I know that sometimes it seems like I just post stuff from other sites a lot, but I don’t believe in recreating the wheel, and usually I am posting stuff that I either want to complain about, or believe in.  This is one I believe in because you are reading my version of it.  I [...]

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Usually when I am writing about fad diets or celebrity diets it is to slam the insanity in them.  The team at Shine did that quite well, but they also pointed out some of the benefits that are the basis of fad diets.  It’s good info! The Cooler Cleanse Salma Hayek is singing the praises [...]

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Apparently the new caloric goal is going to be challenging for a couple of reasons.  First, yesterday was the first day I have ever run out of calories.  There are days I have gone over, but I have never come up short when planning a meal.  If I want to have a larger dinner I [...]

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Last week I posted a question about my practice of taking a night off every now and then and eating whatever I wanted.  While there is no harm in that, I was worried that the way I was doing it was reminiscent of my compulsive eating behaviors.  After consulting with the experts, I realized that [...]

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Thanks to the people at healthy living for this great info!  Check out # 5….VERY IMPORTANT Unrealistic weight-loss goals are really tough to live up to. Here are five of the leading myths that lure people into trouble with weight loss, and the truth about them: Myth 1: Your ideal weight is what you weighed [...]

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I’m going to be camping Friday – Saturday in West Virginia.  I am going to try and keep track of my food.  I may have to resort to….gasp… pencil and paper.  I know the menu will be healthy and I think it’s vegetarian, but it’s not my menu, so I will have to watch myself [...]

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The Curse of the Tootsie Gorillas… So today I met with the Beast for a weigh in.  And, my weight was the same as it was two weeks ago, exactly.  My body fat percentage had change slightly showing almost a pound of muscle gain and 1/3 pound fat loss.  So we started going over my [...]

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I appear to have hit a plateua.  For the last 4 Mondays I have weighed approximately the same amount (within 1 1/2 pound either up or down), so I am running about 257.2 – 259.2.  Needless to say when I got on the scale today I completely freaked out and would have eaten it for [...]

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What I Learned While Traveling: Preparation is Key – I talked to the Beast about how to handle eating on the road and she had me pack protein bars so that if I got a craving I could eat those instead of pulling into a McDonald’s. Smart Choice aren’t the easy ones – Fast Food, [...]

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Today was weigh-in day and things went really well.  I will be posting my statistics later, but wanted to share the overall news and updates now.  In the last month I lost 11.8 pounds of fat while gaining .31 pounds of muscle!  So 100% of my weight loss was fat.  That was really encouraging.  My [...]

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