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Mary

Randy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:25:04 +0000

Just finished the book Mary, an historical novel about the life of Mary Lincoln. She was committed to a mental hospital. I’m still not sure if she should have been declared insane, but I suppose she did act like a bit of nut most of the time. But quite honestly, who wouldn’t. She lost 3 of 4 children to illness; her husband was shot in her arms; her mother died in child birth. What a sad life.

Sarah’s Key

Randy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:29:13 +0000

It’s very rare that I start and finish a book in one day, but that’s exactly what I did last Sunday with Sarah’s Key. I read the book based on my mother’s recommendation (her bookclub recently completed the book). Not a lot of new information here. This book is a fictional piece of work about the holocost. I did learn about the arrest of families in the Vélodrome d’Hiver in Paris by their own people

: Sarah’s Key

Mother was right – eat your breakfast!

Randy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:20:49 +0000

This morning’s weight watchers meeting was all about the importance of eating a good breakfast. Here are some key points to remember about starting your day off right:

Breakfast deserves variety
stretch your breakfast with filling foods
power up your breakfast with protein
Favorites make breakfast fun!

Here are some ideas I will try this week:

1. weight watchers oatmeal with a can of pears. drain pears and place in a baking pan. sprinkle oatmeal on top of pears and then pour remaining pear juice on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

2. Toad in the hole – fried egg in the center of a piece of toast.

3. Toast with cottage cheese, topped with bing cherries and broil.

Action Step:

What changes am I going to make this week to give my breakfast a shake up?

“A good beginning makes a good ending” – English Proverb. As Lisa Love says, at least it’s a start!

OK, now I’m really back

Randy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:47:39 +0000

Today is Sunday and after a bit of a bad day on Saturday, I am going to refocus my weight loss journey and my life.

With 66% of American adults overweight or obese, investing in a healthy lifestile is a smart financial straetgy that can yield a lifetime of benefits.

Here are a few ways you can invest in that lifestyle on a budget:

Make a list
Think filling foods
bring your own lunchto work
buy in bulk
consider canned or frozen foods
use beans with meat
do it yourself
buy in season
patrol your portions
coupons

OK, now it’s time for a nap

Good times with Katie!

Randy — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:23:28 +0000

My precious niece and I celebrated her 10th birthday with a shopping trip to Justice, dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, then a little mall shopping, a little spa time and a movie – HSM3 (now I finally know what that means). Take a look at this cute picture – I’ve never seen a little 50 pound girl eat so much in my life!

: Katie at the Cheesecake Factory

I’m officially back!

Randy — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:17:37 +0000

That’s right. After several months of unfocus, I am now going to concentrate on reaching my weight watchers goal. Only 14-24 pounds to go (we’ll see when I remove 14 pounds where I stand). I am copying the notes from Rhonda today.

Keys to success:

prepare yourself
ask for help
take care of yourself

Action Step:

What needs to happen regarding your habits or food preparation to manage your summer events?

“Motivation is what get’s you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Jim Ryan

So the message is let’s apply these habits in weight loss and in life!

Now to another topic: Today I started working on Farm Credit’s youtube channel – I’m going to focus more on that tomorrow. However, I got the beef month video posted! It’s linked below.

Now I am getting ready for Katie to come over for a shopping, dining and spend the night extravaganza! Signing off for now!

Weight Watchers

Randy — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:50:59 +0000

Today we discussed the value of drinking water and my goal this week is to down at least 9 glasses a day! How …

1. Every night I will have an Alpin Valley Cidar – 1 glass

2. Every day on the way to work I will drink my water bottle dry – 3 glasses

3. Every day I will drink my fiber drink – 1 glass

4. Every day I will drink my green water to take my vitamins – 1 glass

And what do you know – that’s 6 glasses of water.

Quote of the day

“There can’t bee good living where this is not good drinking.” – Ben Franklin.

Cure for the Common Life?

Randy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:56:23 +0000

I just finished Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado. And while I always enjoy reading Max and hearing his message, the book served more as a reminder to me to keep a positive attitude. I supposed the most important takeaway for me is this – we all have to do things we don’t want to do. In fact, the chapter that I enjoyed the most was you’re never too big to do something small. But it’s also just as important to fit in things that you love to do – ie: finding your sweet spot as Max would say. Now here’s the rub. There’s a third of the book devoted to helping the reader find out what they like to do and I must admit, I’m stumped. I’ve got some work to do!

Good times … noodle salad!

Randy — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:09:09 +0000

Edgar and the rest of the cardinals (and Rick) made me very proud yesterday by knocking off number 1 Pittsburg and – I suspect – making it closer back into the top 10 college teams.

While we weren’t at the game, we did watch it at BW3 with tons of other Card Fans. What fun!

Weight Watchers

Randy — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:05:34 +0000

Good news – lost 1 lb!

We discussed keeping an eye on all our feedback as it will keep you moving down the road. In other words, you do have to pay attention to Non Scale Victories (NSV) and other forms of improvement – not just the scale.

Balance your points – 1) hunger is hazardous, 2) choose foods you love and 3) plan meals and snacks that satisfy you.

Remember! The more you love what you are doing, the more successful it will be for you!

Goal for next week – lose 3 lbs – let’s rock with it!