Luck Be A Lady

Happy Thanksgiving...well almost! It's the day before American Thanksgiving (Canadians celebrate it on a totally different day, ya know)!!!!! Still plugging away on my diet. Going to make lots of sweets that I can't eat but I am totally okay with it. Yes, I can't lick fingers, utensils or bowls but at least I have very clean hands since I constantly wash my hands to avoid the sugar. ;-) Very grateful for so many things. Especially grateful for the most loving and wonderful husband though. He is my rock and my everything. I love him more than anything/anyone and I only hope he knows how much. My pups and my cat (MY kids-LOL) too. Yeah, it's been a tough 18 months or so having lost our 3 other dogs and cat and I still miss each one of them all the time but at least I can smile when I think about them now. My friends and family are mostly distant in terms of mileage but I am grateful for them too. Our closest friends (The Delmendos) are our family here so we are ...

Colonoscopy DONE. Seriously, the easiest procedure I've ever done. As everyone will tell you, THE PREP IS THE WORST PART.  Having to stay by a bathroom is annoying. And seriously, when your body tells you you gotta go....you really gotta go NOW.  I don't think I've felt this clean in a long time!!!! I had to laugh because once I was sitting (well, actually laying down) on my bed with the IV in (which I won't lie...that does kind of hurt a little), everything else was a breeze.  My lovely nurses Shannon & Molly took such good care of me pre and post procedure and my nurse Andie during the procedure was awesome. So, if you've never had a procedure like this done, here's how it goes: *Nasty laxatives the day before as in drinking lots of this liquid that tastes like flat 7-Up. No real foods (only liquids) leading up to 2 hours before your procedure. *The morning of you drink the other 2 liters of your laxative starting at 6 am (I started at 5:45 becau...

Well, I've been shopping online.... a LOT. I didn't realize how I was really depriving myself of fun clothes when I was bigger. I was so uncomfortable that I just bought jeans (hoping they'd fit) and t-shirts and cardigans that would hopefully cover the fat. I've been shopping way too much.... part of the problem is that you do lose weight fast on a low carb program when you follow it to a 'T'. And that's okay really! It's just tough to know how fast you shrink because some weeks your waist loses a lot, and others it's your chest, or your hips, etc., etc. I just bought some cute sweaters and cardigans from this cute boutique on the East coast and Old Navy has been seeing me a lot lately too since their t-shirts and jeans are so affordable and thank God they fit me! Since I've been brave enough to wear skinny jeans I also decided to buy boots. Now I have issues with boots because of my HUGE calves.  Fashion is definitely an issue when it com...