Spring is my second favorite season of the year..... Fall being my first...... Spring brings freshness of color & smells after dreary wintery days.... Helps bring my spirits up, as I'm sure it does many peoples.... However, it does bring along with it the allergies & spring colds that tend to reak havoc on our household..... Meg being the one worst effected usually.. Spring Break for her was not pleasant, as she lay in bed feeling too sick to function....Began with a 102 temp on Friday , the 27th of March...Then came bloodshot & watery eyes, cough, wheezing, etc... Began nebulizer (albuterol) treatments on Wednesday to have Friday bring when Meg described as pop-rock sounds in her ears.... The Lord saw fit that we got right into the Dr. office to be seen... Came out with diagnosis of pneumonia with a partial lung collapse on the right side & the beginnings of an ear infection.....Made a round trip in 1 hour flat... That is a miracle in itself, as I had a 1 year old and the 5 year brother with me in tow.... $160 later and settled in for the weekend, Meg began recouping & mom has begun a new regime of green vegetable & fruit therapy in small portions to get her palette broadened beyond tuna, chicken, peanut butter, chewy granola bars, cereal, bananas, green beans, mac n cheese, sandwiches & such. Have also added some vits & Claritin to combat the seasonal elements that attack her system. Lets just say to get MEG to eat dairy, veggies, fruits is not an easy task and though most think she is just a sweet little angel...Contrary to that belief, she is a stubborn girl who would rather go hungry than to put anything leafy green, tomatoee red or comes from or made of what comes from a cow into her mouth.... Come on over for a visit one night @ suppertime and see for yourself.... Despite all of that, she is a sweet little girl & capable of bringing many smiles & much joy to our lives... Patience is a virtue and Lord I need them.... This is hard & trying on the nerves.......Those of you who have little ones start off with the veggies/fruits, cause to turn that around later on is not fun..... My fault in this 80%.....On the brighter side of Spring is the planting of new veggies & flowers...Sowing seeds & getting dirty fingernails ( I can't stand to wear gloves).... Turbulence of the rototiller jolting me like one of those old-fashioned motorized belted belly shakers..... Losing track of time and coming into the house to see the clock say 8:00 p.m. and no supper ready..... Smells of fresh mowed grass & Round-Up to combat the pesky weeds.....BBQing & some 3 day weekends. Watching the kids play baseball out in the yard & just enjoying God's beautiful creation in so many ways as everything just unfolds before one's eyes... Calming sprinkler sounds (to me anyway) of "tick tick tick..plffffff" and the evening breeze waving the curtains of the bedroom... I could go on and on what this season brings.... Late evening walks & kids riding their bikes beside to go to the pond we stumbled upon last year up the road and find bullfrogs under water stalking mosquitoes & flies....... Memories being made & reflections of what we used to do as kids to keep occupied beyond the boob tube & video games.....
As this week is coming to being closer to over than it's beginning... Today marks the 10th day of my self-inflicted challenge of eating right 100% & doing at least some sort of exercise (not just everyday mundane things) til Easter.... It has felt so good to daily mark a success on my chart (at right here under Easter Goal)...Other self-challenges will come after Easter and not just stop there...It has just been a great tool to use in getting back on track in a short-span (baby steps) and achievable sense....I know that these last few days my challenge has done some good in the fact that my pants are fitting much looser again and I don't feel or look like a lard injected twinkie in them anymore... I have learned that to keep going in my "Downsizing" journey, I must be creative & self challenging 99.9% of the time, as support is not easily come by on a personal level and I have to be my own best friend at times....I do have the website I utilize for logging my foods,activities, etc...For those people there I am so grateful & thankful to have in my life to allow me to know that I'm not alone in this and struggles are usually the same realm of some depression at times, anxieties, moments of "who really cares?", etc.......Making this the lifestyle change and NOT a DIET is key to my success & theirs as well....I wish I lived closer to a few to associate with in camaraderie on a more personal level... My family is behind me 100% to rid of this remaining somewhat burdensome weight & will walk with me @ times, but not when it comes to the eating according to what is on my plate or in my bowl..... I'm on my own there and have often thought that I am enabling them by buying the groceries & fixing their favorites..... I need to work on that! Then I go off and buy the Easter basket goodies... It will be rationed this year....
Sunday will be a day set aside in the tradition as it was being way before I was a little kid of being passed on of laughter, love & in gathering together as family to celebrate & remember our Lord's Resurrection...
May the Lord bless you as richly as He has blessed me, Jerri
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I started with Adkins, then changed to South Beach, as I thought it was healthier. I haven't been very good lately. I went back to caffiene. I try to really limit carbs..at least the processed ones.
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