XNANNY's SparkPeople Blog

TV and headache!

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:51:18 EST

I get sinus headaches sometimes and have one today! Even with Claritin I have allergy trouble. I have taken medicine and that will work soon, I know. I hope to be better tomorrow as my Mother and sister want to go out to dinner to celebrate Mother's Day late, but very nice.
I am not sure if TV makes my headache worse or not, it is hard to know. I will go to bed soon and put the computer to bed as well.

Lost 1.4 pounds!!

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:19:19 EST

I am so happy to have lost some more weight this week. I went up last week so this week is more of a surprise to me. Fasting three days a week seems to be the way for me to get to goal. I just wish that I felt 100% in my health. My leg needs more time to get better I guess. I am still happy about my weight and hope to be well soon.

I fell yesterday!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:24:01 EST

I am sore and having a hard time doing much with a strained tendon in my right thigh and some bruising on the outer side of my right thigh. It was so stupid of me to fall over the dog gate into the kitchen. I even broke my tea pot and cut my right hand when I fell, the good thing was that the cups in my left hand came through unharmed. I am fasting today even though it is hard to move, even into the bathroom! I hope to feel better tomorrow, as I have read that healing is faster when you f...

I am not getting enough sleep now.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:47:54 EST

Last night I stayed up all night and had a nap this morning. Less than 5 hours is not good for me. I will need to go to bed soon. Computers are hard to close down sometimes. I am also looking at a show on TV. I hope everyone is doing well with their life as I have trouble living with relatives.

Wishing everyone Health and Happiness!

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:30:27 EST

I am finding life interesting just now. So wishing good things to others is a good thing for me to do now. I will be going back to Minnesota sometime soon. I have had no luck in finding work here in San Antonio, so it is back to the North to find work there. My Mother is letting me keep her computer with me when I go North. She is the best when it comes to sharing her things. I hope that things go well for me in Mankato living with my Sisters that are kind enough to let me stay with the...

Sleep!!

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 00:26:16 EST

I am finding it hard to get my sleep as my nephew is a night owl and very loud at night. I do get to sleep late in the day so all is not lost. I just hope when I do get a job it is not early in the day.

Over ate today!

Tue, 5 Feb 2013 23:00:13 EST

Does this ever happen to you? I have not done this for so long that I forgot how bad it feels! I will be fasting tomorrow so that will feel better for me. I hope that I will not do this again for many years!

I HATE Football!!

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 00:43:30 EST

Just a little something for those of us that find the game an abomination! I know more than I like about the game and that makes it worse. I am glad to be in a house where no-one watches it in the normal way of things. My Father loved to watch the games on TV every time they where on. Too often for my happiness. He has been dead for over twenty years but that is one thing I do not miss. Today was my oldest sister's Birthday, she is 65 now and has Alzheimer's. God is good, even though...

My cough has not gone yet!

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:32:33 EST

I guess that a cough is much better than a cold, but I like to be well as in one hundred percent! I need to go job hunting on Monday and every day after that. As the saying goes" hunting a job is a job in it's self" if I can just remember that!

I now have a wand for my tablet and a cold that is rotten!

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:11:26 EST

I am finding it hard to eat well with this cold. I am learning how to use my wand and my tablet both. I hope to get well soon, but I am finding it hard to go to bed at a good hour. Life is not so fun for me just now.

New internet tablet!

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:18:54 EST

This is a hard thing to learn to use. I need to get a wand for this at the least my sister says it will help. I hope I can learn this soon.

Going back to San Antonio on Saint Steven's Day(the day after Christmas)

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:09:50 EST

I will be away from Spark for a day or two as I celebrate Christmas and travel the day after. I am looking forward to being back in San Antonio again. Looking for work will be not as nice, but I hope that I find a job soon. God Bless everyone and I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

HAPPY ST. NICHOLAS DAY!!!

Thu, 6 Dec 2012 18:36:27 EST

Not everyone knows about this holiday but it is a favorite for me. I make a special butter spice cookie to eat on this day. I cooked them last night and had some today, they are great. I hope everyone will have a good Christmas season.

Candy is my down-fall!!

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:59:25 EST

494 493 255 I enjoy ice cream treats as well. This has lead to a slight gain this past week, just 0.2 of a pound so I am not too unhappy about it. This came from both candy and ice cream in the house. My fasting days are still going well. The green tea is supposed to help with fat loss and I am finding it true.

Green Tea and Weight loss!

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:42:34 EST

I am losing weight at an unheard of speed and I believe it is green tea doing the trick. I hope to get down to 140 pounds before Christmas, but I will be happy just to be lower by then.

Fall Colds from San Antonio!

Tue, 9 Oct 2012 20:55:41 EST

My Mother, two Sister's and a niece all came to visit here in Metarie. One sister and my Mother have colds that they got from my nephew that is still living in San Antonio. I pray that no one else will get sick from this cold. We also have my niece in the Hospital for a gall stone that was not removed when they got the Gall Bladder, last August. She will have an operation tomorrow and be home soon. The babies are having some trouble sleeping with extra people around and Mommy not here. Th...

Isaac the hurrican that could!

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 21:07:08 EST

The storm was not that bad or so the weather people said. Too bad the damage was so bad. We where without power for a week, but we went to relatives and if they did not have cats I would have been happier, as I am allergic to cats. We are home again and my niece is back at work after her sick leave ended. I am working with the babies Grandmother from their Father's side, it is much better to have two of us for the twins.

I am losing my Mother's computer!

Tue, 7 Aug 2012 14:09:37 EST

I have been using my Mother's computer for some tome now and she needs it back. I hope to use my nieces computer sometimes but will not count on that. I hope to have my own computer again soon. I will stay with plan even if I can not come here. Keep on with losing weight and being healthy.

Green tea with green Jasmine tea added

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:09:02 EST

If you do not care for green tea this way of making iced green tea might work for you, it did for me. I heat water to a boil then let it sit for ten minutes until it is 150 degrees F. That is when I add 3 to 7 green tea bags to 1 green jasmine tea bag, then steep for two minutes. I add water to make it equal to 8 oz. per tea bag. I chill until cold and serve over ice. This is very smooth with no bitter notes in it.
I have found that this tea helps to kill hunger. It is something t...

My first Sunday in Metaire!

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:51:12 EST

I went to Mass for the first time in too long today. Not having a car makes getting to Mass impossible sometimes. Today my sister Mary and I went together and then we got beignets at Cafe Du Monde right here in Metaire. It is nice not having to go all the way down town for some beignets. They are like doughnuts but come in groups of three small pieces. Each place I have had these has been different, but Cafe Du Monde makes the best. Today is not so active as most days, as the babies are...

Moving to New Orleans

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:17:16 EST

I am off to New Orleans tomorrow! One day sooner than planned. I will keep posting from there. I am not sure if they have a scale but they probably do. I am not sure I can fast traveling by car with my nephew as he loves his food big time.

H2O

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:43:48 EST

I am water fasting three days a week again and finding it even easier than before. I am still drinking 8 glasses of water every day with more on my fasting days. I also drink iced green tea most days as that is very good for you and helps with weight control. I did not like even iced grren tea before my Mother showed me how to mix Jasmine with the green tea to make a much nicer drink.

Water

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:50:55 EST

I have been water fasting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week. I am surprised at how easy it has been for me this time. I drink over 8 glasses of water every day, the first just after I get up in the morning. Water the true staff of life!

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Feeling Down

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:31:15 EST

My sister died last June just two weeks after her husband pasted away and I am finding it hard to dill with my grief. Of course my weight is on the way up again as food is one of my favorite ways to handle emotions. School is not going well either, so life could be better. I think I will be coming back to Spark for some suport. Love to you all, Monica

School First

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:17:49 EST

I have been away from spark and will continue this for some time. I need to work on class work and not worry so much about spark. Good luck to all and God bless.

Monica

Summer School

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:59:09 EST

I am back to using my backpack this summer. So I am climbing stairs again as well a riding my bike to class some days. I walk to school most days, as it is only a two block walk. I find it hard to post my exercise on the team exercise posts, I do collect points for exercise here on Sparkpeople.

No more backpack!!!!

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:25:52 EST

I had to buy a rolling bag for school when I found my backpack weighing over 30 lbs. I use the elevator now not the stairs so much. I do have a bit of a workout pulling my bag through the snow. March is the snowiest month in Minnesota, I have much to look forward to.

Monica

ADDing Still

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:52:56 EST

206 That is a bit like me as I climb the stairs in my college. I carry a backpack of over 20 lbs. I live a 15 min. walk from campus and walk each school day.

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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:20:28 EST

Hi I am still ADDing even if I can't spend as much time here as before. This is the the life I LOVE, someone even said that he could see I had lost weight since last summer(2007). I felt pretty happy!!!! 204
Thanks for the good wishes from so many of you.

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Back in class

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:36:56 EST

I am already not able to do this spark stuff so much as I was last week. I am in Calculus, Physics and Chemistry, only 12 credits but hard classes. I need to keep up with all the work in these classes and so I will cut back the time I am on-line. I will miss all of you but class work must come first.

Best wishes to you all,
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