1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back

img alt="giant costco cupcakes" style="border: medium none ; display: block;" width="206" height="240">Image by marzbars via FlickrWell, it's Wednesday and I have to say that last week I made all kinds of dramatic proclamations. Sadly I have taken one step forward and two steps back. So for all my grand statements, I have had fried food, pizza, and a cupcake since that last post. It's really pathetic...or...

Don't Disturb This Groove

A friend of mine posted this video on facebook to remind us all how damn old we are! And, that turned out to be the theme of my post this week.Why? Because there wasn't much movement this week. I was a better exerciser, but not really a better eater. I think I lost .4lbs. Not too much, but better than gaining, so we'll take it. A trip to the grocery store resulted in better things to eat, so maybe next Tuesday will have better results. All in all, this was a status quo week. Next week,...

Size: Is it All Relative?

I went to my hairdresser on Friday. Of course, there were several of us there. My hairdresser was telling us this story about how she was discriminated against at a Jenny Craig branch. Basically, she and her daughter were there before the branch opened. When the worker came to unlock the store they got out of their vehicle to approach the branch. The worker wouldn't open the store with them standing...

Ugh. Fail.

With the start of school and summer, all my free time flew out the window. I have class in the middle of the day, so it kind of cuts into my gym time. I keep promising that I'm going to go first thing in the morning, and I swear that I will, but it seems like something always comes up. This week:Monday - I can't remember. Tuesday - Psych II examWednesday - studying for Math & FilmThursday - Math...

What is your plan for the week?

We all know the drill.... failing to plan is planning to fail. I tell myself this all the time yet I continuously fail to plan. What does that say about me?itab I have had a particularly rough couple of weeks... I have been in a funk. Of course eating healthy, taking my vitamins, and hitting the gym would have brought me out of that funk but getting there was.... difficult. I finally got a decent...

Digging Deep

I'm FAT! There I said it. It's time I really owned it. I don't mean cracking fat jokes etc... I mean no-kidding-look-in-the-mirror-and-open-my-eyes own it. The truth is there, I've just been in denial. I am squeezing into clothes that don't really fit and so don't look good on me. I have rolls where there should be taught firm muscle. I have orange peel where smooth skin should be.I'm done with it.I...

Confessions

I don't think I've been quite as bad as Usher, but.....Man, have I been naughty. So naughty, in fact, I have gained 3 lbs! No, 3 lbs isn't a huge amount, but it is definitely more than I wanted. It is moving in the WRONG direction. It all started here of course. I brought home a lot of cupcakes one weekend. I wanted to try a bunch of different flavors, so I did. I didn't eat them all in one DAY, but.....over the weekend......sigh. After that, a general laxness about keeping track of food...

Day 21: I'm Calling Myself Out

Confession time. I am a big fat fraud. I cannot get motivated to continue to work out. I get started okay and then I fizzle. WTF. My staying power sucks. I'm so lame. I'm trying to figure out what I should do to change. But so far nothing is motivating me. The only thing that's keeping me from being a complete failure is that I HAVE been keeping up with watching what I've been eating. The other week...

What motivates you?

Everyone needs a little motivation sometimes... especially when it comes to working out. God knows I don't wake up every morning ready to hit the gym so I can work and sweat until I kill myself.No, even with as much as I "cheerlead" for everyone else, I hate working out. So what motivates me? The "before & after" pic, for one. You know, the one I posted on my notsopleasantlyplump blog a few months...

Historical Diets, or Dara Geeks Out....

As you all know I am an avid Romance reader and writer. I love historical romance! So I was thinking...or wondering what did women (and men...I mean who could compete with Beau Brummell?) do in history when they needed to loose weight? Well, most ladies could probably just pull on a corset and make it work...but what if they couldn't? Why, they went on a diet! Fad diets have been around for a while.Alcohol...

Well, this week went well... not.

Since Pearl is on vacation, she graciously allowed me to babysit her Twitloss blog. Thank you so much for this opportunity, and I hope you have a wonderful time in LA with your hubs!So this week.. Yeah. I had every intention of hitting the gym and eating better and being MOTIVATED! Unfortunately, school started on Monday, and I'm taking a full course load in a 10 week period. That doesn't leave me...

Wait, was that a deadline? umm....

So.... how's things? Enjoying your Thursday? I think it is safe to say that all of the #twitloss team really love pickles. Ok ok, I am totally procrastinating on acknowledging that today is June 10th... that means our 3 month deadline of June 1st is long gone.  So, lets recap... what did I want to get done in 3 months and how did I do?? Goals for the next 3 months (June 1st, 2010 deadline): Kick...

OBE and Pickles...

Right now my life is OBE. Overcome By Events. I am so swamped at work I barely have time to breath much less eat. So the upside is I am probably losing weight. The downside is, I am stressed and overtired. I am at 195 (again!) and hoping to see that dip back down to my previous best 193. In the mean time I have been reminded of my love for pickles. Whole dill pickles. Nom Nom Nom! This is the jar...

I'm a loser (baby)

I hate that song, ya know? I listened to it again, thinking I might use it, but the chorus is all I'm interested in. Sorry, Beck fans. Instead, you get something that may be even worse. This song has been in my head for DAYS. I don't know why. Anyway, I don't have much to report this week. Down, 1.2lbs. (WHOO!) But not because I did anything special. I still don't have any idea how this calories...

Day 7: A Look Back - Statistics

On March 1st, we began this blog as a journey to support ourselves in our journey towards weight loss and healthy living. Since the first quarter of our experiment is over, I thought I'd take a look back and let everyone know where I started and where I'm at now. March 1st, 2010 Height: 5'4 Weight: 155 pounds Chest: 40' Left Upper Arm: 13' Right Upper Arm: 14' Waist: 35' Hips: 37.5' Left Thigh:...

An apology, an update and an announcement

First and foremost I want to apologize for not doing my weekly duty last week! There was some stuff going on in my off-line life that had me shaken up from Thursday till Saturday and I just wasn't up to writing a cheery blogpost so I skipped it all together. But I've put it behind me and am ready to give you guys an update and have a little announcement concerning temporary replacement during my...

Its 11:58 I'm not late yet!

This is a quick post as I am on my way out of town and completely neglected to think ahead as to my post today. Where am I going? Camping. Yes, im going to sleep on the ground in a tent where there is no internet... or worse.... twitter. As a funny, my 9 year old daughter wanted the tshirt with this picture on it.... it was hard to keep the giggles in. As I think we have just about reached the original...

I Stress, Therefore I Eat...

As you all know I am dealing with two huge losses right now. My sister in law and then a close friend. I know I am a stress eater. I am really trying not to succumb to the succor food offers me, but I find myself grabbing cookies, having a beer, eating a Chocolate Thunder from Down Under at Outback... Anyway, my goal is to refocus my energy toward working out. So Tuesday, my goal was to eat healthy...

She's a maneater!

It's on my cardio mix! And....it's kinda talking about food, right? At least the kind I like to eat....Besides, watching that video gives me inspiration to do MORE cardio so I can look like that....except a little more brown. :-) Happy Wednesday, everbody! I'm in a great mood so you must know what that means. That's right, the scale is cooperating again! Not only did I lose the 1lb I had gained...

Back At One

Happy Tuesday! I apologize. Since Memorial Day was yesterday, I totally forgot that I needed to post to the blog. BTW, I know this music video has nothing to do with weight loss, but it does have a point per say. I remember Brian McKnight saying that he came up with the idea for this song when he was trying to put something together at his house. The instructions always said, when all else fails...