Day # 27

Hey!

Well today has been such a nice holiday. I have done almost nothing. I say almost because I did get a lot done around the house. I have not gone out at all today and it was nice. Even better, it is raining out so it makes it easier to be home.

For supper tonight I made a yummy spaghetti & bean sauce. It had so many veggies in it as well as some beans. For veggies in the sauce we had onions, yellow peppers, carrots, broccoli and zucchini. It was very filling. I wish I would have had a salad with it. The garlic cheese toast was filling but the greens would have been nice to have. I have my meal plan all made out for this coming week so lets hope that we have good success.

I should also report that on Mondays we weigh ourselves to see our progress...So I stepped on the scale waiting to see if the Rotary lunch or pizza suppers affected my weight loss. I am very happy to report that the Rotary lunch and the pizza suppers did NOT affect my plan (which is to lose weight & feel healthy). In fact it did the opposite. I ended up losing another 4.2 lbs bringing my total loss to 11.4 lbs! Very satisfying. However, I am thinking I may see the pizza next week. I also thought I would see some weight come back on after Officer's camp...but I still haven't seen that. So that is good news.

Ok, so that is my report. I am going to go and join my family as we watch our lil ones baby videos...Take care my friends.

Day # 26

Hi!

Well I have to say right off the bat, if there was a day to fail...Today was it. For supper we had pizza. I had two small pieces of ham, mushrooms and black olive pizza. It was made by a family from our church. It was good. I find I am drinking lots of water due to the salt intake. Other then supper I was good well sort of. We had an omelet, a waffle with fruit and a fruit smoothie for breakfast. We were too full to eat lunch (not good to skip meals I know) but we did have a snack of fruit before we set off on a nice hike through the trails around our little ones daycare. We were out exploring for about 40 mins before the nippers (mosquitoes) got to us.

Tomorrow we have a potluck at church and I am hoping that there is a lot of wholesome food. I know I am bringing some soup so I will be satisfied with that. What do you do at potlucks to make sure you eat well?

Day # 25

Hi!

I have to make this short because I have a date to watch a movie with my hubby. That will be nice.

So today was a good day. I tried to have a day off...That never works. Oh well. I enjoy what I do. Ok, for supper as a family we made chicken kabobs. We each got to make our own and then we had rice and corn with it. It was really good. That is all I have for you. Later.

Day # 24

Today we had minestrone soup (instead of canned tomatoes I used fresh). With it we had homemade garlic cheese toast. It was a tasty. I think next time I would use less pasta. But it was good. I plan to use the Wii again for my activity. I find it to be really fun and I get a good workout, depending on what I do. Well, that is all I have for you today. I am tired. Sorry for the boring post....I am sure they will get better! :)

Day # 23 & 30 Day Challenge # 4

Hi!

Just to let you know that tonight the family went out to do some visiting tonight. A family from our church just opened a pizza and coffee bar so we drove out to check it out. We also had to support them by eating there ;)! So we ordered a pizza and it was good! They get all their ingredients fresh and they make their own pizza dough so it felt good. It wasn't a greasy pizza either. Just some ham, mushrooms and black olives and of course cheese! I think the only thing that came from a can was their sauce. Anyhow, it was good. Sorry I don't have a picture. I am happy to report that I was full quick! I have also already gotten in my 30 mins of activity for the day. Feels good. What do you do for activity?

Challenge #4: Tell a bit about your siblings...

Well ok...I have two older brothers. One is 5yrs older and the other is 7yrs older...I think. Anyhow, my bros mean the world to me! We are close. Our age difference when we were younger was challenging only because my bros usually didn't want their bratty sister hanging around. Now, we would do almost anything just to get together and catch up. I love them, even now when I think of the two of them I can't help but smile. Jason and I hold so many funny memories in our hearts and we can laugh for hours on end. We can also pick ANY random object and figure out a way to kill you with it so ummm...Don't tick us off! LOL! As for my bro BJ, I would say that our relationship tends to be more serious. We can talk about all the serious stuff and encourage one another to grow and shape up. I have felt bad about the way I have treated BJ in the past but I have come to realize that I treated him poorly sometimes out of my frustrations about where he is with God. We both know he should be serving God in different ways but I have learned to to love him better. I have learned to pray for him. The three of us are tight! We got each other's backs. When the tough times come, I KNOW I can call on my brothers and it is my hope that they know they can count on me. So here is a shout out to my bros!!! LOOOVEEE YOUUUU!

Now I do have to mention the siblings that I have inherited. BJ has given me a wonderful sister in DJ. She is a wonderful Mom and a beautiful sister. She is extremely talented at anything she touches...baking, toffee making, quilt making...etc. I love her. Jason...Welllll, Jason is working on getting me a new Sis...and from what I know of her, I am going to LOVE having her in our family! :) Hurry it up Jay! *kidding*...sorta'. Mike also has two bros that I have adopted as my own. Both are wonderfully talented. Ray can sing the phonebook and I would listen. Bill is ridiculously intelligent and too wise for his age. Both have married wonderful women who I adore. Bill's wife is so tender. I can talk to her about almost anything. I like that. Ray's wife is a fire cracker! We get along well. She is funny yet serious. I am so thankful for my siblings! So a HUGGGE shout out to you all! I love you!