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Yes, I finally designed a biscornu and I love it! These are much easier to finish that I thought. I haven't added this design to my site yet as I am still writing the easy instructions but it will be up sometime tomorrow. Hope you like it!
Friday, May 8, 2009
My First Cross Stitch Biscornu
Yes, I finally designed a biscornu and I love it! These are much easier to finish that I thought. I haven't added this design to my site yet as I am still writing the easy instructions but it will be up sometime tomorrow. Hope you like it!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
New Counted Cross Stitch Design
Dance in the Moonlight is our newest counted cross stitch pattern. I have a few others on the drawing board right now so be sure to check out all of our new cross stitch designs.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Today's Breakfast
Ok, today is a "Fruit Only" day except for one meal where I can eat a deli meat sandwich. I will save that for dinner.
Breakfast - A large bowl of grapes, orange slices and apple slices. I ate enough of this until I was satisfied. Oh, and I am on my second cup of coffee. I usually like quite a bit of sugar in my coffee but can't during the next 11 days but still want my coffee lol. So I am learning to live with sugarless coffee for now. Not a big deal.
Side Note: Yesterday I kept forgetting to drink water which is a huge no no. I need 10 glasses of water per day right now and only drank 5 yesterday so today, I am going to make a better effort to have all 10 glasses of water.
Breakfast - A large bowl of grapes, orange slices and apple slices. I ate enough of this until I was satisfied. Oh, and I am on my second cup of coffee. I usually like quite a bit of sugar in my coffee but can't during the next 11 days but still want my coffee lol. So I am learning to live with sugarless coffee for now. Not a big deal.
Side Note: Yesterday I kept forgetting to drink water which is a huge no no. I need 10 glasses of water per day right now and only drank 5 yesterday so today, I am going to make a better effort to have all 10 glasses of water.
Beginning With Yesterday - Day One
I am going to chart my progress here. I'm not going to tell you how much I weigh, hehehe, but I will tell you how much I lose in 11 days. I am hoping to lose 15 pounds in 11 days so wish me luck!
The nice thing about this diet is that you know exactly what you can eat each day and it's all foods you have selected so you won't be made to eat stuff you dislike. Four meals a day. No snacking in between. At each meal, you can eat as much as you want of that meals list of foods. So you never walk away hungry. You're not starving yourself. But you want to stop eating when you are satisfied, not completely full. You could eat something else but you won't. So you are not hungry when you stop eating.
Breakfast Yesterday - Scrambled Eggs ( I used four eggs) and one apple. - Again, I can eat as much scrambled eggs and apples and I want here until I feel satisfied. After the four eggs scrambled and the one apple, I was satisfied.
Lunch Yesterday - A plate of deli ham slices and roast beef slices. I had 5 ham slices and 5 roast beef slices.
Dinner Yesterday - Bacon - lots of it and a glass of low fat milk. I love bacon so I ate an entire package of bacon. It didn't stuff me too full. But I was satisfied.
Late Night Snack - 4 hard boiled eggs.
Side Note: I used to drink 2% milk. I really disliked low fat milk. But I had made myself only drink low fat milk on this diet and I grew to really like it. Now, low fat milk is the only milk I drink. This is one of the small changes I have made to my regular daily food schedule and one of the reasons I was able to keep the weight off.
The nice thing about this diet is that you know exactly what you can eat each day and it's all foods you have selected so you won't be made to eat stuff you dislike. Four meals a day. No snacking in between. At each meal, you can eat as much as you want of that meals list of foods. So you never walk away hungry. You're not starving yourself. But you want to stop eating when you are satisfied, not completely full. You could eat something else but you won't. So you are not hungry when you stop eating.
Breakfast Yesterday - Scrambled Eggs ( I used four eggs) and one apple. - Again, I can eat as much scrambled eggs and apples and I want here until I feel satisfied. After the four eggs scrambled and the one apple, I was satisfied.
Lunch Yesterday - A plate of deli ham slices and roast beef slices. I had 5 ham slices and 5 roast beef slices.
Dinner Yesterday - Bacon - lots of it and a glass of low fat milk. I love bacon so I ate an entire package of bacon. It didn't stuff me too full. But I was satisfied.
Late Night Snack - 4 hard boiled eggs.
Side Note: I used to drink 2% milk. I really disliked low fat milk. But I had made myself only drink low fat milk on this diet and I grew to really like it. Now, low fat milk is the only milk I drink. This is one of the small changes I have made to my regular daily food schedule and one of the reasons I was able to keep the weight off.
I Started a New Diet Yesterday
Yep, I did.
A little over a year ago I went on an 11 day diet. During those 11 days, I lost 23 pounds. Not bad for 11 days eh? After the 11 day period, I didn't diet again. I didn't even weigh myself again until yesterday.
So when I woke up yesterday morning, I jumped right on the scale. I had decided to do this diet again and wanted to know a couple of things, - what is my starting weight as I begin this diet, and how much had I gained back from the first time I went on this diet.
I did not gain even one pound back in the little over one year that I had been on the diet. I have been able to maintain beautifully. By just making a few adjustments to my daily eating regime, I have been able to keep off the 23 pounds I lost. And that is certainly great news.
No, I didn't take away the chocolate I love so much, my once a week fast food frenzy, chocolate ice cream, chips, etc. In sum, all foods that I like, I have still eaten. I've learned it is not so much about what I eat, but HOW I eat that makes the difference. I have always eaten junk food in moderation. Most days I am not a heavy eater at all. My metabolism is just not doing its job properly (I also have hypo-thyroid disease as well as chronic anemia) I am a walking proof it works. And nothing else has ever worked for me.
A little over a year ago I went on an 11 day diet. During those 11 days, I lost 23 pounds. Not bad for 11 days eh? After the 11 day period, I didn't diet again. I didn't even weigh myself again until yesterday.
So when I woke up yesterday morning, I jumped right on the scale. I had decided to do this diet again and wanted to know a couple of things, - what is my starting weight as I begin this diet, and how much had I gained back from the first time I went on this diet.
I did not gain even one pound back in the little over one year that I had been on the diet. I have been able to maintain beautifully. By just making a few adjustments to my daily eating regime, I have been able to keep off the 23 pounds I lost. And that is certainly great news.
No, I didn't take away the chocolate I love so much, my once a week fast food frenzy, chocolate ice cream, chips, etc. In sum, all foods that I like, I have still eaten. I've learned it is not so much about what I eat, but HOW I eat that makes the difference. I have always eaten junk food in moderation. Most days I am not a heavy eater at all. My metabolism is just not doing its job properly (I also have hypo-thyroid disease as well as chronic anemia) I am a walking proof it works. And nothing else has ever worked for me.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Tribute to those Special Things
This new counted cross stitch design pays homage to what is really important in our lives - good stitching and good friends!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Another Musketeer Done!
Good morning all. I just finished the second design in our "Musketeer" series of counted cross stitch patterns - The Three Musketeers. I love this series!
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