Brick walls, favorites, and a recipe..

Sorry, it’s been a while. I have been quietly and not super successively plugging along. I feel like I am never going to reach the elusive 18 pounds that I’ve been hovering near for several weeks. I was so close two weeks ago, only 0.4 lbs. Then when I weighed in on Friday I was only down 0.2 lbs- who even counts 0.2 pounds!? That could be the difference between weighing on an empty stomach or having just drank a glass of water. Geez.
There is some kind of wall built up around the 18 lb mark, and I’m not sure whether it is going to be busted through or not. I do admit that I have not been tracking for the last few weeks, but I’ve been pretty good with food choices- better than in the past at least. That’s really what I need though; to get back to basics since it is so easy to slide in a few or lot of extra points when I’m not religious about writing things down. I have started this week off right though, tracking yesterday and today- so hopefully I’ll have the momentum to smash through and go beyond 18!
Now on to a positive topic. Callie tagged me a while back to name my 6 favorite things, and here they are in no particular order:
1. Emily’s face: all of her really, but I just love holding her sweet face between my hands and gazing at all her cute perfect-ness :)
2. OBX- mostly Nag’s Head/manteo area: I spent a semester of college here studying with a small group of other students. It was one of the best times of my life and it always feels so “right” and magical to be back there.
3. Books: my favorites at this point are the Harry Potter series and Pride and Prejudice.
4. That first night sleeping in crisp clean sheets. I don’t know why, but it is just more relaxing to sleep in a freshly made bed.
5. Dessert! I don’t think I could pick favorite out of all desserts, b/c I just love so many. I will say that I don’t generally like desserts with nuts or raisins.
6. Sleeping in. It happens so rarely and I have always loved my sleep, so it’s an extra special treat now.

I’m not sure that there are a lot of other readers out there that have been tagged, so I’ll just tag Miche.

And lastly, here is the recipe that I mentioned in a previous post. Sooo yummy and if you find some low fat chips- or even just use it as a salsa to go on southwestern-style turkey burgers, quite healthy!

Corn Salsa
* 4 medium ears fresh corn, husks removed. (canned is fine, but get “no salt added” kind to cut down on the extra sodium)
* 1 (12 ounce) jar of roasted red bell peppers. Drained and chopped.
* 2 ripe avocados, chopped
* 2 green onions, finely chopped
* 1 large tomato, seeded and minced
* 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and miced
* 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
* 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
* 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
* 1/2 teasoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon cumin

Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Cover and chill at least 2 hours

Enjoy!