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Afternoon, little rays of sunshine

Well, nothing much happening on the band front for me. I'm STILL stuck on 84.5 kilos which means I will continue to soldier on. On the plus side, I seem to have conquered that vicious hunger that was plaguing me - I am eating small meals still (except for yesterday when I had a bit of a blow-out.. 'nuff said!) and I'm going about 3-4 hours between meals. So that's good! I have my next appt. with Dr Couch on the 1st of Feb and I should be ready for a little more squirt of a fill. Maybe that will kick-start the weight loss again. 

I was walking through the shops a few days ago when I pulled up short (read... had a good gawk)....If I hadn't have known better I swear I just saw Heather from 'Getting back to Skinni Mini' walk by. Same build, same height (from what I have seen from her pics) and except for her hair colour (this girl was blond) she could have been her twin. The second time this happened was when I was standing in the line at the checkout of the supermarket. There was Brooke from 'Lapband Labyrinth'  standing right across from me. I swear it! lol. Same short hair, same brunette colour, almost the same build and her face - doppelganger anyone? This girl was wearing small, wire rimmed glasses though.. but wow! Has anyone else noticed this? I've always been a 'people watcher' and now it's even more fun seeing if I can match faces from my friends on here to people I walk past every day. 

I have been meaning to mention this for ages: the state of my hair. I want to give a huge thumbs up to Nioxin. Anyone who reads my blog knows that about a month ago I was whinging big time about the state of my hair. Well!!.....I have to say that my hair has improved about 150%. Seriously. It's not a frizzy, thinned out mess any more. I have shine, body and bounce (haha - I should be in a shampoo commercial!!) I am stoked that it's coming back to the way it once was. Even MOTH noticed it has thickened up again.  When I went to put it up in a pony-tail the other day, the band only had to go around three times instead of the dreaded 6. Also - the Blackmores 'Hair, Nails and Skin' formula with Biotin I am taking (just went out and got another bottle today) has helped things I'm sure. I have always had pretty good skin (thanks to genetics and early lessons from my mother on how to take care of it) but I have noticed that my skin is more luminous and I am pimple free. I used to get that dreaded one pimple around my mouth or chin every TTOTM, but it just occurred to me that another has been and gone and I don't remember the last time I actually had a nasty pink flare up happen. Good news! My nails have also been growing like crazy. They are so strong, which is fantastic considering I bit my nails up until about five years ago!! So.. all in all, fantastic news. 

I had a funny NSV the other day. We here in Perth have been going through a major heat-wave. Upward of 40+ degrees for about four or five days running. It cooled slightly for a few days after but this week - we are back to the same.. yuck. SO....... I have been practically living in my sarongs around the pool when at home. Only thing is - they are really long now, lol. I have to knot them with a double knot and fold the top over just to keep them up and I am constantly tripping over the hem. Did I shrink in height as well? lol. I think all the extra material that now doesn't have to go around me is compensating by hanging around my feet. We take these NSV's where we can get them! 

I was looking for something to eat for lunch the other day, then remembered this recipe I printed off from one of your girls blogs. I am so sorry, but the life of me I cannot remember who first posted this... so I give them full credit. It's her recipe not mine!! It's a savory pancake mix and is really, really tasty to eat AND filling. I doubled the mixture (I wanted to use all the cottage cheese tub and MOTH was hungry too) and made four small pancakes and only managed one. So.. give this one a try. You won't regret it. 

Easy Cheesy Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese
• 1 Egg
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• A couple of finely diced mushrooms (I threw this in myself: it wasn't in the original)
• 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour (I used wholemeal)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Cooking spray 

Spray a frying pan and sautee the chopped onion, mushroom and garlic. While that's cooking, combine the cottage cheese, egg, flour, and salt/pepper in a small bowl. Mix in the onion and garlic mixture to the bowl and stir 'till well mixed. The actual batter will be quite thick - not like normal batter. Spray a frying pan again and drop in half the mixture - it makes 2 pancakes. Cook on each side about 2-3 mins. Makes 1 serve. 250 calories and 22 grams of protein. 

And there you have it.... couldn't be easier. A tasty quick lunch - or dinner made in around 10 minutes. 

Hope you're all having a great Thursday. I am. MOTH nicked off down south, taking Jake and Riley with him so I only have the two older boys home. I LOVE a quiet house (only 12 days now till the kids go back to school.. whew, it's been a long break!!) 

Seeya 

Cara 

xxxxx