Easter Candy!! Everywhere!!

So, what do YOU do when there are two marshmallow chocolate eggs left over and 2 peeps?  I mean, you can’t give some kids more than the others… they KNOW.

All this Easter candy around is driving me crazy.  I’ve absently eaten a handful of M&M’s, a small peanut butter egg and a couple jelly beans so far… I didn’t even want them.  They were just there.

I will be glad to get back home and back to work and back in my routine!… ...Continue reading

More Wardrobe Malfuntions

First of all, luck ‘o the Irish to ya!  Erin go braugh and go kiss someone because they are Irish.  Hey if you can get away with it…

So, yesterday I pull on some typical weekend pants… and they won’t stay up.  I can literally put them on and take them off without unbuttoning them.  No, they don’t have elastic in the waist.

So this morning, I decide to see if I can fit into a pair of size 8 wool slacks just for the heck of it.  They are tailored and lined and were expensive, so they tend to run a little larger.  Can you believe they fit?  Oh, yes they did!

OK, so I have a serious muffin top wearing them but that’s easily covered with a blousy shirt  that ties… ...Continue reading

An Interesting Diet Strategy

An unexpected outside force has impacted my dieting these last two weeks. The one thing that can put me in knots and actually make it hard to eat.

I’ve been dating.

Whether or not it works out, doesn’t really matter when it comes to dieting. The nerves of being out with someone for the first time in, um… forever or so… means I can hardly choke down a bite.

I had actually sorta planned to think about maybe kinda trying to get out more in June, when I’m at my goal weight, but not now. And to be honest, the June plan was about planning to think about going out more, not actually go or anything.

But… planning doesn’t really cover everything does it? So when this guy asked me… ...Continue reading

My Clothes Fit!

Today I’m wearing an outfit that I wore about 4 weeks ago… and shouldn’t have. I stuffed myself into it, held my breath and hoped for the best. But today I put it on and it fits!! Loosely, even.

Finally some concrete proof that the weight loss is having an effect- I am super motivated now. I’m even planning a trip to the gym tonight!… ...Continue reading

Conference Crazies

While I usually lose weight at conferences from missed meals and late nights, I’m not so sure about this one. I drank a lot more wine than I usually did… but I don’t remember ordering more than 1 a night. It seems they just appeared as the first one was about to be gone… but I did a TON of walking so I think it all balanced out. I may not have lost, but I’m pretty sure it’s not a gain.

I was happy to meet the very tall, very lean and very nice Simon Heseltine on this trip and catch up with Jenn. (We both tried a little subliminal sabotage on each other… ) I still don’t know why Simon… ...Continue reading

Dance Your Way Skinny?

OK, maybe “dance” is too strong of a word. Before I go any further, Happy Valentine’s Day, all!

I read somewhere (that I can’t find now) that you burn a few extra calories by listening to music. Not much, but it stimulates brain activity and that can’t be bad, can it?

Since my MP3 player disappeared last summer I haven’t really done the music-while-working thing, but my oldest got a nice iPod for Christmas…

Putting on headphones is like going into your own little world and it’s been rare that I’ve had an opportunity to have my own little world. Either I’ve had kids to listen out for, employees coming in and out, phone ringing constantly or even officemates just talking to me the whole time. It’s a rare… ...Continue reading

Don’t You Love Being an Adult?

Adults get to make their own choices. They don’t “have” to do anything, they choose to do it. I never realized taking a low-carb approach to dieting would fuel so much debate- add weight loss to the religion and politics ban on polite conversation. People get very passionate about it.

Here’s a tip for everyone out there who thinks they know best: Do what works for you. Thank you for your concern but I’ve read everything you are about to tell me about the dangers of low carb eating.

When it comes to losing weight, we all have our own quirks, weaknesses and cravings. We do our research, try some things out, and decide for ourselves what makes sense. That’s the… ...Continue reading

Being Home = Bad

Ok now, this is why I’ve gotten so fat! A weekend at home with the kiddos and I’m losing it.

My weekends are usually just me as the kids go off to visit their Dad, but this weekend there was just too much going on with birthday parties and other happenings and to top it off, my sister’s 3 kids stayed over as well. (She and her hubby went off for the weekend and since she’s watching my kids for a week next week while I’m in London… it’s not like I could really say no!)

So first, there’s the PTO bingo friday night …. with pizza.

Then there’s the being around the house all day with the kids snacking constantly and leaving open bags… ...Continue reading

Oh, Those Naysayers…

So, I’m out to dinner last night with my sister and her family (at Moe’s) and I’m eating my low-carb plate of chopped chicken, cheese and lettuce and my sister asks how the diet is going.

When I tell her it’s going well and I seem to be losing pretty quickly, she immediately starts telling me that everyone she’s ever known who’s lost weight on low-carb has gained it all back and how she guesses it’s ok for a short term goal but it won’t last.

Well, here’s the thing: anyone who loses weight will gain their weight back if they start eating the way they used to and stop exercising! Duh.

I asked her who she knew who’d ever gone on a diet and kept the weight off… ...Continue reading

What Does 41 Pounds of Fat Look Like?

Yeah, I’m grossed out too. This photo is going on my fridge.

More math: I’ve discovered (using a body fat calculator) that my lean mass (bones, tissue, muscle, fluid) is 115 pounds. We need some fat to protect our organs and such so 15 pounds would be about 12% fat. That puts my ideal healthy weight at 130 pounds.

Subtract my current weight of 171 and you get a horrifying 41 pounds of useless fat that I’m carrying around. 41 pounds of blubbery fat that I have to dress, sit on, and haul around everywhere I go. THAT’S DISGUSTING!!… ...Continue reading