My weigh-in today is nothing to cheer about – in fact, it rather blew. However, I woke up today with a renewed vigor and optimism. So much more hopeful than in days, weeks, months past.
Today, for the first time in well over a month, I was completely on plan. Well, I didn’t get my healthy oil or my multivitamin, but I did track every single point and stayed within my personal five flex point daily maximum.
So, in other words, I did good y’all!
I’ve decided to gradually work in a bit of exercise, too. Last night I started climbing the stairs [ ... ]
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Jun 2009
My weigh-in today is nothing to cheer about – in fact, it rather blew. However, I woke up today with a renewed vigor and optimism. So much more hopeful than in days, weeks, months past.
Today, for the first time in well over a month, I was completely on plan. Well, I didn’t get my healthy oil or my multivitamin, but I did track every single point and stayed within my personal five flex point daily maximum.
So, in other words, I did good y’all!
I’ve decided to gradually work in a bit of exercise, too. Last night I started climbing the stairs [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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25
Jun 2009
Isn’t the news about Michael Jackson crazy? I had heard on my way into work that he had had a heart attack of some sort, but just heard the news a few minutes ago that he had passed away. I’ve not been a big fan in recent years and was never a huge fan, but I’m stunned just the same. I mean, it’s Michael Jackson!!
I’m doing much better food-wise as far as yesterday and today are concerned. Thanks especially to Diana, I think that I’m starting to get my head back on straight – it’s been a little off kilter lately.
Most of [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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24
Jun 2009
So it’s no secret that I’ve been struggling really hard lately with staying on plan. We’re talking really really hard. In fact, I had somewhat of a brain/body/spirit meltdown last night. Thanks to a couple of really good friends (you know who you are), I’m feeling better today and more hopeful. Thank you.
On my way into work, I heard this song that I think really applies to the whole weight-loss struggle. It pretty much applies to any struggle or challenge in life and I’m sure the songwriter didn’t have weight loss in mind when s/he wrote it, but it still [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment
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23
Jun 2009
The reading actually said 107 at one point, but hovered around 102 on the way into work today.
Have I mentioned that I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hate summer?
Now, I know I bitched and moaned about the cold during the winter, but I would take that any day over this heat. At least in [ ... ]
21
Jun 2009
Just a quick note to wish all the great dads out there a happy father’s day!!
I’m going to see Terminator with my dad today. Terminator for him, Christian Bale for me. What a perfect father’s day movie.
Hope it’s a beautiful day for you all!
20
Jun 2009
This is Mr. Yappy. I dubbed him so because, frankly, he just won’t shut up. Woof Woof Woof….all the time. 10am, 2pm, 1am, it doesn’t matter. This pic was snapped as he was barking at me for mowing the lawn.
Yes, I mowed the lawn!
Normally, my mom does around the outside of our backyard and then the front (which is smaller than our backyard). Then I do most of the backyard, which is a fairly large size. Today, I did both the front and the back! It took me a little over an hour, but this is a major NSV [ ... ]
Category: Victories
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16
Jun 2009
While my weigh-in wasn’t much to smile about, I still wake every day with more and more determination and I got closer to being on track today than I have been in quite a while. I actually started counting again – granted, I gave up somewhere along the way, but I tried! And tomorrow I will do even better.
I did want to share a movie with you all that I just watched. It is called “Smile” and came out in 2005. You can check it out on IMDB here. I honestly believe that it is one of the most beautiful [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment
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15
Jun 2009
Did any of you go to a summer camp when you were little? I only went to a day camp for Camp Fire USA. Since my mom was my group leader, she was always there with us. It was a lot of fun! But the reason I ask is because I read a book last night about a teenage girl that goes to “Fat Camp.” The book is appropriately called “Fat Camp” and is by Deborah Blumenthal and you can read about it here on Amazon. I thought the book was extremely good – so much [ ... ]
12
Jun 2009
Two posts in one day!!
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been going through stuff in our house and getting rid of some things and re-boxing/reorganizing other things. During this process, I’ve discovered quite a few things from my past that I had forgotten we had. It was a trip going through some of my elementary school papers. I was quite the little school nerd.
One thing I found was a book that I got when I was in elementary school. My school had flooded (for some reason that I can’t remember) and we had to transfer to another school for about [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment
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12
Jun 2009
My mom has had a few yucca plants since before I can remember. They just bloomed for the year and I think one of them is the silliest thing ever. The flowers are pretty and I think they’re neat plants, but come on. Look at this one:
You would think after about a gazillion years of evolution (yes, that’s most likely an exaggeration), they would all have been able to develop stems strong enough to hold up their own flowers.
On second thought, after years of making the same stupid choices for myself, maybe I’m not one to talk.
Category: Life in General
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11
Jun 2009
I have to admit that I’m feeling like somewhat of a hypocrite. For three years, I’ve been touting Weight Watchers as the greatest thing since..well, whatever your greatest thing is. The best thing about it, I claimed, was that it wasn’t a diet. It allows you to continue eating the foods you love as long as you watch your portion sizes and count your points (I follow the old flex plan).
This was, of course, true for me at the beginning. When I started, I had somewhere in the neighborhood of 30+ points. I could eat an entire Totino’s pizza and still [ ... ]
Category: Weight Watchers / Weight Loss
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10
Jun 2009
Sorry for the long posting silence. For those of you still checking in with me, I appreciate your support and I have to thank Diana especially for trying to talk me down off the ledge. Okay, it’s not really a ledge, but a buffet table covered with every yummy goodness that you can possibly imagine. I’ve fallen hard. But I WILL get back up. I keep saying that, so now I need to actually DO it.
I think I’ve been trying to avoid the whole Weight Watchers/weight loss/blogging world lately because it just seemed to reinforce how far into [ ... ]
Category: Weight Watchers / Weight Loss
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01
Jun 2009
I really like the musical group, Nickelback, but have heard a few songs in the past couple of days that I had not heard before.
To go along with my last post “Time to Unclick,” I thought I would share one of their videos for a song I really, really like. I love this video and could watch it over and over (and have).
So…..
If Today Was Your Last Day…..
What would you do?
Bonus Track:
Category: Life in General
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