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... I'm taking a break from doing some things (washing clothes, etc.) in the house and thought I'd say hello to all of you!
I've had breakfast...2 scrambled eggs, about 1/2 cup white grits, a very small piece of cheddar cheese, 1/2 banana, and of course...COFFEE!
As for weight, today I weigh 157.6....
same as yesterday. Thinking of changing goal weight to a higher number. Not that I've given up on getting to 140 (and I am 5'8" tall)...but I am not as young as I used to be and it may be better and more realistic to weigh a little more now. I am thinking about 148-154 range. But...just thinking about it for now. Many years ago, 2 doctors and a dietician told me that my ideal weight was 140 for my height and at that time I weighed about 140. But that was about 10-12 years ago. One of the doctors also told me that for my height I could weigh up to 154 and not be overweight. So that is why I am rethinking the goal weight number.
Anyway...today it is sunny, and supposed to get up into the mid to high 60's. I sort of want to go for a drive, looking for yard sales and I alo sort of want to work in the yards. Maybe do both. I've got chicken thawing out for Hubby and me to cook out on the grill after he gets home from work this afternoon...that is if I don't already have it done by the time he gets home.
We have Daylight Savings Time beginning tomorrow here in South Carolina and I've already set the clocks forward an hour...so this time tomorrow instead of it being 10:16am as it is here now, it will be 11:16am...wow.
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Hope you are having a blessed day! I thank You, Lord, for this beautiful day You have created and for creating us to be a part of it. Thank You for your Son, Jesus, who gave His life for ours, so that through Him, we can have eternal life.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 47.4 lbs lost so far, only 17.6 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...
Been a while since I've updated. Everyone is doing about the same over this way, which is pretty good, thank the Lord.
Weatherwise, we've had 2 snow/ice periods this year. They didn't last long, less than 3 days each, I think. We were very blessed that our electricity stayed on. There were many people in our state that had power outages.
As for weight, today I weigh 157.6....yeah...what happened to Island 140...well it's been winter time and that is good enough excuse for me... Being inside more...thinking about food more...We had some warm weather a week or two ago that lasted a few days and Hubby and I worked in the yards, raking and bagging leaves, cleaning out flower beds, etc...the yards look so much better...much improved but still LOTS to be done...Temps supposed to get up into the mid-high 60's and sunny tomorrow...may get some more outside work done...Spring is right around the corner! The Narcissus is blooming near the porch steps.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord. Remember...every day with the Lord is a GOOD day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 47.4 lbs lost so far, only 17.6 lbs to go!
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...
Hope you are having a blessed Monday.
Well, we here in the south are under a STORM WARNING...not something we are used to. Up to half a foot of snow and maybe ice included may be on the way for tomorrow and Wednesday, according to the tv and internet weather. Wow. But only the Lord knows. Hubby is outside right now, with a friend, hoping to build something to cover the heat/air pump so it doesn't get iced up as it did years ago when we had an ice storm and at that time, he kept having to go in and out the house to get ice off of it so the fan wouldn't freeze up and we could keep warm.
A friend called today and said she heard our area may be without electricity for 2 or 3 days...
Currently I'm baking a huge pan of homemade biscuits that should last a while. I also have some bread for the birds and squirrels to feed to them.
Onward to Island 140....yeah...Island 140...well I've not been getting closer to it...I'm up about a pound and a half since I lasted keyed an entry. I've no one to blame but myself. How about 154.8 today?...no, that doesn't sound closer to 140, does it?
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I got a turn down, no interview, on a job I put in for. At least they let me know.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord. Remember...every day with the Lord is a GOOD day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 50.2 lbs lost so far, only 14.8 lbs to go!
Hope you didn't have any electricity interruptions there! We're supposed to have some mix--rain, snow, possibly freezing rain on Sunday, but it'll be above freezing by Mon.
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...
Hope you are having a blessed Saturday.
The scale weighed me at 153.2 this morning. I looked at my calories for past 2 weeks and doing a little figuring, I have averaged around 1400 per day and still weighing about the same. BUT...working out on the eliptical more frequently has helped reduce measurements and I can tell it in wearing my clothes...so I guess the real progress is shown in a tape measure or by the way our clothes fit.
Onward to Island 140....
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I've gotten emails from positions I've applied for (work) saying my application/resume is being considered...but no interview so far. I guess there are a lot of people applying for the same jobs. What probably doesn't help a lot is that I've been out of work a good while, having taken care of Mom before she went into the nursing home. BUT...I'm very EXPERIENCED! I'll make someone a GOOD SECRETARY. I usually do a lot more than is required. My last secretarial job, I kept the building cleaned, including mopping...even cooked homemade biscuits, etc and took for anyone that wanted them for their breakfasts which included the office staff as well as the manufacturers in the building behind us. I enjoyed having my own office. I took care of a lot of things that were bookkeeping. So...it is a wait and see...but like I said, I'm happy either way. Whether I go back to work or not is fine with me (and Hubby) and may the Lord's will be done.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord. Remember...every day with the Lord is a GOOD day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 51.8 lbs lost so far, only 13.2 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, Everybody!
Hope you are having a blessed Tuesday.
I've had a busy day today, groceries shopping and visiting Mom and applying for local secretary jobs online. I quit working years ago to take care of Mom and now that she has reasonably adjusted to life in the nursing home, I am going to see if there is a position available for me to go back to work in. If yes, good and if no, still good. May the Lord's Will be done is always my prayer because only HE knows what is best. :-)
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I'm still holding pretty steady weightwise, looking for a lower number tomorrow, while continuing to row to Island 140.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord. Remember...every day with the Lord is a GOOD day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 52.2 lbs lost so far, only 12.8 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
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Hello, Everybody!
Hope you are having a blessed Monday. I've been a little under the weather as of this morning...but I'm staying home and resting today and that should help.
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I'm still holding steady weightwise, although with only an average of about 1500 calories a day, I've been expecting a lower number when I weigh...but like I say, 'Not gaining IS progress'. So onward to Island 140.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord. Remember...every day with the Lord is a GOOD day!
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 52.2 lbs lost so far, only 12.8 lbs to go!
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9
Good morning....
Having a cup of coffee...have a cup with me?
Been under the weather since early yesterday morning but slowly getting better.
Scale weighed me at 152.8 this morning.
Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Every day with the Lord is a GOOD day!
Love, Maria
Thanks for your comment--I feel so much better in the 150s and anticipate seeing if it continues when I'm in the 140s too!
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
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Acts 3: 19-21
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
Hello to you! ... And happy new year! We all have so much to thank the Lord for, including this new year. May we all serve him our very best this year and encourage others to do the same. Life is a wonderful gift that God has given to each of us in creating us and He has even offered to each of us the gift of eternal life through His Son, Jesus Christ. He is my Lord and Saviour and I hope He is yours, too.
It has been a beautiful, sunny day here in SC. Highs in the lower 40's, I think. Cool days like this are good times to have the fireplace going.
I read some in 1 Chronicles in the Bible this morning. I am currently working on reading the Bible through the second time. It is very interesting!
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Per weight: On March 1st, 2013, last year, the scale weighed me at 140.0, my goal weight. What happened since then???
Well...I sort of threw in the towel....went back to my old habit of eating
(feasting) at nite while watching tv or reading. Not good, I know.
In re-reading some of my past entries, I read that on August 6th of last year, I had gained up to 157.0. Within 7 days of that, I weighed 149.8, a difference of over minus -7 in just 7 days. So...if I could do it then, (and I did) I can do it again. I've lately gotten past feeling guilty in buying candy at the grocery store.
Around Christmas, my Sister 
and I baked Christmas cupcakes, chocolate ones loaded with pecans...oh, sooo good. She liked hers plain and I liked mine plain and also with chocolate icing on some of them...note I didn't say 'one' of them, I said 'some' of them... In the meanwhile, she has lost weight while I have gained weight...Happy for her, though.
But it can't be blamed (the weight gain) on Christmas...I was feasting before then...extra treats here and there...oh, how quickly they add up!
So, what can I say? Well, after at least 2500-3000 calories today, I CAN say that tonite I worked out on the eliptical for 4 minutes...off and on, that is...I stopped and took little breaks and kept going back to it...but instead of going to bed, I sat up longer than usual and ate more food after the mini-workout, so the little workout is nothing to mention when whatever good it may have done was greatly diminished with food afterwards.
Soooo...here I am again. We'll see how it goes.
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Springtime is right around the corner! Smile!
Hope you are having a good day. Every day with the Lord is a GOOD day!
Love, Maria
Happy 2014!
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, Friends at DD.
Happy Sunday to you!
Beautiful day here, sunny and cool.
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Re: Stellastarr
Stellastarr, how could I EVER forget YOU???! What a special gift, to hear from you in your comment to my yesterday's entry. I was so happy to read it. Since there is no entry from you to reply to, I will do it here as I think a new rule on DD is no one can reply to entries over 10 days old. I know you are probably still over there in Oregon or Washington? The opposite corner from us over here in the southeastern (South Carolina) part of the U.S. I always LOVED reading your entries. Please let us know how you are doing. How are your Grands? I know you have been on DD off and on for what...about 10 years or more? I hope you are doing well. Big SMILE :-D to you, Friend!
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Re: Hubby and Mom
Hubby 
is doing well and is on the sofa nearby the chair I'm sitting in, having an afternoon nap.
He and I visited Mom
together at the nursing home after church today. She appears to be doing semi-okay.
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The scale weighed me at 152.6 this morning.
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Re: Everybody
Hope you are having a good day. Every day with the Lord IS a good day. Is He your Lord and Saviour? I hope so, cause He sure is mine! If He's not your Lord and Saviour, today is the day of salvation and there is NO TIME like today to get right with the Lord, Jesus Christ. Believe on Him, repent of your sins and ask His forgiveness. It is that simple. We are living in the last days and many will wish one day that they had chosen to live for Him while they were here on earth to do so!
Love, Maria
RYC: We got absolutely no snow this go-round, which made everything difficult. The sleet thawed one day and then refroze after a cold front--very treacherous even to walk around in the yard.
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
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Acts 3: 19-21
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
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Good morning, Friends.
Having some coffeethis morning...have some?
We are having a rainy day here in South Carolina. It is about 45 degrees currently here. Nice. I LOVE the cooler weather.
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Scale weighs me this morning at 153.2, so up a little from last month....
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Soon it will be Christmas, the celebration of our Saviour's birth. The house is all decorated and very pretty. Along with a large artificial Christmas tree, we also have a gumdrop tree up (on the coffee table), something from my Grandma's tradition when I was growing up. She didn't put up a regular Christmas tree, she put up a gumdrop tree, about a foot tall, made of plastic and she kept gumdrops on it during the Christmas season. That was her only decoration as I can remember. It must have been a task to keep the gumdrops on it, as we kids who lived next door to her sure loved to eat them!
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Do you have your Christmas shopping done? We do and we've come in at under $200 for everything, including food for Christmas dinner as well as gifts. We are working on getting out of debt and Christmas is no exception to set that aside. The Bible says owe no man but to love him. It also says the BORROWER is SLAVE to the LENDER.
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Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 51.8 lbs lost so far, only 13.2 lbs to go!
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Yes, at 62 I'm rethinking my goal weight from before. I felt great at 128 but I just can't maintain that. So I've picked 133 because over here weight is measured in stones and 133 is 9 1/2 stone. Or 132 which is 60kg. Have a great weekend.
So have you already changed your goal weight to a higher number?
grannyannie on 03/08/2014:
Yes, I have it up at 133. But I'm thinking of getting lower than 130 before our next trips as I know I will gain and it's better to be below goal when we go.
Umpqua on 03/10/2014:
I've also revised my goal weight since getting into my 40s - I used to try for 120 and even 115 and that's just not practical for me anymore. You'll find what works right for you, Maria.
nosetwitch on 03/10/2014:
It seems like all the thin girls on this site eat eggs in the morning, I just noticed this pattern, and I think I need to try this. :) Have a great week.