luella

Hi Everyone,

Today I was looking for a long coat so I could go outside really quick in the morning with the puppy.  Right now I have to completely get dressed to take her out in the back yard.  I tried on the bigger sizes, and they swam on me.  A woman gave me a size 12 petite to try on, and it fit!  I got brave, and got a jacket also, and it is a medium. 

My daughter had a baby boy on October 4th, and I am a very happy grandmother.  Babies are all so perfect!  I am happy to say that because I have taken care of myself with exercise and diet, that I am feeling so much better, and will be able to continue to help my family when they need me. 

This summer seemed to fly by; I can hardly believe that it is fall.  I will be helping my daughter with her baby, and I won’t be riding my exercise bike, but I will be taking walks with the puppy. 

Chickee, my pup, is three fourths chihuahua, and one fourth mutt.  She is a lot of company, and keeps me busy taking care of her.  She is pretty well housebroken now at 9 weeks, and she obeys the sit command.  I hope she stays trained when it gets colder.

Goodnight everyone, and may all your dreams come true!

                                                                                                                                         Luella

Hi Everyone,

I haven’t been journaling lately, but I have established habits of exercise and eating, that are  sticking with me. 

I had a friend that I hadn’t seen in years call me, and she didn’t know about my husbands accident.  We talked for awhile, and I invited her to visit.  She came last week to visit me, and without thinking I was automatically following the regimen that I had developed here.  My friend visited, and I ate like I did on a daily basis.  She ate at the same time as I did, and ate what she wanted.  We didn’t have snacks, or junk food, etc.  I didn’t even think of getting junk food for entertainment.  Anyway; we had a very nice visit, and later that week she called to tell me she lost two pounds while she was visiting me.  lol  She was very happy about losing two pounds.  I had to laugh at myself, because I didn’t know whether I was a good host or a bad one.  My friend noticed the lifestyle that I had, and at the time I wasn’t actually concentrating too hard on it.  The point of my mentioning this is for motivation.   Good habits of eating and exercising may actually be hard at first, but after a time it seems as if you go into automatic; at least it has been that way for me.

I was standing at the counter at the senior citizens center (I was a volunteer to serve the bread that day)  I noticed that the slimmer senior citizens were refusing the white bread that was being served that day.  I eat bread, but try to stick to whole grain wheat bread. 

My puppy is a ball of energy, and keeps me really busy.   I have been getting up early with her, and playing with her.  She is really active.  I  take her mostly everywhere I go, and she is getting socialized.  Her mother was only six pounds and thin, and her father was twenty pounds, and a little chubby.  She is taking after her father, but looks like she will be more muscular, with all the exercise she gets.  My puppies parents lived in a second floor apartment and the parent dogs didn’t get much exercise.  I am glad that my puppy isn’t as going to be as frail as the mother dog, and a little big huskier like the father dog.  The puppy definitely is not a couch potato right now.  lol

Well enough trivia.  All of you have a great day!  Take care.

                                                                                                                       Luella

Exercise Log

Hi Everyone,

This morning I exercised for an hour, and raised the difficulty level another notch.  I have been exercising an hour a day most days, and I have been eating a lot of chicken. 

I get up early with the puppy; I named her Chickee.  She keeps me really busy, which I am happy about.  She plays all day, which keeps me busy playing with her. 

I hope all of you are well, and getting to your goals!  Take care.

                                                                                                                 Luella

Hi Everyone,

This morning I got up, and started my routine by making my coffee.  I put my telephones by me, and started riding my exercise bike.  Before I knew it I had gone forty minutes on the bike. 

Each day I have been trying to force myself to get some things done.  I have a list of things I write down each day, and I try to get everything done on my list.

Everytime that I get things done I feel like a weight is lifted from my shoulders.  My dryer is broke, and I have been hanging my clothes up.  My husband used to fix everything, and I am amazed at the astronomical prices that the repair people charge.  I don’t mind hanging up my clothes to dry, but towels, and blankets are nicer dried in the dryer.  The dryer isn’t an emergency, but it is nice to have it working.

I hope all of you are reaching your goals!  Take care.

                                                                                                                  Luella

Hi Everyone,

Last night I went to a grandparents class, which was very informative.  Before I went I gathered up all my recyclables, because of doing recycling I hardly have anything to put into the garbage. 

I did my shopping, and bought a big bag of skinless, boneless chicken breasts, and am going to make them into many different meals.  I am determined to get my cholesterol down.  Last week when my son-in-law came here, and he was looking for snacks that my husband used to have on top of the refrigerator he noticed that they were gone.  All the chips and cookies are also gone from the garage.  I have been drinking a lot of gatorade.  At least 20 ounces a day, which doesn’t seem like much, but it is.  I do think that even though it has calories, it is really helping me keep hydrated during this heat wave.

I have been doing thirty minutes of exercise on the exercise bike, almost everyday.  I didn’t get home until late last night so I missed this morning.

Tomorrow I am going to go to a baby shower for my daughter.  I have been putting a lot of miles on the car.

All of you have a great weekend!  Take care.

                                                                                                                          Luella   

Hi Everyone,

The puppy I was waiting for was born.  She was one of three, and the other two were stillborn.  The woman who owns her said she is really cute, and is tan and has a white paw.  She is about three or four days old, and I am going to go see her tomorrow.  I bought a little receiving blanket and have a little soft toy for the puppy, and I am going to take it with me tomorrow so the scent of the mother will get on it, and make the transfer easier for the puppy when it is time for her to come here.

I have been going to the senior citizen center for lunch, and they are getting pretty good there about serving me smaller portions, and holding the gravy.  Everyone there is so kind; I have been meeting so many sweet people. 

I went to the library yesterday, and got two movies.  One was, “The Devil Wears Prada”, and the other was,  “The Sons of Katie Elder”.  The library closes at 8:00 PM tonight so I am going to finish watching my movies.  I watched one last night.

If anyone is near the University of Virginia meet the football players day is August 18th. 

My brother is still flat on his back, and is not allowed to move for two months.  I wish I had a magic wand to make him better instantly. 

Take care everyone!

                                                                                                                           Luella

Hi Everyone,

My brother had an accident last week, and fractured both pelvic bones, and a hip bone.  The doctor said he survived an accident that would have killed him if he hadn’t been so strong.  He is in a lot of pain right now, and will be flat on his back without moving for two months so the fractures can heal.  He normally is so active, and on the move from morning till night, that I think that this is going to be especially hard on him.

On a happy note; my grandson is going to play football for the University of Virginia.  He is a freshman now, and I am so proud of him.  My husband would have been so happy to go to his games if he were here.  I have never been a football fan, but I am going to be one now.  lol   

Last week I spent a week with my daughters, and grandsons.  We all had a great time, and we all worked together making meals, and doing KP, it was so pleasant.  All my daughters are health conscious so that was a bonus.

I took my my youngest pregnant daughter and son-in-law to a great french restaurant to give them a treat for having me there on their vacation.  The restaurant was beautiful.  We went there during the afternoon, when the prices were a fraction of what they are at night.  I had a vegetable keish and salad, which were excellent.

Last week I didn’t get to use the bike, but was able to walk a little.  This morning I got a half an hour in on the exercise bike. 

I hope all of you are well, and keeping yourselves healthy!  Good luck with all your weight goals!

                                                                                                                               Luella

Hi Everyone,

I packed everything but the kitchen sink to go for a visit with my daughters.  I was just going out the door, when my sister called and said that my brother had been life flighted to the hospital.  What a shock.

Yesterday at 5:30 PM he was mowing the lawn and the tractor tipped over, and pinned him under it.  He was in an isolated area, but he was lucky that he was able to use his cell phone to call 911.  The police came, and lifted the tractor, and he slid out from underneath.  He broke both bones in each side of his pelvis, and his hip.  Right now he is in a lot of pain, and they are medicating him.

Today was a really busy day for he and his wife, so I decided to go see him tomorrow morning, and then go visit with my daughters.

Take care everyone.

                                                                                                                  Luella

Hi Everyone,

I went to my daughters’ boyfriends birthday party yesterday.  I made six  pounds of chicken breasts, which I marinated overnight with teriaki marinade.  I put a can of broth in a roasting pan, and cooked it for two and a half hours, and then I tested it with a meat thermometer to make sure it was done. 

Everyone liked it, and it was skinless, boneless, and tender.  I brought fried chicken from the store in case someone didn’t want the teriaki. 

I am going away for a few days, but will try to come back and keep a better journal.  Right now keeping a journal seems trivial compared to just trying to get through the day.  I have exercised almost everyday.  Sometimes I really don’t feel like it, but I get my coffee, the phone, and I get on the exercise bike and go.  Sometimes I go slow, and sometimes a little faster, but I at least am moving.  I know it is helping me even though I don’t feel like it. 

I have been eating fairly well.  I keep healthy food here, and sometimes when I go to the senior citizen center to eat I look at the food, and jokingly think they are trying to rush us along.  Today they had hamburger with white buns, and potato soup, and whole milk.  I mainly go just to see someone during the day.  My husband used to go with me, and we would get a menu that was for the month, and we would call the menu the warning sheet. 

I hope all of you are doing well and keeping healthy!

Take care.

                                                                                                              Luella

Exercise Log

Hi Everyone,

I still have some papers to go through that my daughter dragged out for me.  I got a lot out of the way, and am continuing on with the shredding.  A lot of the papers I take to the recycle bin, and the books to the Goodwill.

I would be further along with the clearing out process if I didn’t go to see my grandsons games.  His team is still winning, so he is in the playoffs. 

I still am feeling pretty lost, but I am thinking of getting a puppy.  Getting a puppy is contingent on the mother dog having a female puppy.  The puppy is promised to me already, and is due August 9th, and probably won’t be ready to go until later in September. 

The puppys’ mother is six pounds, and the father is 20 pounds.  I bought a little bunny rocker, that is for toddlers for the puppy to sleep in.  The rocker is really furry, and I thought it would make a good bed.  I got a little red fleece blanket to put over the pup to keep it warm. 

Meantime my daughter is going to have a baby soon, and I am supposed to stay with her for a month.  My other daughter offered to “puppy sit” for me if the puppy comes at the same time that I am helping my daughter.   I want the puppy to bond with everyone so it will be friendly. 

I am continuing to watch my food intake, and exercise almost everyday.  I have a little bit of a hard time journaling, because I want to keep my journaling upbeat. 

I hope all of you are well, and reaching your goals.  I am about eight pounds from my mini-goal.  I have to tell you that I really do feel much better physically now, than when I first started.

Take care everyone.

                                                                                                                         Luella

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