TGIF!

Well folks, it's FRIDAY!  Need I say more?  Although, I'm not sure why I'm so excited, I've been off work since Wednesday.  Maybe I'm excited because I get 2 more days off!  Yay!!  4th of July was traditional, spent with Family and eating BBQ, Yummy!  Today we went to the park and Aiyana flew her kite and played on the playground, here she is!

Needless to say, all that running around, kite flying, monkey bar swinging kind of day really wore her out!  This is the result LOL:

In other news I've been dieting lately -- not following anything specific, just replacing junk with better choices and counting calories.....so far, it's working out really well!  I saw myself in a picture today and I wasn't completely disgusted! LOL This, my friends, is progress.  For breakfast I had a Tiger's Milk Bar and some fresh fruit, for lunch I had a sandwich on whole wheat bread and a piece of string cheese, a Luna Bar for a snack in the afternoon, and a Lean Cuisine dinner -- for dinner!  I'm staying between 1200-1300 calories per day and so far I'm not starving or feeling faint!  Oh....and lots of water.  I've only been doing it for about a week and already my clothes are feeling "different".  One thing I have learned is that protein is really important to keep me feeling full between meals.  Sometimes for a snack I'll have a tablespoon of peanut butter and it holds me over until the next meal.  Wish me luck in my quest to become thinner, I will share my journey with you as I go....Have an awesome weekend my friends!