Marilynsretired Member

I started my new eating plan on -official start date was Feb 11 with a weigh in of 230. This morning Feb 15 I weighed in at 226.8 so the healthy way of eating is helping. Working on 5 pound goals - so just about there for the first goal. Plan consisted of low carb watching to work on geting the grams to 20 or below. Means…

Sounds like our lives are busy - doesn't get slower even though we are older. Got some good information from my sister re food. There is a program called Proper Human Diet by a Doctor that she sent me on. Makes so much sense. It talks about how we used to eat 50 years ago and lays out a plan on how to do that now. It is…

Fears

We are having a cold front going through our city. It is -12C which is 10 F so it is cold but last week it was even colder. No snow though - all around our city there is snow on the ground but not us which is nice.. Could mean we have a drought for the summer though. Still under a lot of stress due to Trump - he is…

Well no snow yet though it is all around us. But it is so cold - shower stall in ensuite - the drain pipe has frozen but it is slowly draining - we need to make sure this get looked at before next years cold as it is not nice having that shower not working. Thankfully we have a second bathroom to shower in Will be getting…

We did not get snow as Judith did but we really have been hit with the cold. But we really can't complain as it is February and our city really has not had any snow to speak of - though the mountains/hills around us are covered Am struggling a bit with eating - from Sept through Dec I lost 14 pounds and now I have gained…

Am doing well but need to get a bit more serious about what goes into my mouth. I have not lost yet this month but have gained 1/2 a pound - so need to work on that for sure I can't find the weight thread either so I will put up a new one. Nice to have a place to keep a record of it. Maark 11:24 Therefore I tell you,…

Praying for you ladies for health and for a continued walk with the Lord Today I went to my TOPS meeting. I weighed in at 225.5 = really having a difficult time getting below that number - maybe next Tuesday I will be able to report a loss. We got some snow overnight - not enough to really have to shovel but enough to make…

Those pictures of the snow - brings back many memories for me. We lived in a place called Revelstoke British Columbia (Canada) and talk about snow. Norm would leave for work on the train and return 30 hours later to find 4 feet of snow to be shoveled. We would have to shovel so much that it was as high as the roof of the…

Gone

L = lemons

Got weighed today at TOPS = 225.2 up 0.1 of an ounce Feeling the cold so have been under my quilt wearing a long sleaved top plus a big heavy sweater, a heating pad on my stomach under the quilt. Glad this doesn't happen often as it lays me up which I don't like. Tomorrow the furnace man should be coming out - was out 2…

Nice coming and reading all the messages - praying for all of you. Today I was back to TOPS - l had a small gain of 0.1 of a pound. Thought that was sort of funny as the weight recorder said 'you should have gone to the bathroom before weighin in' But am going to do better next week. We are waiting for the furnace repair…

Talking about music at church.. We have 2 services on Sunday and each of them the worship team plays. Today there was 7 of them. Electric guitars, violin, electric piano/organ, drums and 2 extra singers. They do a lot of practicing and sound very professional but to me it is to loud. Our service is televised at the 11…

Doing well - next week will get blood work done and see if kidney function has improved - praying it has. Sad news - we got a call from Norm's mo - his brother Lyall said goodbye to his wife Rita on January 5 at 8 am. She was a very small and sweet lady suffering from cancer for 11 years. They were married 52 years and…

G - grapefruit

Well after 4 months I finally went back to TOPS. Glad I did as it really helps having to be accountable to someone else who records my weight. September 3 2024 I weighed in at 239.9 January 7 2025 I weighed in at 225.1 showing a lost of 14.8 pounds. Am very pleased as it shows that by changing my food up as I have done is…

Gosh we are already on day 6 of the New Year - we did have some snow but roads are bare. Would be nice if that was all we get but think we will have a dump soon I haven't been to my TOPS meeting since the end of Sept due to health reasons. I was 239 at that time - they have a new scale and it weighs 4 pounds heavier than…

A apple

Another day will soon be coming to an end - we got a skiff of snow but hopefully it will melt but am sure we will get a dump soon. Am doing well with my food plan - no so well with the walking. So I really have to push myself to start with walking as it seems the big thing for me now. Yesterday weighed in aaat 225 and this…

S - strawberries

Fail

It is a new year and I was just looking at the membership of this group - we are a great group but think only 4 of the total actually post anything. I would like to encourage all those that havent been posting to start now as it is a new year. I know a few groups that every January look over their members and if some have…

Well here it is 2025 - time for fresh starts especially if we have been stuck. I have my plan (goals) set down and look forward to having a good year. We (Norm and I) have started reading through the New Testament together - we are about 1/2 way through Matthew and enjoying it - it always brings about good discussions. Am…

Well we are off to the races as they say. We managed to stay up to midnight but were in bed 5 minutes later. I have a few goals I want to work on and they are (1) make sure I get in my water = my poor kidneys crave water and as the kidney doctor keeps telling me they love to be wet with water. Aim is to get in 8 glasses…

Felt

Sounds like everyone had a nice Christmas - we had a quite one taking a lot of time to reflect the meaning of the season and why Christ was born. Am feeling better - but look forward to next blood work in January with the prays that my kidney function has gone up even a little. Being at 8 is not good as at 6 I would go on…

I pray that everyone had an enjoyable Christmas remembering the reason for the season. We had a quite one which was nice - every year we downsize somewhat to get away from all the commerializm of it and just take lots of time to reflect that we are remembering Christ coming to earth as a baby to eventually die for our…

D - Dairy

Saw the kidney doctor yesterday. Though the number is low have been told I am doing ok. They took me of citril (which is something to do with calcium) and though my function is low am ok for another 3 months. Said if the number goes to 6 (it was at 8) they would start looking at a day to start diaylsis. But that really…