I am sorry about your cousin, Ellie - that is very sad.
I've been doing well with my eating and such - I try to stick around 1800 calories, I walk nearly every day and I'm trying to get back more into weights (mostly weight machines) a few days a week. The walking is easy for me - I enjoy it, the weights can seem repetetive, but I know they are good for my metabolism, my bones, my health. That is the one thing I need to really focus on.
I still need to lose 25 or so pounds to be in (what is considered) a healthy weight range, but I've lost over 60 total at this point. My bloodwork was done last week, and overall my numbers look really good. The one thing I do need to work on is the healthy cholesterol, I'm slightly low in that. If I just keep on the way I've been doing, that should right itself. I do need to eat a few more healthy fats - like olive oil and such. I can't stand peanut butter unless it's mixed with chocolate, so I may start taking a a TBSP of peanut butter every few days (as a good fat) and melt in a few dark chocolate MnM's. I am not a nut or fish person, though I can deal with most nuts once in chocolate (not almonds so much). I do allow myself some sweets every day, so maybe I can make them a bit healthier this way.
