Good afternoon! And what a great one it is!

I weighed in today and finally met my 30 lb weight loss marker, and then some. I'm down 31 lbs today. This just goes to show (and don't tell my hubby) that eating at home and exercise are what is needed. Of course I can eat out, too, and I'm dying for Red Lobster's garlic-grilled shrimp. At 60 calories a skewer, that's amazing! I just recently started eating some seafood so this is great, and I found that I don't like it with butter so that makes it even more healthy.

So, I was talking to my grandmother this morning and she started asking me how I was. I told her about losing the weight. See, I tried initially just to keep my family in the dark. I mean, they don't live near me and it's not all that hard to do, but it really was about the years and years of them hounding me about my weight. Even when I would lose weight, it seemed that someone out of the mix would make sure to comment how I just needed to lose more in order for me to look good. That's hurtful, and I think that I'd rather just do this all on my own and then just say, "Surprise!" So it's sort of nice to give an update about it, but what was funny was that the first thing my grandma said, was "Well how are you doing it? What are you on?" This cracked me up. I don't have to be on anything to lose weight, and that's the beauty of this! I told her I was doing it the old-fashioned way.. you know, eat healthy, exercise.. that sort of thing? Man that felt good! I'm loving this new life.

Now, if I can only get out there to go hiking. That was my plan this weekend, but hubby had to take the van to work and that left me with the motorcycle. I guess it was too cold yesterday, or the bike didn't want me to go, because it would not start for me. Hubby came home and it started right up. I was thinking, "It would for you." He laughed at me. I've been avoiding grading so far this weekend so right now it seems like a toss up between getting out of the house and moving a little, or sitting  here and grading more papers. I'm thinking I need to find some warm clothes because hopping on the motorcycle is gonna be a little cold.