Happy Valentines Day - doggie pics in the snow

I have been threatening to take some pics and I have finally done it!

This first one is out the back door - you can't really see by the picture but there is a light snow coming down.  We are suppose to get 2-5 inches.

It is so pretty - our first winter in the new house has been fun - although we have had several burst pipes from the cold.

I put the dogs out specifically to take a picture of them in the snow - and here they are by the back door saying "It's snowing and all you want to do is take pictures" - they don't look too happy.

They are Hannah - my rottweiler who is an absolute sweetie!  and  Jazzy - my standard poodle looking like sasquatch in her winter coat!

 By the way - reading your comments on my earlier posts today really helped - I have eaten a lot less today and made much wiser choices - I even have my dumbbell by the computer and have been do some strength exercises - thanks!

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What do thin people do that I don’t do?

Watching people around me that are thin, I wonder what do they do that I don't do.

One thing I have noticed when going to a buffet style meal is that they only get one plateful and then a small dessert. I tend to get two platefuls because I want my money's worth.

Another thing is they seem to find any excuse to move. They hop up and get this and do that, or plan their weekends to go hiking. I, on the other hand, conserve every step and moving is a chore.

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My slim friends weigh everyday. I try to avoid it like the plague. My friend, Mary, says she can judge how she did that day by what the scale says.

They get uncomfortable with that full feeling and I don't feel satisfied without it. That is why they don't wear their "all you can eat pants" to the buffet - the pants with the elastic waist.

Looking in Mary's pantry there wasn't much "good" stuff and the little she had looked pretty stale. She did however have fresh fruit in a bowl and green bags of veggies in the fridge.

One of my friends eats some of the same foods day after day. She finds it easier so she "doesn't have to think about food". - wow wouldn't that be great?

The biggest thing I discovered - they don't diet - two of my friends, Mary and Sue, both say that when the scale moves up or when they are feeling heavier, they simply cut back on the food for a few days.

So I guess when I think that my thin friends are "effortlessly" thin - it actually is a lot of conscious work.

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Change of Diet Plan

I know I said I was sticking to the plan BUT.... I have been feeling so bad on the low carb plan, tired but couldn't sleep, muscle pain, no energy, crabby, etc... after 2 weeks on the plan - the first week I did okay, but the second week I gained a pound!!!  And that was after have a really hard, painful week - I didn't cheat once.

So Monday I went back to the "old stand by" - counting calories, trying to watch portions and exercise.

I was so excited to eat breakfast - whole grain cereal and soy milk - and it was sure good - I didn't gain anything from the switch, which is such a relief - but then again I didn't carb gorge either.

I slept great for the first time in two weeks!

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