Our Life Plan

Ray and I are doing well on our eating plan. He is beginning to like the healthy soups as much as I do. Although, I did promise him a cheeseburger (without bread) for dinner tonight. We are eating veggies now. I have been buying veggies, like stir-fry frozen at BJs. They are so good. The wonderful part is that we can actually have a little butter on them, or I cook them in chicken stock. 

We have been doing some yard work. I cannot do much. but I can cut branches off bushes. Ray does the heavy-lifting. Our neighbor put up a 6 ft. vinyl fence. A handyman was supposed to come last Saturday and take down our chain-link fence. He didn't show up, so I just cut branches myself. We had a nice day outside after we got back from VA beach. We went of the Lions District 24-D Fall Conference. It was good but we did not stay at the Cavalier Hotel. We just came home this year. We usually stay the weekend but there was no need because for the first time in 17 years, we were not on the Cabinet. It was nice to be able to leave and come home.

Sunday I drove back to Va Beach for training as a mentor for membership. It was really nice and when I got home, Ray had brought a roasted chicken dinner for us both from church and I didn't have to cook. We could even eat the chicken and the bean, just had to get rid of the rice. 

We are still avoiding the carbs. I do not remember if I said or not, but the doctor told me to take B-50 every day and Metamucil or Citracel. I am not obsessing over chocolate or sugar, and it is wonderful. We have talked it over that as soon as we get to our target weight, we will continue to eat thinning meals, but then when we go out to dinners or with friends, we will watch what we eat, but eat normally like everyone else. We don't want to be set apart from others forever. Last night at out Lions board meeting, Lion Earl's wife, Judy, fixed NC barbecue with cole slaw. It was awesome. I am so glad others are trying to help instead of trying to sabotage our life plan. 

I do not know if this works for everyone, but I find that if I sip black coffee, it seems to dull my appetite.