Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't updated in a little while!

First of all - Maren, I love you. This hug is for you. -------->

So not all that much is new with me. I managed to get out to the family house for Christmas, which was awesome. I only stayed one night though. It was good to see my mom and dad, I miss them. And I met Kory's new girlfriend and her kids, Taylor and Danna. Very cute!

I'm starting to feel better, overall. My energy is coming back up, and my pain level has drastically decreased (thank goodness!). The dizziness is coming in spells now, instead of being constant, which is also good. Let me tell you.... I have never been more grateful for good health as I have been after the last 4 months. What a hellish 4 months.

And in this 4 months, you'd think I would have dropped some major poundage, right? Wrong. Argh. First with the needed to eat things like meats, potatoes and rice to let me ulcer heal, not having energy to move, and now not being able to.... argh.

Although! (yes an although with an exclamation point) A few days ago I went for a 10 minute walk on the treadmill. It felt great! And then I was pooped, but still... it's a start! And after all the heavy and rich foods that have been around for the last couple of weeks, I am really starting to feel it even more. So starting yesterday, it's on! The eating has been cleaned up, and it feels pretty good.

So I have a couple of food tips for you!

The other day I created my own marinade for fish, in an effort to like it (healthy choices, blah blah blah). And it turned out to be absolutely amazing. So I will share! (note - we used fresh haddock from Pete's Fruitique)

Mix Together: extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, lime zest, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder and coriander (you will need quite a bit of olive oil and lemon juice). We allowed it marinate for 48 hours (flipping at the 24 hour mark). I'm pretty sure it wouldn't need to soak that long, but... wow! It was so amazing!

Also, I made my own taco salad tonight, and yummy! I mixed together my veggies, and then simmered the chicken with taco seasoning, and crushed a small hand full of whole grain tortilla chips. And here's the switch - instead of any type of dressing/salsa/sour cream, I used Activia's plain yogurt. It was really good. It really is a wonderful substitute for all things creamy. I highly recommend!

And Adam....Adam is great. As always. I love him dearly, and can't wait to see him later tonight. We visited his mom the other day, and played Skip Bo, as partners. Holy crap was it fun! I want to do it again! lol

Anyway -

XOXO

~ P