There is a God!! (and she loves me!)

After the shock of learning how much I eat yesterday, I still lost a pound.  Go figure!  Praise the Lord!
I am making somewhat better choices today, although I am going out with the Girls tonight and there is a chocolate martini calling my name!
Baby steps…that is all I can do.  And all I want to [...]

Help save the planet!

Here is a great site for getting little ideas that can help save the planet.  And they will send you daily tips right to your email address.  http://idealbite.com/

I can’t believe there were that many calories in it!!

Hi there!  I thought I was doing well.  Ok, I had a few nibbles of chocolate, but that was all.  Ok, and a SMALL slice of chocolate cake after dinner.  Lo and behold I must have used 42  WW points!  Who knew??? And that was after I opted for broiled fish instead of a meat [...]

address for Vegetarian Times

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/
This site has recipes AND there is even a food diary you can download!

bad days….good days???

OK, I have had a few bad days.  More than a few- mainly since my Dad died.  Don’t all chunkys grieve with chocolate?  Alas, chocolate is not able to raise the seratonin it used to for me.  So, I am back at square one, but starting again. 
I am starting to do things for myself.  Thinking [...]

Do diets work?

I heard on the radio that there was some study showing that diets do not work.  After 20 years of dieting, hmmm….  maybe there is something in that.  In fact the article said that dieting was bad for you.  I am sure there is something in that.  What does make us over eat?  Why do [...]

Is it harder to exercise on cold days?

It is cold out.  My eyes tear to the point of almost blindness, so I did not walk home.  I was freezing so took the transit.  Not that I am looking for an excuse, but it was a reaonable idea.  My streetcar was a short turn one so it stopped one stop away from home.  [...]

Diet phobia?

Well I did write EVERYTHING down yesterday, and I did walk partway home from work.  Hey, it was cold and I had a migraine two advil couldn’t kill!!!  I lost the one pound I gained over the weekend.  Still, we all know those easy come easy go pounds are not REAL fat after all,  They [...]

Easter Weekend…..

HI there:
I am actually away this weekend. My boyfriend lives in the US so I am the victim of a long distance relationship. (singing) “the things we do for love…”
Thank you for your comments.  I think I will try the (pain in the butt) recording of what I eat, once I get back.  On May [...]

Maiden Post

Welcome to my Blog!  Not sure how many people will find my journey particularly interesting, but perhaps this is more therapeutic than anything else.  First and foremost, I typo at about 100 words a minute!!! So, I hope you are good at readythat!
 How did this happen???
 Ok, all my life I have been somewhat overweight.  Not [...]