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- October 15th, 2008
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Goodbye :(
It has taken a lot of thought to come to this final decision, but together Queenie and I decided that we both needed to move on to other things. It isn’t that we wanted to stop writing for thi…
- October 14th, 2008
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Sad yet…happy day for me
Last October, I stumbled in to this place. I was fat and miserable. Erin and Jasmine quickly became my new BFF’s with their funny take on health and weight loss. They were just what this Queenie nee…
- October 13th, 2008
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It’s just not happening
I’m going to be oh so honest here - I’m having big issues with weight loss. I just haven’t done it. I started out more than a year ago and minus 10 pounds I weigh exactly the same.&n…
- October 11th, 2008
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Run For Your Life
The weather is starting to cool and I have been really looking at my exercise program. Particularly, how I can increase it. I found an interesting study that is going to have a HUGE impact on my progr…
- October 10th, 2008
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Friday, Friday, Friday!
Honestly, I don’t have a lot to say today - therefore I’m opening this up to you all today! First, make sure you weigh-in because let’s face it, that is what Friday’s are for I did end up…
- October 9th, 2008
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Little Goals Go A Long Way
When you begin to make changes in your life, a natural part of the process is to set goals for yourself. I am a goal setting queen. How many of you actually set the tiny goals for yourself though? Not…
- October 8th, 2008
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Eating My Way Through Vacation
Before I move on to talk about the massive amounts of food I ate on vacation, I want to send a very special thank you to Queenie for taking care of my posts for me while I was gone That was so great…
- October 7th, 2008
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Who Has Time?
You do. No matter how crammed your schedule appears to be. We can’t always make it to the gym for a workout. That’s the way life is. So, what do you do when you are faced with a packed full day pl…
- October 6th, 2008
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Party Monday
Today is a day to celebrate. I have decided that we need a party. We have had all these good things happening and most of the time, they go by, unnoticed and unmentioned. Not anymore. As many of yo…
- October 2nd, 2008
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The Dirt on Carbs
Carbs are evil. No, you need them. Carb free diets. Diets full of them. It is easy to be confused about carbs. I am telling you that it’s not that difficult to know what to do about them though.…
- October 1st, 2008
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Pizza isn’t junk food
If you are like me, there is nothing that fills a junk food craving quite like pizza can. I am here to tell you though, that pizza is not junk food. Now, if you grab it from Pizza Hut or Papa Johns -…
- September 30th, 2008
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Sickie Bugs Shouldn’t Stop You
How many of you will use the excuse of being sick to not exercise. Or to not eat right? There is a sad misconception about when you should skip exercise. I think it’s important to understand what ex…
- September 27th, 2008
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Tortoise or Hare?
I am assuming that those of you who wander through here are trying to either A) get healthy or B) Drop some poundage. In either case, there is an important lesson to be had from the old story of the T…
- September 26th, 2008
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Friday Weigh-In
I found this and thought it was pretty funny - and more than true! Food For Thought When we were young girls, so fresh in our teens We’d go on our diets, to look good in our jeans! And of cour…
- September 25th, 2008
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Raw Ice Cream
When I first began moving toward a healthy lifestyle, I never imagined that I would be eating part of my diet raw. Today, I can’t imagine NOT eating this way. My biggest shock was at how much great…
- September 24th, 2008
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More Fast Food That Is Good For You
You know my love, and the reason I am fat, is fast food. So, I’m always looking for new and lower fat choices that I can eat and still enjoy! Of course I had to share with you four more…
- September 23rd, 2008
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Up For a Challenge?
Lately, things in the weight loss category have been going well for me. I am dropping a couple pounds each week again which makes me one happy camper. After being stuck in a rut for SO DARN LONG…
- September 22nd, 2008
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Sleep Really Does Equal Weight Loss
As I sit here ready for my morning nap I am fully realizing the effect that sleep has on weight gain. As some of you may now, I am not a sleeper. I rarely sleep more than 4 hours at night…
- September 19th, 2008
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Panic Time
Alright, so some of you know that I am getting on a plane in 2 weeks and heading off to Nevada for a couple of days. Sounds heavenly right? Fun times, free drinks, childless.... the list g…
- September 18th, 2008
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Take a Walk
In this day and age, you would be hard pressed to find a person who is not occasionally under some sort of stress. Even me, Ms. Happy pants, has her share of hair ripping out days. Did you know that e…
- September 17th, 2008
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Biggest Loser Premiere!
Who else was excited about The Biggest Loser last night? First, let me say - I just love that show! I’ve already got my favorite team even though I don’t think they will last - The yel…
- September 16th, 2008
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Goodbye Forever
How many of you have done the whole yo yo thing with your weight? I think most normal people have. Once you work your fanny off to rid yourself of the excess baggage, you put it right back on again wh…
- September 15th, 2008
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Get Those DVR’s Ready!
Only one more day til the premiere of The Biggest Loser! Tuesday night starts another whirlwind of weight loss, exercise, healthy tips and more with Bob and Jillian. Thankfully this season they…
- September 13th, 2008
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Trying to NOT become a couch potato
I have been working for almost a year to drop pounds and get healthy. This particular time of year is really hard for me in the exercise department because...well....the new TV shows are coming on and…
- September 12th, 2008
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Weigh-in Friday!
Lookie, lookie, it is that time again class I’m very disappointed - there are so many of you we haven’t heard from lately! I realize that it may be embarrassing to say that you haven’t l…
- September 11th, 2008
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Forget Jack, just pass the sprouts
Sprouts have long been one of my favorite things. Even before I went healthy, I liked to munch on them. Now that I know more about them, I love them even more. Sprouts are loaded with vitamin C, vi…
- September 10th, 2008
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Sorry!
I just got my DSL back after 2 days and 4 hours of not having it. I couldn’t remember my password for OWW so I couldn’t post - even from the library - who by the way gives you 35 increment t…
- September 9th, 2008
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A Little Help for the Points Counting
I do realize that many of our readers here are Weight Watchers guru’s. You guys are doing what works for you. I can dig that. They have been around for 40 years. I simply can’t ignore their succes…
- September 8th, 2008
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Your Loss is Their Gain
On September 7, Weight Watchers will launch Lose for Good, a campaign created to empower people to get healthier while also giving back to others in need. The program addresses two global epidemics …
- September 6th, 2008
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Sugar in Soda - Satan in Disguise
I stopped drinking soda in October of 2007. I don’t even do the diet kind. It was the most difficult thing to give up for me when I decided to make the changes in my life. I was a Pepsiholic. I trie…
- September 5th, 2008
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Weigh-In Friday!
Let’s get back to the important things - weighing in! I did not gain, nor did I lose. I am exactly what I was last week - which is pretty much what I expected considering I barely though…
- September 4th, 2008
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Eating without Thinking
How many times have you gone in to a restaurant to have lunch with a friend and mindlessly ordered your food? Do you stop and read how that meal is actually prepared? Do they cook your chicken breast…
- September 3rd, 2008
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Diet Personality Quiz
As much as we all would like to say that we can simply eat healthy and work out to lose weight, most likely there are going to be more than a few of us who need a more structured “diet” plan. …
- September 2nd, 2008
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Here Fishy Fishy
There has long been controversy over whether the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks of mercury consumption. The scientific findings have pointed to significant benefits for both young a…
- September 1st, 2008
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Happy Labor Day!
Alright, I know you are not reading this today. In fact, right now you are probably getting ready to fire up the grill, have some friends over and generally relax on what mostly is a day off for…
- August 30th, 2008
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Nature and Food
I received this in an email from a friend of mine. I thought it was perfect to share here with all of the wicked readers. Enjoy! Nature provides everything that we need. But we are such slow learne…
- August 29th, 2008
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“Fat” Friday
Hello all! Let me explain what the title means… and no it doesn’t mean that today is the day we can eat all the fat we want because it’s Friday This post is all about fat… how much we…
- August 28th, 2008
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Shhhh and Listen Silly
I have been sick for the past 6 days. Yes. Sick. As in snot, puking, fevers, coughs, dishrag limbs....sick. I am not proud of the fact that I let myself get so run down. I do take full responsibility…
- August 27th, 2008
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My Top 10 List on Why We Don’t Lose Weight
10. Well because we don’t get off our lazy asses to do it Okay, that one was pretty obvious so I had to through it in there! 9. Can you say Ben & Jerry’s? 8. Because ev…
- August 26th, 2008
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Let’s Review Shall We?
Queenie is presently off doing some royal things - so here is a reprint of an archived post I’d use one of her posts so it would feel like she was actually here but I can’t get to her posts So…
- August 25th, 2008
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Back to School Time!
Well, I officially became a mother to a school aged child this morning. As I sent him off to school for the first time other than preschool, I couldn’t help but think of the past 5 years and w…
- August 23rd, 2008
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Misunderstood, Frustrated & Smart
I spent a week recently with my mom and my sister. My diet always is an issue when the family gets together now that I don’t eat meat. Not a bad issue, just one that seems to always come up. I think…
- August 22nd, 2008
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Guest Post - Motivation 101
Ohhhh Wicked Ones, we are in for a treat today. No having to get up on the scale and report back to us. Instead, you get to stare at a cutie pie and bask in the words of wisdom that he has for us. His…
- August 21st, 2008
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Easy Breezy Chocolate Cake
Oh yes. Seems funny that me here, on this site devoted to weight loss, I am sharing a recipe for Chocolate Cake of all things but I can assure you, this isn’t a typical cake. It’s made with whole…
- August 20th, 2008
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A Fast Food Ban?
Honestly, if it isn’t one thing it is another. This goes back to the post the other day about taking responsibility for your own health. Well, I guess Southern L.A. doesn’t believe tha…
- August 19th, 2008
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Ommmmm….Yoga
Yoga has long since been associated with health and weight loss. What you might not know is why this quieting form of exercise works so well to help you on your quest for health. People are walking…
- August 18th, 2008
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Are Salads Really That Healthy?
More and more restaurants and fast food joints are carrying a variety of salads. That’s a good thing, right? In fact, I have started to eat a few of them thinking that they are healthier… I…
- August 16th, 2008
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The Benefits of Raw Food
I have talked to you guys about Vegetarian diets. I have talked to you about juicing. I have shared my love for smoothies. The one part of my life that I have not mentioned yet is my love for raw food…
- August 15th, 2008
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What? It’s Friday already?
Yes, it’s true… it’s Friday which means weigh-in day! I’m actually excited because this will make three weeks in a row that I am down - 2.2 to be exact So.... how did you all do this w…
- August 14th, 2008
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Makes Ya Wonder
I was watching the Olympic Women’s Gymnastic Final on Tuesday night. Did anyone notice how young the team from China looked? Compared to Team USA, China looked like a bunch of 6 year olds. Here is a…
