Food Journal 1-30-09

Breakfast: Reliv drink, 9-grain bread

Lunch: leftover chili, 1 oatmeal pancake (so moist it didn't need syrup)

Snack: raw baby carrots

Supper: more chili with crunched tortilla chips in it (I'm all chilied out!)

Water: not sure, about 40-48 oz.

Need to eat more fruits and veggies!

Food Journal 1-29-09

Breakfast: shredded wheat cereal with low fat milk, a few grapes

Lunch: leftover potato soup, more grapes

Snack: cookie dough that attacked me in the kitchen, plus three cookies that I ate

Supper: chili at the basketball games

Water: definitely not enough, but I did drink some extra at the basketball games tonight

Tonight I am REALLY going on the treadmill right after I get off here; I didn't last night because I was exhausted from staying up too late the night before. Yeah yeah, whine, whine.

HELP!!!!

Forget lutefisk--I'm being attacked by OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH! It has invaded my kitchen! Send reinforcements!!!!!

Thursday Weigh In

My friend Tacie has decided to post her weight on Thursday, so I think I'll follow her lead. I belong to TOPS and weigh in there every Tuesday evening, but of course my weight is a bit higher then because it's in the evening and I'm fully clothed except for shoes. I don't weigh myself every day at home but do check at least every other day. My scale is NOT that reliable but until I get a better one, here goes:

My weight for this morning was: 200.5 lbs. I had broken the "200" barrier, just barely, for a short time. I will again. Even more exciting than breaking the sound barrier!

That's a nineteen pound loss since October; I have gained back one of the pounds I've lost but basically I'm holding steady. Actually, I gained 2.5 pounds during Christmas and then lost that. So I'm on one of those "plateaus" they speak of, but I'm happy I'm not in rapid-gain mode!

I haven't been walking as faithfully so that's one of my goals. The other is to drink LOTS of water.

Food Journal 1-28-09

My eating today wasn't all that great. The only fruit I had was grape jelly!!!

Breakfast: Reliv (vitamin & mineral drink) I know I should have eaten solid food too, but I was wiped out from staying up too late last night.

Lunch: PB & J on whole wheat, eaten in the car on the way to taking the kids to a 12:40 movie.

Snack: Lo-cal fudge bar

Supper: Cheesy Potato soup, plus seconds

Water: 32 oz. so far

I'm going to walk on the treadmill 45 minutes (about 2.5 miles), drink at least 16 oz. more water, and eat an apple.

Seeking Peace

Yes, I'm seeking a slimmer body and stronger muscles, a healthy heart and lungs, more energy...but I am also seeking peace. Peace with myself most of all. Peace from the negative voices in my head, peace from my perfectionism.

Peace doesn't mean peace at any price, a total lack of confrontation, or being the doormat for other people's muddy boots. Peace means accepting where I am right now on this journey called life, knowing that God accepts me completely even while He is calling me onward.