Yeah, I mostly want to lose so I can fit in more cute clothes I have

This is mostly my motivation.

I'm at the end of the first week of my second Whole Life Challenge and have botched it pretty badly. Tomorrow is a new day.

The thing I have continued from the first go-round is the no-processed sugar thing. I'm truly grateful that has worked.

Now, I've got to banish the french fries.

Other than that, I've done pretty well. More cooking is all I really need.

The WLC has offered a pretty cool series called Cooking Boot Camp. This week's edition is about Chef Sense, the skill to cook by eye, feel and smell vs. cleaving to recipes.

The author promises to help me cook 15 different homemade meals in 2 hours. Tomorrow, I'm on it.

It was still fun and delicious!

That's awesome!

I took my exroommate (who is visiting for the weekend from NJ) to a sample sale for a running-clothing-brand that she really likes--they have one twice a year, and I've gone to the last few FOR her, and bought her stuff (and bought me stuff too). And she's a big fan so got invited to the "presale" tonight instead of having to mob with the peasants in the morning. Which was awesome. The selection tends to be a bit random, but I'd never ever buy their stuff full price, but for $10 a piece it's great!

It has additional good features besides Timothy Hutton.

True, there is a reason I'm on episode 10 of 13. I'm having emotions about Jeremy Sisto's character.

I am sampling my Zipz single-serving wines (pinot grigio, pretty good; chardonnay, fine; merlot, not great, but maybe just didn't go with the chocolate since usually merlot is a soliidly reliable varietal; next up, cabernet sauvignon) and eating all the salty snacks I can find. Friday night chez -t.

OMG, Zipz is actually a thing?? And they didn't change the name? I saw them on Shark Tank.

Ah, the whole diet/exercise/better health thing. Awhile back Dylan and I were both on Weight Watchers. My goal was to lose 60 lbs, and I managed to lose 40. In the same time, he lost something like 110 lbs, made it to goal weight, and started running 10Ks. But over the last year or so, we've slacked off. I've gained 20 lbs back, while he's added 40. So we're still better off than we were. But I've reached the point where if I don't nip this slow regain in the bud I'm going to have to go back to a jeans size I swore I'd never wear again. Plus, I have bad feet. Kinda flat with collapse-prone arches. A family trait. At peak weight I had fairly severe foot pain. After I lost 30 lbs, it went away. Now, it's back.

So I've got to get back on target. We're going to Europe this summer, and I don't intend for my memories of the Waterloo reenactment or the Louvre to be of limping around. And I know what I need to do. But it's so hard to re-summon the self-discipline and energy to focus so hard on what I'm eating again.

Dinner and sale both sound pretty great!

OMG, Zipz is actually a thing?? And they didn't change the name? I saw them on Shark Tank.

I guess? I did not know about Shark Tank, I, uh, clicked on a Facebook ad. For some reason Facebook thought I would be interested in wine...anyway, it is really nifty packaging, which I appreciate, and not bad wine. From Santa Rosa, which I also like for sentimental family reasons.

Huzzah! I made it through today's appointment with my nephrologist. Although my creatinine level has crept up to 5.35 he's allowing me to stay off dialysis for a while yet. I have to go back for more blood work in another month, so we'll see how that round turns out, but for at least a few more weeks I'm in the clear.

Her comic book collection is extensive, and her family thought it could be used to bring in some $ for the charity. Is there someone local who can look at it and tell us what it is worth? I haven't a clue and don't want to get cheated.

I feel like we gotta know someone who knows this. But drawing a blank.

Spent the evening packing of a less sad, but still poop reason, my friend moving to NC. She needed me to do the china cabinet of things that might make her cry. Only hit one landmine, and one thing that used to make her cry, made her smile this time.

But she did make me cry, that bitch, when she told me that while she loves all of us, leaving me is the hardest because while I'm the newest, we just clicked. Which is true.

3 more days before she departs. Tomorrow night is spoken for. I'm not losing a friend- damn right I'm keeping her- but she's going from someone I'll see at least twice a week and exchanging favors with to long distance. Meh. I meant, CLEARLY it works, just sad.