October 31, 2005 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Weight: 321.5Difference from last entry: -1.5
Happy Halloween, everyone! I don’t have a lot of time this morning, so I’m going to make this brief. This week’s weight loss is because of the exercise I’ve been doing, plain and simple. I haven’t been good at avoiding sweets, but I have been keeping myself active. And it […]

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Water aerobics! (Well, sorta.)

As I’ve mentioned here a few times, I really, really want to get into water aerobics. But I’ve been having a hard time battling both a crazy schedule and my own insecurities about my body in a swimming suit. So I hadn’t quite gotten to a class yet. I have been eyeing a new Water […]

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McDonald’s to post nutrition info on food

Holy crap! What the hell got into McDonalds?

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October 24, 2005 - Temptations

Weight: 323Difference from last entry: –1
Ah, that’s more like it! A pound was about what I thought I would lose. It would’ve been more, but I fell victim to temptation this week. Two bits of temptation, actually. Two that I know very well, and should know how to counteract by now: soda, and […]

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It’s Not Just About Dieting… (deepFitness.com)

deepFitness.com has a fun article up right now about the importance of exercise in a weight loss program. I fully agree that exercise is critical. It’s always been challenging for me to add exercise to my routine. And apparently, I’m not alone:
Then as the days go on, they find it increasingly difficult to meet the […]

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Soda and weight loss

The writers at Health and Fitness Blog have some strong feelings about drinking soda while trying to lose weight:
If you are still drinking “sugar water” you are unlikely to be successful in either reaching or maintaining a healthy weight. Fully sweetened colas and similar drinks contain around 160 calories each, enough to add around 16 […]

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MIT explains why bad habits are hard to break

There’s some interesting news about bad habits released by MIT. This can be seen as both bad and good news for those of us who’ve struggled with our weight for a long time. Good, in that there’s an explanation why it’s so easy to re-gain the weight we lose. Bad, ‘cuz it means that we […]

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Chipotle Nutrition Facts Calculator - How healthy is your Chipotle?

Hmmm… Well, I’m not a big fan of Chipotle (I prefer QDoba, personally), but sometimes you’ve just gotta have a giant burrito. Wanna know how to make that burrito healthier, and reduce the calories? Use the Chipotle Nutrition Facts Calculator.
This is truly awesome!
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Another reason to lose weight: sex!!!

This is the best motivation I’ve heard in a long time for losing weight: people who lose weight enjoy better sex lives!
If you are obese and then lose weight you will not only look and feel better, most likely your sex life will improve significantly, say researchers from Duke University. Apparently, even if you lose […]

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October 17, 2005 - Exercise: check. Food: not so much

Weight: 324Difference from last entry: +2.5
Hmmm… Well, that was unexpected. Though I guess it’s not surprising. I wasn’t exactly eating healthily last week. Though I didn’t think I was eating that horribly, either. I think I might need to start a food journal, so I can see just where the extra calories are coming from. […]

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