Monday again

Monday, May 13, 2013

The weekends go by so fast! Here it is Monday again. I wasn't very good about tracking last week..I must say I do get tired of it after a while. I can remember when I started out here I loved tracking and looking at my reports to see where I was with my goals. I also have a spreadsheet to track my weight and inches lost. Those tools are very motivating for me because I can see my results in graphic format. To me, inches lost are just as important as weight loss. I may lose inches but not weight on any given week. It really WORKS! Today I'm back to tracking. I think I just needed a little break. It doesn't mean I didn't focus on my program. I just didn't track every day.

Yesterday we had a nice dinner for our mothers (me and my husband). We grilled some steaks, had roasted potatoes, corn, crunchy cabbage salad and cake for dessert (it was also my mother in law's birthday on Saturday). I also had fresh strawberries for dessert which my to "moms" used to top the cake with..lol. I feel blessed that they are both alive and doing fairly well.

After dinner, my husband and I went over to our church garden to see if anything was coming up and cover it if there was since we were on a frost alert. Not much was coming up yet (fortunately) so we were able to cover the few things that were sprouting. It will have to get done again tonight, but then after that the temps will be warming up again! We ended the evening with a play date for our greyhounds with two other greyhounds and wine for the people! Ahhh..what a perfect day!

My goal this week is to til my own garden and get it ready for planting.

  

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SHEL_V2 5/14/2013 4:28PM

I'm also an obsessive tracker, and have been through the "can't be bothered" malaise. Identifying favorite meals that are great nutritional choices and making them into groupings helped considerably. It pushes me to keep eating what works out well. Over time, I've edited the groupings as my preferences changed. I've even got hot cocoa's 3 ingredients all ready to pop into tracker, when I've got the room left at the end of the day! I live in a very different climate from you, thinning nectarines has become a part-time job so the tree doesn't break under the weight! Report Inappropriate Comment

MAGIK0731 5/13/2013 8:58AM

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Beautiful days for garden work!

Monday, May 06, 2013

The weather has been absolutely perfect for over a week here. We are far ahead of our outside work it feels wonderful! Sunny and 70's!! That is perfect to me! Tomorrow night I plan to til up my vegetable garden area and get it ready for planting in a few weeks. This is the earliest I've ever been able to do that. I'm hesitant to really get planting because it could still get very cold, but the fact that I can get it ready so early is GREAT! Usually I have to wait until the end of May to really get going. The flowers that are blooming or have already bloomed this spring are spectacular in color and fragrance (probably not a great thing for those with allergies..). I hope this is a good sign for my veggie garden!!

  

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PLMITCH 5/6/2013 1:41PM

The temps closer to the ocean / bay here in Delaware have been in the 50's / 60's due to wind off the previously mentioned ocean or bay! OK for gardening, but can get a little chilly at times. Today the clouds have moved in and we are getting a light drizzle, I guess ahead of the storms from the south. Grass could use a little rain... Report Inappropriate Comment

JACKIE542 5/6/2013 10:34AM

Have a great day in your garden, mine is being watered by rain today. Report Inappropriate Comment

I'll call this my give-back day!

Saturday, May 04, 2013

I'm involved with a group from my church who is planting a garden for our local community food bank. This morning we will be working on the garden for a few hours. This afternoon I'm going to the animal shelter to help with what ever they need help with. Usually it's laundry, walk dogs, playing with cats and kittens or putting supplies away. On top of it the weather is absolutely PERFECT today!! It's going to be a great day!

  

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DDOORN 5/13/2013 10:31AM

Such a wonderful effort to be a part of! Don Report Inappropriate Comment

KOFFEENUT 5/4/2013 1:28PM

Good for you! It's so easy to get involved in all the things we need to accomplish in our own lives that we forget to give back to our communities. It's awesome to see so many Sparkers who are out there giving back! Report Inappropriate Comment

Tuesday

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

My thoughts and prayers are with those in Boston and those who were personally effected by the senseless bombing yesterday at the Marathon. I am also praying for the first responders who rush in to help while others are rushing away. Also the morgue attendant, coroner, and health care workers who are treating the injured. I'm sure there are long-lasting scars in many forms after such a tragedy. I don't understand such evil. For the life of me, I don't get it.

  

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DDOORN 4/22/2013 2:44PM

Such sorrow all the way around, including even for the perpetrators. How the world can warp persons toward such behaviors...so, so sad. Don Report Inappropriate Comment

TRI_BABE 4/18/2013 9:45PM

Me either. I'm still shocked. Report Inappropriate Comment

BILLALEX70 4/16/2013 11:22AM

I'm totally with you... what is wrong with people!? Report Inappropriate Comment

ELRIDDICK 4/16/2013 7:38AM

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It's Monday!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Things are going good for me right now. I'm still using the meal plans provided on the nutrition tracker. I have tried several new recipes because of it using things I didn't think I liked...but guess what??? I LIKE THEM!! I never ate yogurt before because it tastes like sour milk to me. At least that's what I have always thought. If I combine fresh fruit with greek yogurt I am finding that I love it. I never would have even tried it before. I don't taste that sour-milkyness (is that a word?). Since I've started following this plan, I've lost 4 pounds. It doesn't show on my ticker because I went up first from where I started. I hope to see the ticker move in the right direction again soon (I'm not new to this process at all!)!

I do my exercises in the morning. I find that if I wait until later in the day it really doesn't get done. I have always preferred doing my exercises early in the morning to make sure it gets done and out of the way. I've been reaching my exercise goals.

Have a happy Monday!!

  

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MIMIDOT 4/15/2013 8:49AM

Good for you! You're going in the right direction. Keep it up! Report Inappropriate Comment