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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you. I am still weighing 156.0 as of this morning. I have 'excuses' as to why I can't seem to go lower right now. My latest excuse to myself for indulging my desires for sweets is that I don't think it is a good idea to diet right now with the pandemic going on. Might want to have a few extra calories. Ha ha.
I visited Mama at her window this morning at her nursing home, and we talked over phones to each other as we looked at each other through the glass window with her propped up in her bed nearby but not real close to the window. I took her the usual bag of food that I take to her that she likes best and also I had gone to stores (wore 2 masks inside them) and bought her some personal items that she had told me yesterday that she needed and I had them in the bag for her as well, and that was set on her bed by her Nurse and opened for her and each item was taken out and was shown to her. I also bought her a pretty Christmasy (they are already selling Christmas items in stores as you all know) little round ball that has a light inside it, that runs on batteries and it changes from one color to another one, repeatedly. She loved it and told me that it made her "happy' to watch it as she was looking at it set in front of her. Also I had bought her a little plastic snowman with the hat on, that sings a Christmas song and it also lights up with a continual changing colors light in it, too. Put a smile on her face. I love my Mama!
I came home and Hubby had washed my car. Smile. I love my Hubby!
Hope you all have a good day.
........................................
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 49 lbs lost so far, only 8 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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you. I am still sitting at 156.0 this morning. Could have been less but I gave in to 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and bread last nite. I felt hungry...that's my excuse.
Hope you all have a good day.
........................................
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 49 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
Have a lovely day, Maria!
Also, if you are hungry - truly hungry - in the later night, then I do think you should eat something. I've been there myself. I ask myself, "Am I truly hungry that I would eat carrot sticks or a hard boiled egg?" If the answer is "No I want chips", then I'm not hungry. If carrot sticks sound DELICIOUS, then I'm hungry. And if I can't fall asleep because of that, I'll eat.
Husband usually has a late night snack - which drives me nuts because he NEEDS to lose a LOT of weight - but I think that having something in his tummy helps him sleep better, which is very difficult for him because of his constant back pain.
I bet you're actually more at 154.
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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you. I do come here and read your posts most days, even if I don't do a post for the day. Looks like all of you are doing quite well. Happy for you!
Today is Hubby's and my 31st wedding anniversary. So thankful to the Lord. My Hubby is wonderful! I am blessed.
I visited Mama at her window today, as I usually do most every day. She is doing pretty well and thank you for your prayers for her.
I have within the past few days, regained some weight I had lost, due to heavy nite-time snacking. So, I am trying to get that turned back around and get back to where I was recently at 152. I so enjoy eating at night while watching tv but the next morning, the scale is not agreeable. Smile. So, time to change that bad habit...again...and not give in anymore. I was totally thrilled with my recent '152' and only to throw it away for nite-time snacking...called 'NOT SMART'!!!!! There is something called 'Eating Smart' and then there is something called 'NOT SMART'...and I've got to reverse course and get back to where I was with the 152 recently....it was not my goal weight, but I was happy that I was getting closer to goal...So, a little ice cream here and a honey bun there and some extra cashew nuts here and a little chocolate candy there and within a 'VERY FEW' days...there on the scale, is the 'unreward'!!!!
Hope you all have a good day.
........................................
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 49 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
haha, well, at least your snacks were of the BEST taking kinds and that you enjoyed them before cutting back a bit :)
good to hear from you!
i have been eating sorta poorly lately...just not into the veggies. I will turn that around though, soon.
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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you.
152 on scale on scale again this morning...YAY!!!...
It is a beautiful, sunny morning here in SC. To be in the 70's again today. Nice.
I have been a busy bee this morning, cooking and cleaning the house and doing laundry. For breakfast, I cooked sausage, egg, grits and plain toast for Hubby and an egg, wheat toast, and grits for me and I had orange juice to drink and we sat at our kitchen table eating and listening to the radio together, as we usually do. We have it set on a talk show channel that discusses the latest news and the ones talking have lots of comments. Pretty interesting...sometimes, that is.
My goal today is to finish getting the house cleaned and go visit Mama at her window at the nursing home.
Hope you all have a good 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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you.
Saw the '152' on the scale this morning...YAY!!!...
Just got back home a little while ago from taking Mama her bag of food treats and other items that I usually take to her almost daily, and visiting and talking with her over phone on the other side of her glass window where we can see each other from her being in her bed. She's not feeling too well, but making the best of it. Thank you for your prayers for her.
It is a nice, cool, autumn day here in SC. My favorite season. Leaves are falling but we don't get our 'natural Christmas trees' as I call them, when leaves change colors on the trees, until November, next month.
Have 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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you.
Okay with 153. Have been eating ice cream almost daily, though. Smile.
Happy Fall, Y'all! We are beginning to get some cool mornings here in SC...in the 50's, that is and highs in 70's and 80's. Nice.
Have a blessed day.
........................................
Love, Maria
then again, i have frozen streudel in my freezer. that sounds good for tomorrow possibly! :)
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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you.
Scale says 153 today. Okay with this.
Currently, I am dealing with grief. Our Daugther moved out a couple months ago, to another county a long ways from here, after she had lived with us for six years. I can still only visit Mama at the window of her nursing home room as I stand outside looking in at her as she lies on her bed in the room, barely able to see me at the window and we talk on the phone to each other that they usually, but not always, bring to her. Hubby and I cannot take a vacation and we've not had one in 5 years. Might as well get it all out. I am also grieving over not going to church during this pandemic, as Hubby and I do not feel it is safe to do so. It feels like a lot of things I took for granted before the pandemic, are no longer available and it has been over 6 months since I have been inside Mama's room to visit with her and give her a hug. I know I am not the only one grieving. Hubby and I used to enjoy going out to eat inside a restaurant and we have not done that in months, either, as we do not feel safe to. Some of you are grieving way more than I am and with good reason. Maybe I am just feeling sorry for myself when I should be thankful that this is all I am sad about. Smile. So, now I have let this out and maybe I can begin to feel better. Thank you for bearing with me.
Have a blessed day.
........................................
Love, Maria
With church, can you go to sit in the pews when there isn't a service? So less people or extremely small amount are there and you can pray without all the bodies and extra germs / everyone breathing on you? or is it closed?
maybe, instead of church, there is something you can watch on tv...services that are broadcasted? like the ones in Salt Lake City...?
just wondering, maybe you have already tried these alternatives and do not like them!
maybe there is something special you can do at home for now, with hubby too, prayers together?
Hard to explain, but your post really did hit home for me. Felt it in my heart.
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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you.
Holding at plateau 153. I'm actually okay with this for now because I always believe that 'Not gaining IS progress' when on a little plateau.
Today, I went to the Dollar Tree to get a few items and I noticed that their rice which had been 2 pounds for one dollar was sold out and the shelf empty where it had been located. So, I decided to buy 5 large cans of apple pie filling. Not to use now but to save in preparedness. You may ask what good are 5 cans of apple pie filling? Well, those five cans could one day make the difference in your having something to eat or not for a few days, especially if you store white self-rising flour and some cooking oil, too, in which case you could make apple pies and bake in the oven or even you could make apple fritters that you cook on the stove top and enjoy the canned apples even more. A little sugar and cinnamon go a long way, too in making them even more delicious. So many people only keep enough to eat for two or three days in their homes. If for whatever reason they were unable to obtain foods from their local grocery stores for say, a period of weeks or even months, what would they do? What would YOU do? Would you go to your neighbors and hope they would have extra to feed you until you could get food? What if there was a lockdown and they refused to answer their doors? So many people are totally dependant on grocery stores staying stocked with food. Trusting that nothing could ever happen to prevent them from their almost daily excursions to the grocery stores to purchase what they have decided they are currently hungry to eat on any given day. Is this wise? Think about it.
September is National Preparedness Month. Here is a link for newbies to advise in getting prepared: https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/shopping-storing/emergency-foods
Have a blessed day.
........................................
Love, Maria
My problem isn't with a full pantry, is it?
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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you...
Hoping that you all are well and have been having a nice day.
I did some figuring and found out that I am currently maintaining 153 by averaging 1500 calories per day..
Have 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
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
........................................................
Hello to you...
Hoping that you all are well and have been having a nice day.
I had a little more yesterday...so weight is slightly up today, but I didn't give in to overeating today. One day at a time.
Have a blessed day.
........................................
Love, Maria
anyways, i'm just having more but not excessive either! we are doing good!
[ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 Next Page ]
My PCP always used to say a few extra pounds were good in case of illness.
grannyannie on 10/26/2020:
Good you visit your mama but it's a shame you can't hug her.
It's very hard to behave during the pandemic!
legcramps on 10/26/2020:
That's so nice that you brought your mother some gifts and that they made her smile. It must be lonely for her.
Donkey on 10/27/2020:
I think you're doing great! :-)
Horn_of_plenty on 10/27/2020:
awww that is so nice!!! I know that residents in nursing homes don't usually get enough stimulation so i'm sure the lights and song will be so good for her ! so thoughtful of you to bring those gifts. my grandmother had some favorite music and my dad brought her a CD to listen to back when she was in the nursing home.
That's so nice of hubby to wash your car :) I have a fast and easy car wash station at the gas station by me. It soaps and suds and washes all for $5....now that it's getting cold, i'm not sure i will want to use it! it's fun for the nice weather, though!