Good Morning & Happy Monday to everyone- I can't believe that Jan is 1/2 over! I know some of you said this month was dragging but it has flown by for me! I weighed in on Fri & am down 1 lb since Jan 1. I feel pretty good about that since I know I gained on the cruise but I didn't want to weigh myself after, so I must have lost that too! I tell you, this weight loss stuff = a lot of work in the kitchen for me! I have been chopping vegetables like crazy! But the key for me is having stuff prepared so I don't go in there hungry & grab whatever I see first. I like to have vegies cut up for salad or snacking, hard boiled eggs cooked & lots of lettuce washed & cut. I can buy 5 heads of romaine hearts for as much as a bag of salad mix so I wash & cut a few at a time to have on hand. I haven't done 100% on the challanges this month but I was more aware of what I was eating. I made sweet potato fries one night for dinner & used brown rice & whole grain sandwich thins this week too. My husband & I were out the other night & split some regular fries & a sandwich on a white bun so like I said, not perfect, but better than I would have been.