How are things going on this end of things for you?  Ive not made the stew and potatoes as of yet, but I plan to when the weather turns cooler....

Thanks for the comment in my diary today... I needed it....

Love you

Love and HUggs

Janica

Sounds yummy... might have to try this one....

Love and HUggs

Janica

I didn't have lunch.  I slept through much of the day and then had cereal, which is what I do often, being a night owl.  Hee hee.  There's nothing wrong with my routine.  I don't have one! 

Hugs,

Minty.

It looks like someplace Id be willing to try....Do they have dine in there too or is it just take out?

Thanks for the pics...

Love and HUggs

Janica

Left over lasagne.... thats what we had...

Love and Huggs

Janica

P.S. What is a Jimmy JOhns sub? We dont have those here I dont think... Just Subway and Quizno's

Sorry you've not been well.  I hope and pray you have great success with your weight loss.

Love,

Minty.

Dear M,

   I see you making GREAT progress..Don't allow satan to tell you otherwise...You have done so and helped many others in the process.

   I do eat to stuff my emotions and to feel better! I am aware of it but dealing with too much other stuff right now to do what it takes to change it...I htink I'm trying to make enough changes for the time being.

   I get sick of the issues sometimes too..It seems we deal with one and then shortly after another one arises! But I DO believe that God IS using it all to heal us on a deeper level and to help us grow spiritually!

 I'm proud of you for keeping at it..for continuing to put one foot in front of the other! That feels like what I am doing right now.

 "I am what I am."  And what you are IS BEEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!

    I love you M,

       Jewel

I useed to eat for comfort..... and boredom....and coz I was "hungry"... and coz it looked good...and....I could go on and on...

With the adderall I have noticed I dont eat out of the same reasons any more, Im more rigimented with what I eat and when I eat it, I am keeping busier so I dont have all the free time on my hands, and Im at the same point where things just dont look or sound good any more...just dont feel like eating....

Keep up the good work, and watch the side effects of the pill you are taking they can get pretty bad....

Love Ya

Love and hUggs

Janica

It sounds like the pills are helping you, and a pound or two a week is what the doctors consider healthy weight loss anyhow, so youre right on track... Keep up the good work....

I at REALLY unhealthy whilst at We Fest... but today ios a new day and Ill start over now....

Love and HUggs

Janica

You go girl!!! 

Minty.

(((((((((((((((((M))))))))))))))))))) A BIG CONGRATS ON YOUR SUCCESS!

  I'm so glad the pill is helping!  I praise God for leading you to it!

  Love you!,

     Jewel

NO dont ever get discovered babe.  I'm losing 1.1 pounds each week and I love it.  At least I'm still losing.  Its actually healthier to lose at 1.1 then it is at 2 because its real and it wont ever come back thats how it goes slow weight loss stays off for life.  NOT fast weight loss, i mean fair enough if you have heaps to lose right but if you dont thats why its coming off slowly i like it that way.  I"ll be your encourager hehe.  God Bless Love B

P.S. remember all things through god are so much easier if you feel you dont have self-control ask for it.  I know god said to me the other day B i gave you a spirit of self-control so you can control the flesh and temptations day by day.  Thats how the devil gets you is gluttony.  So ask god to show you what areas you could do to improve thats what im doing and he shows you where the devils getting you its kinda scarey sometimes how easy it is to fall into his trap. 

can i ask what kind of pills you are taking? the majority of weight loss pills cause alot more harm with good..... If you want to speed up the process i would recommend eating a minimum of 5 times a day, but in small portions.... also cutting out carbs such as bread will do wonders... When i first started losing weight i was losing 10-15 lbs a week. Granted the slower you lose the more likely it'll stay off but by just eating what is natural you should have no problems.

best of luck.

It looks like your doing this pretty smartly

Keep on eating 3 meals a day and you'll be fine

dont start cutting them out though for your own good

the only thing you'll loose is your health

Good luck!

x

YAYYY for you getting back on track, and sticking to it... I am proud of you!!  Those Deli Creations are alright, I think I nuked my last one too long the bread got soggy....plus it was too hot to hold  LOL

Have a great night....

Love and Huggs

Janica

P.S. Keep up the AWESOME work!!!!

Progress!!  YEEEEAAAAAAAY FOR YOU!
I like the pictures of what you will be eating.  I so need to get back on track!  I have been dragging about it lately.  I am going to try to get back on track to (so kick me in the butt if I don't!)  I am inspired to get back on track so THANK YOU.

*yeeuck*  I like a little bit of the dark green stuff, but when it is all (or mostly "roughage") I don't care for it either.

Keep it up!

Wendy

maybe not so much pizza? lol. organic food is the sh*t, tho.  it's soooo good!!!

a healthy diet is all about having a proper balance.  you can eat whatever you want, you just have to eat smaller portions of 'bad' stuff (or eat them less often) and exercise to make up for it.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am happy for you... keep it up!!!

Love and HUggs

Janica

Sounds tasty....

Thanks for the recipes....

Love and HUggs

Janica

M...

*huggsss* Thanks for the update, was wondering how things were going for you....

Im doing alright on my weightloss journey...I struggle on the weekends also....I think it is just the having the extra free time, boredom....I tend to eat when I am bored...

Have a GREAT rest of your day today.... Keep on keepin on, it will happen....

Love and Huggs

Janica

I have not tried it but I was looking at it online, wondering how it would effect my other meds I take,,,

How is it working for you so far?

Love and HUggs

Janica

Huwwo, dear sister in Christ!  I have missed you soooo much, but at the moment, praise God, I have a connection, though for how long I don't know. 

I wish you all the best with your weight loss, and I am praying for you to achieve your goals.

Love and big "hello again" hugs,

Minty.

Many many thanks for your comments on my last entry. Sorry to not have responded more quickly, no offense but I have not felt like writing the past few days. I am an avid reader (goes well with insomnia *ah* so many hours in the night) and I thank you for the recommended reading. I will most defiantly check into those books, especially since they are recommended by someone who understands what I am feeling, not just some doctor who says “here’s a script, you’re stressed, these will make you better”.

You are most correct in sensing that I am seeking a way out, I am. Thank you for your support. I have read many of your comments in other’s diaries (including my father’s). If it is no offense to you, I would very much like to read your other diary. I understand it is private, so should you wish me not to read it, I can understand and respect your wishes. Again many, many thanks!

One Out of Many

I went to the doctor today and they weighed me... always a scary thing, I always cry whent hey do it....But at any rate I am down to 210lbs, and in Jan I was 237...I rewarded myself with a small candybar... Chocolate is my weakness...

How did I do it? Well I started with the whole no drinking soda anymore, then I started drinking nothign but water, cut out most of the junk foods I used to eat, of course the adderall is helping curve my appetite some also, but I also just started walking more...and most importantly I prayed the Lord to heal me of my glutony where it came to food....

I wish I could say I did not cry when I got weighed this time, but I still did... I think I will always have an aversion to that.  I used to be anorexic and bulemic (when I was a teen)It wasnt until after my sencond child and my 1st miscarriage I started to gain weight, I just got lazy...And now Im paying for it....

I am glad to hear you are having some success in the how much you eat deopartment, that shows progress, healing, victory from the Lord... These healings and victories can come in tiny little pieces we need to Thank the Lord for them no matter how small...

Keep up the wonderful work, together we can do this....

Love,

Janica

YAY YAY YAY For doing well in drinking water!

  Love ya M,

    Jewel

M,

Here is the link for the program they were tlaking about on the Tyra show....

http://www.weighdown.com/

And here is a link to the church that it is part of....

http://www.remnantfellowship.org/

Just thought I would share with you.... Im going to look in to the sites and see what they have to offer/say....

janica

Glad you are doing well with drinking your water.  Today on the tyra Banks show she had people on there that say they lost weight through Jesus... I wish I could tell you more about the show however I did not catch it all... I had to shower.

Maybe if she has not come on yet in your area, you will be able to see the show....

Ive been doing a little bad with the snacking this week... Chocolate Carmel Pop tarts are my down fall and hubby has bought 3 boxes of them, needless to say I have been munching on them like crazy!!!  I think I am going to ask him to put them some where I cant find them...

Take care... get some rest...

Love and HUGGS

Janica

Thanks for sharing this with us....

I am goign to print it out....

Love and HUGGS

Janica

I found that once I quit drinking soda of any kind and replaced it with water I lost weight.

With the adderall I find myself bot being hungry as much and whenI do eat they are smaller portions, I just wish it did not have to takemy getting on a medication to make me change my eating habits...

I wish you well on this journey, know you are not traveling it alone...

Love and HUGGS

Janica

Ewww ! I love Macoroni Salad !

I will explain this once.

Sometimes you have to lose everything or lose getting your way to find your way.

To realize its not all about you and more about the Man in the clouds names Jesus.

To think outside the box is hard but makes sense.

Well, Dick and Jane did it !

That Shows Movies can be a bad influence !

It is innocent when you have no choice.

People do not help people for free, You got to help yourself.

It takes money to make money.

Even when an Agency offfers help.

Life standards are tough and so is the world.

So I see no harm if some is really in need.

I know shoplifting is a crime.

* But come on the world does not give you a break.

-PURESHEILD- Beat the System at its own game.

[PURESHEILD]

I could say I think I am on the end of the road.

Its is very personal for me.

Money only last so long.

You spend money for a little happyness then it goes away.

Why not get what you want without the guilt ???

With high prices and people who don't give a damn.

Who can blame them for wanting a way out.

Shoplifting is actually innocent if the person loses everything.

The World has become selfish, Greedy and tough to live in.

We have to be tough to.

-PURESHEILD- Have a Heart.

Praise yourself for being so calm and wise about it.

You are not on a Diet but you choose to eat healthy.

That makes sense.

Good for you !

I want eat right to.

Maybe If I eat a Fruit/Veggie Mix Salad.

Salad are easy to mix food groups in.

Especially Tuna Salad with Relish.

MMM. Good !

You can to do it, If you set you mind to it !

I am going to Shoplift Target !

-PURESHEILD

Dear M,

   I agree with you that a laid-back and relaxed attitude is far better for receiving truth! How wise you are!

 I also have a George Foreman grill and love it. I think that taking it with you to work is a great idea.

   Best wishes and Love,

         Jewel

If it is just me I usemy GF grill.... But we do alot of grilling outside... I think it is healthier for some reason, I could be wrong tho....

janica

Amen!  I prayed this prayer along with you, as I read your entry.  I pray that God will help you in this area of struggle.

Sorry I haven't written much of late.  Intermittent Internet... you know the deal!

I love you, Sister!

Minty.

Dear Sister M,

   Amen to this prayer for us both...I felt like I was reading my story.  How many false starts I have had in getting my eating under control.  I'm the heaviest thta I've ever been and refuse ot step on the scales.

   But I will admit that with mom going through what she is , I am no where near ready to fight that battle.  But god has planted a seed in my heart and mind. 

 I shall learn through from journey.  I shall be here to show you support.

  This prayer is a wonderful starting place.

  I am trying to make better choices in what I eat and drink..though I still fall for the cholocate.  My weakness.  But i think small choices will add up over time and will atleast keep me from getting heavier.

   ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE- RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, TODAY.

     I love you my sister and support you on this journey!,

                     Jewel   

Dearest Mary,

I just wanted to let you know that I have added this new diary of yours to my favourites list, and to tell you not to be hurt if I sometimes don't visit it.  I find that the less I think about food the better.  Lol.  Even talking about dieting makes me hungry.  Hee hee.  But I do like the look of some of the recipes you have put in your diary so far.

I love you heaps and I wish you all the best with your dieting.

Minty. 

  Thank you for putting up this powerful verse for us. 

   I plan to take a small first step tomorrow - to give up soft drinks...I know it seems very small..But I know I need to make a life-style change.  And that is a step int he right direction. I will add something new each week.

  Have a Blessed week!

  Love you!,

    Jewel

Dear M,

  Congrats on getting this diary up and running! YAY You! Thank you for creating it for us...I look forward to sharing this journey with you.

  Love you tons!,

      Jewel