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Father God, Reveal to me the potential you have deposited in the people around me and show me ways to help them so we can win at life together.

It’s easy to be someone’s friend when they’ve got it all together, when they’re walking in blessing and prosperity. Anybody can believe in people after they’re successful, after they graduate, after they’re promoted, after they get their big break. But, people need our support the most before they get their breakthrough. They need us to look past their faults and failures and see their potential.

Oxford's cancer.

Its been 3 weeks since we found out that the Osteosarcoma had returned. So far he is doing great. I am anxious to get another xray done, but I need to be a little more patient. He is eating the raw diet (raw beef/chicken, with raw fermented veggies and organic yogurt and kefir milk). He eats 3 lbs a day so far. Smelly stuff but he is loving it. He is getting 7 different supplements (vitamins) and about 9 different oils. All of this is done several times daily. He is happy and seems normal most days. There have been a few days when he has not seemed as happy. But overall its looking hopeful. I just keep praying for him to be happy on his journey and hope he knows how much Jerry and I love him. (as well as many others!)

Oxford update

Oxford is doing pretty good. He breathes heavy sometimes with a heavy wheeze.  It scares me when it happens.

I have so much stuff that I give him and will be giving to him. He is now on a raw diet. Plus I have a ton of supplements (vitamins, etc) and oils that I give to him. Doing whatever I can to boost his immune system and remove the "food" the cancer feeds on. We dont let him stay outside very long.

Its been stressful. Learning how to make all of these changes for him. I worry about him being in pain. I dont think he is, but it cant be comfortable having something in your lungs. I pray alot for his body to heal and beat up the cancer.

Don’t eyeball it

Studies show that people tend to underestimate how much they really eat every day. In doing so, we consume too many calories without realizing it. Research shows that keeping a log by recording exercise and food intake is one of the best predictors of successful weight loss.

Thursday evening was my first meeting at the YMCA for my Get Fit Club. I came home crabby. It was horrible having to admit and explain how I let myself get so unhealthy and gain 60 lbs in 12-16 months.

Friday afternoon was my first weight check on my weight loss program. I did ok. I lost 2 lbs. I am happy with the results even though I could have done better. It has been an extremely stressful week with Oxfords health. Learning how to change my eating habits while at the same time still fixing dinner for Jerry has been extremely stressful too. I’ve applied a lot of “changes” to my life very quickly. Hopefully this will all become easier as I continue working on them.

Oxford's health - osteosarcoma has returned.

The osteosarcoma has returned. After the primary bone tumor (the tumor in his leg), the most common metastatic site is in the lungs. He is showing about 3 spots on the x-rays of his lungs. He is not in pain and is still very happy. But the worst is yet to come. He will most likely develop pneumonia. We do not know how long he will be with us (it could be days or weeks) and there are no treatments available, although I am working diligently to find some alternative solutions to help slow the cancer. We are staying close to him and spoiling him to the max!

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3,500 calories equals about 1 pound (0.45 kilogram) of fat, you need to burn 3,500 calories more than you take in to lose 1 pound

Consuming fewer calories through dietary changes seems to promote weight loss more effectively than does exercise and physical activity. But physical activity is also important in weight control. The key to weight loss is burning more calories than you consume.

3,500 calories equals about 1 pound (0.45 kilogram) of fat, you need to burn 3,500 calories more than you take in to lose 1 pound. So if you cut 500 calories from your diet each day, you'd lose about 1 pound a week (500 calories x 7 days = 3,500 calories).

To lose weight by adding exercise alone:



Info collected from the Mayo Clinic at:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/MY00432

Great free site to track calories, weight, exercise ...etc

Found an awesome free site to help me track my calories, weight, exercise, etc! I can access my account on-line and mobile!!!  http://www.sparkpeople.com .   One of the requirements of my new weight loss program is that I track my calories diligently.  I wanted to get started tracking right away, even though I dont start the weight loss program until 01.14.2011.   I really want this to be successful and the key to this is TRACKING.  I must know what I am eating. Even if I eat more than my allotted calories, it is more beneficial to track everything than to try to lie to myself ;)

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A strong person knows how to keep their life in order. Even with tears in their eyes, they still manage to say "I'm ok" with a smile. I'm still practicing. ;)

As close to a "near death experience" as I wanna get...

Traffic was crazy on monday. The plows had not cleared the sides of the highway very nicely. I was heading down I-35 at normal highway speeds and I watched a Lexus crossover hit the snow on the right side and spin so it now sat sideways. Thankfully, I was in the next lane over and not directly behind him/her in the same lane. If I had been, I would have T-boned him/her at 60+ mph!

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