{ The Dreaded Self Portrait }

Okay, there seems to be a theme here in my post titles. LOL And I’ve really gotta get better about posting to this thing each day. Especially since the more I post the sooner that mug of me lookin’ ridiculous from the hair show will drop off this first page. LOL Dawn did an awesome job taking the dark circles out from under my eyes and I’d thought about posting the cool before and after shots in here but decided that just means it’s that much longer before it drops off the first page. :)

Unfortunately, Shari & I have been challenging eachother to actually do the photography challenge over at SBB & get some self portraits so you’re stuck seeing my face again in this post. I had been using the excuse that I was having a bad hair day for the past week now so this morning I decided to take some before even blow-drying my hair. Figured that way maybe I couldn’t mess up the hair and wouldn’t have to take the blame for how it was styled. ;) Luckily I ended up with a more flattering shot than the earlier hairshow one especially after Shari’s miracle filters! I knew she’d have some!! :) And I normally HATE photos of myself but somehow this must be the ONLY angle that I should ever let anyone near me with a camera at. Before Shari fixed me up though I was convinced there had to be some crazy magnifying glass in my new digital Rebel. That thing found lines I had no clue I even had! YIKES! Rest assured, this will be the last post with a pic of me for a long time. I’ll also be better about posting here more often so these drop off into never never blog land. :)   

3-Hour Diet update: First of all, I am NOT one to weigh myself so there will never be an update including how many pounds I’ve lost or gained. To me the number doesn’t matter, it’s how I fit in the clothes that I have and when I shop for new clothes (hmmm, haven’t done that in way too long) I always hope to buy the same size or smaller. If things start fitting tight I know I should start watching what I eat or exercise more. So I think it’s too soon to tell if the diet works or not but I have been trying to stick to it. I’ve been having salads for either lunch or dinner the past 3 days. I’ve even made sure they had chicken in them so I get my protein. I’ve been starting to drink more water and I don’t think I’ve really eaten anything that’s strictly forbidden in the 3-hour diet. Okay, so the cheese stick I had last night at The Curragh was probably strictly forbidden but it was sooo worth it and I rarely eat there so I figured I could have just one. I’m still missing a couple of the snacks through the day I think so I’ve gotta figure out a way to do better about that. I plan to grocery shop today and I’ll pick up some more fruit and maybe some granola bars to have handy for mid-mornings and afternoons this week. I do think blogging about this new diet has helped me stick to it better so I’ll keep you posted. :)

Well, it’s a gorgeous day here (although a bit chilly) and my grass is getting long so I think I’ll go out and ride the mower around for a couple hours with my tunes. :)