The Year of Hope

Today was a bit more on track than yesterday, I went for a 20 minute job around the neighborhood, which I noticed made a big difference in my eating for the day! I got in my 10,000.  3,000 were running in place and around my condo.  All in all, I ate more than I should [...]

I’ve been having a little trouble tracking what I eat.  I’ll track a few things then stop.  I keep saying I want to kick it up a notch, but I haven’t been acting like it.  So as my phase of Heather Frey’s Change Challenge she’s leading for Ricki Lake, I’m going to post my daily [...]

As I switch out my summer clothes for Fall sweaters and skirts with tights, turn off the A/C and flip on the heat and transition from jogging on the lakefront to busting out the Dance Central for the Connect, I also start to think of hearty stew and other crock-pot worthy, easy to make dishes. [...]

Fall is quickly approaching and thoughts of comfort food are whirling in my head.  Hearty portions of Mac and cheese, beef stew, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, mashed potatoes and chicken pot pie* are likely in my near future. Not once did I think about a refreshing salad filled with greens and veggies, a [...]

Welcome to my first Friday Favorites post.  Each Friday, I’ll be sharing one of my favorite things with you.  Today, I’d like to introduce Rainier cherries. The sweet sister of the regular cherry.  Eating them is like eating healthy candy.  The only downside is the pits – which makes them hard to grab and go. [...]

Today’s weight 168 I’ve lost less than a lb a week if you average out my weight loss since I started dieting in February.  Not very encouraging, but at least the scale is moving in the right direction.  Cutting out down on the white flour, sugar, etc has been good, but notice how I say [...]

As much as I love Big Macs and Quarter Pounders sans the cheese, I’ve been staying away from McDonald’s for the past several years because, well, I love Big Macs and Quarter Pounders sans the cheese.  It was far easier to just avoid McDonalds than to go in on a regular basis.  I have gone [...]

If you are anything like me, you’re ready to gnaw your arm off by the time you get home from a busy day of meetings.  You want to grab something FAST to curb your hunger ’till you have the chance to make dinner.   Sadly, many easy to grab food items, at least in my [...]

  It’s been a few weeks since I’ve checked in because there hasn’t been much movement with my weight (or with me for that matter.)    The scale is starting to go my way! I’ve lost 5.6 lbs – super yay! and I’m almost out of the 180′s. What did I do different? 1.  I started [...]

Well, I’m back on the right track and have taking some really big steps this week. The tracking was slow at first, but I’ve gotten into a good groove.  I took a tip from back when I did weight watchers and started counting calories in the evening — sooo since dinner is usually my biggest [...]