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I am 1 pound away from a 20-pound loss. Too bad I am going to get Chinese tonight! It is a small price to pay though.

Okay, I promised more details about my lifestyle. I know you were dying waiting!

Sam and I broke up and I moved back to Indiana. We are working on things but it certainly doesn't help my emotional eating issue. I really wish I could confront the school and the guidance counselor that approved chocolate candy after each session. I've managed to only eat out once a week and hardly eat sweets anymore. Now that girl scout cookie season is over anyway,

But I took a job as a live-in nanny and it is awesome. I don't have to pack a lunch. All of my fresh produce is here for me to eat and I can cook it at lunch time because the stove is right here too! I gave up the serving although my wallet is pissed at me for it. I work 3-5 days a week at a maternity store to supplement my income. I like it but I am still looking for some kind of server position. I don't need to explain how hard it is to find a job these days.

I have a friend, Sarah, who is vegan and she has really opened my eyes to what I should and should not be eating. I can't give up meat (fish mainly) but I don't eat it nearly as often. I could actually go a whole day without any meat products and not even on purpose. But the main point of bringing Sarah up is she makes these "healthy" cupcakes. They are vegan, gluten-nut-dairy free. And taste freaking amazing. I'll post the recipe next blog.

I have given up on olive oil and I am going to give coconut oil a try. I'm sure there will be a new oil that comes out next month that is better than coconut oil but until then...

I drink mostly water through out the day. I have one 8oz serving of green tea which is ZERO calories. Well, the honey that I put in it isn't but its better than sugar. I buy local honey, too. Otherwise what is the point?

I do at least one physical activity a day even if it is a small one. Cory and I have different schedules and so meeting up at the gym together doesn't always work out and with the weather finally getting nice it is hard to be cooped up inside with a bunch of other sweaty people.

So some examples: 30 mins of Just Dance on my Wii, 1 mile walk with the boys that I nanny for, I have these little wrist weights that I do some arm exercises with, walk 2.5-4 miles with Cory at the river, and last but not least: the gym. I can actually do 30+ mins on the elliptical. That is a major triumph or this fatty.

Some days the workouts are small but that's okay. We all need a break every now and then.