Day 32 - On Track! And Loving My Kitchen!

Good Afternoon! Over the past several days, I had a bit of a mental set-back due to a faulty reading on my scale. It played a number on my enthusiasm. Once I realized it was an error, I was right back on track with my dedication and passion to loose that 80 pounds. Do you know that I'm already past 1/8 of the way there! 

I was talking with my daughter yesterday and told her that my first celebration will be when I leave the 200+ range and hit 199 or less! That will be a GREAT day! Actually that will be almost the half-way point. 

There are so many great pairs of Chico's jeans in my dresser that I can't wait to get back into! That's exciting and another milestone to look forward to. I'm sure there will be many times to celebrate.

Regarding the kitchen mentioned in the title. Many of you already know this - each and every cupboard and drawer has been gone through. All of the dishes came from collections over the past 25 years and were a hodge-podge, mix-and-match. They were all packed up and sent away with the housekeeper. I chose a pattern of peacock dinner ware and replaced those that I had given away (hence our Peacock Project). The peacock has become my reminder/mentor. Now I have color coordinated all the glassware, dish towels/cloths and even the silicone cooking utensils are in peacock blue! My old cookware went bye-bye and was replaced with a brand new set of Circulon pots and pans, which I dearly love! I purchased the Ninja Food Processor and the Ninja Coffee bar. The Ninja products are a great source of amusement, even, with the things I can produce with them. This is a fun road, and I'm glad that everything I look at in my kitchen is the promise of the new, slim me!

Breakfast was my usual - and if you don't know what that is, choose just about any past post and you'll find out.

Here's a photo of the salad for lunch (on my new peacock blue placemat!). That and some of my left-over chicken cabbage soup (which I had frozen) made for a good lunch.

Also pictured is my new flatware, stainless with 24K gold accents! I mean EVERYTHING  has been changed. Oops, see our mischievous peacock sneaking a taste?

Later in the day was an opportunity to enjoy a little treat of smoked salmon and crackers. 

I'm thinking about maybe using my indoor electric grill tomorrow and cooking up some pork tenderloin and mushrooms on skewers along with my fabulous cauliflower  Parmesan casserole for dinner! We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Meanwhile, here's a link to the Bright Side's 10 Minute Workout toward a perfect stomach. Please enjoy! I hope to build up to be able to do this workout soon. Note: Exercise hasn't been a big part of my program thus far, it's time to start incorporating it into my daily routine!

Bright Side 10 Minute Workout to a Perfect Stomach

I hope you enjoy the link. My daughter said she likes this workout better than stomach crunches. Hopefully it will be good for me too!

See you all tomorrow. Have a great night.