Monday, January 12, 2015

Monday Morning This and That

Happy Monday, everyone.  It's time to start a new week.  Gosh, we are almost halfway through January already.  I cannot believe it.  Had a quiet weekend.  Spent Saturday taking all the Christmas decor down.  What a chore!  It seems to me it is harder to take the decorations down than it is to put them up.  I think I am staying in today.  It's a bit slippery out, and I'm so fearful of falling.

How lovely the sky got after the snow on Friday.  Had to get a picture.

I did make  a second meeting at WW, and I'm glad I did.  What one trainer doesn't mention, another might.  For example, I love baked sweet potatoes, and I'd eat the whole thing thinking I was doing something really healthy for myself.  Little did I know how many points there was in a sweet potato.  

The following is me almost 24 pounds lighter.

Do I see the beginning of hips?  I'd lost them so long ago. Still a ways to go, about 50 more pounds, but I am finding that I  already I have less pain and easier breathing when I walk.  So grateful that I finally woke up to the damage I was doing to myself with my addiction to food.  

Question for you.  The FB group with the Christmas card exchange has started a Valentine's exchange which includes a hot beverage, candle, and candy and not spending more than $10.  I got this one.  The other one I signed up for is a monthly buddy exchange.  Each month we will be assigned someone to send a a "thinking of you" gift to the person assigned to us, not spending more than $5.  I need some ideas on this one.  What can I possibly get for $5 nowadays.  Keep in mind I live in New York.  Help!!!!

Well, I'm off for breakfast now.  Have a good one.  If you're going out, be careful






4 comments:

  1. congratulations on the weightloss!! You look great, I love that warm winter outfit you have on, the photo of the sky is gorgeous, looks like cotton balls on a beautiful azure blue sky! I have no idea what you could buy for gifts, I'm terrible at that, maybe you could make something?

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  2. Agree that you look lovely.
    Sweet potato contains a lot of sugar.
    Can't help with gift apart from also to suggest making something. It will be unique and you will hang on to your money.

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  3. Your hard work is paying off - plain to see! If you don't feel like making something, maybe a nice greeting card or two with stamps would be good . . .

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  4. Hooray for you - you're really sticking with it!

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