Treating myself to Whole Foods

Today I need to go grocery shopping. As much as I put off this task, once I hit the market, I usually enjoy myself. I love perusing the aisles for new veggies and fruit, food finds that I’ve never tried, and getting inspired to cook new recipes.
Since I’m about two weeks away from [...]

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Skinny Bitch…Doesn’t everyone want to be one? (A review of sorts)

I’d heard the buzz about the book Skinny Bitch and how several celebrities were photographed carrying the book around over the summer. I didn’t think much of it then. Last week CTLB told me that she’d started reading it and thought that it was funny and that it made a lot of sense. [...]

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NSV #4

Today I went to Easter brunch with my family and received a really nice NSV from my mom. She told me she could really tell that I’d lost this weight, and was so proud of me for sticking with it and changing my lifestyle. It was so nice.
She also complimented me on my [...]

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How my purchases have changed!

Not very long ago, when I went on Amazon.com, I’d buy a novel. Maybe something non-fiction. That was about the extent of it. In the last several months, though, I’ve noticed myself buying a lot more from the self-improvement sections.
Over the summer I bought a lot of books on spirituality and Buddhism. I [...]

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Weigh-In Day Reflections

I weighed myself this morning after about a month off the scale and was happy to see that I’ve lost 5 more lbs. That makes a total of almost 18.5 pounds since December 1. Slow and steady progress.
Lately I’ve been a lot more lax about following SBD to the letter. I’ve been [...]

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Looking forward but spinning my wheels?

 
I have a habit of looking ahead. Of finding some goal in the future and putting all of my efforts towards achieving it. I do it in all aspects of my life: vacations, work, graduation, and now I’m realizing, with my weight loss, too.
Ever since the idea of trying the medical fasting shakes [...]

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My obsession with The Biggest Loser

I am obsessed with The Biggest Loser, I admit it.  When Tuesday gets here, I look forward to 8pm because I know it’s going to be on.
I know a lot of people are critical of the show, but to me, it’s got everything — weight loss inspiration, personal dramas, game play, “characters,” people you love, [...]

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I can’t wait any longer!

This morning I made the call to the SF Medical Weight Management program (now known as SF MWM on this blog), and found out some great info:

The start-up costs are $325
The monthly fee for blood work, urine analysis, and group classes is $350
The cost of the “food” (shakes, bars, etc.) is $78 per week
The have [...]

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More info about MWM

Ok, so I spent a good deal of time this week looking into the program that Kaiser offers. After waiting 3 days for a return phone call to my questions about the cost of the program and whether or not they accepted payments, I finally got a call back. The message was brief [...]

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No weigh-in

Yesterday I had grad school all day, and was up and at ‘em quite a bit earlier than I usually am on a Saturday.  In all of my haste to shower, dress, put on make-up, and be sure to get some coffee before class, I completely forgot to weigh myself.
I know that I could’ve weighed [...]

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