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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-21

Ebay, get ready for my too-big clothes…. #
New study: happy people watch less television than unhappy people. Ya think? #
Is there any more perfect food than chili? Yum. #
Or any better husband than one who drops hot chili by the office on a cold day? #
My husband is my favorite person to be with. It’s [...]

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Fri, November 21 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Anticipating a big loss tomorrow… (the good kind of loss)

Well, with no conscious effort, I think I’m going to ring in a big loss tomorrow on the scale.
(Let’s hope I’m not humbled and end up with egg on my face and a gain, eh?)
And I don’t mean “no conscious effort” in a bad way. It’s been effortless in a good way. I’m getting over [...]

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Fri, November 21 2008 » Progress » 2 Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-20

Off to an early start on the phone with a colleague in Ireland, following the sun with my calls today #
@skinnyjeans — thx for the reminder! been pretty water-free for a few hours — yikes! in reply to skinnyjeans #

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Thu, November 20 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Still a little crazy, but apparently that’s good for losing weight

My week’s been crazy, not me — well, no more than usual. However, I continue to lose weight, so apparently this is good for keeping me busy. I really haven’t been thinking much about food. (There’s a lot more time to do stuff, by the way, when one isn’t thinking about food all [...]

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Wed, November 19 2008 » Motivation, Progress, Self image » 6 Comments

It occurs to me, that I am a different person now

You know, I was just in the kitchen, washing dishes before heading to bed (can’t stand waking up to dried up dirty dishes) and I realized — I am a different person. I have made permanent healthy changes. I’m not perfect, but I do pretty well. And I will lose this weight, in time. And [...]

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Sun, November 16 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Self image » 4 Comments

Down 1.4 pounds: Biggest Loser Blog Edition

Down 1.4 pounds! I’ll take it. Rough week, unfortunate time of month, and other things I could have used as an excuse, but… I don’t make excuses any longer. No more excuses! Angie gave me a pep talk last week and said that this was my time to do this and you know what? Yes, [...]

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Sat, November 15 2008 » Progress » 5 Comments

Majority Of Americans Never Use Physical Education After High School

Majority Of Americans Never Use Physical Education After High School
This article was funny. No wait, sad. Oh, funny. Hmm, sad.
Life sometimes imitates the Onion, eh?

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Fri, November 14 2008 » Everything else, Humor » No Comments

Dealing with stress constructively

I had a moment of clarity last year in which I realized that, until I learned to deal with stress better, I would never stop overeating to deal with stress.
Sounds obvious, right?
So I have experimented and found several things that work for me, not necessarily in this order or in every circumstance:

Support from people (such [...]

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Thu, November 13 2008 » Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 4 Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-12

Well, feeling less overwhelmed. Made lots of progress. Keeping busy. #
Lost 2.5 more pounds. I think I actually really believe in my heart now that stress isn’t fixed with food. #

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Wed, November 12 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Turning workout miles into charitable donations

Turning workout miles into charitable donations | Springwise: your daily fix of new business ideas
Interesting — I read this trendspotting newsletter and it linked to this site — raising money for charity with your daily exercise:
“Plus 3 Network, based in California, lets consumers turn every step, turn of the pedal or stroke in the pool [...]

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Wed, November 12 2008 » Useful tools » No Comments