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I am a wife, mother, and attorney, but not always in that order. I am also phenomenally indecisive, except when it comes to my husband, the Mister, and our boys--they are an easy commitment to make, and I write about them often. I devote the rest of
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My Daily Meal Plans
I’ve been getting a number of requests asking me to share what I eat everyday, so I have decided to make public the meal plans I send to Jorjana every night. Like many of you, I am a busy mom. By necessity, my meals are simple and made from...
Vegan Food Plan Update
TSpeaking of vegan, my thirty days on the new meal plan is almost up. I have more energy, but since I haven’t taken the time to calculate my intake, I don’t know if it is because I am taking in more calories. I do know that in terms of...
Humility is for Suckers
Yesterday I went to get my teeth cleaned. Don’t worry, it gets better. At my last teeth cleaning appointment six months ago, the hygienist did a standard H&P. She asked me if I had high blood pressure or diabetes. I said no. She loo...
On Dieting Books {A serpentine journey in my head}
I changed my meal plan for September, but since the change was fairly drastic and involved the addition of grains, I decided to keep quiet for a bit until I was sure I wasn’t going to slip on a black mask and starting prowling the neighborhood ...
This is the Magic Word
I’ve been at it again. Staying up past 1am reading when I should be sleeping. Each morning this week I stumbled out of bed around 7:30, the rapscallions having long since uncovered and renounced all stall tactics. Each morning this week I...
An Update: 110 Days
The other day I went to lunch with friends from law school. It’s been a while since I’ve seen them, and one friend gasped when she saw me. She could really see the difference, which made me very happy since up until very recently peop...
Ladies Don’t Perspire
They also carry parasols and ride side saddles, so perhaps I should shelve the excuse for one that would work in this century. I seem to have reached a bit of a plateau, which is completely natural with extended weight loss. I know I need to exerc...
Lunch Plate
This post is for those people who have asked me what I eat for lunch most days. I try to keep it as simple as possible because after making lunch for the boys, I really don’t feel like chopping or cooking. (Remember, I eat 4 ounces of prot...
The Walk
Every night The Mister takes Mikey and Nicholas on a walk around the neighborhood. The walk is ostensibly to enjoy the great outdoors and instill good exercising habits, but really it’s to exhaust little boys into nightime submission. One g...
Coke Bloat: Not Just For Lindsey Lohan
Last Friday we went out to dinner with friends. In honor of the occasion, I spent 20 minutes getting ready and all but flew into a red cotton dress that feels like I am wearing pajamas. The dress accommodated my watercraft-sized breasts nicely b...
Cracked Egg
The way my egg cracked for today’s breakfast was strangely appropriate. I held the egg as I normally do, an egg similar in shape and size to the ones I normally use, and tapped it against the chopping block with the same force as always. St...
Bloodlust, Part II {And how it helped me lose weight.}
Yesterday was Day 60 of my new way of eating. A milestone, for sure. I haven’t cheated once, but I have come close, and my diet almost crumbled mid way through when I reintroduced grains. People, it was a huge mistake to do it willy-nilly lik...
Baby Hippo Love: 30 Pounds
Sorry, but I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to post. On Saturday I reached a milestone: 30 pounds gone! That is a lot of weight, especially on someone as impossibly petite as I am. Seriously, I am a shrimp. I’m 5′4″ but fo...
Baby Hippo Love | Weigh In Week 12
And that concludes my 12 week pass at Weight Watchers. I’ve lost twenty pounds, total. It’s funny, because as I weighed in and received another 5 pound star, one of the receptionists congratulated me on doing so well. She commented th...
Day 28
So, today is day 28 of the eating plan I started when a reader here contacted me and gave me the what’s what. The plan was to eat this way for 30 days and evaluate and tweak as necessary. I was getting quite a few emails and comments about w...
Baby Hippo Love | Weigh In Week 11
The Short List
I have a short list. People who irritate me immediately simply by their appearance, mannerisms, or beliefs. Not exactly a charitable quality in me, but no one is perfect. Especially not the people on my short list. My short list is, by definition...
Baby Hippo Love | Weigh In Week 10
Everyone Can Go to Hell
On Thursday, April 16, 2009, I stopped snacking and eating sugar. Well, sort of. I eat a fruit every morning. And if I am really craving a sweet treat late at night, I drink a glass of Crystal Light. I drink a glass of Crystal Light. Hi, my n...
Baby Hippo Love | Week 9
As I mentioned earlier in the week, there are certain things I can’t do right now, maybe ever. Eating popcorn is one of them. Actually snacking, in general, is just no good for me. I end up not eating meals, but instead grazing lightly duri...
Portion Control
Portion control is one of the biggest challenges in any weight loss plan. Popcorn I can eat forever; broccoli, not so much. I’ve been doing some reading, and it’s becoming clearer to me that there are certain foods I should stay away fr...
Baby Hippo Love | Weigh In Week 7
Baby Hippo Love | Weigh in Week 6
Last week I was disappointed I had only lost roughly 6 pounds in one month. Today, I am thrilled to have lost 7 pounds in 6 weeks. It’s all a matter of perspective; I only lost 2 ounces this week. I can no longer deny the importance of exer...
Diet Talk | Dieting with Angelina Jolie
Leah’s diet tip is so inventive and fun! She is using Flaab and betting money online she will lose weight, but here is the kicker–if she loses, the money goes to her worst enemy. Blargh! Here is her email detailing the process better th...
Baby Hippo Love | Weigh In Week 5
I lost all the weight I gained last week, plus two additional ounces! The only thing different I have done this week is to eat cottage cheese for breakfast. I employ a fairly untraditional combination on advice from someone who, like me, doesn&#...
Diet Talk | Reader Recipe: Sort-Of Apple Pie
I have been super excited to try Julie’s recipe for Sort-Of Apple Pie since she emailed it to me a couple of weeks ago. I finally organized my scattered brain enough to get most of the (3!) ingredients. The Mister is at the store right now ge...
Baby Hippo Love | Weigh In Week 4
Losing five pounds in your first month is very disappointing when you have as much weight to lose as I do. I was shooting for 10 pounds, knowing in later months I would not likely lose as much. I am not giving up, of course, but I would be lying ...
Baby Hippo Love | Week Three Weigh In
Thar She Blows
The only thing that kept me from eating a jumbo-sized jar of green olives with a spoon on Sunday was a handful of measly points. Until I started dieting in earnest this past month, I didn’t believe I suffered from PMS. No odd cravings, no i...
Diet Talk
I’ve heard more than once that I am crazy to write about my latest Weight Watchers experience for everyone to see. At some point I may gain weight, will I write about it then? Yes. Part of what has me so enthused for the program this time around...
