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, Friends. (See Evening Update below.)
It is a beautiful, chilly, sunny morning here in SC...birds are happily singing in the trees outside and I can hear their songs as I key to you.
I've decided to make a weight goal for Christmas...which is be down to 141.8 that I weighed on Christmas Day last year. It isn't 140.0 goalweight but I think it is doable as well as manageable. It is only around 2 pounds per week, so that should be doable. I've been giving in to comfort-eating at nite. Got 3 very stressful calls yesterday and didn't give in last nite but thought about it. One was to tell me that someone we helped a lot is against us (to put it nicely), the 2nd call was Mom's nursing home wanting me to come up there and calm very angry Mom 
down and have a talk with her that either she is going to act nice or else (may have to be moved)...so I had to run up there like a Mother to her Daughter's school when the principle has called home that my child has been misbehaving...so I did (very stressful)...then 3rd call was to inform me that a card 
I sent to someone in the family was on its way back to me with 'return to sender' written on it because the other day when she received it, she was in a bad mood and believed what the person whom we helped (whom she is now helping) whom has turned against us was saying but she has since then changed her mind about us and wants me to save the unopened card for her (a beautiful Christmas card) and I go pick her up one day this week and we have an outing together (so looking forward to it...)...but still I didn't give in to comfort-eating last nite...so now I have a new goal. I am going to try to do fruit and coffee for breakast, which is what I was doing last year around this time, instead of the usual heavier 350 cals breakfast of high-sodium processed food I've been having frequently for breakfasts here lately. For lunch I plan to do salad or soup and light s/w. Supper to be one serving of meat and a veggie and another fruit. Snacks to be 2 a day at 100 cals each a day or 1 snack at 200 cals...and can be anything, including chocolate as long as it is not a high-sodium (as in popcorn) treat. When I resist the comfort-eating temptation at nite, I will either have saved one of my snacks for eating then or I will work on a project (probably care baskets 
to give to the elderly shut-ins, which is one of my hobbies). That is my plan, Lord willing.
Just made an appointment to get my teeth cleaned next week, semi-annual cleaning...and plan for today is to get a little Christmas shopping done in the next town over (we live in a small town and not as many stores here as over there).
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Evening update: Went to the next town over and got a lot accomplished...bought Mom and me look-a-like nitegowns, 
cotton and warm for the winter...she will get hers for Christmas...also I bought Hubby and me a dual-control, blue (to match thriftstore bedspread I recently bought), electric blanket (will save on the heating bill)...and I found Mom an identical watch to the one we bought for her in Kentucky a couple of years ago that she wears and loves and says it's the most beautiful watch she's ever had...there was only one for sale and it was on sale, so she will be getting a new identical watch to the one she loves (cause I don't know how much longer the one she wears will be good)...also I bought a new shower curtain (blue/aqua/white/light brown colors) in seashells design (we love the beach) with matching liner, rug and towels for the guest bathroom. Hubby helped me put up the new bathroom curtains tonite. I bought KFC for Hubby's and my supper on the way home. I was very mindful today and did well with eating. Now it is nitetime and my temptation time to eat for comfort/entertainment/hunger but I am busy doing things in the house tonite, so I don't plan to give in to nite-eating.
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Okay...it is after 8 pm...I AM SO HUNGRY!!!!!...(tummy is GROWLING, too)...okay...got that out of the way...no, she is not giving in!
Stay warm...
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 56.6 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 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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Hello, Friends. (Update below)
Thank you for your prayers for my 2 friends who were in the hospital. After the first one went home, the second one was to go home yesterday, she told me. Both are feeling better.
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As for me, I'm not feeling too good this morning. Ate some breakfast that hasn't agreed with me (grits and eggs).
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Plan to visit Mom this morning at the nursing home (stay near a bathroom) instead of go to church.
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Afternoon Update: Visited Mom this morning, who was up in her wheelchair, dressed and looking well although her mind was definitely not clear...she was telling me that the man (a preacher who was preaching) on tv was after her (wanting her to be his girlfriend), and asked if I could tell how old he was, to which I told her I'm not good at guessing people's ages anymore...so after that show went off and another tv show came on, I switched the channel to the cooking channel, which she usually likes and she told me that is the channel the man is on who likes her (and she doesn't feel the same way toward him), so I put the channel on a Christmas movie instead. All of this is going on while I am taking down the autumn decorations and putting them into a big bag to bring home to store and then decorating her half of the room for Christmas, putting up her little Christmas tree, decorating her mirror with pretty red bows and setting out pretty Christmasy items around the little tree that was place on her chest of drawers in front of the mirror. Her CNA (Nurse's Aid) was in the room and was overwhelmed with so many tasks (getting Mom and her roommate up into their wheelchairs and cleaned and dressed for the day and taking care of so many other people (I think she said she is responsible for 10 people today plus dining room chores as well...please pray for her) and Mom asked her to put her back in her bed. Mom had already made the request earlier...Mom said she'd been up for 2 hours in her wheelchair and her back was hurting her...the CNA told her it was too soon to put her back in her bed and Mom became very angry and I tried to reason with Mom and tell her that the caregivers there at the nursing home don't want Mom to get bedsores (from being in her bed so much of the time), to which she quickly replied she hasn't gotten any yet...(but she has come close recently with her back that she lays on most of the time turning red and staying that way for a while) and then when she couldn't persuade the CNA to put her back into her bed, she loudly and angrily told the CNA that if she didn't put her in her bed she was going to get in a "BAD MOOD!" for the rest of the day. The CNA, in a hurry to attend to other responsibilities just finished getting up the towels that had been used to clean Mom or her roommate (tmi on that) and hurried out the room with Mom telling her to bring her some iced water now, that she was very thirsty. When that didn't happen, I went and got some and brought it back to Mom, who was determined, as usual and typical of her, to have her way to get back into her bed that she preferrs to LIVE in, started on me to go tell them to put her in her bed NOW. I tried to distract her with a pretty box of Christmas cards I brought to her for her to write to her friends on and I mail them and asking her opinion on the Christmas tree and decorations I'd put up on her side of the room (was quite a bit of work, may I add) and her mind was SET on gettting back into her bed. The CNA had told Mom that her nurse had the final say so about Mom being allowed back into her bed, so I told Mom I'd go see if I could find her nurse for Mom to talk to and then that I was going home as I wasn't feeling well (and I wasn't). I made my rounds and didn't see the nurse, so I went and told Mom that and I gave Mom a kiss and she kissed me on my face back and I told her I was going home. When she realized I wasn't going to stay any longer (I'd been there about an hour or so) because of her insistance on being put into her bed immediately, she told me to stay and she wouldn't say anything else about it but I told her I needed to go home and that I loved her and I left.
So...I'm back home now and the caller ID on the phone is showing an unfamiliar number with no name as the phone is ringing over and over and I am so NOT in rescue mode (which is the usual reason for calls coming in) so I am so NOT answering it....
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Hope you are having a good day.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 56.6 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 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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Hello, Friends.
Today has been a busy day. Hope you've been having a nice day. Daughter 
and I spent some Mother/Daughter time together going to yard sales and thrift stores, something we both love to do. She found a nice pair of Sketchers shoes that I got for her at a thrift store and I found a beautiful multi-colored (yellow, pink, green flowers and leaves on a blue background) chenille bedspread at another thrift store we visited that I got for Hubby and me. Both items were in like-new condition and only $5.00 each.
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Hubby and I decorated our Christmas tree 
last nite...what a job, as it is a very large, tall tree...whew...what a relief that it is done. Our neighbors across the road decorated their front yard for Christmas today and the lights and decorations over there look very pretty.
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Sister 
usually visits our Mom on Saturdays, so i had the 'day off' today and spent time with Daughter.
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It has been a beautiful, warm, sunny day...
I am fixing to go beddy-bye...(getting sleepy). This evening I cooked Hubby 
a nice steak and fries supper and also washed the used bedspread that I bought and dried it and put it on our bed. It looks very pretty. Hubby helped me with taking down the autumn-decor curtains and putting up matching curtains in their place to go with the 'new' bedspread.
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Hope you are having a good day.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 56.6 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 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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Hello, Friends.
Hubby and I went to the nursing home today and took Mom a plate of food and some fruit after he and I had a very early (11 am-ish) Thanksgiving lunch at a restaurant. He told me that next year I get to choose where we eat on Thanksgiving (Lord willing, of course), including eating at home (which he doesn't prefer to do because of what we've gone through in the past with some friends and relatives). Anyway, Mom apparently had not been taken to the bathroom in time and so her CNA was just fixing to get her up and take her to the bathroom and get her cleaned up and dressed (and this was around 12 noon) when we arrived to visit her. We only stayed a few minutes as it takes a long time for them to get her bathed and dressed and Hubby was wanting to go home and rest and so I told her I will see her tomorrow (as I visit her most days, anyway), which she was very understanding and told me ok with a smile and a hug. So we came back home after leaving the nursing home and Hubby is asleep (he works a lot and has to go back to work tomorrow) and here I am keying to you.
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I am currently drinking a cup of coffee ...have a cup with me?
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I hope you and yours are having a blessed Thanksgiving...don't forget to give thanks to the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 56.6 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 lbs to go!
We have slowly been trying to simplify this holiday season over the past few years, especially since the boys were born. While I have different beliefs than you, I have very strong feelings about how commercial the holiday is and we are trying to put the emphasis on giving to those less fortunate and spending time with family and friends. We are hoping the in-laws will go for "adopting a family" in need this year in lieu of gifts, we've been pushing for that for a couple of years now.
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.
I just want to say thank you for your prayers. One of my friends who was in the hospital is now home. Please continue to pray for the other one who is still in the hospital.
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Scale is still favorable today. It weighed me at 148.4 this morning.
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I visited Mom today at her nursing home, spent some time with her. She was in bed and I did some things she wanted done, cleaned her eyeglasses, went and got her a drink, went and got her some ice and ice water, etc. I took her some bananas, which she ate part of one.
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Hope you are having a blessed day.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 56.6 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 lbs to go!
Have a good day.
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.
I just want to say thank you for your prayers. Visited my 2 friends, who are in different hospitals today. One is hoping to go home tomorrow and the other one will be there at thehospital she is in into next week at least.
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Hubby is doing okay. He is working a lot of hours. We're still planning on eating at a restaurant on Thanksgiving (if plans don't change, that is).
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Sister and I have made plans to get together one day during the week after Thanksgiving and bake Christmas cookies, something we've never done before but are looking forward to. 
She and I have been collecting cookie tins and plan to give out some as gifts, filled with our homemade Christmas cookies.
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It has been chilly here again today...
...but it is cozy in this house tonite. Hope you are having a good evening. Stay warm.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 57 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
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Hello, Friends.
I ask you to please pray for my family as well as two friends. Won't go into details but I thank you for your prayers.
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Well...can you believe that Thanksgiving is next week???
Hubby wants us to eat out at a restaurant instead of the traditional buy and cook the huge meal, then cleanup after those who come and go when they get ready to.
Of course, we plan to take Mom a plate of Thanksgiving food from the restaurant we eat at and spend time with her at her nursing home.
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It has been chilly here today...
...but it is cozy in this house tonite. Hope you are having a good evening. Stay warm.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 57 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
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Hello, Friends.
Hope you are all doing well. Scale up a little but still okay. Weather has been very mild and mostly sunny here in SC. The leaves have changed colors for the autumn and are very beautiful.
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
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Hello, Friends. Hope all is well with you. As for me...I feel LOST. I am really grieving over my Brother, who has been staying with us but has now left and is moving back to another country he was living in before he came here. It had been years since we'd seen each other. While he was here, he was looking for work and day after day, I took him around looking for work, including lots of places in neighboring towns, and no work was found...not to mention the many applications he put in for work over the internet, which he said were in the thousands of job applications. Please pray for him. Now he is on his way back to the country he was living in before coming back to his hometown here in this country and he said he will again be looking for work there in the other country. I got used to him being here and now he is gone. 
I've cried and cried.
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Scale weighed in at 146.6 this morning and I'm drinking cocoa tonite, not much appetite, missing my Brother.
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Visited Mom at the nursing home this afternoon, who was in bed again and not feeling well at all.
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Hope you've been having a good day.
Love, Maria
Sounds pretty rough for you without your brother. I hope you feel better day by day.
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.
Our Brother who was staying with us for a little over a month moved out this morning. I am SO SAD. 
He is my Brother and he is such a sweet, wonderful person to spend time with. I already miss him! It had been years since we had seen each other (he lived very, very far away and said he was going back there to reside again).
Scale weighed in at 146.4 this morning.
Visited Mom at the nursing home this afternoon, who was in bed and not feeling her best.
Hope you've been having a good day.
Love, Maria
RYC: It's the Esselstyn (Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease book) way of eating. You can check out the other diary I started here last year for more info--ModerationKills--in case you need more info. Of course oil and nuts are plant-based:-)
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Good for you for not giving into the nighttime snacking during a stressful time! I'm sorry your Mom is having some troubles. As for the other stuff, I hope you can push away other people's negative energy and drama and not let it get to you. It just isn't worth it and you have some many other positive things going on in your life!
~WI~ on 11/29/2011:
I hear you about stress eating! Pray strength for you through the difficult times!
stringbean on 11/29/2011:
Stress/comfort eating is something a lot of us deal with... I know I sure do! Good for you for not giving in. My husband and I have issues with some members of his family too and with this deployment, I have enough stress on my plate, so this summer I basically told them I was done with their drama and have been ignoring them ever since. It's been peaceful. Dh can deal with their antics when he gets home- and they're not going to like what he has to say if they keep pushing it. Whew. (gotta breathe, lol.) I'm really sorry about all the stuff with your mom- I can't even imagaine being in your position, but you are really strong for everything you take care of with her. Good luck on your Christmas goal!
liza36 on 11/29/2011:
You did a tremendous job managing the stress eating last night. Especially with all the phone calls and issues you are dealing with right now. Hang in there!
grannyannie on 11/29/2011:
Thanks for comments! You are doing well. Keep it up! Sorry for family problems, they can be such a pain but they're the only family we have. :-)
V on 11/29/2011:
I am sorry that you are dealing with so much stress Maria :( Hang in there
moogy on 11/29/2011:
Love you plan Maria and it is definitely doable. I know that you feel better at that weight. Your story makes me more happy that I do not have any friends and have very little to do with people. They may bring laughter but also pain. I can do without both. I hope that you don't receive any more disturbing phone calls. Plus, the people at the nursing home need to learn how to settle your mother down without calling you, they have to do that with other residents. I hope today is better for you:)
moogy on 11/29/2011:
Stay strong Maria. Sounds like it was a better day with your mom today! Yes, I remember the pb chats, good stuff that pb, in moderation, of course!!!!:)
V on 11/29/2011:
hahaha!! Yes I certainly do, in fact i clearly remember your interpretation "getting it out the house" was eating it ;) I still get a hearty chuckle from that statement :)
juztme on 11/29/2011:
:-) thank you maria, altho my daily goal is a minimum of 6 miles you make me feel good about it. Hopefully he will grow out of it and the meds will make him feel better for now. Thank you again :-)
biscottibody59 on 11/29/2011:
Had to read the Christmas card incident a couple of times! Have a good Wednesday!