Not the best photos

We both look a lot better in person than in these photos.... but they were taken with my crappy camera. David will take some of us tomorrow with his nice camera.

Anyhow..... life is good. Down another pound. WOO HOO.

I still have a ways to go and I will have to repeat this HCG part again in 6 weeks, but by the end of the year... I should be looking real good!

I broke Protocol.... but... it was worth it!

I'm not supposed to have more than one veggie at a meal. But I was CRAVING a hamburger and so I grilled my extra lean ground beef and I also grilled the onions... put it atop a little bit of shredded lettuce and sliced up a tomato to go with it.


OH it hit the spot. And I still lost weight!

I also broke protocol yesterday -- big time.... I ate a pork taco at Costa Vida. I have not had cheese, or tortillas or bbq sauce since last year and I gotta say.... every bite was so heavenly. I was not planning to break my diet and I worried I would weigh a bazillion pounds today, but I walked for like 2 hours after I ate it, and I actually lost a pound!

I'm not going to make it a habit to break protocol. Yesterday was an extenuating circumstance. I was going to order a salad.... but the salads at Costa Vida are HUGE and George was paying for it and I knew I would only eat about 1/4 of it and I didn't want to waste his money, so I ordered the single pork taco which I knew I wouldn't waste. I skipped the beans and rice.

GREAT Sunday!

I decided to drive up to West Haven (about 50 minutes away) and surprise Jorge (George) by showing up at his church today. When I got there, I saw my coworker, Keith, who is Jorge's bishop and also my coworker and ALSO the person who set us up. He walked over to me with a huge grin and asked, "Does Jorge know you're here?" I said "No. It's a surprise." He laughed and said, "He's gonna have a heart attack."

I had sneakily asked Jorge what row he usually sat in, and I put myself in that row. Well, when he came in, he didn't really look at me, he went and sat two rows in front of me. Bishop Barnes caught his attention and started waving his arms wildly from across the chapel, and telling Jorge to turn around! This got everybody looking at us... Jorge turned around and saw me and he was so excited to see me he actually cried. It was so sweet!!! We sat together all through sacrament and it was a really special meeting. We caused a LOT of whispers. LOL. I left after sacrament and I guess everybody (including the young men) were going up to him and asking who I was. The young men thought I was "really cute" and some even said "Yeah, she's hot!" (wow.... that makes me feel great!!!)

So everyone was asking him, "George, is that your girlfriend?" And he told them YES. He asked me to go "steady" with him. It was so cute! LOL.

He is so amazing. His faith is so deep, and his knowledge of scripture is astounding. I have never met anyone so filled with the Holy Ghost. Especially for being a brand new convert to the church. He is just ---- WOW. I can't wait for my kids to meet him because I KNOW they are going to really like him. He has that affect on everybody. He is just very friendly and he says what he thinks, and he receives respect from everybody and it's soooo coool!!!


Great things are going to happen as we get to know each other more and spend more time together. He's such a good guy.

Anyhow..... this was a fun day. I had a great time. I am going to go up there to church again. And he will come down here sometime too.

Awesome.

Can I just gush about Jorge (George) for a second? The guy is just awesome. He's been called into Young Mens and the kids just adore him. Less active ones are getting active again. He is having such a positive effect on everybody in his ward. I certainly understand why. He is a very likeable person.

He loves to shoot pool, bowl, play basketball. He's not a big TV watcher. He reads a LOT. He writes in his journal every day.

He makes me smile. All day long. People at work keep commenting on how happy I appear to be. Partly due to losing 20 pounds, but also because of George. I am thankful to Keith who was definitely inspired to introduce us to each other.

Yee haw!

Hit a bit of turbulence in the diet.

Yeah, I am happy to say the scales have continued to go DOWN but it has been slow and in very small increments. Partly because my digestive system took a vacation.

Smooth Move tea took care of that. And it tastes good too! I got the chocolate flavor.

I have not even been eating all of my food. Last night I skipped my fruit. Today I have not had my breadstick.

Today is my "no injection" day and I am not hungry at all. If only that would last when I am totally OFF the injections. My fear is I will get ravenously hungry. I don't want that.

Well, I am at work and I promised I would not get on FB or this blog much at work. So I better get off now.

ahhhh

Things with Jorge (George) are awesome.

Truly awesome.

This year.... is going to be amazing.

Just wait and see.

Down about 17 pounds now.

Yay.

Saturday - How it Went.

I met George on Saturday. I saw him get off the train and I knew immediately it was him. We walked around temple square a little bit but it was absolutely FREEZING out. So we tried to find a quiet place to talk in the visitor's center, but that only worked for about 30 minutes because they have tours going through, and missionaries that approach you every ten minutes. Finally I said, "Let's just go to my house and talk." And that is what we did. For 4 hours.


Had a wonderful, wonderful time. He was a perfect gentleman. NO OCTOPUS. YEAH! That scored points in my book.

Will we see each other again? Oh yes. Most definitely.

I'm a happy camper!

David has been playing with his new camera and I am the focus of his photos.... oy.

Diet is going well. Day 16 and I am down 14 pounds. People are finally starting to really notice!

I admit it was kind of hard today not to eat a donut. Every friday they bring donuts to work from my FAVORITE donut place in West Valley.

OH MAN... they were part of my "load days" in the beginning of the diet. And I wanted one today SOOO MUCH.

But I ate my crab and cucumber and apple and I was full so the donuts did not look tempting anymore.

Work has been crazy busy this week. Half my dept is gone next week for usability testing of our prototype product. Keeping fingers crossed that the company starts making money. I don't want to be out of a job.

I'm very happy these days. Meeting George tomorrow. We have an all day date. Starting at Temple Square, and then Joseph Smith Memorial, and wherever life leads us. He is such an awesome guy. I'm really glad Keith set me up with him. I trust Keith completely. Up until meeting George.... I would have said Keith was THE most spiritual and humble person I have ever known. But George.... I think he tops that.

Knowing George has caused me to start reading my scriptures daily. Really READING and PONDERING. Because he loves to discuss gospel things and well.... I better know what I am talking about. Knowing George has caused me to start praying again on a more regular basis. Prayer is a HUGE part of his life.

He radiates a light, that just touches a lot of people. He's funny, and talkative, and just cool. He is not afraid to say what he thinks. Even if it shocks or offends people. He says what he thinks and it's the truth. He gets that bold streak ( I think) from when he used to be a Born again christian. I see some of that carry over into his Mormon life. I think it blows some fundamental mormons away. LOL. They are not quite sure what to think of him.

I think he's pretty cool. And can't wait to get to know him better.

This is how I feel.....

This is how I feel each morning when I wake up.

This is how I feel when I step on the scale.

This is how I feel when I talk to George.

And this is how I feel when I say my prayers.

Life is GREAT. 2010 rocks so far!

SUCCESS!

11 pounds gone! I fit into some jeans this morning that I could not wear 3 weeks ago. And they just slid on up with no problem. WOW! What a cool feeling!

I spent a few minutes this morning weighing out my chicken, beef and fish for the week and putting them in individual bags in the freezer so I only have to thaw one at a time.

I have to go get a new pair of tennis shoes. I have to wear an 8 now instead of an 8 1/2. Seriously, my shoes are TOO BIG.

I don't think I have EVER lost weight in my feet before. LOL

I feel really good. Except yesterday I had some serious intestinal issues, but I think that was because I ate raw sushi Friday night. I hope that's all it was. I rely on stevia to make this diet enjoyable and if that is what is causing my problem.... I'm not going to be too happy about that. Especially since I just ordered a bunch of the flavored drops to use in my food.

My kids are coming over today for dinner. I am making them shepherd's pie. I will be having a crusted chicken breast with sliced tomato and apple. mm mmm.

I look forward to each day because the scale keeps going D-O-W-N. It's soo cool!

Sweetest baby new year I ever saw!

This pic should win a prize. Afton is just the perfect little Baby New Year!

So... I have had so many days off that I can't remember what day it is. I hope I go back to work when I am supposed to. LOL.

Lots to do today. Really need to take the tree down. Do the laundry. Clean my closet.

Yet, I have been playing on the computer for 2 hours.

Well... what is vacation for anyway?