Thursday Thoughts

It's been easier for me while John has been gone, to eat simpler, for he loves his cookies and coffee. I'm picking him up tonight from the airport. His trip was not a social trip it was to attend his brother Michael's funeral. He helped carry the casket and he read Psalm 23 for the service. He is going to need a lot of comforting and rest when he gets home tonight. With my husband being gone, I had less sites of cookies around or the smell of coffee. Oh, he loves his coffee, and now I'm going to have to smell that wonderful aroma. It's going to get harder. I love coffee. I'm also missing my buttered popcorn. I make the air popped popcorn with my own butter almost ever other night. mm mm good Nope no more.

My mind is set to move on this time. I have been over weight for years, comfortable in my own "Flabala". (That's what my son Daniel calls it) "Flabala". Not until my sister Renee lost 80 pounds and my other sister Terri lost weight, did I decide that I needed to change too. Well, I think it took that mind set to do it. Many other times I have tried but my mind didn't seem to be on a goal of getting fit.

This time, because God has allowed me to suffer through my husband loosing work these past months, and my son's illness, I have been very depressed, eating more than ever before. Now, my mind is set for the New Year, a new beginning God is giving me to live and to change, to be happy in Him, to follow and pour my heart and soul into our KING!

I weighed myself this morning, I have lost six pounds, amazing huh? I have been keeping myself at home though. Cleaning and reorganizing closets etc. Keeping my mind off the world outside, and my popcorn.

Tomorrow is the day I'm taking my mother to Barstow, to visit my sister Colleen. She lives in Las Vegas, I live in Southern California, Barstow is our half way mark. We get a small Motel room, visit, do crafts or play games, go antiquing, and to be with each other for two days. How am I going to do? How is my mind going work then? Well, I hope good, I have faith in Jesus to help me through tomorrow. I will write again when I get back.

I pray my mind will be kept set on eating well for the road I'm on. I want to eat better to take care of my body, live happier, Love God.

One more thing, I haven't yet started an exercise routine, but I will soon.

Bloom For the KING!
QB

Cleaning the Office

Today I couldn't get out of bed because I was so cozy in our warm flannel sheets. My husband is in England so I got to stretch and move my arms and legs all around, it felt good. My headaches aren't as bad and my muscle aches are clearing up. Caffeine and sugar detoxing is uncomfortable, but my cozy bed made up for it today.

Anyway, I'm off to clean the office today and move things around so I can put a twin bed in there. We are having company come over next week, from North Carolina. My Aunt Karen and Cousin Kristin. They will be here the 12Th and 13Th of January.

Must clean the office, I want to paint this room someday, but for now it will have to do.

Busy Bee is signing off and ready to sweep........................
QB

New Year's Resolution

My New Year's resolution will be to loose weight. I have been struggling with my weight for about twenty years. After my daughter was born I gained 40 pounds, then went on "The Jenny Craig Diet". I lost all the 40 pounds of baby fat, but then gained it back and more. After my third and last baby was born I gained even more, went on to "Weight Watchers", lost some of my weight. At "WW" I did learn about portion sizes,and great recipes, good program but not for me. I eventually lost about 20 pounds, but I could not keep off the weight, with my poor eating habits.

This year I'm going to try something different, I'm going to use "The Fast Track Detox Diet" by Ann Louise Gittleman. I have a caffeine addiction and a sugar addiction, which I know both can be very harmful with large intakes. I want and will be prayerfully going through a detox of both.

My first day was January 1st of no coffee in the morning, or at lunch or at my usual time at 4:00PM everyday. A very slight headache at first, but oh the following day was horrible, headaches all day, I had to take three naps during the day. My third day I gave in and had one cup in the morning with organic half and half. I felt much better during that day. Well today is my fourth day, I'm drinking Eleotin tea for my morning cup.

As for results, after eating only meat and salads, eggs and smoothies, I haven't lost much weight and I'm very uncomfortable with muscles aches,not sleeping well, but I'm not going to quit. If I'm going through so much aches and pains while taking in no sugar or coffee or wheat, my liver must be very ill.

My beginning weight is 185 pounds, I'm 5'6 3/4 " tall, I'm 50 years old and showing signs of age in my face. I'm on the road to learn more about how to boost my metabolism and to get rid of the fattening toxins.

I'm going to bloom for The KING! Next step exercise!

QB