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 Today I had an epiphany of sorts, I was listening to podcast about diet tips for weight loss and I realized that you can't do everything all at once.  If you do you feel restricted and deprived which causes me to be depraved.  But baby steps are not my style.  I want to lose a hundred pounds and I want to do it yesterday, so every time I start I go a little gung ho.  Be it Keto or Weight Watchers it was jump in and do, and while both worked I couldn't sustain the victory.  None became a new habit or a new way for me to continue.  But I realized this morning that when I do a big job, whether at home, like cleaning or at work, working on files, I breakdown the tasks. (Dan, there is that stinking word, tasks)   But I wasn't doing that for my self-care.  Instead I was trying, even though I didn't think so, to do too much at once. So, where do I start?  There are lot of steps in self care. Maybe I should start by making a list, I like l...

So, I promise some pictures of the things I am doing on this new journey into a healthier me.  Today, the sandwich.  I think it is important to start with a good bread.  I love Dave's Killer Bread for that.  If you can't eat an entire loaf in a week this bread freezes really well.  It is great as toast with a little almond butter, but today it's the base for a sandwich.  *Note -I buy the thin sliced for less calories. To make a sandwich filling to the tummy layer!  Layer and layer good healthy stuff on it.   First I started with Salsa, (hot for extra zing) and 1/2 of an avocado sliced. Bread  - 120 calories Avocado - 70 calories *Heathly Fat Salsa - 10 calories   Next a nice meaty slice of tomato and lots of spinach  Tomato - 5 calories Spinach - 5 calories   Let's add protein - today I used and egg. Egg - 72 Calories and TA DA - and big healthy sandwich worth sinking your teeth into. Grand total - ...