I’mmmmmm baaaaaack!
I had a wonderful weekend with my friends. Sadly, they had to leave this morning, but I knew they couldn’t stay forever. I did do my damnedest, though, to talk them into moving here. If they don’t, it’s not from lack of trying on my part!
I promised them I would print a retraction of my previous statement. They absolutely do not eat like birds. At least while on the road, anyway. I did accuse them of just trying to prove me wrong, but they swore that they weren’t. Though they are very careful with what they eat, [ ... ]
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Aug 2008
I’mmmmmm baaaaaack!
I had a wonderful weekend with my friends. Sadly, they had to leave this morning, but I knew they couldn’t stay forever. I did do my damnedest, though, to talk them into moving here. If they don’t, it’s not from lack of trying on my part!
I promised them I would print a retraction of my previous statement. They absolutely do not eat like birds. At least while on the road, anyway. I did accuse them of just trying to prove me wrong, but they swore that they weren’t. Though they are very careful with what they eat, [ ... ]
Category: Weigh-Ins
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18
Aug 2008
Hi guys! Well, I pretty much sent this weekend packing to hell in a chocolate and Lean Cuisine pizza-filled basket! Yes, you read that right. I was WAY (way, way, way) off plan. And while there’s no chance of not having a huge gain on Tuesday, I’m really not finding it too much in my heart to care right now.
I also got nothing at all done. And believe me, there was quite a long list of things to be accomplished. It’s hard to find it in yourself to care, though, when you’re completely exhausted and feeling like crap.
I have my ultrasound [ ... ]
Category: Weight Watchers / Weight Loss
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12
Aug 2008
I found this article to be very interesting….and exactly what I’ve been screaming all along:
Half of Overweight Adults May Be Heart-Healthy
So enough with the stereotypes and witch hunts already!
Category: Media
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08
Aug 2008
Well, I did the deed. I changed my goal weight on both my home page and on the Weight Watchers website tracker, and will attempt to change it on my Progress Chart page when I get home tonight. I know this is a doctor-approved change, so why do I feel like I’m cheating?
I think I could be happy at 170, but should I be? Is it okay to be a woman that is okay with weighing 170?
And why do I even care if others think it’s okay or not?
Lots of thoughts running around in here today.
I’ve written before about my love of [ ... ]
08
Aug 2008
In browsing through the news yesterday, I came across this article:
British Schools Ban The Word Obese
It got me thinking about how I feel about the word and brought back horrible nightmares of my own elementary school years.
Obese, fat, overweight. They all generally mean the same thing, but each word has a very unique connotation to it. I despise the word obese. I don’t quite hate it as much as I did before I started Weight Watchers, but the very word made me cringe. Probably because it hit a little too close to home. I also dislike the word fat.
And [ ... ]
Category: Body Image
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07
Aug 2008
When I started Weight Watchers online just over two years ago (two years, two months, and two days ago to be exact), I was instructed to pick a goal weight. They ask your height and then give you a “healthy” range of weights for you to pick from. I believe that this is based on the BMI system (of which I’ve expressed my distaste of before). The highest “healthy” weight in the range for my height was 153. So, I picked 153. I didn’t think there was any way it would happen, but that was the highest possible weight, and I [ ... ]
Category: Weight Watchers / Weight Loss
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06
Aug 2008
I wore another one of my new outfits today – unfortunately, I didn’t have time to take a pic before I left for work – but I’ve already had two comments on it. Both asked me why I was so dressed up and I’m only wearing a shirt and pants. I do have heels on, but it’s not the first time I’ve worn heels to work.
My boss’s comment was something along the lines of “look how cute you are!” And then she proceeded to ask me where my job interview was. We all laughed and she said that if I’m [ ... ]
Category: Clothes
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05
Aug 2008
After re-reading my last post, I was pissing myself off a bit, so I decided to go back and take a gander at my before pictures and do a comparison. I think it’s official that I’m certifiably insane to still feel huge:
Category: Victories
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05
Aug 2008
Grrr. To say I’m a bit disappointed would be a massive understatement. I didn’t gain (thank God), but I only lost 0.4 pounds this week. I worked my hiney off! Last week, I only got 8 Activity Points and lost over a pound. This week I got 21! Maybe that’s it. Maybe it’s just water retention or something from the extra exercise. I even ate better things this week! As usual, I guess I’ll just have to wait and see what happens next week. My plan right now is just to keep doing what I’m doing and hope for [ ... ]
Category: Weigh-Ins
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04
Aug 2008
No, I’m not talking about me. I’m talking about the grapes I’m eating. They’re black seedless grapes that I got at Whole Foods yesterday. While outrageously expensive, these things are HUGE and DELICIOUS! I mean, we’re talking the size of eyeballs here. Grapes have become my recent addiction. I’ve always adored grapes, but didn’t eat them very often. Frankly, I was probably just too lazy to want to pull them off the stems and wash them. But in preparation for my Metformin induction, I’ve been gradually adding more fruits into my diet. After trying them all again, I’ve decided that [ ... ]
Category: Food
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04
Aug 2008
I just went to leave a comment on someone else’s blog and it has one of those word verification tests where you type in what it says to prove you’re human.
Today, it said:
urkzy
Is it trying to tell me something?
Category: Life in General
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04
Aug 2008
As usual, I’m a bit nervous about my weigh-in tomorrow. I kicked up my exercise this week a bit and have earned twice as many APs as I did last week (which, to be honest, wasn’t all that difficult), and that usually backfires on me in the weight loss department. But I’m still hopeful.
I’m also on day four of taking Metformin. I’m still doing pretty good. I’ve been lucky and have had no major side effects yet. I did test/trial runs over the weekend with the various foods I eat during the week to make sure they wouldn’t make me [ ... ]
Category: Health
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04
Aug 2008
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready for it. I know I bitched and bitched last winter about being cold, but bring on the cold! This heat is killing me! Okay, obviously not literally, but it’s so humid here, that I feel like I’m stepping into a sauna every time I step out of the door. It’s hard to breathe! Today, by the time I got to work, my temperature gauge in my car read 104 degrees!!
Category: Life in General
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03
Aug 2008
I’ve created a monster. I can already tell that realizing I fit into smaller clothes is going to be a dangerous thing to my bank account…
I ended up going to K-Mart tonight (yes, this girl has no problem with shopping cheap), and yes, I splurged. Now, granted, I did need new clothes, so I don’t feel too bad. I’m just going to play like Scarlett O’Hara and worry about it tomorrow.
However, I did hit the store on the right sale day! I got three new pairs of pants and two more shirts for less than $100 (which included about $10 of other [ ... ]
Category: Clothes
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02
Aug 2008
I’ve been on a mission to find a low point cereal, and I’ve finally found one that I can add to my meal plan on a daily basis, free of guilt.
It’s All-Bran Extra Fiber Cereal. At 50 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 13 grams of fiber for 1/2 a cup (a pretty good amount), it’s 0 points! So, if I’m going to have a cup of milk, I might as well add some of this cereal and get some extra fiber at the same time.
I was afraid that it would really taste like cardboard, but I actually like it. I [ ... ]
Category: Food
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