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Today is not a fair day to talk about the Ketogenic Challenge. It's been a rough day for me.  Spring has sprung, there was pollen of some sort out in force. Combine that with perfumes and other fragrances in the office, and I struggled today with my allergies and asthma.  I didn't have much of an appetite. Come to think about it though, I haven't been hungry since I starting this challenge!  I mean, look at what I came home to tonight!  This casserole had ground beef, shredded cabbage, Tex-Mex seasoning, and cheese... LOTS of cheese! The food I've been eating for this challenge is amazing.  I am satisfied after each meal  , and don't get hungry between meals so I'm not snacking all day long like I used to. I'll be back tomorrow, and hopefully a bit more chatty!

Most days right now will begin with a couple of eggs, scrambled or fried, maybe some bacon, so I won't waste your time by repeating the same thing every day. I'll only talk about breakfast if it's something other than a couple of eggs. And lunch is usually leftovers from the night before, which meant that today's lunch was leftover salmon and spinach from last night's supper. OH MY!!! In case you were wondering, the salmon leftovers were just as yummy as the salmon we had for supper yesterday. That's one of the really nice things about this 14 day challenge. You cook enough for dinner that there will be leftovers for the following day's lunch. I don't have to plan my lunch, or prepare something separate. I just put the leftovers in a container and take it to work with me the next day! The ease of the program and the deliciousness of the food so far mean that I am not struggling to follow the menu plan. Not to mention the fact that it's already...

First for the hard part... the beginning stats.  My official starting weight as of Sunday May 28 was 181.2, and I did take pictures... I just don't have the courage to post them.  I took the pictures wearing yoga pants and tank top. NOT a pretty sight, but an honest one.  I also measured my waist and thigh, just another way to help track my progress. Off to a great start so far!  For breakfast I had a couple of fried eggs. Nothing exciting, but a protein packed start to the day.  Lunch was a nice "Caesar" salad. I didn't have Romaine, so used spring greens instead, topped with chicken, bacon, grated Parmesan cheese and the dressing from the recipes in the challenge that I am doing. Dinner was really good!  It was salmon with a chili/parmesan dressing on a bed of spinach sauted in butter.  YUM!!!!   If the food continues to be as good as this, I am really going to enjoy this challenge! My husband is also enjoying the food. ...

HI!!  Thanks for stopping by! Tomorrow I start a 2 week Ketogenic Challenge. I've been playing with a couple of the recipes in the last couple of days, but tomorrow is DAY 1.  Tomorrow I weigh, measure, take pictures, and make my first "keto challenge" meal. I'll be posting my progress here in my blog. Hopefully that will accomplish 2 things:           1. I will start updating my blog again           2. I get to readily see the progress by posting before and after pictures If I see good progress over the next 2 weeks, I will continue with the Ketogenic lifestyle and see if I can finally reach my goals! Wish me lunch.  Some encouragement would be helpful also! Until tomorrow tomorrow then.  Right now it's back to shampooing the carpet.

Happy New Year!   I hope that 2017 will be an amazing year for all of us.  It's sure starting out good for me! My mini cooper died a few months ago, so at the end of November, my husband bought me a fun ride!  Meet Lucy, my new-to-me LadyBug!! She has pawprints for her ladybug spots... I just started a GREAT new job a few days before the start of the new year, so my work life will be filled with lots of new opportunities to learn and grow, both personally and professionally, new friendships to build, new challenges                                     1) 2017 goal: to continue my commitment to be a lifelong learner My new employer also offers all kinds of Wellness incentives, including things like reimbursement of certain gym/fitness fee's, etc. So I am going to join the local YMCA and sign up for a class or two!              2)...

I just don't seem to be able to get the things done that I want to and need to do! So... here we go. New month, new week, now is as good a time as any to start a new journal! Lets see if this can help me to organize, prioritize, and get things done.  From what I am learning about customizable journaling, this will evolve and change, maybe even from week to week!  I hope to be more creative as time goes on, but my journal will continue to be more functional than decorated. Please let me know you were here.  Comments are ALWAYS appreciated.

These are some idea's I've been playing around with for bracelets.  The top one is copper on copper.  I think turquoise beads would be great with this copper one. The bottom one is copper wire on painted aluminum. I'm already not fond of using painted aluminum wire for wire wrapping projects-it scratches too easily. This one will never be finished... there is no way to fix the scratches. But I am playing around with bead ideas, and it's always good to practice when learning something new! Thanks for stopping by! Won't you let me know you were here? I'll be back with a new post soon.