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Archive for January, 2009

I left the post of Birdpress the other day feeling re-motivated and inspired !
She is so smart about food and health that after reading her article about HAES (Health At Every Size) I decided to get out my trusty cooking class notes and find all those recipes I used to teach whenever I was asked [...]

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Three weeks into my diet and …may I have a drum roll, please……I’ve lost 12 pounds!!!  TA DA!!!
My clothes actually have become comfortable! My jeans do not make me cry when I sit down in them! I have learned to LOVE green salads, EggBeaters, poached chicken and bananas.
Yes, I eat bananas every day now since [...]

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Last week’s episodes of frozen pipes and fingers that never got really warm have me thinking of a trip to San Juan or the Bahamas or anywhere where there’s a beach and the temperature is 80 degrees or above. (Pool boys optional but desired.)
God, why didn’t you make me rich? I would not have been [...]

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This morning I got up to make coffee, turned on the water in the kitchen sink and ..nuthin’.  Ahh, the pipes are frozen…again. This happens every winter.
I trudge down the cellar stairs, plug in the old blow dryer and stand there, pointing the warm blast of air up onto the frosty plumbing. I left the [...]

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 I feel good because I’ve lost a solid 7 1/2 pounds this past week BUT the number has not changed in three days.  Bastard.
I am doing a modified Medifast plan where I drink three shakes until late afternoon and then eat a light, lean, and green meal. Yesterday it was roasted veggies and a poached [...]

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 I lost 1 1/2 lbs. more!  So far I’m down 5 1/2 lbs.  I feel like dancing, dancing…dance the night away!!!
Here’s why most white people should never dance, especially on camera! LOL

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I got on the scale this morning. No change. Damn!
Yesterday was spent running all over trying to get all the necessary agencies notified about my name change. I have retaken my maiden name so the Social Security Office, the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, banks, credit card companies, etc. all require their own special brands of [...]

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Day # 2- waisting away

Yeah, I know the reference is usually “wasting” away but since my concern is for this roll o’ lard around my waist I spell it my way!
This morning after removing all my clothes, my earrings (yeah, I slept in ‘em), my slippers, and after peeing…twice..I got on the scale and TADA!!
4 lbs. down!!!
Shut up. I [...]

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I think this is amazing and hysterical!!! My son-in-law is a huge Metallica fan but somehow I doubt he ever heard them played like this before!

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I have to throw out, give away, or freeze all the leftover Christmas goodies. I am on Day 1 of ….dramatic drum roll….THE DIET.
I will not post my weight because , well, it’s none of your business, and I am like most every woman in that I think I am really fat when I know, [...]

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