Well here I am back again after a few weeks. Sick kids again. If this darn weather would make up it's mind they would be fine. what I get for living in Michigan. :) My oldest now has a fever. This is the third day now. Her doctor said that there has been a flu like virus going around and to treat the symptoms. What we have been doing but she is miserable. Short of guarantining her from her sisters to keep them from getting sick again, I don't know what to do. Well I mean I know how to treat her symptoms but how do I make her feel better about being sick and not able to play?

Ok on to weight loss. I am doing good. Slowly losing weight. I weighed in at 233.8 lbs. last week and earlier this past week was at 232.8 lbs. This morning I weighed in at 232.6 lbs. So I went down 1.2 lbs this past week. It is amazing what will happen when I stick with the plan! lol.

It is pretty amazing. Overall since I started dieting in mid 2004 at 245 lbs I have lost weight. Or rather kept myself from gaining extra weight. I think that it is an avarage of 5 lbs are gained per year without proper diet. So following that logic if I have maintained a weight of 245 to 240 lbs since 2004, I have technically kept off 15 extra lbs. Sounds good right? I think so. :)

But truthfully I have lost 9.4 lbs since January. With all my ups and downs I am glad that i haven't gained it all back and then some. I have this major sweet tooth and I am finding the 100 calorie snacks work great for a sweet craving. I have also cut back on my red meat intake. We have switched from ground beef to turkey burger. The taste is a little strange in typical meals like tacos or as meatloaf. But my kids eat it and it is much healthier for all of us. Chicken has become my best friend. With a little meat tenderizer or Lowry's seasoning salt it tastes great.

Well i hope everyone is having a great week and I should be back tomorrow providing my kid is feeling better.