Obesity: Winning by Losing

Foster Outdoor Products Commercial

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:27:28 PDT

We have just put online a new website for outdoor products my husband is making. As a former boyscout, he has always had an interest in camping and survival gear. He developed a compact backpacking...

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The Trill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:07:39 PDT

Bet you thought this post was going to be about sports. Well, as a life long struggler with the challenge of being an emotional overeater, I have had thrills and felt agony often. In fact, almost...

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She's Lookin' Great!

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:05:01 PDT

Yes, she is! One of my dear friends, has gastric bypass surgery several months ago and she has lost 65 pounds so far! I am so very proud of her. We talked about what fun it is to be able to get...

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Confession Time

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:14:26 PDT

It is not and has never been my desire to present to you the idea that my desire to control my eating and lose weight is always perfectly headed in the right direction. On the contrary, I want to be...

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Virtual Makeover, Anyone?

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:58:37 PDT

That's right. On my personal Mary Kay website you can do a virtual makeover! You can choose a model whose skin and hair color most nearly matches your own and virtually try different glamour looks,...

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Gaining and Losing

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:00:11 PDT

Yes. It has been a long time since I have written a new post. I can find all kinds of excuses for not writing. I have been busy. I haven't had anything new to write. My mind has been on other...

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How Do You Begin Again?

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:44:29 PST

Well, it has become necessary to once again begin at the beginning of yet another weight loss journey. Sigh. Once again. Once again. The truth, the hard truth is that those of us who have weight...

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Are You Living in the State of Denial? I have been.

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:08:28 PDT

You know, living in the state of Denial (our 51st state?) is not a bad place to be. It is peaceful there. Reality doesn't bother you......, well, except for those nagging thoughts in the back of...

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Yoohoo! I'm Still Here!!

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:31:15 PDT

Yes, it has been a long time. I have spent the last two years, just eating and eating and lying to myself. The scales continued to climb, and my clothes continued to get tighter and tighter. Well,...

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My Husband's Story

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:06:57 PDT

Rick's story began two days after I had the cyst surgically removed. He began to have chest pains. A trip to the emergency room, an angiogram, and a stent brought him face to face with a serious need...

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Roundhouse Kicks and Uppercuts

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:42:24 PDT

Building the habit of regular exercise has always been a challenge for me. It has always been one of those things that I will start with semi enthusiasm, and then let it go the minute something else...

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Tae Bo on Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:00:12 PDT

Yep. This morning, before breakfast, I did Tae Bo. I used my husband's dvd player, connecting it to the tv in our hotel room. There was just enough floor space to punch and kick my way through...

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Whether I Want To Or Not

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:36:04 PDT

We got in from vacation yesterday evening, tired and happy. This morning i told my husband that after breakfast I was going to do Tae Bo "whether I want to or not". There I said it. Yes. Deciding...

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Where Is the Battle?

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:51:28 PDT

My son and I and a conversation today about the necessary changes my husband and I are making in our lifestyle so that we can continue to be health in the coming years. We were discussing exercise as...

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How Distracting Are the Distractions?

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:30:27 PDT

Distractions happen. They just do. There is no way to prevent them. The key is "How distracting do you let the distractions be? I was all in my Tae Bo routine. Yep, I had my schedule down. Then the...

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Food, Food, Food

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:07:28 PDT

It it a necessary part of everyday. Eating that is. For some people, food is just that. Necessary. They eat to live. They like good food, but do not dwell on it. They don't spend hours thinking...

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"I Can Make You Thin", by Paul McKenna

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:23:55 PDT

I have written before about this weight loss self hypnosis program. It was something I did for a while and had a good measure of success. Then like many other good things in my life, I just let it...

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Patience and Post Menopausal Weight Loss

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:04:52 PDT

I don't know why I was surprised. Perhaps I was hoping it was just an old wive's tale. Well, I am here to tell you from personal experience, that after menopause, metabolism soooooows down. For...

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Slowly Losing Still Results in Winning

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:09:54 PDT

Yes, the scales are ever so slowly going down, and my patience is being tested in a new way. However, because I have decided to keep on keeping on doing what 'is good for me', I am winning! My...

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Weight Watchers - Here I Come!

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:17:12 PST

My daughter began Weight Watchers first. She has been very faithful to the program and is doing very well. I decided it was time to begin once again on my quest to become a healthy person. About...

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Labor Day Weekend in the Heart Hospital

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:47:39 PST

It was a weekend of new experiences for me. In June, my husband had chest pains and was hospitalized twice. He had two angiograms, a stress test, and one stint placed in his heart. Labor Day...

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My Cardiologist's Million Dollar Tip

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:35:19 PST

That's what he said at my followup exam after my normal (yea!) angiogram. He said my heart had no blockage. However, my triglycerides are somewhat high and the A1-C test showed my blood sugar to be...

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Points, Points, Points

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:57:18 PST

Well, I've been counting Weight Watchers points for 5 weeks now. The iPad Weight Watchers app has made counting points easy and convenient. I've been faithful, day by day, recording what I eat and...

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Holding my Own

noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:33:18 PST

It's a monthly event. It is always good and control is hard. I am talking about the monthly birthday dinners we have at my school. The grade levels sign up for the month they would like to bring...

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noreply@blogger.com (Director Deborah) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:34:36 PST

Well, I've been doing the 'Weight Watchers' thing for several weeks now and have reached my first goal! I am feeling better and have more energy. Yes, the things I am winning by losing are beginning...

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