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It’s past time for a Men of SWAT update. I’ve picked up the series again and I’m working on a sexy short that has no name as of yet. This will be Ro’s story (Miranda’s sister) and it will be a rockin’ good time. I anticipate it will be out in late summer or early fall so stay tuned for the details!
PS – I’m so glad to be working on this series again – I do so love those boys in blue. 
I’ve been receiving a flood of emails asking about my Shadow Dweller series so I thought I’d answer here.
Currently, only the first two of the six titles are now available. One With The Hunger and Retribution. I received the rights back to the other four titles in October. Once I find them a home, I will be continuing the series. Not only is Renault’s book (yumEE) still in the wings, there’s also the Shadow Hunter series still crowding my head.
By mid-April I whould have a solid plan in place so stay tuned!
Good morning!
It’s Weight Loss Wednesday and I’m pleased to report I’ve hit a milestone. Drum Roll Please…
I’ve lost a total of 45 pounds. BOOYah.
Let me tell you that every single pound has been a struggle. If I have to fight this hard to lose a pound at my current weight, I don’t even want to think about what it will be like 145lbs from now. 
Lately I seem to be on a seesaw from hell. Last week I hit the 45th pound and was working on number 46 then WHAM – gained three pounds. There is no reason that I can discern. I didn’t do the candy bar polka or dive face first into a cake. So I’m still working on getting those three pounds back off and outta here. The best part is people are now noticing I’m losing – myself included. I have some shirts that were tight around the belly – my zone of HELL – and now they are loosening up. My old sweat pants are about to hit the charity bag because…well…they fall down.
So how are you doing?
Many people have emailed me to ask what I’m doing to lose the weight. First is what I call, Intentional Exercise. I go to the pool three days a week for one hour each day. This week I’ve added one more day of intentional exercise and my plan is to finish my bedroom this week. (I’ve been redecorating – don’t ask).
Food – my calorie intake varies from 1400 to 1800 depending upon what I’m doing that day. Most doctors will tell you to pick a calorie level and stay there but it doesn’t work well with me. It almost feels like my body gets used to that calorie level and wham – I stop losing. So I try to mix it up a bit and that usually helps. I might spend a week at 1400 then increase to 1600 for a few days then back to 1400 – might not work for you but it does for me. Then again I have quite a bit to lose so I have that luxury.
Breakfast – For me I need to keep it as simple as possible. A protein shake and fruit. I use a powdered shake with skim milk and on pool days I use Slim Fast. My fruit is a banana when I have them in the house – they keep me full. I usually have breakfast around 7:30 am – gotta hit the pool early. No fruit? I eat yogurt. I’ll be honest, I don’t like the light stuff so I stick with the 6oz yoplait line.
Snacks are a little tricky and this is when I’m most likely to go astray. My snacks vary from granola bars to yogurt, fruit, cheese and crackers – my only guideline is to keep it around 150 calories or so. I usually try to avoid sweet things as they will trigger you to eat more.
Lunch – High protein! My favorite lunches are Big, Big salad with lean meat, strawberries, feta cheese, pasta on occasion, chicken, steak, fish – something like that. I will have a small amount of bread or crackers but this is the end of my bread for the day. This is also my biggest meal of the day.
Snack time is around 3 – did you know your metabolism dips around this time every day? This is what drives you to the snack machine. My afternoon snack is usually protein or fruit.
Dinner – small meal. Usually meat and two veggies. No carbs.
Snack – same as above. I will allow myself to have a little something sweet here. Check out the Weight Watchers desserts or low fat ice cream, pudding etc.
Emergency snacks – My emergency snacks are low fat cheese, granola bars or those 100 calorie packs. I’m still ingesting more sugar than I’d like but that seems to be the hardest thing for me to break. I can leave the chips alone but sugar? It’s my kryptonite.
I’m off to the pool – wish me luck!
I’m pushing through the final edits on the third Jane Porter novella, Reinventing Jane Porter. I’m about two weeks behind where I’d wanted to be but what can you do when life intrudes? It’s the last day of January and it feels like the past 31 days were squished into four hours and I slept through half of it.
I just keep telling myself that no matter what happens the manuscript is due Sunday at midnight so at 12:01, I can fall down and sleep for two days straight. Or, at the least, I will spend a few days zoning out in front of the television watching the thirty hours of shows I’ve DVRed because I was trying to get caught up on writing…
Its a vicious cycle.