Hi everyone! Just popping in to touch base and visit for a bit.
Had a wicked craving for a salty crunch - perpetuated by making a salsa/avocado mash, that begged me to dip a dozen tortilla chips into it!
Well, I improvised by slicing half a cucumber, lightly salting them, then using THOSE as the dip delivery system. Hmmm - I am astonished to admit that it did the trick! Yeah, that avocado added fat & calories to some innocuous salsa, but it satisfied that craving, without the added fat and calories of the chips.
The scale is not cooperating this week - it says I went up 2.5#, then the next day it went down 2# !?! Pain in the patootie, if ya ask me! But it's only been a little under a month, so I gotta give the ol' system time to adjust...just need a bit of patience. All told, I am heading in the right direction!
Oh, and Artcat, I hear what you're saying re:walking and exercising...I am really, very badly, out of shape and haven't done much of anything as far as doing "nip-ups", as Dad would call 'em - I admit to a bit of caution in pushing too hard. As I don't have a doctor or insurance, I'd hate to risk going overboard
- I'm moving more, walking a lot more, and am going to add weight training to my routine - eventually!
I like the idea of carrying some kind of weight, and I did try adjusting my stride to "show the bottoms of my feet" - whew - good one! I am grateful that the weather is cooperating, so I'm getting out more - there's a veggie garden waiting for me, so that's next on the hit parade!
Gotta head out to collect the kids at scouts - have good Thursday, one and all!
Judi