Dieting Again - for real!

Easter, my father-in-law went camera happy and snapped pictures of everybody. When I saw mine, I wanted to crawl into bed and hide. Or walk across America as many times as it takes to lose 50 pounds fast. I knew I'd gained too much weight and I wasn't happy with myself, but I didn't think it was too bad until I saw that pic. Ouch! I vowed for the gazillionth time to lose weight. THIS TIME I've been good for the past week starting Monday, the day after Easter. I've already lost about 6 pounds although I only expected to lose 1 or 2 pounds a week. I'm sure the rate will slow down. I think I shocked my poor body with fruits again after a much too long hiatus. And water. This morning my older daughter and I had a bowl of oatmeal and then I offered her some of my apples and peanut butter. It's amazing I only discovered a year ago that I LOVE peanut butter on apples. Anyway, she told me she HATES peanut butter, that she can't stand how sticky it is in her mouth, that it makes her feel like one of those poor dogs on the You Tube videos trying to eat peanut butter. Well, I'd never seen one of those videos, so I had to go and find one. So, here's one so you know how my daughter feels. Me? I only put a very thin smear of PB on my apple as I don't want too many calories and it's not enough to make my mouth get gluey. You'll also want to see what Amarinda Jones, Anika Hamilton, Anny Cook, Barbara Huffert, Brynn Paulin, Bronwyn Green, Dakota Rebel, Kelly Kirch, Molly Daniels, Sandra Cox, Regina Carlysle, and Cindy Spencer Pape are up to, so make sure to visit them also. :)