Canters yesterday...

Good Morning Friends,

I wanted to talk about something that I had on my mind yesterday.

Do you see my before picture to the right?? As I started losing weight and started comparing pictures, before and after...I began to get somewhat shocked. I knew I was Heavy but Hubby and I both never really realized the way I actually looked, or how other people saw me.

Every time I saw a picture of myself that I looked so fat - which was 99% of them I just deleted them. So when I started seeing them side-by-side, I realized that I was in some kind of fantasy land to think I was just Heavy. I was FAT, but that is such a mean word, I never liked to use that.

So I have a proposition for those of you that don't like to or know how to do your own blog;

I would like to add a page or tab for YOU. A page where we can put some before, during and after pictures with a little info. To encourage others to participate in our little blogging community for support and show everyone that anyone at any age can do this.

If you all think this is a good idea, let me know and what we should call the page.

OK so yesterday - my breakfast;

Then I left the house and picked up Maria (step-mom). Lisa (sister) works nights as a nurse and always sleeps all day so it was just the 2 of us.
We had a great drive and got there around 1pm.

Look how old that sign is. They have been there since 1931. My dad and I went there many, many years ago I remember and he always wanted to go back before he died - but we never got the chance. This was Maria's first time there. She learned to love Jewish food cause of my dad.

Jeeze do you think my collar bones stick out too much now??

Maria's wearing one of my favorite old shirts I gave her. I used to wear this a lot.

Us sitting in the booth. So I had 2 of my very favorite things, Matzo Ball soup (which I used to make and eat all the time but haven't had it for 2 years now) and Chopped liver.

Gotta have Kosher pickles, I had 2

This is a Matzo ball, its kind of spongy like and made out of Matzo meal - (no sugar) and chicken broth. I only ate half and  see those bagel chips in the bowl? I ate 1/2 of 1 slice.

So it came as 1/2 sandwich and realized I was eating it before I took the picture. Rye bread has no sugar and I had 1/2 sandwich, so 1 slice and spread the chopped liver on each half and gave 1/2 of 1 half to Maria and she had corned beef and gave me a bite.

Boy that was good. Then on the way out they had this huge desert counter. Many memories of stuff I ate in Michigan at the Jewish bakeries. Maria bought some cookies (I ate a small one) and a pastry thing for Lisa and we also got her some Matzo ball soup and 1/2 corned beef sandwich to go. I hope she appreciated it.

Some pictures of these GREAT MURALS outside on the wall. Awesome!!

We had a great drive back to Maria's and I stayed for just a few minutes then home for me. I got back after 4 and took the dogs for a walk twice around. Oh yeah and I ate one of those cookies staring at me on the counter.

My dinner;

A big spinach salad w/feta cheese, avocado, bacon bits and cesar dressing and some buffalo wings (again ate them before I remembered to take a pic) and some rediwhip in a bowl and 2 squares of 86% dark chocolate after.

Oh yeah one last thought, I noticed every time Jorge mentions some kind of product on Facebook no matter what it is - all the lemmings just line up. People think for yourselves.... 

Well thanks for listening and lots of love to you all.

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

My thought for the day:

Take Care Of Your Home

Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.

Keep on BFC ' n  :-)

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