I Want to Eat.

So, I've been counting calories. Again. This time my goal is 1100 calories a day. If I keep it up, it shouldn't be too long before I hit my goal weight.

However, I really just want to eat. Cupcakes and pizza and nachos and hot dogs... Do y'all know how many calories those are?! A hot dog with nothing on it is 297 calories. An OUNCE of spaghetti is 100 calories! Honestly, why are they so high in calories?! Couldn't losing weight be simpler?

Granted I haven't done a whole lot of research and I've only been doing this a week, but come on! Thankfully, I will be getting my list of food intolerances pretty soon. That will help a LOT! Then I will have a different reason for not being able to eat certain foods than they just come with an enormous amount of calories.

Of course, then I will have to work around all of that to figure out what to buy at the grocery store and what meals we can eat.

I am just ready for Christmas. I've decided that is my one day (perhaps days) that I will not concern myself with calories or intolerances! All I shall concern myself with is spending time with my family. Even if it's snowing and insanely cold outside. Did I mention we are going to Ohio this year? Yeah. I'll be shipped back as a human ice cube.

Stay warm! ;)

(Also, if y'all have any low calorie recipes, I'd love to know about them! Thanks! :D )

Update 12/9:

I have lost 3 pounds in two weeks as of today! I'm out of the 180s! Needless to say, I am doing my happy dance. Woo hoo!!

It's That Time of Year Again.

Well, it's almost Christmas. Tanner and I have the tree put up and decorated, the icicle lights out up around the shed outside, most of the presents are bought and wrapped, the plans are made for heading to Dallas for Christmas, and everything is settling down a little. I can't believe it's already this time of year!

It's weird to think back on last year. The 14th of this month will mark the day that I picked up Tanner from the DFW airport and we first saw each other in person. Who would have know that less than a year later we would be married!

I'm working on the 12 days of Christmas for Tanner. I got the idea from a fellow blogger who said she and her husband enjoyed it emensely. So, I'm giving it a try. Unfortunately, I didn't start off so well. We've technicly been celebrating the 1st day of Christmas since Saturday night. I couldn't be patient. I was going to make him a ice cream cake, (recipie via Pintrest) which is just two layers of ice cream bars, cool whip, and carmel topping, this Thursday. However, he wanted ice cream and I really wanted to find out if the "cake" was going to be any good, so we ended up making it together and eating it after it had time to freeze for a bit. Needless to say, it was delicious. On the down side, now I have to wait until this Friday for day 2. -.-

That's pretty much all that has been happening. I lead such an exciting life. :P Ha ha!

Keep On Keeping On!

Elisabeth