Not Too Bad

Yesterday went rather well. I got some exercise from cleaning and doing some laundry. It seemed I was busy all day long. My youngest daughter Michelle did a lot while I was away but some things she couldn't get to so I did them yesterday. Today was taken up with some Christmas shopping.

Yesterday I did well with my blessings. I even had some left over. Today I've done okay but not as well as yesterday. We had McDonalds for lunch and pizza for supper. But I believe I still stayed within my range that I'm allowed each day. I feel so good at the end of the day knowing that I obeyed the Lord and His prompting when He tells me I've had enough. I've just not had the water today that I am supposed to. I'm having to take my pain medicine now so I need soda to take it with. But it is diet soda so that is better than the regular soda.

I'm so excited that I'm getting new readers. God is allowing many to stop over and say hi and I'm hoping that they will yoke up with the rest of us who are striving to eat and live a healthier lifestyle.

Keep up the good work ladies!!

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

I'm Back Home!!

For those of you who didn't know I was gone....I had been gone at my sister-in-law's for a week and a half taking care of her and her two-year-old daughter. My sister-in-law had been sick for three weeks and couldn't get well due to having to chase her daughter around by herself. Her husband is deployed to Iraq where he has been since November of 2006 and isn't due to come home till February of this coming year. She couldn't rest to get well so my daughter Kristina and I went to help her out.

Anyway....I wasn't at our church Sunday to weigh-in at our meeting so I weighed when we got in (I hope you're not upset with me Sis. Karen...I know I told you I wouldn't weigh myself during the week). When we were up at Catina's I showed I had gained 5 lbs which would be my menstrual weight since I was due to start my cycle this past Sunday. I always gain 5 lbs a couple of days before I start. When I got home and weighed on the scale we use in the meetings I had lost less than 1 lb. So that means that I lost weight in NC. I didn't starve myself either. Catina eats high fiber foods and eats healthy foods. She didn't used to but she does now. I did all the cooking and thought I would still gain since I ate so many sugar cookies with icing on them. Thank the Lord with His help and Him keeping me from overdoing it....I guess I did better than I thought. So we'll see come Sunday how I did. I only hope I'll get to go to the meeting if I'm on my cycle. Usually I don't get to go to church while I'm on it since it is so bad. We'll see what the Lord does this month.

I pray you all have done well. I have been praying for you all. I will be back to posting (hopefully) daily again since I'm home on my own computer. Catina's didn't cooperate with me. Stay focused on Christ in your daily walk with Him....even on your weight-loss journey.

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Mmmmmmm!!

I found a wonderful new snack that tastes WONDERFUL!!! Actually....my SIL introduced me to them. She tried them once and said they were really good. So today we were buying her some medicine for her flu and she bought a box of them for us to try.

They are Mrs. Fleshley's Snack Away Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes. They are moist and very tasty. I did not expect them to taste as good as they do. The thing that surprised me is they are only....get this now....you won't believe me but I used my points finder to figure it out...they are only 2 points!!! I was shocked that something that tastes so sinfully good for a snack would be so low in points.

They are high in fiber. They have 9g of fiber....140 calories and 5g of fat. I recommend them to anyone who loves chocolate.

Yesterday was an okay day. I haven't been keeping track of my blessings like I would like to. Call me lazy or whatever but Kristina and I are sleeping in Catina's bonus room upstairs. There are 14 steps going up to that room. I keep forgetting to take my pack down to the kitchen and as many trips as I make up and down those stairs just checking email (since the computer is in the room we are sleeping in) my knee is not doing well. I have one bad knee...so it hurts pretty badly to go up and down stairs. I know lame excuse...but it is the best one I can give you.

I am still not eating past my point of satisfaction. Catina eats pretty healthy for the most part She likes a lot of high fiber foods. Last night we had chicken quesadillas on wheat tortillas so they are high in fiber (14g per tortilla). I'm still drinking my water like I should....so that is helping too.

I pray all are doing well with your week!! I pray for you often through the day. Take care and eat healthy.

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

I Didn't Even Get Real Hungry

Yesterday was a pretty good day. We traveled to NC so there wasn't much time to really eat. I did have two hamburgers for lunch from McD's for lunch. Then I had some cheesy rice and turkey kielbasa and grilled chicken for supper. It was really good. I didn't overdo it though. I drank my water that I needed to for the day too.

I'm really hoping to do well while I'm away from home. Please pray I do.

My SIL's computer keyboard doesn't work right so I will keep this short. Have a great day!

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Oh Boy!!!....The Before Picture

Our first week of meetings we were to have our individual pictures taken. The first meeting I didn't get to make due to having my husband at the hospital in the ER. So the second week was our starting day. Sis. Karen took our pictures so we could have them to look at and be encouraged to continue with this journey to a thinner and healthier us. We got our pictures yesterday and were told to put them on our refrigerator so every time we go to the refrigerator we would see how we look or looked and be encouraged to keep going.

This is my picture. All I could say was "Oh boy!!!" I knew I was tubby (oh...let's face it...that is being too nice) I mean fat but I didn't realize how fat. Doesn't the camera add something like 10 lbs....or is it 50 lbs.? Oh...I know it doesn't really...but we all were telling ourselves it does yesterday at our meeting. LOL!!

Anyway....I wanted to post my picture for my benefit and as a testimony to God of when our first year is up that God helped me and allowed me to get to where I will be in one year. We will be taking new pictures after our one year so I'll be able to post a before and an after picture to hopefully see and show that with Christ ALL things are possible...even weight-loss and a totally new way of eating. I thank the Lord for giving Sis. Karen this idea and I look forward to seeing what God is going to help us do in this next year!!

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Woohoo!!

After a week that I wasn't sure I had done well....I found out I did better than I thought I had. We had weigh-in today and a great meeting. Everyone did really well. I lost 3.6 lbs.!! I'm finding that I'm not losing it as easily this time. Last time I used the weight watchers program I was losing 9 lbs. one week and 5 lbs. the next. This time it is coming slower and harder. I realize I'm not as young as I was then and my metabolism has probably slowed some. So I'm trying to take that into consideration. I just praise the Lord for how He is helping me and that I'm turning to Him more for the help I need to do this.

Sis. Karen did a great devotion with us. Her subject was sweets this week. This next week is going to be my big tempting week with my monthly schedule. And sweet are going to be my biggest temptation. But she was referring to sweets according to the Word of God. The Word of God is sweet should be sweet to us. And if we would really think about it we would realize that it really is. So when we are tempted to eat those sweets that are before us we just need to turn to the fat free sweets of the Word. Amen!! Thank you Sis. Karen for that encouraging devotion today!!

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Another Good Day...I Think :<)

I went over on my blessings by 4 yesterday. I've got to pray more to get through those cravings. I may have over-estimated my numbers a couple of times though. I didn't even look up my numbers for supper. I just guessed but didn't even eat everything on my plate. I've been eating on luncheon plates that are much smaller than the dinner plates. That way I make my portions smaller and it looks like I'm eating more. Then of course I'm drinking my water by the jugs full. I'll have to show you a picture of my jug so you can get an idea of what I drink my water out of.

I pray y'all did well yesterday and that when we weigh in this week we will all be pleased with the numbers that show on the scale. Unless we all come in with the thought or mindset like Sis. Sheila does....that the scales are a liar!! LOL!! I won't take it as lying if I lose...but I will call it a liar if I gain...LOL!!

Have a great day today and remember to pray before you eat....no matter what it is. Not only to give the Lord thanks for it but to ask Him to help you to stop when you are satisfied.

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."