A pinch of this, a dash of that

Sarah, another blogger who has left us hanging (since September of 2008), sent me this picture of Ezra, taken yesterday.  Hasn't he changed in just two months?  It's amazing how quickly they become their own little people with their own look and personality.

On an entirely different note, I think it's time for a weight-loss update.  Since we started keeping track on August 1, Bill has lost just over 60 lbs.  He refuses to get new pants yet, although he has tightened his belt by four holes.  He could smuggle a small child in the seat of his jeans, I think.  Although that wouldn't be very pleasant for the small child.

As for me, I have lost 50 lbs. now.  People ask us what our weight loss goals are.  We think it is important that we don't think of this as a "diet" with specific end goals in mind.  It's our new lifestyle...a healthy way of living...that we intend to stick to for the rest of our lives.  The goal is better health.  The weight loss is a means to that goal, not an end.  For 55+ years we lived to eat.  Now we eat to live.

Finally, who watched the premier episode of this season's "Last Restaurant Standing?"  Any comments?  Bill and I were stunned at the level of incompetence in this group of people who want to open their own restaurants.  I think that most of us, at some point, have said "Wouldn't it be fun to open a restaurant?" And then reality slaps you in the face and you remember that you can't really cook well and you know nothing about running a business.  Some of these people need a reality slap, I think.  Saying the words is not enough.  Perhaps you should learn a skill or two first.  Like how to use a can opener...