I haven't written in a few days....life has settled into a routine and there haven't been any real challenges...just day to day things but nothing that I haven't been able to handle easily...
Fourth of July was quiet, as usual, just a day at home by myself...I made my annual Hebrew National Hot Dog....but this time with a whole wheat bun!! Not as good in the grill pan as on the BBQ but hardly worth firing up the BBQ just for a couple hot dogs....
Today, my nephew is getting married in Oregon...so my thoughts are up there with my extended family.. weddings always make me emotional, anyway, since I never had one!! This young couple will be living in Ohio while she goes to veterinary school. What a fun experience for a newly married young couple to start their life together far away from everything they've ever know...a great way to get to know each other and build a good foundation for a future by having to build their new life without being influenced by family/familiar surroundings....
Tonight, I'm making a hamburger patty for dinner and am going to try a new recipe for a side dish...I had bought too many mushrooms so needed something to use them up...I found a recipe for Mushroom Orzo Risotto...made from orzo instead of rice but it's cooked risotto style with hot broth added by the cup and stirred til done....it calls for Swiss Chard which I've never eaten!! I bought a GIGANTIC huge bunch of it...and ended up with a gallon zip lock bag with the leaves after removing the stems and stalks...so, I'll be having a culinary experience tonight...fun to try something different....
It's so weird to think that I haven't even been on this new program for 2 months....started May 16 so still a couple weeks away from the two month mark. I've settled into this and it feels like it's been FOREVER.....it's about two months til I go to Oregon for my annual vacation so I'm about halfway to that mark as well. I'll weigh Monday but can't really expect to lose more than 1.5-2 lbs a week at this stage. I'm hoping to be down a total of 40 lbs by the time I go to Oregon but that might be a little optimistic but fun to think about!!! ......and to believe and even know that it'll happen at some point, since I'm in this for the long haul....
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