Today

Today's been kind of rough. Trying to give up soda is difficult, but I must in order to lose weight. I want a Mountain Dew Throwback so bad right now. Been drinking water.

YouTube has Tai Chi videos for beginners. It was bit of a "stretch", but I gave it a try (as much as my injured leg would allow). It's something I can do for now.

I am trying.

update

Last year, I stopped doing new year resolutions and started doing new day resolutions. I took one day at a time. If I fell short, I just tried again the next day. It worked. Even with my leg injury, I lost 70 pounds. This year, I'm continuing my new day resolutions. I'm going to lose at least 100 pounds. By the end of the year, I will be able to walk up and down this hill we live on. For now, I got one of those hand/foot bike pedal things to use while watching TV. I'm kinda sore right now (fell at Christmas). Going back to Iowa City to see Ortho doc. If he says everything's alright, I'm thinking of trying Tai Chi (or however it's spelled). Will keep you posted.

asking for prayers for my friend Amy

My friend Amy is an amazing person to helps other people. Now she needs our help through prayer. Next Wednesday June 22 at 7am (California time), she will be having surgery to see if her cyst is cancerous. 

When 2 or more come together in prayer, miracles happen. So I'm asking everyone to join me in prayer when Amy goes in. Please, either the night before or the morning of when you  wake up, please pray for good news and safe/speedy healing.

Thank you.

TIP OF THE DAY

5-31-2016

My daughter Chloe has multiple issues including Autism and Episodic Ataxia (neuromuscular). Chloe is my heart, and the love of my life. Since my accident in August 2014, I've had to rely on her a lot...too much. I tend to use jokes to hide how I'm really feeling, and I've been feeling useless. This has put a horrible strain on our relationship. Someone close to us said I need to praise her more, so I'm working on it. Lately, I've been able to do more for myself and our home. Next week, we have apartment inspections...so I need to rely on her more. So at night, I write out a list of chores we have to do for the next day. Yesterday, Chloe found the list before I got up and just started on them. When I woke, I started doing as much as I can. Since pain causes me to take many breaks, I allowed her to as well. Together, we got a lot accomplished as well as watch all of the "Back to the Future" movies. By late afternoon, we were starting to get on each other's nerves and started arguing. So I decided to quit for the day and let us both relax. After dinner, Chloe rinsed and stacked the dishes for me. I gave her a big hug and kiss and told her I appreciated all of her help. I also said that I wasn't happy with our arguing but tomorrow's another day. I woke up this morning shortly after 9 to half of the chore list is done. I told Chloe how grateful I was for her. She is starting to show great responsibility and pride in our home and is a great help to me. I told her she could go play video games for a while, she deserved to download a couple more. I also told her that this kind of responsibility she's showing me means that she's becoming ready for a pet. When she turns 14 in about a month, Chloe is going to start looking for her cat. I told her the main condition is that's the only grandbaby she's allowed to give me until she's at least 21. She promised. 

Yesterday was a big deal for our family. First of all, it was Memorial Day. We're a Naval family, so I know and appreciate the sacrifice our warriors take for our freedom. I was rejected immediately from joining, but I will still always have much love and gratefulness to all of our sexy @$$ heroes. THANK YOU!

(USS Brenner, the ship my daddy served)

Another reason yesterday was so important to our family...on May 30, 1984, my little sister and I were adopted on our big sister's birthday. HAPPY "SPECIAL" DAY!

I want to give a shout out to my friend Amy. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

5-25-16

Been heat sick for a few days, finally starting to feel better. Earlier, I drank a Herbalife healthy meal shake (with water instead of milk) since I'm still not quite ready to eat. 

I've used a walker for so long, it's weird getting around without it. Feel like a newborn foal getting up on unsteady legs. lol

Gonna brag for a minute. My girl Chloe finished up the 8th grade today with 2 awards, second honors and "most unique". I am one proud mama. 

5-23-16

Hello, my friends. How is everyone dealing with this heat? I'm not. LOL!

Been trying to make better choices in my eating habits. Lately, I try to eat more fresh vegetables. Did you know fresh spinach only has 20 calories? I started eating it, because the iron was helping my Hypothyroidism. Now I realize I can eat a ton of it, get filled up, and still remain in my calorie budget.  One of my recent meals was a garlic-herb boneless skinless chicken breast on a huge bowl of spinach. Loved it. 

(amount difference between foods)

(garlic-herb boneless chicken breast on spinach)

Went to Iowa City today to check in with my Orthopedic doctor. The new hardware holding my femur together is doing great, and I am now at full weight bearing. No longer do I need my walker/cane around the house. Since the hill I live on is unlevel ground, I will use one of them whenever I venture out for extra stability.

(today's x-ray)

Today, I am asking for prayers for my friend Amy. She is a really good person who helps many people, but now she needs some help herself. Amy has a cyst and will be having surgery soon to see if it's cancer. Please keep her in your prayers.

Here are some quotes and humor for the day.