tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99111732012-02-12T00:11:35.211-05:00I'm ready to begin. I'm single and it's very hard to lose weight by yourself. Here is my story, thoughts, feelings, and progress.Arindananoreply@blogger.comBlogger841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-43728854162928340772009-10-12T19:40:00.004-04:002009-10-12T20:13:59.368-04:00

Epiphany (click for a definition) I've had a few over the last many years but more relevantly I had one last month and one this month. The first happened last month when I had gotten sick. When I get sick I have a tendency of finally eating well. I know this happens and my intentions to continue in such a healthful manner never seem to stick. That isn't my epiphany. What occurred during and

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-1930499781455791352009-03-17T15:55:00.000-04:002009-03-17T15:55:18.085-04:00

Janet Is Hungry: Apple Caramel DipI finally found the recipe I was looking for! I had made a photocopy of what a staff member brought in back in the fall but I lost it. I looked high and low on the internet too. And finally I found something! Although it wasn't what she printed out. hehe Oh well.The point is that I found the recipe :)

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-6714192324422204522009-02-21T08:21:00.001-05:002009-02-21T08:21:47.505-05:00

In response to a Daily Blog entry about Diet bets: www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=betting_on_weight_loss My friend and I decided to bet $20 per month for 11 months to get lose x # of pounds and whoever did it would get the pot. I thought the number of pounds lost was too much for 11 months knowing my own history of trying to lose weight. She was convinced. I told her at the end of January

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-10700826665952541982009-01-22T21:24:00.001-05:002009-01-22T21:24:32.549-05:00

Tonight, I dragged myself to square dancing. I am very tired tonight and really didn't want to go back out. It was a tough day at school and I was worn out. I toyed with not going but after seeing a couple of ladies at school walking the building for 1/2 hour I knew I had to go because maybe I can be the biggest loser in a month or so. I can't let those ladies win LOL So tonight was someone's

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-80679330492414834512009-01-17T11:13:00.001-05:002009-01-17T11:13:29.973-05:00

I am going out to Boston Pizza so I thought to research choices ahead of time. After all, the last time I went there (about 9 months ago) I had one of the worst items you could ever pick. My choice today isn't the best but it is not even the worst either. Calorie-wise, I can live with it but the sodium and fat isn't the best. I'll also have a side salad. I chose the caesar because I prefer it

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-89630094142570017192009-01-14T20:57:00.001-05:002009-01-14T20:57:02.280-05:00

I made it to Curves tonight. I have signed up there for the "Renewal" program whereby we commit to 8 weeks of going 3x per week, stretching afterwards, weighing in once a week and showing a food diary once a week. Tonight made twice this week. I will go again on Friday. I also walked there even in this -26C weather. It was -22C when I left and then 30 minutes later when I got home it was -26C.

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-49560813059584865992009-01-13T22:13:00.001-05:002009-01-13T22:13:23.420-05:00

I have just finished paying my bills for the month. I have gone through the TV bill with an eagle eye and have determined that they didn't screw me as I first had though when I opened the bill. Hopefully all will be 100% normal next month! I am still scratching my head as to why my car insurance still hasn't come out of my account and why my Curves auto-payment hasn't come out either. I'll give a

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-83338288316826617702009-01-03T15:03:00.001-05:002009-01-03T15:03:50.299-05:00

Every year since last year or the year before, I've tried to find a quote that would suit me best for my upcoming year and goals. I don't do resolutions as I think I've stated before so this is the next best thing I suppose. Someone comment on someone else's webpage at Sparkpeople.com and I thought the quote she shared was worth noting enough so that I have decided to adopt this quote as my own

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-74292739766325772302009-01-03T10:46:00.001-05:002009-01-03T10:46:36.748-05:00

Well the organizing bug hit me last night about 10:00pm last night. Here's what I did: fixed up my spice rack and put spices in my waiting jars. I emptied my spice box that was buried in my pantry. threw in my flour bins in the dishwasher ready to fill up finally got all my plastic containers and lock-in-lock containers gathered up and put into a proper cupboard and out of my pantry

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-23145179977350466972008-12-28T10:42:00.001-05:002008-12-28T10:42:44.574-05:00

Can I do it? My school has some staff starting an 8 week long Biggest Loser Challenge which, of course, I've joined. I can't afford to pay $1 per pound gained so I guess that's incentive enough huh. It will be interesting too because the group has Tue/Thu right after school to work out for a quick period. I wish it was Mon/Wed though since I already have other obligations on Tue/Thu with Tai Chi

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-76625554346724991012008-07-21T23:45:00.003-04:002008-07-21T23:49:19.111-04:00

I saw Wanted last night with a friend and well naturally I enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting as much violence and blood as there was. At any rate... Here is a quote from the movie that really hit home for me. (taken from IMDB)Wesley: [narrates] This *is* me taking control; from Sloan, from the fraternity, from Janis, billing reports, ergonomic keyboards, from cheating girlfriends and sack of shit

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-11769884088086708502008-03-23T23:50:00.001-04:002008-03-23T23:52:10.368-04:00

OK the pictures are identical but this time there's actually music! Gotta love just farting around huh ;)

Arindananoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-24029130704651916452008-03-23T12:49:00.001-04:002008-03-23T12:49:18.560-04:00

I wanted to make a vision board and finally got around to doing it. Sorry for the lack of sound but perhaps that's better. This is the first time I've used Photobucket's built-in slideshow feature. Why did I choose a heart theme? So kid-like huh hehe. Well it's because I'm choosing to care about my life. I'm choosing to care about my health and what is at the root of being healthy? A healthy

Arindananoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-54688547462819877882008-02-18T19:27:00.001-05:002008-02-18T19:29:13.832-05:00

This is just a quick update. I'm alive and kicking. It's been a fast and busy week. So here are some low-downs of what I've been doing, thinking and feeling. I hope to explore them in greater detail in the near future in my journal entries. I went to Curves only twice last week. I'll post my values later. I cleaned house and have done laundry. I've cleaned out a bit of the back closet

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-90883273737497298322008-02-10T16:40:00.001-05:002008-02-10T16:40:39.179-05:00

I didn't get around to posting this Friday night or yesterday. Date Calories Burned PI Target PI Actual Flags Residual Feb 8 534 282 338 2 0 Feb 6 516 269 335 3 0 Feb 4 453 254 289

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-21295522540331823142008-02-06T20:05:00.001-05:002008-02-06T20:05:57.918-05:00

Well last night I weighed in at my 5C's meeting. Down another 2lbs. Go me! Tonight, I went to Curves after work. I got some orange lights but not as much as I have in the past so that's a good thing. I'm still having the orange light on my trouble machines/spots. I'm sure that will eventually work out ok. Tonight, I didn't feel like I was dripping in sweat like before and my heart-rate was down

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-28055711260589025542008-02-04T20:28:00.001-05:002008-02-04T20:28:24.160-05:00

Today I went to Curves. I'm really trying to make sure I stick to that routine. It's a bit hard on occasion when I get busy with something else on Friday nights. But as for Monday and Wednesday, I have no excuse. Today I burned 453 calories according to the powers that be (that is whatever the computer assigns to me). That's my highest burned amount. And one woman who does three circuits instead

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-41791248122954684112008-02-03T19:09:00.001-05:002008-02-03T19:09:10.111-05:00

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ~ St. Francis of Assisi Found posted in a forum topic at Spark People.

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-19489944016535375522008-02-02T13:50:00.001-05:002008-02-02T13:50:19.416-05:00

Well I went to Curves (Workout #4) and I didn't burn as many calories as I have since joining. Why? Well, if you know me, then you know I have too much iron and the only way to get rid of the excess iron is through blood removal. Bloodletting I call it hehe only without leeches. Although I think I might have an easier time with leeches than needles. Thankfully there were no complications

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-28448398272497926352008-01-30T19:20:00.001-05:002008-01-30T19:20:37.433-05:00

Well I burned 419 calories tonight. Awesome stuff! BTW, Monday's workout should have read 438. I got the 3 and 8 backwards. Oops. But still even over 400 calories burned in a 30 minute period is nothing to be upset about!!!! We had another snow day and I still can't figure out why. I supposed the country roads may have been not so good but ... I did get some stuff done so that was good. But it

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-38802898004995680512008-01-29T21:54:00.001-05:002008-01-29T21:54:40.171-05:00

OK So I went to my meeting tonight and weighed in. I lost two pounds this week. I'm still higher than my ticker tape though at sparkpeople. I'm not changing that until I reach what's there now and then when I lose more I'll change it and post it here. :) Quite thrilling to lose 2! Next week we start our Bingo contest so hopefully I'll have a steady loss and can win! In case you don't know what

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-56935453987836964422008-01-28T17:56:00.001-05:002008-01-28T17:56:10.053-05:00

Well I went to Curves after work tonight. Apparently when I went on Sat they were closed. They obviously readjusted their hours. Hmmm.... I must make the adjustment when required (note to self). So I am feeling quite better. My voice is good and although my cold has some lingering sniffling going on, I feel pretty much back to normal. Period started Sat morning (blah) so I was lazy all weekend.

Arindananoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-26827058662726822972008-01-24T17:55:00.001-05:002008-01-24T17:55:38.930-05:00

OK So I joined Curves again. I decided it was time to get moving and clearly I'm not doing it on my own. I went to Curves a few years ago from 2003-2005 approximately and then I got bored and quit. So it has been almost two years since I quit. I went last night and in order to avoid having to pay the registration fee again, I signed up for the new program called SmartCurves since it was

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-45138172885879582302008-01-19T13:43:00.001-05:002008-01-19T13:43:37.929-05:00

This morning, I had breakfast and then started to watch a taped Oprah episode (Bob Green) and then another Oprah episode and then last week's Biggest Loser episode. It was about 11:30 when I decided I needed to eat again but the problem is having eaten breakfast at 9:30. But then the phone rang and I talked for about 20 minutes and then went back to watching TBL. By the time that ended I looked

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-22930777013937376252008-01-13T13:58:00.001-05:002008-01-13T13:58:57.884-05:00

Well, I went square dancing last night for 2.5 hours. It was the Halfway Dance and it took us about 1.75 hours to get there and then again to get back. Fortunately, our club rented a bus so we didn't all have to drive and then drive home tired. There were 26 other clubs there (I think). It's also a chance to not only dance with other dancers but to listen to other callers. This is my second year

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-86124165780618788042008-01-08T18:12:00.001-05:002008-01-08T18:12:53.648-05:00

Does this bring memories or what? I am cracking up something fierce! I sometimes did these in my livingroom as a kid LOL   Get a load of this.   And then there is something more up to-date. This one below uses resistance bands which are an excellent tool for doing strength training. Resistance bands are also excellent for travelling as they are very lightweight and very easily packed.

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-6193073891783048582008-01-07T22:55:00.001-05:002008-01-07T22:55:18.486-05:00

Well I bought all good stuff at the store and got to look at some very good looking army guys too so that was my eye-candy for the day haha. I bought carrots (I love the individual packs by Pres. Choice - I generally don't like carrots), bananas, romaine hearts, juice for my smoothies (I don't consume great amounts so I don't worry about when I do buy), pro-biotic yogurt, cottage cheese summer

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-78991050070665472592008-01-06T14:19:00.001-05:002008-01-06T14:19:48.827-05:00

Late last spring my mom told me that a childhood friend of mine had breast cancer and then in the summer she told me it was terminal. Actually it became terminal over a year ago but mom didn't know. The doctors had given her six months to live but she squeezed out an extra year above that in order to live for her newborn. Last night she succumbed and died. I just hope she was able to leave

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-51840912768642058282008-01-05T13:11:00.001-05:002008-01-05T13:11:59.686-05:00

In response to Annice's blog entry http://cid-9fa062cea314f960.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9FA062CEA314F960!126.entry I wrote: I worry about the same things. Actually I eat fairly well at school. I do avoid the sugar there because I don't want to compromise my immunity. but when i get home? What do I do then? I'm alone. It's dark. It's snowy outside and I don't want to walk for two reasons: a)

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-47275403978840651052008-01-04T13:18:00.000-05:002008-01-05T13:20:18.190-05:00

If you need support and don't want to spend the funds to do it and you have access to internet, then sparkpeople.com is a great space to be. I belong there and have learned a lot. I get to read articles, track my progress, set up a homepage, belong to groups with common interests and find nice recipes. But I feel like a hypocrite because I don't do much there in the grand scheme of things and I

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-16021384705966450842008-01-02T13:17:00.000-05:002008-01-05T13:17:28.368-05:00

I have this mirror or rather my mother has this mirror in my old bedroom that sits on the floor like an easel. When I look in it from my waist down I see several things. One is I see a motivational tool. I was hoping to be able to trace my outline onto the mirror and see me get smaller. Great idea in theory but very hard to execute in reality. The second thing I see when I stand sideways is

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-82393145759516813492008-01-02T13:16:00.000-05:002008-01-05T13:16:57.143-05:00

This was my response to Annice's blog entry. http://cid-9fa062cea314f960.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9FA062CEA314F960!120.entry You know, when I was thin and 125lbs my mentality was what I am now. How I see myself and feel about myself right now is exactly how I felt when i was thin. It's the Barbie Doll syndrome and there are always skinnier people out there and the boys always went to those girls

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-73745874677117047402008-01-01T13:16:00.000-05:002008-01-05T13:16:09.277-05:00

The Usual Health Reasons: to sleep better to breathe and move better to have the body function better to avoid future complications such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc. to go up a set of stairs comfortably (joints and breathing) The Emotional Reasons: to feel better about myself to feel more confident to have better self-esteem (we assume this will

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-32472214743288643162008-01-01T13:14:00.000-05:002008-01-05T13:14:28.375-05:00

Every year starts off the same... this is the year I'm going to change and then the next year comes and nothing has changed at all. People may say why bother if that's what's gonna happen and I guess I say well I gotta try because if you stop, then hope stops too and that's the last thing I or anybody needs. So this year what is slightly different is my tagline. I'm saying to myself daily, 2008

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-36155026540765721292007-07-20T13:03:00.000-04:002007-07-22T11:17:54.866-04:00

I think I will just keep a running post (and update as needed) of the article I find and post on Xanga. (I wrote this back in April 2007)There are 2 reasons why I post on Xanga.1) I can keep the post "look" in tact on Xanga (e.g. it copies & publishes the coding and everything for me automatically)2) The articles are lengthy and take up a lot of scrolling... I don't want to clog up this blog with

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-21525896399419671002007-07-02T19:10:00.000-04:002007-07-02T19:13:36.272-04:00

Last night was Canada Day celebration with fireworks. This is the first time in 8 years I've been in my hometown for fireworks. So my friend Tyler and I decided to go walk and then view the fireworks afterwards.Freak me, Tyler just kept on walking and walking and walking. We must have put in 9km in when all was said and done. I don't think I've ever walked that far in one session. Well maybe as a

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-23329596437091545782007-04-28T21:04:00.000-04:002007-04-28T21:23:15.427-04:00

http://www.healthyheartmarket.com/ProductImages/34566.jpg OK when I was in Florida at Sea World, the side dish that came with my healthy sandwich was these sweet potato chips and man they were good! This was all at Mama's Healthy Kitchen.I had yet to find some on the grocery shelf. Until tonight.I decided to get off my butt and go for a walk (in spite of coughing up goo and still feeling tired

Arindananoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-13862891115961884292007-04-22T09:19:00.000-04:002007-04-22T09:22:49.079-04:00

10 Ways to Kick Sugar Cravingshttp://www.xanga.com/dana_iwill/585652369/10-ways-to-kick-sugar-cravings.htmlProtein in brain cells boosts memory formation, says studyhttp://www.xanga.com/dana_iwill/585651626/item.htmlBTW, these articles are posted on my Xanga which quotes the original sources. I find that if I don't copy and paste to my xanga and simply refer to the original URL and/or bookmark

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-89599416156872791842007-04-18T20:24:00.000-04:002007-04-18T20:28:58.630-04:00

Test Your Sweetener IQ!By Joe WilkesTrue or False?Of Equal, Splenda, and Sweet'N Low, Equal is the sweetest.Aspartame turns into formaldehyde in your body.Saccharin causes cancer.Sucralose is made from sugar.Stevia is banned in the U.S.Highlight (using your mouse) the text below to see the answers.FALSE: Of Equal, Splenda, and Sweet'N Low, Equal is the sweetest. Splenda (sucralose) is 600 times

Arindananoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-58739025311758095522007-04-17T20:59:00.000-04:002007-04-17T21:05:41.288-04:00

I thought of something for which I was grateful... now what was it? It was outside the Giant Tiger. Something that I noticed and smiled at and was glad. Hmmmm Oh well. It has slipped my mind. But I did conscientiously (sp?) send the universe my gratitude in the moment.I am grateful for trains today because it reminds me of certain moments in my childhood like standing on the fence at my gramma

Arindananoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-14970299709004666672007-04-17T20:55:00.000-04:002007-04-17T20:59:32.946-04:00

For those of you who are unaware of The Secret, a challenge was put forth by 3 women called The 100 Day Challenge. Information can be found at http://www.cocreatingourreality.com/contact.html I've subscribed to their video blogs on YouTube.com. Basically, you set yourself on a 100 Day Challenge to attract what you want in your life.To make a long story short, I seriously am considering creating a

Arindananoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-46044196911732856582007-04-17T20:51:00.000-04:002007-04-17T20:55:34.103-04:00

The lady doing the review is a bit interesting and a bit long winded but there are a few bits of useful information.My friend Christy posted it on her review blog. http://www.writersreviews.com

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-12139194513297182712007-04-14T18:53:00.000-04:002007-04-14T18:57:26.873-04:00

Arindana's TLA & Gratitude Blog: Tai ChiI wrote about today's Tai Chi workshop that I attended.

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-89258050226697091042007-04-04T20:20:00.000-04:002007-04-04T20:23:22.327-04:00

Still haven't gone to Tai Chi. Bad bad. I've been pigging out again. I somehow managed a stay-the-same this week. 1lb up last week. And I know I'm in a cycle. That's the worst part.But I did have lots of fruits and veggies today so that was good. I had a major headache though after lunch and it disappeared after eating some rice krispie squares. Carb withdrawal methinks.And I did start reading a

Arindananoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-40465080076235100652007-03-20T19:41:00.000-04:002007-03-20T19:42:01.668-04:00

It was touch and go for my weigh in because of my trip and what not. But I hung onto a "Stay-the-same" rating. I was happy with that! No gain! yayay! go me!

Arindananoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-58109172065740831982007-03-19T21:22:00.000-04:002007-03-19T21:27:57.269-04:00

I was in the Detroit airport on March 10th on my way to Florida. (I may blog about that at some point but who knows.)And I wanted a magazine to read on the plane and was flipping through a few. I forget which magazine (O maybe?) and in a small article this author was mentioned and a book titled something like "How to think like a thin person." I didn't write it down but I did remember that

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-55769432372011450962007-03-06T12:32:00.000-05:002007-03-06T12:38:18.858-05:00

Well in spite of the howling wind and the frigid temperature, I headed to Zellers last night to look at the jeans on sale. A couple of things occurred.First, I found the jeans not too bad. I haven't worn jeans in years because I'm very fussy on the fit of jeans and having been larger haven't found anything so I stopped looking. So I took two sizes. They were stretchy material too which I'm really

Arindananoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-77285741107648992842007-03-03T23:11:00.000-05:002007-03-03T23:14:21.658-05:00

Well I've watched The Secret now. And I've continued working on my vision board too :) I'm really please at how its shaping. I now have my love corner and my travel corner done. And I just finished or at least 95% finished my health corner. I've included some pictures of people I admire. What is yet to get added is a picture of me when I was 22 and at a very good weight.:)

Arindananoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-12466616557762187592007-02-25T18:59:00.000-05:002007-02-25T19:02:16.863-05:00

This is using my home scale though not at my Tuesday night meetings.

Arindananoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-65269033472818910032007-02-24T21:28:00.000-05:002007-02-24T21:45:29.773-05:00

(I really haven't figured out this read more thing yet to shorten my posts on the main page. hehe)Well I've been doing it. I have been thinking good thoughts and BELIEVING! I think that's the key. I decided to give up insecurity for Lent rather than a food. I'll obsess over a denied food and it will just make my life and other people's lives miserable.Anyways... I mentioned about wanting to lose

Arindananoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9911173.post-47803536355825024532007-02-16T22:39:00.000-05:002007-02-16T22:57:01.540-05:00

Well it's been not a great week for eating. Busy week and therefore junky week. Ugh.But it's been a fairly good week and today was oh so great! In the grade 4 class today, we celebrated (early) Chinese New Year. The class teacher showed a slideshow of her trip to China which I had to miss unfortunately. But during my class we listened to some music of various styles and talked about a few things

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I really mean it. I don't have time! Or at least little of it. Of course if I'd lay off the romance novels, I might actually get something written but those novels are my lifeline during the winter.I gained 5 lbs over the holidays. And then I gained 4 more in a week between my first weigh-in of the New Year and the second. Then I lost that same 4. Thank god for periods and fluctuations.I'm also

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Well I deleted the support forum I set up for my challenge. No point in having. No takers except 1 person maybe 2. And I don't have time to visit it and posts my challenges (if you haven't figured out that by now)Such is life.On another note, I picked up Dr. Oz's latest book "YOU on a Diet." I really the man and I am looking forward to reading this book. I had someone tape him on Oprah on

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I'm a number cruncher but I don't let it dictate everything either. (Ironically I suck at math.) I weighed in at my meeting tonight (normally on Tuesdays) and I am up 1lb this week. but I'm not sweating it in the least because I'm still an inch down on my waist (as demonstrated to a couple of colleagues today with tugging on my pants waistband and showing how much room there is now) and because

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Well today at work I was smoothing down my dress pants and I realized that it was either those particular trousers or possibly my thighs might be smoother. OK so I decided it was the latter because God knows I need the encouragement. I just finished day 3 in a row of exercising. And I'm not talking about my usual Tai Chi and Square Dancing nights. Those count but don't count. Go figure that one

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OK so I'm basically still at the same weight and I gained a lb this week. I'm not overly concerned. Thanksgiving (Canada) was this past Monday and my folks came down to visit me for the weekend so that meant Friday night out at a restaurant. And then I cooked them supper on Sat night and then on Sunday we had pancakes and then later we went to a church supper. I had two pieces of pie. I probably

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Basically this is the same challenge as last week's only with fruit.If you are not a fruit lover, then your goal is to fit 1-2 fruits in everyday.If you already like fruits, then try to fit in a couple of extras.ORStep out of your comfort zone and try a new fruit. Be sure to eat fruits everyday.http://z9.invisionfree.com/dietchallengeaddicts/index.php?showtopic=9

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Well the routine is back... somewhat. I still have to get my mind wrapped around the routine of food now. Have I gone back to a healthier lifestyle? No. Not yet. Oh at school it's easy. The first recess HAS to be healthy and of course I model to the kids. And I control what I eat. If I don't put anything unhealthy in it then I can't eat it right? But when I get home that's a different story. Now

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Sorry for not posting about this yet. I remembered on Sunday and then I got sidetracked.Anyways, the rules are simpleM.If you are not a veggie lover, then your goal is to fit 1-2 veggies in everyday.If you already like veggies, then try to fit in a couple of extras.ORStep out of your comfort zone and try a new vegetable. Be sure to eat veggies everyday.You can eat them raw, cook them, include

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Well I weighed in tonight. The good news is I lost 2.5 lbs but they rounded to three lbs. So 3 of the 6 gained from summer is lost again. Yay!I went for a walk last night and my siatic problem has flared up so I'm not sure what's up with that. i only walked at a moderate pace and only for 30 minutes. I just haven't had time to do anything else. so I apologize to anyone if I'm not reading your

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I weighed in on Tuesday evening last week with my support group after a hiatus during summer.OUCH! I gained 6 lbs. I think most of that actually was in the final weeks of my vacation. I'm not sure why. But now I am improving and I should see an official loss at my next weigh in.My challenge is under way and Amanda Jane and I are in full swing. If there are more of you out there doing the

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Well, today was my second day back on routine. It feels great!I got less than 1900 calories today :) or thereabouts. YAY me!I've had 2 morning snacks as smoothies. And our school has put in a policy whereby the first snack of the day has to be healthy. Of course our ideas of healthy differ from many parents. But still, I look at this way... it's better than a chocolate bar. It helps me too

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Vacation is officially over... well as soon as I get to bed. 9 weeks is nothing to complain about.But having saying that, I am REALLY looking forward to getting back to routine. And routine also means better eating habits. In 9 weeks of vacation without routine, it is so easy to munch and when you get bored (you can only do so much in that time period) you end up eating. Such as I did.I'm

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(right-click to save image. please not hotlinking!)For seven days, write down everything you eat no matter how small like the ketchup you put on your eggs. Post your menus on your blogs if you can or on this forum.http://z9.invisionfree.com/dietchallengeaddicts/index.php?showtopic=7

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I originally started out with a xanga account and it ended up being something completely different. Instead of posting my thoughts and progress etc on my journey, it turned into a place where I could post articles about health on xanga for everyone to read. These are articles that have interested me or may have interested a friend or two. What's more, if I posted them here, I'd have a reference

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Well I'm home now and still unpacking. I hate unpacking so I do a little bit here and there. I always feel disorganized when I come back after so long from holidaying.I came home to discover a wonderful cracked ceiling in my kitchen. The landlord is supposed to fix in the morning. I think I'm going to take a raincheck to get together with my friend Michelle. I just have too much to do right now.

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Well my blog has lost a few things because I've decided to go with the Beta. So new look. I'll have to fix it up again but it will have to wait until next wed or thu because I hit the road for a few days.In the meantime, I've started a forum for my challenge and for a couple of other challenges by a couple of people who already have one in progress. Those additional challenges will likely be up

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I have no idea how many people if any read my blog. Either way, Iportion gave me the idea to do a challenge since she created one herself.I've done challenges in the past, both making and doing, and since I am in charge of a weight-loss support group in my area, I was looking to do something for them too. Actually, it was more them that got me going for including it online. So here we are.This

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I don't remember mentioning my scale on my blog but I do recall writing about it, obviously on someone else's blog in a comment.Back in the spring I decided it was high time to get a new scale. I wanted one that could measure body fat as well. I know they aren't always accurate because of the water ration in you but it's still kinda cool. So I found one on sale at Crappy Tire (Canadian Tire for

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You know it's a sad thing when you hoard and you hide. I'm home for the summer visiting my folks while on vacation. And if I get something fattening (although have done that less this year than ever before but not enough) I end up hiding it away in my drawers or under my bed. And then when I'm done pigging out, I hide the leftover trash under the bed or in a drawer under some clothes and then

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Renee wrote about a BMR Calculator in her blog. She gave a demonstration on how to calculate how many calories you need to eat in order to both maintain and to lose weight. It's worth checking out.I calculated mine with the BMR Calculator and my stats. These are my results (posted as comment in Renee's blog.)My BMR is 2178. I chose sedentary activity because I am on holidays right now and am not

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Well my hip is still sore. I went for a walk last night as written in my last entry and well this morning I woke up sore and stiff. At one point shortly after going to bed I thought my hip felt locked. That wasn't good. I could move but it felt not right.You know, it seems like that when you get back into a routine of sorts and exercise, something happens and wham you are two steps behind square

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I finally got off my butt and went for a walk. I had gone Monday night and then something happened to my hip (bone or muscle still not sure) and it hurt like hell. It hurt to turn and stretch so I didn't go walking again for 3 nights. Tonight I decided to even though my hip was still a bit sore but subsiding.Today was Blizzard Day at DQ raising money for Children's Miracle Hospital. I wanted a

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This is my wishlist (and it's growing) of things I'd like to discover or rediscover as I am losing weight and when I have lost weight. I'm sure many of you can identify with some of these items. Instead of lamenting of what I can't do or experience, I'm choosing to take those very same things and make them into wishes. So much more positive!!to sit in a patio chair or airplane seat without the

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I saw this posted on someone else's blog (http://losingelaine.blogspot.com/2006/08/saw-this-on-another-blog.html). I used to do quizzes all the time. I finally stopped a while ago LOL but this was hard to resist ;) (i wonder if I'll do any more haha)You Should Weigh 161If you weigh less than this, you either have a fast metabolism or are about to gain weight.If you weigh more than this, you may

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This image will take a minute or two to load in depending on your server speed. It is a flash file of me. I'm still not sure what to make of it but there you have it. I think it's a neat thing. It's scary but drastic times call for drastic measures. I'm really put myself out there. I might as well be naked (which I'm not).Thanks to "Half of Me" and her wonderful and ingenious idea of making a

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I taped X-Weighted last night (The Life Network) and naturally it was an episode I'd seen. Well I'd seen the second half but not the first half so that was ok. I don't have cable at home and so I enjoy TV sometimes at my folks. But I hate when they play the same episodes over and over again and I've already seen them.But to continue... it truly is amazing how our self perception is one thing and

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I saw a comment from someone on another blog and they showed a fat calculator. Very cool. In fact, I've used this very said one or similar (different brand and year of make perhaps) at Curves when I used to go there. I liked it a lot. Of course it's only a guide but I'm a numbers person although I don't get hung up (usually) on those numbers.Take a look.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006WNPU

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I am on holidays and I know it.And with that comes complacency (I hope I spelled that correctly). I stay up late and I sleep in late. My days are all off. I have yet to get out of my pajamas. I will have to soon as I am going with my folks to visit my cousin some 20 minutes up the highway. We will be having spaghetti for supper. And with sleeping in this means only 2 meals. I had corn on the cob

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Well I got tired of sitting at my laptop. Besides, my legs were feeling heavy from all that sitting. I'm only on a kitchen chair and I've been here since after lunch doing work for my mother.So I got off my butt and walked to the grocery store. Thankfully it stays open late. It was dusk when I left. I bought some romaine lettuce for more salad. Go me! (I also bought some chocolate too hmmm)You

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I've spent sometime tweaking the look of this blog and adding a few links.Keeps me from thinking of food LOLDid you know that the stomach is about 1L in size? That's the size of the water bottle I drink from. no wonder I was stuff at supper. My mother made supper and if I were to put it all in that water bottle I'm sure I'd have been overflowing. I swear you could roll me away from the table. And

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I'm putting it all out there on the line for the whole world to see. Well to the few who read this anyways.I weighed myself this morning ... well when I got up at 11:30 (hadn't planned on sleeping that late but then again I'm on holidays) and my weight was 236.6. That's down 3 lbs in two days. Yeah folks I weigh that much. I actually started at 245 as my official weigh in but I have seen 247 so I

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Back in the saddle? Er... maybe. What does that mean?I ate pretty okay today. I went for a walk. That's about it.Oh and I reorganized some favourites and deleted links today. When I houseclean things around me, I tend to feel more organized inside and ready to tackle big challenges. In this case... staying away from the chocolate and chips and eating better. Oh and exercising too.Which of course

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Challenge time. Can you exercise 21 days in a row? It is said that it takes 21 days to create a habit and of course a lifetime to break a bad habit. So lets break some bad habits and create good ones. So my January challenge is to get exercise 21 days in a row. This could be in any form. I'll even accept housecleaning if it is a sustained 20 minutes of medium to heavy lifting/pushing etc combined

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