| November 20, 2009, 1:44 pm Giving Thanks | From the philosopher, Howard Thurman
THANKSGIVING
"Today, I make my Sacrament of Thanksgiving.
I begin with the simple things of the days;
Fresh air to breathe, cool water to drink, the taste of food; the protection of houses and clothes, the comforts of home.
For these, I make an act of Thanksgiving this day.
I bring to mind all the warmth of human kind that I have known; my Mother's arms, the strength of my Father, the playmates of my childhood.
The wonderful stories brought to me from the lives of many who talked of days gone by when fairies and giants and all kinds ... |
continue reading November 20, 2009, 1:18 pm Divorce | My parents filed for a divorce a few weeks ago, actually they filed on their 20th anniversary. funny how life works.
anyways I was wondering if anybody has any advice for me.
How do I comfort my parents? Its like they are both in greiving. They werent ugly with eachother until the other day. My dad took off, hes coming back tomorrow though because he said he couldnt be away from his family.
I am praying for them both, hard. What can I say to them or do for them to ease the pain they are in?
Its a complicated matter not ... |
continue reading 1 comment November 20, 2009, 12:19 pm Mind Body Connection?? | Does anyone else have a mind body connection problem?
What is wrong with me? I should be so happy. I am having trouble accepting my weight loss. My clothes all don't fit me and I've dropped several clothing sizes all at once.
I just dropped my wedding rings and engagement ring off at the jeweler on Wednesday to have them sized down because they are driving me nuts spinning on my finger and I'm afraid I'll lose them. It took me two weeks to get myself to drop them off.
To sentimental I guess. Perhaps that's my problem right there. ... |
continue reading 4 comments November 20, 2009, 10:52 am Not quite SERVING up a SMILE... | OK, I felt naked toward the end of the week. Like there was something I was supposed to have done...get dressed? Hate that dream. Nope, I guess I just really felt the need to write so I added a Country Tart installment late last night: Inviting the Food Snob to Dinner
I do gripe about sneaky food manufacturers and the Corn Refiners Association and I should warn you that it isn't quite as smiley as perhaps I could have been. It is more of an answer to the many friends and family members that I have that comment about ... |
continue reading 10 comments November 20, 2009, 9:07 am sometimes i hate payday | sometimes i hate payday...payday is when we go out for dinner...just twice a month we can go eat something we know we shouldnt....used to do that several times a week, then down to once or twice a week, now down to twice a month, hopefully soon we can decrease that to once a month. or im going to just have to insist on going somewhere i can just make better choices. i honestly just prefer to cook my own food at home these days. then at least i know what im eating and exactly how it is prepared. 3 days ... |
continue reading 2 comments November 20, 2009, 9:02 am Obsessing needs to stop! | For the past 2 weeks now I haven't dropped a pound.
All that after starting to exercise after 5 weeks of surgery and being sick recovery.
So, I've been exercising for 2 weeks 5 days 60 minutes each and staying green on my calories and all other areas.
I've been playing with the exercise logs and my activity level. I wonder if I don't have it all accurate. It's hard to know how many hours I spend in light activity and which exercise to enter on the logs when I have to guess which exercise matches the one I actually did.
I weigh myself ... |
continue reading 6 comments November 20, 2009, 8:45 am Sylvia for your memory testing | Sylvia,
I think you will enjoy this game. I can do the numbers, letters and animals but the landscapes are tough.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/games/memory-game ... |
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November 20, 2009, 8:42 am Lab Results ... Finally | Well, after 2 weeks and not getting any test results in the mail, I called my doctor's office for my lab test results. The assistant said they don't notify if the test is normal (good sign), but that if I wanted to see my results, I could logon to a website, and she gave me the login instructions.
Here are my results:
Total Cholesterol (Normal is less than 200):
April: 262
October: 192
HOLY COW! A 70 point drop in 6 months!!!!
HDL (Greater than 35)
April: 76
October: 43
YAY, I think.
LDL (Less than 130)
April: 171
October: 128
HOLY GUACOMOLE COW!
Triglycerides (Normal less than 200)
April: 105
October: 105
So, for the first ... |
continue reading 15 comments November 20, 2009, 6:06 am Oh, I miss you guys. |
 Hello Everyone!
I miss everyone so much! I can not wait til I can return to the journal room. I love you all and hope you are all doing well. I hope everyone is working through all your life challenges and making good choices. Anyone who is in pain or dealing with crap I send you my love, positive energy and sincere wishes you will get through this quickly and be brighter for making it through as well. For all of you reaching your goals a HUGE CHEER for your success and efforts!
Grieving and probate etc has taken a toll on ... |
continue reading 16 comments November 19, 2009, 9:00 pm Raisin Bran Slogan (help!)... | Anyone remember what it currently is? Not the two scoops one but the one about a good way to start your day?
I am trying to quote it on my blog (The Country Tart) and it is driving me nuts that I cannot find it via google. Diclaimer, I am not using this for promotion of their HFCS laced product ;-)
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BTW, if you guys haven't read Sylvia's post, Hypochondriac, I highly recommend it. My sides hurt from laughter right about now. ... |
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updated Nov 20, 2009, 11:26 am Hey Kel Beaudoin!!! | Sept 9, 2011 is her last show.
"Dearest Oprah,
My dear friend and I have this several-month-long dream of simultaneously releasing our books and meeting for the first time on your couch. We have been internet buds for some time, while obtaining a healthier lifestyle and hundreds of new family members--who are also gaining health and losing weight. As of this writing, we are up to 41,899 pounds lost!
Kel is a Lifestyle Expert of the finest degree and has promised not to puncture your couch or impale our legs as she prances upon the cushions, all the while doing a happy ... |
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updated Nov 20, 2009, 9:58 am Hypochondriac | We are all about getting healthy and feeling good here on NM. This is a funny story about my brother.
My youngest brother was a true hypochondriac as a young kid through mid-teenage years. He had every illness or disease imaginable, from cancer, to diabetes, and aids, if you described an illness within his ears reach, then he had it.
When he was 13 years old, he was certain he had something wrong with his health. He requested to go to the doctor because he thought he had aids. My mom said she would take him, because she felt it was ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 19, 2009, 7:10 pm *SIGH* | i'm off to see New Moon.
I know, I know. I got talked into it by a "friend." (i say "friend" bc we're not really friends anymore, but i'm still going).
I really hate the way Myers portrays her lead (female) character in these books. i think my intense hatred has ultimately sucked me into them.
well, at least said lead female has no body issues. she does have self-confidence issues, but body issues isn't one of them, unless you count being less pretty than a vampire, which, let's be for real, you just can't do that. srsly.
*SIGH*
gnite to my NMers, i ... |
continue reading 2 comments November 19, 2009, 6:01 pm help | can anyone tell me how i can find a person who is a member on this site? ... |
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November 19, 2009, 2:43 pm well, that went badly | not there yet with the diss. apparently, i'm actually no where *SIGH*
and elliot sold me out in class today. i'm really upset about it.
but i will not eat my emotions today. i will not. i have plenty of room for a real dinner plus ice cream and light popcorn. that's not too bad. i may even do a little more yoga, and then eat some more veggies or have some oj or something.
i just don't know how one professor could tell me that he thinks it's a good interesting study with implications, and then another can tell me ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 19, 2009, 2:08 pm Im a lil odd | Not today but in the past I have looked at folks food logs. I find myself thinking thats all you ate??? Now keep in mind I have no clue how tall or how much you weight or even exercise but... I could never eat that small amount of food. Im one that likes to eat the same thing for long periods of time then I move on to something different.
I would never be able to stick with this if thats all I ate. I never rule out any foods I just make sure I stay within my calories for ... |
continue reading 13 comments November 19, 2009, 2:01 pm theyve done it again | well... my family has once again succeeded in beating me down emotionally. i have finally ome to the realization that my fathers side of the family along with him and my sister just dont love me anymore...maybe they never did. now is no time to give up though. i am working hard and pushing towards all my goals in spite of them. its a horrible feeling knowing your family doesnt love or care about you, but i have my wonderful husband and awesome friends who love me no matter what. while the pain my family has caused me is excrutiating ... |
continue reading 13 comments November 19, 2009, 1:50 pm Emeril's Brined and Roasted Turkey | Brined and Roasted Turkey
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2001
Prep Time: 1 hr ... |
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November 19, 2009, 12:24 pm Getting Stuck | (About 23 years ago) It was about 6:30 pm after a Thanksgiving dinner and my mom and my aunt were anxious to get out of the house to make to 7:00 pm Bingo. I told her I would clean up after the meal, not to worry. So out the door they go. A few moments later my youngest brother comes running in, “Mark! Mark! My mom got her bumper stuck in the rim of your truck! She is yanking and jerking your truck forward and back trying to get out!” Mark and my older brother run out, I hear Mark, ... |
continue reading 5 comments November 19, 2009, 12:13 pm Need support - any vegans here on NM ?? | Hello !
I was wondering if anybody here on NM is a vegan, either a recent one or an old hand at it ??
I read something so disturbing, so sadistic, so unbelievable in the Kathy Freston book, Quatum Healing that I know that being a vegetarian is no longer good enough for me.
I need to progress onto veganism, and while I can get a lot of info from books and the internet, was just wondering if there were any vegans here, that could lend me a bit of support/ideas/suggestions.....as I transition to a new way of eating and living.
Thanks !
Vickie xxx ... |
continue reading 10 comments November 19, 2009, 11:49 am Turkey Meal Reveal! | I am curious to see how many of us will be green for Thanksgiving. I bet sodium and fat will be our biggest challenge. So the day after let's post whether we were mean green, slightly green, or forget about the green. What do you all think? It is not a challenge, just a reveal! ... |
continue reading 17 comments November 19, 2009, 11:45 am Do people like it when you worry? | Warning. This is some what of a complaint. I just got off the phone with my mother and I am really annoyed.
We spend each Thanksgiving with my husband's family. His mother is one of 8. All her siblings still get together every year. They rent out a hall. Last year we had 135 people. Dan's aunts cook the turkeys and hams. Everyone else is assigned to prepare a serving tray of all the other Thanksgiving dishes. For the last 10+ years, I have made salad. My mother goes to my brother's house, who's wife is a professional chef and ... |
continue reading 25 comments November 19, 2009, 9:23 am It's so good to be back! | I've been gone entirely too long. It's amazing how distractions start to snowball and take you away from some really important things....like eating right and exercising! I've loved this site and followed it pretty closely. Even started training for a half marathon....then had a re-injury of my back. Talk about depressing. I've had 2 back surgeries so this was very concerning to me...especially because I started to feel the pain after a lousy run. I've been nervous that running was going to be a problem, but my doc didn't put any limitations on me and it just brings me so ... |
continue reading 6 comments November 19, 2009, 9:21 am Not into the Singles Scene!!!! | So...Kind of random. I like working out and am in love with ZUMBA, but some days I just can't get going!! Anyone eles ever feel like this??? I have read alot about having a work out partner helping your motivation! We just moved half way across the country and so I really don't know anyone here. I have done several internet searches to try to find a person interested in working out, but every site I visit seems to be more of a dating site...does anyone know of a website or program where you can find work out partners in ... |
continue reading 12 comments November 19, 2009, 8:58 am ErinATX! | Erin, I tried you recipe last night, Nutty Warm Brussel Sprout Salad and it was a hit! Thank you, I now have a new side dish vegetable recipe! ... |
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November 19, 2009, 8:57 am I need to spend some quality kitchen time over the next 11 days | Over the past two days, the food posts have really been catching my eye. I really need to get in to the kitchen over this holiday season and make some of my favorites:
Vegetable Lasagna
Squash in tomato sauce
Homemade Chili
I am taking the entire holiday week off so getting the quality kitchen time should not be an issue.
Happy Holidays! ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 19, 2009, 8:55 am Introduction & Leslie Sansone question | Well, I feel a little quilty and I thought I should go ahead and get it all off my chest. Why do I feel guilty? Did I dive head first into a chocolate cake and not log it? Did I hit the left-over Halloween candy hard and never look back? Nooo, but I have been a member of NM since the end of September and I've never properly introduced myself. How RUDE! ;-) I guess I've been a little intimidated by the journal room and all the computer savvy folks here. I've never used a journal room before. And being ... |
continue reading 17 comments November 19, 2009, 8:40 am We're Number One...We're Number One!! | Team #1...my email is wilsonbryan59@yahoo.com. Feel free to contact me if you need support...or if I need a NM Flogging!!
November has been a difficult month for me...so I'm hopeful that this challenge will keep me logging, even if I don't like what I'm seeing. (At least the colors are seasonal!!)
I have no creative suggestions for a team name...I'm up for anything!! ... |
continue reading November 19, 2009, 8:15 am Bye Bye 160's, Hello to the 150's | That's right; I am now in the 150's. I weighed 158 for the last two days. I am only 8 or 9 pounds away from leaving the overweight blue section! 28 pounds away from my goal weight of 130!
I am not as attached to seeing the scale go down as I was when I first joined NM, but I still weigh almost everyday to keep me focused on my journey and to keep my home page happy! I actually enjoy weighing each day. I just checked my log and I have entered my weight 170 days out of 240! I ... |
continue reading 14 comments November 19, 2009, 7:57 am Why is my fat so high? | I wondered. I've had such a hard time keeping my fat green lately, and on my home page the fat and sat fat are orange. So, I went to my reflection analysis for this week so far and clicked on fat.
Pumpkin Donuts topped the list. Frequency x2.
I changed the reflection analysis to the month of November so far.
Pumpkin Donuts again. Frequency x5.
Well. One more this morning, and then I think I'll have my fix for the year. It's a good thing Dunkin' only sells these in Autumn. God help me when it's shamrock shake season. ... |
continue reading 9 comments November 19, 2009, 7:35 am Eat Clean...Anyone Done this Program? | Well..I ordered the Eat Clean Diet book and the Eat Clean Diet Companion as well as the Mindless Eating book...I reflect so much on the MONEY I have spent on my weight in the past and conclude...I would have NO money troubles at all if I still had all the loot I wasted!
Anywho...anyone ever tried the Eat Clean program...if so - please 'weigh in'! ... |
continue reading 9 comments November 19, 2009, 6:10 am Holiday Challenge update | Whoa, what a great turn out for the new challenge! We currently have 42 (possibly 43) participants. I really think we should split this into 7 teams of 6 people. How do you guys want me to arrange the teams? In order to be fair, I was just going to go down the list, counting off 6 at a time. What do you think? Here are my prospective teams.
Team 1: meredithwilson
traciewv
shellybelly
sharonum
hcosgrove
Ramey1989
Team 2: billikit
kjarland
sartellmom
srp1777
kjunchicksrock
karlademaske
Team 3: kristyp
lilith2k2
dragonlaural
heaven9766
laurenfie
nanatee
Team 4: jwarren
mommyof2boys
ononnow
watrmlon
victoriahensley
paddy0286
Team 5: mcculloughl
fitmama77
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continue reading 45 comments November 18, 2009, 10:01 pm WOW! what a workout | i just had an AMAZING workout...it kicked my but and i wasnt sure i was gonna make it to the end...but i did...3 miles with Leslie Sansone! i am soooooo proud of myself. hopefully this hard work will pay off on weigh day....tomorrow another great workout or 2! ... |
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updated Nov 18, 2009, 9:49 pm Old Time Family Remedies | How I miss my grandparents. My grandfather was quiet and soft spoken, my grandmother was fiesty and spoke her mind, spanish cuss words and all!
When we were kids very rare were visits to the doctor. When we had fever, my grandmother would come over to the house of the sick child/ren and she would peel potatoes, slice them very thin, and soak them in apple cider vinegar, then place them in either a bandana or she would cut up the cotton cloth diapers to serve like a bandana. This concotion would be wrapped around our head to draw the ... |
continue reading 10 comments November 18, 2009, 8:47 pm Courage to Change the Things I Can | Hello I have never posted twice in one day but I seriously need to share this cool revelation
I was kinda down today, I started out skipping breakfast "BAD MOVE"; so I ate my brkfst & lunch like within 15 min of each other.
I didn't even give my body time to think about the food I'd ingested before I was eating more
- not good.
Also my previous post talks about the now defunct "Dorito incident".
So anyhow I was feeling low. I was RED on calories, sodium, and saturated fat.
So I started moping, then I remember I needed to exercise for ... |
continue reading 10 comments November 18, 2009, 7:52 pm Thank You NM Number Eight, PamelaAnn, Jim Ray & Mike | Pamela and Jim,
Thank you for having that genius of a son of yours!
Each time we have a glitch on NM he is right there to fix the problems for us. He is always so kind and so willing to take time to explain to all of us what the problem is and how to correct it or when it will be repaired. He can only be this way because of the wonderful people that you both are. I am so grateful to have met you all.
So Thank You NM for PamelaAnn, Jim Ray and Mike!!!
(I know you guys ARE ... |
continue reading 11 comments November 18, 2009, 7:33 pm yoga and spinning | YAY. yoga and spinning. that was seriously nice! :-) got both of them in today and am not stressing about the ogre's paper, either. i shot a draft to derek, and it looks like he maybe likes it--which means i might have a dissertation director! w00t!
i really really really really want him to be my director. i'd be lost in this program if i didn't have him (keep in mind, i've never even had a class with the guy!), but i think we're pretty aligned with the types of things that are important to us when it comes to ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 18, 2009, 7:21 pm Dr. Oz | My mother watchs his show all the time. So if Im at her house I watch it with her. Most of the time Im like yeah thats a good idea. I do agree with him most of the time. But... yes its a Big BUTT today he told these ladies to skip dinner once a week! (said to give up 500 cals) Now maybe Im way different than most but I would die if I had to give up dinner. Now I could give up dinner if I could have my after dinner snack but I dont think this was ... |
continue reading 14 comments November 18, 2009, 6:56 pm beans beans beans | I love beans but boy oh boy all this fiber does not love me. I have had more gas these past few months than I have had in my whole life time. I keep thinking (yeah 1st mistake) that it will get better but Im here to tell you it has not.
I cant be alone on this one any ideas on how to fix or mask this a lil? ... |
continue reading 26 comments November 18, 2009, 4:51 pm Me and Doritos no longer hang! | I think one of the things that has caused my emotional eating and subsequent weight gain is I never wanted to be deprived of anything.
Growing up food meant comfort, acceptance, easiness, all of the things I felt was lacking in my "real" life.
Now I go through life a new way. I am in a 12 step program for my eating, as well as NM, and 90 day doctor visits & a nutritionist as needed.
Today I ate Subway (sodium-fest) and Doritos.
I was OK with sodium being up, but I thought I would stay in the calories and I should have been ... |
continue reading 12 comments November 18, 2009, 3:44 pm I learn something new everyday | In an effort to regain my health I took an extreme but I think necessary step by enrollong in a health and fitness online college course. I may never work in the field but I can't use ignorance as an excuse to fail either. I learned some pretty cool things that I know will help me so I'm sure they will help others as well.
1 pound = 3500 calories
it takes 3500 calories to gain or loose one pound of fat.
Our bodies store vitamins A D E and K so even if you don't ingest them daily they can have reserve ... |
continue reading 4 comments November 18, 2009, 2:52 pm Before and After |
 The before pic is me at 236lbs. The after pic is me at 175lbs. Thanks NutriMirror!!! ... |
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November 18, 2009, 2:38 pm Logging Activity 70% ??? Mike What's Wrong | Mike, my home page says that I only have 70% yearly logging activity. I have not missed a day. Is this something you are still working on? I know it was fine a while ago. ... |
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November 18, 2009, 2:31 pm Missed it by that much! | Yesterday was going so well.
I hit the gym for the first time in more than two weeks.
I ate my pre-planned breakfast, snacks and lunch.
There was a bake sale going on here at the office, and I indugled in a few sweets.
I recorded averything and still had pleanty of calories left for dinner.
Then the call:
On my way home from work, my wife called to ask if I would take my son to Chili's in support of the student council (10% of the revenue for the night was going to be donated to the student council).
A half nacho, chicken ranch ... |
continue reading 9 comments November 18, 2009, 2:02 pm getting started with my new plan of action | So...I have been working at losing weight for a couple months now and have lost 19.6 pounds since setember 11, 2009. I have recently started exersizing at least 4-5 days a week. i have been doing Leslie Sansones Walk Away The Pounds workouts for the last few weeks and have also purchased and used some light weights and a mini trampoline with resistance tubes and a workout dvd. i am feeling much better although my body is somewhat sore. i deliver pizza for a living and the hardest part has been resisting free food at work...but i have done it ... |
continue reading 12 comments November 18, 2009, 2:00 pm Kel - Are You Out There? | I hope all is going well.
I think Kel needs a NM Flogging!
Miss You!
NM definition of flogging - 1)To beat severely with love, affection, positive thoughts and positive energy. 2) to publicize our affection agressively. ... |
continue reading 16 comments November 18, 2009, 12:55 pm pomegranates | OMG MY GOD..i had burger king for lunch and im still green!!!!!...holy cow, i cant believe it.
question:
pomegranates, do you eat the whole kernel or eat the red part and spit out the seed? I personally do not like the seed ... |
continue reading 9 comments November 18, 2009, 11:43 am Just a little rant.. | Two months ago I got mad my weight would not go down it was the same 2 pounds(117-119) over and over. So I said FINE if you (meaning my body) want to stay at this weight then so be it. I went in changed my weight and goal to none. Yesterday I got on the scale it was 116 I said oh no biggy tomorrow it will be right back up to 117 or so. Went on about my day as always then today I get on the scale and I was 115.8!!!! Now I have done nothing different in ... |
continue reading 9 comments November 18, 2009, 10:35 am Dancing makes it better! |
 I have been a little stressed out this last few weeks and honestly I wasn't excersicing at all, after all day doing house shores and watching for my 4 kids, doing laundry, cleaning bathrooms, cooking breakfast lunch and dinner for 6 people everyday I stop paying attention to myself..but today was the worst...I screamed at my little boy and I felt so bad after...I prayed to God to give me peace and I wanted just to cry and rest for a little while...but instead..I got my head up and told my little boy: "mami is very stressed, so I'm going ... |
continue reading 12 comments November 18, 2009, 9:30 am Dear Greenrice | Did you ever email me about Yoga? I was thinking about you today while yogaing and hadn't remembered seeing any email. do i need to clean out my inbox? do you even still want to talk about yoga :-)
ps. i really LOVED your post about mental space. i feel like you and i are on similar brain waves :-)
~lili ... |
continue reading 2 comments November 18, 2009, 8:09 am SUSANO - love your hair!!! | Hey, I just saw your new profile pic. Wow! You look great, and I love your new hair. 11 inches is a big step. Do you like it?
BTW, thanks. I like my name too. I was named after my grandfather, so it's my given name. I think it fits me. ... |
continue reading 16 comments November 18, 2009, 8:03 am Mayo Clinic Wild Rice Mushroom Soup. Not so good. | I made the Wild Rice Mushroom Soup from the Mayo Clinic site. It was very bland and I used some really nice mushrooms too. I will not be serving this at Thanksgiving though. I don't think my guests would be impressed and since I am on a mission to make a super flavorful healthy meal I will move on to another recipe for my first course. Any ideas for a soup? I do have Gouldthorps, but would like some other recipes if anyone has some they have tried. ... |
continue reading 5 comments November 18, 2009, 7:43 am purchasing.... | Where do I buy vitamuffins? (is that what they're called? vitatops? i can't remember?).
which types of stores? can i get them at the giant eagle/acme, or do i need a TJs?
What aisle do i look for them in? ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 18, 2009, 5:47 am logging consistency - HOLIDAY CHALLENGE | Hey everyone, here are the rules for the upcoming logging consistency challenge. It will now be called the Holiday Challenge, so look for a weekly post by that name. So far I have mommyof2boys, ononnow, watrmlon, victoriahensley, paddy0286, mcculloughl, fitmama77, Labmom3, and shelyaem12, and jwarren signed up to participate.
1. We will be responsible for logging every day for 6wks, starting Monday 11/23. I know there a few people who don't have computer access on the weekends, so it's acceptable to log on those days the following Monday.
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continue reading 58 comments November 17, 2009, 8:14 pm mmm yoga | today i did yoga for the first time in what feels like centuries (it's probably been about a month, though, maybe a little longer). felt really good to make it through my video.
i'm over calories and fat for the day, but i'm not too worried.
i've given myself a green day challenge til thanksgiving. today is just a little red. tomorrow will be alllll green :-) i'm gettin back into it :-)
the clencher will be what happens over winter break when i spend 10 + days traveling and with family--YIKES.... ... |
continue reading 3 comments November 17, 2009, 8:08 pm Biggest Loser? | Biggest Loser not on tonight? :( ... |
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November 17, 2009, 6:31 pm Not A 100% Successful | The spaghetti squash not a 100% successful. :(
I liked it though. My son did not dislike it, he said it was different. My husband said it was a lot like eating pumpkin with butter and cheese, and he did not care for it.
I added butter, fresh parmesan cheese, and pepper. Oh well, I have plenty for my snacks or lunches. ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 17, 2009, 6:20 pm Quiet mind |
 I have been doing a bit more reflection the past week or so. As I sat quietly and paid more attention, I noticed a significant change in my thought patterns.
Always before, whether dieting or not, I constantly thought about food and what I would eat next. I could be in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner, feeling stuffed to the brim but always, always, ALWAYS also thinking about how soon we would have some pie, how much stuffing would be left over, and what wonderful latenight sandwiches I was going to have later. When I cooked, I didn't just think ... |
continue reading 21 comments November 17, 2009, 5:52 pm Help! Another Squash Question! | Is it suppose to have a crunchy texture to it? Do I need to cook it longer? It tastes good, either way, but I want to make it right. ... |
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November 17, 2009, 5:16 pm A small light at the end of a dark tunnel | Hi all.
I have been in a very bad place, emotionally, financially, spiritually for the last 18 months.
I quit my secure gov't job with all the perks to move to England to marry in the summer of 2007. The marriage was called off at the last minute leaving me in a very bad spot. I have no health insurance, no job, no income and am living and have been living on my savings.
Anyhow, long story short, I am a former civil servant and that is really the only kind of work that suits me. I am not into corporate America, I ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 17, 2009, 4:43 pm CRUNCHY PARMESAN CHICKEN TENDERS | CRUNCHY PARMESAN CHICKEN TENDERS
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
•Show: Everyday Italian
•Episode: Good Things Come in Small Packages
•Cook Time:12 min
•Level: Easy
•Yield: 6 servings
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 12 min
Total: 27 min
Ingredients
•4 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
•1 cup buttermilk
•1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders (about 18)
•3 large garlic cloves, minced
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
•Freshly ground black pepper
•1 1/4 cups freshly grated Parmesan
•3/4 cup Italian-style seasoned bread crumbs
Directions
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Brush 1 tablespoon of oil over each of 2 heavy large lined baking sheets. Place the buttermilk in ... |
continue reading 5 comments November 17, 2009, 4:24 pm Spaghetti Squash | So I decided I would cook spaghetti squash for the first time, I will season it with a little butter, parmesan cheese, and pepper.
But wholy smokes! Is cutting that thing in half usually that difficult, or did I get one that was not ready to be cooked? It is bright yellow on the outside.
Thank goodness my son was home, because he took his time and finally cut it open for me. His dad taught him how to handle a knife. He saw me trying to cut it open and stood next to me and quietly said "Mom, put ... |
continue reading 19 comments November 17, 2009, 1:14 pm ? about eating and calories | Im at the weight I plan to stay at atleast for now. Im at 117-119. I wanted to get to 115 but for now this is it. Before I would eat watch tv etc.. now in my free time I love to exercise. I dont do anything to hard just walk and ride my bike. Now on to my question how many calories do I need to eat? I always eat when Im hungry no matter what time of day. I wont give up my walks and bike but do I really need to eat 2000 calories? I tend to ... |
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updated Nov 17, 2009, 2:06 pm first post. WOO! also, physique 57 | anyone tried physique 57? it completely kicked my butt this morning. i'm not sure how i feel about this, i feel betrayed by my muscles :-( ... |
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November 17, 2009, 10:59 am
updated Nov 17, 2009, 12:35 pm From the Matava Family | Thank you to everyone for your comments, your emails, your Facebook comments, well-wishes, love and support.
I have the absolute worst luck with cars. I cannot count how many accidents I have been in on two hands and most of them are inarguably not my fault. I have a magnetism about me, I suppose, and cars just always seem to love the one I am driving. The car I was driving yesterday is my very first new car and I was 34 before I got it. I cannot imagine that it will be salvageable (but am keeping my fingers crossed). ... |
continue reading 31 comments November 17, 2009, 10:54 am At last... a visit to a close friend | Did I miss my friend? YES
Did my friend kick me a little for not visiting? YES
Did I feel like I had never been away after just a few minutes? YES
Does it feel good to get re-acquainted? YES
Do I feel better about myself for having seen my friend? Absolutely YES
Am I beside myself wondering what kept me away? YES!!!
For the first time in more than 2 weeks, I made it back to the gym... one week of travel and one week of catch-up chaos and before you know it... more than two weeks have gone by.
It is not about not getting ... |
continue reading 2 comments November 17, 2009, 9:56 am Misadventures with Candida Wakefield (NOV 09) |
 Fuzzy thoughts from a Brain on Percocet
Why the beginning of my most recent story is yet another walkabout, I cannot for the life of me tell you. But that is where my poor fuzzy brain wishes to start, so there we shall begin.
One would think that after 40 years of owning animals and 14 years of being a veterinarian, there may be a small amount of animal logic hidden somewhere in me, but apparently that is not the case. Certainly it was not the other week when I felt sorry for my poor ponies. “Poor ponies,” said I, as I ... |
continue reading 32 comments November 17, 2009, 9:17 am Sad 'so long' to Andy | Good morning, my dear, sweet family!!!
I just saw Andy off on his journey this morning, and I am so sad. Thought I would post this so I can take my mind off him leaving for a while.
We had such a wonderful visit, as he has already told you part of. He stayed over one extra night, partly because of the weather and partly so we could visit and hug some more. I think we overdid the hugging, way more than was requested of us. The rest of them, the extras, I’m claiming for myself. He is such a sweet and ... |
continue reading 21 comments November 17, 2009, 8:22 am The Scale Doesn't Always Tell the Truth | I can finally see an example of where progress can not be measured by a scale alone. According to the scale, I have gained about 4 pounds since October 1st. I have been exercising fairly diligently and for the most part, I have been staying around the weight loss calorie value (a couple of times I have gone slightly over my maintenance calories, but what is a person to do).
Any how, I was washing the dishes the other day, and after I rinsed my hands off, I started to shake my hands dry. Next thing I know, my wedding ring ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 17, 2009, 7:45 am Possible Challenge?? | After reading mommyof2boys' post, I am wondering if anyone would be interested in another challenge. I propose that we have a consistent logging challenge for those of us who lack motivation. I know I could really use this. The challenge would include a month worth of completely logged days (the good, the bad, and the ugly). It would not mean that all the days need to be green, they simply need to be logged. What do you guys think? Is there anyone else out there that needs some help getting motivated, or is it just me? ... |
continue reading 27 comments November 17, 2009, 7:19 am Yummy Yogurt |
 Just tried a new yogurt from Yoplait. Its called Daily Delight Parfaits. It comes in 4 flavors, Chocolate Raspberry, Creme' Caramel, Lemon Torte and Triple Berry Creme'. Each container has just 100 calories and 1.5 grams fat. Here's the best part aside from how yummy they are 10% vitamin A and 15% Calcium! Yoplait has $1 coupons on their website. ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 17, 2009, 6:33 am Out of Milk | So now my breakfast plan of cereal and a banana will turn into trying to get to the store to buy milk without stopping by Dunkin Donuts on the way!
I can make up for it at lunch, right? ... |
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November 16, 2009, 3:51 pm DENTIST | i went to dentist and no cavities...im a happy woman!!!
i cant wait to try my new contour belt, some of you expressed your opinions on it already, but i'd like to know more.
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continue reading 2 comments November 16, 2009, 3:36 pm Sorry, been totally awol for a few days. | I have been awol/mia for a few days now. I have not tracked anything, but to be honest, it would have been pointless as I was experiencing my symtoms, which is a diplomatic way of saying that I have binge eating disorder and have since 1983 and have been binging like mad, put on a number of pounds since Friday and was furiously trying to save my hamster Ursula's little life.
She has turned a corner now, and seems to be well again, apart from losing a fair amount of weight. ( she was 142 grams when I got her, she ... |
continue reading 3 comments November 16, 2009, 2:32 pm You always remember your first time! |
 You always remember your first time!
If you are like me, you attach voices and expressions to people here on NM as you read their posts. You hear the way they laugh, see them smile and try to imagine how it would be if you actually got to meet them. What would they really be like? Would your imaginings be true, or so far off that you wouldn’t recognize them even if they looked exactly like their picture.
Yesterday was my chance to meet someone whom we all know and admire from our “family”. I got to meet “Granny”. There was absolutely ... |
continue reading 54 comments November 16, 2009, 1:39 pm Ok, Ok. | The wedding hit, as did so much other random ridiculous stressors and pressures. I indulged in a week of emotional eating. I am not yet back on track.
My apartment is a disaster. There's no where to walk that is safe, and my dishes are piling *SIGH* It's that time of the semester, where I don't have time to do anything but read and write read and write read and write.
But, I better get back on track. So, i'm writing in my foodlog to try to reinvigorate me. I don't know what happened, but I fell off hard.
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continue reading 15 comments November 16, 2009, 11:56 am The Flu | My husband has been use to me and my migraines for so long, now that I have not had a migraine in months, I have what I think might be the flu. At first I thought it was switching from a/c to heat. I woke headachy and naseaus. He questioned before he left this morning if it could be a migraine? Nope, not a migraine.
This H1N1 has everyone on high alert, including my husband. So he just called to check up on me (sweet, huh?) He said, why don't you look up H1N1? I do not believe it is ... |
continue reading 14 comments November 16, 2009, 11:51 am Blessing = Even Happier |
 It has been a long time since I have been this happy. In fact I am not sure if I have been this happy in my adult life. Don’t get me wrong, I have had a very blessed life. God has always provided a way for me to get through this crazy life and all that comes with it. I have always thought I was a happy person and most everyone around me thought so too. But this is just outrageously happy. I have met the greatest man and he is the reason for this surplus of bliss. At my ... |
continue reading 18 comments November 16, 2009, 11:04 am Elliptical Machine | How is that there is not entry for the elliptical on the excercise log. I would think its a pretty common workout judging from the fact that they are always busy at the gym.
You can list treadmills, stair climbers, rowing, skiing and stationary bike, but no elliptical?
Can I suggest it be added. I know people are using it.
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continue reading 10 comments November 16, 2009, 10:07 am Thanks, Gouldthorp | Last evening I made Gouldthorp's Autumn Soup thinking it would be healthy but not necessarily appealing otherwise. Boy, was I wrong. This stuff is YUMMY! It's goin' on the Thanksgiving menu for sure! Thanks, Gouldthorp! ... |
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updated Nov 16, 2009, 10:55 am Growing Your Own Fresh Sprouts |
 I remembered I used to grow my own sprouts in my hippie years and thought with the winter coming on and gardens at rest that some of you might like to try growing these healthy sprouts for your salads and sandwiches. I also sprout other seeds like radish and fennel. You could sprout quinoa, garbanzo beans or other grains too. If you like to bake bread you could add sprouted wheat berries to the dough and have a wonderful homemade whole grain bread.
It is fun and nutritious! Kids love to watch these grow.
I have had this jar for ... |
continue reading 14 comments November 16, 2009, 9:47 am Feeling Yucky | I guess Grapenuts was not the right thing to eat when feeling naseaus. What was I thinking? Yech! ... |
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November 16, 2009, 9:10 am check me out | Could you look at my exercise and food log and tell if you think the weight gain is because im eating too much or because i could be gaining muscle or water retention from working out.
Just recently ive been eating a lot more because I met a girl in one of my classes whose a personal trainer, and she told me I need to be eating much more. I felt like up until I had met her the muscles in my legs were looking pretty bad and getting worse, and now I feel like they already look beefier. Its hard ... |
continue reading 12 comments November 16, 2009, 8:42 am Getting a bit frustrated.... | I hate to complain...but MAN...i find it SO hard to get the right RATIO AND eat all the calories I'm supposed to! Before I started logging a few months ago on here...I mostly ate CARBS!(good ones, granted...but MOSTLY all carbs!)
So I have learned to eat more proteins and fats. BUT.....I find it extremely hard to get what Nutrimirror says is the right ratio AND eat all the calories! Because if I start eating more towards the allowance, I keep screwing up the 3 things(protein, fat & carbs)!
I feel like I'm back in school and I DON'T want to fail the ... |
continue reading 24 comments November 16, 2009, 8:40 am Mike, 71 weeks since I logged my food??? | Mike,
I and Tony both received an email today from NM that said this:
Just a reminder from NutriMirror:
It has been 71 weeks since you last made an entry in your food log. ... |
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November 16, 2009, 7:23 am Sunday's Winner & a Couple other GREAT Posts! | Happy Monday everyone!
I really had a tough decision to make yesterday. As the day begun, I had decided that I would look for a different type of motivation in the posts. What really happened though, was that the posts seem to take on a life of their own and I realized I really have no control over that ;-)
So.......I am pleased to announce that Stormy Peak is the winner of this Sunday's post. Her bravery over the past two weeks has taken her into the world of the great unknown and out of her comfort zone. She braved the elements ... |
continue reading 4 comments November 15, 2009, 10:26 pm Can't Go to Bed til that Little Red Indicator Shuts Off | OK, there are NO comments that I haven't read on posts that I've commented on.
Quick, before someone comments or thinks abour commenting, go to bed silly!
Goodnight family! ... |
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November 15, 2009, 8:40 pm WitchDaddy |
 When I think of what you might look like; this is what I see! ... |
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November 15, 2009, 7:51 pm
updated Nov 15, 2009, 11:17 pm Saturday Afternoon (SUNDAY!) |
 This was my husband and our 65 pound "lap dog" watching football this afternoon. What more can I say?
Oh, I put the Teletubbies 'Sun Baby" in my profile pics so you can see why my pic reminds me of it. I'll have to look up a picture of Glenda.
This is what the dog REALLY thinks about football. ... |
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updated Nov 15, 2009, 8:33 pm Everybody Read This - Please! NM Flogging Needed! | Tomorrow is Monday and we need to send positive energy, thoughts and prayers to Methomas2009.
This is for her new job!
Go Maria! Wear red, it is a power color! We are with you in spirit! ... |
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November 15, 2009, 11:52 am Housecleaning? Donating? | As we find ourselves staring winter in the face, I would like to remind you not to throw out old winter "stuff." I don't particularly like to donate things to thrift stores, as the really poor people who need the stuff can't afford the thrift stores. Any useable blankets, sleeping bags, coats, sweaters, jeans, and yes, even socks and underwear can be washed and donated to a homeless shelter or clothing bank. Anything like blankets or towels that you think are "too ratty" to even go to homeless people would be highly appreciated by your local animal shelter. They never ... |
continue reading 43 comments November 15, 2009, 10:16 am Vegetarians I need some ideas. | I need some food combinations to supply protein for my veggie days. Any ideas? I do not use soy products other than tofu (blocks) and edamame beans. I love lentils and all sorts of beans and grains. ... |
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November 15, 2009, 10:10 am Doing okay! | I have been avoiding the scale for the last couple of weeks, thinking that I've not been doing well.
Finally I had a big talk with myself. I've always said I refuse to be a statistic. I refuse to gain the weight back.
I decided that I was happy between 145 and 155. And to be frank, I've been worried that I'm over 160. So today I decided to pull my head out of my ass and face the scale.
154.6
Okay!! Phew!! Okay, so I can lose a couple of pounds. But reality is, do you know what this means?
I've got this ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 15, 2009, 10:00 am I made the best dinner (recipe sorta) | I cooked a two chicken breasts half way (dinner was just hubby and I). While they were baking, seasoned with Keg Steak Spice, I prepped the rest.
I took two portobello mushrooms, and ripped the stems off. I seasoned them with salt and pepper and a sprinkle of Garlic Plus. I sliced up some black olives and lined the mushrooms with them. Then I topped it with a couple of tablespoons of PC Blue Menu Primavera sauce.
When the chicken was half done, I layed them over the mushrooms, and scooped on some more primavera sauce and popped them in the oven. ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 15, 2009, 9:26 am Delightful Breakfast | About a week ago I had made my own pumpkin cream cheese. For breakfast I had whole wheat english muffins topped with a tablespoon of the pumpkin cream cheese, a tablespoon of pumpkin pecan butter and then topped with a tablespoon of chopped pecans... it is yummy! But I was disappointed because according to NM the fat content was extremely high and I could not fix the fat for the day. So this morning that was I was wanting again because it was soooo goooood. I thought maybe I entered something wrong on my recipe so I went back and ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 15, 2009, 8:47 am Dazzle! | I don't know if this picture has been posted before today? Look at you, You look wonderful! ... |
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November 15, 2009, 8:34 am GOOOOOOD MORRRRNING FAMILY!!! |
 Wow what a week. I came through the surgery fairly well. I had a problem from the pain medication on Thursday, which I now know is normal. Glad that part is over.
I am feeling much better and was able to hit the farmers market yesterday with Tony. I found all these great fruits and veggies still available. Also not pictured is some field greens and a nice baby salad mix that had some pretty Calendula flower petals mixed in. I had forgotten about adding these petals to salads, they grow in my garden! They are also known as pot ... |
continue reading 23 comments November 15, 2009, 7:14 am Strange Happenings | I've eaten maintenance the last two days and expected to step on the scale and have it be heavier than a few days ago, or at least the same. Instead, it was almost a full pound lighter! I even checked with the fat/water electro sensors, and it appears my weight loss was fat and not water.
Strange.
Don't know how many calories I'll eat today, but I do know they need to be greener! ... |
continue reading 6 comments November 15, 2009, 7:11 am Heart Walk | yester day was the Heat Walk for the Tampa Bay area. It was great to see so many people walking for their loved ones and taking a small step to makeing a healther change. My husband and I did the 3mile walk and it was great. It took us an hour to complete it. There was so many people it was hard to keep it at a brisk pace but we had a good time any way. Thank you every one have a great day ... |
continue reading 5 comments November 15, 2009, 5:19 am contour belt | does anyone have the contour ab belt? it is supposed to contract your abdominal muscles and make your abs firmer. i am not looking to lose weight in my core, just firm up.
does any one have it??
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continue reading 6 comments November 15, 2009, 4:57 am A couple of Thanksgiving suggestions from Gouldthorp |
 My own experience (as well as that of many of my friends and family) has been a tendency to overindulge at this time of year and the internal conversation with ourselves goes something like, “Well, it’s the holidays; there’ll be parties and get-togethers; I don’t want to offend anyone by not eating what they made for the party; I’ll only have one bite of everything; anyway it’s only six weeks until the New Year and then I’ll start a diet as one of my New Year’s resolutions.”
Been there, done that, right? Well, the week after Thanksgiving last year, someone broke ... |
continue reading 18 comments November 15, 2009, 4:44 am i have reached my Goal | I am so excited...reached my weight goal and I am going to be happy with it and maintain...I am I am!!! I have 1/2 and inch to lose on my thighs but, that's pilates and yoga baby...I'm there. And I'm not gonna obsess over it this time I'm excited!!! ... |
continue reading 7 comments November 14, 2009, 8:34 pm Why Can't I Remember? | I was thinking I was losing it, but apparently I have lost it a long time ago.
I was just talking to my brother-in-law, Bret. He brought up that many years ago for my in-laws anniversary, he and I prepared a big chinese meal, he remembers the cookbook we used. He said we (we being just he and I) prepared six different dishes in two woks. He also said that we spent the day before prepping and chopping the food. I laughed told him I did not remember this, I told him that I he must have me confused with ... |
continue reading 14 comments November 14, 2009, 5:24 pm Four Month Anniversary Addendum |
 Here I am, 17 down and 99 to go on my 4 month anniversary of joining NM.
So this morning I went to church, and when I got home, what was waiting for me but my order from NM! What an anniversary gift to myself! Yes, I'm wearing the shirt backwards. I think the back makes a cool front! ... |
continue reading 13 comments November 14, 2009, 5:03 pm Sorry CarrieRedHead | It would let me post this long response so her it is all by itself.
Oh the word sorry. I worked with a gal who said sorry all the time. I was her supervisor and as I was training her, she was saying "sorry" for everything, I thought it was just her being nervous, but it continued. So what I did, I place a "Sorry Calendar" on the wall, and everytime I heard her say sorry I would put a check. When she and I would have a one on one and she would say sorry, I would walk away from ... |
continue reading 3 comments November 14, 2009, 1:01 pm CarrieRedHead | I read your response about having trouble sleeping. You also indicated a sore body.
I too had trouble sleeping. My symptoms were in my body. My body was fatigued and tired, but I was never really sleepy... on many occasions I would wake up in the mornings with soreness around my rib cage area, I would not know why, I would think, maybe I slept wrong, but it was often. Occasionally I would have entire body soreness, for no reason at all.
I know in one of my previous journals, you said you could relate to my upbringing. I know everyones ... |
continue reading 1 comment November 14, 2009, 10:15 am Circumstances... | Quote:
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them."
—George Bernard Shaw
Found this in the morning when before a disastrous breakfast I tried to fix my family. My new diet is stressing me and my family out. Now I just need to apply this quote to my life. I liked the quote a lot better when I was in a better mood. ... |
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updated Nov 14, 2009, 12:47 pm Another Four Month Anniversary! | This is not a weight loss anniversary. This is my fourth month anniversary for being migraine free!
My migraines began when I was seventh grade; I would get them periodically, about an average of 6 per year. 1990 through January 2009, I was an averaging 4-6 migraines a month. In the early 90's, my general doctor prescribed me cafergot, which worked sometimes, along with lortabs. Luckily I had great work ethics and my work administrators never hassled me about missing days of work or going home due to migraines. I was tired of taking lortabs for headaches, they would just ... |
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updated Nov 14, 2009, 12:05 pm Four Month Anniversary |
There it is! 17 down, 99 to go. I've been looking at 100 to go for several days, but didn't post, as I wanted to be sure. The scale is definitely moving for me again. I had been hovering between 244 and 247 for weeks! But today I'm down to 239. I've been here on NM since July 14. Today is my 4 month anniversary! I have never missed a day of logging, but I've had my share of bad days nutritionally. I am a testament to the philosophy of "Stick with it. ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 14, 2009, 2:17 am You know what would be great? | A way to link couples or families profiles together. My Boyfriend and I are getting healthy together. We eat the same things (for the most part) and we work out together. So if out profiles were linked, it would be a lot easier to log everything. It takes a while over here, because the internet is painfully slow. Just a thought. ... |
continue reading 8 comments November 13, 2009, 3:00 pm I have muscles in my thighs | I have always known they were there is in not a new thing. but I can't remember when I saw them last.
I have yoyo lost for years and years now.usually by starving myself and then the moment I stopped putting it back on.
When I turned 40 I decided it was me time and slowly I have been changing my life. I have started buying clothes and make up and this year have started to exercise. I hate to exercise. I spent the first 5 months of the year in the gym then the summer came and it was too ... |
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