More on Trim and Healthy Mama

I’ve been having fun with some of the different foods that are encouraged to eat on the Trim and Healthy Mama plan.  Each time something turns out yummy I want to share it because I’m such a visual person and there are no pictures of food in the book!

This is Slim Belly Jelly which sounds disgusting to me.  The belly jelly part, I have plenty of belly jelly excuse me, the point is to get RID of the belly jelly.  Ha! It’s not pretty like this jelly either and what I made is more like jam anyway.  lol  It’s basically fruit, water, stevia extract and glucomanan.  Simmered up and thickened and then stuck in a jar and put in the fridge.  EASY!  We like it on our Trim and Healthy Pancakes, stirred in our yogurt and on my new favorite love:  Chia Pudding!

I honestly didn’t know how I was going to feel about this.  It’s rather ugly and kind of lumpy, like tapioca (gag).  But I was willing to try since Chia is so nutritious and I just want to be healthy and keep up with all these little people!  I bought this particular Chia seed at Trader Joe’s and the recipe is:  1 cup milk (almond, coconut, whatever you like, I used almond) and 1/4 cup chia seeds.  Then you are supposed to add 1/4 cup honey but there’s NO way I’m going to do that so I added vanilla and stevia extra, like 8 drops and stirred it up.  You just stir it up and stick it in the fridge.  And a few hours later you have a yummy, creamy, slightly crunchy bed time snack!  This is how I served it:

Just added a plop of my blackberry sugar-free jam (aka slim belly jelly).  My husband says it has a little tapioca like texture, almost. The seeds are little crunchy, not so slimy.  He loved the flavor though!  I also bought some Chia seeds from Costco and the pudding I made from that looks even thicker.  The kids all want their own, how can I refuse them?

Strawberry and I hosted a luncheon for her blog writers and we made it an S luncheon (S for Satisfying or Fat).

Here’s what we had:

Cornbread Salad with Dill dressing

Maca-foni and Cheese

Lemon Coconut Cake

               

The cake was so much tastier than we expected, especially when it was chilled.  There was a lot of left over so Strawberry has been eating it for breakfast!  Amazing that eating cake for breakfast is approved for THM!

The is the “corn” bread.  I didn’t actually like it by itself, but mixed in the salad it was delicious.  I think whole wheat bread is so much prettier.  I only used half the loaf in the salad so I sliced up the leftovers and put them in the freezer, maybe it would make a good grilled turkey and cheese sandwich?!

And finally, I wanted to show you these weird low-carb “rolls.”  They are mostly made of eggs but are perfect for hamburger buns!!  Mr. Taffy really likes them!  I didn’t add cheese to these ones but the original recipe has cheese in them.  They go together VERY quickly.  I still think whole wheat rolls are more beautiful, but these will do for now. 

I gave him 2, with chicken burgers on them, a side of corn bread salad and watermelon.  Watermelon isn’t plan approved but it makes my husband happy and I’m not going to complicate his eating anymore than I already have!  lol  He’s lost almost 30 pounds in less than 6 weeks!

I’ve also got some pretty lofty fitness goals.  We cleared out our family room and sold all the furniture in it and turned it into a workout room.  The only thing that is in there is the TV and an X-box Kinect machine.  Mr. Taffy bought us a workout program for it and I’ve been working on getting stronger by punching blocks and kicking walls and jumping rope.  Jumping rope is so hard for me!  There are three levels and I’m determined to master each level.  Well, yesterday I met one of my personal goals and actually made it through the entire first level without 1) stopping.  2) peeing my pants!  I was so happy!  I’m going to keep at it, I’m think if I can make it all the way through the hardest level I’ll be ready for whatever Israel throws at me! 

The Battle is the Lord’s,

Mrs. Taffy

P.S.  I linked up the recipes in the pictures and text if you want to look at them!

Raspberry Lemon Mini Muffins {THM-S}

Since faithfully doing Trim and Healthy Mama for a month, I finally felt confident enough to be a little creative with a recipe from the book.  I’m not a very creative cook, I like recipes and directions.  Then if it doesn’t come out good…well, I can blame it on the recipe!  ha!  Good ole’ pride is the cause of that I’m pretty sure.  Anyway, this recipe is on page 264, in the chapter called Muffins, Breads and Pizza Crusts: Light White Muffins.

Here’s my adaption:

Mini Raspberry Lemon Muffins

2/3 cup coconut flour

1 tsp. baking powder

6 eggs

8 tsp. of Truvia (I used 8 little baggies, you can use more if you want too, I was trying to be frugal)

4 tbsp. coconut oil

3 1/2 tbsp. vanilla almond milk, unsweetened (I’m sure you could use anything here, coconut milk, half and half, etc.)

1 tsp. lemon extract

Zest from one lemon

Raspberries (I used fresh but I think frozen would be fine, they just might need to bake longer.)

1)  Add coconut flour and baking powder to food processor.  Pulse to combine.

2)  Add the rest of the ingredients except the raspberries.  Blend until smooth.

3)  Add one raspberry to each mini muffin cup.  Put a plop of muffin mix on top of raspberry.

4) Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.

I haven’t had much experience baking with coconut flour.  I wasn’t sure how the muffins should look when baked.  I just kept checking them and lightly touching the tops to see if they were “set.”  I let them cool in the pan for a couple minutes and then popped them out to finish cooling on the cooling rack.  They are much less crumbly than I expected.

My plan is to take these to the beach on Tuesday’s.  Strawberry and I usually have a salad with turkey bacon and sliced turkey lunch meat.  We’ll add these little muffins (3 each) and we won’t feel like we are missing out on dessert! 

I’m not sure these will pass the hubby-test, he doesn’t like the taste of coconut, but the children all liked them.  I had to let them taste them, but I doubt I’ll be sharing any more after that!  ha! 

Less of me, more of HIM,

Mrs. Taffy

P.S.  If you are new to THM, the reason these are an S (fat) is because of the eggs and coconut oil.  That’s why this pairs good with a salad with salad dressing, which would also be an S (Fat).

How to eat Trim and Healthy

It’s really easy, in a complicated way.  Your body burns either fats or carbohydrates.  It can’t use both energy sources so it ends up storing what it doesn’t need.  The Trim and Healthy way, simply put, is to not combine your carbs and fats.  And avoid all sugar.  The goal is to keep your blood sugar even, without the spikes.  In Trim and Healthy lingo:

Fat =S =Satisfying         Carbs=E=Energizing

Meals are built around lean proteins like:  fish, especially salmon, chicken, ground turkey, sometimes higher fat meats like roasts or ground beef.  Then you choose what kind of meal your having, either an S or an E.  How you build on your protein will determine the kind of meal it is.

For example:

This is an S dinner.  S for satisfying. It’s called Fooled Ya’ Pizza and the recipe is in the book.  The crust is made with cauliflower, egg whites and mozzarella. cheese.  I topped it with pesto sauce and chicken and cold tomatoes.  I love this so much I could eat it every day!  Marshmallow loves it too and often eats half of mine!  The recipe makes a 12 x 18 pan size, so I divide that up in thirds and make each third different for the person who is eating it:  Me, Strawberry or Mr. Taffy.  I make the rest of the kids a regular pizza like the one on my recipe page.  This is an S meal because of all the cheese.  Cheese = fat.

Here’s an example of an E meal.  E for Energizing.  It’s a BLT on sprouted grain (Ezekiel) bread.  I used turkey bacon and toasted the bread.  I used a little smear of low-fat mayo (don’t want to mix fats and carbs, but a little tiny bit of “light” is allowed) and it was delicious! I could eat this every day too!  ha!  It’s an E because of the bread.  Bread = Carbs.

Here’s an example of a S breakfast.  S for Satisfying.  It’s a Trim and Healthy Crepe, this recipe is in the book too.  I loaded it with fresh berries and put low-fat whip cream on top.  I think, because it’s already an S meal, I could have used full fat whip cream but I didn’t have any.  I ate 2 and was stuffed!  This meal is an S because of the whole eggs used.  Whole eggs = fat = satisfying.  Egg whites = nothing  (Okay maybe something but they are pretty insignificant and I can make a pretty mean egg white omelet, loaded with meat and veggies and give my husband a piece of toast with slim belly jelly and it becomes an E meal!)

One night I made this for dinner.  It’s my interpretation of Cheese Burger Casserole, Trim and Healthy style.  The bottom layer is steamed cauliflower.  Then I put a layer of turkey bacon, followed by cooked ground turkey, I sprinkled cheese on the top and warmed it all up in the oven.  I served it with ketchup (for the children) and chopped cold pickles for Mr. Taffy and I.  We had snow peas and fresh strawberries on the side.  It was delicious and I was stuffed. Because of the cheese, this meal was an S.  S for Satisfying.  S because of the Cheese.

There is so much more information in the book, I’m just barely scratching the surface here. I’m still learning and there are a fantastic group of women on Facebook that discuss these things and help each other figure stuff out.  If you are struggling with weight or just want to feel healthier, Trim and Healthy Mama might be what you’ve been looking for.  I don’t do everything correctly but I’m still have positive results so I must be doing enough correctly and that’s what matters most.

Since I’ve had so much extra energy, I already got the first two months of our next homeschool year planned.  I’ll share my plan in the next post.

The Battle is the Lord’s,

Mrs. Taffy

Trim and Healthy Mama & Daddy

You can easily search my weight loss label and read the story of my struggle with weight.  Yuck.  Truth be told.   I quit.  I quit trying.  I plateaued at 170 and I got discouraged.  So I quit.  And you know what quitting does, it makes you gain back weight.  Not all the weight thankfully but enough to make my clothes feel bad and to start getting more depressed about it.

Enter Trim and Healthy Mama.

This was my most favorite Christmas gift!  I really wanted it, it was so “expensive” in my mind and I was so worried about wasting money and never “doing” the book.  I was worried that these were vegetarians and that I could possibly do this with my big family at the same time.  It’s taken me a long time to get through this book, I’m not even completely done with it yet, but I’m getting there. 

I tried doing the plan for a while in February and was seeing results, but I needed my husband to be on board, it’s so much easier to do things when there is oneness in the house.

So three week ago, basically the day after we got back from our anniversary getaway we started living “to the Plan.”  Mr. Taffy is totally on board because he does not want to go to Israel as a 300 pound man.  Oh his aching feet!

Here’s my personal weight details in numbers:

213-Highest weight EVER.

170-Lowest weight that I could get to by counting calories.

189-The weight I went back up to because I quit.

178-The weight I’m at now since starting the plan three weeks ago.

That’s 11 pounds in 3 weeks!  And here’s the really cool thing, I’m not hungry all the time like I was when I was counting calories.  AND, I’m not shaky all the time like I was when I was counting calories.  AND, since I’ve given up all forms of sugar I don’t crave sweets anymore. That one still surprises me! 

This was my breakfast the other morning, along with a cup of coffee, sweetened with Stevia and half & half.

The plan has a learning curve that is pretty intense if you ask me, only because it goes against what you hear all the time and what you think you know.  As I approach my plateau number I’m honestly a little nervous, but at the same time I’m not because eating this way is a joy and it’s not complicated (once you get the hang of it) and it’s satisfying and I’ve noticed my body healing in other ways because of eating this way and that alone is worth the changes!

Wanna know more?  Either order your own book from Amazon or Above Rubies or you can read a little more about it here…next time.  (smile)

The Battle is the Lord’s,

Mrs. Taffy

The Most Exciting NEWS

This probably won’t be that exciting to YOU necessarily, but it is most definitely the most exciting news about going to the Teach Them Diligently homeschool conference to US.  You probably think I’m going to say that I’m pregnant or something…haha!  Sorry, while that would be exciting that’s NOT it!

While we in Omaha Mr. Taffy got to go to the Men’s Breakfasts, one of the breakfasts was lead by our most favorite Dr. Voddie Baucham.  Well, during that breakfast Voddie announced that he will be taking another trip to Israel and was inviting anybody who wanted to come! 

Hello?! 

Obviously it’s not free.  After the homeschool conference and graduation, Mr. Taffy and I got to go away to celebrate our anniversary.  We didn’t go far, but it was wonderful nonetheless and while we were gone we prayed through and asked, “Could we really go?”

Well the answer is a JOYFILLED Yes!! 

We are going Israel!

If you remember a while back I said one the things we wanted to do for our 20th wedding anniversary was go to Israel, we had pretty much given up on that dream but then this came up and while it’s not on our anniversary, it’s still during our 20th year of marriage!  Oh my!  I still can hardly believe it. 

We booked our spots on the tour!  We bought our plane tickets!  We still have more to pay, obviously we couldn’t pay for everything up front, but we’ll work it out. 

So in light of going to Israel in February, we have a renewed desire to loose weight.  And have I ever found the perfect solution!  (Another Cliff Hanger!)

The Battle is the Lord’s,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight loss Journal #Whatever

Sorry I haven’t been keeping this up!  It’s true, I haven’t been as committed as I was at the beginning and I had a couple weeks where I was fluctuating between 175 and 177.  I don’t actually think I “hit a weight loss wall,” I think I was being a slacker.  But over the weekend I gave myself a pep talk and managed to get my butt back in line!  This afternoon I weighed in at 173.6.  I didn’t make it to my goal of being 170 by Banana’s Birthday, but that’s okay.  I only have 10 pounds to go!  My ultimate goal is to get to 163 by our anniversary on May 29.  I should be able to do that. 

Most effective for me…staying away from gluten and sugar.  I can pretty much eat a lot of every thing else and still lose weight, you know like nuts and dried fruit and eggs and rice, meat and cheese.

I had Strawberry take some pictures of me…I can actually see a difference in these photos.  The pants are size 12!!

              

And now a look at the real me…

             

Snappity, Snap, Snap, Snap!  Oh…yeah…    (I have to get my wedding ring resized!  I hate my naked fingers!)

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight loss Journal~14

I updated my weight loss ticker!  I lost 2 pounds this week!  I can hardly believe it honestly!  I had a bit of a crisis on Wednesday and took it out on a batch of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies.  We have been working out a lot though, 4 times by the time this posts, possibly 5 before the week ends.

We went to a concert last weekend and I got a new CD.

This is a band from Ireland and I am a BIG fan! I struggle with feeling like exercise is a waste of time…but when I can listen to music that fills my mind with praise to God then it feels productive and it does more than just beat this fat body into shape, it also rewrites my carnal thinking and redirects my thoughts to my Creator instead of myself!  So this week I’ve been really blessed by listening to this CD (on my Kindle Fire) while I work out!  I’m sure I look like a fool, I basically lip-sing the whole time, and I’m not ashamed to get my grove on while I’m treading along! (smile!)  I like to look over at my daughter and serenade her as well!  Hey, I can’t hear myself so maybe nobody else can either!  hehehe!

Less of me, more of HIM!

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight~loss Journal {13}

I didn’t post last week because there was too much going on, but don’t worry, I’m still here, plugging away at my goals!  Speaking of goals:

I made my goal before Valentine’s Day!  My new goal is to get to 170 by my firstborn’s 17th birthday.  He’ll be 17 on March 1, that’s more than a month to loose about 10 pounds…

We’ve been working out about 4 times a week.  It’s fun!  After being home all day, going to the gym with my husband feels like a date. 

We cleaned out Mr. Taffy’s closet this week and took 3 gigantic bags of clothes to Goodwill!  He’s doing so well! 

I’ve also decided that once I get to 160 I’m going to get a new driver’s license, just because. 

Less of me. More of HIM!

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight-Loss Journal {12}

A couple good things happened this week on my weight loss journey.  You’ll recall me mentioning us looking for a treadmill.  Well, to no avail, so instead Mr. Taffy negotiated an amazing deal at a local fitness club for us.  For 29$ a month the 5 us (over 12 years old) have a membership to this club, no sign up fee or anything.  What’s even better is that our Health Insurance will reimburse both Mr. Taffy and I $20 each for going 8 times a month!  We will actually be making a little money on the deal!  Amazing!!  So, needless to say, we have been to the club a few times this week!  I’ve been using their elliptical machine, it’s nice on my knees!  I’ve also been doing some light weight lifting.  My goals being to strength the muscles around my knees, get rid of my pizza dough belly and my flabby underarms. 

The second cool thing that happened this week is that I fit into and bought a pair of size 14 jeans!

                      

Okay, I guess they aren’t exactly jeans…more like khaki’s, but they are cotton, not cotton stretch.  When I look at these pictures I still think I have a long way to go.  It does help that I have some other before pictures to compare them too.  (The pants are 14 and the shirt XL. I’m not proportional…yet.)

           

In both of these photos the shirt is XXL.  The jeans were 18, the black pants XL.

Considering it’s my “time of the month” I’m pretty happy with my weight.  181.4  What am I saying?  I am actually thrilled with that!!  Less than 20lbs to go!  I can scarcely believe it!

My hunger pangs are subsiding greatly!  And I found that I lose the most weight when I avoid gluten.  Sugar doesn’t seem to be the issue as much as gluten.  Interesting!

Less of me…More of HIM!

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight-loss Journal {11}

I’m so glad Christmas is over!  At least as far as my weight loss journey goes!  It’s hard having my hands in my “vices” and seeing and smelling it EVERYWHERE I go!  Earlier this week I weighed myself and I was back up to 189.  I wasn’t too discouraged because I still was holding to my original goal of being 190 by Christmas.  Well, we (Mr. Taffy and I) got busy and stopped eating so much and when I weighed in today at 186.4!  Sweet! 

I have had some exercise this week too.  Not the typical exercise that you are thinking of, but I painted a room this week and according to Spark’s People painting for 2 hours burns upwards of 600 calories!  I was painting longer than 2 hours!  It’s been a very busy week, putting my house back together after the holidays and doing some big organization projects.  It’s not done yet either!

Before I go to bed tonight I am going to set up my two crock-pots each with a whole chicken in it.  Then in the morning I’m going to make 22 quarts of chicken soup.  That will be good eatin’ for a good long while!  Soup is really an awesome option for us.  It’s filling and loaded with nutrients and low-cal, not to mention warm.  I can eat it without crackers or bread, I do like to add some brown rice though.

I’d like to get to 180 by Valentine’s Day.  We have a break from celebrations until  February, then we have two birthday’s in a row.  One of those children wants a triple decker chocolate cake.  Yeah right!

I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year!!

Joyfully eating less,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight-loss Journal {10}

I meant to do this update on Friday, but I just couldn’t make it happen!  I’ve had a pretty good week.  I’ve been really energetic and really sleepy too!  I’ve had really good self-control and also been tempted almost beyond what I could handle!

My prayer this week has been, “Less of me and more of You, Lord.  Less of my flesh and more of your Spirit!”  It’s a funny prayer, but it’s been effective!

I weighed in at 187.4 on Friday.  Phew!  I’ve had a few treats this week.  Like Caribou had a customer appreciation day and I had a coffee.  I also had a dark chocolate bar from Trader Joes…that time of the month.  lol  I’m starting to see it really is okay to have a treat once in a while.  It’s the constant indulgence of treats that was getting me into trouble!  Constant might be an understatement in all honestly.

Me and my girls ready to go see the Nutcracker.  We got to see a matinee with a educators discount-$18.00 for the 4 of us!

I can see that as Christmas approaches is it going to be more and more challenging to have self-control.  I’m just glad some of the cravings have stopped and the hunger pangs don’t torment me all day long anymore!!

Carry On!

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight-loss Journal {9}

I’m posting a little early this week because today marks our 2 month anniversary of new life style of eating.  I weighed in this morning at 189.2!  I was so surprised!  And so happy!  Earlier in the week I weighed myself and I was up (194), but I was having that same gassy belly  that I described a few weeks ago.  I think I overdosed on nuts.  Anyway, I’m glad all that gas has passed  (oh my word I am on a roll with the puns!  lol)  Sorry, I’m easily amused. 

I ran my errands today with the intention of getting myself a reward, but I didn’t find anything that appealed to me.  It must have been because Mr. Taffy had his own plans for a reward!

I was cleaning up from dinner when he brought this home!  An Edible Bouquet!  So pretty!

The balloon your can’t see says I LOVE YOU!

Here’s a close up.  Those white things are bananas dipped in white and dark chocolate!  Oh my!  I know you aren’t supposed to reward weight-loss with food, but I let myself enjoy the gift anyway.  Besides, I had LOTS of help eating it!

Even Marshmallow enjoyed some mashed up cantaloupe.  She devoured it!

This was all that was left after we had our “weigh” with it!  haha!  So then we made this-

If I could, I would give this to my friend Lisa!  She would love this too and the whole time I kept thinking how fun it would be to share it with her! (She lives far away from me.)  So here you go Lisa…sending you a little weight-loss reward too!

I’m almost halfway to my goal!  Woo hoo!  I keep thinking how fun it’s going to be this summer to hang out at the beach with my children and to not feel totally self-conscience.  I don’t wear a swimsuit-ever.  But I do like to get a little sun on my arms and legs.  Hope we can keep this up!

Until Next Week!

Mrs. Taffy

P.S.  I hope these posts don’t sound braggy.  I have a very cheerful outlook on life and sometimes I think that comes across as braggy!   Sorry if it does!  Tell me about your weigh-loss successes, or failures, and I’ll rejoice or weep with you too!

Weight-loss Journal{8}

Happy Sigh…I am feeling pretty pleased with my weight-loss this week!  I weighed in at 192.2 right before dinner tonight.  Dinner was really yummy too, thank you very much!

I didn’t do any exercise this week either, other than all the stairs that I am constantly going up and down and up and down.  We have a multi-level home with two full stair cases and one mini stair case.  We school in the basement, the baby sleeps on the top floor…up and down, up and down.  I haven’t been tracking my food either, just too lazy or maybe too busy, let’s just say that I’ve been “bazy.”  Still I can usually tell when I’ve eaten too much or am getting close to it. 

I took some more pictures, so you can see my shrunken behind.  lol

          

These were taken on 10/23/11.

        

These were taken on 12/4/11.

The shirts are identical other than the neck line.  They are both Eddie Bauer (love them for their long sleeves) and they are both size XXL.  I can see more when I look at the side view.  Whatever…I’m hoping I’ll see more and more as time goes on.  (I just got done washing dishes, that’s why my shirt is wet.)

I am so close to weighing less than my teenage sons!  I don’t think it’s right for me to weigh more than them, they both tower over me! 

Until next Weigh-in!

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

p.s.  I updated my weight-loss ticker…it’s so awesome to see my weight-loss at 20 pounds, I’ve NEVER done that before! 

Weight-loss Journal {7}

Well, I made it through Thanksgiving with nary a pound gained!  Hallelujah!  I was a little worried since we gave ourselves a day of not counting calories.  It was so fun!  I still tried to make good choices but I did enjoy those Coconut Bon-Bon’s!  YUM!  Another indulgence was homemade peppermint whip cream in my coffee, I think I could LIVE on that alone!

We weighed in before and after Thanksgiving and we also took each others measurements.  I have lost 3 inches in my butt.  That’s cracks me up!  (no pun intended)  I’ve also lost an inch in my waist.  Mr. Taffy has lost 2 inches in his midsection.  And, I’m happy to report that I lost a pound despite all those bon-bon’s and whip cream!  Yay! I’m at 195.4 now.

It’s time to get back on track though!  I’ve got about 30 days to lose another 5 pounds to reach my goal of 190 by Christmas.  I’ll probably do another full body photo soon too, because I’m curious to see those missing 3 inches.

My husband did a blog post about his part in this new life style, it’s pretty cute with lots of pictures of us over the years.  If you are interested in reading about this from his perspective, visit his blog-I am Drawn to Him.

Until next week!

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

Weight-loss Journal {6}

I don’t have much time for an update this week.  My children have all been sick in varying degrees.  Thankfully it seems they are on their way up, into recovery mode.  Even with the stress of illness I was able to lose two more pounds this week.  Yay!

Want to hear something really honest?  I got all teary eyed at Trader Joe’s. No joking!  Oh the sadness at not being able to buy, or rather choosing not to buy peppermint Joe-Joe’s or dark chocolate covered star cookies…It was agonizing.  I was triumphant though and left there with only a few stocking stuffers for the children besides our regular groceries.

I am so looking forward to Thanksgiving.  Mr. Taffy and I are choosing not to count calories on that day, instead we are just going enjoy ourselves and celebrate God’s goodness and all we have to be thankful for.  We will be spending part of the day by ourselves, and part of the day with dear friends.  We have SO much to be thankful for!

Until next week!

Mrs.Taffy

P.S.  I updated my weight loss ticker!  I LOVE seeing the apple move it’s way down the celery! 

Weight-loss Journal {5}

I have GOOD news!  I made my very first goal this week!  Here’s the proof:

Excuse my Olay face, I so have my Grandma’s eyebrows!

I weighed myself early this week and actually met my goal around Thursday.  Then on Friday I took my children for a long 2+ hour drive into Wisconsin and I pretty much had to eat the entire drive.  I tried to make good choices:  tangerines, bitter carrots, a turkey, goat cheese and spinach wrap on a sprouted grain tortilla.  The not so good choice was the Kettle Corn.  My weight was back up yesterday but I was feeling very bloated, so I was hoping after a good night’s sleep and gallon of water I would get back down and sure enough I did!  Yay!  I didn’t have any witnesses the first time I weighed myself so I was so thankful I could get the same reading on Sunday morning.

For my reward I bought this:

It’s a handmade basket with a wood bottom.  I love it so much!  It’s so great to carry all my multiple reading materials and list making paraphernalia!  Here’s another view.  It even smells good!

So now I have to  come up with another goal…I think my next goal should be my actual weight and my driver’s license weight being in agreement with each other.  That would be 180 pounds. (yeah, it’s been a lie for pretty much a decade…sigh) Is 18 pounds too long of time to wait for a reward?  Maybe a intermediate goal should be 190.  Okay, my goal is to get to 190 by Christmas. That should be doable.

We still haven’t replaced our treadmill yet, but are hoping to find a great deal as Black Friday gets closer.

I’m making handmade Salmon Patties for lunch today, I’ll share the recipe soon!

So happy!

Joyfully,

Mrs. Taffy

P.S.  I have to mention something here…it’s really significant that I made this goal this week, because Mr. Taffy was gone hunting for 3 days .  In the past I would have spent a lot time eating while he was away (lonely trigger).  God is so GRACIOUS!