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July 28 July 28 UpdateJustin has lost over 20 lbs as of today and has less than 40 lbs to go for a 9.1% weight loss to date. I am so happy for him. His snoring is much better, also. When he went to the grocery store Friday, he called me with some numbers (I thought it was the price of the groceries at first), then I realized he was giving me his blood pressure: 120/83. That is great! I don't remember the last time it was in the normal range for both diastolic and systolic pressures.
I have lost 17 lbs as of today for an 8% weight loss to date.
There are a lot of good things going on. There are things that we have questions about, but we need to wait on the Lord and not jump to our own conclusions. He has everything in His control, so we will wait. His faithfulness makes it easier, especially since Justin can take things one-day-at-a-time MUCH better than I can.
We are grateful for the blessings He has given us.
Have a blessed week!
Tammy July 08 Weekly Update - July 7Justin was really disappointed at his weekly weigh-in. His weight was 207 lbs. He felt it may as well have been 237 lbs. I will try to help him work on it more this week. This is his week to walk and sweat a lot at work, but that doesn't always translate into weight loss for him.
I lost .6 lbs, gained .1 lb lean mass and lost .7 lbs of fat. It's still not where I was when I came back, but it's doing better. My lean mass is up a total of 2.3 lbs from when I started back.
I have a lot of chores to do - and that is good, plus reading, and writing up projects. I am trying to keep a balance on all those items and taking care of Justin and the children. I had a REALLY bad headache this weekend, so on top of all that I was trying to accomplish, I was cranky, so Justin got a raw deal on that, unfortunately. Having him home for three days helped so much, but I better not act like that or he won't want to have a three-day weekend with me anymore. :-)
Thanks to all who said a prayer for us. God took care of the situation. He knew what we needed and provided that for us. God is so wonderful, awesome, loving, and generous! God tells us not to worry. Justin wasn't worried, but I was. I sure hope I learn soon, thankfully, God loves me anyway. What a good God!
Have a blessed week,
Tammy June 30 Update - June 30Justin is disappointed because after all the hiking and walking and swimming he did last week, he didn't lose any weight.
The girls and I are very glad to have Justin and our son back from camp, though.
I have been checking my weight through the week and it had been up by nearly three pounds, but my body fat percentage was down significantly. I weigh 1.2 pounds more than last week, but my body fat weight is down 1 pound and my lean mass (muscle) is up 2.2 pounds. My muscles are sore, also.
I took the girls to see their grandparents on Monday and Friday. On Tuesday, we went to the Creation Science Museum in Glen Rose, then went to Dinosaur Valley State Park. We looked at he dinosaur replicas, the dinosaur tracks in the river, and swam and played in the river. On Wednesday, we went to a small local zoo. Both girls LOVED it, although we didn't see any monkeys. We also went to the Dr. Pepper Museum. That was fun, also, except that the fountain Dr.Pepper tasted like Waco water because they don't filter the water there. Yuck! They used to use Artesian wells, but the city of Waco had those all closed up years ago. Now they use lake water that simply tastes awful. It was still fun.
Justin was so proud of our son swimming the mile swim for a special patch - and getting up each morning before 6:00 am to go swim before his other classes. That our son sucked it up and hiked 11 miles the day after doing the mile swim, even though he was sore. That was all he needed to do to complete his camping merit badge that he needs. He was also proud of him for coming in second in the archery tournament, even though he had an arrow go "wonky" on him. Justin said that he really showed good leadership skills while he was there. We are very proud of him. He turns 17 on Wednesday.
The girls are up and I have a lot to do today. Best of luck to everyone on you weigh-ins.
btw... There is something really stressful going on right now. I'm uncertain about this issue and I don't really know what to do. If you read this and don't mind saying some prayers for us that things get sraightened out soon, I would really appreciate it.
Have a safe and happy Independence Day. Remember those who are fighting for us around the world. I am so thankful for all the freedoms we have in the United States.
Have a blessed week!
Tammy
June 23 "Weekly" (ah-hem) UpdateI weighed in this morning - I thought at first I had it (the scale started at 199.6), but I'm still close anyway - 200.6 lbs. Better than last week - and better than my last public weigh-in. I'm okay with that.
Reset my goals. I'm okay with that also.
Justin is at camp - having to hike to breakfast this morning he said. Sounds like a nice way to start the day.
 My girls are up and ready for Mommy's attention.
I wish you all the best on your weigh-ins and on life this week. May God bless each of you.
Tammy June 22 Update, June 22For anyone who may be interested, here is a brief summary of the past couple of months:
Justin's left arm (he's left-handed) started acting funny. He couldn't straighten it out. Still can't. He's been to a few PT sessions, but it has only made a small difference. He has no idea what happened.
Been homeschooling and doing activities with the children. Camping, rodeo (girls won 2nd and 3rd in their age group in clowning, son got his calf in the calf scramble to get a sponsored animal for the county fair next year - and got to show off what a good sport he is, too.)
Son has girlfriend (the one who asked him to prom.) Had been having issues with being home on time and attitude. Not keen on this. Getting better sometimes, but sometimes not so much. Some of it is just being a teenager, but some of it is more than that.
Took son and family camping for the weekend a few weeks ago so he could complete his cooking merit bade for Boy Scouts. Had a really nice family weekend. Our four-year-old daughter outfished Justin and our son - D-5, J-0, S-0. :-)
Our crazy schedule has wreaked havoc on the baby's schedule, also, poor thing. She's learning lots of new things and experimenting.
Our older daughter has just been super helpful and a real sweetheart. She's already asleep. She's getting to keep Daddy's side of the bed warm while he and Matt are at Scout camp. She is so looking forward to when she and I will be doing Daisy scouts next year.
As for the diet, well, I did get below 200 lbs one week, but it's been up a little since then. I hope I'm down tomorrow.
Justin's weight is about the same as mine. He's dropped below 200 lbs and has fluxuated there the past few weeks. I bought him some new pants and shorts because his were all falling off of him - all 36" waists. His blood pressure has been better - he's on a new medicine. We're hoping that when he loses the weight he should, that it will be much better. His snoring is GREATLY reduced. With just 25 lbs off, it's amazing the difference. With a teenage son getting home late (after curfew - or sometimes with permission for special events), he still doesn't get as much sleep as he should, but he's not quite as tired as he had been.
I restarted the Weigh-Down program - this time watching the videos. We didn't have a working VHS player until a couple of weeks ago. I've also been trying to do better about other parts of my life family and spiritual. The issues haven't been with the program, just with my not doing what I should and especially with being so concerned about the numerous things going on and to do, that I would focus on those while eating and not the pleasure of what God provided and not necessarily stopping when I should. With God's help, I am trying to be mindful of His blessings and not be ovecome. There is a balance in there and with God's help, I hope to find it.
I tried to do a new job. That will simply not work out. Too much going on to be able to do a quality job for them and meet the needs of my family.
My uncle who lives in Viigina payed a surprise visit. He had never met Justin, much less the children. I hope we get to go visit them soon.
If possible, the plan for this week is to visit Dinosaur Valley State Park. It's a short drive and the girls have never been. They will love seeing the life-sized replicas of the dinosaurs, swimming in the river, and seeing the dinosaur tracks. I know I did when I was little. We also hope to go to a local zoo. I've heard it is nice, but it is not too large, so it should be about the right size for the girls and me, especially as it gets hot.
Our garden has done okay. We had squash - for a short time, but it died. The cucumbers were originally killed by a late frost, replanted. The plants are doing well, but we don't have any yet. The carrots didn't make and the strawberries aren't doing great. The tomato plants are loaded with green (and some ripening) tomatoes. The radishes did well. The zucchini had been doing great, but I think the squash bugs are getting to them. I keep trying to keep them, their eggs, and young off, but I'm not sure how well I'm doing. God provided a wonderful rain last week. I am so grateful for that. Our bell pepper plants are loaded and we've harvested a couple of hot peppers also. This is only our second year, but we are learning. I have a lot of weeding to do and transplanting of some flowers in the flowerbed.
I have a number of other projects I need to complete and chores to do. If I can get things levelled off this week, I hope to be able to come back to do at least weekly updates and check-ins, but until I complete these items - and spend some quality time with my girls, I am reluctant to say that for certain. Please continue to bear with us and know that we really do love you, but our family must take precedence over computer time.
Thanks to all of you who are still cheering us on. Even though we haven't told you nearly enough, we are still cheering for you, too.
Tammy April 22 I'm Grounded!For all my kind and loving friends, I want to let you know that we have not fallen off the face of the earth, we are just unburying ourselves from a load of to-do's. Unfortunately, our diet (mine in particular) has suffered this last week or so for it because I have not even made the time to fix things for me to eat and have simply grazed - that works for some, but not for me. It's a bad habit I developed long ago, that I saw crop up again last week. It was a real eye-opener.
Nonetheless, we have several projects we MUST complete soon (at least the list is getting smaller). Since being on this space consumes a good bit of time because I would MUCH rather check-in and check on you, my dear friends, I am temporarily grounding myself so that I can get things accomplished more quickly. (Kind of like my parents would do when I didn't get my chores done - no TV, no going out with friends.)
We do truly care about our friends here, so please be patient with us and know we still love you and will be back as soon as possible to tell you so individually.
Love you all and thanks for your continued support and encouragement! You mean so much to us!
Tammy & Justin April 14 I Learned Something New TodayWhen I went to the health program offered at our church, my blood pressure was 116 / 68 and my heart rate was 60 bpm. The EMT asked what I thought about that BP and I said, "Aaaa, it's okay." He told me that he thought that was great and was not worried about my BP. I can't believe my HR was that low. My blood sugar was 86. That was GREAT! I was really glad to see that number.
I asked about cholesterol screening, but they said that I would need to fast for that. I said, "Oh, really? Everytime I've had it done, I was never told to fast." They looked at me surprised and said that the results would be off significantly if I hadn't fasted. It makes sense, but I figured the doctors who told me my total cholesterol was border-line high would have let me in on that part. I guess I need to see if I can get my cholesterol tested after fasting and then I will know if I really need to be concerned at this point or not. The thing is, I was told this 16 years or so ago. I have been to doctors since who have taken my cholesterol levels without once asking me to fast.
Have any of you been told to fast before having your blood cholesterol taken? Have any of you been like me, and not told anything like that? Just curious.
It's late. Justin's already snoring.
 I'm going to hit the hay.Looking forward to tomorrow night.
Tammy Weigh-in Day 4/14/2008Justin: 205.0 lbs, lost 1.0 lb from last week. Lost 19 lbs total, for a percentage weight loss of 8.5%.
Tammy: 201.8 lbs, gained 0.2 lbs from last week. Lost 11.8 lbs total, for a percentage weight loss of 5.5%.
I was doing really great, then something got my goat and I could NOT rest well. I had weird dreams, hot, cold (more to do with being very warm in the daytime then dropping significantly at night and Justin stealing the covers. I'm hoping everything will get on track this week.
Justin took off work Friday to go to a funeral of a friend of his, then came home and worked in the garden and played with the girls while I got a great deal of paperwork done that I needed to accomplish. I still have a good bit more to do, but I feel like a big load was lifted. I wanted to work in the garden Saturday, but when we left town to go to Clifton, we opted to browse (county-wide garage sale day) and take our time. Our son got home past curfew Saturday night and Sunday. Just piddly stuff going on, but a lot of it. I'm hoping to make the most of today so the rest of the week will be less stressful.
I am going to a free health program that our church is offering in conjunction with a local hospital and clinic to check my blood pressure and blood sugar. If they check cholesterol, I want to get that checked, also. This is the first day they are offering it and plan to offer it monthly from here on.
I have a vacation Bible school meeting tonight, then hopefully get to go to another meeting that is scheduled regularly for tonight.
Thursday, the children and I are going to Athens, TX to a fishery as part of a field trip. They get to see how it works, watch a film on it, then go fishing. We should all have fun.
I hope everyone's weigh-ins went / go well. I hope to see more of our friends on BL tomorrow night.
Tammy April 12 You'll Have to See this to Believe ItAt around 11:00 am this morning, I went to "downtown" Cranfills Gap to mail a letter and deliver some books to some friends. As I drove down the street, I saw a firetruck. "Oh," I thought, "They must be here for the fire department fundraiser going on. Then, I saw police officers putting the yellow crime scene tape around the post office. Then I got to the front of the post office and could not believe what I saw...
I was so concerned for the postal employee that worked there. I asked one of the young volunteer firemen if anyone was hurt. He said, yes, the lady who drove the pick-up through the front of the post office had been careflighted out. Nobody who worked there was injured and there was nobody else in or around the post office that was hurt. I found our local postal worker in front. She lives in our town and goes to our church. She was talking with some other friends, one of whom works with her in the post office with her in Clifton during the week. She was no longer shaken, thankfully.
She had been closing up when she saw a lady driving a pick-up forward and hit the concrete flower pot, back up, accelerate, and come at the building again. She just had time to open the inner door and head toward the back door. She got out. The lady driving the pick-up hit the post office no less than three times, some witnesses say four times.
As the lady backed up the vehicle, she hit two other vehicles across from the post office, knocking both of them up on a curb and blowing out the (brand new) tires of one of them, a green pick-up that belonged to the postal employee.
She then backed up one of the streets and, according to witnesses, spun into the ditch near what once upon a time was a hardware store.
According to the people who knew the woman, she and her husband are real sweet people. She had been heavily medicated and was suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Praying for the lady who hit the post office and her family, as well as those who work at our post office, especially the friend who was working there. We drove her into Clifton to relieve another postal worker there (I can't imagine going through that and still having to continue working). She is okay, but I imagine she will still be inwardly shaken for some time now. Thankfully nobody was in the post office getting mail or anything at that time. We have mostly elderly people in our community who could not have moved fast enough to get out of the way.
God was looking out for our friend today. I pray that he will comfort the family of the lady who did this. They must be terribly upset and troubled. April 08 BL 4/8/2008 - WAY TO GO GIRLS!!!I am so PROUD of the girls!
Ali has done an outstanding job - ever since she came back, she HAS been the Biggest Loser each week. That is outstanding, especially considering that not only is she a woman, she had already lost so much weight that to achieve that week after week is astonishing. Then this week to lose 11 lbs to be 135 lbs is incredible! Just looking at her, I thought, she's got to weigh 135 lbs. I could just see the weight difference from last week. 99 lbs in 15 weeks is AWESOME!
Kelly, oh my goodness, she was so afraid of being voted off, of not making the finale - and she DID IT! WOW!!! Her attitude and confidence have so greatly improved. She hasn't become cocky, but you can tell she's finally beginning to feel good about herself. That is fantastic. And three weeks in a row, she and Ali beat the boys! What an achievement. And to lose 13 lbs at this stage for a woman. That ROCKS! I am so incredibly proud of her. (We have a severe thunderstorm warning /tornado warningin our area, so I did not get to see what Jillian said to her after watching her video due to the news breaking in. Would someoneshare that with me?) I am so glad that Jillian had a true black team representative make it to the finale. To think that Bob hand-picked his team and in the end, they still came up short the last several weeks to the finale. Hmmmm....
Mark truly does seem to have changed on the program into a more considerate person. Roger seemed, in large part, to be the glue that held his team together. He never fell below the yellow line until tonight. Roger did not seem to change much, but his competitiveness did shine through these las few weeks in his attitude and what he said (at least what the program showed him to say.)
I'm having a difficult time selecting one of them for the finale. Truly, I want one of the girls to win this and Roger does have more room to lose more weight (congratulations to him also on losing more weight on campus than any other BL contestant.) I just don't know. Is anyone else in the same boat? Or do you have your mind clearly made up?
I'd love your comments.
Finally, WAY TO GO BL MPMU WINNERS!!! That is so great! Of course, I wish more of my friends could have won because there are so many of you who did outstanding jobs and if we could have voted, like we get to tonight, that would have been fun to see the results. I am really proud that Gayle and Stefanie made it. They did go over and above in setting up weekly phone calls (although we had church those evenings and weren't able to participate, it was nice to know that we had the opportunity.) I hope each of you has a great time in LA and at the finale.
Gotta get a little one to bed now.
ttfn,
Tammy April 07 Weigh-in Day - 4/7/2008Justin: 206.0 lbs - up .6 lbs from last week (and 1.4 lbs from his birthday.) He has to do a lot of walking this week at work, so I am sure he will be back down next week.
Tammy: 201.6 lbs - down .8 lbs from last week, but still up .4 lbs from the week before that.
Justin was disappointed in his weight gain this week, especially since he nearly hit the 20 lb weight loss point by his birthday. He is doing great and looking great and will be back on track this week.
I did get some pictures of him in the vest and slacks of his three-piece suit. Everything fits him fine now. I was trying to get a full-length picture of just him, but the baby (Daddy's girl) wouldn't have it. She "ran" to him just as I snapped the picture, but by the time the flash went off, there she was, he looked down, and I had jiggled the camera, but we had to leave directly after that, so I didn't have time for a redo. He does look mighty handsome, though. (I asked him the other day how long it had been since he had had three girls vying for his attention at once.
)I wish I had gotten below 201.2 this week at least, but at least I did lose some of the weight I gained the week before. <Whew!>
For me, personally, I have 2 immediate goals: GET BELOW 200 lbs, doggone it! and for us as a team to weigh LESS than 400 lbs combined. That day is coming soon, I know, but it is just that it is so close to being within our grasp, that it is a little frustrating. Oh, well, that's all the more incentive.
Challenges: Terri, I am now up .8 lbs toward our 30 lb weight loss goal by July 5, which is 30.8 lbs to lose by then. I am still determined to do that and I know we WILL get there.
As for the 15 lb weight loss by the end of May challenge that Justin and I each signed up to do, Justin is down 4.0 lbs overall and I am down 2.4 lbs overall. This one is a closer term goal. I am determined to get there.
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Please keep Terry and her son Jeremy (http://tweetynut.spaces.live.com) in your prayers. For more information, you can see the blog I posted last night quoting from Mark and her site and from Jim and Christi's.
Blessings to each of you this week,
Tammy April 06 Talking about We Need Your PrayersPlease pray for Mark and Terry and Terry's son Jeremy. See below for more details. If you are able to help, Christi has set up ways to help. There is a link to that below, also... Quote We Need Your Prayers April 04 New Photos - April 4Today we went to pick up our son's tuxedo. That was fun. Of course, he looked very handsome - particularly once the pants were let out three inches so he didn't look like he was expecting a flood. I put pictures up of him trying the suit on and of the way his sisters entertained themselves while they waited on him to get ready. Our "princess" daughter LOVED the 5-way mirror and did not want to leave "her dressing room." The baby followed suit. The clothing store played 50's and 60's music that both girls enjoyed dancing to. It was a hoot! Especially when I realized the older daughter was doing the Monkey, which she figured out on her own.
When we got back, Justin and I got ready and went out to eat at our local bar and grill (just tea to drink). We got to the dance around 8:00. It was fun. Justin said he would take a dance class with me so he could learn a few new dances. I think that would be SO much fun. I took a dance class in college, but I haven't gone country and western dancing in so long, I could really use the refresher. The band is hoping to do this monthly, so next time, we will take the children since it is family-oriented. Our older daughter will love getting to dance with Daddy.
They had just sung "Happy Birthday" to Justin, we danced another song (the ones for which we have pictures posted), then at the end of the song, Justin got paged to go into work - he's on call this weekend. Fortunately, the dance was only going on another 15 minutes, but I am sure some people wondered why we got our pictures taken and left so abruptly, but I am sure they also saw Justin on the phone and figured we had to take care of the kiddos (our son babysat for us tonight as his b-day gift to Dad) or something.
Well, it's late, but I do hope you take a look at the pictures. (The new ones of our children are under "Justin and Tammy and Children"). I did not realize until I took Justin's Lodge photo that his shirt is WAY too big on him now. It had extra folds where there was no Justin anymore. Isn't that great?!? You may not be able to tell in this edited photo so much, but I had to edit it this way so it wouldn't look so baggy. I am so proud of all he has done so far. We need to go get him some more jeans asap since the ones he has now generally have a tendency to want to fall off.
 Monday is weigh-in day, so I'll be checking in then for certain, if not before. Have a great weekend!
Tammy April 03 Justin is 40 today!Justin is officially 40 today! Yea for Justin!
 He weighed 204.6 lbs today. Not bad at all. He's lost .8 lbs since Monday and is only 4.6 lbs from his goal of being below 200 lbs by today. Not bad, not bad.
He has a meeting tonight, so we will be celebrating tomorrow evening. Our son is going to watch the girls for us so we can go dancing at the local community center - non-smoking building works for me. We haven't been out dancing together in a long time. I am really looking forward to it.
Then Saturday, our son goes to his first prom. I'm probably as nervous as he is to see him all decked out in his tux.
That reminds me, I have to pick up more batteries for taking pictures.  I DON'T want to miss this moment!Have a great weekend folks!
Tammy April 02 Biggest Loser EpisodeI was so thrilled to get to see some of my BL friends from the MPMU on the show! That was terrific! I saw Tammy and Terri as well as Kelley and Kristie. It was so cool to think, "Hey, I know them!" It was really cute, too.
Regarding the challenge, that was one tough workout, I felt like I was going to be out of breath just watching them during the competition. That was kind of Mark to wait for Ali. Could you believe after ALL that, she still had the energy to carry him piggy-back to the finish line?!? Wow! She is one tough lady in a competition! I was also so proud of Kelly for staying ahead of Roger as long as she did and she didn't give up. What a trooper! It's tough running against men.
I have travelled across the International Date Line before. That is a really tough flight to endure. They lost time and you tend to swell on flights. It's a shame that they (comparatively) lost so little or gained - but many of us doing this in the "real" world know exactly what that is like. It's tough and frustrating. While Yoga is a great workout for muscle toning, it is not what I would consider a great workout for losing fat. Doing that in addition to a regular workout would have made more sense to me, personally.
I do think that Jay looks wonderful after losing 100 lbs. Good for him. With Mark and him being in the competition this long and Mark still being in it, there is no reason that if Mark does win, that he wouldn't share the pot with Jay. I'm still rooting for the girls, though. With all that she has lost so far, for Ali to still be pulling those weight loss numbers is outstanding. And Kelly has been the underdog for such a long time, I think she has grown accustomed to that position and does well in it. It certainly gives her more incentive to work out harder and not give up.
I think they will have a really hard time the next week. For one, travelling that far east, while they will gain a day, really wears a person out. I know I always had a harder time travelling east than travelling west. Also, trying to do this last key week without a trainer will be extra tough, but it will show what they have truly learned in working with the trainers and their own personal dedication. How hard can they push themselves without a trainer there, and so forth. Should be interesting.
Have a great week!
Tammy April 01 Flashing LightsI did everything I could to procrastinate about calling the optometrist yesterday, but after I finished everything I needed to do and still had flashing lights in my vision - now in both eyes, I called. My family optometrist recommended an opthamologist. They got me in at 8:30 this morning. Justin was so sweet, he took a day off work to take me. Fortunately, it is just matter of getting older. The vitrious gel can become more fluid as we age and cause flashes - it could also cause my retina to tear, so I am going to "keep an eye on it" (ha!) The opthamologist said they should go away in 2 weeks, if not contact him. If I get a bright flash with "spiderwebs," contact him right away. Aside from that, my eyes are very healthy, yea! I am really glad that Justin did take me because I could not see at all well with my eyes dialated. I thought a deer that had been hit and was on the side of the road was a coyote. My vision was that fuzzy.
We worked in the garden when we got home. Our radishes and squash are already coming up. I think some of our cucumbers are also coming up. I'm so excited!
I'll check-in at some point after Biggest Loser.
l8r. March 31 Weigh-in DayJustin: Weighs 205.4 lbs, down .8 lbs from last week and 18.6 lbs overall for a percentage weight loss of 8.3%.
Tammy: Weighs 202.8 lbs, up 1.6 lbs from last week, down 10.8 lbs overall for a percentage weight loss of 5.1% overall.
This is the first time that one of our bumps caused us to have a net weekly gain. As I mentioned to Terri and Tammy and Terri's web site, things were going well last week until I burned dinner both Thursday and Friday nights. I simply could not get into my body what it was craving / needing and I tried everything in sight. It was not an empty, stressed-out eating, but there was something my body was telling me it needed and I had trouble getting it. I finally got that satisfied Saturday night and everything levelled off, but since everything else is going well, I am sure I can get this back into negative territory quickly.
Speaking of Terri, I am up 1.6 lbs toward our 30 lb weight loss goal by July 5. That means 31.6 lbs to lose by then for me, but I know Terri and I will lose what we are trying to lose if we keep trying.
As for the 15 lb weight loss by the end of May challenge that Justin and I each signed up to do, Justin is down 4.6 lbs and I am down 1.6 lbs overall. This one is a closer term goal. I am determined to get there.
I am kind of worried. Ever since Saturday night, I keep getting these little bright white floating things in my peripheral vision on my right eye. It's weird. I'm concerned that I may have done something to my inner eye. I'm going to call an eye doctor this morning. (I mentioned this because it did it again while I was typing.)
Justin has begun a new blood pressure medicine as of last week, but even before he did, his blood pressure was down closer to normal range. I'm so glad about that for him.
Have a great week!
Tammy
March 28 Weigh Down ProgramHi!
I mentioned in our blog in February that we were looking into the Weigh Down program after Chris mentioned it in her blog. We have been doing this program for several weeks now and I must say that it is really beneficial for us. Whatever each of you are doing that is working for you, keep it up. If any of you are really struggling with schedules, priorities, and guilt, you might look into this program. The kit of VHS and cassette tapes plus one book was $29.99 plus shipping and handling. I did have to go buy a new cassette player because we did not have one that worked but we found one for $9.99.
Here are the reasons that this works for us:
1) When we get sick or injured, there are no reasons we cannot continue the program.
2) When we have hectic schedules, there is no reason we cannot continue the program.
3) We are not spending all day worrying about our next meals, grams of fat, carbs, etc. (OK, I am not spending all day worrying about these things and planning for Justin and me. Justin just ate what he was given and gave me puppy-dog eyes when something was on the restricted list.)
4) We are not spending all day tracking our food intake and work output.
What we do have to do is wait until we are hungry to eat. Make sure that it is true hunger. Drink a beverage while we eat. Eat slowly and deliberately. Eat smaller portions. Pray to God for help and guidance.
It is funny, Satan does not like this program. He attacks our weakest points to make us feel inadequate in whatever area of our life he knows to be most vulnerable, but when we recognize it for what it is, admit sin that is sin, and denounce Satan's attacks, we are actually made stronger.
For us we have to choose a program that works for us and this one is truly it, I believe. I do enjoy exercising, but I found that doing so was taking away key parts of my life with my children and family - I felt guilty if I did and didn't get everything done that needed doing and guilty if I didn't. What I am doing now is enjoying the pleasure of being outside and working in the garden for 15-30 minutes a day. Working on my housekeeping and making homemade bread and such. These are things that are enjoyable, and yield tangible results that my husband and family can enjoy. I do not have to say that I cannot have this food or that food or must eat some other food. We eat what is available to us in moderation - no guilt or anxiety.
So, if you wonder about our workouts and so forth, insofar as going to the gym, working out with DVDs, or walking for walking's sake, probably not so much at this time so that we can focus on the priorities God gave us; however, Justin's job does give him a good bit of walking and physical labor (we discussed renaming him Manuel Labor this week since he spent all day each day this week digging a trench by hand for a water pipe.) I am still going to try to workout at home when I can and go walking when we can (I enjoy spending that time with Justin), but when I can't I can play with the kiddos at home, in the backyard or take them to the park to play.
I wanted to wait on blogging about the change in our program until we saw if we could live this way and have it work for us for several weeks. So far, so good. We will keep you posted on our progress. Our next weigh-in is Monday.
If any of you are interested in the program, go to http://www.weighdown.com. You can also contact me if you have any personal questions about our results.
By the way: Justin turns 40 on Thursday (April 3). Let's see how close to his first goal's weight of 200 he is by then. I may sneak in an extra weigh day next week so we can see.
With all the hard work he has put in at his job this week, he should be close. Please feel free to leave a word of encouragement or a happy birthday message for him in our guestbook. Its fun to watch him blush when people write a message to him and he does appreciate it. He's just not accustomed to people going out of their way to encourage him.For all of you who have weigh-ins this weekend, best wishes to you and may the scales be kind to you.
Tammy March 24 Just for FunOne of my good friends sent this to me in an e-mail. Justin thought it was too funny to keep to myself...
Flour and Water
How come when you mix water and flour together you get glue?... and then you add eggs and sugar... and you get cake? Where did the glue go ? NEED AN ANSWER? You know darned well where it went! That's what makes the cake Stick to your BUTT This is a new science breakthrough as far as I know. It will certainly cause me to look at cakes and pastries in a whole new light, "Do I really want that piece of _____ sticking to my behind??? Nahhh."
 I hope this makes you smile.
Tammy
New Pics PostedI got comparison photos of Justin posted. He looks great! I can see improvements in all pictures particularly his front and side photos.
I finally finished getting my comparison photos completed. You can tell my hair grew, to find any other changes, you'll have to look REAL hard. I did realize that my derrier is protruding less in the new side photo - that's a plus. I did include a picture of me in one of my favorite dresses, which fits more loosely, YEA!
Justin and "his" girls posed for a lovely photo that, unfortunately, did not turn out. I will get a new one taken as soon as I can so you can see him in his suit.
I also have some of our garden. I tried to get a new picture of our garden, but the camera did not want to cooperate, so I will have to try again later. We'll try and keep photos coming as it grows. I am looking forward to the fresh fruits and veggies. I'm hoping to learn how to can successfully this year - and that we do so well that we need to can. We'll eat what we can, and can what we can't.
ttfn,
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