It's B-L-A-C-K Outside.....

I actually think I could have slept in till maybe 6am or so this morning, but Gracie (TFT who came from Texas a couple weeks ago) fixed that at about 4:30.  Seems she got out of her crate to go out the doggie door to potty and while she was gone, Zoey hopped in and made herself right at home on the little down pillow pad I fixed up for Gracie's comfort in her strange new home.  Zoey set up a fuss when Gracie tried to get back into her bed, and well, we all know how that goes....Judy Got Up.

As we speak, Gracie is curled up comfy and warm with Rowdy and Jaz on the doggie bed back here in the office.....with the heat lamp hanging down over them.  Rotten dogs?  Yup, you bet.  Zoey? She's stil in Gracie's crate,  snug and smug.  Me?  I'm drinking coffee, reading emails, typing this, cheking in at FB and waiting for it not to be so bloody BLACK outside.  Half hour or so and dawn will arrive and cheer things up.

DID hop on the scales this morning on my way out of the bathroom.  Everyone has been telling me I've lost enough weight, so I've been adding a few things here and here to my diet. And now....I've GAINED THREE POUNDS.  Woops....can't do that.  One more pound and I won't have anything to wear.  Besides, I have a couple REALLY awesome outfits I want to wear to the dog show in Wenatchee next weekend, and they require those three pounds - and maybe one or two more - to be GONE.  Back to the drawing board (as it were) today and eat right. 
No more extras for me.  "Sniff a chip and gain a pound"  Yikes.  And then when you eat the damned chip that you sniffed....ya gain THREE pounds.

Oh, how I envy those of you who can eat what you want, when you want and as much as you want.....and never worry about your weight or your health.  Sigh.....

It actually is NOT hard to eat healthy.....once you have finally MADE UP YOUR MIND that you're just finally sick and tired of being fat.  Kinda like stopping smoking.  Cold turkey is the fastest and the most effective, but so many folks think they need a crutch to get through the quitting process.  I disagree, but then, that's just me.  I'm told I have a cast iron will and when I make up my mind to something, I set a goal and won't stop till I get there.  I know eveyone is not like that.....so if ya need a crutch to lose weight....then find one.   It may be a carrot, a pickle, a neighbor or a TV program.  Or it may be as easy as walking down the hall and looking in the mirror with HONEST EYES.

Once you see those first pounds coming off.....DON'T CELEBRATE BY GOING OUT TO DINNER.  Celebrate by looking AGAIN in that mirror and congratulating yourself on a job well done. 

 

That's it for the soap opera ranting this morning.  I see daylight has arrived and I need to get myself into the shower and get the day going here. 

Remember.....EAT HEALTHY and you will love yourself in the end.