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 ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Hello to you.
The scale read 153 again this morning. So, I am still here at this island.
Had about 1500 calories yesterday. I let myself get detoured by a small cupcake of 300 calories...I was rowing toward Island 152 and stopped to cool off a while at a tiny island along the way and ended up having a small free cupcake they were offering. I will do better today.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
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 ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Hello to you. Have some coffee with me?
I'm sitting out on the back deck writing this and it is sunny and very warm out here.
The scale read 153 this morning. So, I am back at this island. Had to row past alligators to get here, dodging them. They came towards my canoe from all sides! There were also rapids I had to navigate...but finally made it here to Island 153..
Had about 1250 calories yesterday. Intermittent fasting is not easy but is helping. Didn't eat anymore after I had that many calories and actually went over by about 50 calories of what I was allowing for the day.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
the scale is working as you make these hard decisions and navigate those choppy waters! :)
i cannot do the intermittent bc i feel very sick when my blood sugar drops.
it's good you can do it, it is very hard, the IF. Nicely done - i know some people are successful with 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 ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Hello to you. Have some coffee with me?
The scale read 154 this morning. So, I am back at this island again. Nice Island 154. When I was rowing back to it, I passed familiar looking tiny islands with their signs up, announcing 'Come have toast and tea with us! We also have honey buns and candy here. Have a cone of ice cream for free!' Just a tourist sign, I told myself as I rowed on to Island 154.
I am doing intermittent fasting now, along with reduced calories and also reduced portion sizes. Most of all, PRAYER. Can I get to Island 150? Why does it seem so far away? It's actually only 4 miles away from here. There are some churns and rapids and alligators along the way, though. Forgot to mention that. But, I've gotten this far okay. One day at a time.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
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 ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Mama seems to be doing better, somewhat, though still fighting a battle. I am doing everything I know of to encourage her to eat. Took her some of her favorite candy today and before I left her window, she was fixing to eat a piece of the candy...Three Musketeers minis, the kind that come 6 to the package. Took her some of her favorite makeup, including red lipstick that she loves and she even put on some lipstick as I watched her through her window. She and I did not get to talk over our phones today at the window, as her phone was in need of charging and the charger had to be found, which it was. Thank you for your continued prayers for her.
I have rowed back to Island 155. It feels like I am rowing in circles. Each time I make some progress, I find myself back where I formerly was. So, I have decided to try intermittent fasting as well as limiting calories and above all, PRAYER.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
It would be interesting to see if IF works for you. (((hugs)))
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 ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Yesterday, I bought Mama a phone and took to her. She said, "I LOVE it!!!" She talked with me over it as I stood on the other side of her window, talking to her over my phone. Oh, happy day!!!
I am still here on Island 154.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
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
.If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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I arrived back on Island 154 this morning.
I promised Mama a telephone that she was asking for when she was all alone in the Covid Unit of the nursing home, so last nite I spent a lot of time researching online an affordable phone for her and of course everything these days is all about bells and whistles she'd never use as she only would be using a phone for calling and receiving calls. She needs a phone with big keys as she can't see well and one with a speakerphone as she can't hear well. I looked at a landline phone for her but that is high and then the installation and all. Finally I found a little flipfone and it takes phone cards with unlimited calls and text and 1 gb for $20 a month. This is the most affordable, so I am going to get her that...I think...today. They have one here in my town for sale that I saw yesterday. She said she wants it to be red. Well, most phones are not red. Unless you want to pay for something she'll not use, such as they come with a lot of data memory, etc. I want to make her happy but I don't think she is going to like this phone. Trying, anyway....She has had phones before and they ended up falling on the floor and were broken. But, I promised her, so I am going to get this one today...I think....When I take it to them at the nursing home to give to her, it has to be in isolation for 24 hours and everything else I take to her, so if I get it and set it up and take it to her today, she will get it tomorrow. She won't know how to work it and someone will have to show her. She probably still won't understand how to work it but at least she will have one and she can always ask someone to call whoever she wants to talk to on it and hand it back to her to talk. Then all she has to do when finished talking, is close it...I think. They are not having visitation right now due to Covid cases...one resident (Mama) and 2 employees.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
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
.If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Mama is back in her old, familiar room at the nursing home, having completed 10 days in isolation in the Covid Unit and so was moved back this morning. I visited her at her window, as I do most days, and she seemed better. Thank you for your prayers.
I arrived back on Island 155 this morning. I was surprised and happy.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
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
.If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Mama is still in an isolation Covid unit at the nursing home. Maybe tomorrow she gets to go back to her regular room. She's been refusing meds again. Thank you for your continued prayers for her.
I am still here on Island 156. I want to do better, but so much stress going on, I am doing well to be maintaining for now.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 49 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
Yep, sometimes when life gets too stressful, it's best just to maintain for a while. You wouldn't take your canoe on rough waters, right?
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 ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Mama is still in an isolation Covid unit at the nursing home. I have been visiting her at her window most days. She went through a rough couple or 3 days, got down to her refusing all meds, food, even water...But the Lord helped her and she got better. I did get to see her from a distance (her bed is 3 beds away from the window) on her 90th birthday this past Friday and sang happy birthday to her but the phone was not allowed for her to use that day so we could talk over it. She has had no fever but I think she has lost more weight during her isolation with her having very little she has eaten. They have been keeping the door closed and she is alone in that big room and wants to go back to her regular room...hopefully they will let her tomorrow. Thank you for your continued prayers for her.
I have been rowing back to islands I passed and now I am back at Island 156. Hubby took me to Urgent Care this morning...sinuses and ear symptoms.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 49 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
my grandma had a feeding tube put in, which lasted her a long time, gave her many years of life but unfortunately - her mental capacity went downhill and it's a debate many times what to do with elderly who do not want to eat - and what their Will says on how they'd like to live out their former years.
i am not at all judging your mom / care - i am just relaying an experience in my family.
of course, i wish for your mom to feel better and get stronger...god decides! :)
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 ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Mama is currently in an isolation unit at the nursing home after testing positive twice for Covid yesterday. Please pray for her. Her 90th birthday is Friday.
I rowed myself back to Island 155.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
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153 is GREAT.....Keep rowing!!
Been rowing all day. Tired. Smile. And, thank you.
Donkey on 04/29/2021:
Well.... these things happen. I agree with Bear: 153 is great. AND you had only 1 cupcake. The difficulty comes when we start having 2-3 on a regular basis.
It's OK, and remember, you don't have to have a cupcake today. Let's see how it goes.
Yeah, you are right. I don't have to have a cupcake every day...but I do 'some' days. SMILE!
legcramps on 04/29/2021:
Everything in moderation! You're doing great!
Thank you and you are right. Moderation.
horn_of_plenty on 04/29/2021:
you are extremely driven and inspired to reach every single island!
Doing my best! Not easy, though.