I was sitting here reading trying to catch up on it. I've let it go so long. I was thinking about my sisters as Alma calls his people to repent and return to the church, calling on his members and non members alike to take care of the need, the down troden, & the poor. I'm sure we all think these that this is taken care of, but who is doing it? Are expecting the church? the government? who? well I was thinking about how I need to step up to the plate more, Do more than what I'm doing now. Father expects more from me, I need to do it.
I have been working for almost 2 months now on getting myself health and in shape to run a 5K. Well I went to the gym yesterday and as I worked out on the Tredmill for my indurance. I realized I was doing better than 2 months ago. I was running a long time frame. I started out by running 30 seconds, and walking 30 seconds. working my self up to a minute. Now I run long times. No I haven't gotten that 5K down yet. But I do have it where running a mile is a possiblity for me. Yeah for me.
Then there is my garden, tomatoes are growing, peppers of several varities, corn is growning, and even the squash and cucumbers are starting to flower. Yeah vegatables soon. Fresh from the garden, not much like the abundance of my dad's, but then again I don't have the acreage he had. But someday maybe my dream of owning the family land will come true. I sure hope so. But for now learning in a back yard garden will have to do. I sure enjoy watching it grow. Late year this year.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
This and That 5-25-12
It's a slow day at work so I have time to think about things. Yeah right not always a good thing in my case. I enjoy being busy, then I don't have to think just do.
Checked out my garden today. It is coming along nicely was going to water but thought better. With Thunder Storms coming in this afternoon who knows how much water will come down. They say only about .10 of an inch. We shall see. I keep wanting to post pics like my daughter but I just can't seem to get it done. LOL
The basball season started for the Gold Sox this year last night. We had a good time and the game was won by our team. Yeah. I feel strange this year, maybe because it will probably be my son's last year with them or maybe just that indicates that life changes and people have to move on. I ready for some of the move on. Don't get me wrong having my kids around is ok. But having them grow up and be responsible adults is part of life. Or it could just be that the weather is playing games with my body, not quite sure.
As for this old lady, I figure I'm doing ok. I put on a pair of pants to come to work yesterday. Got to work and felt like they were huge on me. I just bought them like 2 months ago. Whats up with that? Yeah well I started that new eating plan Metableism B. I had lost 6 pounds by the the 2nd of May. Then left on Vacation for a week and have had a hard time getting back on track. But yet the clothes tell a different story. So the next weigh in is going to be on May 29th. I sure hope the scale doesn't go the other way on me. The trip to the store on my way back from Tahoe to see why my bra's were not working right, made my day. The lady said I had lost about 4 inches and would need a different size because they were not staying down in the back, so it was causing the bra to push the wire into my arm pit. Yeah for me but not my pocket book. It cost me 118 dollars for 1 bra. Yeah, the only place to get one that fits me. Not happy last time it was 60 dollars a bra. Now what wait until I can get the money to purchase new bra's I guess.
Oh, well so that's my this and that's for this day, not much like my daughters but yet it is me.
Checked out my garden today. It is coming along nicely was going to water but thought better. With Thunder Storms coming in this afternoon who knows how much water will come down. They say only about .10 of an inch. We shall see. I keep wanting to post pics like my daughter but I just can't seem to get it done. LOL
The basball season started for the Gold Sox this year last night. We had a good time and the game was won by our team. Yeah. I feel strange this year, maybe because it will probably be my son's last year with them or maybe just that indicates that life changes and people have to move on. I ready for some of the move on. Don't get me wrong having my kids around is ok. But having them grow up and be responsible adults is part of life. Or it could just be that the weather is playing games with my body, not quite sure.
As for this old lady, I figure I'm doing ok. I put on a pair of pants to come to work yesterday. Got to work and felt like they were huge on me. I just bought them like 2 months ago. Whats up with that? Yeah well I started that new eating plan Metableism B. I had lost 6 pounds by the the 2nd of May. Then left on Vacation for a week and have had a hard time getting back on track. But yet the clothes tell a different story. So the next weigh in is going to be on May 29th. I sure hope the scale doesn't go the other way on me. The trip to the store on my way back from Tahoe to see why my bra's were not working right, made my day. The lady said I had lost about 4 inches and would need a different size because they were not staying down in the back, so it was causing the bra to push the wire into my arm pit. Yeah for me but not my pocket book. It cost me 118 dollars for 1 bra. Yeah, the only place to get one that fits me. Not happy last time it was 60 dollars a bra. Now what wait until I can get the money to purchase new bra's I guess.
Oh, well so that's my this and that's for this day, not much like my daughters but yet it is me.
Monday, May 21, 2012
This and That 5-21-12
It sems strang today to me. Michelle my daughter in law graduated from Yuba College last week. Her friend from her yournger years came to visit her. She stayed with her parents until last night. Now she is staying a few days with us. It has been great. I can feel the Lord answering my prayers. Yes, I know this is just the beginning. But it is a beginning.
My garden is starting to grow like weeds. Corn is about knee high. If I can keep the pup out of it. She has already dug up 3 hills. She seems to be keeping out of the other one just fine.
Jalapino's are getting bigger, one Early Girl Tomatoe growing. So far thats all I see but at least I feel like I'm trying to follow somewhat in my dad's steps. Not easy that man had big steps to follow.
My garden is starting to grow like weeds. Corn is about knee high. If I can keep the pup out of it. She has already dug up 3 hills. She seems to be keeping out of the other one just fine.
Jalapino's are getting bigger, one Early Girl Tomatoe growing. So far thats all I see but at least I feel like I'm trying to follow somewhat in my dad's steps. Not easy that man had big steps to follow.
Back to the real world. 5-17-12
It seems like I have been gone such a long time. Its only been 7 days of work but it still feels longer.
So an update on my last week
My husband and I headed out to our Time Share at Tahoe Seasons for a week. We had never stayed there before. so everything was going to be a surprise. The place was wonderful and great. We had brought a few things with us, but we need to get food. So I looked up and found a Grocery Outlet in Tahoe. This store was a much need staple in my week stay. Once agian I bought too much and had to bring it home. But sure was cheaper to buy there then at a resturant. Every time we went out with our kids it cost me $80 to eat. Wow expensive to me.
I loved my week end. we went bike riding with kids, even took a Mother's day cruise on the lake with Melisa and Shelly Channel. This was a great brunch and boat ride. Glad we got to go.
I think the bike ride on Saturday was the best one every. We rented bikes at Anderson's Bike rental for 9 dollars and hour with a 10 percent discount from the Tahoe Seasons. Rode on a bike trail down to the ocean and then back, took about an hour. Every on had a great time even Alexander who had never been on a bike before. Shelly rode Tandum with her and she was doing great most of the time.
Dinner that night was Applebee's and then it was back to the Resort for games with Ally before bed. She was out like a light once I gave her my heartbeat pillow that Melisa gave me for Christmas. I'm going to see about getting her one. She slept all night.
We all had a great time eating at Nestle's Cafe. Cokies and Ice cream were so much fun.
I think next time I want to go Ron and I should go and rent bikes a couple of days and ride for an hour the scenery is so beautiful up there.
I think the only thing I worried about when I was gone was my garden. However, I left it in good hands. The house and the garden were in one piece.
The garden after a month is growing. I have flowers on my tomatoe planets, even a Jalapino growing. I can't wait to get enough stuff to make salsa. I love fresh salsa. The corn is about ankle high right now, with the cucumbers, Zuccuni, Crook Neck Squash, and Cantalope bring up the back just fine.
So an update on my last week
My husband and I headed out to our Time Share at Tahoe Seasons for a week. We had never stayed there before. so everything was going to be a surprise. The place was wonderful and great. We had brought a few things with us, but we need to get food. So I looked up and found a Grocery Outlet in Tahoe. This store was a much need staple in my week stay. Once agian I bought too much and had to bring it home. But sure was cheaper to buy there then at a resturant. Every time we went out with our kids it cost me $80 to eat. Wow expensive to me.
I loved my week end. we went bike riding with kids, even took a Mother's day cruise on the lake with Melisa and Shelly Channel. This was a great brunch and boat ride. Glad we got to go.
I think the bike ride on Saturday was the best one every. We rented bikes at Anderson's Bike rental for 9 dollars and hour with a 10 percent discount from the Tahoe Seasons. Rode on a bike trail down to the ocean and then back, took about an hour. Every on had a great time even Alexander who had never been on a bike before. Shelly rode Tandum with her and she was doing great most of the time.
Dinner that night was Applebee's and then it was back to the Resort for games with Ally before bed. She was out like a light once I gave her my heartbeat pillow that Melisa gave me for Christmas. I'm going to see about getting her one. She slept all night.
We all had a great time eating at Nestle's Cafe. Cokies and Ice cream were so much fun.
I think next time I want to go Ron and I should go and rent bikes a couple of days and ride for an hour the scenery is so beautiful up there.
I think the only thing I worried about when I was gone was my garden. However, I left it in good hands. The house and the garden were in one piece.
The garden after a month is growing. I have flowers on my tomatoe planets, even a Jalapino growing. I can't wait to get enough stuff to make salsa. I love fresh salsa. The corn is about ankle high right now, with the cucumbers, Zuccuni, Crook Neck Squash, and Cantalope bring up the back just fine.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
My battle with my weight 5-2-12
I dreading this day, as well as excited about. Today at 8am I had a Dr. Appt. this was my delima. I could be afraid of what the scale was going to say or the lab reports or I could go hoping for the best. Since I started this meal plan just 4 weeks ago this coming Saturday and the Lab test was done just 2 weeks into it. I figure I would get a pretty good idea if this was what was wrong with me.
So none to say the less the scale came first. I couldn't look, is was so afraid it was going to say the same thing as when I was last here or higher. But of course curiosity got the best of me and I looked. To my surprise the scale was my friend I had dropped 6 pounds from my last scale reading 38 days ago and 3 pounds since I was last at the Dr's office. So that had to be a step in the right direction for me. Now came the blood pressure which came at 124/70 pretty good for me. I was feeling much better by the time the Dr had come in. No matter what the lab test said I was at least heading in the right direction in my eyes. So the doctor comes in looks at the test results and says your vitimim D is good again, your bad hdl is up.30 from last time and your good hdl is in the godo range. She asked about the meal plan I started.
Told her about it she was ok with it. She told me that I was doing ok. I felt better than I had in a long time. Most time I come to the doctor I complain about the how tired I'm all the time. Not to day, I'm feeling like I could be the energizer bunny. Almost (lol).
Doctor told me I needed to keep going on the tredmill and to keep exercising. It was indeed doing me good. So again another yeah for me. I have been needing this for a long time. It just seemed to me a very large mountain to climb and I didn't think I could make it to that very first turn out on the road to the top. But I have and now the Mountain doesn't seem so big. The view is great and I can't wait to get to the top to see the view from there.
I was just thinking I had better give an idea of where I started this journey didn't make since to start from today.
Well lets see I have been trying for over 27 years to lose weight every time I would try I would get pregnant and loss weight only to gain it and more back after the birth of my child. So you can understand my problem when my youngest child is 22 and I'm still fighting this weight problem.
12 years ago I was at 185, I was walking downtown Marysville with my new boss at the time. But things changed and my walking at lunch time stop. Sorry can't remember why, I guess it doesn't really matter now.
So 2 years later I join Curves with a good friend I had made at work. Think more activity would do the job. Well it kept the weight off, but three years later I had ballooned to 213 lbs. I was frustrated lazy and need to start back to Curves and be more activie so I picked myself up and went back to the gym and began my process again. I still couldn't get down below 200 even with Curves I was frustrated, not sure how to move forward. I want to get the weight off. Diabeties runs in my family and I need to find a way to prevent my getting. I didn't give up just spent more money and time at the gym doing zumbia and took on Kettlebell class for about a 1 1/2. Both seemed to push me pass the 200 mark. I was glad but still need that 185 to show on scale again. I began getting Nurtisystem food for me and my husband in Jan 2010 in hopes that I could get the weight of in time for my son's wedding in June. I did get some of it off. But I need to step back a little During the time of Oct 2009 I had went to the Nurse Practionier and asked for help. She told me her Doctor had her on Metform a med for Diabaites. Even though she was not Diabatic. So I gave it a try for a year that is when the 1st 10 pound came off. Then I decided to go to the gym more and do Kettle Bell work outs. That of course is the next 5 pounds the time came four months later and I made the decision that 500 a month for my husband and I to eat was not going to work. So back to eating with the kids when they moved home and back to my weight going up and down between 186 and 192. 4 weeks ago I found a book called The Metablism Miracle (sorry spelling is not my strongest point.) Anyway, I have been have this idea running thru my head for years that there was something wrong with my metablism because I could not just work out, cutback on my eating and lose weight. Sp I read the book took the test in it. I was pretty darn sure that I had finally figured out what was happening to me. My body had made a change when I got pregant and now my system need a change to get back to where it needed to be to learn how to work the right way. So on April 6th, 2012 I started my new meal plan.( I don't want to call it a diet, meal plan makes it a better way to get past that horrible word DIET). A diet takes you on a roller coaster ride. I wanted my system to go back the way it was originally designed. So meal plan works for my mine. So today almost four weeks later you can see where I have gotten to.
Wish me luck
If you are interest in how I got started or the meal plan just look up The Metablism Miracle book by Diane Kress. a Nutritionist from back East.
So none to say the less the scale came first. I couldn't look, is was so afraid it was going to say the same thing as when I was last here or higher. But of course curiosity got the best of me and I looked. To my surprise the scale was my friend I had dropped 6 pounds from my last scale reading 38 days ago and 3 pounds since I was last at the Dr's office. So that had to be a step in the right direction for me. Now came the blood pressure which came at 124/70 pretty good for me. I was feeling much better by the time the Dr had come in. No matter what the lab test said I was at least heading in the right direction in my eyes. So the doctor comes in looks at the test results and says your vitimim D is good again, your bad hdl is up.30 from last time and your good hdl is in the godo range. She asked about the meal plan I started.
Told her about it she was ok with it. She told me that I was doing ok. I felt better than I had in a long time. Most time I come to the doctor I complain about the how tired I'm all the time. Not to day, I'm feeling like I could be the energizer bunny. Almost (lol).
Doctor told me I needed to keep going on the tredmill and to keep exercising. It was indeed doing me good. So again another yeah for me. I have been needing this for a long time. It just seemed to me a very large mountain to climb and I didn't think I could make it to that very first turn out on the road to the top. But I have and now the Mountain doesn't seem so big. The view is great and I can't wait to get to the top to see the view from there.
I was just thinking I had better give an idea of where I started this journey didn't make since to start from today.
Well lets see I have been trying for over 27 years to lose weight every time I would try I would get pregnant and loss weight only to gain it and more back after the birth of my child. So you can understand my problem when my youngest child is 22 and I'm still fighting this weight problem.
12 years ago I was at 185, I was walking downtown Marysville with my new boss at the time. But things changed and my walking at lunch time stop. Sorry can't remember why, I guess it doesn't really matter now.
So 2 years later I join Curves with a good friend I had made at work. Think more activity would do the job. Well it kept the weight off, but three years later I had ballooned to 213 lbs. I was frustrated lazy and need to start back to Curves and be more activie so I picked myself up and went back to the gym and began my process again. I still couldn't get down below 200 even with Curves I was frustrated, not sure how to move forward. I want to get the weight off. Diabeties runs in my family and I need to find a way to prevent my getting. I didn't give up just spent more money and time at the gym doing zumbia and took on Kettlebell class for about a 1 1/2. Both seemed to push me pass the 200 mark. I was glad but still need that 185 to show on scale again. I began getting Nurtisystem food for me and my husband in Jan 2010 in hopes that I could get the weight of in time for my son's wedding in June. I did get some of it off. But I need to step back a little During the time of Oct 2009 I had went to the Nurse Practionier and asked for help. She told me her Doctor had her on Metform a med for Diabaites. Even though she was not Diabatic. So I gave it a try for a year that is when the 1st 10 pound came off. Then I decided to go to the gym more and do Kettle Bell work outs. That of course is the next 5 pounds the time came four months later and I made the decision that 500 a month for my husband and I to eat was not going to work. So back to eating with the kids when they moved home and back to my weight going up and down between 186 and 192. 4 weeks ago I found a book called The Metablism Miracle (sorry spelling is not my strongest point.) Anyway, I have been have this idea running thru my head for years that there was something wrong with my metablism because I could not just work out, cutback on my eating and lose weight. Sp I read the book took the test in it. I was pretty darn sure that I had finally figured out what was happening to me. My body had made a change when I got pregant and now my system need a change to get back to where it needed to be to learn how to work the right way. So on April 6th, 2012 I started my new meal plan.( I don't want to call it a diet, meal plan makes it a better way to get past that horrible word DIET). A diet takes you on a roller coaster ride. I wanted my system to go back the way it was originally designed. So meal plan works for my mine. So today almost four weeks later you can see where I have gotten to.
Wish me luck
If you are interest in how I got started or the meal plan just look up The Metablism Miracle book by Diane Kress. a Nutritionist from back East.
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