For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever beliveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Good morning to you! It is a cold, rainy day here in S.C. (40's)
I decided this morning, since I'm not going to be at my personal goal by tomorrow for our spring vacation weekend at the beach that I would have a nice 'brunch' and go get an orange juice and a blueberry muffin for breakfast/lunch....well...guess what????? The only blueberry muffins I could find (looked in 2 stores) were the 600 calories kind and very large. You would think they could at least package them into 2 medium sized muffins, wouldn't you? So, I bought the 630 calories giant blueberry muffin and got a larger bottle of oj than I wanted (a 14 oz. when I only wanted an 8 or 12 oz. one) because that was the 'smallest' I could find for sale...what's up???? I guess they want to sell things as a 2 in 1 so they'll make more money???? It's called you buy more than you want so they make more money???? Then, you're tempted once you buy it to get your money's worth and eat it all, right? So I bought the muffin and juice and came home and ate about half of the muffin and threw out the rest for the birds so I wouldn't be tempted to finish it and drank all the juice, for a total of about 500 calories. Anyway, I guess I should have just fixed something here at the house, cause I saw a very small 150 calorie pack of barbequed potato chips and got that and now I've eaten that, also....total 650cals for breakfast and lunch. So, now I'm brewing some coffee and gonna have some of that with creamer. You win some, you lose some, huh? At least now I've learned how to eat when Hubby and I go out to eat buffet (his fav). It's called get a salad of raw veggies, sprinkle lightly with sunflower seeds or nuts if desired, go light on fatfree dressing, get a deck of cards-sized piece of lean meat, and 2 starches, for example, 1 yeast roll and 1 baked sweet potato. Forget 2nd helpings and deserts, cause they don't fit in size 8's. I used to think I had to get 'my money's worth' when he and I would eat out buffet....wow, was I stuffed! I'd get more than one desert and eat all I could hold! Not counting going back for seconds on dinner! But I've learned better now...and it's just a matter of incorporating some good habits to replace bad habits. That's all it is. Once you get adjusted to it and it does take a while, you will be satisfied with your healthier way of eating when you eat and you won't feel deprived, but it does take a while to get used to it.
Well, Lord willing, Hubby and I leave tomorrow afternoon for our 3 day spring vacation beach weekend. I will try to eat sensibly, but I know I'll not do it the whole time. I know I'll probably make up for when I don't though, cause usually we walk miles and miles and miles when we go. Up and down the beach, the piers, the streets, and in and out of flea markets, stores, buffets, etc. (Hehehe!)
Have a great day and remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever beliveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Good evening to you! Hope you've had a terrific day today! The weather has changed here in S.C......rainy and cold (50's). But thank the Lord for it! He always knows what's best, that I am SURE of!
Well, today has NOT been a good eating day. I've been a naughty girl! Dare I tell????? Well, why not?
I started off well, having an egg scrambled in water instead of oil to save calories and a dry, plain diet bread toast, just 1. That was breakfast with a few cups of decaf coffee with only creamer.
Well....My Hubby had a german chocolate cake (the half he didn't eat yesterday, that is) sitting on the kitchen table. I somehow thought that my chocolate-addicted self could have a very small piece of it and then leave it alone..........NOT!!!
Off and on today, I consumed not 1, not 2, not 3......no......... how about 6? 'small' pieces of it before I finally realized I was nauseated and got a tummyache, hehehe.
I tried to 'right' everything by cooking a very nutritious 'stew' of brown rice, tomatoes, and salmon and having a little of that for supper, but I only ate about 1/2 cup full of that, being still full of the 'CAKE'!!!!!
So that's been my menu today. 'CAKE!' I still think I did my 1700 daily calories today, but I don't know for sure with all that icing and coconut and nuts!
Anyway, I've confessed now and I hope you had a better eating day that I did, hehehe!
Think I'll go read some entries...have a good night and remember....Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
I'll confess that I wouldn't have been able to leave cake alone either. It's taken years of nagging but it's gotten to the point that my poor husband has to keep his "Treats" in the car (and not tell me about them). For his birthday someone gave him a cheesecake and he stored it at work! I've been at this for so long (2 1/2years) but I STILL can't count on "willpower" to get me pass a cake sitting on the counter!
It's an easy, delicious cake...just add 1 can of apple pie filling to a white cake mix, along with 3 eggs. (Skip the water and oil). Mix it all together and bake it for 35-40 minutes. When it comes out of the oven, poke holes all over the top and pour condensed milk and/or caramel syrup on it. Then stick it in the fridge. It tastes like a caramel apple cake! But I caution you---it's really easy to eat more than one piece! (I'm speaking from experience!)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever beliveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Good afternoon to you! Hope you're having a blessed day! It is sunny and warm (70's) here in South Carolina today! Hubby and I just got back a little while ago from eating out buffet (his favorite)after church. The following is what I had:
1 cup Salad of spinach leaves, cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, peach, sunflower seeds, green peas, and fat free thousand island dressing. Deck of cards-sized well done steak. 1 yeast roll with about 1 teaspoon of honey butter and 1 very small hushpuppy. 1 Baked sweet potato, plain. About 1/2 cup steamed brocolli. Diet coke and a large glass of water.
That's it. No desert and no second helpings! (I've come a l-o-n-g way, Baby!)
Just don't ask me what I had for breakfast. Our Lighthouse Sunday School Class celebrated our 2nd year anniversary with a large breakfast (but I was 'mostly' good).
No supper for me. If I want anything else other than WATER today, it will be only decaf coffee with creamer only.
With this menu for today, I think I've done my 'maintain' daily 1700 calories.
Hope you have a wonderful afternoon and remember....Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
When I lived in the States, church functions almost always revolved around food...and there were far too many times when I pigged out on potlucks!! As much as I loved church, I sometimes got weary of all the food. I just wanted to have a Sunday where we feasted only on God's "daily bread!" :)
There were just way too many good cooks at my church!
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever beliveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Good afternoon to you! Hope you're having a blessed day!
Yesterday, Hubby and I grilled out hamburgers on the back deck after he got home from work....The weather was sunny and warm, around 70 degrees fahrenheit, and they turned out soooooo YUMMY!!! I only had one bun and made mine a double hamburger! I fixed some slaw with cabbage and reduced fat mayo and baked Hubby some 'french fried potatoes'...and it was all so delicious! I find that food grilled out tastes so much better than food roasted or baked in the oven!
Well...soon it will be time to go to church for our weekly praise team practice (I play the piano)...We are to practice 2 weeks worth tonight...about 25 or more songs....
Hope you have a good night and remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die... John 11:25, 26
Good evening to you! I'm late today making this entry, but thought I would, anyway! Hope you've had a nice day! It was beautiful and sunny again here in South Carolina, even got up to 69 degrees fahrenheit! Short-sleeve weather again! I picked up my Mom and took her to a flea market and also got her a cone of ice cream. Then I brought her over here a while and she took a long (3 hours) nap on the sofa while I got some study done concerning the Sunday School class (but not the lesson, I already had that prepared for tomorrow morning). We have an outstanding Sunday School class...We have a free breakfast every Sunday morning and we eat whatever breakfast is (usually biscuits, sweets, etc.) and drink coffee, sodas, etc while we have a 'discussion-type' Sunday School lesson as we all sit around 3 long tables put together. It is fun and we all learn a lot. I am the Sunday School teacher and Hubby is assistant and we love teaching! Everybody is welcome to comment and those who preferr to be quiet are not pressured to if they don't want to comment, but usually everyone has something to say pertaining to our lesson as we go along. If you don't go or belong to a Sunday School class, I strongly urge you to find one that teaches the Bible and salvation through Jesus Christ and and go cause you're missing out big-time! You will love it!
Current stats:
Highest weight/size 1998: 205, size 20 and 22
Goal weight achieved 1999: 150
Current weight/size: 147, size 8
Height: 5'8"
BMI: 22.3
Hope you all have a blessed night...remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die... John 11:25, 26
Good afternoon to you! It is a beautiful, warm day here in South Carolina! Short sleeves weather this afternoon!
Current stats:
Highest weight/size 1998: 205, size 20 and 22
Current weight/size: 147, size 8
Height: 5'8"
BMI: 22.3
Hope you all have a blessed day...remember...Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
Thanks for your comment. I'm a shortie at 5'2". My BMI measured with calipers at my fitness club was 17. Using the formula on the web, it was something like 21, maybe 22, but according to Biscotti, the measurement with calipers is more accurate.
Well, you sure have done well! That's quite an achievement to have lost so much weight and kept it off. That's the only thing that has kept me going and not totally discouraged.
I had heard about leek soup but had never tried it until I saw some at the "rick hadies' store" - 3 big, beautiful fresh leeks for $3, so I thought I'd go for it. I couldn't believe how tasty it is! You don't need any seasoning at all, including salt. Leeks look like giant scallions. I made it again today using 2 medium potatoes and one leek with 4-5 cups of water. Cut the leeks crosswise in half inch cuts. Go a couple of inches into the dark green part and stop when the leaves are too rough and tough. You only need to cook it 15-20 min. Then, your choice is to have it like it is, which is delicious or put it in a blender. Then I add a couple of dollops of either NF sour cream or NF yogurt. They both work. What I did today was have half blended and the other half "as is" with the pieces of leek and potatoes. It's so nutritious and lo cal.
The next item on my agenda to try is BElgian endive. Cost ($3.99lb.) is the only reason I haven't tried it. I suppose I'm waiting in vain for a sale because I don't remember ever seeing it on sale, but who knows. I might end up paying full price. If it's as good as it's said to be, then it would be worth it.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die... John 11:25, 26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die... John 11:25, 26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die... John 11:25, 26
Hello to you! It has been a sunny, mostly cold day here in S.C. with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Here's the latest stats:
BMI: 22.8
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150.0
Have a great day and remember..Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die... John 11:25, 26
Hello to you!
It is sunny and cool here in S.C. today.
I was thinking about something I want to share with you: I've heard people complain about how difficult it is to lose weight. Well, it's not. That's a myth. It's actually very easy to lose weight and it is WORK to gain weight.
What? you might say. Here's the reason why:
To gain weight, you have to go find the food you want, either to the grocery store, or the refrigerator in most cases, but there are some people who don't have it that easy and they have to actually go hunt their food and either kill it if it is an animal or fish or dig it up or pull it if it is a vegetable or fruit, etc. You may say, I don't have to do that, mine's in the kitchen. Okay...you still had to 'find' it (at a store) and you also had to PAY for it right??? (Which usually means you, or someone else worked to pay for it, right?)...So...you get it home and next you've got to PREPARE it to eat (unless it's already prepared) and that is work. Finally, you have to EAT IT. More work...you have to feed yourself. So...you see, it requires WORK to gain weight! Now let's look at losing weight. You really don't have to do ANYTHING to lose weight. Just don't eat. You don't even have to exercise to lose weight. There is NO WORK required in losing weight but there is a LOT OF WORK required to gain weight. I do want to add, that the way I wrote the latter is extreme, for we all most eat to live, but we don't have to live to eat. Right?
Today's stats:
BMI: 22.8
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150.0
Today's menu: This is a low-carb menu and not a maintain menu (about 1700 calories are maintain for my weight). I sometimes do low-carb a day or two, then back to regular diet with carbs. (Note: I may or may not eat all of this, as I'm 'banking calories' for buffet eating with Hubby tomorrow, Lord willing.)
Breakfast: 1 cup coffee with 1 teaspoon fatfree creamer and 1 small packet of splenda, 1 egg cooked in a light coating of vegetable spray, 1 plain diet wheat bread toast. Total:200 calories.
Snack: 1 cup sugar-free jello topped with 5 tablespoons fatfree cool-whip and 1 glass of tea sweetened with splenda. Total: 95 calories.
Lunch: 2 roasted, no skin chicken thighs, 1 cup microwaved plain okra, no sodium, and 1 glass tea sweetened with splenda. Total: 450 calories.
Snack: 1 cup of sugarfree jello topped with 5 tablespoons fatfree coolwhip and 1 glass tea sweetened with splenda. Total: 95 calories.
Supper (some call it dinner): 2 pieces of baked whiting fish (they're large and only 100 calories each, very filling), 1 cup baked okra (plain), 1 cup slaw (made with cabbage and 1 tablespoon lowfat mayo), and 1 glass tea sweetened with splenda. Total: 350 calories.
Snack: 1 mug coffee with 1 teaspoon fatfree creamer and sweetened with splenda. Total: 10 calories.
Total: 1200 calories.
Have a great day and remember..Jesus loves ya and so do I!
Love, Maria (smile!)
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I hope you have a wonderful spring vacation! My hubby and I do the same thing on vacation - walk for miles. I actually dropped a couple of pounds on our last trip even though I wasn't overly careful about eating (I didn't pig out though!) I think you're right, once you're used to healthy portion sizes, those are enough to keep you full and satisfied. Good for you for eating half the muffin. I think those monster muffins are part of the "super-size" America trend that is keeping us overweight and inactive. Portion sizes are out of control, but it doesn't mean we have to eat everything put in front of us.
cynthia on 03/16/2005:
Maria, enjoy your vacation. I'm feeling jealous, but I'll get over it. One day I'll have someone who loves me and we'll walk on the beech too! Have fun, be safe, God bless. Cynthia
Jennifer68 on 03/16/2005:
The birds are very happy for the muffin! Lol. Count that as a big success, forget about the chips. You could have eaten BOTH!-- but you didn't :) Have fun on your vacation and think about those of us who are cheering you on!!