Fibermania

Endings and Beginnings

The requested pair of Circus Socks c'est fini! I used smaller needles than usual, 1.5US and more stitches than I usually do, 60. The foot is for a size larger than I normally knit too, so we'll have to see if these fit. Easy enough to resize at the toe, if not.

Nope the tops don't match. Hey, variety is the spice of life.

And I have enough of the yellow-green to make the second sock for my collection.

And now onto New Beginnings

Lucky me, our local (only) store has begun to offer Artisan Lettuces! Just when I am ready to take the reigns again and get this extra blubber off of my body.

I find diet talk exceedingly boring, but one must declare one's intentions to make them real. (I am a verbal processor). Since we moved here I have been, shall we say, a bit self indulgent. I may have disguised it with raptuous phrases about the crustiness of my homemade bread straight out of the oven, slathered with real butter, pasta loaded with basil pesto and lots of wonderful wine and cheese (Cheeeeze Grommit!) the necessity of having a jar of hot fudge sauce in the pantry to avoid spending gas to get a sundae in town, not to mention cookie baking sprees, all of which I devoured with ravenous enthusiasm.

Now that my brassiere is cutting into the fat on my back (did I actually admit that?) I find it necessary to take action.

It will be soups and salads for me (and Dave of course). Lots of fruit and eating small bites at 8,10,12 and 2pm and leaving out the idea of a big dinner completely.

I've done this before and I can do it again. (last time I lost 64 pounds!) Since I truly like all those veggies, fruit and the myriad varieties of soups I can make while playing gourmet this will be indulgent in a different way.
There will be no exercise program other than wandering down the hill and back to get the mail. I am, if nothing else, realistic.