Of weight loss and aging dogs..........

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So it's been a few days since I've posted here; I've been busy. On Monday I got the FitDay home version and I've been faithfully filling it out every day and it's been a real eye opener. I burn way more calories than I consume BUT I consume more than I should. So now that I have a week of fairly accurate records under my belt I am going to fine tune it and bring my calorie intake down to a normal level. I want to lose these last 12 lbs by the end of the year. Weigh-in yesterday went well, I'm down 1.2 lbs. WOOHOOO!!!!!

Had to take Mana to the vet last night. She's got a scratch on her cornea and her eye was all goopey. The vet also gave her some Rimadyl for her arthritis. We noticed on the walk last night that she was slowing down even more than usual. It's so sad to see your pets getting old. I don't want anything to happen to her but she's 13 and it's really only a matter of time now. She's gone deaf and is developing cataracts in both her eyes. It just breaks my heart.

That's about all I have to say. I need to run to the store to get supplies. We're heading out to the sand bar today to watch the Blue Angels and it looks like it's going to be just an awesome day. I'm really looking forward to it!!!!!

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