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Maria7 - Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 153.0

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.

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Scale read 153 this morning, which I think is lowest this year so far.

Twice-retired Hubby LargeManWaving.gif image by autumn1234567 is considering retiring a third time Friday, day after tomorrow...It is his decision and I support him in whatever he decides...interesting to see what his decision is going to be, smile!

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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 52 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!

legcramps on 07/31/2019:
Enjoy your day

BearCountryGG on 07/31/2019:
Nice scale reading!!!

Horn_of_plenty on 08/01/2019:
i have mostly always been thinner in the summer also because it's easier to be active. This is the first summer in awhile that i've remained the same weight so far because i am not doing more cardio this year in the summer.

Donkey on 08/01/2019:
Can't wait to hear what Hubby decides!

Maria7 - Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 154.0

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.

Scale read 154 this morning.

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Daughter and I visited Mama together at the nursing home today. Mama been doing okay, thank the Lord.

Hoping you are all enjoying the summer.

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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 51 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!

Horn_of_plenty on 07/30/2019:
nice you have mentioned your daughter and even better that you both went to see your mom. that is wonderful. i am QUITE SURE your mom was very glad you were able to come!

Maria7 on 07/31/2019:
Yes, she was...I visit her almost daily but DD works a lot so a special treat for Mom to see her today.

Horn_of_plenty on 07/30/2019:
it can get so lonely and boring there!

Maria7 on 07/31/2019:
Yes, but would be so wonderful if the residents had visitors regularly. Lots of them sit in their wheelchairs in the hallways, smiling and hoping that visitors to other residents passing by them might stop and have a few pleasant words to share with them. It means so much to them, Horn. Even visitors with no family nor friends living at the nursing homes would be so welcome to come inside and greet some of the nursing home residents who crave company but have very little visitors, if any.

Donkey on 07/31/2019:
Way to go, Maria!

It's nice that you live close so that you can visit your mom. I sometimes walk by a nursing home, and I hope that I give anyone who may be looking out the window, something different to see. (always wearing my wide-brimmed sun hat and a smile)

Maria7 on 07/31/2019:
I'm sure they enjoy seeing you pass by...but I know they would REALLY REALLY love to meet you! Many of the nursing home residents get very few visitors, if any and you are such a sweet, caring person, Donkey, that your visit would just make someone's day! Nursing homes welcome all visitors, whether if they know anyone there or not. Just going inside and speaking to someone in the hallway or saying hello to someone in their room is welcomed. It makes the residents very, very happy.

Maria7 - Friday Jul 19, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 154.0

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 each of you.

Scale reported 154 again this morning.

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Wishing you all a good day...

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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 51 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!

Horn_of_plenty on 07/20/2019:
You are sounding happy and content!

Donkey on 07/20/2019:
Happy for you!

trishpiglet3 on 07/27/2019:
Hi Maria! I've been away for a bit but back now. It's lovely to see that you're still posting, with your pictures and your positive attitude x

Maria7 - Thursday Jul 18, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 154.0

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.

Scale reported 154 this morning.

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Wishing you all a happy day...

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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 51 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!

Horn_Of_Plenty on 07/18/2019:
Perhaps your gardening and lifestyle has made the scale happy too :)

Congrats on your scale and also on staying positive and maintaining really well.

I have always found it easier to weigh less in summer because i am usually a little more active than in the wintertime.

Donkey on 07/20/2019:
Well done!

Maria7 - Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 155.0

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 all.

Scale reported 155 this morning.

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Wishing you all a happy day...

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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!

Horn_Of_Plenty on 07/17/2019:
hello and wishing you a happy day too! :) life has been very good and this summer has been SO RELAXING!

Donkey on 07/18/2019:
Woo hoo! Isn't it nice to see that number? Have you been doing something different? Or was this a charitable act by your scale? (lol)

Maria7 - Saturday Jul 13, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 157.0

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 all.

Scale reported 157 this morning.

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The flowers are still blooming outside, even though we have been having high temperatures of heat indexes over 100. Roses, petunias, day lilies are all still doing well...Lantanas haven't done so well this year. The apple trees have apples on them, almost ready to harvest. The peach trees didn't make peaches this year. Maybe frost got them, I think. The plum tree only had a few plums. But our crepe myrtle trees have really done well this year with very beautiful blooms...The one in the back yard has done the best it ever has this year, loaded with bright pink blooms and the one in the front yard is blooming purple blooms. Not so many grapes on the grapevine, though. Different plants like different temperatures and different amounts of moisture...

We all have so much to be thankful to the Lord for. We just need to keep focusing on the positives and not on the negatives. Hoping you are having a good day.

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Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 48 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!

BearCountryGG on 07/13/2019:
Your flowers sound beautiful...and good words to live by!!

Maria7 on 07/13/2019:
Thank you. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

Horn_of_plenty on 07/14/2019:
i love that you wrote we need to focus on the positives and not on the negatives. I have been doing that and it feels really nice. really nice even if there's a challenge, to get thru it without crying over it. it's nice not to stress every negative !

next, how nice to eat the fresh fruit from your garden! how are the chickens ?

Donkey on 07/14/2019:
I love to read about your garden. Do you eat your harvests?

I am quite pleased with my milkweed garden. I have several bee friends and 2 very large monarch butterfly friends now. We had a caterpillar friend, who started out so small and got much bigger - but not fully BIG. We're having problems locating him, so maybe a bird got him?

Anyway, I find that my accidental garden brings me much joy and peace of mind. I have seeds for cone flowers (echinacea -- I read somewhere that bees and butterflies love this) and of course, I'll have more milkweed seeds once the pods form --- these I will plant in the dirt in the fall, to help fill out the garden area more.

Maria7 - Thursday Jul 04, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 157.0

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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Happy Independance Day to you all. Hope you are all doing well. Today we celebrate the birth of a nation with the signing of the Declaration of Independance in 1776. A nation built 'under GOD'...as 'In God We Trust'...A nation that is now in need of a lot of prayer with everything that has been going on in our country these days. When I was a little girl, we did 2 things at the beginning of every school day...first, we stood and recited The Lord's Prayer together...second, while still standing we recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country, the USA flag being on a pole in our classroom. We said yes Ma'am and no Ma'am to women and yes Sir and no Sir to men, repectfully. There was no such thing as shootings such as we hear about nowadays frequently, and we slept safely in our beds in our homes with the doors unlocked. America has come a long way from where she began...Is she still the same country she once was?

2 Chronicles 7:14 in the Bible tells us:

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.

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Hoping you are having a good day. Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 48 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!

BearCountryGG on 07/04/2019:
My childhood was just the same as your's Maria........You know....that as a child my husband carried matches because it was his job to burn the trash at home...and he never burned anything or anyone else....they were even in his pocket at school...he also carried a pocket knife to whittle small pieces of wood......and he never cut anyone...this was also in his pocket at school....and when we went to high school...there were actually hunting rifles in the back windows of trucks because some kids hunted....yet...no one was ever shot at school...we had limits that we knew well. We took responsibility for ourselves and our behavior. We grew up in a wonderful time....today I fear for the kids.....we still live in a wonderful country....but the people have changed for the worse.........there is no direction or self discipline, no personal responsibility.....everything is everyone elses fault.....we are lucky....todays kids not so much....I hear you loud and clear.....we loved our lives, we knew what consequences were, we were taught to respect and honor our god, our parents and our teachers...and our country. We knew who ran things and it wasn't us and as kids, we respected that. Lucky for us that we still hold those beliefs...too many today don't....but....today...those that don't will just have to live in the chaos that is now the American life....it is apparently what they want....yet they will be the ones crying the loudest when they realize what they have created......but our generation will be gone and no one will listen to them...or understand. I'm very thankful to have been born when I was.....and i still think America is the best possible place to be......and I'm sad for what it has become.

Horn_of_plenty on 07/05/2019:
It's true. This country and the world is ever-changing. sometimes it takes years for a person to realize it. there are always challenges we face, and decisions leaders make, and then the consquences that follow. like you, i can only wish more positivity and good for our country and for the world!

Donkey on 07/06/2019:
There just seems to be so much hate in our nation right now - and in the world, overall.

Maria7 - Monday Jul 01, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 157.0

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 all.

A little along and along...mindful of calories...telling myself that I don't have to eat the 'whole thing'....sometimes half a cupcake is just as good and filling as a whole one...and half the calories...I don't have to finish everything I start to eat if I am full enough...I don't like to waste anything, especially food...but to eat all of something because that is the current serving size (a lot of food items were much smaller serving sizes many years ago) is not always best.

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I am down a little more today to 157. July is birthday month for me. Maybe I can get to 155 by July 26.

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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 48 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!

Horn_Of_Plenty on 07/01/2019:
i also have a hard time not "finishing food." one thing that's good is that you can put even half a cupcake back into the fridge. your entry was a good reminder to me that i can do these same things as you - save for later. my friend, a guy, who is good at maintaining his weight does this all the time - he eats only tastes of his desserts and stores them in the fridge always for later.

also, you wrote that you'd think you'd learned how to maintain weight on your comment back to me in previous entry, but, the truth is you do quite well at maintenance! weight is always variable, never will stay exactly the same all the time!

innerpeace on 07/01/2019:
My birthday is July 28...I also had an epiphany over portion sizes this weekend too. Great job.

Donkey on 07/02/2019:
Finishing food--- HUGE issue for me. It's difficult... or it can be.

BearCountryGG on 07/02/2019:
It's funny how we so often don't even coonsider not eating the whole thing.......good job just eating part.

Maria7 - Thursday Jun 27, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 158.0

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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Hope you are having a good day. Every day with our Lord Jesus is a good day!

Love, Maria

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Progress as of today: 47 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!

happy-1 on 06/27/2019:
The last 20% takes 80% of the effort. Big hugs.

Maria7 on 06/27/2019:
Wow, that's really interesting...makes sense, too. But I wonder why it is that way? Smile.

Horn_Of_Plenty on 06/27/2019:
It sure DOES take a LOT to lose a little. you got that straight! :) but of course it makes it even more special!

Maria7 on 06/27/2019:
Been there, done that quite a few times...looks like 'one' of those times would have 'took', ha!

Donkey on 06/28/2019:
(((hugs))) Let yourself grieve as long as it takes...

Good point about the ease of putting on, but the struggle to take off! Yep!

Maria7 on 07/01/2019:
Yes, so easy to put on, ha!

Maria7 - Sunday Jun 23, 2019
(Prayer and counting calories)
Weight: 159.0

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.

Thank you for your prayers for my very dear, sweet Aunt. She went to be with the Lord this week.

She was Mom's only Sister. She was a very loving, sweet, Christian Aunt. She was almost 91 (next month), almost 3 years older than Mom. I will never forget her and I will always love her.

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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.

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Love, Maria

Progress as of today: 46 lbs lost so far, only 9 lbs to go!

Donkey on 06/23/2019:
I'm so sorry to hear this, Maria. May she be at peace in Heaven with the Lord. (((hugs)))

happy-1 on 06/23/2019:
Sounds like you come from a line of strong women. I think we all get reunited on the other side. Hugs.

Horn_Of_Plenty on 06/24/2019:
Yes, may your dear Aunt who lived a long life rest in peace forever. It's nice you will always have fond memories of her :) I'm sorry of this difficult time.

legcramps on 06/24/2019:
So sorry for your loss

BearCountryGG on 06/24/2019:
Thinking of you and your love for your dear aunt....I'm sure she appreciated your loving attention.

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