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...]
Yo-Yo, See-Saw…Call it What You Like: I’m Along for the Ride
If you've been following my progress for a while, you'll know that I originally lost fifty pounds. Then I sort of evened out, and found a good groove. Then, slowly, more and more came creeping back. Until I was back up to 188 and really needed to drop a good twenty pounds. And so I re-joined Weight … [Read more...]
Best Diet: Worst Diet
This is the best diet EVAH! This is the gaping hole where my dishwasher used to be. It broke. It flooded the kitchen. It ruined the floor. But that's old news. I've been avidly shopping for new dishwashers ever since and enjoying the "broken-dishwasher-diet". Let me explain: when you … [Read more...]
The Wednesday Update
WEIGHT UP/DOWN THIS WEEK: -1.3POUNDS TO GO TO GOAL: 20.5 So it seems that working out and eating well pays off. 'Cause you didn't already know that, right? But what is it about me and my Sundays? I was on a weight-loss-get-fit tear. I ate well. I worked out 3 times (not including Yoga). I was down … [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...]