What A Day!

This day started off with us going to church, then after the service they had a celebration for our going away. This was a special thing for us. We were given a framed picture of the church which is over 100 years old. After that we took Stephen, and Ricky to eat. I ordered, chicken fried steak, okra, and brussels sprouts. I ate all of the okra,  and brussel sprouts, and about half of the chicken fried steak. I also had a dinner roll with my meal. Dinner tonight was left over beef brisket from Thursday evening, a long with potato salad, and cole slaw. I am staying well within my calorie budget, but it is the salt that is really hurting me at this time. I am still learning how to eat intuitively, and it is a learning process that keeps me on my toes every single day. But eating intuitively also frees me from any guilt for not eating correctly at time, and it has given me the freedom of not worrying about the ups and downs of my weight. I do worry about my blood pressure and the salt is my worse problem, and having to eat out and not being able to fix our meals here at home is the reason for the extra salt. We figure we have this next week and maybe even a little longer than that before we will be able to eat at home, and fix our meals at home. 

Tomorrow is really our last day here at this house. We close Tuesday morning then we stay with our neighbor Tuesday night, then out of here and to our new home on Wednesday. Our dogs will be staying here in the house Tuesday night, I cannot manage what they will be thinking with nothing in this house but their beds, and the birds. This move is going to be a big shock to the guys. They will be in the car all day, then we are moving to the new home and they will not have the run of the yard until we can get a fence installed, which may take up to a month. 

I just pray to God that he blesses us for this next few weeks or month. 

Foggy and cool this morning

Temperature wise this is the warmest morning we have had all week, but due to the fog and dampness it feels colder than the mornings earlier in the week. 

We went to see “The Darkest Hour," it is about the war and Winston Churchill becoming Prime Mister fo England. It goes to show that even when you are being told you are wrong but your gut tells you, you are right stick with what your gut is telling you.  I sometime feel that way when people tell me that I am not eat correctly by their standards, but I know what is working for me. I have gotten to the point I just say that works for you, you stick with it. I know what is working for me and I am going to stick with it. I have been told by even a doctor that should know better that we cannot listen to our bodies and stomach to know when and how much to eat. I have been told to stop trying to depend on myself to know what to eat and when and how much by so called trainers and diet specialist that want to sell me their plans to control my life. I say to them all I know now what is working for me. It is working even now with all of the stress that I am under getting moved, selling this home, buy the new one, and worrying about my wife that has been so sick since Christmas. I say again trust your gut it knows. 

My weight is holding at 189 even with all the extra salt lately, and the stress and eating foods that I am not that use to. What is making it work is that I am only eating to not be hungry or full. But I was feeling stuffed yesterday at the movies due to eating popcorn, but popcorn is only a filler, when it has low salt and now butter on it. Dinner last night was cabbage soup that my wife made and we found in the freezer. She makes it will very little to now salt. And cabbage soup is a great diuretic.

I am looking forward to the move because I feel that God is pushing and leading me to something that He wants me to do. I am sure he will show me soon enough but you know how inpatient we humans are. 

The Church here is giving us a special celebration tomorrow after the early service. I am going to miss my friends here so very much.

It is cloudy and not so cold.

With everything packed we are having to eat out. For me I can still control how much I eat, just now how much salt I am getting. Even with the extra salt in my evening meal my weight was what it was yesterday morning. I feel that it should have been a little higher this morning. Now I know that I am not eating as many calories as I could be eating, and I am back to being fairly active, even without walking as much. 

Well dinner last night was beef brisket, potato salad, Cole slaw, creamed corn, and a couple slices of white bread. Not all that great in a lot of peoples eyes, but it is the food of God to me. It is all about what we were raised on that programs us for the way we eat. I was in my 20s before I new what fast food was. Fast food for me is something I do when there is no other choice and I need to eat something. I also remember what a country doctor told me right after I was found to have low blood sugar, he said that a snickers bar is better for me than a fast food hamburger. Go figure. 

We are waiting around the house for our closing packet for our new home. We cannot sign it until Tuesday but we can look it over. We were told we are closing the sell of this house first then we are closing the buy of the new house, you know we are going to be totally stressed out from signing so much crap by the time we are down and we have to finish backing and get rest so we can make the drive on Wednesday. 

Packing about 90% done

Today was another beautiful and sunny day. We got help from our church and also our movers to get most of out packing done. The only really messy place is our garage, and it is really a mess. 

My weight this morning was down to 188.8. My calories eaten is averaging 1900 calories. My burned calories is averaging 2400 calories which is my loseit budget. You would think I would be losing weight but I am holding in the range of 187.5 - 191, which is just fine with me. I know my doctor would like me down to 185 but my body is happy in this range and I am not going to force it down. 

We had a great time with the new pastor of the church here. The new pastor is my daughter’s age and my daughter and he was on staff at the Glenn Rose church for several years. 

Linda is doing better but very tired, and still very weak. We are both very tired after today. 

We get to see the papers for our new home tomorrow so we can look them over then we sign all of the paper work on Tuesday. 

Wow another beautiful sunny day

This could become a habit, with this beautiful weather. Yes, it is cold this morning but it will warm up to almost 65 degrees today. Linda is not sleep at night again, this always happens when she is thinking about what ever needs to be done. Yes, time is short for us to get backed and moved. We will make it, and are going to ask for some help from our church family. I believe that God may put roadblocks in front of us to make us grew, and he also proves to help us reach His goals for us. 

My weight this morning it back down to 189, I have finally wasted the extra salt out of my system, just in time to have it come back with us moving, traveling and having to eat out while we are in transition. It will be worth it, and we will get through it. I did walk yesterday afternoon, but not as far as I normally would. But due to shopping, and everything else we had to do I did get my steps in. 

My eating intuitively eating is going better than I would expect. I am still averaging about 1900 calories a day, but this week I am closer to 1850. I would like to be closer to 2000 calories a day, but I realize that without getting my walks in everyday like I was I really do not need to be eating the extra calories. Also, I was telling Linda that I could have never have managed the weight loss and doing as well as I am now without her doing the cooking. She understands how to cook for me, and what I should eat to control my blood pressure. 

Today is full of honey dos, we are having the pastor over for dinner, so I have to clean the floors. I also, need to gas up the Jeep, and get oil and gas for the generator so I can make sure it is ready for the trip. We will just it to keep the freezer cold so we do not lose our frozen foods. 

Wow another beautiful day

The sun is shining bright and it is about 60 degrees. Today has been busy. Linda seems to feel better early in the day but loses steam as the day goes along. We have managed today to get the security system ordered for the new home. We are going to stick with the same system type as we have in this house, but it will be the latest and greatest tech that is out now. We are adding a system for life alert so we have it when we may need it. 

My weight was down about 6 tenths of a pound this morning. And my calories are down too, I am still averaging just about 1900 calories a day. I would prefer it if I could eat closer to 2000 calories average, but I am finding that with not being as active I do not want to eat more. But I am also not happy with some of my choices at this time, but I know it is due to us doing what we can to get ready to move, and the fact that my wife is not feeling like cooking that much so what I cook as not as healthy as what she would be cooking. I just do not know how to cook the way she does. 

Our time here is very short and we are not getting things down we need to do as for as packing. But we are also doing things now that need to do to make sure the new house is livable when we get there. I know God will see to it we get things done. But it is just our nature to worry too much about things.

It is a beautiful sunny morning.

This is a very sunny morning, Linda is feeling better and we have so much that needs to be done. We only have about 9 days to go be for we get to undo what we are packing so we can make our new home our home. 

My weight is up, which is not a surprise seeing the stress is starting to really add up. With Linda being as sick as she has been that has been my most stress. And now finding our that my brother-in-law has some very much life treading issues. I know we all have our time limits and we all will die before we are ready. God knows what he has for each of us to do. And few of us every manage to do God’s work. I do not feel I have done His work and I ask every morning and evening for his to speak to me and lead me to do what he has for me to do.

Like I said my weight is up but I do know I can get it back down and I will. I just need to get past this move and the setting up of a now life in a new state. I will find my walking route and set my new routine.