Day 3 ...No problem!

Today just flew by...but also seemed very productive. Church was awesome, helped a friend move, helped take down decorations at church, made homemade "Carraba's Minestrone soup" and relaxed this evening wityh my 3 favorite people. (Aubrey, Hayden and Paul). I never really even craved sugar????? Am I back or what?

Breakfast: 2 slices Ezekiel Toast w/ fresh ground peanut butter. 1/2 of a banana and water.

Lunch: California Rolls and water

Dinner: Hamburger (no bun) onion, lettuce, tomato, small salad with Balsamic dressing.

Snack: small organic apple, 4 Kashi crackers, Green tea, and lot's of water... or 5 dark choc. yogurt covered prunes. (small)- oh I nibbled on some soup (1/4 cup) (It will be ready tomorrow)

The kids go back to school tomorrow and it is my last week of SCF vacation. I plan to accomplish a lot of tasks in the office and get everything pending done. I'm gonna appreciate my brain time off for one more week.

Night Night...Brrr it's really cold out, feels good!

Day 2 -

Breakfast: oatmeal, strawberries/ blueberries and 2 strips bacon/ 4 oz grapefruit juice

Lunch: 1- 2 cups Turkey Noodle Soup and half of a cornedbeef sandwich

Dinner: Small blackbean and chicken w/ cilantro, lettuce and salsa burrito...( I was craving Mexican...so I did pretty good.)

Snack: Apple, Tangerine

Lots of water (like always)

1 hour walk with the dogs

1/2 hour walk downtown

Active all day

So it's been a pretty good day- busy, and not too many cravings. Feel good- Very cold......Brrr- saw the most beautiful moon tonight. It was huge and orange!

Not much in the mood to write tonight, but want to stay faithful to my posting.

So far So Good....:-)

It's a New Year, It's a New Day, It's a New Me!

Happy 2010- so it started yesterday, I figured why not end on a right note as well. No sugar and an hour walk for 12-31-09...I have done it before and it felt great. I remember telling people that I felt like I was 18 again, so why then did I revert to my old ways? That is the question I am planning to answer and resolve this year. I still haven't drank a soda in over 5 or maybe 6 years ago, and I haven't missed it at all. So anyway my goal for 2010 is to conquer this sugar addiction and eat healthy and exercise daily. I can do it, I will do it.

So for breakfast today I had:

(My usual): Oatmeal with a spoonful of strawberry yogurt (sugar free), fresh strawberries, fresh blueberries and 2 eggs scrambled. 4 oz. of fresh squeezed OJ and 16 oz. of water...

Lunch: 1 lettuce wrap and brown rice beef and broccoli/ water

Dinner: 2 eggs/ 2 strips bacon/ 2 slice ezekiel bread/ water

snack: apple/ nuts

Walked 31/2 miles ran 1 mile

Back to School.....

Paul & me on our 1st day back to school-...hopefully I'll be thinner in my graduation picture! LOL

Aubrey & Hayden on 1st day...

So we ALL started back to school on 8-24-09... It has so far been good, but definatley a life style change. Keep us in your prayers as you all are always in ours. God has amazing plans, I just wish I knew all the details...LOL.

These are not my words- but I have learned from this story!

By: Mac Anderson founder of "Simple Truths"

I first met Charlie Cullen during my sophomore year in college. Charlie had been ranked by his peers as the top speaker in the country, and he had addressed the leaders of many Fortune 500 companies. But on this day, as a favor to his nephew, he interrupted his schedule to speak to a small group of students at the Holiday Inn. For almost an hour, I sat there in awe as he spoke passionately about the keys to success. He talked about courage, humility, perseverance, and believing in your dreams. And he ended with a story I never forgot.
He said that he was in the Oklahoma City airport when he saw a woman walking along with three little girls. They were skipping and singing, "Daddy's coming home on a big jet! Daddy's coming home on a big jet!" All excited! Eyes lit up like diamonds! Wild anticipation! They had never before met Daddy coming home on a jet. Their mother was so proud of them. You could see it in her eyes.
Then the plane arrived, the door opened and the passengers streamed in. You didn't have to ask which one was Daddy. The girls' eyes were glued on him. But his first look was for his wife. Seeing her, he yelled, "Why in the heck didn't you bring my top coat?" and walked right past his adoring daughters.
You see, here was a man who had an opportunity to be great, and he didn't recognize it.
How many times a day, a week, a month do we have the opportunity to be great, and not even know it?
I heard this story over 40 years ago, but I never forgot it. It helped to shape my life in a very positive way...to focus on what matter's most.

I thought this was a great reminder of how our actions; if only for a brief moment, can brighten a life or repress it... I want to be a light!

Back in November I blogged about laughter...I think we all need to be reminded again:)

The best times I've had over the years have involved laughter.

Jesus laughs! How could he not by looking at all of us!

Children laugh... because they find the good in everything and everyone!


Even old guys laugh...(probably a good reason why he is as old as he is.)




& Even horses laugh!



You know, sometimes life just gets too serious...too busy...and too complicated. We don't mean for it to happen, but we wake up one morning to discover the fun has slipped away.
A few years ago a health study determined there are 3 main reasons people can't cope in life:
They live in the past.
They have a low self-esteem.
They can't laugh at themselves.
In fact, the study indicated that we need approximately 12 laughs a day to stay healthy!





So lighten up...laugh a little...find humor in your self and in life!

Too hot to think... or blog:(

How hot is it?

This hot!