Friday, September 22, 2006
Friday Weigh-In
This week, down 3 pounds even. Total of 15.4 pounds lost, and 14.6 remaining to my current goal.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Friday Weigh-In and Reading List
43. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
44. Miss American Pie - A Diary of Love, Secrets and Growing Up in the 1970s by Margaret Sartor
The Nora Roberts book was a romance mystery type novel, and I don't usually do mysteries and murder novels, but I do love me some Nora Roberts, so it was good.
Miss American Pie was on my Amazon.com Recommended list, so I checked it out at the library. It's a collection of excerpts from Sartor's diary from ages 14 - 18. It's totally random observations that go from shallow and teenaged to meaningful and spiritual. It wasn't as great as I hoped, but it was interesting.
As for the Friday weigh-in, we did have some forward progress this week. 1.4 pounds lost for a total of 12.4 pounds lost, and 17.6 remaining to my current goal.
44. Miss American Pie - A Diary of Love, Secrets and Growing Up in the 1970s by Margaret Sartor
The Nora Roberts book was a romance mystery type novel, and I don't usually do mysteries and murder novels, but I do love me some Nora Roberts, so it was good.
Miss American Pie was on my Amazon.com Recommended list, so I checked it out at the library. It's a collection of excerpts from Sartor's diary from ages 14 - 18. It's totally random observations that go from shallow and teenaged to meaningful and spiritual. It wasn't as great as I hoped, but it was interesting.
As for the Friday weigh-in, we did have some forward progress this week. 1.4 pounds lost for a total of 12.4 pounds lost, and 17.6 remaining to my current goal.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Good Readin' Ahead
40. In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
41. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
42. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
All very good books. But if I had to choose, I'd definitely recommend Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Please read this book. It's about a young boy who lost his father in the World Trade Center collapse. He lives in New York City, and he spends his time trying to unravel the origin of a mysterious key he found hidden in his father's closet after his death. The boy is a strange, neurotic creature (he wears only white, he writes letters to famous people). He's a phenomenal character. The book also has pictures, which is a cool addition. I loved this book, seriously.
The Picoult novel also had graphics, interestingly - her story is interwoven with a comic book story, so there are comic book pages throughout. This is different than the other Picoult novels I've read, and I enjoyed it.
And you already know that I love Sarah Dunant, and I loved this book, no exception.
As for my weight loss, I lost 3 pounds last week - yay! Then the Yus came and I gorged, and I gained 2.8 pounds back. So - boo. But at least my total number is still a loss. Hopefully this week will show better progress. Currently 11 pounds lost, with 19 pounds to my current goal.
41. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
42. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
All very good books. But if I had to choose, I'd definitely recommend Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Please read this book. It's about a young boy who lost his father in the World Trade Center collapse. He lives in New York City, and he spends his time trying to unravel the origin of a mysterious key he found hidden in his father's closet after his death. The boy is a strange, neurotic creature (he wears only white, he writes letters to famous people). He's a phenomenal character. The book also has pictures, which is a cool addition. I loved this book, seriously.
The Picoult novel also had graphics, interestingly - her story is interwoven with a comic book story, so there are comic book pages throughout. This is different than the other Picoult novels I've read, and I enjoyed it.
And you already know that I love Sarah Dunant, and I loved this book, no exception.
As for my weight loss, I lost 3 pounds last week - yay! Then the Yus came and I gorged, and I gained 2.8 pounds back. So - boo. But at least my total number is still a loss. Hopefully this week will show better progress. Currently 11 pounds lost, with 19 pounds to my current goal.
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