[JoSchmooze]

My confession for this week is actually from last week - my birthday! Even though friends threw me a diet conscious barbeque, I blew it later in the evening. After eating, three of us headed out to have a couple drinks. When I got home, I spied those tortilla chips, grabbed them and settled into the recliner to stuff my face - rationalizing that it was my birthday, I should be allowed!

So that precious 225.8 went right down the tubes - right back to 226.4. Friday morning, even before making coffee I went right back to the tortilla chips and tossed them in the trash.....Feeling like Edgar Allan Poe, I kept saying "Nevermore, nevermore" to myself....

Back in the saddle on Friday and the rest of the weekend, both in exercise and food choices. I finally found a way to eat broccoli without being totally grossed out! This morning I was greeted with a lovely 225.0!

I know that this sounds like I am obsessed with ounces and pounds instead of my health. But for me at this minute, weight loss = another step to a healthy and longer life.

Keep on trucking y'all.....doing it however it feels "right" to you....
There is no "magic pill", no shortcuts or ways to cheat and still live healthy....It takes hard work, good food choices and the desire to be healthier today than you were yesterday! Keep up the good work!