Leftovers

Yesterday our main meal (eaten around 1:30) included the leftover Asian slaw from Sunday's potluck and sloppy joes served open-face over a couple of leftover buns.

I also made this banana bread out of some bananas that were over-ripe.  I found two of them in the freezer when I went to get out the hamburger for sloppy joes.

Soooooo, I cut the bread long ways first and then cut the halves into halves.  Does that make sense?  Smaller pieces from the get-go.  And I'm trying to eat it before noon - following Dr. Oz's advice for to eat ones carbs in the morning for belly-fat-busting....

What I did right:  Posted, vitamins, portion control, relatively healthy foods.

Welcome, new friends!  Let's encourage each other in our
determination to live healthy lives!

Moderation

The table was only BEGINNING to fill up when I arrived with my Asian cabbage slaw contribution to the potluck that followed our outdoor church service....

This was a great opportunity to practice moderation and self control!  I didn't do too bad.

What I did right:  vitamin, posted, little portions of a lot of food.

Walking, Wonderful Walking!

Yesterday we spent a couple of hours "house and garden walking" -- a ticketed tour of homes in the West Central Neighborhood of Fort Wayne (IN).  It was good for me to be active.  The walk wasn't a brisk one but just right for a body that has been confined to sitting in a recliner with a heating pad under the shoulder!

 The day was pleasant and this particular yard was enchanting!

 

Today we have a potluck meal after our annual "outdoor church service".

I plan to make good food choices 

and start my week in a healthy way.

If you take two steps forward and one step back, you’re still getting someplace.
Don't give up the moment you slip up. Press on!

(Motivation to Live Well, 9/11/11)

What I did right:  Vitamin, a bit of exercise, weighed, posted.

All or Nothing

The green beans/onion/tomato/turkey sausage crockpot combo turned out wonderfully satisfying yesterday.  It was cool and damp outside and the nourishing meal warmed body and spirits.

I have been unable to exercise - even mildly - because of pain around my shoulder blade (bursitis?  muscle strain?)  I am doubtful that I'll have lost even a pound when I weigh tomorrow.  Two days this week I "lapsed" in the eating department - though not as badly as it seemed when I stop to think about it.

Perspective is a difficult thing for me to maintain. 

I'm an all-or-nothing person.  

Any tips for overcoming this mentality would be appreciated! 

What I did right:  Vitamin, portion control, posted

Starting Right

Garden Fresh!

I'm starting the day out right.  I intend to finish it that way.  These are going into the crock pot with some onion and chunks of turkey sausage.  It should be tasty later on this damp, chilly day.

Those who persist reach the finish line,

while those who give up stay behind.

(Today's Motivation to Live Well)

What I did right:  Vitamin

Wipe Out!

That's what I did.

That's what I'd LIKE to do to yesterday.

That's what Jesus did to my past.

Today is another day.

What I did right:  Vitamin.  Posted.  (Not much else.)

Every time you desire to do and choose to do what is right in God's eyes, 

you celebrate the grace that is yours in Christ Jesus.  (A tweet by Paul Tripp)

Labor Day 2011

Labor Day dawned - "cooly"!  Almost cold.  I was a Gardening Fool.  My husband and I waited for the clock to turn a reasonable hour before he began mowing and I hit the weeds.

All was finished and we were showered when guests arrived late in the morning.  We couldn't eat outside (too cool), but after dinner, we went to the yard where some battled it out on the croquet course.  See pictures HERE.

I sat in this chair under the afghan with a cup of coffee.

It was perfect.

Eating-wise, I ended up eating 2 1/2 hamburgers and a piece of watermelon.  I had a few blueberries for breakfast, too.  Yes.  That was all for the day. 

What I did right:  Passed up the potato salad, exercised (gardening), vitamin

First Five

Progress!  The first five pounds are gone. 

History!

I fulfilled my intention to walk this week,

never letting two days in a row that I didn't walk 30 minutes.

At first, five pounds doesn't seem like much to lose

considering my diligence and efforts these past two weeks.

But then I think about THIS...

...and I'm quite encouraged!

What I did right: Weighed & recorded progress, ate healthy foods, walked 30 minutes, vitamin, posted, drank water.

Walk and Weigh

This MUST have been the post I prepared for August 30.  Somehow it remained in my "drafts" where I overlooked it and wrote another one instead.  Today I found it.  And since it's Saturday, I'll just kidnap it.  I didn't walk yesterday.  So that means TODAY!  And tonight I weigh.

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Seeds of discipline produce a harvest of strength. Keep planting them daily.

(Yesterday's Motivation to Live Well)

"It" =  walked.  Thirty minutes.  Add this to healthy foods and portion control  I also "invented" our main meal yesterday:  leftover brown rice, shredded chicken breast, a can of water chestnuts, chopped celery, small can of drained mandarin oranges and some shredded cabbage tossed with some cherry mustard balsamic vinegar!  Healthy and delicious.  

What I did right:    Healthy food, portion control, exercise, water, vitamin, posted

Power not Permission

‎'Grace does not grant permission to live in the flesh;

it supplies power to live in the Spirit.'  (John MacArthur)

Another "day of grace" for me--at so many levels.  I DID get out of the recliner and walked 30 minutes. The food I ate was  half a banana;  half of a half of an Italian salad (restaurant style) and half of a small cheesy-bread that came with it; a sandwich consisting of 1 piece of bread with a couple of thin slices of turkey, piece of Baby Swiss cheese and tomato with a drizzle of olive oil and white wine vinegar;  slice of watermelon; and an orange juice slush.  It was more than I've been eating but still well under 1,500 calories.

Tomorrow I weigh - reaping and celebrating the reward of healthy habits this week!

What I did right:  Walked, posted, chose healthy foods, portion control at restaurant, vitamin

Skip or Miss

I skipped yesterday.  Well, I didn't actually SKIP.  I missed!  (Walking, that is.)  I'm not skipping OR missing today.  Otherwise, everything else was fine.

My intention is never to "skip" two days in a row.  That worked for me before....

What I did right:  Vitamin, ate within calorie limits, posted, drank "my" water.

Banking on Gold

I had my first (that I can remember) Ginger Gold apple yesterday.  It was crisp and tart, and the price was right.  I may "bank" on these frequently this fall!  I'd put these apples right up there with Braeburns (another favorite of mine).

I also bought a seedless watermelon. We haven't had a bad or mediocre melon all summer.

Fruit was a large part of my food intake yesterday.

Says eHow:  Apples are a great source of dietary fiber - at least 15% of daily requirement.  They also have 13% of the recommended allowance of vitamin C in addition to a number of antioxidants.  Apple skins contain flavinoids that help prevent blood clots and help regulate blood pressure and cholesterol.  A medium apple contains 81 calories.  No need to feel even a little guilty for enjoying one as a snack or lunch with peanut butter spread on its slices!


What I did right:   Vitamin, posted, walked 30 minutes, made healthy choices in food, successfully controlled portions.

Just DO It!

I walked yesterday.  Thirty minutes.  I'll do it again today.  And tomorrow.  Trying to get a pattern going here!  Telling myself, "Just DO it!"


What I did right:    Walked!
                                Worked through an evening of cravings.
                                 Stayed within a sensible calorie limit.
                                 Ate healthy foods.
                                 Vitamin.
                                 Posted.

What I Ate Sunday

Strange as it may sound, here it is:

Small dinner salad with blue cheese dressing (at Harlan Cafe in the company of friends)
About 1 cup of leftover mac/cheese (at home)
A small spoonful of peanut butter (at home)
About 8 ounces of an orange juice slush (also at home)

I went to bed satisfied. 

Today I walk!

What I did right: Let the record speak...

Tickled Pink

I was tickled pink!

(Sorry if you're tired of seeing this picture 

on my other blogs.)

I weighed in last night

and did a happy dance.