149.4 Ice cream must creep up on you

This is the new outfit I wore to church last Sunday. It's new to me, I should say. I got it at Good Will, where I do most of my clothes shopping. They employ a lot of people, which is good for our community. Also, I happen to like older styles better than the new stuff that is out now. Finally, all these used clothes would be in land fills if we didn't re-purpose them. I think buying used clothes is more responsible.

My mom gave me a beautiful new purse that I carried, too, and I'm sorry it's not in the picture.

Ice cream must creep up on you. I didn't eat any yesterday, but I gained a pound. Maybe all the ice cream cake I ate Sunday and Monday finally hit the scale this morning! I'm still at my weight-loss goal of 145 to 149.9, so it's OK.

I walked my dog a mile and a third yesterday. I also jumped on the stair-step exercise machine a few times. I stayed on it for at least a minute, each time.

Here is what I ate yesterday:

Small bowl of Special K and organic soy milk
Sliced Fuji apple candied with 4 tablespoons of chunky peanut butter and 36 dark chocolate chips
Beef and bean burrito with salsa
4 mini York peppermint patties
2 slices of Costco combo pizza
Sliced Fuji apple candied with 4 tablespoons of chunky peanut butter and 36 dark chocolate chips

145.2 At Goal!

I lost 2 pounds yesterday, and I am at my goal of 145! I did not expect to lose two pounds, so this is a very pleasant surprise. I took these pictures just now, this morning, to commemorate reaching my weight loss goal!

I walked my dog in the rain for 30 minutes yesterday. So like Spokane, it was 70 F and sunny on Sunday. I was out walking the dog in a tank top, soaking up sun. And then yesterday it was 44 F again and raining. I wore one of our rain ponchos so my pants wouldn't get soaking wet. It really knows how to rain here in Washington.

Here is what I ate yesterday, and lost two pounds along with walking 30 minutes:

Small bowl of Special K and organic soy milk
Baked chicken and steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots
Small hamburger patty, 1 tablespoon BBQ sauce, steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots

These khakis are some work pants I picked up at the Good Will Store a few weeks ago with some of the money from returning my St Patrick's Day dress. I think they cost me all of $6, and they fit perfectly. This is the first time I have worn them.

150.2 Still Love Hippie Clothes

Funny thing is, Walmart is the place to go now, if you love hippie clothes. Especially in their juniors department. They have tie dies, paisleys and everything in between. They have those peasant shirts we used to wear in the 60s. They have pre-faded and pre-distressed jeans -- in stretch fabric though!

I went over there to try some clothes on for fun yesterday. These are size 9 jeans from Walmart's juniors dept and a size medium shirt. They are way too young for me. I won't buy them, but it was fun trying them on and having them fit. I do want to find some used size 9 jeans at the Good Will Store or The Salvation Army Thrift Store, though.

We didn't walk the dogs yesterday. I walked all over Walmart and I walked round and round inside the school building during the regular teacher's preparation period.

Here is everything I ate yesterday and was able to lose 1.2 pounds:

Small bowl of Special K, blueberries and vanilla soy milk
3 homemade peanut butter cookies
20 almonds
Raw carrot sticks and 2 tablespoons Parmesan spinach dip
Leftover baked chicken, onion and carrots
3 homemade peanut butter cookies