the 12 oz. diet coke 0, 1/2 bottle water 0, fried (in water and drained twice) ground beef patty 200c, rice w a little gravy 150c, slaw w very little mayo 150c. (1160c so far as of 1:30p.m.)
Plan, Lord willing, to have no more than 300 more calories for the rest of today...Strangely not hungry for anything sweet today, so maybe another bologna or egg or toasted chicken salad s/w later this evening to total 1460 for today.
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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 49 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
i'm reading you had TWO coffees and now i want another ;)
scale has been very kind to me also, like yours!, this December holiday season because i didn't really gain despite eating VERY high cal!
it's because i tried to rest when i could and continued with my exercise. (last year i gained weight in Jan/Feb bc i had to stop exercise a bit and got sick). this is a better start!
enjoy your eats and good lunch!
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!
Having a mug of coffee...Got more coffee in the pot...have some coffee with me?
I am at 157 this morning altho I got some sad news yesterday afternoon concerning a loved one, and I overate 300 more calories in black eyed peas and candy than was planned for yesterday but I didn't have any soda as I had planned. Had iced southern sweet tea instead of soda. I still was slightly under maintain calories for the day.
The southern sweet tea I drink is Lipton's southern sweet tea brand and it is sweetened with sucralose and is zero calories. It is real good and I drink it iced and it tastes like it was sweetened with sugar.
Today's Food Plan:
2 coffees w creamer and sugar 50c, 1 boiled egg w light sprinkle salt 80c, 2 plain toasts 140, 1 cella chocolate covered cherry 50c, rice 100c gravy w onion and tiny piece of boiled steak 100c, 1.5 bottles water 0 (this is what I have had through 10:30am and it is 520cals so far)...Later plan to have: more rice w very small amount steak, gravy w onion 300c, green string beans 50c, fried yellow squash 200c, 2 cellas chocolate covered cherries 100c, southern sweet tea 0, more water 0, maybe a diet coke 0, unsalted almonds 200c...total: 1370c.
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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 48 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
So you drink the Lipton tea as iced tea or hot tea? sounds great. I think i may delve into making more iced teas for home, iced HERBAL teas, to enjoy at home nice and sweet but sugar free. yeah :) a nice change of pace...
I'm sorry that you have received sad news. Eating isn't the answer... but sometimes we just need something to reach for. I get it. Keep trying!
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 all of you!
Having a mug of coffee...Have one with me?
Scale weighed me at 158 this morning. This means I gained 5 pounds within this past year. So this also means I have to take action to correct this. Which means less calories and more activity. I will not do anything drastic but I will be sensible in doing this. Which means have patience and it also means still enjoy life without restricting calories too much. I know I overate. But I haven't realized I have overeaten by 17,500 calories within this past year. What a lot of extra food to be wearing! I have been pretty active, so it is not that. I know what I am guilty of. It is called having too many sweet treats indulgences, ha. So beginning today I am back on track with doing what I need to do lest I add any more weight.
Today's Food:
2 coffees w creamer, sugar...50c 1 banana 100c 2 scrambled eggs w onion 200c 1 plain toast 70c 2 very small cornbread fritters 200c almonds 100c orange juice 170c (Have had all of this so far as of 12 pm, which is 890 cals and this includes breakfast, snack and lunch)...Next as planned supper and snack: southern iced tea 0c black eyed peas w onion 200c 1 very small cornbread fritter 100c 1 cellas chocolate covered cherry 50c almonds 100c 1 diet coke 0 2 bottles of water 0c Total 1340c A little ambitious but I'll take it (and pray after I finish it to have no more food today).
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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 47 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
Good job planning out the rest of the day. When I look back on my weightloss over the past 20 months, I realize that I rarely planned out my food intake when I was at home. I'd log everything as I ate it, but then would feel unhappy when I reached the end of my calorie allotment and had to stop eating. Probably would've been smarter for me to have planned things at the beginning of the day, maybe it would've been easier. (I did plan out the day when I knew I was going to be eating out at a restaurant.)
you're smart to take it off grandually. and 5 lbs isn't that much in terms of hardship to lose and it's sorta easy because you are close to your goal. it's smart to attempt to lose it very slowly and gradually.
PS I always thought that Southern iced tea was sweetened.
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Look at you - wonderful! I hope my scale is as kind to me tomorrow. However, as you have shown by example, patience is sometimes our most helpful tool to have. I hope you have a good day and a nice visit with your mom.
Thank you, and I did have a good visit with her and I hope your scale shows progress for you tomorrow as well. Have a happy day.
horn_of_plenty on 01/11/2019:
Def a two cup day today - Bc I bought one in The early afternoon forgetting I was getting one with a friend at 4pm - lol too much coffee
Maybe so...but so good...Hope you have a good day.