Day 23

I did a bit of spring cleaning to my blog. Took out a lot of stuff and put one important badge in: my weight loss. Yup, I posted how much weight I've lost so far. I figure it's good motivation to have it in a place where dozens of people (i.e. my family and friends because I'm not sure anyone else actually reads my blog) can see whether or not the number is going up or down. Hubby and I joined MyFitnessPal, a tool for tracking your food intake, exercise habits and of course, weight loss. It's a lot easier and a lot more precise than simply writing down in a journal what we've eaten. We know down to the last calorie how much we're consuming. Did you know that a mere 3 cups of pasta is over 2,000 calories?? Okay, maybe some of you are thinking, "3 cups?! That's A LOT of pasta! What are you doing eating 3 cups of pasta?? No wonder you're obese!" Fair enough. I don't deny that I'm a big lover of food and in big quantities. It's something hubby and I are working on. We're much more aware of what we're putting in our mouths and how much. We just think about entering it into MyFitnessPal and consider long and hard about whether it's worth it. So far I've lost 4 measly pounds. We started MyFitnessPal weeks ago. I know that if I had buckled down earlier on the number would be a lot more but I wasn't really ready to lose weight. I think I'm a lot closer now. Anyway, 4 pounds is 4 pounds and it's better than gaining 4 pounds. So pray for us, think of us, root for us!

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Dear Last Person I Kissed (I'm sorry, sis, but hubby WAS the last person I kissed),

I'm glad we talked Saturday night. It feels good to be on the same page again. I think we understand a little bit better where the other person is coming from. I really appreciated it when you said that you needed me to pull you out of your comfort zone, otherwise you'd live in a house with white walls, one couch and you'd never do anything out of the ordinary. It reminded me that while I need you to rein me in sometimes and be logical, you need me too. You're right: I don't always give myself enough credit.

You were also right when you said it doesn't matter what other people think or say. How I envy you in your certainty of this statement! You say it and you believe it down to your core. Maybe I'll be the same in another 10 years. Maybe.

Whatever happens in the next few years I know we'll make it work and we'll be content.

Love,

Me