tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62482518706724544302024-02-21T23:31:06.400-08:00TwitLoss - women twittering with purposeWomen twittering with purposeTiffany @ KindleVixenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571951832223336180noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-12804905620633340742013-09-03T11:45:00.002-07:002013-09-03T11:45:36.553-07:00Hi guys!I know, it's been a while since I've posted. I'd say that I didn't have anything to post, but I have. I was just super busy finishing up with my degree (yay!!) and doing all those wonderful things you do when you graduate. Took my state registry for xray and passed. Started applying for jobs and haven't heard anything back yet. Started another program in school so that I can perform mammograms (and get paid more). Yup, I'm a busy lady.<br />
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I don't remember my last post, and frankly I'm too <strike>lazy</strike> busy to go back and look (no really - I have to read 2 chapters for a quiz that I have this evening in class) so I'll start from the beginning.<br />
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I stepped on the scale a few months ago and nearly cried. I was at 212 pounds and miserable. My knees hurt. My ankles hurt. My feet hurt. I hated the way I looked in the mirror and everything just SUCKED. I didn't have time to go to the gym, but I figured since I'm on my feet all day and I know exactly how many calories I burn (thanks to the <a href="http://www.dh.org/MedGem-MetabolismAnalysis">MedGem Metabolic Analysis</a> I did at the VA's nutrition clinic), I could at least count calories and eat better.<br />
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So I started eating more fruits and veggies. Less fried crap. No soda. TONS of water. I only took in 1500 calories per day AT MOST. And I started dropping weight. Quickly. Then, I talked to one of my friends who works with PK about weight loss and she told me that she goes to the gym every evening at 6pm. Since I'm now finished with school, I can totally do that! Turns out, she works out at her apartment complex's gym and it's really nice.<br />
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The first day, I hopped on the elliptical and I swore to God I was going to DIE by the end. I lifted some weights and did some situps on the yoga ball. I went home and cried like a little girl. But I made myself go back the next day. And the next. And the next. Pretty soon, I was actually looking forward to going to the gym!<br />
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My knees aren't hurting anymore (unless it's going to rain, then there's nothing I can do about that. Arthritis sucks). My ankles aren't hurting anymore. My feet... well, I have heel spurs so they're going to ache, but they don't hurt because I'm too heavy to cart myself around anymore.<br />
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I'm down to 190 and feeling awesome. Still have 40 pounds to go before I hit my goal weight, but I have faith that I'll make it.<br />
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I'll leave you today with a link that my friend NinjaKitty gave me on the science of weight loss. It covers a lot of things I've previously talked about (back when I was actually posting here regularly) but it's good info to know.<br />
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I knew when I started this that my feet and knees were going to hurt. I'm literally standing all day at my current clinical site (we're not allowed to sit in the rooms while we wait for patients, and since it's such a slow hospital most of the day is spent standing in one position while we pray for someone to need a testable xray), so that's enough of a cause for my feet to hurt right there. But add on the fact that I'm 50(ish) pounds overweight and it makes it even worse.<br />
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I <i>know</i> this. I know what it's like to not feel that pain when I first step out of bed in the morning because I'm not putting too much weight on them. I know what it's like not to want to cry when I step on the scale. But because I <i>do</i> have that pain and I <i>do</i> want to cry when I step on the scale, I'm depressed as hell.<br />
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I'm eating a LOT of fruits and veggies. I'm going to try to do Weight Watchers with my crit partner Elise (who's lost quite a bit of weight already!) and I'm going to join that stupid gym even if it kills me (and it might - financially, anyway). And tomorrow, I'm going to walk to the school and maybe on Thursday when I don't have to be at school early, I might even walk Monkey TO school instead of just FROM school.<br />
<br />This weight will not beat me.Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-79712575664477856032013-01-18T09:28:00.002-08:002013-01-18T10:08:17.728-08:00Measure This! So, it's been awhile, twitloss! <br />
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I think we all had so much to do, blogging about this just fell by the wayside. But, luckily for me, actually <i>doing</i> it has stayed pretty consistent. Since we've lasted talked (<a href="http://twitloss.blogspot.com/2011/10/dear-diary.html">October 17, 2011</a>) I've lost about 25lbs, according to the scale. Some of that is muscle, though, because I've taken up lifting heavy things. I like the heavy lifting! There is something about the constant challenge and the immediate goals that make it appealing. I mean, constantly working up to lifting the next weight is a very satisfying.<br />
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Anyway, I also recently started C25K after saying I would NEVER run. One of the people at the gym talked me into trying it, and it hasn't killed me yet. I'm only on week 2, but I'm considering this a milestone.<br />
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<br />The 18th is also Measurements Day. I'm trying to get this to be a monthly holiday, but so far no one is feeling it but me. This seems like a good place to track measurements though, so here goes:<br />
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Between December 18 and January 18: Waist 1.5 inches gone, Hips 1 inch gone, Chest, same.<br />
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This is also month 6 of taking measurements so in 6 months, I've lost 6 inches from my waist (yippee!); 4 inches from my hips (hoooray!); and 2.5 inches from my chest. <br />
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A total of 12.5 inches gone in 6 months. And that's not counting biceps and thighs and calves and all the other things that people measure. I can barely remember to measure the big 3, adding anything else would be pointless. Still, I'll take 12.5 inches. I certainly DO NOT want or need them back. <br />
<br />So, this was me in November 2011, shortly after my last post. And on the right, me on Monday, January 14th. Apparently, wearing a nametag makes you look much heavier. Who knew! <br />
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<br />Robin Bradfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569145434953695561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-3926317338331902102013-01-02T08:00:00.000-08:002013-01-02T08:00:08.636-08:00New day. New year.I just read <a href="http://www.twimom227.com/2013/01/before-and-after-years-journey-by-una.html">Una's post</a> on Twimom227.com and was inspired. Her story felt a lot like my story. She's always been chunky, I've always been chunky. She gained a lot of weight while she was pregnant, so did I.<br />
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But, while I did manage to lose 65 pounds two years ago, I didn't keep it off. I haven't changed my lifestyle as much as I need to. I gained 20 pounds back and am sitting at 200 pounds. I'm stuck in a cycle of depression, I don't exercise as much as I should, and I hate it.<br />
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I recently made the decision to get back on the exercise wagon. I'm still committed to that. I get up and move more often than I did before and it is helping. I've lost 4 pounds, and would like to keep losing. I've always said that I won't set a goal weight because I don't want to aspire to something and possibly fail at it, which would only send me spiraling out of control again. I want to be <i>healthy. </i><br />
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According to my height/weight chart, I should be somewhere between 120 and 150. I have never been 120 in my life. In high school, I was 150 and happy. In the Navy, just before I got pregnant with Monkey, I was 143 and I looked sick. It's a fine line.<br />
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At some point, I'll be happy with my body again. I just need to stay on track.Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-89741096623641739172012-12-19T10:23:00.001-08:002012-12-19T10:23:12.357-08:00MK: back on the wagon... again...<br />
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<br />Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-38289217938987553882012-10-22T08:00:00.000-07:002012-12-19T10:24:16.078-08:00MamaKitty update<br />
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I know that I haven't updated recently... I don't think any of us have. Life has gotten in the way of pretty much everything. That includes blogging (here, at <a href="http://mamakittyreviews.com/">MamaKitty Reviews</a>, my personal blog...), exercising, you name it and life has pretty much knocked it down.<br />
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I was in a car accident on September 11th. I'm okay, but my car was totaled and I hurt my back. I went to a chiropractor and I'm feeling better, but any exercise I got in before then went swirling. And now, I'm 50 pounds overweight, at 199lbs (I've gained 20 in the last 6 months) and hating life. I'm tired <i>all the time</i>. I have no energy to do anything but sit on the couch and watch TV. I'm on my feet most of the day at clinic, but my heart rate doesn't get too high since all I'm doing is standing there. I <i>feel</i> heavy.<br />
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I was walking to my car the other day when leaving clinic and I saw my reflection in the window at one of the shops in the hospital... and I didn't like what I saw. My body is big. I know that it looks worse because I have to wear a big white lab coat (and let's face it - white isn't flattering) but I just looked... <i>big</i>. And my head isn't that big. So I look majorly disproportionate (it could be how I view myself, but either way, I don't like it).<br />
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I've got to get back on track. I've got to drop the last 50 pounds. I'm down 50 already (granted, it was 2 years ago but still) so I should be able to get past this last (giant) hurdle.<br />
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Right?Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-90619618677959810012012-04-02T05:29:00.005-07:002012-04-02T05:29:00.213-07:00Checking In...From The Edge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAGSsuc3r76WT37a91cVh8wD-DJX0C65Zh2apNtumR6b_GhNHSAVT76CeEXf0Rb-7MmqArW0fiTSRWcv9PD7kZ6rDOaTqNFAEuE_2-SkfKPkuOtDthC54a5softyCN3iZSoCbe-DNthg/s1600/image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAGSsuc3r76WT37a91cVh8wD-DJX0C65Zh2apNtumR6b_GhNHSAVT76CeEXf0Rb-7MmqArW0fiTSRWcv9PD7kZ6rDOaTqNFAEuE_2-SkfKPkuOtDthC54a5softyCN3iZSoCbe-DNthg/s640/image1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Hola! Just popping in to say hi. I am currently down about 5 pounds. Thank you stomach flu of 2012! I can't take credit for it based on working out and eating right, but I am totally willing to capitalize on my pain and suffering. Or at least try. I have put on 2 pounds of what I lost, but hell I am holding on by the skin of my teeth.<br />
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DH and I are talking about doing a month of eating vegetarian in an attempt to kind of detox our systems. I am also seriously considering taking Xenadrine or some other supplement to try and spur on some weight loss because waking up at 4:30am M-Th and every other Friday is not getting it done. I mean, I feel better, but I can't say I am any smaller and the numbers on the scale aren't really going anywhere.<br />
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Last weekend DH and I went rock wall climbing. Holy crap! That was scary and not a little bit of work. DH climbs like he was born to it. Me, I get 3/4ths of the way up and chicken out. Every. Single. Time. Sigh. My goal is to get to the top...one day. LOL! Above is the gym we went to, called <a href="http://verticalhold.com/" target="_blank">Verticle Hold</a>. Everyone was really nice and we had a great time for having 0 clue what we were doing when we walked in.<br />
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How are you all doing? Hanging in there? Lose any weight? I feel like we haven't talked in a dogs age. Oh right. We haven't. Well, say hi. don't be a stranger and I'll try to do the same.Dara Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06315168608533675714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-9780902986927275382012-03-07T08:00:00.000-08:002012-03-07T08:00:06.097-08:00Wake up call<span style="font-style: normal; ">As you know, I've been trying to lose weight for the past 2 years. I've managed to drop 65 pounds, but I've hit a plateau with 40 more pounds to lose. It's mostly due to lack of time, motivation, and pain from the injuries I sustained during my time in the military. Lately, I've started eating right again and have lost a few more pounds (yay, me!) and have been encouraging PK to do the same. Since we've been together, he's gained a good 30-40 pounds, and it's </span><i>not</i> healthy. Since I'm trying to get healthy, I'd like him to do so as well. They say it's easier to get healthy and lose weight with a partner, right? Well, PK is of the mindset that since men lose weight faster than women do, he'll start losing weight when I have 20 pounds left to lose.<div><br />Personally, I think he's just trying to put off changing his eating habits and starting a workout plan, but that's just me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last Friday, I was in class when I saw that he was calling me. I ignored it, since he usually calls me at that time to ask me something like "did you pay this bill" or "can you bring me lunch" since he knows I get out of class at 10:30 on Fridays. Turns out, I should have answered it. </div><div><br /></div><div>PK was having a "cardiac event". At the time, he thought it was a heart attack, and it's entirely possible that it was, since the doctors at the hospital didn't really tell us anything in the way of what actually happened. I asked for his Creatinine, Troponin I, and Troponin T levels multiple times, but they never gave them to me (PK was in the room and gave consent, so HIPAA wasn't a concern). Those specific proteins are what they look for when checking to see if a patient has actually had a heart attack - they go up when the heart muscle has been damaged after a myocardial infarction. </div><div><br /></div><div>He spent the weekend in the hospital, and will have to undergo some more testing, but ultimately, PK is going to have to change some major things about his lifestyle. He needs to start exercising. He has to stop smoking. He needs to start eating healthy (even if it means eating "fake shit" like the whole wheat pasta that I love so much). </div><div><br /></div><div>Losing weight isn't just about looking better and liking what you see in the mirror. It's about keeping yourself healthy and staying alive. It's about being there for your family in the long run. And I pray to God that PK paid attention to this wake up call as much as I did.</div>Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-9953015566889404902012-03-02T03:55:00.003-08:002012-03-02T03:55:57.882-08:00I Hate Mornings. I really do hate them. I prefer to work nights, but the job isn't cooperating with that desire right now. I really hate mornings when I have to get up an hour earlier than normal to hit the gym before work, because after a 12 hour shift running my butt off in the ER, I will be too tired. LOL, but a benefit of going back to work in the ER is that I no longer have a sedentary job according to my online calorie counter.<br />
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Alas, I would love to spend those extra calories that I burn each day on a couple of chocolate eclairs from the bakery that I HAVE to drive past every morning on the way the place that keeps my paycheck, but I won't. I'll have two pieces of turkey sausage and hard boiled eggs.<br />
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Down 29 pounds and counting.Liahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04811659609966009495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-65236220643221849552012-02-15T00:34:00.000-08:002012-02-15T00:34:32.142-08:0012.6 Pounds & Counting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.palmspringslife.com/images/cache/a0c4fd83fdc94d2935beedb544e08112.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://www.palmspringslife.com/images/cache/a0c4fd83fdc94d2935beedb544e08112.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings, Kittens!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I missed last month and for that I'm sorry, but at least it isn't because I've fallen off the wagon. As the title says, I'm down 12.6 pounds since January 1st and going steadily along. 11 of that happened in January. I plateaued the first two weeks of February when I stopped exercising to recover, and then dropped another 1.6 since I've been able to move more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm happy about this overall because it means that my eating didn't increase the way it usually does during my period and when I'm worn down and have to recoup. That's a very good sign for how the beginning of this year, and hopefully beyond will go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't been back on the stationary bike or using my hoop like I'd hoped. Most of my activity has been getting my 10K steps or close to it, and bouncing to music on my balance ball which I love. Lately, it's been just the ball, but as long as it's working right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm in a low energy phase with the CFS, but I'm steadily working forward with it. Everything is harder with a chronic illness, but no goal is impossible, some just take more creative thinking. In my case, when you can't run, walk. When you can't walk...bounce!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">~X</span>Xakarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643255392076283232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-325864887917964722012-02-06T05:40:00.000-08:002012-02-06T05:40:00.820-08:00Post Superbowl Hangover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JWIVP35tIPUj9XeVaUhJffhgTiFOLMCCwa0eVgBzVixVej_c43IeXzLh1hxvwb_PXt3tT-ccuiwqpfe1SrRZ_Xh_89TAFn8NOtez8ojHq1ZHmbBR4xCdT_IxN9-KDJ3Z60DJ4JnBxeQ/s1600/super-bowl-2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JWIVP35tIPUj9XeVaUhJffhgTiFOLMCCwa0eVgBzVixVej_c43IeXzLh1hxvwb_PXt3tT-ccuiwqpfe1SrRZ_Xh_89TAFn8NOtez8ojHq1ZHmbBR4xCdT_IxN9-KDJ3Z60DJ4JnBxeQ/s320/super-bowl-2012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>OK, so I am writing this on Saturday. LOL! I know it won't get written on Sunday and frankly once I'm at work it won't happen either. :D The sad reality is, I will probably have a food hangover not one from alcohol. See the DH doesn't understand how not to cook for an army. *rolls eyes* So, I am counting on having over eaten.<br />
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On the upside, I will be hitting the gym early Monday morning and pedaling my way to a slimmer trimmer me. Hopefully. I am doing so good with working out about 4 days a week, but I don't feel like I can really see any difference. I'm just gonna keep at it and hope I am on the verge of some big break through.<br />
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As for my foot, I am doing very well. I bowled last weekend and even managed to wear a pair of low heels this week. I am struggling with some swelling issues, a common result of the type of break I had. It means that I am back to wearing the evil compression hose I have from my blood clot last year. Sigh. They may be the most unsexy pair of thigh highs anyone has EVER seen. Ha! Ha!<br />
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<b>How are you all doing with your workouts? How are you feeling after the big game? Still full? LOL!</b>Dara Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06315168608533675714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-32513918009384475892012-02-03T09:10:00.000-08:002012-02-03T09:10:37.045-08:00Life isn't FairI was confronted with another moment where life isn't fair this week when we realized that over the last year- year and a half, my husband has lost about 65 pounds. How, you might ask.<br />
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By doing absolutely nothing. He joined a gym and went 4 times. The biggest change that I can put my finger on is that he has stopped skipping so many meals. So in other words, he lost weight by eating.<br />
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I know all the reasons men lose weight easier than women, but still the intellectual part of my brain is just going to have to bow down to the whiny, selfish emotional side and let me complain a bit.<br />
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As for me, I am still a non-smoker. Just over two months now. Due mainly to the weather here in the south, where it can't seem to decide if it is going to be warm or cold, my sinuses have been driving me crazy. So most of the last two month have been spent coughing and blowing my nose. Makes the gym loads of fun. I try, but some days I don't seem to get very far.<br />
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Still, since I've been here, I have lost a total of 30 pounds. Almost 10% of my body weight. And most importantly I feel better.Liahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04811659609966009495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-19572155456724716602012-02-01T13:04:00.000-08:002012-02-01T13:28:09.667-08:00Finding my motivationHello fellow Twitlossers!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, everyone knows I've been SUPER TIRED lately. With 5am mornings every day and late nights of studying and taking care of my family, it's hard not to be! So where do I find the motivation to work out? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Good question.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't been working out lately. I know, I know. This is a #twitloss post. I'm supposed to be talking about working out and losing weight! Funny thing is that I've somehow managed to lose weight despite not working out. How? Well, I haven't been eating as much because of the lack of time and the fact that I had a massive UTI and suspected kidney stones. I was in so much pain that I was nauseated constantly and eating was so low on my list of priorities that the weight just kind of melted off for a while.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not exactly the best way to drop weight, but I'll take what I can get for now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So. Now that the infection is gone and my appetite has returned, how do I kickstart my motivation? MUSIC! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />While I'm getting ready before the sun has even made her appearance in the morning, I pop in my headphones so that I don't wake up Monkey or PK, and I shake my booty to my favorite artists. Lately, I've been on a Christian music kick, so I listen to artists like: MercyMe (a <i>lot </i>os MercyMe - they're my favorite) , Casting Crowns, Mandisa, Big Daddy Weave, Jeremy Camp, Newsboys, Sanctus Real, Matt Maher, Chris Tomlin, NeedtoBreathe, Natalie Grant, Tenth Avenue North, Ashes Remain, 33 Miles, Sidewalk Prophets, Kutless, Francesca Batistelli, Third Day, Brandon Heath, & Toby Mac (to see my playlist on YouTube, go here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0F7873A8FAAD7A6F">My KSBJ</a>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My day doesn't officially start until I've heard the Good Morning song by Mandisa (featuring TobyMac). If I'm in the car, I crank it up as loud as it'll go and sing at the top of my lungs. If I'm in the bathroom, I boogie all over the place and usually end up needing another shower because I end up sweating because I dance so hard. It's such a fun song and it's the BEST way to start your day!<br /><center><b><br /></b></center></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); ">Wave away my yesterday</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); "><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); ">Cause I'm leaving it behind me.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); "><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); ">Hello sunshine, come what may.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); "><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); ">I feel something new inside me.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); "><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); ">I hear the birds singing</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); "><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); ">Now my alarm's ringing</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); "><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 221); ">Get up, get up, hey!</span> </b><br /><br /><center></center></div><object width="400" height="301"><div style="text-align: center;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g1ovNZTpVcU?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="301" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>What music gets you motivated?</b></div><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g1ovNZTpVcU?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></object>Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-91887653386963573162012-01-11T08:07:00.000-08:002012-01-11T08:25:08.405-08:00It's cold and I'm hungry.*waves* Hello! Tyhada's not feeling that great, so I offered to blog for her today. Unfortunately, I woke up to 45 degree weather, so all I can think about it how F'ing cold it is. I live in Texas, where we don't get weather like this very often. Yes, I turned the heater on, and I'm wearing my favorite hoodie, but my knee is angry at me (stupid arthritis) and all I can think about is the pot of chili I'm going to make for dinner tonight.<br /><br />Doesn't sound much like a #twitloss post, does it?<br /><br />Well, it does if you make chili the way I do. I don't use ground beef (although PK thinks I do... shh, don't tell him!) and I use a special recipe I found years ago. It's not your traditional Texas chili. Meaning: there are <i>beans</i> in it. PK grumbled about it the first time I made it, but when he took his first bite, he promptly stopped talking because he had his mouth too full of food to speak. Yup, it's that good. It's also pretty healthy, for chili. <div><br /></div><div><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Serves: 8; Calories: 295; Total Fat: 8 grams; Saturated Fat: 2.5 grams; Protein: 22 grams; Total carbohydrates: 35 grams; Sugar: 8 grams; Fiber: 10 grams; Cholesterol: 37 milligrams; Sodium: 512 milligrams</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsxsJD2tINc5_EASpgHABesstLhm6GulJpOImd17qpSrLe13K1e9Y6yxVNDZWOlsBkbDv7I1_UHJehmekDVjbvZTDqv1fRTyy5eZdMeCMohA5Yr77PjGKCBQyvyi6ut1wCKnYF0agOVis/s200/chili.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696409926602062370" /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span><span style="line-height: 23px; "><b>Three Bean and Beef Chili</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61); "><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/ellie-krieger/index.html" title="Recipe courtesy of Ellie Krieger, All Rights Reserved." style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(181, 9, 56); font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(250, 247, 240); ">Recipe courtesy of Ellie Krieger, All Rights Reserved.</a> </div><div style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61); "><div class="rm-block" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 28px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 28px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><dl class="border" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(214, 214, 206); "><dt class="head time" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; float: left; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/r2-sprite.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: -7px -212px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Total Time:</dt><dd class="head duration clrfix" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 14px; zoom: 1; text-align: right; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; "><span class="value-title rspec-value-small" title="PT1H25M" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">1 hr 25 min</span></dd><dt style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 21px; float: left; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Prep</dt><dd class="prepTime clrfix" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 14px; zoom: 1; text-align: right; "><span class="value-title rspec-value-small" title="PT0H15M" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">15 min</span></dd><dt style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 21px; float: left; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Cook</dt><dd class="cookTime clrfix" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 14px; zoom: 1; text-align: right; "><span class="value-title rspec-value-small" title="PT1H10M" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">1 hr 10 min</span></dd></dl></div><div class="rm-block" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 28px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 28px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><dl class="border" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(214, 214, 206); "><dt class="head yield" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 21px; float: left; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/r2-sprite.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: -7px -256px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Yield:</dt><dd class="clrfix" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 14px; zoom: 1; text-align: right; ">10 cups (serves 8, serving size 1 1/4 cup)</dd><dd class="clrfix" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 14px; zoom: 1; text-align: right; "><h2 class="kv-ingred" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Ingredients</h2><ul class="kv-ingred-list1" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 tablespoon olive oil</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 onion, diced (1 cup)</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 red bell pepper, diced (1 cup)</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">2 carrots, diced (1/2 cup)</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">2 teaspoons ground cumin</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 pound ground turkey</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">2 cups water</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded and minced (optional - I rarely use this)</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">2 teaspoons adobo sauce from the can of chipotles (again, optional - I rarely use this)</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1/2 teaspoon dried oregano</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">Salt and freshly ground black pepper</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 (15.5-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 (15.5-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed</li><li class="ingredient" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 23px; ">1 (15.5-ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed</li></ul><h2 style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; ">Directions</h2><div class="instructions" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><p class="instruction" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 23px; ">Heat the oil in large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and carrots, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the ground beef; raise the heat to high and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until the meat is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes, water, chipotle and adobo sauce, oregano and salt and pepper. Simmer, partially covered, stirring from time to time, for 30 minutes. Stir in the beans and cook, partially covered, 20 minutes longer. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.</p></div></dd></dl></div></div></span></div>Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-81826180120307412262012-01-09T21:30:00.000-08:002012-01-09T21:46:17.829-08:00What do you want from your life and how are you getting it?We all know that weight loss is never just about the weight. Excess weight undoubtably comes with bad habits and poor choices, likely stemming from issues that none of us really want to face. <br />
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But, what if you did face them? What do you have to lose? What if you sat down and made a list of the things you wanted in your life and how you were to achieve them? Maybe the better question to ask is.... what if you don't do that? What are the chances that in 6 months you won't regret that you are still in the same situation or maybe worst? I imagine the chance of you regretting having made that list is much smaller than not, so go on. Do it. <br />
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Ask yourself what you want and how you can get it. Write it down and post it where you can see it. <br />
Now make it happen. <br />
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I am certainly not perfect. I've had my fair share of slip ups, setbacks, and outright fails on this 2+ year journey toward better health and happiness. Yet, not once have I regretted making the decision that it was time to make my life my own.<br />
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What that means for you is likely entirely different than what that means for me. For me it meant finding self confidence, accepting my faults, accepting my needs, and acknowledging that I deserved better than I had. It means pushing myself harder. It means making myself uncomfortable at times in the name of getting what I want and fixing what's wrong. It means patience and finding a peace with the fact that I don't always get what I want when I want it. <br />
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So this year, forget New Year's resolutions and instead look at the long term. What do you want and where are you going? How do you get what you want? <br />
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Me? I want health, strength, independence. I want to be bad ass. How am I getting there?<br />
-- Weight lifting, <a href="http://www.get-fit-naturally.org/2012/01/why-women-should-lift-weights.html">it burns fat, builds muscle</a>. I stepped out of the women's gym and into the squat racks and it felt amazing. <br />
-- Eat primal, at least most of the time. Or at least sort of. Basically I'm limiting my grains and dairy.<br />
-- <a href="http://www.sincityrollergirls.com/">Roller Derby</a>. I've wanted to for a really long time and I kept putting it off. "I'm not strong enough, I can't skate well enough, I'm not skinny enough." To hell with all of that. I want to do it, I'm going to.<br />
-- <a href="http://www.unlv.edu">School</a>. And more school. I've got 5 classes this semester and I'm looking forward to every one.<br />
-- Travel. I have people I need to see, places I need to visit. <br />
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See this? This is progress. This is hard work. But still, this is just a number. Life is about more than a number. So yes, make yourself weight goals if you need, but make yourself life goals as well. <br />
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In short, I'm <a href="http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/03/03/game-of-life/">leveling up my life</a>. How about you? Will you join me? Or are you <a href="http://www.modernpaleowarfare.com/2012/01/last-post-youll-read-here.html">giving up already</a>?Tiffany @ KindleVixenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571951832223336180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-2962459879193329252012-01-06T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-06T06:00:03.283-08:00It is a loss, of sortsI lost something really big in the last month. No, not a big weight loss month, but I didn't gain so that is good.<br />
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After being a pack a day or more smoker for 10 years, I quit. It has been 5 weeks since my last cigarette. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I've only threatened to kill my husband a couple of times, and even those times I really didn't mean it. I wouldn't recommend my method of quitting to anyone.<br />
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I didn't set out to quit. I really didn't even want to quit most days. At the end of November, I came down with the upper respiratory infection from hell. I couldn't smell anything. For once that was a blessing, a particularly noxious patient came into the ER, and I was the only person in entire ER that couldn't smell him, and I took his clothes off.<br />
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After about a week of cold medicine and sleeping in the recliner because I couldn't breath lying down, I realized that I hadn't had a smoke in over a week. It hadn't killed me or anyone around me. We had all survived a nicotine free week. And then two weeks. Before I knew it, it was a smoke free month.<br />
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I didn't eat everything in sight. I didn't gain any weight. Maybe because for the first two weeks the only things I could taste were cough drops and Nyquil. Whatever ever the reason, I'll take it.<br />
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Now what am I going to do with that extra hundred dollars a month?<br />
<br />Liahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04811659609966009495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-33158760364452655032012-01-03T19:23:00.001-08:002012-01-03T19:26:59.775-08:00Happy New Year... And stuff.It's that time of year... When we all promise we're going to do better on losing weight by dusting off the elliptical (or in my case: moving the boxes that surround it so I don't accidentally kill myself trying to get to it) and eating better. I really do plan on doing these things, but I'm not calling them resolutions.<br />
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Why? Because calling them resolutions tends to make me ignore them easier. I'm not sure why but when that one little word is attached to my thought process, it goes out the window. I know, I'm crazy, but it's true. And it seems to be that way for most people as well, seeing as how so many people tend to make and break their New Year Resolutions. <br />
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So my lifestyle change that I implemented before the start of 2012 goes like this:<br />
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1. Eat better. I don't need to fill my body with all that crap that's only hurting my body anyway. <br />
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2. Be more active. Whether its walking or hopping on the elliptical, I need to get up off my ass and DO SOMETHING every once in a while. Arthritis hurts, but it hurts worse when you don't do anything. <br />
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3. Do my homework early and often. I'm bad at procrastinating. So, when we cover a new unit in class, I'm going to come home and do the damn flash cards and read the damn chapter. This way I'm doing 30 minutes of work a night instead of 4 hours. <br />
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4. Stay on top of all my blogs!! I may be a well-known procrastinator but it's not actually a good thing. Being 20+ reviews behind is BAD.<br />
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So there you have it. Be more healthy. Be less lame (and be more punctual... or something, lol).<br />
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Happy New Year!!Paige Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165718948987609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-67653333518236761422012-01-02T07:56:00.000-08:002012-01-02T07:56:00.658-08:00Getting On Track...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://studysols.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/happy-new-year-studysols.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://studysols.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/happy-new-year-studysols.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Well, this will be short cause the muse is riding my ass and there just isn't a whole lot to say. No big sweeping New Year's resolutions or pronouncements. Just a quiet recommitting to loosing weight and being healthier. I am walking on my foot with and without the cast. My knee is hurting from the inactivity of the last 3 months I think, so I get to rehab both foot and knee together. Yay! Not. Anyhoo...like I said. No big pronounceents. I'm just planing on being good to me this year. <b>How about you? Any big resolutions or leaves you're turning over?</b>Dara Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06315168608533675714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-71414733998657460022011-12-21T02:27:00.000-08:002011-12-21T02:27:26.362-08:00In the Holiday Flow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.elev8.com/files/2010/01/new-years-resolution.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://cdn.elev8.com/files/2010/01/new-years-resolution.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings, Kittens!<br />
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Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Yule, Merry Christmas and a Joyous Kwanzaa to all! I’m happy to say, the holidays haven’t added to the scale. Yay! They haven’t taken the number down either, but considering the abundant treats in every direction, I take it as a win.<br />
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I’ve spent the last month healing, with only a setback or two. I believe whatever happened, the inflammation is entirely gone and all the joints and muscles are doing well. I’m definitely grateful. <br />
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The setbacks have meant no riding, but hooping has worked well. As long as I pay very close attention to my knee, there have been no issues. I’m hoping the increase in my supplements will lubricate the joint further and I’ll be riding for the new year. I still have my 1000 mile goal to reach, I also have a goal of riding 260-300 of the 366 days in 2012. That’s five to six days a week every week, which is very reasonable. It means before I travel, if I think I won’t have access to a bike, I’ll have to ride daily the four to eight weeks before, depending on how long I’ll be gone. But that’s reasonable as well, since it’s right in the other room.<br />
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I’ve been hyper aware of my eating this month, which is awesome. My food journal had started collecting dust and now it’s back on duty. I haven’t sweated the numbers, rather simply wanting to get them down and keep them from being outrageous. Check and check. So I’m all ready to wed that awareness to increased cardio and strength training, and see results astound and amaze.<br />
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While the scale has remained steady, I’ve lost noticeable inches the last month and that’s another yay. Yay! I think that my measurements in February will be in more impressive after the increase in sustained cardio and the increase in walking for a full month. Speaking of which *Major Fitness Squee* I get my new pedometer this afternoon, I’m so excited! <br />
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I’ve missed fitness walking so much more than I could have imagined. There’s such a longing to have it back regularly, that I’ll happily alter my biking goal if my knee only lets me do one or the other. Between them, I’d much rather get in all my steps and get back the way my body and mind felt when 15-20k a day was the norm. Today I can start that. *Second Fitness Squee* <br />
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I’m looking forward to the yearly fitness craze to hit us in January. I have a list of things to pick up when the sales start. I need new handweights and resistance bands, some workout shorts and new shoes. I’m also hoping for a few Wii sports games at a reasonable price. Can’t wait!<br />
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What will you all be replacing and stocking up on during the January sales?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year!</span><br />
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</span>Xakarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643255392076283232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-57174294350845431272011-12-05T06:02:00.000-08:002011-12-05T06:02:00.584-08:00Onward and Downward?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/christmas-type/19-merry-christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://media.smashingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/christmas-type/19-merry-christmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Well, as we gear up for the Holidays, I know many of you are staying really focused on your weight loss efforts. I am trying to get refocused as my foot continues to heal. I have another few weeks (about 2.5) until I go back to the doctor and hopefully get told I can walk again. In the mean time I am doing range of motion stuff with the boot off and trying to do some exercises to strengthen my legs without putting weight on my foot. LOL! That gets easier after next week because I start a new job where they have a gym. Yay! I plan on trying to use the machines and getting some muscle tone built up until I can really bust in to some cardio work. We shall see. <div><br />
</div><div>Anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday and sticking to what ever plan of attack you have devised for surviving. Me, I'm just gonna try and control the impulse to eat EVERYTHING. We'll see how that goes. Merry Christmas all! </div>Dara Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06315168608533675714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-4456173355951009702011-12-02T03:33:00.001-08:002011-12-02T04:04:33.432-08:00It's that time of the Year.No... not the holidays. The time of the year when every begins to obsess about their diet and losing weight. Note this also occurs immediately before the beginning of swimsuit season. And if you are from down under, these times actually coincide.<br />
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I saw a post on Facebook the other day that really resonated with me. It said, "It's not what you eat between Thanksgiving and Christmas that counts, it's what you eat between Christmas and Thanksgiving."<br />
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I ate all my favorites on Thanksgiving. I plan on eating all of my favorites at Christmas, too. What I'm not doing is the mindless grazing at parties. There were no late-night leftovers from Thanksgiving. (We ate at my mother's and didn't take anything home with us.) <br />
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Healthy eating isn't about deprivation, it is about substitution. Make better choices, eat smaller portions of those can't-live-without-them favorites. I'm substituting royal icing for buttercream on my cookies this year. That is about 100 calorie per cookie savings. What are you doing this year to have your cake and eat it too?Liahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04811659609966009495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-72199427899109499252011-11-21T15:44:00.001-08:002011-11-21T16:12:25.242-08:00Thanksgiving is for eating!Remember when Adam Sandler was funny?
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Greetings, twitloss peeps! So it's the week for eating. I'm going to give you some anti-twitloss advice. EAT THANKGSGIVING DINNER. No, really. Look, I get it that we're all trying to be healthier. #twitloss is about losing weight, sure, but not just about losing weight. It's about being healthier for ourselves, our families, all of that feel good stuff we love to embrace, especially around holiday time. Right?<br />
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So, I've seen more "swap this for that" and "how to eat without really eating"<br />
articles than I care to and the holiday season is just starting. But, if you're spending all of your time worrying about what NOT to eat, and how not to eat it, how much are you enjoying the holiday? How much are you enjoying the company around you if you're so worried about the calories in two spoonfuls of mashed potatoes vs. two spoonfuls of green bean casserole? And, the reality is, Thanksgiving is ONE DAY. (okay, with leftovers it can be two or three days...although if you're shopping appropriately, you're going to burn a lot of Black Friday!) You're not going to wreck your lifestyle indulging on one day. You're just not. This is, of course, provided you're doing what you're supposed to be doing all the other days. That's the real key, isn't it, though? What are you doing every other day? <br />
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Regardless of that, don't let anxiety ruin your holiday. If you haven't been as good and/or diligent as you fell you should have been, re-commit the day after Thanksgiving. And, definitely, re-make some of those holiday favorites so that they are healthier if it makes you feel better. Sometimes, the changes don't taste any different but can make a real difference in the amount of calories consumed. I'm all for that. But getting down on yourself because you want to enjoy a holiday meal with family and friends? That isn't going to make you any skinnier or healthier. If anything, it'll make you eat MORE because you'll feel bad about everything. Cut back on calories throughout the week, work out more after the holiday, there are lots of ways to counteract a big meal on the big day. Just.....take some time off from #twitloss to ENJOY the holiday. It only comes around once a year. <br />
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Take a walk afterwards......it does more than sooth a guilty conscience. Look: <br />
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Happy Thanksgiving! </div>Robin Bradfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569145434953695561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-63282446206732002502011-11-18T05:25:00.000-08:002011-11-18T08:40:01.657-08:00Life is Hard....Food is EasyYou may or may not know that I have been dealing with a lot lately. For those of you who do not, here it is. On 10/31/11 My baby brother (he was 30) was killed in a car accident. We all have been getting through this the best we can, but for me it was a little harder. I wrote on my personal blog about it a couple of days ago. Since this is what I am dealing with right now, I am just going to put the same post here.<br /><br />Emotional eating is something that a lot of people on a weight loss journey go through. Whether you are dealing with a loss of a loved one, stress at home or on the job, there is always a choice on how you deal with it. No matter how long you have been in an emotional eating cycle, you can always pull yourself out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7531" title="shhhh" src="http://justthe6ofus.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/shhhh-300x199.jpg" alt="" height="119" width="180" /><br /></div>As hard as a weight loss journey is, sometimes you don't prepare yourself for the harder things. For me I expected things to get in the way, to have bumps along the road, to go off course from time to time. What I didn't expect is how I would handle something big, something that I didn't have control over. My brother's sudden death knocked me out, put me flat on my face, and into a almost 3 week secret eating binge.<br /><br />Life is hard. Sometimes it's so full of B.S. , I can hardly think, let alone stop the things that I do to myself. And let me tell you, me & my family losing my brother is over the top B.S. ! This is where food is easy.<br /><br />I call it grief eating.<br /><br />In order to deal with this horrible pain, I've been eating it away. Shoving it so far down inside with all kinds of unhealthy things; I really haven't had time to feel.<br /><br />When people ask me how I am doing. I say, I'm ok. You see, I can't really "break" down. Well that's not true, I did have one, the day I got the call (thank you <a href="http://fromcribstocarkeys.com/">Shannan</a> for being there). Since then, there have been none. I have always felt that since I am the oldest, I am the one who has to be strong for everyone else. There has to be at least one person who has it all together and be on their toes for what ever some one may need. Again this is an example of how food is easy. Eating gives you comfort. It never fails, it's there anytime I need it. I don't need anyone to be there for me, I have food.<br /><br />On Sunday, I recognized what I was doing. I was just sitting on my bed, thinking about my brother, and I had 4 cookies in my hand. Cookies that I had baked, "for the kids". Then I began to feel ill, because I remembered the night before I ate an entire large cheese steak and order of fries.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-7532" title="thisway" src="http://justthe6ofus.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/thisway.png" alt="" height="147" width="196" /><br /></div>At that moment, I knew I had to make a choice. I knew I had to reach out to someone. Someone who could relate, another weight loss journey friend. Hoping that they would have some advice on how to get back to where I needed to be.<br /><br /><a href="http://thehealthydynamicduo.wordpress.com/">Tara & Meegan</a>, where right there with a response in a couple of minutes. What they had to say gave me hope and some peace. I was given permission (not that I need it, but I did) to grieve without food. I need to go back to the basics. Start from the beginning. Start logging my food, so I would conscientiously have to decide what to eat. And more importantly, permission to be kind to myself and to my heart.<br /><br />I have to cope with my feelings and not eat them.<br /><br />I am mad, and so profoundly sad that I will have to go through the rest of my life with out seeing this beautiful smile in person.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7533" title="mike3" src="http://justthe6ofus.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mike3-281x300.jpg" alt="" height="180" width="169" /></p>Yesterday, was a new day.<br />I let myself <span style="font-weight: bold;">feel</span>.<br />I didn't eat excessively.<br />I logged my food.<br />I cried <span style="font-weight: bold;">a lot</span>.<br />Today I stepped on the scale.<br /><br />Life goes on, whether we are actively participating in it or not.<br />I choose to participate.<br /><br /><strong>"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey."</strong> ~Kenji MiyazawaTrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02561495224462195425noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-71938360524403307752011-11-16T14:16:00.000-08:002011-11-16T14:16:51.132-08:00Back in the Mix<span style="font-size: large;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.yogaworkouthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poses1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://www.yogaworkouthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/poses1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Greetings, Kittens!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm on the mend and almost normal again. It was nowhere near as quick as I'd hoped two weeks ago. There are still twinges in my lower back, but I've walked unassisted for the last ten days. There have been knee issues, but I can also twist and turn as necessary. I'm calling it full movement restored and going for a short hooping sesssion this evening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still don't know what caused it, but for the next couple months, I'm going to lay off of the strength training and mat pilates. I'll use my hoops to tone, and some basic yoga poses to stretch, but I won't do anything that causes stress on my back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even for cardio, I think I might stick with the hoops for at least a week and then jump back into riding the bike. I'm wary, but I'm eager, so here's to getting back in the saddle! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">100 miles and counting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">~X</span>Xakarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12643255392076283232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248251870672454430.post-76704354120739285582011-11-08T09:15:00.000-08:002011-11-08T09:15:48.144-08:00Procrastination - I haz it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f12SZOdRUk8/TrljUPhfkhI/AAAAAAAABZ0/G7rM2ZZKW2I/s1600/procrastination-fortune-cookie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f12SZOdRUk8/TrljUPhfkhI/AAAAAAAABZ0/G7rM2ZZKW2I/s320/procrastination-fortune-cookie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Hello Girls! I have absolutely no progress to post today. Sadly I can't seem to get myself back on track. Seems life just keeps getting in the way. Such is life for a single mom with three active kids I guess.<br />
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</div><div>I have a question for you. What helps you stay focused? I started off this year really strong. I went to the gym 5 days a week and worked out with a trainer 2 to 3 of those days. Since then I quit going to the gym because it was to hard trying to juggle everything. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Anyway this time next month I hope to post good news. I just gotta crawl my way back on track and stay focused. Have a great rest of the week. Talk to you next month!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0