Happy Saturday Gang!
I had to work an event this morning and was served breakfast and lunch... all freshly made (even the bread for the sandwiches was MADE at the venue today) and I'm fairly proud to say that I ate fruit, had no coffee, lots of water and I removed the bread from my sandwich! I DID partake of the home made chips - such a weakess of mine - but all in all I think i did ok! I am not going to get in any exercise today but I'll hopefully be good at home here!

Penguin - did you have lasik?? I had that a few years ago after having glasses since second grade.

Annie - You poor thing! Your house! I noticed your ticker - you've done an amazing job on your diet. I sew! Need curtains?? hee hee

FL - I'm nervous about sweet potatoes! I have nightmare memories of marshmellows and big scoops of orange goop! I hated that stuff even as a child.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Real Me, Thanks for asking! 2 years ago I had cataract surgery {I'm 42} they replaced my cloudly lens with corrective implants but there's a membrane that they can't replace during that surgery. The membrane gets cloudy over time and they use a laser to punch a hole in it, so it doesn't affect my vision anymore. I've worn 'milk bottle' glasses since I was 3 but now can see with just thin +1's. Big change for me. Its funny for me to go to the cataract office. My parents usually drive me {they are early 70'} so everyone assumes I'm there to help THEM and then they find I'M the patient. The average waiting room age drops 30 years when I walk in. Thanikfully this should be my last trip there.

Annie, goodness that's a lot of money! I'm sorr to hear that!

If I get a good shot of my hair I'll post a pic. She cut a bunch of length off to even it out so now its a shaggy bob that just touches my shoulders.

My eating today was not good at all. Went to a birthday party and....enough said.

I saw a picture of myself taken just a few weeks ago and I look awful! Actually, there were two photos....one was from last September and one was from a few weeks ago. They look identical! I look horribly obese in both - you can't tell that I even lost 1 ounce. My face is fat, my body is huge. WTF? The numbers on the scale aren't lying...I am 29 pounds less....so why doesn't it show?

guac- sometimes we have a hard time noticing a weight loss, I was so used to being heavy, that's how i continued to see myself. Even after 30lbs! Measure yourself and keep track, that will be your proof.
RealMe- I never liked sweet potatoes w/ marshmallows in it. I make them sliced thinly, so it won't remind you of orange poop! LOL
Annie- It always seems like a huge expense comes up everytime your planning on buying something you need, happens to me everytime!

Walked 33min. It was raining most of the day and only in the 70's. Makes you feel like staying in bed all day, even though you know you can't. Did good with healthy eating for the 6th day in a row. Yesterday, I was craving junk & didn't eat any, today not wanting it at all. What makes everyday so different about what you want to eat anyway??

Well, I have finally made it to the 150's. It's only 158, but I have been waiting so long to get to the 150's that I am still very happy with the 8 being on the end.

I have to be on my laptop most of today so I am taking periodic walks around the block. Well, I've done 2. But, a week ago I wouldn't have done anything so that's improvement, right?

Penguin - how are the eyes today? hope you're healing fast!

FL - I will try sweet potatoes again before the end of August! I'll make it a goal.

Guac - oh dear! stay positive! You've lost all that weight! Perhaps you're being too hard on yourself? hang in there....

lyv - a new decade for you! way to go!!

I found you all. I wasn't paying attention at all and was happily living in July all week. Ah, a super long July.

I am excited to try FL's sweet potato dish. It has all the ingredients I have in my cupboard--plus it has CHEEEEESE! Yum. It's what's on the menu this week.

I've been cooking a lot from scratch with whole recipes lately (all this year it's no bake with veggies, whole grains, and tofu). But lately I'm mixing, cooking and yumming. I'm married to a gentleman from Nepal (we married over there) and we love to cook. It's basically healthier Indian-style with lots of Tibetan influences. My husband and I have ramped up the HEALTHier portions. I've increased lots of vegetarian options with my own twists. It's making everyone happy since I gave up eating Nepali food over 2 yrs ago because it's best served with four cups of cooked rice (yum but overwhelming).

As for Morning Star items, I've been eating Lightlife (cutlets and wings) which are vegetarian "meats". Super delicious. I don't think I've had Morning Star in awhile but they're yummy too.

Weighed in on Saturday (usually I'm on Sundays). I was up .6 pound. I couldn't believe it until later last night my TOM arrived. I hope I get to see a loss next weekend. Argh! What a slow slow road while keeping on almost perfect track for months. Argh (again).

I bought a new purse today at Ross! It was about $10 more than I wanted to spend and by some designer I’ve never heard of, but worth it. I has two compartments seperated by a zippered pocket so I can have “purse’ on one side and knitting on the other. Then our truck broke down in from of an auto parts store so I was happy to have knitting with me while Hubby changed the battery. I sat on the floor of Auto Zone and knitted on a baby blanket for 30min while Hubby troubleshot the truck. Then later I knit in Red Robin while we waited for our food and Hubby played with his phone.

RealMe, my eyes are fine. I have drops to take for a week but don't have to go back to the dr.

quick check in, lots of new people Welcome to all!

Annie sorry to hear about your foundation and praying all works out for you!

PP very excited for you and your vision.

I had a huge restful weekend slept most of Sunday which is odd for me but hubby has been real sick and I started to get it. I cannot stay home from work for the next two weeks at all due to other staff on vacation and one quit. Back on food plan today. My trip to the US is in less than 6 weeks yay. Just went and changed some more money to US so I dont spend it. We are in such a spending famine - needs only so darn it i am going shopping in Spokane when we get there.

http://www.tylerrodan.com/products/m...hite?back=1878 This is my purse only its black. It came with a matching umbrella! How cute is that! I probably buy one purse every few years. This one is huge compared to my old purse but only weighs 1lb more. {yes, I weigh my purses at the groc store!}. But I often carry two bags around one my purse, then the other knitting bag. This one cost around $40.

I'm cleaning house today. Now that I can see everything better the house looks yucky. I'm not the best housekeeper in the first place but now I can see the spiderwebs and dust!

Ashley, hope you feel better!

Hi Everyone! I am on track for the second day in a row and I went swimming! I know it's only 2 days but hey, everyone has a starting point, right?

Penguin - i LOVE hand bags/purses!! Congrats on the purchase! and hooray for the eyes. I bet you burned a ton of calories cleaning the home.

Aug 8
B= 2 c milk vits
L= 1/2 RR cheeseburger
S= 1 multi grain pancake with syrup
D= salad, 1/2 turkey sand
S= cereal
E= cleaning/dusting?

Real Me, good job being consistant for two days. Better than I'm doing right now!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Quick not from here. Busy day at work today. We had storms last night, but we just got the edge of it and not really any rain to speak of. BUT, it has brought cooler temps and is sitting at 73 degrees right now!! High is supposed to still be 100 for the next couple of days.

Food was terrible for the entire weekend and was good up until ice cream last night....ugh. I was up during the night and didn't sleep well, so skipped exercise this morning. I am comitting to a 5 miler in the morning!!

Supper this evening should be reasonable, I just need to stay away from the chips. I'm making smoked sausage and pepper sandwiches w/ turkey sausage and homemade tomato sauce.

I have another foundation company coming tomorrow. I am going to pursue just getting the area fixed where I think there is the worst problem (crack appeared suddenly in son's bedroom wall) and see if it would be safe to wait on the other.

Really??? kay so back on plan and what does someone bring in today, leftover cake with mega icing from their kids bday, this would usually derail me as I love cake with my icing but am going to stick with it and not give in. I was happily going along last week and someone brought in still warm cookies from subway -- i ate 4 of them then got derailed for the rest of the day. so today no cake! Besided i got hubby's illness and cant really taste anything due to being stuffed up.

Not sure how much i can check in this week as many staff on holidays and have work backed up for over a week.

Real Me - yes two days is amazing and any walking is great!

PP - love your purse, a purse in on my list for my trip in Sept to the U.S. so you just got me more excited yay! I love where you find places to knit! What a great idea while waiting in the dr's office.

Annie hope the foundation fix goes well!

Way to go on day 6 - i have th esame question what makes me eat 4 yummy cookies one day and the cake not bother me today? Go figure - onward we go!