Monday and Tuesday journals

One of my goals (not resolutions!) for the New Years is to be more consistant with my blogging. Especially the food and fitness journals. Here are this weeks so far:
Monday
orange
Steel cut oats
3 pecans
honey
green tea
roll with butter
spinach salad
2 oz cheese
olives
croutons
meringue cookies
mini candy cane
sugar cookie
cheesecake
homemade potato soup
popcorn
total calories for the day: 1763
Tuesday
banana
hard boiled egg
1 oz cheese
orange
Haelthy Choice Sesame Chicken (steam fresh type)
green tea
non fat yogurt
olive oil
spaghetti with marinara sauce
lean ground beef
4 saltine crackers
Neufachatel cheese
Total for day: 1483
Exercise:
Monday: 30 minutes walking
20 minutes on stationary bike
Tuesday: 60 minute workout with trainer.

There it is so far this week. I will post a typical routine with trainer in my next post and what my "homework" is.

Upping the ante!

It's all good! Had a greta workout with Paulette today. She upped my weights and/or reps depending on the exercise. Also did more cardio whew! I appreciate the challenge though! I know she isn;t going to ask anything of me that I can't handle.
Food today was ok I guess. I had eggs and whole grain toast for breakfast and then a banana after workout. Lunch was a salad with some cheese on it. Dinner was mixed veggies, red potatoes roasted in olive oil and some ham. All very good. Not sure about the sodium for the day though. But I think calorie wise I am still in the clear.
I can't believe I only have 3(?) more sessions with her. :-( Wish we could afford to join the fitness center.

Saturday

Saturday already! This morning I went to the Women's Fellowship breakfast at church. Food-wise it really wasn't too bad. I had some egg cassaroles and a small bit..about 3 bites of a homemade cinnamon roll. And black coffee. Before leaving home I ate half a banana so I wouldn't over do it. After getting home though I was munching on a gingerbread cookie and had 2 whole wheat polenta cookies. I suppose as a whole my calorie count has not been too outragous. I drank broth for lunch, had some crackers with cheese. I don't know what it is, just not too hungry. Oh--had a nice salad too. Tomorrow may be an eating day LOL! I am trying to listen to what my body says it wants. So that may mean a day where I don't eat as much and days where I do.
So not much to report here. I have not veen sleeping well the last couple weeks. Probably longer actually. Seems like since we went out of town for Thanksgiving I am "off" sleep and food wise. I am praying I can get back on track soon!

No Excuses!

No excuses. I have no excuses for not blogging. Yesterday I had some friends over for lunch. Some were from the church I used to attend, well ALL were. But all but 3 of us still go there…for now. Most are overweight and/or have health problems. I sat there listening as they asked one friend how she had lost all her weight, and then listened to their excuses as to why that wouldn’t work for them. I wanted to yell out—“What is wrong with you people?” But I didn’t. I just listened. “I’m too old” “I’m too fat”, “I’m too unhealthy”, “It’s the medication I’m on”, “It’s in my genes”, “I’m thinking of lap band surgery”, etc. I have heard them before, perhaps even used some of them. I realized how far I have come the last few months and ridiculus the excuses really are. I may not be losing a lot of weight for whatever reason, but I have not given up! I may not have lost a lot of weight but I have improved my cholesterol, my blood pressure and my blood sugar numbers. I will keep exercising, I will keep eating healthy. I am not perfect, in fact I had KFC and David’s homemade chili today. (I was proud I took most of the skin off too LOL!) And I did not add extra salt to the chili. And yesterday at the lunch I ate one cookie. (today I had a couple ginger bread though) :-O I just wish they would not give up on themselves and on life as a healthy person.

This week’s workouts:
Monday: At home strength training
Tuesday: Training at Grant with Paulette
Weds: Cleaned house
Thursday: lunch with the ladies, no exercise
Friday: Recumbant bike 30 minutes, level 6, Cross Training program. Strength training.

It's almost November!

Oh MY! Just a few more days and it will be....NOVEMBER! Where has the year gone? I think I say this every year since I turned 30. November 1st is our 10 year anniversary. Even with the ups and downs of life--it has been a good trip! I love my David and would not trade him for anyone or anything! I also can't believe it is this close to Tahnksgiving and the preverbial question from family has not come up yet! "Where is Thanksgiving and Christmas going to be? Whose coming? I want it here...no--me, me, me!!!!" LOL! I am waiting. Maybe I will say "We are staying home gonna have fun ourselves" ha ha! Like that'll happen! I like going but it is the chaos they make of it beforehand that drives me nuts. And it is just my side of the family that does this. So I am waiting to see where the Holiday celebrations will be held this year and when.
Today this is what I have had so far to eat.
Breakfast
homemade granola and 1/4 c of 1% milk
banana
Black coffee

Snack
no sugar applesauce
hot tea with Stevia
7 walnut halves

I hope to post the rest later. David is off tomorrow and all next week.YAY!!! I am praying for nice weather to get outside for a bit. He does want to go swim though! another YAY! Then we will travel north as he will be preaching the 8th.

Love, hugs and prayers!

Getting myself together again.

OK--here I am again after weeks of no postings. I need you to keep me accountable! LOL!
Well, I DO have good news to blog anyways! October is my "exam month". Typically I have most of my mammos, PAP tests and follow ups to the docs in October. Oh..and the dentist! LOL! My blood work was actually in September. But the great news is:
1. I still show no signs of cancer.
2. My cholesterol is down to 171
3. My A1C is at 5.8!!!!!!
4. My doctor decided she could put me on a lower dose of my blood pressure meds!

I have also lost a total of 13 pounds since the end of May!
That being said...I am going to start blogging my journals again. There will be days I can't since I will be out of town but I am making an effort to stick with it. I think I need to do this to keep on track better. I have noticed some things slipping back into my old ways and I don't want that--not after such great reports!

Lot's of hugs!!

Away but not lost

I have been away from my blog for awhile now..about 11 days or so. Been busy getting ready for the IN-laws who came this weekend and for my nephew's wedding next weekend! I will be AFK again in a few days!
The past week or so has been fairly well for me. I am having sciatica pain in my left leg again/still. This makes walking very painful. Good news is--my back pain has stopped, so I don't know which is worse LOL! I did do walking this weekend with MIL, we went shopping and to an Arts Fest. But we also ate out alot! I did not eat until I was sick--good! But I did eat some off my list of things I eat..not so good! Olive Garden always seems to make me feel sick afterwards. I told David last night that I don't think I want to eat there anymore. The soup did not seem to bother me but it is the pasta sauces that do. Saturday we grilled steak, potatoes and had a nice salad to celebrate my in-law's 45th anniversary, I ate half my steak and am planning on having the rest on top of a nice salad today for my lunch. David did a great job on the grilling too!
I was looking at First Place 4 Health again today. I just don't feel right about a Christian Weight loss group charging so much money for the books etc. I guess I will continue my own Bible search for weight and food issues.