Yesterday was my official weigh-in. I am down to 212 lbs. So from my official weigh-in last Wednesday, I am down 4 lbs. I lost inches on my calves and my thighs. The past few weeks, it has been hot and humid. I don’t do well with either. So I have been eating less. According to my Lose It program, I am allowed 1311 calories daily this week. However, even if allowed, I will still eat less daily. I was trying to stay under that 1311. I was around 1200 but then decided I wanted to lose weight faster, so…
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July 23, 2023 So, I haven’t written for several days. There are reasons, but I won’t go into them right now. I am still mulling things over. I have also been overwhelmed, trying to find something to wear. Today, I weighed myself and am down 27 lbs since redoing the plant-based properly. Also, logging my daily food intake has helped. I did it manually with my husband calculating, but the Lose It app does everything for us. I am only 13 pounds away from my goal with the surgeon to get a knee replacement. Also, last night, I tried on…
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Please note that ALL posts here are my views and my memories. They may differ from others but these are my memories.
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This blog journey starts in the middle. I will begin at the beginning, but today, I needed to say this. As of today, my three-year journey in weight loss, the ups and downs, has come to this point in my life. I am not proud of where I started, but where I am today, I am pleased. Knowing this number does not define me as a person but only a number. My journey started in late 2019; I was miserable with my weight. Miserable and embarrassed to say the number right now. However, I told myself, enough of hiding it.…
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Good day! Rev. Lorie here; Christmas is for sharing love, joy, and hope. There are so many families out there that need our help all year round. We have the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle; we have the Angel Trees. There is Adopt a Family. These are the most known ones; however, the lesser-known charities also rely on the goodness of our hearts. One such charity has come to my attention. Warm and Cozy, with zed. Phyllis and Brian Stanley started this charity 15 years ago when Brian went on a school trip with his grandson to Ste. Marie Among the…
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Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed your new years eve. Myself, I didn’t make it past 10 pm. I would like to contribute that to old age, but I know many who are older than me and stayed up well past midnight. I am wishing that you and your family have a wonderful 2023 and that everything you hope for and want comes to fruition. I also hope that you spend a little God time. I have decided that I was lax last year in my spiritual being and want to focus more on myself. A very dear friend…
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As a pet mom, the love we have for our fur or feather babies is unconditional. As well as the unconditional love they have for us. The growl, bark, meow, tweet into our lives, and mark a permanent spot for them. They become members of our family, not just a pet. My five babies, Casey, Finnigan, Hawthorne, Benny and Brooklyn, are my babies. I don’t dress them up in clothes, they wouldn’t let me if I tried, but they are my fur children. Before you say anything, I know they are animals and not children. However, never having had children,…
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Now on the cold winter night when Jesus was born, the shepherds were not the only ones on the hillside tending their flocks. A young shepherdess, called Madelon heard what the Angel told the shepherds. Hearing the news, the young girl’s heart became full of love and devotion and filled with faith. At a distance she followed the Angel, the Magi and the shepherds to the stable where Jesus lay in the manger, cared for by Mary and Joseph. She watched as they entered the stable and the Magi laid their wonderful gifts of gold, myrrh and frankincense before the…
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Rainy day memories Today as I sit and watch the rainfall, it reminds me of a moment in my childhood where it was raining. We had to wear a raincoat and the only one my mother had was a clear plastic one with bright emerald green polka dots. She made me wear it to school. I resisted by saying it was ugly. Truth be known, besides being ugly, it was long. It was literally to the ground and it scraped as I walked. Everyone made fun of me because here I was this blob under and green polka dot raincoat.…
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That is correct, this year I am not giving anything up for Lent. No giving up on coffee, sweets, junk food, nothing like that. I am, however, going to do something different for Lent this year. I am calling this my reverse Lent. This year, I am going to do something. That is correct. I am going to pray the rosary every day. I should be doing that every day of the year, but I got lax over Christmas and I thought Lent is a good time to start again. I am also going to read the bible every day.…