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Well this past week has been insane, that's why I didn't get this posted on Saturday. Our computer crashed on Friday and then on Saturday I wrecked my car on the way home from a family reunion due to the snow. It was over quick, but then I looked back on it and I'm so lucky to still be here, I know someone had to have been watching over me. I was heading North on the interstate and spun out going backwards into a very deep ditch, I was thinking to myself, crap I'm gonna get stuck in this ditch, but amazingly my car popped up still going backwards on to the Southbound side of the interstate facing south. There was only one car coming thankfully a ways away so I wasn't in their path. My car stalled when I went through the ditch and I just prayed that it would start, and sure enough it did. There was a U turn spot up ahead so I just got going and contemplated rather to pull over or get home. I just wanted to get home, my heart was racing, I was so lucky I was still here and my car was still moving. I got home though and my front bumper was just hanging by one bolt, so I gotta get that fixed, I got it bungeed now, but otherwise all came out ok and I'm totally crediting that to a higher being. I've been amazingly stressed out with work and personal things, the exercise I wanted to get into hasn't happened yet, but my bf & I are looking into taking up kickboxing. I'm trying to decide though if I want to join the gym and get kickboxing free with my membership or spend $20 less and get just kickboxing. He just wants to do the kickboxing, doesn't want to splurge on the membership so I dunno, I'm on the fence. Food wise I've been keeping track of everything in fit day, carbs are still my weakness. Where I work that's pretty much all we have, I'm trying to figure out something to bring to combat that. I've also up until recently had problems eating lettuce but I've been trying more and more of it lately, so I think If I get my protein in first and try a little salad that might help me. On the brighter side I did great with the choices at my family reunion on Saturday, I had some meat & cheese from the meat & cheese tray, a couple pickles, and a couple spinach balls. The scale hasn't moved =( Still 182, but its that TOM so I kind of expected that. How is everyone else doing?

Wow MacKenzie! I am so glad you are safe after that kind of a scare. I think I might still be sitting on the side of the road trying to quit shaking! As for how I am doing, I guess okay. I am not seeing the scale move and I am not drinking as much water as I had planned. I am having a hard time making myself drink extra water in this cold weather. On an up note, I am calling a trainer today. I am trying to decide between a trainer or Krav Maga (sp) classes. Wouldn't it be great if I could do both! I am up 3 pounds but that may be a reaction to not enough water and an overwhelming desire for salt. I don't know what the deal is with the salt shaker craving. Hugs, Katy

Hey McKenzie: Thanks for sharing you awesome testimony about your wreck!!! I too know that God was watching over you. That could have been so much worse and I am so thankful that you were not hit by another car or injured or that you didnt get stuck in that ditch! I know you had to be scared out of your wits! Good luck with which ever kicking boxing route you choose! It should be a great work out for you. And congrats also on the food choices at the reunion. I know there was a lot of temptation around. Carbs are my weakness too...I much rather eat them first and then protein and find my self doing that more times than not. I have to make an effort to eat my protein first at all meals. The scale moved for me last week, but the week before I had a gain so the net lose was not as big as it seemed but I will take it. I am noticing that lately my caloric intake is well over 1200 a day and I have to get that back under control. My work outs are going well still but the eating is not so great. Tallk to you soon. Thanks