Tuesday Roll Call

Good Morning Delaware ! Things are good in lower slower Delaware today. I did very well with staying on track yesterday. I did mess up on exercise. I got in all my protein. and water.  I stayed within my calorie and carb limits. I came across issues. My husband hands me the potato chip bag and says put a clip on them. I did without eating one. I wanted a candy bar at Walmart bad but I didn't give in. Alexus puts a pop tart in my face and says want a bite ? I told her I had my calories for the day. My son eats ice cream ( my favorite). He did give me a strawberry out of it. It seems like all I heard all day long was" want some" !  Well guess what " I survived"  I did drink some of my water to late and was up all night peeing. I learned from that. I just love this new log book from Make it a Lifestyle. I am ordering Debbie one today. Everything is right there to check off and it is loaded with information. Today is day 2 of back on track. I have a plan and I will make the best out of the day that I can. What is the rest of Delaware up to today? Can you help us out and post? Can we beat yesterday? Each one of us is important to this board. Thanks All ! Hope everyone has a blessed day. Stop and take time to smell the roses ! Do something good for yourself today!  Post ! Post! See you lighter. Joanne

Hey Joanne!

Good job kicking those food demons to the curb! 
Just got back from the YMCA pool.  I even have my neighobor hooked on the Y.
Nice and sunny day out.
Everyone enjoy the rest of your day!
Judy

Judy, Thanks ! I am trying hard and the scale is showing it.  good job with the neighbor. See you lighter. Joanne

I  babysat a for a little this morning for one child and little this evening for another child.  In between i went to banning park and walked one lap around before going to the store to get stocked on yougurt, cheese, chicken and milk.    Now i am checking the computer and eating some of that chicken.  I have to do something while i eat or i eat too fast.   Today was  a really nice day i hope everyone had a good one.

Amy, Sounds like your kitchen is WLS friendly. I found I couldn't eat and talk on the phone for I ate to fast. It does help me get my water in if I put it at the computer. I sip in between doing things . See you lighter. Joanne

Hi Joanne,

I am here on the beautiful eastern shore of MD and loving life.  Doug and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary last Tuesday and he gave me 2 rings.  No date set yet, I am not rushing that one at all.  Work is slow, but I am finding ways to keep me busy there.  If anyone knows someone who wants to travel let me know, I would love to help them.

Joanne, what is the website where you got that journal?  I would love to get one.  Doug has his 40 yr class reunion in Sept and I need to make sure I look my best for it....:lol:  He is 16 years older then me, so I keep teasing him that I will be the youngest one there, so I want to be looking good.....:lol:

Have a great day.

Deanna, It's about time you check in with us. Congradulations on your anniversary. You get the Journal at :www.MakeitaLifestyle.com . You have to either call in the order or fax it. The phone # is:(818)935-8530. I tried calling yesterday and got Monica's answer machine. She travels alot but will get back with you. She is a motivotional speaker and does weightloss cruises thru Dan the Travel Man. Their cruises are very expensive. Too pricey for me. Keep in touch. See you lighter. Joanne

I had a great afternoon, even though my morning was kind of yucky.  I had a lot of cleaning & organizing to do.  Since I don't work in the summer (ah, the benefits of being a teacher), my family doesn't think they have to pick up after themselves or help out with the basic chores.  I groused up a good head of steam while I was taking care of the dishes and straightening up the living room.  And, I got my period yesterday, so I was physically feeling a little yucky. Also, I was supposed to go to lunch with a friend, but she called and asked to reschedule, so I was a little bummed and ready to mope. 

Instead, that little voice in my head said "go ride your bike out in the sunshine!  get some vitamin D!  feel the wind in your hair and the sun on your face!"

So I did.

And it was glorious!  I ran a few errands, since they were within a reasonable riding distance, stopped at the Dunkin Donuts to get an iced coffee, and just chilled out for an hour and a half enjoying my new bike.

My legs are gonna hurt like hell tomorrow, but I just wanted say for the record, that I loved riding that bike today!

Bronwen,  You GO GIRL!    Good job !    I am going to take a lesson from you . See you lighter. Joanne

Hi everyone.  Tuesday found me on the phone with the Delaware Department of Revenue, trying to locate our state income tax check.  We received it the beginning of April and it *disappeared* from the dining room table.  They said it had not been presented for cashing but we had to wait 60 days before they could void it and issue another one.  The 60 days was up a long time ago so I called them last week....the lady that handles that stuff was out of the office until today.  So I called today and she is out of the office again until next Tuesday.  The manager of that department said she could handle it and would call me back.  I won't hold my breath.  I did some housework that really needed to get done...weird stuff like cleaning the very edge of the floor in the kitchen where it meets the cupboards; where the mop doesn't reach.  Then I mopped the kitchen AND the bathrooms.  LOL!   I washed some blankets and sheets, cleaned up the bird seed and feathers.  I should save the feathers and make a pillow, there's so many.   I got some things off my chest in my journal.  My food issues were on track....tuna, cottage cheese, peanut butter, meat.  Same old stuff I eat every day. I started my Vitron-C the other day and so far, no gastric upset....except maybe some gas.  I didn't feel as tired today.  I also got back on my sublingual B-12.  (Pat on the back here).


Then I dumped some emotional issues on the Lord.  I thanked Him first for His daily presence in my life, I praised Him for allowing me to see that by nature, people we have relationships with almost always have -motives- that drive them, and that trusting only God's word is the way because His only motive is to bless me.   I prayed that He find a way into the lives of the spiritually weak in my home.  They so need His help but refuse to recognize Him.  I am so saddened every day as I witness the self-destruction I see going on in their lives. Honestly, I don't know how I survived without Him prior to 2006---my re-birthday.  It is when I came to the realization that I could not direct my own life anymore.  It was obvious by the condition I was in that I was not doing something right.  I stopped living my old life and gave my future to God.  It was the best thing I have ever done.  I didn't give up, I just gave it to the only one I could trust.  When we give up, we make room for the devil to do his work...he makes us to lie, cheat, hate, and be spiteful and angry.  I won't have it.  God is my hiding place and I am sheltered from the devil's evil influences through Him.  I can never go back.