tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47876664653404853392024-08-29T13:16:13.363-07:00Follow me on my journey to losing 100 pounds by August 1, 2011 for my trip to Jamaica!!! <a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wUogWis/"> <img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wUogWis/weight.png"></a>Manda Maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176542872617163134noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787666465340485339.post-45368945469976017322010-12-18T07:54:00.000-08:002010-12-18T07:54:00.403-08:00

It is amazing how time gets away from you. the holidays have been coming at me at record speed it seems! 1 week until Christmas. Yowsers! At my last weigh in on Monday I was surprised with a loss! My official weight at the office Monday was 234.6! That makesna grand total thusnfar of 21.4 pounds! My weight loss has definitely slowed down but, as long as I maintain a loss of some sort through the

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Wow, the holidays can be crazy! There is something about the months of November and December. They seem to fly by every year. Between birthdays, Thanksgiving, Anniversary, more birthdays, Christmas, split families and life in a family of 5 I have been running non stop. I wish that running would cause me to lose some weight! I wish I could say that I have been so busy running on the elliptical

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I did it. I made a decision. It was pretty funny because when Waylon got to PIAS he thought I had made a decision, but, I hadn't. Decisions really stump me. They are so final! Once we get it home and put it together there is no "take it back" without a terrible amount of effort. So, here it is, my Horizon EX-79 elliptical! It is pretty awesome. After much, much research I picked this model

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We don't buy eggs (thanks to the lovely "ladies" of the "Million dollar chicken coop!" LOL BUT this is a good deal for those that do! BTW, locals, save your egg cartons for us please! Also, we may have too many eggs around once Goldie realizes that there really aren't any eggs under her, bless her heart. Anyone who is interested in awesome, nutrient rich, organic, free range as it gets

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Ha ha ha. I must say that I feel so much better. I started drinking water a big part of my day again and what a HUGE difference it has made! When I weighed in on Tuesday I was 237.8, I got on the scale today and I am back down to 234.2!!! That is almost 4lbs! Wahoo! Now the battle will be to keep it up! I have only taken the Bontril two days this week thus far. I really do not like to take

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This is it. I have hit the final slump. I gained another 0.2 lbs which seems very trivial but is HUGE in my eyes! What am I thinking?? This has to stop and it has to stop now! This week I am going to start over. I still have some Bontril left so I am going to take it for the next week or until it's gone, whichever comes first. The elliptical will be purchased this week so I will have no excuses

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After getting on the scale this morning I was electrified! Down to 234.4 pounds! I have officially gotten below the weight I was when I arrived at the hospital to have Lillian. Phew. It is officially down hill from here for me! Finally, I feel as if I am headed somewhere. Hopefully being on My Fitness Pal with my si-in-law will help to keep us BOTH excited and energized to get where we want to be

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I have lost interest in My Fat Secret. I don't feel a lot of accountability anymore using it. My dear sis-in-law is rocking her weight loss and using My Fitness Pal so I am going to jump along and use it with her! Together we can hold each other accountable. (Or so I hope!!) It has a lot of the same features that MFS has and it even has a better Android app for my phone. It has a blog feature and

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My visit to the Dr's office today was not a happy one. I gained 0.4 lbs. Yikes! This is the 2nd week in a row I have shown a gain. Slight as it may be, it is still a movement UP in numbers instead of down. Hopefully this is the slap in the face and the swift kick in the buttocks that I need to get motivated again. I feel like I have hit a stagnant point. When I left the office I went straight to

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Yesterday was spent testing every elliptical in the city of Dothan. Which, let me tell you, isn't many. There are 3 stores that I know of that carry the machines. We went to Play it Again Sports, Sears and Dick's. I am not sure if I am any closer to a decision than I was when I left. My mind was kinda set on the Esprit model I found online but after seeing so many I am once again unsure. Here is

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My weigh in yesterday did not go as well as I wanted it to. I ended up gaining 0.4 pounds. Which, in light of my week, was not terrible. It definitely could've been worse. Hopefully once these antibiotics are done and the bladder infection is gone I will get back to normal. There has also got to be a limit to my snacking. It has got to stop. In happier news, I got on my scale this morning and was

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I know it has been quite some time since I have written anything. Time seems to be slipping away from me. As soon as I think I can sit down and do this I get pulled somewhere. I finally decided to just do it. My weight loss has slowed a little bit. I haven't been logging my foods like I was. I am still watching what I eat and trying to stay clear from the junk but I really need to be writing it

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I am almost there. I can see it! My 20lb mark is only 1.6lbs away! There were a few days this past week that I ate things I probably shouldn't have but I still managed to lose a pound. It is exciting that I didn't gain any! After work one day I came home and ate 3 Reece's cups, 3 small kit kats and who knows what else! That binge had me feeling so terrible. I was truly ashamed. But, I picked

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Great news! As of Monday I have lost a total of 18 pounds!! Also, I have begun exercising. Thankfully, I have found a friend to walk with. This makes it so much easier to get motivated. I enjoy having someone who I can talk her ear off while we are exercising. The trail we walk is approximately 3.5 miles. The first day we did it was Saturday. It took us a little over 1 hour. It was probably about

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And I plugged my stinnkin' ears!!!! It felt awesome! There were plenty of times that I wanted to reach my hand out and take just a little taste. A small morsel never killed anyone....but I resisted. It was hard but it was worth it! I rewarded myself with a Limey Blimey protein smoothie from Tropical Smoothie. The smoothie weighs in at about 300 calories and less than 2 grams of fat but is packed

Manda Maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18176542872617163134noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787666465340485339.post-37328002107328548932010-09-28T19:43:00.000-07:002010-09-28T19:43:01.327-07:00

Monday's visit wasn't the best. I was down a whopping 0.2 lbs BUT Emily said my water weight was up 4.5 lbs. Geesh! Thanks to "that time" I had lots of excess fluid. It was very comforting to know that I wasn't a failure for the week. Hopefully this means that next week will be a great one! I have moved down a size the scrubs at work. That is exciting! Today was a crappy eating day for me. Fast

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While&nbsp;reading a blog yesterday, (Pamela), something she does made a light go off in my head. For every 5 pounds she loses she puts a virtual 5 lb sack of potatoes in the shopping cart. Have you ever lifted just 1 of those bags? Let alone 3? When I was at WalMart yesterday in the produce section I walked up on a display of the exact bags of potatoes on her blog. I thought...hmm...and crazy as

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Today's trip to the nutritionist proved to be a great one! Before I went in to her office, I was talking to my mom. She asked how I thought I did this week. After working all day Saturday and having a crazy busy day at church and work Sunday, I figured I had only lost about a pound. To my surprise I got on the scale and it said 242.8!!! That makes a total loss of 14.2 pounds! Surely I will be

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Yesterday was a good day. I managed to stay under 1300 calories!! It was amazing! We went to Taco Bell for lunch and I got 2 Chicken Ranchero Soft Tacos for a total of 340 calories. I was so full halfway through the second taco. I could't believe it! It feels GREAT! Maybe it really worked, just maybe my stomach can't hold as much now. The plan is to keep some of the Bontril on hand for those days

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The past week and a half have flown by so fast! I realized today that I haven't updated here in a while! Great news, I weighed in at the office today at 246.2 lbs!! That is 3.2 pounds this week! Yeah!! The excitement is awesome! It is amazing how fun it can be to create meals that are healthy. Every time I get ready to fix something I think about how I can make it healthier. What can I use to

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This has to be the best tasting pita pizza of all time! Maybe I was really hungry, but it was still awesome! Packed with vitamins too! Here's what you need: 1 whole wheat pita 1 Tbs pesto, I used basil pesto but sun dried tomato would be good as well 1 Tbs onion (or more if you like) 1 Tbs fresh basil 1 Tbs fresh cilantro 1-2 mushrooms sliced 1/2 Roma Tomato chopped Handful of baby spinach

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Today marks the beginning of my journey into the NuYuRx program. I think I am really going to like this! Emily was very helpful and she listened to everything I had to say, even though I am sure it was a lot! My day started off with the question, "honey, where's my scale?" To which I received a snicker for a response. Hmph. The minute I stepped on it I was nervous. One whole week had passed and

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I did it! Last week I lost 2 pounds! Well, 1.8 to be EXACT, but a loss none the less. Considering that the scale said I had gained 2 pounds the week before I consider this a huge success! That is a total of 4 pounds for the week! It all adds up to 5 pounds TOTAL! Yippee! Even though I had no scale I DID do measurements : P and I am happy to report that I lost a 1/2 inch all around (minus the

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So it really isn't a "secret." I love&nbsp;FatSecret.com. It is so incredibly easy to use and very user friendly. It is a lot of fun to look at what my "buddies" are eating and I stay accountable to them because they say can see what I eat! GASP! The other feature that is pretty cool is the diet calendar. I can view it in so many ways. Whether I want to see just today, this week, this month, this

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The excitement and thrill of a roller coaster is like no other. The anticipation as you go clicking your way up to the top and then that weightless, gut dropping, heart stopping feeling when you finally creep over the top. The view from the top is awe inspiring. The wind is whirling all around you and you feel free. It is the ultimate adrenaline rush for me. Unfortunately, I ride a roller coaster

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