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Friday, November 11, 2011
This is Mary's creation with the gourd we bought from the Mennonite store. Don't think it will last until Thanksgiving though. We have ALL kinds of crafts planned for the month, and are having our dearest friends and their daughter and her 'serious' boyfriend for Thanksgiving dinner. This was a Martha Stewart idea. BTW, the turkey 'sandwiches' that we made yesterday was a borrowed idea. Not my original creation! 
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken w/2% cojack cheese, 2.1 oz of fresh whole wheat bread out of the oven w/4g of butter [YES, I'm from Wisconsin and I use butter!  ] for 370 calories, 31 carbs, 12g fat, and 35g protein! Mmmmmm! 
recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detai
l.asp?recipe=1399704 Here is my bread recipe. I weighed the WHOLE clump which was 168 oz. and then all I have to do is measure each piece of bread by oz. and put it in my tracker! SO easy! So a nice thick slice of fresh bread w/ butter cost me 160 calories and 6 grams of fat. SOOOO worth it! BTW, if you've made whole wheat bread before, but didn't use freshly ground wheat berries, then you're in for a REAL treat when you try it! Nothing like it! All the nutrients and OILS that must be refined out in order to give the flours a longer shelf life are STILL in the freshly ground flour. I've been grinding wheat for over 21 years and I highly recommend the investment.
www.pleasanthillgrain.com/index.aspx
#Nutrimill
Get to go to the 'big city' this afternoon/evening for an extended date with my dh! Woooohooo! Have a WONDERFUL Friday! Love and hugs, Susan
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Yesterday we had a fun time making our lunch. Made PBJ's on our homemade w.w. bread and cut in circles. Then we decorated the bread with eyes, nose, gobbly thingy, legs and feathers [using carrots, apples, and frosting w/sprinkles], added cheese, craisins, and crackers to little paper liners and they had a FUN lunch!
And then I had some pizza dough left over Friday night so I stuck it in the freezer, and thawed it for lunch. I made a garlic pizza [Martha Stewart recipe] so I could clear some room in my freezer. I had 1 piece of garlic pizza, a dish of my vegetable soup, and a 1/2 banana--329 calories, 6 grams of fat and 9 grams of protein], and it was SOOOOO yummy! Oh, and extra special because I used a smaller plate.
As for my vegetable soup, I wanted to tell you how I made it--I made it when I was away for 10 days on the computer break, and then stuck small containers in the freezer for later. I had some veggies I needed to use up in the fridge so I added them to a pot of water: broccoli, celery, carrots…and then I added potatoes, onion, bay leaves and let this boil until veggies were soft. Then I strained the veggies. Brought the broth to boil, and added potatoes, celery, onion, carrot and simmered until soft. Then I blended the veggies I had strained and added that back to the broth and simmered veggies. Next I had some squash in the freezer [already cooked and mashed] so I added that to the soup, along with 2 cups of brown rice [uncooked] and simmered this until rice was done. Then I added tomatoes that I had in the freezer [from the garden] and canned green beans and frozen corn. I also added salt, basil, and parsley and red pepper to taste. OMW, it's the best soup, and so filling and low calorie and NO fat!!!! I just found this picture, and thought I should have added beans too! That will be for next time!
"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are." Adelle Davis
Blessings to you all! Love, Susan
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Well, the scales were friendly this morning! Have lost [the same #'s] 3#'s since starting the November challenge! Very thankful! Also I've done strength training for 9 days in a row! VERY happy! I've decided to break down my walks to a 2 mile before our lessons, and 3 miles after lunch. That's been working well.
Today I get my hair cut and get to shop at the consignment shop. Yesterday, I did my weekly errands in town, and went to the 'hospital' thrift store [the proceeds go to the hospital] and found a REALLY nice lined winter jacket for Mary [playing in the snow, not for town] for $3. And we also got a few Christmas decorations. One of the gals at the thrift store, who is a friend of mine, asked if I would be interested in volunteering. The PERK--1/2 price on everything at the thrift store! I might volunteer 1-2 times a month. I would enjoy being around these ladies, and to get things for great prices is a real bonus!
I was asked by the local homeschooling support group to speak at this Monday night's MOM's night out. They want me to speak about teaching multiple children. So I'll be working on that these next few days.
This morning I had THE BEST breakfast! I took my dark chocolate vitatop muffin and heated it for a few seconds in the microwave.  Weighed 4 oz. of my homemade yogurt sweetened w/stevia w/1/2 oz of cocoa roasted almonds I made the other day--and crumbled my muffin on top, with a 1/2 banana on the side! OMW, was it DE-LI-CIOUS! Seriously, I almost felt GUILTY--like I was eating a dessert for breakfast! ha! I had ALL that for 308 calories, 10 grams of fat, and 11 grams of protein! Woooohoooo!
Have a GREAT Hump day everyone! All my love, Susan
Monday, November 07, 2011
Here is part 1: www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
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GOURMETLOSER--"He sees us as beautiful. He sees the rounded tummy and says that's a trophy for carrying those 8 children you've given me" Oh, WOW, MARGARET! I cannot tell you how that sentence touched me! I even shared this with my husband this morning! I was SOOOOO blessed! This also is going on my page!!!! Thank you for making me feel special because I have a TROPHY TUMMY--that is way more important to me than a flat stomach!!!! {{{{huge hugs}}}}
LNSYLVSDOGS "A certain amount of always striving for improvement is a good thing. Too much is just beating oneself up, and also not necessary." VERY true!
LILY8486--"I think when our hearts are set to Him and we are trying to do the very best it all falls together…" I couldn't agree with you more!!! Hearts towards him must be the fuel that motivates me for all of life!
KKZMOM11 "I want to be happy and content that I am making these moves…" The resounding theme--MOVE FORWARD towards you goals--just be happy and content because you're moving forward! Amen!!!
CHATELAINE19-- "I've been reminding myself to not only enjoy the process, but treasure it." Oh, this is SO, SO good! TREASURE the process! WOW! I love this, and I'm borrowing this one too for my page!  You also said, "...take a minute and "wallow" in all that you have accomplished. I like to think of my accomplishments as a trophy- a trophy that God could set on his mantle and say "Look what I made"." OH, WOW, again!!! I absolutely LOVE this!!! Thank you for those tremendous words of encouragement!!!!
MIMOTOGO--"Here is how I see it: Love yourself, and be willing to make changes and adjustments as you progress in your journey of life. It's a never ending one." EXCELLENT advice!!!!
TERRIJ7-- "Just like in the Garden, when the first couple were surrounded by pristine perfection, he said, "It's not enough--you should have the fruit off of THAT tree too!" If we listen to that voice, we will never be content--no matter how much we've been blessed!" WOW, this is such a good point! JESUS is enough!!! And my progress is ENOUGH even if I never, ever have that dream body! ha!
SAL1512--"Content? YES, but this world wants to change me back to what I was so I have to fight back." This is so good, Sally! I will NEVER weigh 95#'s again [which is what I weighed when I graduated from high school] nor should I even strive for that at 50 years old and after giving birth 8 times. I think I would look SICK! Anyway, you're right, our culture wants us to strive for things that are out of reach, and thereby breeding a discontented heart.
KADULAC--"We should strive to be healthy, and being obese is not healthy." VERY, VERY good!!!!
HISFREESPIRIT--"Contentment is more than satisfaction just as joy is more than happy." LOVE! And I absolutely love the scripture from Habakkuk "Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior."
Habakkuk 3:17-18 (NIV)
BETTA13--"Standing still is almost like giving up. We should always have DRIVE and GOALS." Again--keep moving FORWARD!
PAMAPPLE--"God is pleased when we are working on and growing inside." Amen, Pam! And when we are growing from the INSIDE, out--then all the other things take care of themselves!
ACTIVEGRANDMAP--"I'm learning to be happy in my skin and accept the less than perfect. That doesn't mean I'm going to let all my goals slide, but will be forgiving and try to be content seeing myself the way God does." Pam, this is ABSOLUTELY wonderful!!!!! It truly is a process of growth, isn't it!! Thank you for your encouraging words, and for walking with me through this journey!!!
NEWKAREN43--"God wants us to be healthy and fit and glorify Him in the temple he gives us, our bodies. He's got your back - He blesses your effort." Thank you, Karen! Your words were SO touching to me!!!
WILDFLOWERR_--"That's what the "LIVE IT" theory is all about. we are not striving to fit into some one else's mold of what we should be, but living each day in the Joy and Glory of the Lord, showing Honor to Him and the Temple that He has loaned us here on the Earth for a short time." Oh, I LOVE this! I refuse to fit someone else's mold! I want to live in the joy of the LORD!
AMAZINGMOMMY4--"The desire for self-improvement is glorifying to God…" AMEN!
GETTINGFIT4HIM--"I believe that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made by our loving Father and HE is the one we are accountable to, not society and it's very warped sense of what is acceptable and beautiful." NOT SOCIETY!!! Amen! And the very warped sense of beautiful! So, so true!!!!
Thank you to EVERYone for your insights and nuggets of wisdom and truth! I've gleaned so much! To sum up "whether I eat or drink, or whatever I do, DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD."
And I SO appreciated these 2 blogs for some more insight! Thank you Susie and Laura!!!!
www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
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www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo
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Member Comments About This Blog Post:
I love your photos so much, and I look forward to your blogs, Susan! 
Sounds like things you are on the right track... 
