I think the world would be a better place if we could ban iceberg lettuce. For the longest time I hated salad because thats all my family (father) would make salad out of. Could their be a more boring leafy green. Theirs about 20-30 to choose from... ugh iceberg. But then I might be spoiled. I live in Northern CA so the produce we get is amazing and I never have to touch the stuff.

But no salad today for lunch, situations changes and I ended up needing to go with a subway sandwich.

Eeeek, no way!!! I LOVE iceberg for its crispy crunch. Do you use a salad spinner? Toss your greens in, soak in icy cold water, drain, and then spin, spin, spin, spin. Your greens will be super hydrated and so delicious.

I envy you your California produce (but not your fires... how are you doing?). Here in Maine, much of the year our produce is pretty iffy and goes bad very quickly. In summer, I buy all local stuff from farm stands, but the season is soooooo short. This year I'm going to can some stuff for winter, freeze some squash and zucchini too, maybe some ratatouille.

Hi Karen,

Just made the mistake of watching a video of a gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy surgery video. Looks terrifying. I can understand why it works and why you would want it but scared the hell out of me. I watched a few videos with younger people who had it, with less weight then me and it had me wondering. But I think in your case you make a good point, you've been trying for so long, have so much to loose and the medical conditions make it harder and aren't getting better. I hope all goes well for you, i'm sure you will let us know how its going.

I like crunch but I tend to get it from romain, cucumber or apples. I just always found it watery and bland (but then most people think my salads are bland since I don't like dressing and tend to hate the veggies they put in it).

Thankfully I am in the north and the fires are in San Deigo further south so I'm good, just hot (it's 9:30pm and I can finely go for a walk). We have plenty of fires here, just not as many further south where its hotter more often but the beaches are nicer. I'm more worried about earthquakes. But the months of strawberries are worth it. I love the farmers market, but man can I easily spend serious money their. But the fresh fruits and veg is worth it. It's so nice to have properly ripe fruit.

About an average food day. Had to pickup lunch and dinner, had a sandwich for lunch and a burrito for dinner. I was under my goal and made fairly good choices. I could have cut things out and have even healthier choices but I was happy and satisfied. Had a good walk today even though I had to wait till 10pm and it was still 79fah outside. My fastest yet, at 17mil/min, if I hadn't forgotten my water bottle I could have kept going. I was sweeting like hell but I felt good, my legs were happy and my lungs didn't hurt. I'm amazed how quickly one can progress in walking. I map all my walks and i was looking at tonights compared to my first 43 days ago and I was surprised at the difference.