Chatbug Karen

Ahhhh! A big sigh of relief has been emitted from my being. Does that sound too intense? Not if you knew about all that has been happening around here. I am too old to worry about my children but too emotional not to. Thankfully, they have worked out their roadblocks and all is well. Sorry to be evasive but I don’t want to put their personal lives out there for all to read. I know that many of you can relate to the saying that you never stop worrying about your children.

Today must be comfort food day. My husband just made waffles and threw butterscotch chips into the batter. I will be looking at those best way to lose belly fat ads in a whole new light today!
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My daughter just moved from her apartment. I have been thinking about how awful it would be to move. We have lived in this house for twenty-five years and have accumulated so much stuff. I keep sorting and cleaning but the stuff keeps multiplying.

Have a great weekend everyone!

When the kids are visiting, any healthy eating goes out the window. I refuse to listen to hemo rage reviews and read information about diet supplements! Life is to be enjoyed and when my family gets together, we entertain around the dinner table. Last Tuesday was my birthday and so, my daughter and I decided to make a cake. I recommended cherry chip because that is her favorite birthday cake and since we didn’t get to celebrate with her in January, we could eat her cake now. My favorite dessert is cheesecake. We put the two together and came up with this recipe. We were in the grocery store looking up recipes on her iPhone. I love being able to do that. Too bad I am too cheap to get a phone like that for myself. My son has web access on his phone too and was able to make us dinner reservations while en route to the restaurant. It was fun being seated ahead of the crowd of people lined up at the door.

Cheese cake recipe
from halfhourmeals.com
2-8oz packages cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
9in graham cracker crust
chop up cherries
Beat ingredients together, mix in cherries, bake at 350 for 30 min. Add desired topping, bake 10mins, til center is set.

People who advertise for fitness centers do not convince me to sign up. Yes, I could lose weight if I knew that the whole world was watching. I would like the incentive of being paid to lose weight. When someone is willing to forgo a payment in order to back a product such as a diet center, lipovox, or even liquid shakes, then I will sit up and take notice. Until then, do not expect me to pay attention to what you have to say.

I have begun to exercise faithfully. About 5 years ago, I lost a bunch of weight but since then I have slowly gained it all back. I get disgusted with myself because of my lack of will power. I have been researching a site, www.ShrinkYourself.com, that deals with emotional eating which is what I believe I have. It’s emotions, not lack of willpower, that make diets fail. I can pass up a cookie if I am busy with something I enjoy. It is when I am stressed out while working in our store or when I have a headache that I turn to food.

Shrink Yourself is offering a free interactive session and fully personalized emotional eating profile that I am going to use to find out how to get this weight thing under control. I have to do something to achieve long-term weight loss and live a healthier life.