SkinnyPoodles

I've had dreams of grandeur that I'd one day wake up and be skinny.  Yes, I'm always this unrealistically optimistic.   It is one of the greatest things about me.  (Well I think so anyway.)

Last week I decided that maybe there was a little more work required to this skinny thing.  I shopped around for a free calorie counting website.  A friend of mine suggested www.livestrong.com, using the MyPlate application.  I instantly fell in love and made it my home page.  (I need alarms and reminders for everything, so when I open my browser this is a great way to shock the bag of pretzels out of my hand.)

I have to say that calorie counting is much easier and also much more difficult than I'd expected.  Some foods shock me with their low cal counts.  Fresh veggies are like eating nothing and fill you up pretty well.  Others, OMG WTF was I thinking putting that into my mouth!   I haven't yet taken (nor do I plan on) a trip to any fast food venues since I started calorie counting.  I don't think I want to know just how awful that quarter pounder with cheese and extra pickles is.

I'm happy to report that I'm one week into this new, healthier, skinnier lifestyle and I'm about eight pounds lighter.  I was most impressed when my favorite pair of capris (that were skin tight all summer long, resulting in my wearing them much less than I'd prefer) are now baggy.  YAY!  Unfortunately it's getting much to chilly for my legs to be out, so the adorable pink and gray camo capris will have to be retired, perhaps for good.  What a good excuse to go clothes shopping in the summer for new camo pants!

My darling husband has gotten in on the cal counting action as well.  Even though he is a few days behind me we have already begun to see the results in baggier pants.  He made dinner tonight and it was nice to work together to figure out portion sizes and cal counts.  He packed up the leftovers in single portions for my lunches.  How sweet. :)

I'm excited to be on the road to one day waking up skinny.  I'm sad it isn't happening overnight, but I'm now up for the much more realistic challenge.  I've got my partner in crime on the journey with me and that makes it an easier and more triumphant ride.