Coke For Weight Loss?
No, not THAT kind of coke. I saw this article in Fortune about Coca Cola funding a study to show that weight loss is about exercise and not food. The link is here but it's a short article, so I've...
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Week in Review 8/14/15
This has been a tiring week despite not doing a whole lot. The kids are back in school so we're trying to find a routine that works for us. I learned a couple things as the first week of school drew...
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Day 40 Weigh In
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 40 Weigh In: 205.5Change Since Last Week: -2Another 2 lbs down and officially 20 lbs down from presurgery weight! Very happy about that. The...
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Emotional Eating
I don't know why but I was feeling crazy low yesterday. It was brought on by a series of small yet irritating things that I just couldn't seem to let go of. Things like arguing with the School...
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PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 47 Weigh In: 205Change Since Last Week: -1/2ARGH! I tended to graze this week and I think this ultimately led to small loss. I will work to...
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Thirsty Thursday
As part of my return to healthy living, I have given up alcohol during the week. I still enjoy a couple glasses of wine on the weekend, which includes Friday night but that's the goal. During my...
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Gym Etiquette Question
First, Can I get a Hell Yeah for going to the gym? HELL YEAH!Alright, so the workout wasn't GREAT but I went, I did, I sweated and that's SOMETHING. It's been over a year since I went. It's only the...
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Day 54 Weigh In
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 54Weigh In: 203.5Change Since Last Week: -1.5Better. Much Better. I know what did me in this time and it was the weekend. We hung out with the...
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Labor Day Weigh In
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 63 Weigh In: 202Change Since Last Week: -1.51.5 seems to be my lucky number. Honestly though, I will lose 1.5/week all year if I could and be...
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Week in Review 9/11/15
This week has been so/so. I haven't made the best food CHOICES but I haven't grazed and I've watched the portions. I also went to the gym twice. I think I need to go to the gym more often to...
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Day 68 Weigh In
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 68 Weigh In: 203.5Change Since Last Week: +1.5I gained back the 1.5 I lost last week. A number of contributing factors:Water retention. I had...
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Is This Week Over Yet?
Where to start. We'll start at the gym. I went to the gym last night and was going to start my work out on the stair climber. It's one of the ones that look like this;I have a love/hate relationship...
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Setting A Good Example
I saw an article on BBC about one of the youngest diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes. Article is here. The girls was just 3 years old and weighed 35kg. I had to do a conversion on this and for my other...
View ArticleDay 75 Weigh In
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 75 Weigh In: 201.5Change Since Last Week: -22 lbs down from last week, meaning I lost the 1.5 gain from the week before plus another half pound....
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I F*$&%ing Did It Again!
I can't freakin' believe it!!! So I went to the gym last night, did my treadmill, did my elliptical, decided to finish strong with 10 minutes on the beast. The one that was broken the last time still...
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Stuffed Acorn Squash
Tried this recipe last night and it was DELICIOUS! Even my kiddos liked it.It's 375 calories per serving. I did a couple substitutions based on what I had in the house. I used spinach instead of...
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Day 82 Weigh In
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 82 Weigh In: 201Change Since Last Week: -0.5Down 1/2 lb since last week. I was expecting a better outcome this week but it's moving in the right...
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My Big News
I'm going back to school.Make no mistake, I went to college for 4 years. I took lots of classes...no degree. I then attempted to go back twice after the kiddos...no degree. I used to harbor a lot of...
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RIP Grandma Rose
I haven't disappeared again. I've been out of town.Last Thursday, my Grandma Rose died. She was 94. She was my father's mother and never particularly nice to me. My dad was an only child so my...
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New Hobby
I think I'm going to take up cross stitching. My Grandma Irma (The "A" Grandma) used to cross stitch and was very good. She tried teaching me when I was 8 and it didn't quite take. I probably still...
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Being Kind
I'm taking Shelley's advice and skipped my weigh in this week. I'm allowing myself time to get back on track before I look at the scale. I'm hoping, at the very least, I'll see a steady weight vs a...
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Onederland!
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 103 Weigh In: 198.5Change Since Weigh In: -2.5I'm back in Onederland! I've missed being here! I was nervous about getting on the scale despite...
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Cross Stitch and Doctor
It's been a week of cross stitching and doctors.I'm making progress and really enjoying my new hobby. It's coming along and I've ordered tiny stockings kit to make stockings to go with the Christmas...
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Doc Update
I saw my primary care physician yesterday for my arm. A couple notes about this:I haven't had a primary care physician since moving to FL so about 3 years.Prior that, I had only seen my PCP to get a...
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Day 117 Weigh In and Halloween Recap
PreOp Diet Weigh In: 226Surgery Day Weigh In: 218.5Day 103 Weigh In: 196.5Change Since Weigh In: -2Total Loss: 29.52 lbs down in 2 weeks. I'll take it, especially since I didn't work particularly...
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