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January 2008 June 2008

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:13

It has been a while since I last blogged. I have been very busy. The pictures above are of me when I first joined the gym in January 2008 and of me as I reached my last goal on June 16. I have lost 55 lbs!!!!

I have set my new goal of 30 pounds by October 16. The Fourth of July holiday was great. I took a few days off from work and since Living Lean Meals was on vacation I was able to try my hand at making my own healthy meals. My husband and I bought a nice gas grill and away we went. With all the fresh veggies available at the Farmer's Market I have done real well. I weigh in this week so we will see.

The cook outs for the holidays were not too bad this go around!! Of course the proteins grilled to perfection were fine in moderation. Then there is the baked beans, potato salad, homemade ice creams, etc. I chose to eat protein (3 ozs) and just a taste of slaw. There were steamed potatoes and I had a very small portion. A little desert (I will share that recipe with you) and only two small plastic spoon bites of homemade pineapple ice cream. Not too bad.

My sister made this really good dessert. I had a small piece. She took frozen strawberries (no sugar in them) and put them in a bundt pan. Made sugar fee strawberry jello and poured it over the strawberries. Then she took an angel food cake and pressed it into the bundt pan down into the jello mixture. Put it in the frig and let the jello set. Turned it our on a plate and filled the center with light cool whip. It was really good and not too high in carbs or calories. I had a small piece.

Well I will blog more after I weigh this week. Thanks for tuning in!!! Faith