Now that I am a bit older, I refuse to diet, but that wasn’t always the case—through high school and university I tried to pay attention to how many calories I consumed, cut out sweets and treats, never ate after 8 pm, downloaded a food tracker on my phone and on and on. I was never really … [Read more...]
3 Simple Rules To Actually Keeping Your Weight Loss Resolution
What did you resolve to do differently in 2015? Were you like the 38% of Americans surveyed in a 2014 study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology who listed weight loss as their number one goal? In fact, the same study ranked "lose weight" at the top of their list of resolutions for 2014, … [Read more...]
The “D” Word
Way back in the murky past (circa 2006) when I started this blog, I called it “Losing It” because I was on an epic weight loss journey. Three years after the birth of my second child I weighed nearly as much as I had on the day she was born. I hated myself and my body and I wanted to finally just be … [Read more...]
Labour Day is the New New Year’s Day (The Final Chapter – With Video)
I have written a few blogs about how I treat Labour Day like it’s New Year's Day. Ya know, back from vacation, back to school and back to reality. It’s a great time to exercise more and eat and drink less. Well, let’s just say I had the best of intentions but I’m easily swayed. Have a look at this … [Read more...]
Dare I?
Dare I even say it? When the whole raison d'être of my blog, Losing It! was to track my original 50 pound weight loss?Ahem. About that. So yeah. I gained it all back. It took several years and a year and a half of personal crisis, but every last pound has been laid back on and I feel absolutely … [Read more...]
Food! Glorious Food!
I was out scrappin' all day Saturday (hence why I didn't post Saturday, 'cause I didn't weigh in Saturday, 'cause I was scrappin'...). And by scrappin' I don't mean this: Nooooo. I mean scrapBOOKING. You know, the crazy suburbanite craft? Yeah...that's the ticket! Well, there I was scrapbooking … [Read more...]
Metric Madness
LAST WEEK'S WEIGHT LOSS: 0.2 lbs Yeah, yeah...enough already. That does say zero-point-two pounds lost. I know it's not that much, but cut me some slack, okay? Given how much baking and candy madness overtook my house last week, it's amazing I didn't gain back the weight I lost the week before last … [Read more...]