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My Husband’s Bid to Save My Life

Tonight my husband came home from his trip and said he’d been thinking about us. “Good thoughts,” he told me. I was hoping it would be something along the lines of, “I feel more at home with you here than anywhere else.” (Because he moved here and gets so homesick even after 12 years together).
But [...]

admin | May 14th, 2009 | Continued

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Week 2 of the 84 Day Diet Plan

I was so proud of myself this past week! I bought the Prevention Walk Off the Pounds issue that was at the supermarket and I tore out the marathon training page and taped it to my treadmill. It starts off like this:
(add a 4 minute warm-up and 4 minute cool down to EACH day):
Sunday 15 [...]

admin | May 6th, 2009 | Continued

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Week 1 of 84 Day Diet Plan

I’m not gonna blog daily because I just don’t have time. But here’s the skinny (no pun intended) on how week 1 of our 84 day (ie: 12 week) plan went:
We started last Monday so today is day 7. I lost a total of 3.2 pounds, going from 266.6 on Monday to 263.4. I’m pretty [...]

admin | April 26th, 2009 | Continued

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April 2nd Diet Blog

I’m going to go ahead and post today’s entry since I’m about to go to bed so there’ll be no changes. Today was great but exhausting! I slept pretty well last night except for waking up for about an hour at 12:30 AM. Went to bed at 9:30 and got up at 6 AM. Better [...]

admin | April 3rd, 2009 | Continued

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April 1st Diet Blog

Well my son and I started our 12 week fitness plan yesterday. When we weighed yesterday morning, I weighed 266.6 pounds. (I guess that last night of freedom helped me gain an extra 2 pounds). My son weighed 113.8 pounds.
I got up and unlike other mornings, I made both my sons their lunches and [...]

admin | April 2nd, 2009 | Continued

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I Lost 10 Pounds!!!!

I did it! I did it! I am 10 pounds down from where I was 2 weeks ago when I weighed 268 - I’m 258.0 on the dot today. Woooooohoooooo! I’m so excited. I can see the next 10s spot on my radar. I’m so excited. Once I’m 238 I know I’ll be able to [...]

July 12th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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Those Diet Habits Creep Back In

I know what to do when I want to lose weight. It works when I do it, so why do I allow old diet habits to creep back into my plan? For instance, I joined SparkPeople recently and it has a nutrition tracker in there. Now my nutritionist was teaching me to eat normal.
Normal eaters [...]

July 9th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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Do the Happy Dance With Me - I Lost Weight!

I did it. I went down to the next 10s spot. I am (drumroll please)….259.4 pounds! Woot! Goodbye 260s may you RIP. You had me visiting you for almost 5 full years. Time for me to move on back down.
I’ve been having a pile of almonds, blueberries, and bliss choocolates (6 to be exact) for [...]

July 7th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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Back on That Diet Horse!

After my sister went to jail (again) and my knee said. “NO MORE” to that much walking on the tread, I got offtrack again. Quit using my Sensa - quit watching what I ate, etc. Back to 266. Ugh. So I got back on my Sense on my brthday (July 3rd) and I’m back to [...]

July 6th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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My Husband’s Bid to Save My Life

Tonight my husband came home from his trip and said he’d been thinking about us. “Good thoughts,” he told me. I was hoping it would be something along the lines of, “I feel more at home with you here than anywhere else.” (Because he moved here and gets so homesick even after 12 years together).
But [...]

May 14th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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Do Elliptical Machines Work?

If you’re shopping for proper and healthful exercise equipment, there are many types to choose from. The newest machine that is making all the others take second seat is the elliptical machine.
But a very good question to ask before buying is “do elliptical machines work?” Before you lay out any sum of money, [...]

May 7th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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Week 2 of the 84 Day Diet Plan

I was so proud of myself this past week! I bought the Prevention Walk Off the Pounds issue that was at the supermarket and I tore out the marathon training page and taped it to my treadmill. It starts off like this:
(add a 4 minute warm-up and 4 minute cool down to EACH day):
Sunday 15 [...]

May 6th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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Week 1 of 84 Day Diet Plan

I’m not gonna blog daily because I just don’t have time. But here’s the skinny (no pun intended) on how week 1 of our 84 day (ie: 12 week) plan went:
We started last Monday so today is day 7. I lost a total of 3.2 pounds, going from 266.6 on Monday to 263.4. I’m pretty [...]

April 26th, 2009 | admin | Comments Off | Continued
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April 2nd Diet Blog

I’m going to go ahead and post today’s entry since I’m about to go to bed so there’ll be no changes. Today was great but exhausting! I slept pretty well last night except for waking up for about an hour at 12:30 AM. Went to bed at 9:30 and got up at 6 AM. Better [...]

April 3rd, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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April 1st Diet Blog

Well my son and I started our 12 week fitness plan yesterday. When we weighed yesterday morning, I weighed 266.6 pounds. (I guess that last night of freedom helped me gain an extra 2 pounds). My son weighed 113.8 pounds.
I got up and unlike other mornings, I made both my sons their lunches and [...]

April 2nd, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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12 Week Commitment

Wow I got off track for a couple of weeks (2?) there. When my sister had her problems and my dad’s health declined simultaneously, I kind of shut down. I didn’t want to think about anything - especially how much I was eating. I weighed yesterday evening and was back to 264 (a 3 pound [...]

March 31st, 2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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I’m Emotional Eating and I’m Not Ashamed

Whenever people talk about emotional eating, it’s with strong disdain. We spit out the words like a house cat battling a hairball. But although it can cause extreme weight gain if it goes unchecked, an occasional bout of emotional eating can soothe your soul, stop the flood of tears and calm the tsunami of thoughts [...]

March 17th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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See What Sensa and the LOA Do for Me?

This morning I felt like breakfast and I normally don’t eat breakfast. I wanted an omelet so I made one - a delicious one - and I wanted to show you what the Sensa sprinkles and Attract Weight Loss program do for me so you can have a visual to go along with my [...]

March 13th, 2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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The Hairspray Diet?

Okay I’m laughing because I’m being silly right now but I’m sure many of you have done something similar to what I’ll be writing about in this blog post. Tonight I weighed in at ANOTHER pound down (woot!) bringing me to 261 (3 pounds lost on Sensa and the Attract Weight Loss plan together and [...]

March 11th, 2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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What Makes a Diet Success Story?

Another article today by the author of the weight loss program I’m on - Attract Weight Loss. I’ve commented in the article in italics.
Have you tried lots of diets but none have worked? Why do you still get drawn to that magazine article promising an ‘amazing toned tummy in just 3 weeks’? I know [...]

March 11th, 2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Eating Plans - 3 Success Secrets

The article below is a reprint from the author of the Attract Weight Loss program I’m on. Her articles are very helpful so I wanted to share them on my blog sometimes - and I’ve added some of my own thoughts in italics beside it - enjoy!
What makes one eating plan work and others fail? [...]

March 10th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Still Going Diet Strong!

Today I was tired and when I’m tired my sweet tooth rears its ugly head. Still, it went well as far as consumption and volume of food goes!
For Breakfast, I ate 2 pan fried eggs with a single serving of grits. (I ate 2/3 of it). I also had 1/4 of a Coke.
For lunch, [...]

March 10th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Best LOA Lesson on Weight Loss

Reading the Attract Weight Loss week 4 lesson this morning I was reminded of something I used to struggle with - slowing down to eat. I work from home and I’m usually plugged into my computer continually. My desk is right in front of my spot on the couch (it’s a small desk so I [...]

March 9th, 2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Scale Keeps Inching Downward

Yesterday we stayed home instead of running around. I had my coffee at breakfast and then for lunch I had leftover homemade spaghetti with thick n spicy sauce and 1 and a half slices garlic loaf slice. Later I had 1/2 slice wacky cake with some milk. For dinner I had 1 and a half [...]

March 8th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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6 Pounds Down Using AWL with Sensa!

Okay I’m so excited. I know it’s a small success but I woke up to another pound gone today. I’m 262 from an original 268 on February 20th. When you’re in the 260s you just can’t wait to get in the 250s - the side closer to the 200s than the 300s, you know?
Pairing the [...]

March 7th, 2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Best Weight-Loss Diet I’ve Ever Been On!

Each day I open up my folder for the Attract Weight Loss program and I read a reminder about what I should be doing to attract weight loss into my life. Now I’m not one who believes in the genie in the bottle LOA stuff. “Ask and the universe will provide.” But I DO believe [...]

March 6th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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1st 24 Hours on Sensa with LOA

I was going to start using my Sensa this morning but I figured why not start with my next meal? So I usedit on my dinner last night. I ate my normal meal - chicken and brown gravy with rice. I also had a Coke (real kind). But instead of cleaning a plate full of [...]

March 5th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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LOA and Sensa Tastants Combined

I love how the Law of Attraction makes me live life as if my dreams have already happened. That’s what it did for me in my success with my business and now it’s happening with my weight loss, too. On February 20th I weighed 268 pounds.
I lost 4 pounds using the Law of Attraction weight [...]

March 5th, 2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Weight Loss Tools: A Diet Pill Can’t Give You Motivation to Lose

If you’ll look in the health and beauty aisles of any pharmacy or grocery store, you’ll see a huge selection of diet pills. Weight loss is a multi-billion-dollar moneymaker for those who want to cash in on the hopes of those desiring to shed unwanted pounds.
But if the diet pills really worked as weight [...]

February 26th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Walking and Weight Loss Don’t Mix

It’s true! Too many people are relying on a walk and lose weight formula to shed pounds and becoming frustrated when it doesn’t result in the quick weight loss they had hoped. Am I saying you shouldn’t walk to lose weight?
No, only that it’s a slow process and if you’re the type of person who [...]

February 25th, 2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued