Did a paid survey in Spanish and created my own survey to get thoughts and opinions on my writing, which I always value. I mean I’m still going to do what I’m going to do, but other people’s input is still nice every now and then. I am always curious about how they understand/perceive my writing. After I saw someone create their own survey on another subject on Survey Monkey, I decided to do the same. 

I don’t usually discuss food in my entries because so many people run that subject into the ground (along with a few others) and I get sick of it. I don’t mind hearing about exercise routines on a daily basis, but food talk can get old at times, not to mention make me hungry sooner than I might have normally been. 

But Lay’s Biscuit and Gravy potato chips are awesome! Aly mentioned liking them on Twitter and I thought they might be an interesting flavor to try. I like them better than Tom does. He thinks he will like the other flavors better. They’re fattening, unhealthy, and they give me zits, so I don’t have chips very often. I do sometimes indulge in sweet treats on weekends, but I rarely do salty things, bread, pasta, potatoes or rice. 

Life with Hashimoto’s is all about fighting to keep the scale from climbing. As I would tell anyone new to the disease, forget losing. Your life mission is now all about keeping from gaining, and even with diet and exercise, it’s going to be a lot of work!