ZippyDani's Journal, 23 February 2012

Busy busy! Lots of good things going on. Yippee on the drop again! Its so much fun when you can recognize the change in yourself. You'll get where you want to be if you keep doing what you're doing. Mustard used to be sooo nasty to me lol then the other morning I was starving, only had some cheese sticks, turkey slices, and no mayo. I wrapped the cheese stick with a line of mustard on a whim and mmmmmmmmm. Haven't tried anything as fancy as grey poupon but never know right? Must be my own cheap gene haha! Speaking of which, clothes $$ really needs to grow on trees. I've dropped 4 sizes and am starting on the new wardrobe too, mainly focusing on work clothes which of course are pricier. Thrift shops will be a blessing when I'm down 1 more size I hope, but for right now I'm still not getting too lucky. Guess I'll just have to wear out my own pup a bit more often eh? She's getting used to our usual 3 mile circuit so I'll have to find a longer route. Joy lol. Glad you're having such a good day! 

Oh and the tea! I prefer peppermint and red raspberry. Both are great hot or iced and dont give you bad breath like coffee does :) 

I'm a tea person and I like my tea black and unsweetened. I have 32-36 ounces every am. I don't care for green tea (too bitter), but I really like some of the tsanes or herbal "teas", like peppermint and raspberry too. I drink decaf after noon though (almost all herbal teas are caffiene free) or I can't sleep at night, otherwise I'd drink black tea all day! Not for the caffiene but for the flavor. I'm a cat person. I have a fishing pole type toy too which my Tom cat loves to play with. Congratulations on the continued weight loss!! Have a blessed day! 

thanks to both of you!! So nice when I log on and find comments. :-) Great job Dani! You're keeping me inspired to continue... I actually HAVE some clothes from the last time I was smaller, so I'm looking forward to being able to wear them again. Sooner would be great, but I'm happy to let it progress slow and steady-as long as 'steady' remains part of it! I have a small pile started of my "fat clothes" that I have already shrunk out of. Happy and sad-I liked those pants! I have had a cup of green tea both yesterday and today. It helped warm me up, but I don't know that it helped wake me. What eventually did the trick was a smoothie with one orange, 8oz carrot juice and some ice. That perked me up nicely. DLynne... you like STOUT tea! I like my iced tea unsweetened, but prefer my herbal/hot teas with a little sweetener, usually Splenda or honey. For caloric purposes, I'm sticking to Splenda for now. And truly, the coffee was limited to one per day. Though, it was not about a warm bev, but a tasty treat for breakfast. We were drinking decaf most of the time anyway. Thanks for the happy thoughts!! 

I do like my tea "stout" but by black tea I mean as opposed to Green, White or Oolong tea. Black just means the tea is fully fermented, as opposed to green which is only partially fermented or not fermented, and white which is just the tiny new leaves which are not fermented. Orange Pekoe is a type of cut of black tea, not a flavor. For what it's worth, green tea is very low in caffiene naturally so don't expect much of a pick up from it. Oolong tea is good too; it's named for where it's grown rather than so much how it's processed, I think, and it is higher in caffiene than green tea. Some sites online also claim Oolong tea inceases metabolism and helps with "fat oxidation" (if that's a good thing?) so it's used as a Dieter's tea, but it's also pretty tasty. There really are so many flavors and ways to drink tea or the herbal teas or combinations of teas and herbs, it's really hard to get tired of them. Tons of ways to serve them too and tea is a good opportunity to bring out the pretty dishes and to cut food into finger size servings. I have tea parties with my grandkids and it's a fun time to teach them table manners. Tea is just FUN! You should check out the Chai teas too (Chai is what they call Tea in India), which is black tea mixed with spices (including cinnamon, always cardamom and black pepper--so don't oversteep or the black pepper will take over) to which you add sweetner and milk, cream or half n' half. Yummy; even hubby likes that one and he's a coffee drinker.  

Mmm DLynne- that's not fair! Now I'm dying for a cup of Chai. It's always been one of my favorites. ZippyDani, congrats on the drop and being able to see some of the results. :-) I'm cheap too, I shop in my storage totes of old clothes usually. Mustard is the yummiest thing isn't it? It makes so many things better!