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Weight loss update…taking a step backwards to go forwards edition!

So, I didn’t lose any weight this week, (Disappointing) and in fact ended up putting a pound or two back on. (Also disappointing, until I realize your weight can fluctuate up to 8 pounds a day depending on what you eat.)

Still, I’m getting back on the right track, been eating a LOT of rice and beans. Complete proteins for the win! Also trying to keep the fat content and sugar content low, while doing more walking. My back hasn’t hurt this bad in a LONG time. Feels like someone is stabbing me in the back, even when I sit or lay down. I would have thought the pain would lessen as I lost weight, but the opposite effect seems to be happening, and in fact I’m finding it harder to get up and walk since my belly is starting to lose the fat, but leave loose skin behind. Still, it’s good for me in the long run, and I know I’m going to have over a hundred pounds of flesh for them to cut off of me when I finish losing the weight. Honestly, I can’t wait.

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Riley Amos Reviews! Not your mother’s fairy tales…..Edition!

The stories I read today are short, simple, and a little twisted. Cinders is a spin on Cinderella, and a very good one I might add. The only knocks in my reviews came from this story. Hontas is a spin on the story of Pocahontas. I imagine a reviewer in the old days must have felt much the same way when reading “Through the Looking Glass” or “From the Mountains of Madness” as I did reading these. I felt the stories pushed a bit at the edges of my comfort zone, but that’s what the best of stories do. V.M. Sawh did a wonderful job with these stories.

They are Twisted, without too much of a dark turn to them, and were very enjoyable to read.

I love the imagery he uses. It’s very vivid and you can clearly see what he was trying to portray. I’m very much so a visual thinker, and I kept picturing Picasso like scenes as I read it. A bit from each of his periods.

Now for the knocks, though there’s only two. 1. I don’t like sex scenes in books.(Probably why I preferred Wheel of Time to Game of Thrones) I think they detract a bit from the work. 2 Because of that I can’t share these modified children’s tales with my mother, mostly because I know the look she’d give me.

But I did enjoy the stories.

If you are looking for a quick, fun, and twisted read, these are the stories for you. Check them out Cinders and Hontas on Amazon and Goodreads. Also, search for him on Wattpad!

Remember, if you’d like to be featured in the #RileyAmosReviews series, please drop me a line at RileyAmosReviews (@) Gmail (Dot) com. Until next time, keep writing!

And don’t forget to check out my Breath Of the Titans: The False Titanbriger series.

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A Mother’s Love

War of the Chiefs

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