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Not sure why but this post is not saving my spaces between paragraphs. Sorry if it is diccifult to read. Forgot a recipe in my last post, so thought I would post a couple... Crunchy quick Salad 2 short stalks of Celery chopped horizontally into small bit sized pieces 1/2 orange Bell Pepper cut into bit sized pieces 1/4 cup of Cottage cheese (I really like Meadow Gold brand or Cream o Weber") Place cottage cheese in a small container and stir in veggies. This was so good! Crisp and crunchy and sweet. I love this for lunch. :) No oil or Butter Scrambled Eggs/ Omlette I have wanted scrambled eggs for a while but I have never made them without at least some cooking spray so they won't stick. On HCG you can't even have cooking spray! So I researched and found a way to do it. 1 egg (I have gone cage free it was delicious) 1 Tb milk salt and pepper Also could add: bell pepper, spinach, green onion, yellow onion, tomato, I might even try some cottage cheese one day... Mix together egg, milk, and salt and pepper in a microwave safe plastic bowl with a wire wisk. Sprinkle other ingredients on top if desired. Cook uncovered in the Microwave for about 1 minute and 10-20 seconds. Time will vary depending on your microwave. Remove immediately from the microwave and scoop out your eggs especially the edges. It will stick, but if it is right out of the microwave it will all come out nicely. It will look puffy, but it is good. :) Carb Free Lasagna The Lasagna was good, but Chelsea and I did not lose weight the day after we ate it. Layered spinach leaves, cottage cheese, sliced tomatoes, meat sauce, all in that order til I had a full pan. (mine was like 3 inches by 2 inches) The meat sauce was hamburger browned with onions, minced garlic, oregano, basil leaves, tomato paste with water, and salt and pepper. Cooked for about 45 min 375 degrees. Not bad for carb free Lasagna.

Alies on a diet = SHOPPING

Fun and interesting things...

I remember when I was in high school that instead of eating when I was bored, I would shop. Ross, the DI, and TJ Maxx were by best friends when I was 17. I was also my skinniest when I was 17 because I did not eat. Maybe an apple and a sucker and some water the entire day.

Now that I am not eating again, but a healthier version of eating well but not much, I am back to shopping to fill some void. The past three Saturdays I have bought more new clothes, BRAND NEW, than in a long time. I used to only go to the DI if I needed something to wear. Now I have new dresses, shirts, and even new workout shoes! I have spent all of my Kohls and Target gift cards from my birthdays in the past three weeks, and I had about 8 total gift cards. I don't know but it is nice to have some cute clothes now that I am feeling thinner.

The diet has been going well, but I haven't been losing as much as in the beginning. Since I last wrote I have lost 5 pounds. 5 lbs in 2 weeks. I had a platau week in there with an apple day, and this week has been more steady. At least its coming off though.

I am going to start exercising when I start maitenace. I am trying to find a cheap step class up here in Logan, maybe Zumba? My boss said he would help me get a pass to Planet Fitness through work, and I think like my work would be paying for it?? That would be awesome. If anyone reading this knows about Zumba give me some ideas of what it is like. Is it like Step aerobics? I loved step when I went to SLCC.

Not much else going on. We are really liking Net Flixs. We have been watching a show called "Jericho" on there. It is really good. I have been reading "Stolen Lives" by Malika Oufkir. It is about a family that is put in a type of concemtration camp in Morocco after their father is killed for treason. It is so crazy! I don't think I could live like that, but it tells how they get through it, what they do to stay alive and sane. Chelsea and my mom have both read it, and loved it.