End  of 2007-- Saved since 16- now almost 45- and healed of MS 15 years ago this August 16, 2007... had that for 4 long years- mostly in bed the last year- Church took turns fasting daily for me for a year, and I've been healed and free of ALL signs, ever since that day! That's too awesome to me to not tell, if you can imagine... A Dr. called me long distance to warn me I might not live 7 years, over 15 years ago! Truly, 'Joy unspeakable.'

   Raised 4 girls, married 28 years soon. Katrina hit us hard, but God has helped beyond my explaining. I go to Nursing Homes to share music and my partial 'Scottish Fold' cat, as well as Devotions there in rotation... I feel I owe God a LOT! I love older folks :-)  I'll stop here for now, as I need to think some more, first...

 
 

July 20, 2009. After reaching Great Success in my Indoor Walking Goals, I'm now adding a new Goal Ticker... 10,000 steps per day, average, with 3,650,000 Total!

I Achieved over 52,000 this Saturday, lol, July 18, 2009, while my Husband went fishing with an old Friend-- he had Fun Fishing, I had FUN Walking!!!!!!!!!

Since Music is my Love, I chose it for my graph, with a Gold Chest as a Symbol of The Going for the Gold Gang I'm a part of!

 

Going really Fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having LOTS of FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Walking Tickers are WAY outta' date! Gotta' do some heavy figuring soon to straighten them out-- when I'm not too busy adding to them!!!

 

Below notes are needing clearing up, badly! After 2+ years, there have been lots of changes that need to be organized better. Just a warning, in case anyone gets lost, lol! There are different dates in here, and the April 28th set of notes are the correct and current ones!

 

 

Plan is for 1,000,000 steps in less than 2 months, June 5th- July 31st...

It's going just as I'd Hoped!!!!!

WHOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE TURTLE'S WINNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!! FIRST MILLION DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time for a New Ticker!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

Old Note-- (November 2008.)

Starting anew... Weighed and measured-- and screamed-- on Halloween...

New Beginning... (I thought!)

Above plan was de-railed...

 

New Beginning-- ready or Not, lol!-- today on April 28, 2009.

I weighed again this morning... almost back where I began... Screaming again, but scheming afresh to Conquer this regardless of what media reports say-- I Believe it IS possible-- so I am Determined to keep trying and learning, as I refuse to be this heavy and worse throughout whatever remains of my life... Nor am I working hard to just reach a low weight-- and only be there a short while-- then regain the weight!!! THIS IS NOT TEMPORARY!!! 

I'm learning how to LIVE as I go, so I'll be ready to STAY at a Healthy weight for the rest of my life!!!

The 40 lbs I lost felt Great! The Weight lifting was Life-Changing! I'm going BACK...!!!

My brief time at 107 felt wonderfully 'Right,' and I WILL reach it again... and KEEP it, or whatever feels 'Right,' for me now that I'm older by 13-14 years. Not trying to be silly, just Happy in a Good Weight-- which will be Itty-Bitty with my 5'1" and smaller frame size... Gonna' get there-- and gonna' feel GREAT!!!

Losing well... teetering at 200 today...!!! Four days and 3.75 lost already feels Good!

Scale is sooo strange-- 200 bottom weight is a hair too much... 150 bottom weight is almost-just-right-and-a-hair-too-much when combined with the 50 upper weight-- but still stubbornly stuck at too-close-to-200-to-call-it-less, lol!!!!

Lookin' Happily Forward to Tomorrow's weight!!!

Next day was too Ornery, lol!!!

Monday, May 4, 2009: 199.4!!!!

Ahh! Much Better!!!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009: 199!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009: 198!!!

Done a Lot of walking-- 1200+ calories, Working well for now!

Clearly had excess water weight when I weighed at first-- wasn't as big as I seemed, and that temporary weight is passing now. Looks Good, but it wasn't really all 'fat' weight. Just feels sooo good watching the scale move so fast, lol!

Joined May Walking Challenge-- helping a Lot-- 11 miles counted over last 2 days!

Monday, July 20, 2009: 184!!!!

Thursday, July 23, 2009: 181.25!!!! 25.25 Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

1/4 of weight gone!!!!!!!!!

YIIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, July 25, 2009: Made 26.6-- a Special Goal of CampMeeting time, Sept. 2007-- when Sis. Willene helped me with my skirts suddenly becoming too loose! Hating regaining that loss the following CampMeeting-- now I'm already back to it, with nearly 2 months to lose more in, before this years CampMeeting, beginning on Sept. 20!

This gives me a, "Toe-Nail Grip," on the 70's!!!!

Presently at 179.9, lol!

FEELS GREEAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next Goal-- 30 lbs... This will be 176.5...

Achieved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009. 176.25!!!!!!!!!!

YIIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next Goal-- Below 175!!! Should be Soon!!!

Went through a LONG wait...but...

I Made it!!!! Another 'Toe-Nail' Grip-- but I'm there!!!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009. 174.95, lol!!!!!!!

(174.5 and 32 lbs gone on Thursday, August 20!!!)

Next Goal-- 33.33 Gone... one third of my Goal!!! 173.1...

FINALLY Made it!!!!!!!!!!! After a LONG Stall...

33.8 Gone... Over 1/3 of my Goal Finished!!!!!!

172.7 Today... August 29, 2009. (4th Anniversary of Katrina!)

Only 4.5 left to reach Former Low...

Next Goal-- Outta' the 70's!!!

Made It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

169.5 Today-- 37 GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 17th, 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next... Very SPECIAL Goal-- Below old Low of 168.2...

MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY BROKE OLD LOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reached 167.75 on October 3rd of 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Then... Very, Very Special Goal, very close to last Goal-- 40 Gone!!! At 166.5.

REACHED IT AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY REACHED 40 LBS. GONE FOREVER!!!!!!!!

REACHED 166.25 on October 10th, 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Already Smaller than 2 of my Girls!!!

(As I should be...)

 Back to my highest approximate Wedding weight...at 17, approx. 165...

Next-- Very Special Goal-- Below my Husbands' weight at last-- For Keeps!!! About 164.

SUCCEEDED AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hubby gained a weetle bit, lol-- 166.5 vs. 165ish!

Been sick several weeks with cold and swine flu, etc. Gotta' get some more off to avoid ever being heavier than my Hubby again...

October 25, 2009.

Next Goal-- ULTRA SPECIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just discovered I'm actually 5'2" again-- with Hubby's help, with a long level for ABSOLUTE Accuracy...

THIS means that 163.4 will be merely 'Overweight' for me, at 29.9% bmi...NO MORE 'Obese!!!'

Today, October 29, 2009, Thursday, I'm losing Daily and am only 163.8!!!! ONLY .4 lb to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hubby asked if I was gonna' fast today to get there quicker, lol!!! I'm not, but-- I gotta' admit-- it IS Tempting!!!! To be only overweight is INCREDIBLE!!!!

Waits for the scale to drop....

I DID IT!!!!! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weighed too early, waited, weighed to find I'd PASSED it!!!!!!!!

After 163.8 yesterday, Hoping for 163.4 today-- Achieved 163.25 today!!!!!!!

Exercised hard last night, careful with diet-- saw my weight drop to be merely overweight at last!!!!!!!!!!!

October 30, 2009, Friday.

Only 26.9 left to reach Healthy Weight-- Never Overweight again!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next... Outta' the 60's Forever!!! Into the Fifties!

THEN....... VERY, VERY, VERY SPECIAL GOAL-- 156.5... and 50 Gone!!!!

Half-Way Weight!!!!!!!!!!!

Then... Below 155!!!  Lowest Approximate Wedding Weight!!!  

Also, my lowest remembered Teen weight... what I normally weighed in my Teenage years...

(Also below Husbands' old 'never-changed' weight of the past 30 years...)

Adding more when closer...

Reaching 136.4 will be 25% BMI and HEALTHY WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

Also... maybe smaller than all my girls, lol!

(Currently, 2 smallest are 135+/- in October, 2009.)

Reaching 106, (correction), 109, would be 20% BMI... 101.2 is 18.5, and 107 looked chunky on me when I briefly reached it once before. Bmi charts don't have adjustments for smaller frames, etc... Waiting to see what looks Good for me-- NOT Bone-y/Skinny!   * Shudder!!! *

Current Goal Weight is 105.5-106.5 for now, at 100-101 lbs. Gone... With Weight Lifting and being older, proper weight can only be guessed for now..........

Old July 20, 2009 Update............

I seldom come to my profile page now, but decided to try a new walking ticker today, and saw my out-dated profile, lol!

I'm doing well-- 22.5 currently gone, and getting faster due to adding walking! I failed to do so before, and THAT was my mistake! My daily calorie burn had fallen to 1610... my daily intake was around 1300-1350, and I wasn't doing cardio to build a decent deficit-- so... little-to-no visible weight loss caused frustration leading to getting busy with other things and avoiding my logging and weighing and, eventually-- dieting! Bad idea... Now I'm re-losing what I'd lost, and CONFIDENT I'm not failing again, ever! I'm studying some Seriously GREAT books about Successful dieters who have KEPT their weight off, and learning much I needed to learn, or re-enforce... and seeing results!

I no longer feel 'poor me', and 'deprived'-- I feel Liberated! I wasn't deprived by not being able to eat like 'Normal 'folks-- I WAS deprived by my weight! Now I'm getting my Freedom at last-- and Favorite foods will never taste as Good as this Freedom to Live Life in a 'Normal' way FEELS!!!

This important change in my thinking is a result of what these 'Masters at weight control' have taught me... and it is helping me immensely! As the Bible teaches... "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he..."

I am now utterly convinced my Victory is mine-- for Life!

If you are visiting, feel free ta' pass through whenever ya' like-- I'll be with CC for a long time yet-- losing and maintaining. (Another critical stage I've learned!)

 

Old notes follow... I'll get these weights again, and better!!! 

 

New Mini-Goals... Leave the 70's   (1 lb. left till I leave them!)

Made it!!! 169.7 today!!! Yippeee!!!!! January 26, 2008.

-- Restored as 169.5 on September 17, 2009.

Reach 166.5 to lose 40 lbs! (Edit note-- Achieved 168.2 as my lowest)

Reach 163.5 and below 30% bmi...   Working hard to increase cardio exercise this month to get as much of that  7 1/2 lbs. off  as I can!

Reach below my skinny-but-heavy-muscled husband-- who keeps losing right now from 165-157, to reach his favorite weight of around 152-155...Grrr!!! Easier when he was 165, lol!!!

Reach 151 and CC's slightly overweight level...

Reach 136 and HEALTHY 24.9 bmi...

My final estimated goal is 106.5 for a 5'2" small framed person. My goal may change as I'm building/maintaining muscle and the one time I reached 107 and still looked pudgy was after ruining my muscle through an ignorantly too low daily calorie allowance and waayyy too much of the wrong kind of exercising... Never again!!!

May need to adjust Goals above to reflect a 5'1" Goal set, lol! Wesley Clinic stubbornly measured me as shorter!

 

November, 2008... I am updating this as a renewal to my determination to Achieve my Goals... I've gone through a loonngg period of stress due to financial/mental/emotional pulls from my Dear Husband's long wait to be accepted by Disability... Oct. 2, the Judge verbally granted it to him, and we are waiting for anything else still...

During this time I returned to my canning skills to turn off some freezers on our power bill... as well as to process whatever I could collect- fruit or vegetable- and create my old Dream of real convenience foods! There have been 1102 jars filled in this kitchen now... that Dream has become a Reality I Enjoy daily!

However... I lost track of my diet goals, and felt unable to cope with them... months have caused heavy gains and dislike for dieting-- but I MUST!!! I gain easily, lose slowly, and miss how I felt-- terribly! I'm ready again... so I'm fighting!

I'll shift that weight tracker as fast as I can in a Healthy manner-- through exercise and good diet... no foolishness, lot's of exercise...

* runs to get started, singing Loudly-- "We Are The Champions!" *

New Update... May 4, 2009...

Above was not the end of my struggle to start over... I went on to can over 1200 jars of various foods last year, and over 400 this year-- so far, lol! As posted above, I went up to 203.75 before seriously being able to Focus on my need to lose this weight... We received our Disability-- at last! THAT has been very difficult, but God has provided much more than our needs... Now I just need to Conquer this weight problem before it conquers me!

Studying some Great books, seeing Good results already-- Much Encouraged!

 

 

 

Photobucket link for pictures... to see slowly and find the dust, lol! Scroll to bottom of page or find link to album at upper right...

 http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll97/2beittybitty/

Ummm... the link is altered, due to Wedding pics I've added... go to 11 slideshows, 2 inches down below explorer bar, on upper left side, then scroll down and click page 3, to see what this Was linked to... feel free to look at the others-- page 2 has some canning pics I need to add to... and a greenhouse we added... page 1 is a Beautiful Wedding... in my opinion, of course!

Now that I've finally got some pictures in my profile-- through a link, lol... I thought I'd just say... My husband did some things between surgeries and pain pills-- in a cast-- that were beautiful. (He was disabled Due to an accident during the clean up after Hurricane Katrina, as mentioned above...) My Kitchen now has 12' tall cabinets with 7' tall doors... (to store my cleaned canning jars!), and special mixed woods in the floor, matching the Music Room floor, which was actually a Show Room that we attached to our home to preserve it.

Our home is Special and Fun to me, and 'Castle-Like' in trim-work and decorations. A LOT of work, without much cash in it...! We've had a lot of folks come to see it and get ideas for their own homes... I'll try to learn how to do this with more-- clearer-- pictures later, lol!

(You can see a little of my 'Lean-but-Heavily-Muscled-SuperMan,' in these...)

Slide-show link... ummm...  might work better, lol!

Click on 'view all images' to see slide show...