WARNING ***SPOILERS***
I have to admit that I’m completely devastated by last night’s episode. I’ve been rooting for Bernie and Brittany from day one, so to see Bernie go home was extremely sad. He should be so proud of himself, though. Not only for losing the weight that he has, and for accomplishing as much as he has, but also because it was simply extremely decent and kind of him to give immunity to his partner, Brittany. Before you say what a dumb move it was for him not to keep it for himself, he was not allowed to do so. [ ... ]
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05
Mar 2008
WARNING ***SPOILERS***
I have to admit that I’m completely devastated by last night’s episode. I’ve been rooting for Bernie and Brittany from day one, so to see Bernie go home was extremely sad. He should be so proud of himself, though. Not only for losing the weight that he has, and for accomplishing as much as he has, but also because it was simply extremely decent and kind of him to give immunity to his partner, Brittany. Before you say what a dumb move it was for him not to keep it for himself, he was not allowed to do so. [ ... ]
05
Mar 2008
I know that my gum contains 5 calories if it is chewed, but how many calories is it if I accidentally swallow some of it from laughing too hard?
What, you may ask, was I laughing so hard at? We were watching the movie “Superbad” tonight. I have to admit that a great deal of it made me cringe, but there’s one scene in particular that cracks me up even now just thinking about it.
04
Mar 2008
Considering the week I’ve had, I was expecting at least a six pound gain. Especially since I literally ate everything in sight. I saw it. I wanted it. I ate it.
Somehow, miraculously, I was only up 0.4 lb this week! It’s either a miracle, or it just hasn’t caught up to me yet. I guess I’ll find out next week. Keep your fingers crossed for me (or say a little prayer, whatever you’re into)!
01
Mar 2008
I have a confession. I have been quite the little piggy this week. I’m not sure what my deal is, but if I actually sat down and counted my points for this week, I think the total would be somewhere near Jupiter. I’ve really been struggling lately and I think I just got tired of it. I got burned out on Weight Watchers in general and I think I began to resent the fact that I couldn’t just eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted anymore. Subconsciously, I think I decided to take a break. Although that break has turned into more [ ... ]
28
Feb 2008
So I’m still not sure why the idiots at Archer Farms decided to change their fruit strips from delicious, thick fruit strips to foul-tasting plastic, but the fact remains that they did. I took a trip to Target last weekend and checked out their selection of fruit strips. Sure enough, every single box has switched to the new ones. However, after digging all the way to the back of the shelf, I was able to find a bunch of the old ones and bought darn near all of them. I think I bought about 16 boxes of them. It was worth [ ... ]
Category: Food
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28
Feb 2008
Okay, people. What is the deal with the crazy nutritional information located on microwave popcorn? I mean, seriously, who eats raw popcorn kernels? So why is it necessary to have the nutritional information for unpopped kernels on the box at all? I personally believe it is just to drive you insane.
One of my favorite snacks has been Orville Redenbacher’s 100 calorie mini bags of Kettle Corn. Unfortunately, I calculated Weight Watchers points for them before I ever read the “fine print.” And sadly, I never double-checked. I decided to take a second look the other day and realized that the [ ... ]
28
Feb 2008
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was to have a glucose tolerance test done. I had it done on the 18th and I got my results back today. The glucose tolerance test results all came back normal! I also had my cholesterol checked at the same time and it turned out to be 169 (under 200 is normal). Nearly every generation of my family has at least one person with diabetes and every single one of my mom’s siblings (including her) have it. But, I’m still diabetes-free and have good cholesterol. Hallelujah! It’s a good day.
Category: Victories
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26
Feb 2008
Well, I was up 2 pounds again this week even though I stayed within my points. I’m afraid I may be reaching a plateau again. Ugh.
Category: Weigh-Ins
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24
Feb 2008
This time in a good way! I was at the grocery store getting my usual addiction in the form of their Fudge Lites and saw their Sugar Free Pops. The box contains 12 pops in the flavors of cherry, banana, strawberry, and orange (my personal favorite). The best thing about them is that they’re made with Splenda, so they don’t have that nasty “diet” aftertaste to them and they are only 15 calories, 0 grams of fat, and 2 grams of fiber each! Even better, according to the Weight Watchers calculator, you can have 3 (yes, THREE!) for 0 points! [ ... ]
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20
Feb 2008
I will apologize in advance for my rant, but there are some things I need to vent about.
I will never understand why some people feel the need to make fun of overweight people. I just don’t get it. I don’t know if it’s a subconscious effort to make themselves feel better (“thank God I’ll never look like that”) or whether they just never learned any tact or manners. I mean, one of the first lessons I ever learned was that it isn’t nice to make fun of somebody else.
Now, young children have an excuse based on ignorance or their tendency to just state their [ ... ]
19
Feb 2008
Whoohoo! I lost 1.9 lbs this week! I’m definitely heading in the right direction again!
Category: Weigh-Ins
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17
Feb 2008
I have a new addiction! And it is a much better one than Blue Bunny Fudge Bars. And this one I can somewhat control (as of now, anyway!). It is Good Sense Bar-B-Q Flavored Soynuts.
I’ll admit it – I’ve never had a soynut until yesterday. For one reason, the link between soy and breast cancer has tended to scare me a bit, even though it’s never been completely proven. I did read one study eventually that said that it is fine if eaten in reasonable quantities from food. Although, who can define what the term “reasonable quantities” means?
Anyway….the point is [ ... ]
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Tags: bar-b-q, barbecue, bbq, good sense soynuts, nuts, points, soy, soynuts, Weight Watchers / Weight Loss 2 Comments
17
Feb 2008
Argh. Yes, it snowed AGAIN today! I know I posted just the other day about wanting winter to be over and apparently someone isn’t listening to me. And this time it was big, wet, slushy stuff! I had so many things I wanted to do today, too. Why couldn’t it have snowed on a work day? Even adults like snow days!
I was telling my friend, though, that I will probably end up regretting wishing winter was over. I’m sure summer is going to be all kinds of hell. If winter has been this bad, I’m terrified to see what summer [ ... ]
14
Feb 2008
Archer Farms Fruit Strips (sold by Target) used to be one of my favorite snacks. I thought they were delicious and a great way of getting in a fruit serving with no added sugar. They were only 1 pt for one strip, or only 1.5 points for 2 strips. I ate 2 every day with my lunch at work.
My favorites were the Wildberry, Raspberry, and Strawberry. They were nice and thick and soft.
I tried the Tropical ones, and was sadly disappointed in them. I thought they tasted funny, were way too thin, smaller, and kind of tough and rubbery. I figured [ ... ]
14
Feb 2008
I remember reading or hearing a while ago that, contrary to popular belief, a person’s body weight really has nothing to do with how cold or hot they feel. I’m here to tell you – THEY LIE. This winter, since losing the weight that I have, I am cold ALL OF THE TIME. It’s insane. I used to be hot all of the time. I mean, all of the time. I’d wear no coat in 30 degree weather. Now, I can’t be bundled up enough. I even use an electric blanket at night, along with several sheets and blankets. I’ve become [ ... ]
