Easter

As I pondered Easter over the weekend I was teary but happy. I've found over the last few weeks I have been very emotional. I have wanted to cry almost everyday and more often than not I have cried. It may be the change in schedule or the change in the weather. Today as we watched our movie clip for Sunday school we taught the kids that God is stronger than anything. He is there for you no matter what. I've known this for some time but it seems that it never sunk in. As we watched the movie I got a bit teary thinking how amazing it is that one man, who has never met me, loves ME and YOU so much He would die for us. How cool is that?

I think one of my favorite stories in the bible is the story of the resurrection but not the whole story. I really like the part where Mary FINDS Jesus. She finds her Lord. I can't imagine how lost she much have felt when she knew her Savior was missing. Her Rabboni (Teacher) was gone. Where was He? She was sobbing because He was gone..I can only think to compare it to the thought of losing my best friend. When she found Him she was overwhelmed with Joy. He was Alive and not in the zombie kind of way. He was really truly alive! Here is the story: "Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the end and the other at the foot. They asked her, "woman, why are you crying?"

  "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"

      Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."

   Jesus said to her, "Mary."

    She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (Which means "Teacher").

  Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."

    Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her."

John 20:11-18

Yum Yum!

Today for dinner I made curried chicken & rice soup. It was delicious!
I went to the gym for a bit but my blisters came open on my hand. :( I had to leave early.

I've been feeling a bit blah. I think it's migraines coming on. The weather is so crummy! I hope they stop soon!

Classes are crazy right now! I have a few chapters to read for 2 classes and then stats homework on top of it! I did get a 9/10 on my first quiz and 17/20 on my first homework! Woot! I like stats so far :)

Progress

Hello Bloggy World!

My progress so far:

Weight: Down 23.6 pounds! Woot!! I'm fitting into a new size pants double woot!

Workout: I'm not doing enough of it! I started last night doing 20 minutes of rowing. I now have blisters but I'm okay with that. I plan to go back again today. Eventually I would like to be one of those people who is there 5 days a week.

Food: I'm eating right around 1,500 calories. I seem to be losing at this without exercise so I think once I step the exercise up I will need to eat more.

My breakfast/lunch today is French Toast, Bacon, and Strawberries with of course a cup of Blonde from Starbucks :)

College,Teaching & Planning

College: I'm on spring break right now....it's simply amazing! I got grades back and did horrible my first quarter! I NEED like A's and B's next quarter! Study...Study...Study!!! Overall, I love college! It's fun and exciting..I'm learning so much!

Teaching: I'm currently an Early Childhood Education major. That pretty much means I want to teach elementary. I will be able to teach Preschool through 3rd grade! I really want to teach some where between K-2. I sat in on my little sisters Kindergarten teacher today. She is amazing! I was able to help the kids and asses them in some of their work. It was super fun! My sister is in first grade now so I would love to sit in on that grade too. I was with a Second grade class a few weeks ago and loved that!

Planning: I'm not planning my food well. I'm over already and it's not even dinner time yet. It will be a light dinner tonight. Here is my plan from now on:
1530- Total Calories


Breakfast:
200
Snack:
85
Lunch:
450
Snack:
100
Dinner: 
600
Snack: 
100

What have you tried?

How many different diets have you tried? Me? I have tried 2! I started calorie counting and after falling off the wagon so many times I tried and failed. I then started paying for weight watchers online. I did that for a few months without success. I have no went back to calorie counting.

I find the most success without a lot of sugar that isn't natural and drinking LOTS of water. I drink between 80-100 oz. a day.

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Tomorrow, we head off to WV again. Great Grandma passed away Wednesday. :( It will be a hard weekend but I know God is good. She is in an amazing place now and is going to celebrate Easter in Heaven! It will be amazing, I bet!

Diets, Death, and Finals

Diets, Death and Finals...they all seem to have the same thing in common in most people's minds. Sadness, hard, and no fun! I can agree they are all no fun. I'm dealing with them all right now.

Diet- Slowly, I'm trying to say I'm not on a "diet" but rather a "lifestyle" change. What does that mean? It means that I'm eating healthy and sensibly but not restricting myself. Hell, I bought 6 boxes of girl scout cookies. I got them 2 weeks ago and have only ate 4 cookies. Why? I put them up and when I really want one I have the serving size or just one. I get over it. I'm not craving these things daily anymore because I'm not eating it daily.

Death- For the past 2 weeks we have been dealing with the grim fact that my great grandma is dying. We went down to West Virginia to where she is and was in the hospital. The outlook was grim then but she was given the option to have her legs removed and keep fighting or to keep them and face the end of her life. She chose the latter of the two.  We were there over this past weekend, she is now home in hospice. It's hard to deal with but I've had these last few weeks to prepare myself. I'm ready for her to go home and be with our sweet Savior. She has slipped into a coma and isn't eating or drinking anymore so now it's just a waiting game.

Finals- WAAA!!!! Finals are next week. I'm stressing. This can make or break my grade in math. I'm not too worried about the others. I'm not doing well in math now so this 33% of my grade could bring me to passing. I'm so stressed. Study, study study is my mojo right now.

Maybe, I will start blogging more often? I'm making this my homepage so maybe I will! haha

See ya!

Giveaway!!

Hey guys! I'm pretty much obsessed with protein shakes. (If I can get the right combo) I've had some luck with the recipes over at The World According to Eggface! (<---Opens in a new window!) She is doing an awesome giveaway for some protein powder! Yumm! Head on over and subscribe to her page, facebook, twitter, and whatever else you can find haha! You never want to miss a post :) The blog post title is Things I Heart Giveaway. 

Here is part of the post : This week's I Heart Giveaway Prize: 10 lbs. of SEI Max Protein. Yes, you read that right 10 pounds! I figured the last "I ♥" Sunday needed to be a biggie. The winner will receive 2 - 5lb bags. 1 Strawberry and 1 Chocolate.

I use SEI Max Protein in oodles of my weight loss surgery friendly dishes... Protein Ice Cream, Protein Donuts,Protein Muffins, 5 Minute Protein Cakes, Protein Shakes and Smoothies and more. It really is one of the best tasting protein powders out there.

Here's your chance to win a HUGE supply!

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Contest periods ends: Sunday, March 4th, midnight (Pacific time)

Monday, March 5th I'll draw a name using a random number generator and announce the winner here on the blog! I will also email the winner at the address posted. You'll have one week (7 days) to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen. One ENTRY per person. Winner must be a facebook fan of The World According to Eggface. Blog comments are moderated so there may be a slight delay (up to a few hours) in seeing your comment/entry post. Giveaway is open to anyone in the United States (48 contiguous, Alaska & Hawaii.)

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