Chubby Cheeks

"Hi, my name is Chubby. My mommy's name is Chubby..my daddy's name is Chubby...even my dog is chubby." 

Grace when she had her big ole chubby cheeks. <3 Why can babies pull of cute chubby cheeks?

I do the "chubby cheeks" with Grace all the time. She loves it. Gets a good crack out of it. As a kid, my sister did the best ever "chubby cheeks". Her "smile" was priceless. :)

Okay, anyway my point is not to reminisce on the silly stuff my sister did as a kid. My whole point is that I'm feeling like I can do the "chubby cheeks" game with Grace...and I don't need any hands. :/ My face is getting chubby enough that I do not need to press my cheeks! UGH!!

So...starting tomorrow, for my sake, but also for my entire families sake...I'm going to start eating and cooking better. I HAVE to. I don't loose weight like I used to, which is just some evil trickery of getting old I guess. So, now I'm really gonna have to dig my heals in it looks like. I'm also not going to be able to make pans full of delicious Million Calorie Bars. :( Okay, every once in a while MAYBE, but not on a regular basis.

I feel kind of sad because I've got this lovely, new, big kitchen that allows me the room to bake. Yeah, I know I can still bake, but I don't get that same satisfaction baking little bran muffins as I do millionaire bars. I've got to change my outlook on food. I've got to make food healthy and delicious. Not just healthy. That is what I've done in the past. Whenever I "diet" I don't put any kind of thought or planning into it. I just go to the old trusty lean cuisines or my basic diet staples. This time...I've got to enjoy it. And I think I will.

I just started e-mealz and I'm pretty hopeful that it will help me get organized and healthy. So anyway, starting tomorrow, ;) I'm going start this new food journey. I'm going to enjoy cooking healthy for my family. It's my DUTY.

Also, maybe I will dust off the treadmill and give that a try. Praying my knees don't kill me and stop me dead in my tracks. :( What I need to do is get on the ball and contact our little rec center here in town. They have a indoor swimming pool, which would be really easy on the knees and I love swimming. Great exercise. Okay...I will do that soon.

Tomorrow...healthy eating and treadmill.

Today..finish brownies off. I love the "day before diet starts"...Finishing off the bad foods. ;)