Karyl's Glimpses of Eternity--  Lupus and Life

I got started back to Curves this week for the first time since a knee injury six weeks ago and held my breath while stepping on the scales to see how I'm doing on weight control.

Though not participating in an exercise regimen while the knee was too sore, I have been landscaping, gardening, prepping for another garage sale and chasing kittens up and down the stairs alot.

I am down two more pounds, making a loss of twenty since December.

That is certainly slow enough lol --- but I am keeping it off as I go, unlike other times in my life when I 'dieted' to lose and then regained it as soon as the diet was over.

This time I have been making small changes and choosing changes I can, the Lord willing, continue to live with the rest of my life.

So I am a happy camper.  I can tell some of the twenty has been pared from that lovely apple around my waist and that is very satisfying.

Now I am starting on the next twenty pounds!

I got a yucky chore done this afternoon.  I had the top half of an old defaced pie safe (no I didn't do that -- I found it that way years ago) on my front porch, used it for storing flower pots and accessories for years.

But it had become an eyesore and today was its last day on the porch.  I pounded and pulled it all apart.  The pieces are awaiting nail removal so it can go in the trash.

The only salvageable parts are the door handles, which are the old clear knobs that inspired new clear knobs that are available now.

I have organized better storage for my pots near my potting bench and have a plan for the space formerly occupied by the pie safe.

I have an old wood screen door that I plan to paint a pretty color and I have two half-moon shaped black wrought-iron baskets to attach to the mid-section of the screen door and put flowers in them.

I will hang my decorative clock-thermometer at the top of the door and then lean it against the porch wall.

The screen door won't take up as much space as the pie safe did and it should look nice with my faux wicker chairs and barn-wood bench.

Picturing that is a nice end for my week.  I hope and pray yours is going well also.

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• #7 Comment from lifesabench6 
  8/28/07 11:20 AM | Permalink

  Hi Karyl- God Bless you on your weight loss!  Even though it's slow, it's better than losing fast, and I think a lot healthier too, and like you said, at least you've kept it off.  Good for you!  Your porch project sounds real pretty too!  Have a blessed week!  Carolyn :)
• #6 Comment from rdautumnsage 
  8/27/07 7:57 PM | Permalink

  Congratulations on the weight loss hon as well as continuing to keep it off. Sounds like you have been plenty busy without Curves. I love your idea with the old screen door sounds wonderful! (Hugs) Indigo
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• #5 Comment from jckfrstross 
  8/26/07 10:19 AM | Permalink

  WTG on the weight loss:) enjoy your Sunday
  
  Deb
• #4 Comment from jeanno43 
  8/26/07 6:25 AM | Permalink

  Well done on the weight loss. I also would like to see a picture of your porch.
  
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• #3 Comment from princesssaurora 
  8/26/07 12:20 AM | Permalink

  Karyl,
  
  I am so happy for you!  I know the weight battle thing personally... that is AWESOME!!!  Yay for you!  I can't wait to see the finished porch... will you share some pics???
  
  be well,
  Dawn
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