Yes

Yes, yes....tomorrow morning at 10 am!!!

Then yeah!!! a tea party!!!!!

Tip from Debbie Rogers

Debbie Rogers found a cereal that she really loves and it is low points and lots of fiber. She brought me a sample tonight and they are good!

Quaker Corn Bran Squares. 1 cup equals 2 points Great dry as a snack

Or with 1/2 cup skim milk total only 3 points!

See ya tomorrow morning

WeBFit Session 10 am in the large fellowship hall.

See you there!!

Tortellini Minestrone

1 lb. Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
6-1/2 c. reduced sodium beef broth
1 can (14-1/2 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 c. thinly sliced carrots
1 c. thinly sliced celery
1 c. ketchup
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 c. thinly sliced zucchini
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 c. frozen cheese tortellini
1/4 c. minced fresh parsley

In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, cook the sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the broth, tomatoes, carrots, celery, ketchup and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Add the zucchini and green pepper; cook 5-7 minutes longer or until green pepper is tender. Stir in tortellini and parsley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until tortellini is tender.

Nutrition facts: 1-1/2 cups equals 247 calories, 8 g. fat (3 saturated), 43 mg cholesterol, 27 g. carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 17 g protein

For all of you WW people, it is 5 points per serving. This is very filling and nice to have on a cold day.

Saturday at 10 am!!!

WeBFit happening Saturday morning at 10!!!!

If you know ladies who normally come and don't have access to check this blog....let them know.

I am well again and will be there to be Fit with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank God!

Hey Birthday Buddy

Happy Birthday to my Birthday Buddy......Jessica Hamlin!!!!!!!

Love it!

Jolene included this quote in my birthday card today....I love it!!!

"A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip." Author Unknown

Think I will!!!!

Wait a minute!!!

Hey, wait a minute....I never asked to be eligible to join the Alberta 55 plus Sport and Recreation Association!! And I never inquired about being eligible to live in the retirement complex my parents live in!!!!!!!!!

What's the deal? All of a sudden today I am a SENIOR CITIZEN!!! How does that work!!!????

I am fifty five and alive!!!!

Oh well....maybe they'll give me a discount on my ice cream at McDonalds.....or 20% off at Value Village on Tuesdays......or let me order from the lighter side menu......there has to be some bright side!!!

My only hope is that they try to card me!!

And it sure beats the alternative!!!!

News From a "Far" Land

I like to share what I hear from friends that are sharing our journey with us.

• Val from Regina lost 65 lbs with Herbal Magic and kept it off. Two weeks ago she started the walking DVD and has lost 1 1/2 inches off her waist in that time. She walks 5 miles 6 days per week.
• Laura and Darla from Saskatoon have each lost over 10 lbs.

I am so proud of you all and thrilled that you are being successful. It is a struggle of the mind mostly. You can do it and keep it up. Way to go to all of you.

Just a Few Good Women

There were 5 of us who attended We B Fit this morning. We braved the bitter cold, undaunted by the sickness that abounds around us. We walked up hill both ways and forged our way through snow to our hips. No snow monsters could stop US! No wind would defeat US! No computers could conquer US! We.... Are the tough ones!

How's that, eh? (For Carla that is pronounced "A" or"ay", it is the Canadian version of huh)

I thought you would be impressed! We had a good meeting. We talked about the importance of water and then did the walking. Janai walked with us, holding my hand, and did as good as I did although it was a challenge to do the side steps with her. She was a good excuse for not being completely coordinated with the rest of the group.

Water
What I learned about the importance of water ( I will give the sources/websites at the end of the blog)

• 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated
• 37% of Americans have a thirst mechanism that is mistaken for hunger
• Even mild dehydration will slow down your metabolism by 3%
• One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
• Lack of water is the #1 trigger for daytime fatigue
• 8 - 10 glasses of water could significantly ease back and joint pain for 80% of sufferers
• 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short term memory, trouble with basic math and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or printed page
• Drinking 5 glasses of water per day can drecrease the risk of colon cancer by 45%, breast cancer by 79% and you will be 50% less likely to get bladder cancer
• Water regulates your body temperature and helps the liver break down and release more fat
• Enough water causes fluid retention to decrease and gland and hormone functions to improve
• Water carries every nutrient, mineral, vitamin, protein, hormone and chemical messenger in your body to its destination.
• Proteins and enzymes, the basis for your body's healing capacity, function efficiently only when you have enough water.
• Your daily energy depends on water because your body's chemical reactions are water dependent.
• Your brain is 85% water. Messages from your brain to everywhere else in your body are transported on "waterways".
• Water lubricates and flushes wastes and toxins from all cells.
• Water cleanses the internal organs.
• Water helps eliminate toxins from the bloodstream.
• Water prevents and cures heartburn.
• Water prevents and cures arthritis.
• Water prevents and cures back pain.
• Water prevents and cures angina.
• Water prevents and cures migraines.
• Water prevents and cures colitis
• Water and salt prevent and cure asthma.
• Water prevents and cures high blood pressure.
• Water prevents and cures early adult-onset diabetes.
• Water lowers blood cholesterol.
• Water cures depression, loss of libido, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy.
• Water helps to prevent and cure constipation.
• Water helps hangovers

How much water. The information differs according to what web site you look at. Anywhere from 6-8 glasses of water a day to taking your weight and dividing it in half and drinking that amount in ounces of water. The bigger you are the more you need to drink. Then if you are exercising you need to drink more on top of that. You can then decide on the type of water that you drink as well.

I am a little bit leery of all the cures they attribute to water but I do know water is really important to good over all body function. I have been completely dehydrated on a hot day and actually thought I was having a heart attack. I had a headache, pains in my chest and arms and thought I was going to puke. I was pale in the face, quiet and not able to think clearly. I was going over the signs of a heart attack in my mind and came to the sweating part and ding dong. I thought " there is no sweat at all, none, not a drop and it was a really, really hot day where normally I would be sweating buckets" I had bought drinks for other people several times that day and had nothing myself cause I just didn't feel like it and I finally clued in that I was dehydrated totally. I began to sip water slowly and once I had enough in my system I felt fine. Scary stuff.

So people............. Bottom line............ Drink your water!

Sources

email from Lisa Goode

www.healthyhealing.com/water.html

www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/water-for-detoxification.htm

www.jellybabys.co.uk/blog/health/the-importance-of-water/

www.organicnutrition.co.uk/water.htm

We B Fit Saturday Morning

We B Fit will be held Saturday morning at 10 as usual.

Sherri will be in charge. I am hoping to attend...although I won't be able to exercise yet. If I am not able to be there....please don't lose momentum! Keep it up!!!!

I am feeling MUCH better today! Thank God!

My Story

I don't know if this will help anyone, but, Judy, I told you I would write this, so here it is.

After topping out at my heaviest, I knew I had to do something, but it had to fit in with my schedule and be easy enough for me to stick with. Keith, my husband, and I were in a bookstore just browsing. He was in one section while I was in another. He came over after a little while with a book in his hands. He said, "Honey, this may be the answer for you." It was Leslie Sansone's book, Walk Away the Pounds, with a sample video inserted. He asked, "Would you like me to buy it for you?" I am thinking, "I won't be able to do this. It's probably too hard." I will shorten this part of my story by saying, he went ahead and bought it for me, just in case I decided to pick it up and read it (he is a sweetheart). I did start reading the book and about halfway through, I pulled out the video and decided to see what it would really be like. I watched it through - a one miler.

The following day, January 18, 2005, I began my weight loss journey. I laced up my walking shoes and started walking. I could barely do half of a mile. By the second week, that mile got easier. I added another 1/2 mile. Then another. Then another. I now do 4 miles Monday - Friday, with a 5 mile walk on Saturday. Sunday is my day of rest spiritually and physically.

I knew that I had to start out slowly and take it one step at a time, or else I would get frustrated and quit. So during 2005, I only concentrated on exercise. Getting up and getting moving! I was surprised that without changing any eating habits, I had lost 30 lbs. by October of that year. I decided to cut out something that seemed would be easier to cut out than anything else, so I cut out sodas. I haven't had a Coke since November '05. Do not miss them either! Water has become my all time favorite!!! By the way, Wal Mart has a jug called the "Bubba Keg." It has been my faithful friend for the last two years. "Bubba" gets filled with ice and water every morning and refilled throughout the day. It is insulated with some kind of fat that keeps your water cold for up to 12 hours (it holds 52 ounces). This is very important during a Texas summer! I have left it in the car during 90-100 degree heat and come back to the car to find that "Bubba" was still cold and had ice in it. I don't leave home without it!!! If y'all have a Wal Mart, check it out (p.s. they need to pay me for the free advertisement since I have sold others on them also).

Beginning in 2006, I thought I had a decent handle on the exercise. I was up to 3 miles, 6 days a week. So I began by counting calories and watching my fat intake. I started dropping weight a little quicker. I hit a plateau in September '06, thought I was doing something wrong, so I started up with Weight Watchers. It wasn't my eating like I thought, just my body trying to adjust to where I was and hadn't been in years. As of today, I have lost a little over 71 lbs. and 45 inches!!! I don't have a lot of "before" pictures, because after seeing how I really looked, I would tear them up or hide behind others while photos were being taken. Anyone else been there?

What keeps me going? Leslie has an upbeat personality for one. If she was not very enthusiastic about what she does, I don't think I would have kept up the exercise for this long. I haven't missed a day since May of 2005, and now have around 20-25 videos. Hey, I need something to keep things changed up! She uses different people in different videos, so I can see different people everyday. I keep a calendar in our laundry room, and give myself a sticker everyday that I complete my exercises. It sounds childish I know, but you have to find what works for you. I am a goal oriented person, so I guess seeing those happy face stickers on my calendar help. My family, Keith, Mallory, and Taylor (my two precious daughters) , have been a constant source of encouragement. They are incredible!!! And last, but certainly not the least, God has been my constant. He's the one that has given me the physical ability to move, and now it is my duty to keep HIS temple clean and in good health (to the best of my ability). Keith has been urging me to write a book on health and fitness for PPH, but I worry that too many Apostolics don't care anymore. It is getting to where it really disturbs me, when at Campmeetings and such, I see that God's people have let themselves go so much that they cannot hardly move around. How can we win the lost? Do they want to become like us - overweight and hardly moving?! God help us! I better stop before I begin preaching. Speaking is not my area of expertise. Let me add that I understand that some have physical problems that have allowed them to gain, but most of it is overeating and idleness.

I will end with, "No, I haven't finished losing all that I want to yet." I realize that it didn't come on over just a short period of time, and it will not come off overnight either. I cannot turn back. I have no more big clothes in my closet. I sold some in a garage sale. Keith took the rest of them to Goodwill. I guess he got tired of them being baggy and then watching me pin them up. My shoes are also getting too big. A medium is too wide, while a narrow is too, well, narrow. LOL. I am now 5-6 sizes down. I can't quit. There are some that are in our church that are following and watching me. No turning around! Ladies, we have to set an example of health and fitness!

Accomplishments:
1. A little over 71 lbs. and 45 inches lost.
2. 7 pairs of walking shoes in 3 years (at least I got to shop for them).
3. Lowered blood pressure. It went from 120/70 to 100/60. I was told that is the blood pressure of a trained athlete. LOL!
4. No depression, and walking is a great way to get rid of stress!
5. Feeling my youngest daughter's arms (she's petite) around my waist and hearing her say, "They overlap now, Mom!"

Tips for walking:
1. Make sure your clothes are comfortable.
2. Shoes - VERY IMPORTANT!!! Note: Shoes are only supposed to go for about 500 miles. Listen to your feet, they will tell you when it's time to change. Do not try to go cheap, either. Your feet will pay for it.
3. Socks. Not many think about socks being important, but they are. They need to be fitted to your feet. It will help if they have an arch support, and are made of a material that will help absorb sweat.

Keep it up! You CAN make it!!!

Will you share?

Carla Clark , is it possible for you to share your success story with us? I know you said in your comment you go 3 0r 4 miles everyday and 5 miles on Saturday....but that's not what you started with.

I think it would be a great boost for our ladies in We B Fit to see how just your consisitent plodding has made such a difference and how far you have come!!!

You can share as little or as much as you desire. You are the one who inspired me!

I will invite you to be a contributor.

Poor Me....I is Sick!!!

Woe is me! I have been sick all day yesterday and today!! I wasn't able to attend the memorial service for Bill!! Feeling better tonight.

But the good news is I was down 3.4 lbs. this morning. Not from being sick either. I have drank lots of liquids the past two days!!