Today, we took our friend and houseguest, Choly, to the mountains. It is so much fun to hear his amazement at the beautiful mountains, the huge elk, the snow, the fun town (Estes Park), etc. What a joy to share this time with our dear, sweet and very funny friend. He will be missed when he leaves on Thursday. We spent the day enjoying the scenery and laughing a lot.
When we got home we took Choly out to church to speak to our church about his missions and what he does in Mexico for all the churches. He did a great job. I think he was a tiny bit nervous, but still did great. He gets to do it two more times at the other two services in the morning.
As far as my "diet"....I kind of ignored it while in the mountains. I decided that this was probably a once in a lifetime experience sharing this time with Choly, so we decided to go to our normal eating place in Estes, Bob & Tony's. I ate two pieces of pizza and they were amazing! I did drink water though...and tonight, I am back on track.
Tonight's menu: 100g of ground beef made into a meatball with homemade natural tomato sauce poured over top and baked and natural applesauce.
One thing that I am reminded of while Choly is here visiting, is to enjoy life to the fullest. Have fun and laugh. Enjoy the small things and never take anything or anyone for granted.
Thank you Lord, for our friend Choly and for the wonderful day spent in the amazing, beautiful mountains with him.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Going strong!
Still going strong. Determined! Focused! Some might say obsessed, I just say, determined and focused. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel that I didn't quite see back in August. It gets brighter and brighter each day, as I step on the dreaded scale, only to find that it likes me! It keeps going down. One thing that really hit me today, is that the closer I get to my goal weight and being more healthy, the closer I get to God. I find that in all my spare time I either want to work on getting healthier, or studying my bible and what God has to say to me that day. I am finally crawling out of the "pit" of unfit-ness (this is probably not a word, but it works for me) both physically and spiritually. God has helped me thru losing 30 pounds...and continues to walk (or run) with me each and every day in this journey.
As I sat upstairs this evening watching television I just got a strong urge to get moving. So I turned off the television, read thru the first chapter of Colossians and then went for a mile run on the treadmill. Boy did that feel good, although my "diet" doesn't suggest doing much exercise since I'm eating such a small amount of calories.
Lunch: 100g grilled ground beef patty, 1/2 c radishes
Dinner: 100g sauteed shrimp and 1c asparagus, 1/2 grapefruit
Tomorrow is going to be a little more difficult to stay on track. We are taking our house guest, who is from Mexico, to Estes Park so he can see and be in the mountains. We will probably be eating at our regular pizza joint...which is NOT on the menu. Oh well. The world will not stop if I eat a piece of pizza. So, off to take a shower and go to bed.
As I sat upstairs this evening watching television I just got a strong urge to get moving. So I turned off the television, read thru the first chapter of Colossians and then went for a mile run on the treadmill. Boy did that feel good, although my "diet" doesn't suggest doing much exercise since I'm eating such a small amount of calories.
Lunch: 100g grilled ground beef patty, 1/2 c radishes
Dinner: 100g sauteed shrimp and 1c asparagus, 1/2 grapefruit
Tomorrow is going to be a little more difficult to stay on track. We are taking our house guest, who is from Mexico, to Estes Park so he can see and be in the mountains. We will probably be eating at our regular pizza joint...which is NOT on the menu. Oh well. The world will not stop if I eat a piece of pizza. So, off to take a shower and go to bed.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
21 more days....not that I'm counting
I am officially down another 1.8 pounds this morning. 5 pounds total in 9 days, or 7 days of eating 500 calories. Pretty good considering Uncle Tom and Aunt Flo decided to come visit this morning. ( my period) TOM= time of month. Sorry to any men reading this if that's TMI. I have also lost 3 inches.
Spent a little time playing with today's menu and doing some cooking.
Lunch: Mexican tomato soup, which included tomatoes, grilled chicken, home-made chicken stock, cilantro and some other spices and herbs. Also had a 1/2 of a grapefruit and a melba toast.
Dinner: Lean roast with onions and celery, cinnamon apple and breadstick
Spent a little time playing with today's menu and doing some cooking.
Lunch: Mexican tomato soup, which included tomatoes, grilled chicken, home-made chicken stock, cilantro and some other spices and herbs. Also had a 1/2 of a grapefruit and a melba toast.
Dinner: Lean roast with onions and celery, cinnamon apple and breadstick
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
1 week gone....Day 8
Well, I made it thru one week and am on to the second. As I sit here and type, my stomach is growling. I fixed turkey pot pie for my family and house guest and the smell coming from the oven is making me question again why I am on this journey.
On MY menu for the day:
Lunch: 100g shrimp, 1 cup cooked spinach, a strawberry smoothie (which contained strawberries, water and a little stevia) and a breadstick.
Dinner : (which will take all the strength I can find not to eat the pot pie) 1 egg and 3 egg whites scrambles with 1 tbsp salsa. Natural applesauce.
Is it all worth it? Well, I am sitting here in a pair of jeans that are a size I haven't worn since middle school. So, yes, I think it WILL be worth it....when I am thru with this phase of the diet...22 more days.
On MY menu for the day:
Lunch: 100g shrimp, 1 cup cooked spinach, a strawberry smoothie (which contained strawberries, water and a little stevia) and a breadstick.
Dinner : (which will take all the strength I can find not to eat the pot pie) 1 egg and 3 egg whites scrambles with 1 tbsp salsa. Natural applesauce.
Is it all worth it? Well, I am sitting here in a pair of jeans that are a size I haven't worn since middle school. So, yes, I think it WILL be worth it....when I am thru with this phase of the diet...22 more days.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Day 7
Not feeling as happy and positive today as I have been the past few days. I guess I should be, I'm down a total of 4 pounds and am only on day 5. It's not really the diet though, it's more the life that is happening around me. Why do we allow ourselves to get sad, angry, frustrated, and feel sorry for ourselves? I can't stand myself when I get to feeling this way, but it just happens. I know how I "should" be feeling, but just can't seem to get up that hill today.
Yesterday's menu:
lunch: 100g very lean steak, handful of cooked spinach, a small orange and a grissini breadstick.
dinner: homemade chicken broth with celery and chicken and a piece of melba toast
I cheated AGAIN! I made my family my favorite soup and homemade bread from the bread machine. I was able to eat my broth and resist their soup, but the smell of homemade bread got the best of me. As I was cutting the still-steaming bread, I imagined what it would be like to spread a little butter on it and watch it melt and then sink my teeth into it. Yep, my thoughts got the best of me and I ate a piece of bread, with butter. I have to say, it was AMAZING!...way better than hard, dry melba toast.
Today's menu:
lunch: 1 whole egg and 3 egg whites, scrambled, 1/2 cup salsa, 1/2 grapefruit and a piece of bread
dinner: 100g hamburger made from extra lean ground beef, smothered in sugar-free salsa, cinnamon apple and a melba toast
I am off to go do a little excercise. Although the "diet" doesn't recommend a lot of excercise due to the small amount of food (energy) I still enjoy it and it helps with my mood. So off I go.
Have a great day!
Yesterday's menu:
lunch: 100g very lean steak, handful of cooked spinach, a small orange and a grissini breadstick.
dinner: homemade chicken broth with celery and chicken and a piece of melba toast
I cheated AGAIN! I made my family my favorite soup and homemade bread from the bread machine. I was able to eat my broth and resist their soup, but the smell of homemade bread got the best of me. As I was cutting the still-steaming bread, I imagined what it would be like to spread a little butter on it and watch it melt and then sink my teeth into it. Yep, my thoughts got the best of me and I ate a piece of bread, with butter. I have to say, it was AMAZING!...way better than hard, dry melba toast.
Today's menu:
lunch: 1 whole egg and 3 egg whites, scrambled, 1/2 cup salsa, 1/2 grapefruit and a piece of bread
dinner: 100g hamburger made from extra lean ground beef, smothered in sugar-free salsa, cinnamon apple and a melba toast
I am off to go do a little excercise. Although the "diet" doesn't recommend a lot of excercise due to the small amount of food (energy) I still enjoy it and it helps with my mood. So off I go.
Have a great day!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Day 6
I can do this! I am officially on day 4 of my low calorie "diet". It's been a lot tougher than last time I did this and lost 30 pounds. I was staying in Nebraska with my mom who was also doing the diet and she had just moved...and we hadn't moved any food to her new house. So there were no chips, cookies, oatmeal, bananas, etc. that I couldn't eat laying around or calling out from her pantry. I am in my home now, where the other 5 people living here (we have a house guest for a few weeks) can eat all kinds of yummy, delicious foods. Yesterday afternoon we picked up a couple of pizzas and we sat at the table, them eating yummy, greasy pizza, while I ate my small piece of grilled chicken and 2 cups of lettuce...no salad dressing. I will confess, I did eat a small bite of the pizza...just to help my craving and feeling of being deprived.
This morning, and several times yesterday, Jason told me I didn't need to be dieting, that he liked me how I was. How sweet! And one of the many, many things I love about him. But I am not really doing this for him. (although I'd love to be able to buy a bikini and look good in it) I am doing this for many reasons. Some are selfish, and some are for God. I have told several people lately when they are not sure of my "diet" that I don't believe Abraham, Elijah, Jesus, or Paul (along with a long list of biblical people) had a pantry full of processed foods, cookies, cakes, potato chips fried in oil, etc. This is a motivating factor in my life. To get back to basics. Back to eating healthy. By eating the foods God intended us to eat. I am not saying cookies are bad, I'm saying 10 cookies in one day are bad. I was led to open up 1 Kings 19 Saturday morning and read about an angel waking Elijah after he practically gave up and wanted to die. There by his head was bread and water. WOW! No cookies! As I am on this journey, I often think of the people in biblical times, who truly had to work for their food. They did not have grocery stores full of a plethora of choices in food. Meat, vegetable, fruit and bread were their choices. All natural! I am not a Healthy Food Junkie by all means, but I feel this is where God wants me right now. To be healthy and take care of the temple...where the Holy Spirit lives....IN ME!
Klove.com has a great devotional series called Made to Crave on their website right now. What a perfect time (God's timing is always perfect) for this to come as I choose to follow God's leading in my life. One thing that really stuck out this morning was this:
God loves you so much that he doesn't want you to stay in a place of defeat.
How true is this!
On the menu yesterday:
lunch: 100g grilled chicken, 2 cups lettuce (no salad dressing), grissini bread stick and a half of a grapefruit Plus a bite of pizza...which was a huge cheat!
dinner: 100g sauted shrimp, handful of asparagus, natural applesauce and a melba toast
Haven't decided what is on the menu today. I will post that when the day is done.
Off to go get my body moving...a 30 minute workout. Our bodies were made to move, not sit on the couch all day and watch Oprah. ;)
I leave you with this thought from the Made to Crave devotional:
God made you wonderful. Psalm 139 says you are wonderfully and fearfully made. You are beautiful and loved, no matter if you are a size zero or a size thirty. You are beautiful just the way you are. But God love you so much that he doesn't want you to stay in a place of defeat.
This morning, and several times yesterday, Jason told me I didn't need to be dieting, that he liked me how I was. How sweet! And one of the many, many things I love about him. But I am not really doing this for him. (although I'd love to be able to buy a bikini and look good in it) I am doing this for many reasons. Some are selfish, and some are for God. I have told several people lately when they are not sure of my "diet" that I don't believe Abraham, Elijah, Jesus, or Paul (along with a long list of biblical people) had a pantry full of processed foods, cookies, cakes, potato chips fried in oil, etc. This is a motivating factor in my life. To get back to basics. Back to eating healthy. By eating the foods God intended us to eat. I am not saying cookies are bad, I'm saying 10 cookies in one day are bad. I was led to open up 1 Kings 19 Saturday morning and read about an angel waking Elijah after he practically gave up and wanted to die. There by his head was bread and water. WOW! No cookies! As I am on this journey, I often think of the people in biblical times, who truly had to work for their food. They did not have grocery stores full of a plethora of choices in food. Meat, vegetable, fruit and bread were their choices. All natural! I am not a Healthy Food Junkie by all means, but I feel this is where God wants me right now. To be healthy and take care of the temple...where the Holy Spirit lives....IN ME!
Klove.com has a great devotional series called Made to Crave on their website right now. What a perfect time (God's timing is always perfect) for this to come as I choose to follow God's leading in my life. One thing that really stuck out this morning was this:
God loves you so much that he doesn't want you to stay in a place of defeat.
How true is this!
On the menu yesterday:
lunch: 100g grilled chicken, 2 cups lettuce (no salad dressing), grissini bread stick and a half of a grapefruit Plus a bite of pizza...which was a huge cheat!
dinner: 100g sauted shrimp, handful of asparagus, natural applesauce and a melba toast
Haven't decided what is on the menu today. I will post that when the day is done.
Off to go get my body moving...a 30 minute workout. Our bodies were made to move, not sit on the couch all day and watch Oprah. ;)
I leave you with this thought from the Made to Crave devotional:
God made you wonderful. Psalm 139 says you are wonderfully and fearfully made. You are beautiful and loved, no matter if you are a size zero or a size thirty. You are beautiful just the way you are. But God love you so much that he doesn't want you to stay in a place of defeat.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Day 4
Well, today is day four of my 30 days on my "diet" and the rest of my life. Feeling pretty good today and very positive and excited still. Down 1 pound this morning. Can't wait to use a little of our tax money to buy new, SMALLER clothes! Many of my clothes in my closet are already too big, so I guess I need to clean it out.
On the menu today:
Lunch: 100g of very lean ground beef with cumin and chili powder, browned. Two large lettuce leaves. My version of a "diet" taco. 1 melba toast and an apple.
Dinner: 100g tilapia, grilled, a hand full of celery, grissini breadstick and an apple.
CONFESION: I cheated! I got hungry and just needed something, so I had a tablespoon of peanut butter. UGH.
Hubby has been out-of-town since the morning after Christmas and is on his way home. He and our oldest son, Cody, went on an annual mission trip to Mexico. They will be home some time tomorrow, but with an added guest. They will be bringing our friend, Choly, with them. Choly lives in Mexico and has become part of our family. Can't wait to see him!
Happy New Year to all my friends and family! May you allow God's leading in your life, slow down and listen to Him. (read 1 Kings 19...verses 11 & 12)
On the menu today:
Lunch: 100g of very lean ground beef with cumin and chili powder, browned. Two large lettuce leaves. My version of a "diet" taco. 1 melba toast and an apple.
Dinner: 100g tilapia, grilled, a hand full of celery, grissini breadstick and an apple.
CONFESION: I cheated! I got hungry and just needed something, so I had a tablespoon of peanut butter. UGH.
Hubby has been out-of-town since the morning after Christmas and is on his way home. He and our oldest son, Cody, went on an annual mission trip to Mexico. They will be home some time tomorrow, but with an added guest. They will be bringing our friend, Choly, with them. Choly lives in Mexico and has become part of our family. Can't wait to see him!
Happy New Year to all my friends and family! May you allow God's leading in your life, slow down and listen to Him. (read 1 Kings 19...verses 11 & 12)
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