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Finally I have a good day under my belt! Its felt like its been a long time coming. Got a phone call at 9 o'clock this morning saying spin was cancelled but I went anyways and for 40 minutes down on the main floor put myself through a good spin workout. Confessed all my problems to my trainer who just said don't worry about, it will all be gone again.

I worked today on sorting out some of my stress issues. I have realised that next week on the school trip will be what it will be. I'm gonna scout around to see if there is somewhere I can run in the morning before the kids get up. The food is out of my control but the portions are not. I sorted some things with hubby that we have been arguing about by getting him to agree to setting aside a date night each week so that we have guaranteed time together. And am loving our new challenge this month (but I'm still stuck in October mode....got a great compliment and wanted to rush home and post it and then realised we were done that!).

Hope you are all having a great day :flowerforyou:

Lane - he's a cutie your son is!
JJ - those sound like some great costumes you saw last night! Sleep...that all important thing we ignore far too much. I came home yesterday and napped for over an hour which I never do, so like you I must have needed it!
Staci - i wouldn't say you were naughty. I would say you lived life, having that every now and then is not bad. Its something that in moderation and with an exercise routine you can have without feeling guilty.
ReNae - I know after a few months you probably hate the snow but I must say since I moved to the UK, I miss the snow...not the cold that happens in Canadian winters but the prettiness of snow!
Eileen - wow, wrapping gifts, I'm impressed! I haven't even thought about shopping yet...and I have to ship overseas....hmmm maybe I should get on that!

Hello my Skinny Minions

Eileen
-- Thanks for indulging the geek. It sounds painful. I hope that it goes very well for you and doesn't cause you undue stress or pain as much as can be reasonable and you can get the results you are looking for. I am so in awe still of you doing all this. And October, and Christmas Presents. I think I would have puked. lmao. You are too sweet. That woman is crazy. Which I mean I won't even start hand decorating and designing the Christmas cards for another 2 weeks. Sheesh.

Jane
-- If I could hug you till you puked up the soya I would. I have a suggestion for you. Since I know how hard it is for you to get that stuff down. You need to mix it in something other than a drink. If you eat yogurt? Just stir in the powder. yeaaah it'll taste kinda funny, but you won't gack like the shake. (and you can power chug water down with it). Another option is to mix it into salad dressings especially thicker ones. I mean sure it says you need one scoop or what not, but you don't have to have it all at once. If you can mix a little in the yogurt, a little in the salad dressing, a little in the rice pilaf... see where I'm going.. The only thing you need to be careful about is heat. Heat will denature the proteins and render them useless. I hope that helps. And I love you for going for it. I do. *HUGGGGS*

Renae
- Happy Belated Birthday Darling. It sounds like you had a fantastic weekend. I am so happy for you. Stay warm and safe and snuggle down. Btw, the oldest kids TnT at our house are 17ish... they got limes with their candy this year. Well, lime rocks. Dehydrated end of season limes. Thats your penalty son. So I'd say she's okay for another couple of years before I'd hand her a lime Besides girls I didn't give any Limes to, boys yes. I know, maybe it's sexist, but they should have better things to do. LOL.

Julie
-- OH MY ****ING GOD. That is the cutest god damn thing I have seen in forever. I almost snorted my soda when I saw Eve. Seriously. You rock. That costume, is the bomb.

Steph
-- Glad you figured out the portion vs meal thingy I was gonna mention it, but see, you beat me to it squirrel! You're going to do great. And I want to hear how AWESOME that zipline was. I've always wanted to do one of those myself. So go have fun and tell me what I have to look forward to And may I suggest.... earplugs for the trip. You won't be sorry :)D

Greg!!!
-- *HUGGGGGGGS* I know what a big deal it is to you to switch off your routine and change things up. You made my grinch heart grow two sizes today. And yes protein = full Because it takes 6x longer to digest than carbs. So my only suggestion about carbs is this. Carbs that aren't processed are better for you. So fruits, vegetables (i know, not a chance), and things like that will give you a better return for the calorie than carbs that are processed such as breads, pastas, etc. If you do want to eat things like rice still, brown rice is better than white, because it still includes the germ and part of the hull which contain fats and fiber that digest slower, and are better for you. (Also because of this, brown rice will spoil because of the fats in the germ so keep it cool.) This is also why whole wheat pastas are better than traditional etc... But if you want to still enjoy the flavor of pasta and skip the carbs, you can look up the shiritaki/no carb pastas they have out now. They're made out of konnyaku or sometimes a yam and processed (i know normally bad but in this case not) and then made into pasta and rice that contain no calories or carbs but still maintain the form of noodles/rice.
I hope that helps. *HUGS* Yell if it's confusing. (And I hope you didn't **** yourself at the Morgue

Lane
-- I love your photo too!! OMG it's so perfect It just is. Did he have a good night? I bet. And it's a good thing it looks like he was able to walk most of the way I hope LOL I always feel bad for moms & dads that end up having to carry their kids and their candy and all the stuff to get back home.. lordy

Staci
-- After the week/month you've had. You totally deserved that pizza Good luck with the pre-log. And when we first moved into the house we had that problem with people not coming down to get the candy. Now we sit out in our driveways and chit chat and the kids come out and see us and come get the candy no problem. Maybe you could all get together next year and hang out at the top of the street and hand out candy. The kids (and I know their lazyness) assume that the low house/long walk milage isn't worth the returns One year of handing out big grub at the top of the street might change it all

JJ
-- Sounds like you had a really great time at the shop! Get some rest and I hope that knee didn't give you too much trouble standing and handing out candy after having yanked it out the night before. Hope you're doing well. *HUGS*

Went to the orthopod today he cleared me for return to duty so to speak. Had him xray the ankle one last time make sure it's okay because it's been locking & popping and very sore as a general rule for a couple days. He says it is what it is. You do have arthritis and have had it, and it's not going away. So just take it easy and do what you can when you can. Well ****.

Then went to PT, the boys worked me out, had my ultrasound and Kevin adjusted it as always. Always feels awesome when he's done. Man... in my next life, I think I'd want to marry a physical therapist

Naptime. woken up.. I swear .. arugh.. and so I'm awake at midnight yay. ;P

Have my endoscopy on Thursday so i might be awol a couple of days but I'll be back I'm going to go find something to get into trouble with now g'nite everybody

Happy Wednesday!

Renae - Congrats on joining a gym! I am in the first week of my membership and waiting for my free session with a trainer.

Staci - Let us know how the prelogging goes. As for trick or treaters, my family always goes to my MILs because I live on a cul-de-sac and only get neighbors. Setting up the bonfire and putting the dogs on a leash makes it fun for all!

JJ - Sounds like you had some awesome trick or treaters! I love it when the parents dress up with the kids. The best one was when they all dressed as NCIS officers complete with ball cap and big flashlights.

Steph - My MIL always has the tree up for Thanksgiving with presents under it. She loves Christmas, but then there aren't very many people that don't. And, I don't even want to think of how much you spend shipping presents!

Cynthia - Then I probably shouldn't tell you that we already have our Christmas cards from DIsney (photocards). Good luck with the procedure. I think that is one of the few I haven't had to have. Will be thinking of you.

As for me, I went to the gym after work but I do not know if I can do that very often. I found out the ellipitcal doesn't like me. Or maybe it is the other way around. Working my upper body with 5 pounds or less and watching for the signs that I am overdoing it. My arm has been feeling a little heavy after workouts but not enough that I am concerned but my hubbie thinks I should start wearing my compression sleeve as a preventative measure. I will have to think about it. Last night my daughter was trying to figure out how to murder her brother with a blade of grass. Needless to say it didn't work but they were both laughing hysterically by the time she gave up. Teenagers! Tonight the family is going out to eat for my Hubby's birthday. I will have to wait and see what the menu is like since we are not going to a chain resturant.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

@ReNae (darn it's hard to remember to uppercase the N): My goto proteins are shrimp and/or hard boild eggs. 8 large shrimp are very low cal, yummy and make a nice snack. A hard boiled egg might go well with your salad (blech!).

@Cynthia: first of all, thank you again for opening my eyes to the whole protein/carb thing. I didn't really want to have to pay attention to it, but more and more I think it makes sense to monitor the amount and types of carbs. We already eat whole grains for most everything. Rye Bread, Catelli Smart Pasta, 100% whole wheat bread. We tried brown rice for the first time the other day. I loved it. Unfortunately, my better half...not so much. I'm hoping I can convince her to try again. She's already started referring to me as a "health beatnik", so I'm fighting an uphill battle, on occasion. I've also started looking at the Glycemic Index of carbs and calculating net carbs to make better choices. So, thanks.

I forgot! I ran at a 13.0 tonight (lungs bursting out of chest!) but part of minutie...don't know how long as trainer wouldn't let me look. However, my hamstring decided to act up in the next set doing lunges. Don't know why, it happens too often. No lifting for me and no sprinting apparently for the rest of the week.

I am late getting here today but wanted to stop in to say Hi all!! I was on my way to work this morning and my daughter called me freaking out a little. She had a rash all over her lower legs. She hadn't been in the shower yet so no razor burn or anything like that. We havent' changed soap or shampoo or lotion or conditioner or laundry soap. So I had her take a picture of her legs and text it to me. By that time i was at work and took my phone to one of the other nurses (really my patients are asleep and I probably couldn't diagnose a case of appendicitis with out opening them up --joking) anyway she looked at the picture and said she had no idea what it was of course then a doctor walked by and he said it looks like mosquito bites and I said I know except they happend over night and there are no mosquitoes in my house, no fleas either. Called my daughter and told her to stay home as nobody could tell frim the pic what it was. So, I turned around and went home, called for a doctor's appointment and finally took her in about 1:30 this afternoon. In the meantime the whole house has been disinfected, sheets washed floors and furniture vaccuumed. The doctor comes in to look and saysWOW!, What is that? Sami says umm you are suppose to tell us what it is. So, the doc checks it out. It is only on her lower leg from ankle to knee no where else. I told the doc I kept her home because I had no idea what it was. I was pretty sure it wasn't contagious as there were no blisters or scaling but you never know. She agreed that it wasn't contagious but had no idea what it was and called her associate in to take a look. He came in and said Holy cow that s dramatic! But had no idea what it was. A much older nurse was called in and she also had no idea what it was. They knew what it wasn't (not chickenpox, not measles, not scarlet fever or scarletina, not small pox or any of the other poxes, not hives, not bug bites) No clue. It doesn't itch or hurt at all Sami says. So they told her to take her antihistamine and if anything about them changes to call right away. I always love it when a doctor is caught off guard and says to an associate you gotta come see this! I know at work it doesn't happen often and it is always for something really cool. Anyway, that is what I did today, how about you?

Wow, Staci that sounds like quite the day. Hope she gets that all cleared up. ekkk

So I know I posted awhile back about starting the C5K program but I stopped. Since then its been bugging me that I quite on it. I want to run and enjoy it. I see or read of all your successes and want to take part in it. So I started again. Except doing it 3 times a week, I would do it whenever I work out. So I am on week 3. I do fine for the 90 sec run and the first 3 min run and the 90 sec run again but the second 3 min run, all I hear in my head is to quite. Stop running, it'll be fine with you walked. But I keep going. So I guess my question is what do you do or tell yourself when your inner you wants to stop. I breath like a dog on a 100 degree day but other wise I feel light and fit when I jog/run. So I don't want to stop but damn that inner voice is LOUD!!!!
Otherwise same ol' same ol. Just working really hard to get close to the 200 mark by Thanksgiving. Glad to have something to focus on.
Hope every one is enjoying their hump day!!

Running is almost more of a mental thing than a physical thing. When I was at that point in C25K I would hear myself saying..."OMG! I am DYING!" and I would have to stop the thought. I would do a toe to head check to see if I was actually dying and what was truly hurting. I never really was dying, so I kept going. Somehow evaluating what was really hurting instead of just the general "hurt" really helped me. I learned after that to really watch my thoughts. At the beginning, I would groan and say "Oh damn" whenever it would ding and Stuart (that was the name someone in the group I was in gave the dude with the voice on the app) would say "Run!" I had to retrain myself to say "Yeah!" instead. I totally didn't feel it at all, but I figured I would fake it until I made it. And for me, it worked. I also set goals for myself. I would say, I am going to run to the next mailbox before I decide if I am going to quit, and when I got close to that mailbox, I would say, one more and then I will decide. I kept tricking my brain that way and then suddenly Stuart would be telling me to "Walk." Another trick someone told me, was that a typical song is about 2 1/2 minutes, so each song is about the time for a 3 minute interval. So say you are going to run for that entire song and then decide.

ReNae, get some Cream of Wheat. The home visit nurse that came to check on my youngest son and I after he was born told me about it. It has 80% of the iron you need in a day. Eat it in the morning with a glass of OJ and you are all set. It is low calorie, especially if you make it with water. And depending on what you add to it, tastes ok. I also will sprinkle it on top of muffins, banana bread, etc when I make it to add a little extra iron.

Becky, I know you know this.. but remember when you have a bad period eating wise, your body hangs on to water. Get back on programme, and that extra weight will likely be gone in a couple of weeks. I know it's hard getting back on track after a break. But I also know you can do it. xxx

Happy Thursday!

ReNae - I agree with you wholeheartedly! Yours are so supportive! Mine just hide in their rooms and complain about what I make for supper.

Greg - I tried quinoa last week and was suprised that I liked it. Even my hubby did too. Cynthia probably has all the facts about it but what I understand that it is a grain with a whole lot of protein from Africa. It remains me of a barley almost.

Steph - Do you have the hand warmer packets there? My hubby uses them in the winter while doing the paper route. You put them in your pockets and they keep your fingersicles nice and toasty!
- Wow! 13.0? I can keep 3.5 pretty steady but I will get to your level eventually. You inspire me!

Staci - Hope that your daughter is better today! Talk about having a hectic day yourself!

Julie - Good luck with the C25K program!

JJ - I haven't had Cream of Wheat since I was little. What memories!

Becky - Can't wait to celebrate with you and Lexie! I know that you can do it, it is just whether the body cooperates within the given time.

Lane - I hope that you get your HRM working. And Happy Work Week Friday!

As for me, last night was a wonderful night celebrating my husband's birthday, but a bad night on my calories. I paid for it waking up at 2:30 with stomach cramps. That was a hard lesson to learn. I WILL not be doing that again. I won't be getting to the gym the rest of the week because hubby and I are going out of town for the weekend but hopefully I can get sometime in at the hotel gym.

Have a Thrilling Thursday!

Hi darlings...no time to really catch up, but I wanted to drop in and say I haven't completely disappeared! I hope everyone is doing well and making their dreams realities...love y'all!

Good Friday Morning All!
Well yesterday I finally completed Day one of 30DS. I'm hoping to get day two in today and am thinking of writing the routine down and then taking it with me on the trip as I know I can fit 20 minutes in in the morning. Went out for dinner last night and indulged. I had my reasons. I had been craving crap and struggling for over a week so I thought you know what, screw it. I'm gonna eat and ya know what, the craving this morning is gone. I'm heading to the grocery store before school as I'm craving fruit and veg (which is a nice change).
Not sure if I am gyming tonight or not. With the hamstring issue the other night my trainer ordered me to take it easy and while there is no pain there now, I don't want to aggrivate it. Hope you all have a great day! :flowerforyou:

Oh Eileen, it sucks that your own siblings treat you that way. It sounds like you have dealt with your cancer way better than they have and that they can't seem to get over it. You are stonger than them for sure and i say if you feel that your parents don't have many years left and you want to visit them, then go and be your regular funny strong self and to hell with them if they are rerady to deal with the new more wonderful you.

Steph take it easy on your hamstrings, You need those to be healthy and strong.

I am heading out to curves then I have to get stuff loaded to go to the cabin. I am so looking forward to relaxing there this weekend. Well, exxcept for the fact that I am bringing my Insanity DVDs with me so I can keep up. have a super weekend and I will be logging and thinking of you all until Sunday.

Jeez we really could be twins Stephanie
I have probably over 100+ cookbooks now. From every cuisine. From beginner to advanced. From amateur and grand chef alike. How to fold napkins, how to make origami paper decorations for tables. Oh it's all in there. I'm so ****ing worse than Martha Stewart. I do it for FUN. not profit. As for the weight. *sighs* I am sorry, and I am in the same spot with being 'tired' of being vigilant. Which is why I suggested the couple weeks off on maintenance. You know, don't eat a large pizza, but a cheeseburger won't kill you if you keep working out. I've tried to maintain my protein at best, and say f'k the rest for the moment. I just can't seem to get it all together at the moment. Well, I have a pretty good reason. But that'll have to wait. *HUGS*
About the hammies.. You'll have to measure your hammies, but from looking at your potter photo, I think your thighs are small enough. Remember the McDavid neoprene compression cuffs for ankles and calves? Well they make them for thighs too. And I was thinking, maybe your muscles are just getting too 'strained' during the run/stretch outs and if they had the little extra compression it would help them not 'shred' and get the micro tears that are causing you pain. (hopefully not bigger tears). Maybe look into it. *HUGS* ... OH and WAY TO GO on your 13 min mile KICK *kitten*! ;D *HUGS*

ReNae
-- I never realized the "N" was capitalized on purpose. I thought that was just an internet thing. So I am sorry about the billion+ times I have not typed it right. About the flu shot. My personal opinion is this. If you are a normal healthy adult who is not immuno suppressed or immuno compromised for any reason you shouldn't get one of the flu shots. I did grow up in the midwest, I am used to the snottles and I would get sick every year, even bronchitis late teens early 20s. I would spend the weeks hacking like seal and hoarking loogies. And then be fine for the rest of the season.
If you are elderly AND immuno compromised or susceptible to infections, or suffer reduced lung capacity or have emphysema, or COPD or something of that nature then yes, I can see the reason to get the shot. Getting a lesser version of the sickness would prevent a full blown infection that could possibly kill you. That, I agree with.
I saw they are pushing them this year on people with diabetes. I really don't think that's necessary either. Unless your blood sugar is so out of control that your tissues don't heal and you're susceptible to infections again not really a point. So just my 2 cents worth
I hope it helps you and gives you peace of mind though ReNae. I would never object to that on anyones behalf.
Oh and my regular person gown, almost closed in the back, was only short about one inch. I was so happy. AND I was in a normal people gurney bed too. I know, small things excited me. But I heard the nurses *****ing about the "Bariatric" patients and was just happy they didn't mean me, for once.
Oh and protein _ Cooked shrimp for your salads. Great protein, low cal. NUMMY flavor

Eileen
-- I can understand having the photo cards already you had to custom order those. Not a big deal. Also wear the compression sleeve. If you don't do that. You know what I"m going to say. Go buy a compression shirt to wear to give you support overall while you work out. One of the Long sleeve Under Armor Heat Gear shirts is probably a good idea for working out indoors in the gym. then if it gets painful you can wear the compression sleeve over that. *HUGS* Don't injure yourself trying to lose weight. Not worth it darling.
As for Thanksgiving.. I say sit and think a spell. What do you want to do. What will make you happy. I grew up an only child, so different from your life, no one to yell at or get beat up by Father was alcoholic, mom never stood up to him for her or me. So I grew up just a smidge resentful even though he usually dried out and was there when I needed him for something. I forgave him, and her in my late 20s in my heart and said fk it not worth it. Because it wasn't. I am glad I got to spend as much time as I could with them even though I moved away. So that's okay. Dad is gone, mom is still a pain in my *kitten*. I still do as much as I can for her when I can, and visit at least once a year. But that's me. You have to think about what you need to make you a whole human. What will make your karma clean. Don't let anyone else guilt you into anything else. HUGS

Greg
-- Glad I could help honey I am just as pleased as punch I saw you made it to 41% protein the other day. I know just how hard it was for you. I hope you are as proud of yourself as I am of you. That is a HUGE step my dear. HUGE. Oh and funny you should mention Quinoa Carla I was just thinking that when I read Greg's bit about rice. So the thing about Brown rice she didn't like was probably that it was 'kind of chewy'. She probably wants to cook it just a 'smidge' longer than she's used to cooking white rice. Because it has the hull/germ still on it can be not as 'fluffy' as she's used to. Have her give it a try again, cooking it longer. It's worth a shot! The Quinoa is actually closer in its' food content to spinach than rice. And it's easier if I quote wikipedia:

Quinoa pronounced "Keen-Wah":
Quinoa was of great nutritional importance in pre-Columbian Andean civilizations, secondary only to the potato, and was followed in importance by maize. In contemporary times, this crop has become highly appreciated for its nutritional value, as its protein content is very high (12%–18%). Unlike wheat or rice (which are low in lysine), and like oats, quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it a complete protein source, unusual among plant foods.[13] It is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten-free and considered easy to digest.

Now the funny thing is Greg, my husband didn't like the cold quinoa salad I brought home from the store at all. Said it was like chewing bark. LOL. But I didn't like it all that much either to be honest. I think whole foods kinda screwed that one up. I'll have to cook it myself sometime. I think as warm dish it'd be better. As a rice pilaf type dish it would be good I think.

Staci
-- You know when they told you to break out the Quick oats... I thought they were going to tell you to put it on your daughters leg as a poultice to clear the rash that's what I was thinking I am so sorry she has had to go through that at her age. She's supposed to be much older like us before she gets mystery illnesses that make her crazy Hope it goes away and never comes back. .. Hope you're doing well also I know you are probably still getting back to normal.

Julie
-- I am proud you started again. That is better than anything. Sometimes things just make us crazy I don't know if it'll help but if you're anything like me. Sometimes you just say 'fk it' because you can't take it. That's okay. Just as long as the next time you want to say that you don't. And here's a secret for you. You just might not be a runner. No shame. Okay? Good lord. There are a million ways to exercise other than that. Sure it's cheap and easy. But if you really find yourself absolutely hating it to the point you don't want to exercise at all because you know you have to run today? STOP, for god sake just STOP. It's not worth it, it just isn't. Try rowing or Mountain climbing or, ice fishing instead

Becky
-- Just keep going. Mountains will turn into molehills eventually.

Jane
-- Darling, I'll help you torch NHS headquarters when you're ready, just let me know. I bought 2 Guy Fawkes masks for halloween

Lane
-- Thanks darling. And yes classroom before preceptor will make your lives much easier. Trust me on that one. They can ask all their stupid *kitten* questions when someone isn't screaming for help Much easier on you Medical might be huge, but you know it's a lot easier to break down than law. It's all procedural. Breathing, beating, bleeding. Not much grey area. I would rather do that, than try and explain the difference between menacing and mayhem to a newbie just off the street.


Been a crappy two days. Trying to get out from under the umbrella of unbelievable bullcrap that has been flung in my general direction. At least some of it explains A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT of things that has been going on. Oh yeah, yeah it does. :P So anyway.

The endoscopy had to be performed without sedation. Much to my chagrin. So the 'numbing' spray they put on the back of my throat was about as useful as an aspirin for a leg amputation. On top of that they used the largest scope they had, because they were apparently too lazy to clean the smaller one. So they jammed a 6 foot plus reticulated python about 1/2 inch or 1.5 cm in diameter down my throat. No one ever mentioned the copious amounts of air they would also be pumping down there along with the snake, to inflate me to "get a good look". So when I would convulsively retch I'd also belch so loud my eyeballs would rattle. If I could have curled up in a little ball. I would have. Dear god, is this really modern medicine? So just when I couldn't believe he was still feeding more of that snake down me I saw his hand in front of my face and thought, well that's the end of that, thank god. As he was holding the control mechanism And so the next thing I see as he's pulling it out, he stops at one point and starts to feed a blue line down into the black snake, and I'm like "Oh for the love of god, I'm about to throw up an air barf and choke to death on it at the same time can we just please get this over with?" He says just taking a couple of biopsies.. and right there, open, ... and right there open and then 2 more giant burps and it was out. I thought I was going to die. I am serious. If choking to death is anything like that ****ing forget it. Just put a bullet in my head.

I get to find out in a couple weeks how the biopsies turn out. he says that my 'pipes were clean!" Except for what looked to be a couple spots of excessive constriction what looked like to him due to a reaction to some kind of medicine. wtf that is from, dunno but damn. That'd be awesome, if I just could figure out what it was

Neurologist appointment on the 23rd, and then hopefully that will be the last of the crazy **** headed my way any time soon, I can get back to being healthy and losing weight and being normal again. That, would be nice.

Have a great weekend everyone.

I owe you a week of workouts Stephy I think I'm going to have to double up next week, oooh *ooowwwww*

Hi everyone! I know that I have seriously been MIA...but I am back. I have missed you guys and hope that you are all doing well. I am doing better. My life is still up in the air, but I am learning to live one day at a time that I can only control me. I am starting to come to reality on some things and realizing some things that I need to change to make me happier . I haven't been able to make it to the gym because of time and not really wanting to go. I will try to start going again sometime in the future, but it just doesn't feel right to me right now.

Because things in my life are constantly changing right now and I am not going to the gym, I needed a change on my diet. My best friend lost a bunch of weight on the HGC, so I am trying that. I know that it is probably not the best diet, but I really just needed a change and wanted to give it a shot. I figure that because I have lost the majority of my weight by eating healthy and exercising, that after doing the HGC thing, I can and will go back to that. I have been on it for almost a week and have already lost 7 pounds (not including the weight I gained during the 2 load days).

I wanted to share a Halloween picture. It is the first picture in a long time that I am proud to share...because I look amazing!



Have a great day, and I WILL talk to you all tomorrow (or maybe later tonight)