Daffodils and Dieting

Daffodils in January! I love the south...

My neighbor's farm house in the country

My beautiful (to me!) dog Gypsy...what a character!

My latest pretty on Etsy.

It's raining here tonite in Georgia.  In Minnesota we'd be having a big fat snowstorm, but it's a steady, cozy rain instead. I got a super sassy new winter coat, which I've only been able to wear a couple of times, but that's OK with me! Everyone in Minnesota is having snow and cold whipping into their face while they scrape their windshields off and snowplow their driveways. The only problem I have living way down here is that my hair is constantly frizzy...I mean curly sue frizzy, kinky curls that are completely out of control. I haven't ever seen my hair do this! It's so weird! I keep thinking bugs are flying in my face and it's my curly hair.

For my New Year's resolution I decided to lose weight... the party's over and it's time to get my shit together....again. Waaaaahhh, I don't feel like it! When you're my age, you've been there, done that and although I'd like to wear a bathing suit in May when we go to Florida that doesn't have arms and legs in it, I just am not in the mood. You know? So, I decided not to eat sugar. OMG...why live? What's the point? I can't do it, I'm too weak and it's just too horrible. So then I thought I'll eat 6 small, high protein, low carb meals a day. Yuck! (This is all still week one, by the way). I'd do that and lift weights and walk every day. That would be OK but what do I do with the rest of the day? My boyfriend is an awesome cook and until you deprive yourself you have no idea how your life revolves around food! So, before the week was over, I totally changed my mind about the ordeal and am going Old Skool...I've been counting calories. Yeah, like the olden days of dieting. Thank God for the internet, I'm using this site called Calorie Counter (clever) and it's super easy. I just finished day 3 so I'm not going to brag too much, and I've gone over my calories every day, but I figure I'm not eating as much as I used to! Holy crap...Cheetos are the devil, that's all I'm saying. If you see a frizzy headed hottie on the beach in Florida this spring, it's totally me. hahaha!