Hi everyone! Overall, things have been going fairly well for me lately. I’m still having my crummy-feeling days here and there and still have tremendously low energy, but I’m fighting through it. I also ended up with another cold that I think is finally mostly gone.
There’s been some changes at work lately, including my hours getting switched back to later in the day. I’m really hoping though that it will just be temporary.
The most fun thing that has been going on is that I’m still seeing the guy I mentioned in my last post. He seems like a really wonderful [ ... ]
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Jan 2013
Hi everyone! Overall, things have been going fairly well for me lately. I’m still having my crummy-feeling days here and there and still have tremendously low energy, but I’m fighting through it. I also ended up with another cold that I think is finally mostly gone.
There’s been some changes at work lately, including my hours getting switched back to later in the day. I’m really hoping though that it will just be temporary.
The most fun thing that has been going on is that I’m still seeing the guy I mentioned in my last post. He seems like a really wonderful [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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20
Dec 2012
I’ll admit it. I’ve been a terrible, awful slacker when it comes to blogging lately. As seen by the fact that I haven’t written anything since August. There has just been a lot of stress in my life between work, home, etc. and I’m still really really not feeling well with very little hope in the figuring-it-out department.
On top of everything else I’ve been through this year, I ended up with bronchitis last month which caused me to tear/strain a muscle between the ribs in my back (hello agony). That put a bit of a hitch in my use of [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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21
Aug 2012
Hi all. I know I’ve been slacking in the writing department again, but that doesn’t mean I’ve fallen off track! I’m actually doing pretty well. I lost four pounds last week, so am now down 17.3 pounds. I was pretty excited about that.
It’s not really enough to notice yet, but I can tell that a couple of items of clothing are fitting a bit more loosely. But I’m pretty excited that I’m heading in the right direction again. I also saw a number on the scale yesterday that I haven’t seen since probably 2011. That made me happy.
Health-wise, I’m hanging [ ... ]
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Aug 2012
Hello everyone.
Somehow, amazingly, I’m still pretty much on track. I realized that I hadn’t updated last week, so I never got to share the awesome news that I lost 3.9 pounds the week before last.
This week, I wasn’t 100%, but did pretty well, and was only down 0.8 lbs. I’m going to take it though since 1) my hormones were running amok, 2) I didn’t gain like I thought I was going to, and 3) it means I’m now down 13.4 lbs since I restarted. Yay me. It’s not a lot, but one of my shirts is even fitting better, [ ... ]
Category: Life in General, Weigh-Ins
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26
Jul 2012
Hi there!
Four days into my second week back on plan and I’m still at it. I’m still having doubts about the “new” Weight Watchers plan though. It was a little depressing stepping on the scale this morning to only be down 0.1 of a pound. (I usually peek at the scale about mid-week.) But I’m going to keep going and see what happens at my official weigh in on Monday. Keep your fingers crossed for me, please.
Overall, I’m still feeling pretty crummy. Especially this week. Tuesday and today, I’ve been having some stomach issues that just are pretty awful. And [ ... ]
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Jul 2012
I have some exciting news for my fellow Brené Brown fans. Especially those of you within visiting distance of NYC.
For those of you unfamiliar with Brené’s work, you can find my posts about her here or visit her website here.
I received an email from a woman who works for Katie Couric’s new talk show that is coming out this fall. It seems they are doing an episode dedicated to Brené and the idea of “Daring Greatly.”
This what the woman said:
We are doing a show all on “Daring Greatly” with Brene and want to fill her audience with [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Brene Brown
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23
Jul 2012
My first week back on plan didn’t go perfectly.
I went out with friends on Tuesday night – though I did the best I could as far as tracking what I ate/drank there.
Saturday morning, my mom and I went to see the new Batman movie and went to the Fork & Screen showing. We shared crab rangoon dip (YUM) and I got a grilled chicken sandwich with fries (one of their better choices). I didn’t eat all of the bun or the fries, however. This meal, I didn’t even bother trying to track – I just did the best I could [ ... ]
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Jul 2012
I mentioned in my earlier post that even with not feeling so great, I’ve been able to have some fun in the past couple of weeks. It had pretty much reached a point where I was feeling a tiny bit better and that I was just sick of laying around. So last Saturday, even though I was feeling kinda crummy, I forced myself out of the house.
First, my mom and I finally checked out Sea Life. Sea Life is an aquarium that opened up in Kansas City last spring. I was thoroughly excited about it, but [ ... ]
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Jul 2012
It’s been a while since I’ve written. It’s been a while since I’ve had anything to say – and whether I even do now is, of course, questionable.
It’s been a rough few months. No, the past few months have been hell. That’s really the only way to put it. Anyone who has been following my blog for a while (if any of you are still out there – I know a couple are, and for that I’m grateful) knows that I haven’t felt well for a long while. A few years ago, when I was at my lowest weight, I [ ... ]
Category: Health
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11
Apr 2012
Yesterday did not go so well on the eating front. I ate too much and I ate too many things I probably shouldn’t have. Don’t get me wrong. I’m a firm believer in the power of “everything in moderation.” I know that when I eliminate something completely from my diet or put something completely off-limits, it only makes me want it more and that is a recipe for disaster. But the word moderation is the key, and the word moderation was nowhere in my vocabulary yesterday.
But I did something different this time around. I actually tracked my insanity. I used [ ... ]
Category: Weight Watchers / Weight Loss
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10
Apr 2012
One of the most interesting (and fun) things to happen to me this year is that I made the Ring of Honor at our local Flying Saucer restaurant/bar in January.
My friend Christy introduced the place to me about a year and a half ago (crazy how time flies) and another friend talked me into joining their UFO Club.
I even did a PowerPoint presentation on it at work for a PowerPoint class I was taking. (Following screen shots are taken from it)
Here’s how it works (click for larger image):
Flying Saucer became the regular hangout for my friends and [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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09
Apr 2012
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on here. As I said in my last post, I’ve had a fairly rough year. Lots of things going on, mentally and physically, and my back issues have really done a number on me.
Things (well, some) are getting a bit better. I also didn’t say anything on here for fear of jinxing myself, but I’ve been back on plan for a week. Yay me! I had my first weigh-in today and am down 4.5 pounds. I’d say that’s pretty good considering I didn’t do perfectly this week. I just did the best [ ... ]
Category: Weigh-Ins
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12
Feb 2012
Hi all! I hope you’re doing well. Me, not so much. The past couple of weeks have been really really hard for me. Needless to say, it’s completely thrown my eating off track.
The week before last, I came down with a stomach bug.
Then last Saturday, I hurt my back pretty badly. I was diagnosed with a bulged disc and some degenerative disc disease about 13 years ago. It has bothered me off and on over the years, but has been pretty well regulated until now. I think it happened when I was trying to help my dad while he was [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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20
Jan 2012
This is just a quick post today. I’m not on track yet 100%. I am, however, making an effort. Especially the last couple of days. I’m starting to feel my motivation returning. It helps that several of my friends are also attempting to watch what they eat.
I say this as my stomach growls.
I’m also going to make more of an effort to blog. I miss it. I just really haven’t had much to say lately, especially in regards to my eating. My emotions have also been on quite the roller coaster.
I’m still loving my car quite a bit. [ ... ]
Category: Weight Watchers / Weight Loss
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18
Jan 2012
Hi all! Yesterday, I wrote to let you know that “Lbs.” is now available on iTunes. Well, today, it is now on Amazon Instant Video for download. 3.99 to rent for three days and 14.99 to purchase.
If you decide to check it out, let me know! Hope you enjoy.
