female, 41 years old
Maple Ridge, BC Canada
| Recent Journal Entry ArchiveMarch 8, 2010, 12:58 pm I has a sick. :( | The good news is that I am not having the heart attack I thought I was. But after a night in the ER, it turns out I have an inflamed stomach. Boo.
Bland foods, in small portions, for a while. Which may actually be good news, lol. Sounds like a good plan to shrink my tummy a little bit. My apetite sucks right now, and food hurts, so eating is not fun by any means.
I made a piece of dry toast for breakfast, and had a half cup of plain oatmeal for lunch. I made extra oatmeal so I can grab ... |
continue reading 6 comments February 28, 2010, 3:42 pm GO CANADA!!! GOOOOOOLD!!!!!!! | Sorry, patriotic hockey moment. And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. ... |
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February 19, 2010, 8:22 am Happy Healthiversary! |
 Today is February 19, 2010. I started my journey towards a healthier me on February 19, 2007. Has it really been three years?
Three years ago today I quit smoking, and started Weight Watchers. It was the best day of my life.
Three years ago I weighed 208lbs (at 5'2"), had fatty liver disease, pasty sickly skin,I only drank coffee (and lots of it), I could not manage stairs, never played with the kids, sat on my couch all the time I wasn't sitting at my desk, ate everything "covered and smothered", always looked for the most food for my dollar, ... |
continue reading 61 comments February 19, 2010, 8:02 am AAARGH!!! | The scale gods hate me.
I actually stepped on the scale this morning expecting a loss (I haven't expected in weeks). Up. 157.0lbs. WTF??
Start doing inventory and realize that I forgot how much running makes me GAIN in the first bit. As my muscles tear and grow, ache and pain, it actually causes a weight gain, which will be lost in the weeks to come, as long as I stick with it. I will become leaner, if not lighter.
I'll take my measurements. That will show me my progress when the scale doesn't.
Still, despite knowing all I know, I was ... |
continue reading 1 comment February 18, 2010, 6:31 pm Signed up! | I am officially registered for the Vancouver 10k Sun Run. Woot! ... |
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February 18, 2010, 8:35 am Peanut Butter Yogurt | Literally.
1/4 cup plain fat free yogurt
1 tablespoon PB2
Yup, that's it. I've been using it on my chopped apples with a bit of granola. I've been using it as a dip. I've been eating it plain when I'm craving peanut butter.
Shocking I didn't try this sooner. ... |
continue reading 25 comments February 18, 2010, 8:32 am 5 Item Recipes | These books were definately made for me. I was cruising through the recipe section this morning and realized that when I clicked into one, if it had more than five(ish) items, I clicked out without even looking at it.
Weird, huh? ... |
continue reading February 2, 2010, 8:44 am OA Meeting Today | Overeater's Anonymous. Have you heard of it? A friend of mine is going to a new meeting being held in our town for the first time. I'm going to check it out.
If you'd like, I'll report back my thoughts. ... |
continue reading 2 comments January 30, 2010, 6:52 pm Chatty Update on Dee | I caught my hubby's cold, dangnabbit!! Thus the new recipe you see down below.
I might be fostering a wiener bitch! Her mommy answered an ad I had on CraigsList. She has to move in with her mom for a few months. The economy hit her industry hard, and she’s been layed off. She has a life plan in play, but needs a home for her pup till she can get out of her mom’s. Her mom lives in a building that does not allow animals. We talked on the phone today at length, and I am so excited to help ... |
continue reading 5 comments January 30, 2010, 6:49 pm "Empty the Fridge Mexican Stoup" | I was going to go grocery shopping today, but the couch was seriously calling my poor achey head. Okay, it was calling my butt, and my aching head begged my butt to give in.
So I rummaged in the fridge and decided to just use up what I have. This is what went into the crock pot:
baby bok choy
broccoli
mushrooms
carrots
corn
black beans
green beans
chili powder
oregano
cumin
cayenne pepper (just a pinch)
salt
onion soup mix
water
pork stock ice cubes (6)
I just had a cup, and it is rather delicious. A tad fiery, but not bad at all (I have pussy taste buds, so don’t do “hot” well). I like ... |
continue reading 6 comments January 28, 2010, 6:04 pm Recipe Review *blech* | So, I tried making the Black Bean Brownies.
Um... gross. They taste nothing like any brownie I've ever tried. They were fudgy, I'll give them that, but that's about it. Truly yuck, in my opinion. ... |
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January 27, 2010, 1:04 pm What a Mess!! | I was scrolling back through my journal entries the other day, categorizing them, and I came across my recipe for Eggplant Casserole. The picture made me want to make it again. *slurp*
So I assemble the whole thing on my lunch break today, only to realize at the end that I forgot to bake the eggplant slices first. D'OH!!
So I picked off most of the top (grated cheese... you can imagine how fun THAT was), and dumped out the rest in a bowl. I picked out the eggplant slices, rinsed them off, and baked them. Now to reassemble.
This better taste as ... |
continue reading 3 comments January 26, 2010, 6:08 pm Super Yummy Find | Today I went grocery shopping for some new salad dressing, and I found a yogurt based caesar! Check out my log... super duper yummy salad for dinner. ... |
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January 25, 2010, 1:10 pm RePost: Self Perception Test | Stand up.
Now at eye level, hold your hands as far apart as you think your hips are wide. Don't look down at your hips. Just use your perspective. How wide are your hips?
Now, without moving the width your hands are apart, bring them down TO your hips.
Were you close? ... |
continue reading 6 comments January 25, 2010, 12:47 pm A re-post of a turning point in my journey | I originally wrote this in June of last year. There are a lot of new people here in NM-Land (yay!) whom I thought might get something out of this.
Enjoy and please comment,
Dee
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I find myself at a crossroad in life. And I'm not really sure what I'm going to do. I'm kinda standing here, scuffing my toe back and forth, wondering if I'm going insane, or if the world is sending me a message, or what.
I think the word I keep coming back to is "balance". In life we try and always find the right balance in everything. In work ... |
continue reading 7 comments January 20, 2010, 9:22 pm I think I found the secret | Exercise is something I struggle with. Today, I actually got up early and put in 15 minutes on the treadmill. I know it's not much, but at this point anything is better than nothing.
But that's not the secret part. I stayed in my workout clothes... and found myself exercising while waiting for things during my work hours! If I had showered and changed, no way would I have worked out again. And if I were still in my jammies, same.
Five minutes here and there is better than no minutes anywhere. I think I see a lot more work days in ... |
continue reading 4 comments January 12, 2010, 1:35 pm What's Your Current Favourite Quote? | “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”
Unknown
Go! ... |
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January 10, 2010, 9:03 am Re: Love the One You're With | Kel, GREAT article!
I actually took the line in another direction when I read it, so was pleasantly surprised and intrigued to read your interpretation.
To me, reading "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you are with" I thought of bodies.
Back when I was big, I didn't love my body. And I always thought "I'll love it when it's lost all the weight". Imagine my SHOCK when I lost all the weight, and was told by my doctor to stop losing, and I didn't love the body I had! I mean, what's to love about this ... |
continue reading 4 comments January 9, 2010, 1:02 pm Today I stepped on the scale... | And adjusted my weight to reflect that I am today 158.2lbs. I came straight to NM and adjusted my goal, then popped onto the treadmill and put in a serious workout.
It's not been my food so much as my lack of moving my hiney that has added the extra pounds. I've said it many times that it needs to be a balance for me to hover successfully. But since before the holidays, I cannot look you in the eye and tell you that I have been working out with any regularity.
No more. I have always stated that I refuse to ... |
continue reading 6 comments January 7, 2010, 2:38 pm Would you... ? | Watching Biggest Loser this week, I was shocked and awed at the first thing they had to do... stand on a scale and announce their starting weight to their friends, family, and entire town.
I was fascinated because I have always felt that until you own it, it's not yours to change. Standing in front of the hordes, on a giant scale, announcing to all your current weight... if that's not owning it, I don't know what is.
So... Could you do it? Would you do it?
I asked on FB the next day and got some interesting feedback.
Noteably:
- the majority of people ... |
continue reading 16 comments December 31, 2009, 8:10 am Another Year of Success | Actually, this title can look both forward and backwards.
Thanks to NutriMirror, I've learned how to fuel my body properly, and most importantly, how to LIVE in this body. I am able to keep myself hovering (I refuse to call it maintenance now, it'll always be hovering to me) in the same healthy place. And when I feel like I am getting out of control, or that I need to refresh myself, back to NM I come. It's always here for me.
I became obsessed with weight, nutrition, workouts, and such. So much so that my life was absolutely consumed, and I ... |
continue reading 15 comments December 7, 2009, 1:50 pm Facebook Shout Out | Ha! How great is it that I click onto Facebook, only to see a friend's status bragging her 5 pound loss, and thanking me for showing her NM??
FANTASTIC!!
Congrats to her (if she reads this... don't know what her username is on here), and congrats to NM for being wonderfully spectacular!!! ... |
continue reading 6 comments 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 October 28, 2009, 2:17 pm My poor dog | Out walking my Cairn Terrier and Weiner dogs last night, when we were attacked by a lab/pitbull/shepard cross that has issues with little dogs, having been bullied as a pup by one (so I found out after talking to her owner).
She literally picked up my Cairn by the back and shook her. Twice. She skinned her, and punctured her repeatedly. Two hours of emergency surgery, and I'm home with Frankendog. It's awful awful awful.
I actually was not hungry last night for dinner. I ate popcorn while watching biggest loser, but that was purely an emotional need.
Today i'm struggling with ... |
continue reading 47 comments October 17, 2009, 9:23 am Jim, did you delete... | ... your post about "why they leave"?
I commented on it, and was wondering if anyone commented after me, but cannot find it anywhere!
I thought it was a great post, with interesting responses.
Feel free to email me if you don't want to publicly respond. ... |
continue reading 8 comments October 17, 2009, 8:42 am Happy Saturday! | Nothing to really report, just wanted to say hi.
*waves* ... |
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October 5, 2009, 12:22 pm Game On! | Last week was insane. Both a death and a birth on the same day. The death made us have to jump in the car and drive 14 hours to the next province. Crazy amounts of visiting, then the service, and the drive home made for NO workout time. And eating? Well, I did my best, but man, there were not a ton of good choices. I actually cooked dinner for our hosts one night, just to have a healthy meal, lol.
The scale was at 158 (healthy for me is 147), so I'm "game on" lemme tellya. Shootin for the green. ... |
continue reading 6 comments September 17, 2009, 10:36 am Calories from Fat? | Curious... why is this important? No, seriously... if it's here, it's a tool, and I don't know how to use it.
Educate me!!
:) ... |
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September 5, 2009, 11:56 am Just For Today: Saturday | JFT:
I will NOT indulge just because it's the weekend.
I WILL drink all my water.
I will NOT overdrink coffee.
I WILL make healthy choices.
I MAY or MAY NOT excercise. *cheeky grin* ... |
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August 25, 2009, 4:44 pm I was approached via my blog | I got this in my email today:
Hi there,
My name is Amanda and I’m with Rocket XL, a marketing agency based in Los Angeles. Based on your site’s focus on fitness, weight-loss and health, I wanted to extend an invitation to you to join our online review team for Sensa, which is an easy-to-use weight-loss system that can boost your already existing efforts.
We’d love to send you a FREE 3-month Sensa Starter Kit (a $197 value) to review and hope you will share your thoughts and experiences with your readers. We also will give you a unique code ... |
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