The Dirt Diet

I was working in our yard the other day and Dawson reminded me that I hadn't yet tried the "Dirt Diet." Of course, he had and didn't seem to mind that it was all over his face. For some reason, it just didn't seem very appetizing to me. Hmmm...I wonder if you could pair it and do the "dirt and chocolate diet". Dirt might not be so bad if you had unending mounds of chocolate along with it.

P.S. Since weighing in this morning, I do need to start the dirt diet. I have consistently gained the past few weeks since I haven't been very good about weighing in. Better get back on track especially since we are headed Florida in a few short weeks.

Yummy Goodness

As most of you know, Saturday is our weigh in day for our group. It is a dreaded day most of the time and this morning was no exception. I haven't weighed in since December 8th so I knew that I probably was off track a little. I said "A LITTLE," so I wasn't expecting to be up 3.6 pounds. Ouch, this one hurt. On my drive home, I wondered why is was so bad.

My thought...I like to bake and I spent most of my "free" time this week in the kitchen mixing up wonderful, sweet concoctions of my family favorites. It was wonderful and relaxing. I am not a good cook but for some reason I can bake and I enjoy doing it for my friends and family. This week, I made peanut butter blossoms, date balls, peanut butter bon bons, no bake cookies, sugar cookies and puppy chow. It has been a tradition ever since we have been married for us to make and deliver special packages of these sweet treats to our friends and family. We made our deliveries yesterday - getting most of the yummy goodness out of the house. But, I don't think I stand a chance losing those 3 plus pounds this week with Christmas dinner and all. So, I'm counting on a fresh start (I know you are keeping track of how many times I say that) coming on December 26th. Anyone with me?



Here are our yummy packages ready for delivery.