Oh Farewell Old AOL Journal

Oh Farewell Old AOL Journal. You were my first experiment which carried on for over a year, 171 entries and 1445 views. Farewell old journal. I will miss you.

Well I just received the email from AOL that AOL Journals are being discontinued. So I zoomed over here to blogger spot and started a new one. Same old person writing, just a new site and layout, Woohoo!

Please join me at  http://rmslil.blogspot.com/..... Now I have to remember a password. The AOL Journal was so easy. Oh well. Life changes and one must adjust.

Toodles......

 

 

Tags: life, farewell

Still trying

I went for weigh-in and I had lost 3 pounds this week. Yayyy! I was very depressed last week when they said I had gained 2 pounds. I was flabbergasted. I did get down but I pulled myself up and continued on my journey. Now I am at a total of 16 pounds lost , getting closer to the 28 I was at before May. I will succeed.

Tags: life, week 2

Grocery Sale!!!!

We are on this new kick of saving money and clipping coupons. Last week ice cream was BOGO. My mom asked what kind she should get and I said Pumpkin and Peanut Butter Cup but I was really wanting the Butter Pecan. My thoughts on these two flavors....  I would only be tempted by the Peanut Butter flavor because I do not like Pumpkin at all , except seeds. My mom asked why did I do that and I told her if I don't like it I wont eat it. She understood but wondered why I still chose peanut butter cup being that it was a temptation. Voila it would only be one temptation not two.

Well guess what, I tried a quarter cup of the peanut butter cup and to me it was not worth the calories. I have not touched it all week. It has disappeared but not because I have eaten it. Now had we bought the butter pecan that would have been a whole different story.

Praise the Lord that I now think about my health and not about my tastes and whims and I think ahead of what may hurt me.

Tags: life, ice cream

Hungry Girl Blog ...

I  have to share this blog from WW. Some of you may have heard of hungrygirl.com. Well she does a weekly blog for WW.

This time she is in search of Guilt-Free chips. How ironic that was after my last post of my trigger food of chips. I don't think she gets it that for me it is not the chip but the salt!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the read.

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=6&art_id=59621&sc=3420

Tags: life, chips

Trigger Foods

I have been hearing and thinking alot about trigger foods. Foods that you can not just eat one serving or foods that cause you to binge. For a long time I did not think I really had one trigger food. All food was a trigger food for me.

This past week or two of getting back on track, I have discovered a trigger food. The salt on potato chips, cheetos, tortilla chips, etc. It does not matter if they are baked, light or full fat. Once I have the saltiness , I not only can not stop eating them but then the saltiness leads me to crave my most precious Pepsi that I try to limit to one can a day. Unfortunately if I add any kind of chip to the mix, my Pepsi intake increases which in turn my calories for the day increase. Oh my !

On the journey of life and weight loss, we learn lessons. Even though it will be hard, I will have to stay clear of my trigger food,  chips. I need to remember in my junior year of high school , I dropped chips and soda and lost 40 pounds. Hmmh, can I do it again?

What are your trigger foods? Have you really thought about it?

Tags: life, weight loss, trigger foods

Back on track times two, three, four, ....etc

I went back to Weight Watchers today. It was a good day after several weeks of bad numbers. I lost 3.6 pounds, yayyy! Now I am back at a total of 16 pounds lost. So I have twelve pounds to lose to be back where I was before I fell off the wagon. But at least I didn't gain all 28 pounds back.

Keep me encouraged.

 

Tags: life, ww

Summer's Last hoorah

My mom splashing and having fun with her grandson on grandparent's day.

Munchkin posing for the camera. He is not fishing. His great-aunt bought him a popeye

poseable figure and he wanted to put a string around it and drag it around with him everywhere all day, ummmh, all day.

It was a great day though. The weather here will remain warm for awhile but this was probably the last day for the beach for us. This was my first time ever going to Buckroe Beach here off the Chesapeake Bay. I have lived here all my life and have never been there. Well I grew up in Newport News even though part of my backyard is Hampton, I don't venture far in Hampton.  

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Can't resist sharing this one

I had to share this because I have been caught sleeping at my desk at my old job. Nothing they could do because my work was done but I had to stay until shift change over to disburse money to the second shift. FIVE BEST THINGS TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK: NUMBER 5: They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen. NUMBER 4: 'This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about in the time-management course you sent me to. NUMBER 3: 'Whew! Guess I left the top off the White-out. You probably got here just in time! NUMBER 2: Did you ever notice sound coming out of these keyboards when you put your ear down real close?  Number 1: And MY all time Favorite: best thing to say if you get caught sleeping at your desk: (Raising your head slowly) '... in Jesus' name, Amen

Tags: life, sleep

Cactus, ever had it....

Cactus.... I never thought of eating it. Last night we tried a new Mexican cuisine restaurant in Suffolk. I could not decide what I wanted but once I saw grilled mushrooms were in the vegetarian fajitas, I was sold. Also in the veggie fajitas was cactus, I thought this will be interesting but I will give it a try. Let me tell you these fajitas were delicious. I did not even miss the meat. The cactus was cut in long strips almost like a string bean. Evidently cactus absorbs seasonings because the flavor was outstanding. I can not say it was 100% the cactus that made the flavor but the cactus absorbed the seasonings. Some fajitas you get are only the meat and cut vegetables with no seasonings. These were seasoned perfectly, ummmh. I may have to go back soon.

If you ever see it on the menu especially with fajitas, give it a try, you might like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: life, cactus

Women's Stress Diet

Had to share this link......

http://wandascountryhome.com/stressdiet/

I played hookie and it was fun

Yesterday I had one of the opportunities to pull my " I am the manager" entitlement and take an unscheduled paid day off. 

We tried last Wednesday to go to Water Country with my nephew but received the phone call about his great-grandfather being ill and needing to rush to Ohio. They did get two days with him before he passed.

 Then we decided to go this Tuesday but he was accepted to another school at the last minute and had to register that day and then it rained and was cool the rest of the day. Two days that my plans were ruined.

Friday called for rain but when we woke up it was sunshiny and beautiful. After a few quick phone calls and few errands, off we went to Water Country. We had a great fun and relaxing day.

 What a way to end the summer!

Tags: life, hookie, water country

Let's do the twist....

This evening after work we decided to ride on up to Busch Gardens and see two of the shows we have missed this year. One of them in Germany and the other in France. We missed part of Germany but saw enough to be satisfied. We did see the France American Jukebox which was very good. The highlight of the evening was Chubby Checkers. He was there as part of the summer sock hop series of concerts. We were not going for the purpose of seeing him because we thought the amphitheater would be packed. We slipped in about twenty-five minutes before the concert . We are able to get handicap seats because my father has his new scooter ( more on that later). The concert was great. Not only because of Chubby but this was music my parents grew up on so it was neat to see them enjoying it, especially my father. He is from the North and from an emotionless family. They never show emotion or express emotions. I was able to position myself to watch not only Chubby but my father also. He was singing along and his legs were just a thumping to the beat and he was smiling and thoroughly enjoying the music. All of this coming from a man that we had asked one hour before if he wanted to go to the concert and he said, " No I like his music but I don't do concerts." This also from a man for the past twenty years has let my mother go and do with whomever but not him. He would be on his couch watching television and as long as he knew she was ok, he was fine. That is until he was diagnosed with COPD and was given a scooter. The COPD has subsided but he has new freedom in his scooter. He scoots everywhere we go now, everywhere. He took his scooter to Cosco and spent over a hundred dollars by himself on himself. He takes his scooter to Water Country so he can watch my nephew ( his only grandchild). That scooter is his new found friend and freedom. All I can say is WOW! I never thought in a million years he would ride up with us to Busch for dinner and a concert, never , never, never.

On the down note of the evening. The lady in the scooter that was next to me had some serious body odor. That is why I had to position myself so that I saw my father and Chubby. She smelled like a wet musty dog. It took a long time to figure the odor out because it was familiar. It was familiar because that is what the SPCA here smells like. Oh my goodness it was horrible. I could not move, the place was packed. I tried to turn my nose away from her but then she would move. Oh my! How I was able to get through the concert was beyond me . Even when I got in the car , the smell was in my nose. Don't you hate that? Then I was thinking I had the body odor but I checked and my Secret Powder Fresh was still kicking. My mom tried to defend her and said she might have a disease that makes her have body odor and not to be mean. I wasn't mean. I did not say it to her. I did tell my mom that since she had such a good spirit that when it happened again, that seat was hers and I will sit by my dad. I think that is fair.

Aside from the odor, it was a pleasant evening.

Tags: life, concert, dad, scooter

Strange Post.... I am being attacked

I am being attacked by mosquitoes and fleas. Strange I know. I go to visit my nephew daily and he loves and wants to play outside. One problem it is dusk and prime feeding time for mosquitoes. I think they have an intercom system to let their colony know that there is an " All You Can Eat Buffet" in the front yard in the form of a pudgy 35 year old female. My nephew rarely gets bit. His parents rarely get bit but oh boy they here me coming five miles away. They only bite me on the legs though which is where I do not have any perfume or scented lotions. Last week I put repellent on my legs and you could see the five mosquitoes swarming around my head.  I can't explain it. I am a mosquito magnet.

Yesterday we decided to stay in the house and I felt I was getting bit by something. I look down and it is a flea. They do have a cat. I do have a cat. My cat does not have fleas. He is an indoor cat and if I see one sign of a flea he gets a flea treatment. My sister's response, I havn't had any problems, insects just must like you. Well thanks, I can not find a man but I can attract insects. That is an ego booster.

Today's fiasco's.  I stopped by nephew's house for five minutes to visit him. In that five minutes I was bit by a mosquito twice. I had left my car door open knowing I was only going to stay a minute. When I shut the doors I discovered, not one, not two but three mosquitoes in my car. YESSSS! In my car. This evening , sitting right here at the computer I felt something biting me on my arm and yes it was a mosquito in the house. I was flabbergasted. My mom pipes up, They never bite twice. I do not know where she has heard that fairy tale because the little mosquito was smooshed a minute later as he was biting my other arm. I feel like I am being bit all over and am itchy. I know that is my imagination but can you blame me.

I read they are attracted to CO2 and lactic acid. I must be full of both, who knows. I know that repellent works but I dont want to smell like the repellent the rest of the evening. That is gross! Any suggestions?

Why did God create mosquitoes? Were they part of the curse? If so, what have I done so bad to keep being attacked.

R.I. P.  August 16, 2008

 

 

Tags: life, strange, mosquitoes

Reality on the scale

I finally made it to a WW meeting and weigh-in . I was ready to face reality but not that much reality. From July 3 to August 8, I have gained 9.6 pounds. Holy moly! How did I do that?

I have had a few days to do some thinking and soul searching and I don't want to be the fat girl all my life. Since I weighed in I have felt like the big fat slob no matter what I was wearing. I don't want to be this way, I want to be strong and healthy.

So far since Thursday I have done ok but I am already out of my weekly flexpoints. Oh well, I will succeed.

The positive side of this: I am still down 14 pounds but am a long ways from that 25 pound mark I was at a few months ago.

I will succeed, I will succeed.

Tags: life, weight gain

I finally got an inch of motivation

Well I felt myself getting the blues with so many unknowns going on right now. All last week I mentally wanted to go to the Y but would fall asleep on the recliner about 9ish or would tell myself my body needed rest. Last night I did it again. Tonight I headed in the same mode but made my big lazy booty get up and go to the Y. I only did the elliptical for 10 minutes and the strength training for 10 minutes. But that was better than 20 minutes in the recliner. I have to say that my spirit is better now too. See getting that little inch of motivation perked me up and will hopefully pull me out of the blues.

Tags: life, exercise

Dedication

I was just reminded of a very special day tomorrow for two of my very special friends, Mike and Jen over at Noodlenest.

HAPPY 17th ANNIVERSARY!

17 Years ago we had just graduated high school

17 Years ago you had just had Trevor, I remember the morning phone call from Jen. She made me sit down to hear that she had a boy but if I believe right we knew you were having a boy. When you said sit down I was thinking you had twins.

17 Years ago we thought we had all the answers

17 Years ago you took your vows while most of us headed to off to college

17 Years ago the odds were against you according to opinions

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17 Years later you proved odds and opinions wrong

17 Years later you are still in love and more in love than ever

17 Years later you have been through the richer and poorer and the sickness and in health and are still happily married

17 Years later you are a role model too all couples

17 Years later you have three beautiful kids

17 Years later you are on the path to a great life in the ministry together

CONGRATULATIONS! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

I pray your marriage continues to grow and that when we are  88 I will be posting another blog about your 70th anniversary.

 

 

 

 

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Prayer requests

I am a little blue this week and need some prayer. We are having to close my little store that I run but are keeping our main store open. I am glad to be rid of the stress of supplying and staffing two stores. I am sad that it was not a success. I am worried about going to work at the main store again after having my own little territory.

I have started a new shot to prevent some of the problems I discussed in the previous post. It makes me hungry all the time. I know I have gained probably five pounds and I do not want to go backwards I want to go forwards in weight loss.

I am tired all the time. I have yet to recuperate from being on the go constantly in Orlando and immediately starting VBS at church. I worked everyday until 3:30 then went to church to prepare and would get home at 9:30. I was hoping to rest some Sunday but I could not sleep, I don't know why but I couldn't. I also had a unrestful night last night. I just need a good night's rest. I need to get rested so I can get back into my workout routine. I have no desire or energy at this point.

I was on a spiritual high after VBS last week. We had 17 kids come and I thought that was awesome because we average 1-2 elementary kids and 2-3 preschoolers for church on Sundays. We also have not had a VBS is 5-6 years. The non-supportive members of my church said, "I heard you only had 17 kids", I respond, "17 was awesome, we had alot of one on one time with them and it was a great week". They said, "in the past we had 40", I respond "in the past we had alot of kids coming to church on Sundays". I hate negativity and every direction I went on Sunday someone was being negative but the pastor. It took all my might not to say, If you didn't bother to come help or check it out then you are not entitled to an opinion. So my spiritual high went to a real fast low.

Uggh! Can you tell with all this going on that I am in a little " funk " right now. It is not depression but it is one of the low points in life. I do not like to askfor prayer for myself but I really need help changing my mindset right now. Please pray for me.

Tags: life, prayer

Good News

I did not post last week that I had a follow-up visit to my surgery from December. They had found some cells that could lead to uterine cancer in the future with the biopsy in December. I was put on a six month drug treatment. Last Wednesday I had another biopsy performed to see if the treatment worked and it did. Praise the Lord. The biopsy came back normal.

Secondly, we had a great week in Florida and I am exhausted. We missed the evening parade at Magic Kingdom because we went home to rest for a little while but then the rains and storms came. We were going to go back on Saturday but were so tired from the convention and Sea World on Friday that we stayed at our pool and rested on Saturday. I am off to sleep. VBS starts tomorrow, no rest for the weary.

 

Tags: life, biopsy, disney

HI HO! HI HO! It's off to Disney I go....

HI HO! HI HO! It's off to Disney I go , well for two days anyway. Our Christian Booksellers Convention is in Orlando this year. My sister has rented a house for us all to stay in. We are going to Disney with them on Sunday. Then off to work at the convention until Thursday. On Friday we are doing Sea World and on Saturday, one last stop at Disney. WOOHOO! The only park I have ever been to there was Epcot, I have been twice and still have yet to finish all the countries.

My sister, BIL and nephew get the joy of Disney all week. I am jealous.

Well off I go, pray for safe travels.

 

PS:  No WW. No Points. No Gluttony. I am going to enjoy but not over indulge.

 

Tags: life, disney

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July.

 

Praise be to God for allowing me to be born in a free country. Free to worship, free to praise, free to pray, free to be anything God wants to me to be.

Tags: life, freedom