100 Days of Weight Loss – Day 6

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I didn’t eat well today. Things started out perfectly… I had a cup of Chobani nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt with a handful of raw slivered almonds and a little sprinkle of cinnamon for breakfast. It’s surprising how filling this can be. I needed something filling because I was going to be stuck at a local [...]

100 Days of Weight Loss – Day 5

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Today was a good day. I ate well, exercised for an hour – really pushing myself – and just felt really great all day. We went out to the Olive Garden for dinner and I ordered a chicken caesar salad with no croutons and the dressing on the side. It’s a pretty sad looking salad, [...]

100 Days of Weight Loss – Day 4

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School was delayed by a couple of hours due to yesterday’s snow, so my day started later than I would have liked, but it was a good day nonetheless. Most people have an all-or-nothing approach to dieting, which – at least for me – always leads to failure since there’s no way you can be [...]

100 Days of Weight Loss – Day 3

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Being committed means doing it anyway, even if I don’t want to. And today I didn’t want to do much of anything. It snowed and rained the entire day so we didn’t even leave the house. The girls were home from school, so that was a big distraction from my usual routine of exercising in [...]

100 Days of Weight Loss – Day 2

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Are you interested in losing weight, or are you committed to lose weight? That’s a good question. Makes you think, huh? In the past, I’ve talked about losing weight countless times. I’ve tried different methods to get there. But I haven’t followed through. I hit a bump in the road and take two (or more) [...]

100 Days of Weight Loss – Day 1

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It’s 11:30pm on a Monday night, and I can’t sleep. I’m in bed pondering where I’ll be 100 days from now… 100 days from today I’ll likely be packing for a big trip to Mexico. One of my dearest cousins is getting married! 100 days from today, I’ll be celebrating the last week of school [...]

NutriBullet – drink to your health!

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A friend of mine – Sally – raves about her NutriBullet. I have a Magic Bullet, by the same company, which I LOVE, so I can just imagine how great the NutriBullet is! It claims to be the world’s first, single-serve super food nutrition extractor, emulsifying healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables and grains into [...]

Taking it off with Medifast: Take 2

Source: imgfave.com via Kadri on Pinterest It’s been a while since my last Medifast update. Like two months, maybe? I’ve struggled to stay on plan this summer and at times, have almost felt like I’m failing at it. I even thought about just throwing in the towel at one point. To be honest, I’ve started [...]

Taking it off | Week 20 [complacency]

“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus Source: ache.tumblr.com via Kelly on Pinterest I’ve been all over the place this month – a few days in Denver, then NYC, followed by a 3-day retreat in DC – and was preaching the wonders of Medifast [...]

Taking it off | 4 months on #Medifast

“Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” – Chinese proverb I can’t believe I’ve been on a diet for 4 months… I never thought I’d get to 4 WEEKS! I haven’t updated in a while, I know… because, well, I’m not sure if I even have an excuse. I’ve been [...]

Taking it off | Week 15 [helping others/myself]

From a fortune cookie a couple of days ago. I just placed a Medifast order for my mom (out of my own pocket). It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been hoping (praying!) that my success on the program would motivate her to get on it herself, but she’s made up a ton of excuses [...]

Taking it off | Week 14 [slowing down]

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Unknown I wish losing weight was easier. I wish I loved running as much as I pretend to. I wish I didn’t have to think about this every minute of every day. I’m having one of those weeks, I guess. Well, it is that week, [...]