Rubbing together of the thighs..

The thought occurred to me the other day that my thighs do not rub together anymore. I have also noticed that my "muffin top" is now smaller than my boobs, and I no longer have a "butt shelf". Weight~176.

The Fesival of the Little Hills weekend was great. Went both Friday and Saturday evenings. Visited the beer garden with family. Had a great time.

As I type this my tummy is a growling...I am trying to talk myself out of going to get sushi. Me so ungry...

I continue to make good food choices. I am doing Yoga 2 to 3 times a week. I have to stay motivated. My body changes are becoming extremely noticable to others. Focus on the prize! Everyone have a nice weekend.

178, is that a beautiful number?

I have been thinking about how what the magical scale says has such an influence over how I feel about myself. Why do I let it dictate how I feel about myself for the day? I wish I had the internal strength to let it go. If I could just go by how my clothes are feeling on my body. That should be enough. I let it have way to much power over me.

I have done the WII twice already this week! I now have earned the Bronze counter (my reward for clocking 10 hours on the WII). Thank you WII people for giving me this grand award...10 hours is pretty amazing for me anyway.



I made no bake granola bars on Friday and they are super yummy. You should give them a try. If you make them I would suggest using a smaller pan as these are pretty thin. Also, I didn't have chocolate chips or Craisons and they were still awesome. This recipe came from a blog but I can't remember which one. (I will give credit as soon as I find it)

Chewy, No-Bake Granola Bars
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2-1/2 cups oatmeal or leftover granola
• 1/2 cup wheat germ, ground flax seeds and whole flax seeds (or substitute with more oatmeal, rice cereal nuts)
• 1/2 cup Crasins
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1. In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar with the honey and butter. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to medium-low and simmer until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
2. Add the remaining ingredients, except for the chocolate chips, to the saucepan and fold the ingredients to evenly coat with the sauce. Transfer the granola mixture to a 9-by-13-inch ungreased baking pan and press firmly to evenly fill. Gently press the chocolate chips onto the top of the granola. Let the granola mixture set in the fridge until firm, about 15 minutes, then cut into 2-1/4-by 3-inch bars.
3. Store in the fridge.

Have a great weekend. I will be off to the Festival of the Little Hills to celebrate. Take care and be safe!!

Just truckin along...

I have had no major weight changes one way or the other. So it's neither good nor bad. I have been struggling lately with sugar attacks. Regular food eating has been fine, which is probably why I have not seen any significant weight gains since my sugar over-load has taken root in my life. I need to quit cold turkey with that evil sugar. One bite leads to the next which leads to the next etc. I have hit the treadmill a couple of times in the last week. My mini goal for myself is to do 1 mile every day. I would like to make a 15 minute mile..

My youngest starts her first year of high school on Wednesday so looks like our days of the same old route are headed our way again. The last hoorah of summer is coming soon, my home town's good bye to the season is the Festival of the Little Hills the 3rd weekend in August. Beer drinking and shopping is a must. I haven't decided if I am going yet. Anyone have any end of the summer plans?