The First 43: My Life Now

Summer Fruit Salad! This is seriously one of my favourite foods of summer and probably the one thing I always forget to make. So, I made one while we were at the cottage a few weeks back. So good. Reminded me of my childhood. My nana and my mom used to make fruit salad all the time when we were at the cottage when I was growing up. Healthy, refreshing and delicious. In my fruit salad I put: 1 Peach, chopped 2 Bananas, chopped 1 Apple, chopped 15 cherries, pitted and halved. 1.5 cups of Orange Juice (with pulp) Calorie Count : 89 calories per cup (Makes about 6- 8 cups of fruit salad depending on the size of your fruit. Mine made just about 8 cups) 

I thought it was time for  a mid summer update! I've noticed that over the last year, I've had a pesky two pounds that come on and come off. I never let it get to me but more recently, they seem to just be sticking.  I take responsibility. About a year ago, I stopped using My Fitness Pal religiously. I would check in on the calorie count of food when we were out for dinner at restaurants or things like that. So, I'm back on MFP. Faithfully. Two weeks going strong. It doesn't seem like a lot but, after being off of it for so long, it's really a challenge mentally to get back at it. I forgot just how hard it was being so committed to it. I can't believe that I did MFP for over 365 days straight.  It seems like an impossible task now that I'm back on it but, logically, I know it can be done and I can stick to it. Food aside, the main reason I am back on MFP is to force myself to get more exercise. My eating habits changed dramatically during the year I dropp...