It's up to twenty-five!

Yes, in just seven weeks, I have lost 25 pounds! I have some goals to attend to, and it appears to be coming along well. I would like to lose about that much more before we go to Houston in May for Husband's grandparents' 65th anniversary.

Wow! What does one give for a 65th anniversary - oxygen? (There is no listing for it. I may go with the one for the 46th - an original poem. Or diamond for 60 and wood for 5 - maybe something along these lines?)

Incidentally, we will be in Michigan briefly - another whirlwind tour, Tami J! - so Husband can go on a few interviews. We are sincerely hoping to know by this coming Sunday where we will be going in the next couple of months. What a relief that will be!

And, also speaking of next Sunday, I am going on another fast, but this one will be for an extended period of time. I have used fasting to my advantage before - back around the time of my divorce. It is actually much easier than dieting because you lose a sense of hunger - for women, day two and men, day three - so you don't have the cravings that dieting causes. I am looking forward to it! A fast is really so introspective.

The eating has actually been pretty good this past week or so. I have been careful to break my intake into 4 meals - well, three and a snack around 3:30 or so when I get home. I had a shake last night (we saw an ad for Arby's new malted shake - quite good!), and a small piece of cake earlier in the week, but I am really REALLY starting to feel the benefits of sticking to a non-sugar diet. And low-fat, too. I watch my MUFAs and make sure I get those in, but I ate some ranch dressing the other day and nearly died! The tablespoon of Thousand Island with last night's salad didn't seem too awful, but ranch - never again! I also know when I have had too much flour - especially white flour . . . it really does cause one to bloat. I always thought toast settled one's stomach. Truth is, it kind of upsets mine now.

Oh, and I broke down and joined Facebook. I have been getting tons of requests from friends to join over the past couple of years. I admit - I gave in to peer pressure. It's actually been nice to have something creative to do (setting it up) while getting these freshman English papers graded!

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