Ahhhhhh.....The Taste of Freedom

Freedom from the box, that is. I finally did it, girls and boys. I called NS and cancelled my auto-delivery! Heck, the last time I ordered was Nov. I have delayed it for 2 months to save on money. By mid-Dec, I had ran out of breakfasts and lunches. And I haven't been eating the dinners. So, I have basicly been doing it on my own anyway for a couple of months now. Using Christina Gray's or Amy's recipes. Or using things I have found at the grocery store that are compatible to an NS entree, only better tasting. LOL...

So, it's like this folks. I'm a picky eater. And while I think some of the NS food tasted good, it wasn't great and frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn about the box anymore! I live and work in the real world. I don't have kids, or anything keeping me from making my own healthy meals. I have no excuse not to start cooking my own stuff and keeping myself accountable to eating healthy. I will not always be in situations where I have a choice on what I'm eating. For instance, here at work, coming up we are having a "State of the Firm" meeting and lunch will be served. More than likely it will be pizza or pasta, or something just plain unhealthy and full of empty calories. I do, however, have a choice of *how much* I put into my mouth. I've been doing ok lately with keeping things portioned right. With exception to this past Sunday, when for some reason, my brain tossed all that knowledge out of my ear and I found myself empty headed and swooning over Pirates Booty. I hadn't had that stuff in over a year. I bought some and damn if I didn't inhale the entire bag in one day!!! LOLOL...we also bought giant cinnamon rolls covered in cream cheese frosting and each had one!! Oh my goodness!!! I'm surprised I wasn't sick! I could blame it on my period, I suppose. But really, just because some of us crave sweets and other bad stuff on our periods, is no excuse to gorge on it.

I also would like to start fixing more healthy meals for my hubby. We are both exercising and trying to lose this unwanted poundage. He's having a hard time as well. Ever since he stopped "chewing tobacco" he put on 20 pounds and just can't seem to get it off. He works out at home, rides his commuter bike to and from work and has cut back on his Doritto Chip intake, but still is just maintaining. I have made meals for us in the past that not only were low GI for me, but vegetarian as well for him. I need to get back to doing that. Meat hasn't liked me all that well anymore anyway. I basicly don't eat much red meat at all. It has totally turned on me the past 5 yrs. Now I'm more turkey and chicken.

Now for other news....I read a blog that is totally non-NS related. The link is my top link at this point. "007". He wrote a post last week about a "blog hijacker" who manages to take over people's blogs and turn them into porn sites. He gets ahold of your password and changes it. Then he changes the emails to come to him. So if you try to change your password with blogger, they send him the email and not you. He changes your links to be directed to porn sites. This way he is directing traffic to thoses sites and getting paid for it. He's somewhere in Brazil. "007" (or The Corporal now, he changed his name and I have yet too here. His blog's name is Curbed-Enthusiasm) - anyway, he called this guy out and posted his name and where he lives and his emails, etc. If you get a chance, please go read that post, as it tells how this person gets ahold of you and takes over your blog. I would hate to see this happen to any of you.

Second, I have a new toy!!! For over a year I have been talking to Rhett about wanting a new digital SLR camera with interchangable lens. I also knew I wanted a Canon. It's what my dad used and I know he would have one now if he was still alive. (On an "off" note, if he WAS still alive, mom would STILL be living with him and I would have no one telling me HOW TO SPEND MY MONEY now that i'm married.) Ok, back to the camera....this past Saturday we were out and about at Wal-Mart and as we were leaving, I saw the camera shop across the way. I've been there before, but Rhett had never. It's a professional shop. So Rhett said let's stop in "just to see and get info". Ok. The guy that helped us was really nice and talked to us (mainly me since im the photographer), like we were going to buy it that day. Even when I said we wanted info only at this point, he didn't batt an eye...simply said "you're really gonna walk outta here without it?" LOLOL...Rhett said "I think we should get it." I didn't want him using his bonus money from work, but he's gonna anyway. He even let me get the nicer lens that will be better for taking portraits. So, we have a new toy! Haven't played with it much. No time with end of month. But that's over now, so tonight I can go home and play! hehehe...it's a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT - 8 mega pixels. And wow can it take some pics! I have tons to learn what all it can do. The salesman showed us a lot, but I gotta read the book, etc. We can also hook it up to the TV and view pics.

Ok, I'm done writing this novel for now. Hope everyone is doing well!

Oh! ps - i'm still at 100% on food and water this week and down 2.5 pounds so far! And it's only Wednesday!