Weight tracker Wednesday

It's Wednesday. And I am pretty happy. 1.4 lost this week. BUT the scale is no longer my only measurement of success! This week have I really put into practice the things I am learning and the things I know to be true?  Yes. And that is sweet victory you cannot measure on a scale. This is a process of learning, so I am no where near "there" when it comes to really having a handle on my eating but I have to say that it was a good week for me.  Here are some of the encouraging truths I held onto this week in the form of quotes from MADE TO CRAVE:

"Trust the effort you are putting into getting healthy. And keep going!"

"Focusing only on what we are giving up will make us feel constantly deprived. And deprivation leads to desperation, frustration and failure. Instead we have to focus on everything we gain in this process. And see the gains as more valuable than the losses."

My interpretation... "I want a healthy, thinner body worse than I want that cake ball."

I am learning that the process of losing weight and getting a healthier me can be about more than an image or a size, but about spiritual growth. It can be both. Nothing is more important to me than my relationship with Jesus Christ.   And this is an opportunity to demonstrate that in my body and actions.Plus it allows me to tap into His guidance and help in the process. Kind of a no-brainer, huh?

I have finished the book. And I found a thing or two I don't exactly agree with her on,  but still the book is really amazing.  Hope you won't hesitate to read it. What's funny is that I didn't realize till half way through that Lysa is the same person that does these little spots on our local Christian radio station for Proverbs 31 ministries.  And I have to admit that at first I thought REALLY? cause sometimes that lady annoys me! ha ha! But the truth is, she has a wonderful grasp of the Scriptures that is both beautiful and challenging. And I thank her for all she has helped me learn.
Six more pounds and I will be at the weight I was before getting pregnant with Russ! That is my next goal! It will also mean I weight less than my 7th grader. *smile*

Weight tracker Wednesday.

Ahhh... where were we last official Weight Tracker Wednesday?  Well, I had just lost a few pounds partially due to the flu.  How many of you knew that wouldn't last?
Yep, the pound and a half lost from the flu was right back on the next day.  I was probably dehydrated.  So, since then I went up a little due to the need to consume certain favorite foods I need when I am in Arkansas. *wink*
BUT as of today.... that extra pound or so is gone and I am back where we were. And I am happy about it!
Really, I am happy about my new approach.  From the book, Made to Crave that I told you about, I am learning some good stuff.
Here is another good one : "Living in victory tastes sweeter than any unhealthy delicacy."
Also, she talks a lot about how as Christians we are called to live our lives with self control and even self denial.  Ummm.... yea. That can apply to healthy living. Yikes.  I thought as Christians we had figured out pretty well how to make eat whatever we want a freedom we deserve in Christ. *wink*
So, self control.  That is an area that if I learn to use it in my eating it will only help me practice self control in all areas of my life. 
Are you convicted? I am. But in a good way.  I don't feel like it is something I cannot do.  With Christ as the focus I am thrilled to seek His help I DON'T have to do this on my own. He has promised to help.  It's what He does.
I see now that overeating is really just Satan's way of getting me to satisfy my natural desire for a relationship with Christ with food. He would much rather I eat than smile at my Savior as I push aside that extra serving. Clever huh?

My haircut post will be later.  My appointment is later today!

Weight tracker Wednesday!!!!

Blogging about weight loss is a funny thing.  It is a great motivator.  It is great accountability.  It makes me look at my eating habits differently.  When I eat sweets, knowing they will make a difference on the scale, I know that I had better have a good reason (excuse) for a lack of loss or for no loss or for a gain!
This week.   I was up a pound, BUT came back down to the same weight as last week by this morning. WHEW!
But I was ready for you.  Really, I was.  If the scale had said I was up a pound you were gonna hear a very very very good reason why. 

It can be summed up in two words.

It is called.....





Mmmmmmm..........




Butter.......






Cake.



Yes, there is a cake named Butter Cake.   I only found this cake on Friday at work ( I was already up one pound by then but that is now conveniently irrelevant *smile*)  It was going to be my worthy excuse. Yes, that cake is worth gaining a pound.


Oh, so those of you not dieting want to hear about this cake?


I have no recipe or link.  I refuse to look it up for you.


This cake tastes very much like cake batter.


I LOVE cake batter, by the way.  More than cake itself.


You will have to find it yourself.  I was told by the CHILDREN'S librarian who made this cake but will remain nameless, that it is a Pioneer Woman recipe. 

That's all I know.  And I think you know where to find this CHILDREN'S  librarian if you need her help.  And if you don't know who Pioneer Woman is. Well, you should call your library and ask. They will know. OR they should know.

Weight tracker Wednesday!

I promised y'all
I was gonna stop the silly eating
and get serious about losing this week.
And I did.
I counted points all week.
I worked out like crazy this week.
I ran 3.5 to 4 miles five days out of the week.
My legs are tired. But I WANT to run! I WANT to lose.
(I am really in a great frame of mind to lose again this next week.)

There were 12 chocolate twizzlers consumed this week.
In moderation.
I did not starve.
I just ate healthier and in smaller quantities.
Spring is here and it is unseasonable warm here,
so in an effort to get outside sooner...

FOUR! I lost 4!!!!

I really wanted 4 to 6 this week
and was sure, even yesterday,
that I just wasn't gonna get there!!!
*smile*

I knew I usually do lose 4-6 the first week I "get back on track".
So now I need a goal for next week.
A reasonable one.

Like, I would just love 2 or 3 for next week!
We shall see!!!

Go enjoy some sun y'all!!!!!

Weight tracker Wednesday! It's funny!

It is kinda funny.

Really.

Not in the LOL (laugh out loud) kind of way, but yet funny.

I ran and ran and ran this week. 19 or 20 miles I have gone this week. BUT it is funny how wishing and even wanting to lose weight does count! ha ha! You have to actually TRY! And this week frankly I didn't even try! I ate! Running makes you hungry and I ate. Now I didn't HAVE to eat that much! And I didn't have to choose such calorie ridden choices... but I did

and so -- ha ha--- I didn't lose.

So today, as I pull out those spring/summer clothes...... I am going wish I had TRIED THIS WEEK! So I am going to actually TRY to lose!
Kinda silly to burn all those calories and then consume the same amount just out of my love for chocolate twizzlers and pizza! But I really didn't care! I was just enjoying the running and the carbs to be honest! *smile* The math says it all!

So the silliness stops. I think I might even do my "counting" of points this week! That is the only way I know to guarantee I will lose at least something! *smile* I don't want to say all this an continue to embarrass myself with lousy "Weight Tracker Wednesday" results!

So here we go folks! For a week I will refuse silly eating!

Let's run!!!!!

Weight tracker Wednesday!

I ate more than I burned this week.
I gained. A pound.
I haven't tried to lose this week.
I have run this week.
I am sure it has nothing to do with the increased availability of chocolate twizzlers. Nothing.
*smile*

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Well, I lost one of the two pounds I gained back a couple weeks ago! Yeah! Just wish I wasn't just going back and forth.
Thanks for the great song suggestions!
I am having fun checking them out!

I did find two whole albums from an artist I didn't know! I love them both! Hawk Nelson is the artist and the albums are "Live Life Loud" and "Smile, It 's the End of the World"
Fun music AND good running music!
I also found a group called Mikeschair with a few songs I really like!
I think itunes loves me this week!
I do this about times a year! Load up and then enjoy for months!!! It take so much time to find songs I like that I don't have the patience to sit and find good stuff very often!

I had a great run today! I tell myself that if I have time to go 4 miles that I have to get there (even if I walk some), because there are other days I just don't have time to go more than a couple miles or even run at all!

I admire those of you training for a full marathon! Yikes! That is amazing commitment! For now I will stick with my 4 mile regime and just try to increase my speed.

Well, that's all folks!

Thanks for stoppin' in!

Time for lunch and laundry!

Weight tracker Wednesday!

oh yall! it's not good. I am facing the consequences of my actions..... unable to run as much this week, and yet....eating, eating eating.....sweets (ice cream), breads, Mcnuggets and fries......

2 pounds UP! oops! who knew two pounds could bounce back so quickly! ha ha!

so I am going to try running today. still struggling with an injury. we will see.

Side note:I still had an awesome awesome weekend! picture to come! maybe even a video if I can get it to load.

Side note again: we will see 40 degrees today!!!! and sunshine glorious sunshine. the anticipation for 50's and 60's and even 70's is killing me!!!!!! come on spring!!! come on!!

-going to lean on the Trident bubble gum a bit more than the ice cream this week. *smile*

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Well, y'all, there was no change in my weight this week. BUT that might be due to the fact that I was not able to run for the past 5 days! I am hopefully over my injury and ready to run at this very moment!

I am going to run my first 5K this spring!! Fun! I think.....

I am sporting a new green running shirt I found a SAM'S of all places!

I just need to let my lunch settle before I hit the treadmill and start watching last night's episode of American Idol!

I ate brown rice, grilled chicken and broccoli with Asian Chili Sauce!
Yumm!
I am on a big "Chinese food" kick lately!

Any recipe suggestions, y'all?

Fun fact: This southern belle had never eaten Chinese food 'till I was a Senior in college!!! I still remember the shock on a friends face (Monte Clark, I think) when he I was asked if I wanted to go eat Chinese food, and I said... I dunno if I like Chinese food...." he is the guy who "set us up" on a blind date 16 years ago. Ahhh, memories!

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Time to get back to the updates, don't you think??
Well, I have been losing weight. I have lost four pounds since my last post on this subject. While I have been running some in the past few weeks, frankly, three of those pounds were lost due to an aching heart (personal situation). But the last one has been from running.
I am thrilled none the less that those pounds are gone and I am working toward more. YESTERDAY was ridiculous.... as I lay in bed last night I realized all the "sweets" I had had that day! yikes! I had not kept track and I had been CRAVING sweets all day. To be honest I don't beat myself up.... I just know that I need to focus better! Running so much make me often give in to the sweets! BUT that is not a good excuse. I am going to try to let the running help me instead of hurt me!
So at today's OSHA meeting for work I will NOT eat the free FRESH donuts! Nope! Yesterday's donut was del'ish, and I had better not eat a donut TWO days in a row! Really! Who does that? *smile*

Weight tracker Wednesday!

okay, so it isn't Wednesday!

You get a list again folks!

Here we go:

Lost one pound.
Was inspired by BL to try harder this week. I have been running but not watching what I eat really.
Not whining is much harder than I thought. Especially since I am including complaining.
Watching Haiti on the news makes whining seem ridiculous.
We are having a "warm" week! This means highs in the 30's!!!!
I am happier when it is in the 30's.
I made white chili yesterday and it was pretty good! (chicken and beans not beef and tomatoes)
I made lime jello to go with the chili.
I am excited that in the spring they will offer Netflix on the Wii!!!! And we don't even watch many movies! But how cool is that!
I have been doing the Love Dare challenge for the 40 days leading up to Valentines Day. Daniel doesn't know, so don't tell him. I am finding that I am really bad at it. And that I am very spoiled in our relationship. You can join me by following this blog here K-LOVE.
I ran 4 miles yesterday. While watching BL on the dvr.
I hope to come close to that in less time today! Cause I HAVE less time today!
I am hoping to mail out lots of the Paulsen's Christmas movie today! Get me your address if you want one!

I hate to post without a pic so I will throw in one of my favs from Christmas that I have for a desktop backgrd on my computer:

Weight tracker Wednesday!

You get a bullet list today!
~We are back from Arkansas. feels very much like coming back from another country.
~ There is too much snow here.
~ It doesn't get above zero (windchill) here anymore. Ever. Ever.
~10 more inches of snow is coming.
~I gained 3 pounds over Christmas.
~I will start back at running- TODAY!
~I love cake balls.
~I love cheese cake
~I love catfish.
~I love eating healthy.
~It was too cold to go get groceries last night so Daniel went.
~Fridays high - without the windchill- is zero.
~I finally have internet back at home after 3 weeks.
~I don't even know how I got it working again.
~I am spoiled.... Daniel drove to my work Monday night just so I would have a warm vehicle to drive home in.
~I fell asleep during the bowl game last night. Who won?
~I am ALMOST over my cold..... thanks to the ol' lavage kit.
~I need to make more copies and mail out the Paulsen Christmas movie 2009 to a lot of you!!!
~I would never have imagined in HS typing class that one day we would all be typing with our thumbs.
~I loved being home and miss it already.
~I wish man-made global warming wasn't a big joke, but it is.
~I might move to Texas when I retire.
~I need to clean my house.
~I am gonna make soup today.
~I think Nintendo DSi's are amazing, but I don't play them.
~I hate packing up Christmas decor.
~I like making bullet lists.
~I hope you aren't bored yet.
~I like staying home
~I was confused by Biggest Loser last night. Why not just let Blue and Yellow stay for a week!?
~I love Judge Judy.
~I love Iowa more than I hate the cold.
~I am trying to whine less.
~I feel so blessed.
~I feel so loved.

Love you!

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Sure doesn't feel like a Wednesday!

Daniel is home.

Can't get to work in a blizzard.

Sorry yall, I didn't lose anything this week! BUT I have been really doing great on my running! I have gone 4 miles 4 times this week! woo hoo!

And then ate!
*smile*
Pizza, McDonalds, cookies, etc.

I don't even know how much snow their is out there. I don't really want to know. I just know that it is coming down sideways so it isn't piling up on the cars. One minute I look and it is a file powder, the next it is the biggest snowball size flakes I have ever seen!
All of Iowa has come to a halt.

SOOOOOOOO thankful I have the internet!

AND so thankful I got my Christmas present early!!!!

It is a kitchenaid stand mixer!!!! LOVE it! And all it's red shiny-ness!

Sorry I haven't been bloggin! I have been baking, holding babies, taking family pics for friends and family, editing family pics for friends and family, and hanging with fam! There will be plenty of time this winter to get yall caught up!
AND to get serious about losing weight! Really, I will, I promise! *smile*
Did yall like the BL finale? What amazing changes! Made me want to get running! Really it was a great illustration of what is possible for ANYONE!

Now what should I bake next.....? *smile*

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Whew! are you still full? I am! I actually don't like feeling full. Really full. I ate a lot this week. I enjoyed it! I didn't go crazy but I sure had fun making and eating lots of tasty things! And I am thankful!
I DID balance that with running. Three days this past week I ran 4 miles! And one day I ran 2. So I didn't run as many days out of the week, but did great when I was there!
Would



you




believe



I






LOST 1 pound!?!!?


Yep!

Had to be the running!
AND the work I did the past two weeks with no results!

How did yall do over the weekend?

Biggest Loser: It is almost over and I don't even have a fav! This season has been a great one, with genuinely nice players (minus Tracy)and less foul language. And the guys are keeping their shirts on during weigh-ins!
I think the final three will be the two guys with Amanda. Then I think Rudy will win. But I kinda want Danny to win.

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Sorry, yall!
I skipped a week!
I am sure you will understand.
Last Wednesday I was out of town.
Hangin' with this tiny angel:

My new niece.

*sigh*

Ahhhh.... newborns.

PLUS, there was nothing to report.
I ate too much half the week,
but ran the other half of the week,
so I gained nothing and lost nothing!
This week, same story.
Enjoying eating.
Enjoying running.
I am in such a happy place!
In my relationship with Jesus Christ!
In my marriage!
I need to be more stressed!
More upset with my weight!
ha ha!
Really?!?! NO!
I am still working to lose.
I am still serious about it.
I am just not in a huge hurry!
Maybe swimsuit season is just too far away!
Do you KNOW how many layers I wear here in Iowa?!?!
BUT I do hope that when I peal away the layers come spring,
there will be less of me under there!
*smile*
Going into Thanksgiving:
I actually may still try to lose this week!
I am gonna work out A LOT!
We will see!

If I just keep a baby nephew or niece in my arms all weekend I will eat less right??!?

That's my plan and I'm stickin' to it!
*smile*

Now, time to go bake!
Really!
I am gonna go bake!
I have too!
Their is a pie social after church tonight!

There had better be a baby there that I can borrow!

MEGAN!?!?!
Are you coming tonight?
I need your child!
Just while everyone eats pie!
he-he!
I will give him back!
I promise!

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Well, the people pleasin'/ gotta live up to people's expectations side of me would like to avoid this post.
The rather happy content side of me says that it is no big deal.
The fact is. I didn't lose anything this week.
I did great this week with my eating and exercise. I am content with that.
I am not as passionate about losing this time around, still determined, though.
I will continue to lose.
I will.
I was amazed on BL last night how much they lost when they REALLY felt the fear of going home! I am convinced that a huge part of losing is in your head. It still comes down to calories but how you control your eating really comes down to where you are mentally.
I am cool with that.
I am in a good place.
I believe we will see a change on the scale next WED!
Let's just see!

Weight tracker Wednesday!

here we are again!
WEDNESDAY!
yikes
I can't believe we are in NOVEMBER!

I am in a good mood!

It has been a fun week.
a good week.
a special week!

I lost those three pound I gained and one more shockingly went with it!

4 pounds!

And I gotta say I had more sweets this week than I probably should have!
Which kinda makes me excited to work harder this week.

I ALSO am MORE excited about something else!

It's a girl!

I have a new niece!!!!

I haven't seen her yet but I am SOOOO
soooo
SOOOO sure
she is
B-E-Autiful!

Speaking of newborns..... yesterday I read the most amazing post from a mother of a newborn....

CLICK HERE to read it.

Have a great day yall!!!

Time for me to go R_U_N!

Weight tracker Wednesday.

Yikes! Getting on the scale this week has been less than fun. I gained. I gained three pounds! I still did my running! But didn't monitor my eating as well, and clearly I should have been watching more closely! I didn't think I was THAT far off my guidelines! Yikes!
What is funny is how I have to tell myself that gaining three pounds does not define me. You know that, and I know that, but it is still a failure. It is discouraging! I didn't eat like a pig!!! Honest!

Thank the Lord each day is a new day!

And TODAY I can start over.

Weight tracker Wednesday!

Wow!
An entire week has gone by since I last posted! But yall can imagine what I have been doing! L.A.U.N.D.R.Y. and more laundry! At least I am getting all their clothes sorted that they have out grown that somehow hangs around and hangs around!
We are currently MITE-FREE!!!!
Even the "ladybugs" that sneak in our house die upon entry! ha ha! For real!

Anyway! Weight tracker!
Sorry, nothing exciting to report!
Nothing gained nothing lost!
BUT not for lack of trying!
I ran 5 out of 7 days this week.
TWO of those days I went 4 miles! Wohoo!
I ate right!
I am happy with the week!

Sunday the four of us went to a park and took pictures!

Just used my tripod and the timer or the remote button!

It was fun!

I will try to post some of them soon!

Thanks for following!

Weight tracker Wednesday!

I am pretty happy today!

I worked really hard,

ran on the treadmill 5 out of seven days,

ate healthy,

stayed in my guidelines for how much to eat,

still had small sweet snacks,

still went out to eat last night with Daniel and shared a dessert!

And....



lost.....





FIVE pounds!


Woohooo!!!!

I am going shopping today!!!!

Just to Sam's club.

But for me that is exciting.

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Update on the MITES!!

Your comments have had me rolling in laughter!!!!

Thanks! It helps!

For those that asked, yes we are sure it is not bed bugs, fleas and not scabies!


It is definitely the rare rodent mite!

While we were not told we needed to "bug bomb" the house.

The paranoid side of both Daniel and I quickly decided to do it!

Right away!

So the boys went to grandmas.

Daniel and I got the house ready.

I went to the van.

Daniel turned off the pilot light on the furnace.

Started setting off bombs.

Decided we would do one in our attached garage since there were extra bombs. They come in three packs!

As he came out the back door of the garage I asked.... does the heater in the garage have a separate pilot light too?!?!?

He said, YES!

And ran back in!


Poor guy, came out coughing and doubled over in the front yard!!!!!

He was spitting and gagging and panting!!! Nearly hurled right there in the yard!

Poor guy!

The bombs are flammable! So he felt he had no choice.

Lesson learned.

He is fine now and we had a nice dinner out without the boys!!!

Came home five hours later to a fresh smelling house.

The entry showed evidence of those Japanese beetles trying to get out and meeting their death at the glass door!

Daniel found an earwig twitching as he was dying. *smile* I hate those things!!!!!!! HATE THEM!!!!

Mites, they are too small to find or see (Daniel found one while cleaning the day before and couldn't believe how small and nearly invisible they are. They are white before they suck blood, and red or black after their minute little bellies are full. Nice.) so we can only hope this is the end of our story.

Oh how I hope this is the end. PRAY this is the end.

We prayed about mites on our dinner date! ha ha! PRAYED about them!!! LOL!

I slept soooooooo good last night!

Soooo good.

THE END!!!!!! I hope.

Now time for a run!!! And watch BL that recorded last night during the bombing!!!