Hello, everybody! Hope you all are having a nice day today! Well, the interview went great. Only thing is she has to do more interviews and I won't know for 2 or 3 weeks if I have the position. But, that's okay. Well, about yesterday's food binge...I ended up eating about 5 cups of shelled pecans even after I keyed my diary yesterday...I don't know WHAT I was thinking.....because after I sat there watching t.v. and shelling and eating them, THEN I decided to find out how many calories pecans have in them. I was astonished! 90 calories per 2 tablespoons! AND almost total FAT!!! And I thought the 2 slices of pizza were something! I guess I must have consumed close to 5000 calories just in pecans! Also, I had eaten candy and cookies...we're talking about a nice little eating fiasco here....so I finally thought, 'Enough is Enough!' and I put on my ankle weights and did a workout on the treadmill. Then after that I went outside and decided to go for a walk with my ankleweights on in the huge field behind my house. I hadn't been back there in a long time because one day I was walking back there and was on the other side of the field, close to the woods and heard a MONSTROUS, LOUD SOUND, like some savage beast that had hooves (you could hear the sound of its hooves hitting the ground as it charged through the woods, and this bugger was heavy!) charging through the woods coming towards me! I ran fast as I could all the way back home, NEVER looking back to see what it was! But after yesterday's eating binge, I decided to brave the wild and go for a jog in the field next to those woods! Once I got to walking in the field, I looked up at the bright, high-ceiling blue sky overhead and saw a jet going by, leaving a white stream behind it. What a gorgeous day. I thought to myself, if the 'monster' is still in those woods and charges again, should I take the time to get these ankleweights off and then run or run first? Thankfully, everything was okay. So, I got up this morning, and no gain. What a relief! Today is a new day. Back on track again. Maria P.S. Thanks for all the encouragement!
Hello, everybody! Beautiful day here in South Carolina! I've been outside again, went out on the back deck and threw out bird seed for the birds, also threw out bread for the squirrels, and the birds will probably get some of that, too. Saw three squirrels nearby, playing among the trees. The sun is shining brightly. Feels like early summer outside and supposed to get up into the 70's today. It is probably almost there already. I'm back inside now and looked out the window and saw a dove...I've never seen a dove here before. It just sort of walked around on the ground amidst the birdseed and bread I'd thrown out a few minutes before, but I didn't see the dove eat anything. Well, my daughter orders pizza two nights in a row now and I say, "No, thank-you," when offered some by her and Hubby. I do my best to ignore the pizza and their eating it and stay back here in my computer/music/gym room surfing the web both nights while they eat the pizza and hotwings...... Well, here goes the rest of the story...I was a REALLY GOOD girl yesterday, and have been for a long time now, not going off diet in the least, and I thought I would surely break this plateau this morning and got on the scale when I got up and NO WAY. So.......I knew there were 2 large pieces of pizza in the refrigerator and temptation won. I feel SO ashamed. I ate both pieces, because I thought after I ate the first one, why not go ahead and eat the second one, too??? To make the splurge really good, there were a couple of caramel candies (30 cals each) that I have seen from time to time in one of the kitchen cabinets, so I said to myself, "might as well now!" and there they went! Also, I confess that I ate about 20 pecans after that, too, and had an extra glass of gingerale. After this fiasco, I had the nerve to try on my new size 8's levi jeans to see if they still both fit (yes, I tried on both of them, though they are the same size 8....????)...and they still do fit. Why did I give in? After this, the telephone rang and I answered and before I knew it, I have a job interview for tomorrow morning! (Scream!!!!) It is a nice secretarial position (my trade) :). So now I am thinking, what else is in the kitchen that I've been not allowing myself??? HELP!!! Maria
Go have a healthy day tomorrow....and stay out of the kitchen tonight!
Good luck and "knock 'em dead" on your interview.
BTW--I know the second piece probaably didn't taste as good as the first, but did you at least enjoy the first slice of pizza...before the guilt set in?
Hello, everybody! It is a sunny, warm (60's, supposed to get into the 70's), breezy day here in South Carolina. It rained a little earlier this morning. Rain clears the air, nourishes the ground, the trees, the plants, so that was good. I hope you are all having a great day today! Yesterday, I was out on the deck grilling out barbequed chicken and....the gas ran out, that goes to the grill. I closed the top of the grill over the half-done chicken and took the gas cylinder and had it filled and came back and got the grill fired up again...(I knew the gas was low in the cylinder, I should not have chanced it and should have gone ahead and had it filled before grilling out.... procrastination). Anyway, the chicken turned out great and I grilled a lot of it so there would be plenty for today, too! I walked out to the mailbox early this morning after it had rained to put some cards in the box, Valentine cards, that I'm sending out to my brother, who lives up north, and my mother, who doesn't live too far from here, and some friends. There are leaves everywhere on the ground. Looks like some work ready to be done. I'm glad our lawnmower has a bagger. A little squirrel came down a tree and just sat there and looked at me as I walked to the mailbox. He was so cute. There are LOTS of squirrels around here and sometimes we get wild rabbits, too, who come out of the woods. I have seen squirrels and a wild rabbit eating together, bread that I had thrown out to them. I love animals. My next door neighbor's cats think they are mine, too. They always come over when I am grilling out. Okay, it's not me, it's the food they love! :) I hope you all have a great day! Maria
You reminded me to get those Valentine's out to the mailbox. thanks!
Have a wonderful day!
Hi, everybody! It is a pretty, warm, in the 60's, sunny day here in S.C. In a little while, I'm going outside to grill some barbequed chicken. The birds are singing in the trees over here! I walked around outside a while ago to see if anything is getting green leaves yet, but no, not yet. It won't be long, however, spring is right around the corner! Less than 2 months away! I hope all of you are doing great today. My menu for today is/has been: Breakfast: Banana, pack peanut butter nekot cookies, gingerale. Lunch: Bowl homemade vegetable soup, pack of peanut butter/cheese crackers, gingerale. Supper will be barbequed grilled chicken and salad. Snack will be another banana and maybe some popcorn. Treadmill workout and at least 64 ounces water. Take care, all of you and I am looking forward to reading your journals! Maria
You're doing great!
Hi, everybody! Hope you all are having a great day today! It is a sunny, cool (50 degrees) day here in S.C. We had a great church service this morning and someone got saved! :) Looks like you are all doing well, I just finished reading your journals, the ones that have written so far today. My menu for today is/has been: Breakfast: 1 ear corn on the cob, plain, 1 cup watermelon/cantaloupe cubes, gingerale. Lunch: 1 hamburger patty with onions and ketchup, no buns, 1 cup string beans, tea. Snack: popcorn and gingerale. Supper will be homemade vegetable soup. Water: at least 64 oz, but more if possible. Workout on treadmill. I think I may need to take it a little easier on the treadmill, the bottoms of my feet feel like blisters are forming on them, they are so sore. (But I doubt I do.) :) Well, you all have a great day today. I enjoy reading all of your journals and am so happy to see all of our newcomers. :) Maria
Try wearing 2 pairs of socks in when you exercise if you have room in your shoes for them. Or look for socks that have the extra cushion in the foot.. well worth the money. Once you wear them, you won't go back! Wilson makes some and Sears has some too.
Well your menu sounded good,,,,but doesn't sound like you are eating much,,,what exactly are you doing now,what type of diet maria???
Except for those blisters! I hope they dont stick around long. Lol.
Keep up the awesome work!
Hugs! ~~Sunny~~
Hello, everybody! Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend....and being good eating and working out-wise. I am still smiling from yesterday. :) Today's menu has been: Breakfast: 1 cup mixed cantaloupe/watermelon cubes, gingerale, 1 ear corn on cob, plain. Snack was: 1 pack reduced fat peanut butter/cheese crackers, small pack, caffeine-free drink. Lunch was: bowl homemade vegetable soup, pack of cheese on wheat crackers, banana, gingerale. Snack was plain popcorn. Supper will be (hopefully grilled if the wind lets up outside) hamburger (minus the buns) or chicken with string beans. 64 ounces water and treadmill workout. Last night I almost overdid the treadmill walking, legs were sore this morning. It is a bright, sunny day here in S.C., temperature 63 degrees, but windy. Maria
Keep it up! You are doing so great!
Hugs! ~~Sunny~~
Hello, everybody! Just now read your journals. It is another cold night here in South Carolina. I took my Mother shopping today. We found her a couple of nice pantsuits, a gray one with red trim and a beige one. We got that, then went to another store and found her a really nice pocketbook. We stopped by a fast food place and got her a hamburger and drink and me a drink. I am still eating the homemade soup today that I made yesterday. I have slowed down on my workouts, as I think too much workout is slowing progress to goal, has happened before. I believe the number to the side will be soon moving again toward goalweight, however, so I'm still counting calories and drinking water. Maria
Hello, everybody. Made homemade vegetable soup today, been eating some of that. Drinking 64 oz. water. Hope you all are having a good day.
((Hugs))
You are doing awesome with your water! I just can't bring myself to drink much of it. Maybe eventually I will get used to it.
You have a wonderful day!! Hugs! ~~Sunny~~
Hello, everybody! It is a cold night here in S.C. I hope all of you are doing well. Calories for today were 1200 approximately. Although I did over 2 miles on treadmill yesterday, I didn't do any today, but did some walking. Maria
Hello, everybody! WOW! We had a GREAT church service this morning! We were all singing praise songs to the Lord Jesus Christ and people were crying, lifting their hands, praying, and worshiping the Lord! It was AWESOME! I love to worship the Lord. I hope all of you are doing well today. Looks like you're all doing well with your food and workout programs. Today, I am doing a low-key calorie day. I overdid it yesterday, so trying to compensate today, also I am really not too hungry, and it is no wonder...I guess I am still full from buffet yesterday. It is a sunny, chilly day here in S.C. I will be looking forward to reading your journals. Maria
I realize I may be risking offending you by what I'm about to say, but I really hope you do not take offense as there is no ill will involved. Basically what I wanted to say was that I understand you may love going to church, but because some of us here either are not of the Christian persuasian, or of no religious persuasion, the language used above can be a bit strong. I realize that you probably have no idea of this - this is probably the language you are used to hearing every day in your community, but you should just know to some it's a bit strong. I know you're not DISCUSSING it per se, only mentionging what you did or like, but it could have been said in a more nuetral tone. I think that when we start involving religion (or politics for that matter) into a board that's supposed to be about dieting and health, well, we're risking creating divisions that we don't need to create - I'm sure this board has many diverse religious and political points of view and perhaps other folks - or even yourself - will disagree with me about taking issue with your comments, but that's the whole reason why I think we need to be careful. There are great forums out there for discussing this stuff, but I don't think this is one of them. Perhaps you think I'm making a mountain out of a molehill and perhaps you're right. I'm not angry or upset or anything, I just wanted you to know something which you are probably unaware - that certain words may have affect on some of us... Again, I hope you are not offended by this, please just take it into consideration the next time as we are not all members of your congragation ;-)
I'm looking forward to getting to know you. Keep up the good work.
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Well good for you! Even though you had a bit of a set back you got your ankle weights on and made up for it! You are definitely motivated!
Geeze if that had been me in that field I would have fainted right away or ran and had to change my underpants when I got home!!! Heehee. Im glad that it didn't come after you again! Did you have red on or bright yellow?? Maybe it was a bull. Lol.
You have a wonderful day and keep up the great motivation! It pays off!
Hugs! ~~Sunny~~
muggg on 02/01/2001:
Maria... you did a great job on your font color!!! Woo Hoo....
You did superb going out and exercising after your "picnic" ! That was a good plan! You did good!
P.S. I'll start my plants indoors. The onions and the leeks are first. Our last killer frost is about April 10-15. So we have to start things early. The onion seeds need to be a certain size and age when planted outdoors or they won't make bulbs. I use acquariums with shop lights over them to make a humid environment for my seedlings. (You don't really need special lights.. shop lights do just fine!)
pastagal on 02/01/2001:
Maria,,,,,i am sitting here laughing over and over at your MONSTER in the woods,,,lol,,,how funny,yet i know it must of been scary at the time,,,but i am trying to picture a lady in the woods walking and then hearing a strange sound like that and your reaction;}}}Probley someone out riding there horse:} ya think?
Well i tell ya,you ate enough nuts for all of us girlfriend,,lol,,,um if i ate that many,,i would be in the bathroom for days on end,,,,,nuts don't agree with me at all:}
well glad to hear your BACK ON TRACK:}}} Great entry today,really enjoyed it alot;}}