Once upon a time in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle. The frog hopped into the princess' lap and said: " Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am and then, my sweet, we can marry and set up housekeeping in your castle with my mother,where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so. That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on lightly sautéed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself: I don't freakin think so.

Pre-B: Protein shake made w/ chilled coffee Cup o' coffee B: 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 slice of cheese, 1 bite of turkey (needed to be chucked) and a few strawberries L: Leftover pot roast w/ a few bites of carrots, parsnips and sweet potato, green beans w/ almonds w/ whipped butter S: Will be having a protein shake soon D: Chili which is cooking up in the crockpot as I type S: Protein shake, a few sugar free chocolates Water: 60 oz down Vitamins: Yup Exercise: day off

It's cold and the leaves are absolutely beautiful. I love fall time!!!! I'm sporting my long jons, jeans, thick socks, a turtle neck, a sweater, and a fleese jacket.... and I'm still cold. bbbbrrrrr Today is my sister's birthday. She would have been 34 years old today. She was born with spina bifida and was in a wheel chair her whole life. When my parents divorced, she became a ward of the state and was in a foster care home. I was just married and pregnant with my first child. The last time I saw her was at my baby shower. A few weeks after my daughter was born, we got the call that she had died!! After checking into we found out that she died of neglect. She was only in foster care for six months, so the people who had her must have not cared from her from the very beginning. This all happened 18 years ago and I've finally reached peace over the entire situation. I have no more anger towards the people who killed her, and for that I praise God!!!!! I just came back from my son's IEPC meeting at the school. It went very very well. He's my baby (don't tell him I said that) haha He's learning disabled and he spends two hours per day in a special ed class to help him. Since this is a new school for us I was pretty nervous about the meeting. But our school system here REALLY does a great job with LD children!!!! I was very impressed. They have their own hand held computer that has their spelling words on it. It plays games using the words. John loves it and he's gotten 100% on his spelling words for three weeks in a row!! I'm doing good on my eatting. My carb cravings have actually decreased. I'm almost starting to feel like just a normal person now. Food, Protein, Carbs, Weight loss - doesn't consume my entire day like it did the first year. Well, that's enough rambling for me for now. Enjoy this beutiful day. Laurie

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Pre-B: Protein shake made w/ chilled coffee Cup o' coffee B: 1.5 hard boiled eggs, 1 oz american cheese, 6 strawberries L: Deli turkey, 1 slice provolone, cucumber slices w/ jalapeno ranch dressing S: Protein shake D: Pot roast w/ root vegies, green beans S: Protein shake Water: 20 oz so far. Slacking. Vitamins: Doing well. Exercise: Day off and I am sore from yesterday's upper body workout! Owie!