4/1/13

Monday, April 01, 2013

How did so many days pass by? Goodness .... and I remained on the up/down/up/down slope ever since 1/1/13 (well actually, 6/1/12).

So now I'm guarding my heart (and mouth) and confronting my REAL problem which is Addiction (or as God calls it Gluttony). Dr. Peake has given me some real life "practices" to think about and institute. (but I use only God's Word for meditation not TM). I'm identifying False Fixes and calling them what they are: "a lie." I'm tracking my "goals" to get some new streaks. I'm enjoying seeing the number of steps up on the fitbit.

And despite the fact that the scale really hasn't budged, I have to remember that obedience in the little things will bring results in the numbers! And I must keep trudging on....



Confronted yesterday with unlimited beef (one of my favorite things is protein/meat) I succumbed to "overeating" but interestingly enough, I cooked the beef on my GF grill and it was AMAZING the amount of fat that skimmed off. There really couldn't have been much fat left in the hamburgers. I saved the "juice" in a bowl, refrigerated it and half of the "run off" was beef broth and half hardened as fat. Threw away the fat and froze the broth for later use.... Love my GF grill ..... Made me smile...

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UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN - hopefully NOW DOWN DOWN DOWN

Thursday, February 21, 2013

ONEderland entered EIGHT (8) months ago and I'm still there, but barely.... how crazy is that! Well, I was challenged last night at a weight loss group with Galatians 5:16 "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." I thought about that a lot, last night.... Yesterday was a good day, but when I focused on this verse, it challenged me even more. Today, I have had a good morning, accomplishing many things that I had been neglecting.... Thank you, LORD, for your encouragement. And now hopefully, I will see the scale moving again..... as I become more consistent! Eat LESS, move MORE!

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Great Article today ----- challenging!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

5 Signs It's Time to Get Serious about Weight Loss
The Time to Commit to Losing Weight is Now

Do I use "excuses" or am I going to "commit" to doing ALL that is required to lose weight and then maintain.

The answer lies within me!!

12-12-12 - a good day to make a better more consistent commitment .......

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Breakfast... (well really lunch since I don't eat breakfast)

Thursday, December 06, 2012

Just thought I'd share what my lunch looked like today: When I eat things like this, I feel so much better, I feel full, satisfied, and with this amount of protein, it will "last." So, I need to remind myself that I need to continue eating lots of veggies....

Slaw broccoli bag, 100 gram(s) Cal 29 Carb 6 Fat 0 Pro 2 (Grilled)
Tuna chuck light Kroger 70 gram(s) Cal 75 Carb 0 Fat 1 Pro 16
Cabbage, fresh, 140 grams Cal 35 Carb 8 Fat 0 Pro 2 (Grilled)
Fennel, 23 grams Cal 7 Carb 2 Fat 0 Pro 0 (Grilled)
Hard Boiled Egg, 1 large Cal 70 Carb 1 Fat 5 Pro 6
Egg white, 1 large, 2 serving Cal 32 Carb 0 Fat 0 Pro 8
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 100 grams Cal 21 Carb 5 Fat 0 Pro 1
Garlic (Grilled)
LUNCH TOTALS: Cal 270 carb 20 fat 7 Protein 36

Filling and healthy --
Lots of room left for Japanese at the new restaurant tonight!!

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Rutabaga, Fennel, Cranberry.... new to me today

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

I bought a Rutabaga, they are so hard to cut up raw... So I peeled it and plunked it in a small casserole. should have put a bit of water in the bottom. But it is now cooked and might I say, very tasty - 100 grams only 30 calories. I used to cut it up and add it to soup, but I like the taste a lot better just baked like tonight. Excited to have new things to eat!

I have never had Fennel. Took a taste and realized it's Anise and tastes like licorice. yum. and low in calories. Well I cooked up some cabbage on my GF grill and added some slices of Fennel.... very tasty and I noticed lots of recipes in Spark that use Fennel. A little pricey because only available in organic, but will add variety to my veggie selections.

Cranberries.... I love cranberry sauce, so decided to try to make my own... I put 3 bags of fresh cranberries in a casserole, added the 3 cups of water they said and then added 1.5 cups of Splenda Brown Sugar (that's half the sugar called for and what the brown sugar bag says.) With calculations, found that 1/2 cup has 160 calories. And it's delicious! and I KNOW what it contains :) Put it in my 1/2 cup containers and I'll have a treat every day for a couple of weeks!

Anyone have any "non" usual veggies they like/make? I'm like Mikey, I like anything.

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