Thought for the day

"Be numbered among the searchers, won't you? Live with an ear for the
trumpet and an eye for the clouds. And when he calls your name, be
ready."- Max lucado

When a 2 year old has a bad day, EVERY ONE HAS A BAD ONE!!!!
SB diet going well until I re introduced cinnimon swirl bread.  Sweet tooth has gone into hyperdrive.  Book is right about how one sweet leads to another.  Well, it is off for a bowl of honey nut cereal

I can see my toes, next goal the tops of my feet!!!!

I saw an otter today.  It was swimming in the tampa bay estuary.  it wasn otter or an alligator.  i would rather it be an otter.

the surprises that have surfaced since I have changed my eating habits from trash to healthy is really starting to become apparent.  No scales, no blood pressure readings  but my energy levels have gone through the roof, I can keep up (well almost) with my 2 yr old grandson.  I no longer HAVE TO HAVE my afternoon nap.  Now I am not going to lie and tell you that I don't on occasion nap, it's just that I don't NEED to take one. 

Had poached salmon with cucumber dill sauce with steamed asparagus and edamame salad.  The dill sauce I made is awesome and I am crazy about the salad.  I have also become a fan of Greek yogurt.  The plain yogurt that I am familiar with never set my taste buds on fire but the Greek yogurt has more of a sour cream feel and doesn't have the bite that regular plain yogurt has.

The dill sauce is easy half low fat sour cream/half low fat or not fat greek yogurt, a peeled, seeded and finely chopped cucumber (you will have to decide how much is enough, I just do it until it looks right.  a teaspoon or two of fresh or dried dill weed again just add until it tastes right.  A dash or two of lemon juice, mix well anc chill over night.  I find I like it on things other than salmon, like as a dip for carrots or celery.  You get the idea.

Now I have enough asp. and salmon to put in my eggs tomorrow.  I will saute some mushrooms and add a little bleau cheese and I will be good to go.

Without the blood sugar spikes that I had when I was on my high carb/junky diet, I am seldom hunger and when I do get a taste for something sweet, fruit, esp melons or berries will do the trick.  Tonight I had a small gelatto cone (no I didn't bring home th egelato my son in law did) and it was all I needed.  Two months ago, I would have eaten all the cone and all the gelato. Hmmmm, things are a changing.

all i can say is SOUTH BEACH SOUTH BEACH SOUTH BEACH is working for me.  will be interesting to see if I can make it a life style switch.  That is the key.

Monday

did another walk to day  not quite a mile but darn near.  It is harder to stay on the SB at night.  I have always been a night time grazer.  But I have to admit, I am never hungry on this diet.  Went to Micky D's do nightm X wanted ice cream.  By golly, I passed up a coke, no ice cream, got a berry smoothy instead.  not sure of the nutritinal goodness of this choice but it beat the other two by a long shot.

pants that I could snap are now snapping.  No scales so no idea how much wt has been lost but my toes are getting thinnger by the day.

Did you know that capers are the picked buds of a flower that grows in the Mediterranean area?  well you do now.

TV

These are my thoughts on TV today.  It doesn't matter how many channels you get, the good shows are so few and far between,  200 channels and nothing to watch.  SO i have decided to buy the movies I like especially the series and instead of  watching those reality TV shows that I absolutely hate, I will just watch movies instead,