Eleanor Roosevelt says “Just Do It”.

I love quotes. Love them. I can rattle off inspirational quotes as if I was a copy writer for those companies that makes inspirational posters featuring pictures of bald eagles and a guy hanging onto a mountain with an ice pick.  There is just something about being able to get energy from reading something quickly [...]

I’m a Master! A Double Master!

Saturday I attended commencement and was conferred with a Master of Public Administration/ Masters of Social Work by Florida State University. It was a exciting and I was really glad I went to the commencement ceremony. I know a lot of people nowadays dismiss it as long, boring, unnecessary, and expensive (renting cap, gown, and [...]

Birthday, Impending Graduation, and the Anticipation of Free Time

Friday I turned 26. It was a great day as I felt much loved and very blessed to have all the people I have in my life. Birthday wishes came from those near and far from long-time friends to those I’ve only known a couple days/weeks (yay for Facebook). My girlfriends and I went out [...]

The Stress Eater Giveaway Winner & An Update

And the stressed out reader who is the winner of The Stress Eater Diet book is Sagan! Yay Sagan! Utilize the tips and techniques in this book and be ooohmmmmm-ing your way to eating healthier and being happier!
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Life has been hectic. Really, really hectic. And I’m not back on track yet. Waking up early [...]

Control What I Eat (January Life-lution) Update

So far, so good. It hasn’t been easy though. Especially the whole “eating out less” part.
On Sunday my husband and I went through a stack of cookbooks to find recipes to make. We were excited for like, a nanosecond. Halibut with tapenade in parchment! Turkey Parmesan! Champion all-beef chili! Chickenetti! We felt accomplished, having written [...]

Reflections: What Working, What Isn’t, and What’s Holding Me Back

Goals:

I choose to be healthy. I want to minimize/eliminate my PCOS symptoms through healthy eating, exercising, and pharmaceutical management.
I choose to lose my negative self-image.
I choose to lose damaging eating habits. I want to learn to control my behavior when it comes to food and develop positive ways to cope with my emotions.
I choose to [...]

My “Me” Weekend

 

This weekend I spend sleeping in and cuddling with Sarcasman, getting my body moving again, consuming some of my favorite magazines, getting things done around the house that desperately needed to be done to re-claim my sanity, and getting all dolled up and attending a Christmas party. It was a fabulous weekend and left me [...]

Weekly Update: -3.5 lbs/ 72 lbs to go!

Starting Weight: 224 (9/19/08, start of Biggest Loser Blog Edition challenge)
Current Weight: 217 lbs
Weekly Loss: -3.5 lbs
Total Loss: -7 lbs

Random Reflections:

It is really nice to finally see some positive movement on the scale. [...]

Halloween Inspired Goodness

Last night my friends and I had our traditional Pumpkin Surgery Party. Every year we have our party we always stare at the pumpkin goop and say “we should bake those seeds” then proceed to throw them away because none of us knew how to do it. Well this year I decided was the year [...]

Gaining a Healthy Dose of Perspective

After my downer post last Friday I had quite a few perspective wake-up calls. First, the comments left by the readers helped me a lot. Whether it was pointing out my borderline hypocrisy with my previous Fat Talk Free post or reminding me to look at my own blog header or just encouraging words and [...]