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Hi

2011-01-13T22:01:00.000-05:00

Exercised today but then I am going to eat a huge snack so I am not sure it counts :-)

Happy New Year

2011-01-03T23:14:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year.

I got some wii movement games for Christmas
Just Dance 2 is a lot of fun. I prefer it a lot more to DDR.
You don’t have to use a pad.

The Baxter *

2009-10-07T02:13:00.000-04:00

The Baxter *
Guest post from my sister Lou creator of http://www.zazzle.com/loudesigns

The Baxter is a sweet romantic comedy based on the romantic film of the1940's. The soundtrack is also good. The Baxter is that dorky guy who is with a girl way out of his league, the nice guy who always gets left at the alter. Elliot Sherman (Michael Showalter) is one of those guys. He's known it for years, but on the eve of his engagement to Caroline Swann (Elizabeth Banks) Elliot must find out what he has to do to become the leading man in his own life. Michelle Williams also stars.

Guest Post : Connie and Carla

2009-09-30T17:14:00.001-04:00

Connie and Carla (2004)
Guest post from my sister Lou creator of http://www.zazzle.com/loudesigns

Connie and Carla is one of the those little known gems in a sea of bad movies. Written and starring Nia Vardalos. It was the first movie she made after My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Connie and Carla are two cheesy lounge singers who witness a murder and go undercover as Drag Queens. This film is filled with good musical numbers and a lot of laughs. PG-13.

Movie Review Wii

2009-09-29T21:18:00.001-04:00

*Guest post from my sister Lou creator of http://www.zazzle.com/loudesigns
2 Brothers and A Bride

It's one of those Independent films that is just weird. It's about two brothers who live with their mother on a farm, she dies and the elder brother doesn't think he can take care of the farm and his stupid brother at the same time. He learns about mail order brides and they set off to Russia to buy his brother a green card wife to take care of him for a couple of years so he doesn't have to. The film is entertaining and worth watching at least once.

2 Brothers and A Bride * Guest Post

2009-09-27T01:30:00.000-04:00

This guest post is a review by my sister Lou who is the creative mind behind Lou Designs
http://www.zazzle.com/loudesigns

2 Brothers and A Bride *
It's one of those Independent films that is just weird. It's about two brothers who live with their mother on a farm, she dies and the elder brother doesn't think he can take care of the farm and his stupid brother at the same time. He learns about mail order brides and they set off to Russia to buy his brother a green card wife to take care of him for a couple of years so he doesn't have to. The film is entertaining and worth watching at least once.

Zazzle, fitness

2009-08-19T00:06:00.001-04:00

My sister is starting a web shop for zazzle
any ideas for what you would like in it
http://www.zazzle.com/loudesigns

Need to exercise more

Hi

2009-04-20T14:35:00.000-04:00

I forgot to weight train Saterday

I got my new Wii gold's gym workout.
I am trying that out

Weight Training

2009-04-17T13:52:00.000-04:00

My 12 minute weight training yesterday went over an hour because I kept getting small interruptions.

I updated thankfull planet

Val

Easter

2009-04-09T18:42:00.002-04:00

Easter, I burnt my first batch of Easter fudge. I am so bad at fudge making.
I will still eat it. "Sigh" I think I will blow eating healthy.

I did weight training today. I hate doing it love it after it's done.
offset carbons today.

Update

2009-04-08T02:28:00.001-04:00

I've been busy working on my free green ebook
I lifted weights and worked on the thankful planet blog.
I also worked on my more eco friendly easter baskets.

Weight Training, Friend's link

2009-03-27T14:12:00.001-04:00

I have a friend who started a fitness affiliate site
www.teambeachbody.com/SheWalks

Weight training
I am not looking to my weight training today but my body needs it.

Wish List
Hang out with husband and little ones
Pizza
Weights
My books to come in

My wish list

2009-03-26T13:35:00.002-04:00

I tend to eat prooly when sleepy

Last wish list came true
Today's Wish list
Nap
Spend time educating the little ones

Realtive's shirt shop
www.zazzle.com/loudesigns

Wish List

2009-03-24T13:40:00.001-04:00

Make a wish

post your wish list

Wish List
Nap
hugs from little ones
Exercise
Dinner with husband
Books to come in the mail in a week or two
to maintain this weightloss

Change again

2009-03-20T22:06:00.001-04:00

I decided to just make thankful plannet it's own blog

http://thankfulplanet.blogspot.com/

I fe;t I could start fresh without getting rid of the old.

My Computer, changes, Free PR, thankful list

2009-03-19T15:11:00.002-04:00

My Computer
My computer would not start in anything but safe mode with networking
Today. I will try to get my computer to run regular. I am trying to lower my electricity bill by being green.

Changes
What's happening to the blog beside the name change?
I am working on an ebook on being green and it will be free or a dollar but I am leaning to free. I feel free will help more people. I want to offer free children's self help books as well. I want to offer free resources to people with delayed children. I feel that they have been ripped off enugh.

Free PR for Work at home
Q What's with the allowing people to post ad days?
We will be running this free PR opportunity for the next couple of weeks
1. Stay at home business are greener because they use less fuel
2. Also with this economy I want to help as many people as possible.
Q do you post for me?
A. No you put your information in the comment section. I do not post them for you.
Q What don't you want posted?
1. Any site that is diet supplement heavy
2. Sites Pornography
3. Something that doesn’t have a real product. No you give money to five people sort of business.
4. Items that are highly damaging to the ecosystem.

Q are you responsible for posts
A No be careful even if it seems legitimate do your research.

Q Do you have anything to sell?
A. Not right now.
Q how many times may I post
A. Every day but do not do the same add over and over again. Spam is boring talk about other issues as well. Tell us about yourself why you started your business.

Q What can I advertise?
1. A café press, zazzle, etsy or ebay store.
2. A book you have written, children's, green, educational, cooking, fitness, self help, sweet romance novels, sci-fi, fitness and more.
3. A recycled jewelry
4. Homemade Earth friendly products
5. A green or educational blog
6. An Amazon affiliate store
7. A used mail order store

Thankful List
Husband girls
Strength training
My new green supplies
The fact I can get in safe mode with network.

Thankful List, Natasha, shirt shop, books and Free PR

2009-03-18T12:53:00.006-04:00

Thankful list
Husband and little one
Naps
Exercise
Pretzels
Lettuce
Books

I feel bad Natasha Richardson and her family not because she is a famous actress
but that she is a wife and mom with boys who need her.

My fave is the cupcake shirt which is ironic :-) for a health site LOL
http://www.zazzle.com/loudesigns

Books and Free PR
I promised a friend Lois Wickstrom I would promote
her books in todays blog

If you have a book, a green product or an exercise program you'd like to promote
just post in the respond part. I want to give you free PR.

http://www.amazon.com/Nessie-Viking-Gold-Lois-Wickstrom/dp/0916176215 -- nessie and the viking gold

http://www.amazon.com/Nessie-Living-Stone-Lois-Wickstrom/dp/1591092469 -- nessie and the living stone

http://www.cafepress.com/nessgrotto.12123012
Nessie and the Celtic Maze

There's also an affiliate account program for CafePress.

http://www.lochness-monster.com

I am going greener. Any ideas how to freeze sandwhiches without plastic bags.

New store but not mine, thankful list

2009-03-16T22:02:00.002-04:00

A relative of mine started a shirt shop with zazzle.
http://www.zazzle.com/loudesigns

My thankful list
My husband
My little ones
Big hugs
A comfortable

I am almost ay my happy weight. I don't know if I will continue talking about weight loss because my healthy weight and my BMI differ from each other. When I have a BMI 21 is actually more like under 18 and I get health problems reserved for women with eating disorder. I think I will talk sometimes, about healthy eating and fitness for every size.

Bribing Yourself on a Budget

2009-03-08T00:07:00.001-05:00

I saw great post on Starling Fitness http://www.starling-fitness.com/ on bribing yourself for exercise and someone asked what if money is tight?
I haven't been posting for a while because fitness right now is only a tiny bit of what I've been doing. I have been mainly exercising on a wii fit since December and I lost a lot of the weight I put on during the year. I am thinking of starting a new blog. I might go to a gratitude blog.

Bribing Yourself on a Budget

Want to bribe yourself for working out but don't have the cash. Why not do bribes that are recession fighting as well.
1. Treat yourself with non money gifts, foot soaks, a book you've want from the library.
2. Keep rewards for down the road when you have money. You can keep a small pocket calendar or even a piece of scrap paper. Just put a simple check every time you make a goal. I like smiley faces when I am keeping goal but those take more time.
3. Cheap rewards, maybe every couple dozen 30 minute workouts is five dollars you get to spend at a dollar store.
4. If you have a spouse/love maybe he/she can give you free rewards. Rewards can be queen/king for the day.
5. Make your reward something that will save you money if you're always buying bottled make your reward a reusable water bottle. If you eve exercise gadgets that take batteries a reward might be rechargeable batteries and a charger something that will save you money and time of having to rush out to the store for new ones.
6. If you want to reward yourself with clothes as you lose, think thrift store. This will be a cheaper option if you're changing sizes and need a few in between pieces. My sister has found designer jeans for her wardrobe. Donate items you can no longer wear as well. Your bigger sized clothes might be needed by someone else on their weight loss journey.

My Sci-Fi novel came out it's a comedy. I don’t know when the print version will be out. It's available on download in multiple formats.
http://diskuspublishing.com/vhmelville.html

calories

2008-06-22T19:42:00.003-04:00

I have been only counting calories instead of weight watchers because they have no meetings where I live. I love weight watchers but don't have time to figure out my points since my calculator died and the fact I am just busy with family.

I have been thinking of getting rid of the blog though.
Eating healthy is just a lifestyle with me and not a calling. Sometimes I gain sometimes I lose.
I am not feeling bad or quality about spending money when it's needed to spend. I am frugal in some ways but spendy in others.
No one responds anymore.
I have been thinking more of just a blog on gratitude and abundance.
I don't have as many blogline subscribers as I used and I lost my domain name.

Craving
I bought the peanut butter and raisons.

Remember you can give Charity
for free Ways you can give
All you do is have to click on a link to help others
Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com
Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

mmm raisons

2008-06-21T03:51:00.000-04:00

I bought my raisons and peanut butter and crackers

Val

Raisons

2008-06-19T01:18:00.000-04:00

I am craving a peanut-butter sandwich with raisons not jelly with a glass a milk and a side of baby carrots and slightly salted sliced apples. I am also craving cookie dough and homemade frosting. The store is closed and shopping day isn't till tomorrow anyway.

Gratitude
I am thankful for my family

What do I want
More energy
To be a great friend to my husband
To be able to cook even better
To let people know I love them
To bring smiles to those who need it
To get more educational supplies for my little ones

Teach, Eat, thanks

2008-06-17T03:30:00.002-04:00

Teach
I been buying and making educational material. I have to decide if the products worth it? Can I make it? Do I need it? Will it ship on time? I am thinking of getting teaching supplies to make games.

Eat
I been so busy. I am a little bit sick today with wee bit of a sore throat. It rained. While I love the rain that and my little illness kept me home bound. I was planning to go out but could not.
It was still a fun day. I made lentils with a tangy sauce and they were quite good. I made them instead of the weekly bean soup. We needed a change.

Thanks
I am thankful for family 'Husband and little ones"
love
Sleep
Lentils
Days without sore throats
When I can teach through games
music
Amazon

Thankful

2008-06-11T03:40:00.001-04:00

While I am eating healthier again I just find there's so much to talk about besides weight loss.
The only reason I started eating less again was to have more energy. I know I will sometimes slip up and that's okay. If I could be over wait and have boundless energy I'd say pass the homemade frosting. Life is for living. I love veggies again. MMM wonder how they taste dipped in my homemade frosting.
I've been wanting to buy every educational tool and toy on the market. I did buy some good ones but I also made some. I made them because they weren't items I was willing to wait for shipping on.

Thankful
Husband and the little ones
Naps
Hugs
Beans
Oatmeal
Books at the library
Love

Life is going good.

2008-06-04T14:52:00.000-04:00

Life is going good.
Playing and educating the little ones
Spending time with hubby

Gift to me

2008-05-22T22:48:00.000-04:00

Gift to me
I found out my new pedometer shipped woo hoo. I saw a pink on Amazon for less than $6 I cannot wait to get.

Update sort of

2008-05-17T02:41:00.001-04:00

The move has put on hold and might not happen

I get my mother's day this weekend knock on wood

Sleep

2008-05-11T13:12:00.001-04:00

I had four hour sleep the might before last making getting almost enough sleep feel quite extravagant.
I went on a shopping spree via Amazon. Mostly fun educational items, toys for the family. This was planned in advance put in the budget. It was fun. I have some educational books as well.

Mother's day

2008-05-07T21:14:00.002-04:00

For mother's day I am looking for a massage and a nap. We usually get fun mother's and father's day gifts. Since our move has put on hold. We find out if we move or stay next month.
So gift buying is on hold right now but life isn't.
I needed some book but got one at the library. I also got some free children's books from their toss out box.
Father's day will be a new wok to replace my husband's ruined one.

He is a weekend chef.

Lazy lazy lazy

2008-05-03T14:32:00.001-04:00

I can't believe how lazy I am posting

Toys

2008-04-11T00:21:00.001-04:00

Get two packages of size 3 and 5 di

What games did you like as children?
What music did you like?
What toys?
In preschool I loved the big wooden kitchen
I wasn't into Barbie. I liked my doll you could feed plastic loly pop and ice cream.
I liked sea-moneys I have two un-opened tanks of sea monkeys. The only pet you can get in a toys store. Yes they are real. They look more like bugs.

play More

2008-04-09T08:13:00.000-04:00

Sorry to busy playing with little ones to blog all that much.
I love bubbles, music and a lot of cool stuff.
People need more play.

A blessed Life

2008-04-02T17:24:00.000-04:00

Yesterdays green rice didn't go over as well as the cookies beau use I made rice way too much in the last week it was rather boring even though it was bright green LOL
Amazon is one of my favorite stores in the whole world.
I think I want to join a wholesale club and shop at dollar and thrift stores. I am blessed in my life.

Thankful list
Husband
Little Ones
Mother in law
Naps
Music
Hugs
Apples
Water
Gum

What I did on fools day

2008-04-01T22:20:00.002-04:00

I worked a little on my PR plan for my up and coming scii-fi comedy novel.

I made green rice and blue cookies for dinner. They taste fine.

Things to do to day
Spread love
give a hug
be thankful
listen to music

Life is good

2008-03-20T15:36:00.000-04:00

Life is going pretty good and I accomplished writing a new poem.
I have been playing with my little ones for most of this week.
Life is good

I have to lose about 20 pounds now sigh "Least I am honest about it"

Erase Negativity

2008-03-13T02:10:00.001-04:00

Speak nice about others. We just don't praise each other enugh.
Praise yourself for a good job you've done.
Hel
others
Avoid ideal gossip of friends
if you're looking for the bad in life you'll find it

Spread the love

Iportion and The Big Smog

2008-03-07T21:02:00.003-05:00

Iportion and The Big Smog

Smog is like a giant cigarette that instead of being filled with tobacco it is filled with substances like coal, gas, hairspray, and oil aka nitrogen oxide, carbine monoxide, sulfur dioxide, organic gasses, aerosols, and heavy metals.
Smog irritates Asthma and other people with lung problems
Smog is a contributor to our struggles with food we walk less and eat less fresh foods
People with Autism have sensory issues which are worsen by smog and smoking.
Global warming.
Reducing smog reduces the cost of gas. This will work more than a one day boycott of gas because the gas stations will get your money the day before or after.

You might not think you have enough time to defeat smog. If enough people join in you can make a difference. You only have to pick the things on the list that you can actually do. It might be one thing it might six.

How can you fight smog?
1. Car pool or use a bus or subway.
2. Plant trees.
3. Plant a garden. Support and fund community gardens.
4. Use a hybrid car.
5. Use more solar and wind power.
6. Walk more.
7. Use a bike. I can't use a two wheel but I once owned a giant Trike.
8. Use saving gels that are not in a can.
9. Use florescent bulbs. They have low mercury content compared and reduce coal production which lesions heavy metal in the atmospheres.
10. Use less bottled water. Bottled water uses lots of gas to truck it in and most of the time it's filtered tap water.
11. Rooftop gardens have been known to reduce smog http://www.gardeners.com/Rooftop+Gardens/5283,default,pg.html?SC=
12. If you live close to your grocery store in a safe neighborhood you can use a red or wagon to carry groceries.
13. Reuse other people's stuff. Use thrift stores.
14. Use maps or GPS so you won't become lost and waste gas.
15. Use powdered milk to keep you from rushing to the store.
16. Use Netflix instant play to rent DVDS if you can before you buy. You might find it's a movie you only want to see once.
17. This will save gas going to the store to purchases and landfill space.

If you want to link or repost this do so.

thank you

2008-03-07T01:32:00.001-05:00

I usually blog when I have time in-between playing but I have had clean my blog lines account.
I will be posting less on others blogs. It takes me a long time to edit responses and I have other projects I want to do such as reduce smog, play with my kids and launch a free self help ebook site I've been working on since 2003. It is a side, side project.
I still will post little positive ideas.
My blog isn't as personal as others that I love reading. I just feel my family is my joy and their day to day activity is just not what I write about at this time.

Be thankful
Be thankful for your family

Val

Hi

2008-03-05T16:43:00.001-05:00

Things I'd like to do right now
reduce smog
Smile
Spread love
Show my gratitude
buy stuff at thrift stores

2008-03-04T23:57:00.000-05:00

Happy thankful list
My husband
Hugs from my little ones
A good night's sleep

Wish list
Educational toys I am planning on getting for my little ones in two months
A new ex box game for my little one
Truffle oil
Ukulele "ever since I heard the song Tom Cruise Crazy" I wanted one. I'll never learn to play
Ebooks "They take up less room"

2008-02-29T20:20:00.003-05:00

It seems I keep coming down with things. I still can function and I am pretty happy.

Moving
Hopefully we will move in a couple of months.
We will still need some paperwork.
I've been also looking up furniture up the net. This place is furnished and we will only be taking a few pieces with us.
I am thinking of going green and getting a used dining set.

To Do list

2008-02-27T14:16:00.000-05:00

My to do list
Play peek a boo with my little ones
Dance
Make silly faces
Watch sighing time DVD
Give a hug

More On I belive

2008-02-26T17:50:00.002-05:00

My diet started fine then went down hill today. I am barely in my range. At least I am having lots of fun eating LOL

More On I Believe
Exercise should be fun and involve family not be a solitary thing
I still have too much clutter
In music
in Love
In faith

Thankful
Husband and little ones
Books
Lemon aid "It might seem a small thing but citric acid deficiency causes scurvy"

I Belive

2008-02-22T22:17:00.002-05:00

What do you Belive

I Belive
I believe that I am not always right but I am not always wrong
I believe that I need to live more green
I believe that l cannot love me without love forever
I believe that immunizations save children's lives and do not cause autism
I believe that I am creative
I believe vegetables can be yummy
I belive I love my life and I have a life better than I can

A bit grumpy

2008-02-19T18:55:00.000-05:00

I am a little sick today. I feel a little nauseous. I slept a little late today and I am still tired.
But the world is bright and beautiful. The sun sparkles on the snow.
I have lots of little blessing even though I am a bit grumpy.

Kindness

2008-02-16T00:32:00.003-05:00

I ate chocolate today and potato chips. mini half off snickers. I couldn't eat till late. I am still hungry.

Kindness
I do not feel people praise one another enough.
Why don't you do a small act of Kindness

My books
My books should be here by Saturday but mail can be slow where I live.

My blog is worth $28,227.00.
How much is your blog worth?

Spread the love

2008-02-14T18:56:00.002-05:00

Happy Valentines Day
Spread the love by saying thank you
If you look for the negative in life you will find it
Ways to show love
1. Write a quality not listing of your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend
2. Donate to a charity
3. Buy a box of children's valentine cards and spread the love.
4. Listen to happy music

What Would you Write, thanks

2008-02-13T03:20:00.002-05:00

What would you Write?

If you were writing yourself a love letter what would you write? What quality in yourself do you like? I want you to write three nice things about you. You can share or not share.

What would you write?
What nice things are about your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend?

What would you write?
People often find fault with the world what do you find right with the world?

Thank You list
Husband, little ones
sleep

Your cool List?

2008-02-12T18:26:00.000-05:00

Things that are cool to do when not online
What is your cool to do list?
1. Watching a movie with husband
2. Playing with play dough with the little one
3. Reading a good book
4. Playing with both little ones
5. Date with husband
6. Making people smile
7. De-cluttering "I am getting to the point am happy with less stuff"
8. Pampering myself or people I love.

Darth Mom

2008-02-11T15:02:00.000-05:00

Darth Mom
I've gone over to the darkside and join my friends. Shopping is so
expensive where I live. I live while I did look at somes prices.
I just put things in my basket like buying the same specail fun toy in
the shopping in a row.
It's a stress ball and my little one had such a fun time playing with
me with it. We beat the last one to heck.
It was only 2.99 so I bought another one.
So I was a spendy mom.

Move
I threw out more stuff yesterday and gave away even more. I am throwing a cake pan today. I am going to to go over my fitnees gadgets as well. I need the body ball.

Thanks
Husband
Little ones
Love
Sleep

Be Happy

2008-02-08T15:12:00.000-05:00

I woke up tired today and kind of grumpy today.
I need a nap but I feel this day can be okay even without the nap.
I will de-clutter and work on my law of abundance article.

What do you need to feel happy?
1. Is it a career
2. Weight loss
3. Money
4. Things
5. Toys
Can you be happy now on the journey

Be thankful
I am thankful for my husband and little ones

pretty ugly clutter, Share your Diet Plan,Cookbook Update

2008-02-07T16:19:00.000-05:00

Pretty Ugly Clutter, Share Your Diet, Cookbook update
When I was a little girl I would love to visit elderly women's houses that had loads of pretty fairy figurines and glass dolls. I wanted them all. I have changed so much. It's all pretty clutter.
I'd rather go to visit people's home and have some nice tech stuff than have pretty clutter.
I am no longer trying to be famous. I see Brittney spears and fame kind of bites big time.
My goals are to make my family smile, help others, be a good wife and mother, read books.

If you don't use it in over a year. It's clutter. If you don't smile when you see it, it's clutter. Pretty clutter can become ugly fast.
I remember reading an article and seeing a TV show about a woman obsessed with buying high priced toddler clothes.
Her home was drowning in clothes. What once looked cute became trashy, dusty, and unused. It was only suited for a yard sell or trash heap.
My goal today is create another maybe pile of books and create a deffnit pile of things I do not need.
Yes I will have some clutter from toys that my children need but I think I will get rid of one or two items they don't.

Share your Diet Plan
I start my new diet Monday. I will most likely do WW but might want to combine it with something else.
What your diet. Do you do you prefer a low carb, South Beach, That Shangri-la diet, ediets, or another.
What about calorie king?

Cookbook Update
I now have made room for my two books I purchased but they haven't been sent
Yesterday I made massive progress in my cookbook give away pile which I plan to get rid of this weekend.

Thankful List
Husband, little one
friends
veggies
sleep
Peanut butter

Two more Books

2008-02-06T14:21:00.000-05:00

I bought two books this week that I felt would help me make major changes in my life. They have not shipped yet. I did a month of research to pare it down to these two books. The original list was very large.
I gave away and threw out more books than I bought today. I will add a couple more books to my give away pile. I find cookbooks even ones I don't use or like are the hardest to give up. I am paring down my cookbook collection. I discovered an activity book I actually needed near my cookbooks.
When I moved here our stuff didn't arrive till months later. I really missed favorite pots and pans, food storage, photo albums and favorite DVds. There was a lot I didn’t miss cleaning. We brought our scriptures, clothes, roomba and blender.
I want to de-clutter at least one more cookbook and one more book that I will never re-read.

I am making many positive changes in my life. I really like this new me.

I hope to start eating well again Monday. I am not going to lie I have some fun eating this weekend. I was thinking of slim fast to jump start into WW again but they don't sell it in powder just the packaged ones. I feel it be better for the earth.

Thankful list

Book Addiction

2008-02-05T03:56:00.000-05:00

I got to start eating healthy again. I did well for a few days and then oh well.

Book Addiction
I bought some books from Amazon. I just couldn't wait any longer. I wanted them now.
I guess I won't be getting a kindle this year after all. I love books in print, as ebooks, audio books on CD.
I am not so found of books on tape since I don’t have a tape player and they break on me when I did have a tape player.
What is your shopping Addiction? I also love tech stuff but I usally get my husband's old stuff when he is getting something new. That's just fine with me.
My husband did go to half a dozen stores to find me a Wii for my birthday.

De-clutter
I am still de-cluttering my life. I got rid of more clothes and a picnic basket. My husband and I romantic picnics we end up taking the cooler. Why keep something we rarely use?

What is keeping you from reaching your dreams?

Thankful list
Family husband and little ones
Friends
A clutter free home
Sleep

Declutter my life

2008-02-04T15:00:00.000-05:00

I removed so many clutter files of my comp. Most of them were notes for a writers org when I was their PR chair. I had help to block some time off the computer. I've been okay blocking myself but I felt there was room for improvement. I removed newsletters and some of the blogs I read. They were good but I really needed to pare down.
I am reorganizing my life. I hope that doesn't mean less blog readers not that I have been eating or exercising or saving money for that matter.
I am de-cluttering things for the move as well. Some of these items I have set aside as gifts but many items are heading straight to the trash. The person I was five years ago could have never parted with these things. I have to make room for my children's toys.

Kindle
I want to splurge not on a purse but on a kindle
I am eyeing a kindle I love books but they take way too much space. The books I want are not added yet.

Clutter Free Challenge
Do you have something you don't need that can bless another pass it on.

Thankful list
Husband and little ones
Water or sugar free punch " I was thirsty when I wrote this. "

off line

2008-02-03T02:41:00.000-05:00

Iportion
I wrote this off line.
My router stopped working right before my husband left for a business trip. They sell few computer parts in town and it's been windy. A lot of the things where I live lol can only be bought via a internet.
My husband picked a part up on his trip. While I like my net I miss my husband a lot more.

Martin Luther King Day, More on LA weight LOSS

2008-01-19T13:48:00.000-05:00

Martin Luther King Day
It seems almost unimaginable that human beings were separated.
The Dream that King started lives on and may it be on your heart.

I never used LA weight Loss
I did ww and Deal a meal in the past. Deal a meal came with everything and never felt I had to buy more. I felt the same with WW when I wanted to buy a ww product I never felt sales pressure.

Those who did LA weight Loss and want more Bard and supplements
The food LA supplements were un-needed and could be replaced with luna bars. I don't know for sure heard the LA strawberry breakfast bar was very much like a Walgreen bar that cost $1 a box.
Walgreen had more sodium in them but other than that I read on line the ingredients were virtually identical.

Waiting
I am waiting for my husband to come home so we can have are weekly date.

Thanks Sonya

2008-01-18T15:19:00.000-05:00

I exercised a little yesterday. It was only 5 minutes but it was a start. I was inspired by Sonya. http://goodbyebelly.blogspot.com who went to the gym/
I have small fitness gear at home. I don't want to go to the gym since kids aren't allowed.
Lately I have been in a little pain so exercise has been even sparser than usual. Add the binging on top of that and I have the making of gaining all my weight back. All the eating was rather fun though.
I am still withen my private goalrange but I want to lose maybe 4 pounds.

Thanks
Husband
Little ones
Sonya

LA weight loss, Book Challenge, play

2008-01-17T18:37:00.000-05:00

What do you think of LA Weight Loss Going out business? I thought having only advance payment doesn't always work because people who fall off and then realize it work for them will want to come back and spend more money.

Book Challenge
I guess no one is yet up for the book challenge. tell me by monday if you want to take part.

play
I have a lot to do today like play with my little ones, listen to music, dance.

Book Challange

2008-01-16T14:19:00.001-05:00

Life is good besides me treating is at a smorgasbord. I Entered a contestant to win a free vacation with my husband doubt I will win but I just had to enter. It is fun to dream isn’t it.
Today I will write what I eat. I will regain it all if I keep eating like this

Book Challange
Have you ever wanted to write a book. It can be 1. A novel 2. nonfiction. 3 picture book 4. A comic book 5. A book of poetry 6. A fitness book. 7, A cookbook 8
I am going to start a book challenge if enough people are interested. Do you want it a week or month challenge. No one has to see if it. There is no real prize but maybe one of you will get published.

Thankful List
Husband
Little Ones

Healthy Fat

2008-01-13T01:38:00.000-05:00

I am still overeating but I bought a new food journal and a bag of candy kisses. Oh well small steps.
I am thinking of expanding this blog to other topics? What do you think?

Low Fat
I gained some of the weight I lost with WW. I've done best with combing whole foods with ww. There is not fat in a row of no fat fig cookies right? A whole angel food is low fat? Two cups of jelly Bellies are low fat?
I gained weight doing purely low fat after switching from deal a meal when I was 18 after I hit maintanance. Sometimes I feel like smacking myself. Deal a meal is fairly low carb but not to low carb.
I don't think Susan Powter s a fraud at all but her diet is a lot of exercise and a lot of whole food.
Susan's diet is low fat and whole food it would be no sour cream. Even low fat. She also advocates a lot of exercise. Some people can lose eating lots of carbs and some people can't. I tend to gain more when I cut oatmeal and apples out of my diet most likely because after a while I head to bad carbs. When I am eating pure I eat potatoes but not a tone of them. I weigh it cut it up and bake it like fries.
Some fat even body fat is good for you.

Thankful
For my husband and little ones

Nap time

2008-01-09T02:22:00.000-05:00

I've been mega sleepy all day. Now, I have to go to bed I am wide awake.
I really need to start over. I know I like to be the one who supplies the tips but I could use some motivation. :-)
I am not depressed just don't feel like eating healthy at all.

I feel like being a splurge girl. I will wait for my big splurge till a few months. I want to do a real nice anniversary dinner. I am thinking gourmet with real truffle oil and grilled veggies.

Thankful
Husband and my little ones
Peanut Butter
SF gum
naps

three stitches

2008-01-08T12:07:00.000-05:00

I am eating way too much
Very busy today I have a morning meeting and a well check
I've not been blogging much but have been treading articles online and hanging out with my family.
Saturday my husband had to get three stitches. I hate to see him in pain. "He was making super" I want to get him a butcher's glove.

thankful

2008-01-02T03:40:00.000-05:00

I have to start over again. I think I will start over maybe a week from next Thursday.
I want to start my exercise rewards up again at least. It's harder to count points because I keep misplacing my food papers. I need to get a new food journal

Stupid Tax: Diet Pill Rip Off
http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/stupid_tax/index.cfm?FuseAction=dspContent&intContentID=7708

Stupid Tax: "The wonder Vacuum Nightmare"
http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/stupid_tax/index.cfm?FuseAction=dspContent&intContentID=7522

I am thankful
I am thankful for my husband, my little ones
I am thankful for the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars
I am thankful for the universe and the creator
I am thankful for hugs, and smiles from my little ones
I am thankful when I get time to watch a DVD with my husband or eat his cooking

mmmmm.

2007-12-30T10:14:00.000-05:00

Just when I thought I had stopped over eating I had ate and ate Saturday and it was a lot of fun. My husband made sweet and sour pork. I also had made late night sandwiches mmmmm.

New Years Goals

2007-12-29T15:42:00.000-05:00

I lost my Christmas binge weight. I am trying not to over eat today because there is a special dinner my husband is planning to make.

New Years Goals
I go for low key New years list. I find setting easy goals a lot more fun.
I will use my exercise equipment at least once this year
I will smile and give hugs
I will say thank you and mean it
I will eat good food or at least good tasting food.
I am going to buy myself a new fitness gadget
I will eat chocolate
I will have at least one salad on the upcoming year
I will buy a new wii game

Christmas

2007-12-25T22:23:00.000-05:00

Last night I ran out to get groceries right before the store closed early.
We opened a select present or two Christmas Eve. Got my husband a wok.
I was wrong my husband did have to work today but just in the morning. We had lunch, cookies and sang songs at a friend's house. We came home Opened more presents. My little loves her toy lap top and her discovery hammer away boat. The other little one couldn't of cared less but was all smiles. We called family.

gram crackers

2007-12-24T19:03:00.000-05:00

A family member lovingly sent me gram crackers. I realize gram crakers is a major binge food for me when I am stressed. When I am not stressed I am okay with it.
Carrots are also binge foods for but the carrots don’t trigger me to eat other foods.
I think that I should not have those crakers around right now.

Thankful
Husband
Little Ones
carrots
pumpkin
naps

Binge

2007-12-23T05:07:00.000-05:00

Confession:
I binged Saturday .

Thankful list
Husband and little ones

Diet Myths and Legends, it's health not size

2007-12-21T16:02:00.000-05:00

My little one expressed her opinion about kimkins and ripped up my free copy of the woman's magazine kimkins issue.

Diet Myths and Legends Low carb, Low Fat, Low cal
VH Melville

These questions were ones I see over the net due to the presence a couple of popular very low calorie diets including Kimkins. I tend to do a slower carb. These are composites mostly asked to other people. I am not a doctor and these are my thoughts though I feel they are more fact and research based I do know research changes.
Weight watchers thing but I know that won't work for everyone. I had to cut some carbs out over the last month but not for weight loss. I tend to gain if I cut carbs like vegetables, fruit and oatmeal out. I will find myself craving too much food.

Q. After I lose low carb can I switch to a low fat diet?
A. Switching to a journal based lower fat diet like weight watchers, or olive oil based fat like a Mediterranean style Diet or a healthy fat healthy carb diet like South beach might work after a slight gain but just switching from low carb to a low fat probably won't work very well. You'd end up eating way too many calories in carb. I first lost with deal a meal and switched to low fat and it was a disaster.
Whole angel food cakes have no fat in them. A whole package of fat free fig bars. I think you get the picture.
There is a lot of sugar and calories in low fat baked goods and you can gain a lot of weight.

Q Why does Atkins Diet have fat in it?
Can I just cut the fat out?
A. you can't just cut the fat out Atkins without running the risk of making yourself very ill.
Protein and fat are filling but fat has another function in low calorie without fat the diet can get too low in calories.
People get so wrapped up in the word Ketosis they don't realize the real reason a diet such as Atkins works its low in calorie. When they actually studied slow carb dieters in a hospital setting instead of just sending home food with them low carbers consumed less calories than the average diet. Lets face it people lie about how much they eat. South Beach which is lower in fat than Atkins ups the calories by use of whole grains. Fats are essential if you are doing a really low carb diet.

Q How can low carb be low calorie?
A. Let's say you normally eat fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy and a biscuit with butter. You switch to skinless chicken, lower carb green beans and an instant oatmeal you've cut out a large amount of calories.

Q. What about Ketosis? If I never get to Ketosis can I still lose weight?
A. You do not need to go into Ketosis to have huge losses on low carb diets.
Most successful low carbers replace simple and refined carbs with carbs from non starchy vegetables and maybe a serving of whole grains. Oatmeal doesn't raise blood sugar as fast as other carb foods though some might be allergic. Oatmeal is used in high protein recipes created by body builders.
low carb diets are lower calorie diets.

Q. You talk about Ketosis, iS Ketosis even real? If it is real shouldn't I stay in induction stage longer or remove even more for quick weight loss and get to Ketosis as long as possible
A. Ketosis is real, but it runs some risks. Diets like Atkins have short term interdictions so that Ketosis doesn't turn into something else.
Some say Ketosis is not the same as ketoacidosis and this is not fully true. Ketosis most likely is the much milder form ketoacidosis by staying in Ketosis for too long or two fast you run the risk of becomimg. ketoacidosis means the glucose being depleted is coming from the brain.
The symptoms of ketoacidosis are a constant nauseous or a semi nauseous state, headaches, nasty mood swings, and passing out.

I starting getting mood swings and was the verge of of SNATT but not quite there and still feeling starved. I had later thought this was ketosis and someone who read this said it probably wasn't and I got of lucky. I am not diabetic but it runs in my family. "Diet soda pretzel fast" when I was in my late teens or early 20's. I realized fasting which is okay for short term religious reasons is not okay for weight loss. In fact when I fast I have a tendency to gain. I couldn't get to McDonalds fast enough.
ketoacidosis is low cal diets too.
So don't think your under 1000 calorie diet is healthier than a low carb diet at 1,200. Diets should not go under 1,200 calories. 800 calorie diets have to be done in a hospital setting.
High carb very low calorie diets that can thrust someone into this condition. So to say it's caused strictly by low carb dieting is a lie in of itself.

Q.I am diabetic is low carb right for me.
A. There are specific carb counting diet for low carbers but one diabetic's carb count might need to be lower or higher than another so it's best to get a doctor to work with you. These are best as doctor supervised diet and many doctors believe these are better than the restrictive exchange doctors. Many doctors who are against Ketosis are for carb counting diets for diabetics.

Q. I read on a site that I didn't need fiber on my low carb diet and Fiber as a Weight loss aid is a myth?
This is incomplete information. Fiber is not a diet food. You don't need fiber to lose weight you need fiber to fill you up and relive constipation. There are many high carb foods that have refined sugar but no fiber and veggies with little carbs and lots of fiber.
Do not use high almounts of fiber substitutes with soda. That will add to constipating and bloating.

Q. Is low fat dairy bad because of the carbs?
A. Low fat dairy has the same or in some cases lower carb as cream. Servings of the cream are just much less. So eating one or two low fat, sugar free yogurts a day should not hurt. I would rather get my fats through healthy oils and peanut butter but that's just me.

Q. I thought ultra Low Calorie Diets were life extending.
A. Most anorexics that eat an under 1,000 calorie a day diet have a shortened life span.
The life extending diets are around 1200 to 1400 and there is not enough evidence they work in humans. They are not weight loss diets though if you put most people on a diet of 1200 calories a day they will lose weight unless they have a shaky metabolism. After a while there body should get used to it but some will continue to lose.

Q. But shouldn't I be able just to live on my extra body fat to do a Very low calorie diet?
A. No, diets too low in calorie can set you up for binging which ads more calories. Teens who do very low calorie diets are more likely to be obese later in life. Also very low calorie diets can weaken your muscle. Your heart is a muscle.
Extreme low calorie diets are especially bad for the supper obese. Many super obese bingers can have eating disorder. Some call this disorder BED but that often lumps people with different disease together.
Some with bed are borderline or full bulimics. Not all bulimics purge. Some who do purge can be much bigger than a person with healthy eating. The thin bulimic is mostly a myth.

Q. Isn't gastric bypass the easy way out?
A. No it's one of the hardest.
Gastric bypass is for those who can't lose weight any other way most likely because they have some underlining eating disorder.
Some even die. They had major health problems before.

Q. Don't gastric bypass patients eat very low calorie diets?
A. Their diets have to be moderated by professionals.
They do try to keep their calories at a healthy range. As I said before some die. They rarely are thin. So eating too low a calorie can hurt you hitting your goal weight.

Q. I am losing weight, so doesn't it mean this diet is working?
A. No it doesn't. Get back with me a year from now and tell me if your still losing or maintaining your weight. A weight loss program only works if you can keep it off for over a year. Someone will lose weight even a bad diet.

Q My low carb diet says you weigh yourself nightly if you gain more than two pounds at night you ate too many carbs.
A. You can be perfect with carbs and still gain over two pounds at night with water retention.
Some self proclaimed diet experts don't understand water weight and scale fluctuations.

Q But I see on TV people losing 27 pounds in one weigh in. Why can't I lose that fast.
A. Some people lose faster than others but when you lose that fast some of that will be water and muscle. When you get to a smaller size this slows down.

Q My diet guru says stalls don't exist and that I must be cheating.
A. If you hit a stall journal your food. You might be eating too much or too little. I hit a stall for weeks and by adding a 100 calories and going for less salty more healthy fat based foods I started losing again.
Also it could mean your exercising is getting boring and it needs a change.

It's Health Not size
I've talked about this before but I wanted to go into more depth.

I am pounds heavier than my bmi says I should be. I am best at ten to 20 pounds heavier. When I am a bmi of 21 I feel sick and look sick. I tend to need extra body fat and my nurse fractioned put me on WW breast feeding points till I stabilized. Some of my too thin pictures float around and I honestly looked better at 200 plus pounds than when I was 114 to 117 range.
I don't have to be a size 2 or double 00. I lost over pounds was really so thin at one time. The store girl was shocked someone as tiny as I was couldn't fit in their smallest size. I am short and delicate boned but have a wider hips, ribs, and shoulders.
There some women who were 20 to 30 pounds heavier than me who could fit smaller clothes than I can due to body shape. Then I seen starkness in some saying she can't be 2 she must be a 4. Different cloth stores have different sizes. I've fit in extra small in one line and large in another.

Thankful List
Husband and little ones

3 new things

2007-12-20T11:19:00.000-05:00

3 new things about me
I love oatmeal more than I love potato chips which is a lot. I have to have oatmeal a lot.
I like corn tortillas stuffed with veggies
I love to sleep and never get enough.

Tip Tag#
Share a tip on your site. It can be on exercise, fitness, cooking, cleaning, being frugal, or more.
Eat vegetables with your protein. Alone these too never make me full for long. The veggies and bulk and fiber. The protein can be vegan like beans if you want or meat protein.

Thankful list.
Husband and little ones
Naps
Peanut butter
veggies
Chocolate kisses

Five things

2007-12-19T04:03:00.000-05:00

I feel achy right now. I hope I am not coming down with something.

Five things about me
I am clumsy
I used to write a lot of gothic poetry
I am craving peanut butter right now
I loved King vitamin cereal as a kid because they had plastic glow in the dark acrobat toys
I saw Might be Giants in concert

Thankful list
What are you thankful for?
Husband Little ones
Gum
Getting in touch with family and old friends
Books
Carrots
Lean meats
back rubs
http://thehungersite.com/

shopgirl, Hiding, Kimkins,

2007-12-17T14:49:00.000-05:00

Shop Girl
I don't want to buy something at tiffany's but I am thinking of doing a very un-frugal thing. I could keep my old beaten up pans but I am thinking of getting brand new professional pans. I already got new blender for Christmas. My husband I like kitchen gadgets.

Hiding
Under my old writing name
I tried to use a more vague head shot where you couldn't really tell my weight or take photos when I'd get thin. I'd yo-yo a lot. I wasn't ashamed of my weight but I was hidding behind my weight.
In fact this is the longest my weight has been normal. I can slip up easily and feel that my body longs to slip up. I his behind my weight it protected me from hurtful words.

Iportion on Kimkins
While I feel lifetime membership works for weight watchers is great it was poorly done in Kimkins. Weight watchers still makes money off of lifetime members. The paying members see the program works and Lifetime members might also buy ww products. Also if they gain the weight they will pay again to keep it off.
This does not work on the way kimkins because it's online and it's not just for people who goaled. Life time membership online should just be a cheaper yearly fee.
Having a one time fee for online is just begging for people not to be happy even if your real. How do you pay your administrators?
A lot of people gain their weight back If you treat them well they will return to you to recapture their success some to never leave.

thankful list
husband and little ones

Kimkins and the phony Photos.

2007-12-15T13:47:00.001-05:00

Kimkins and the phony Photos.
VH Melville

While it's common for writer's to write under different name and even use a picture of a paid actor.
This is because some publishers won't let male romance writers right under their own name this includes famous writers like Dean Koontz
Using a pen name with fake is different when hocking a diet with made up photos. beau use of FTC rules.

Thankful list
my husband and little ones
sleep
salad

Back

2007-12-14T17:05:00.000-05:00

I am back from my short trip. To be honest, I did not think of blogging or my email at all. I enjoyed spending time with my family.
I maintained on my trip. I ate much more some days than others and couldn't get all my food in on other days. Tuesday I had 7 slices of medium pizza but used flex points didn't even think of email. I liked eating out but breakfast fast food isn't my favorite. I would have preferred oatmeal, real pancakes or a light English muffin than most of the breakfast food offered.

STAY at Home Servers

2007-12-10T19:21:00.000-05:00

Iportion on Money:
My husband's big gift which he does know what it is, will be coming so late that it will not be a Christmas gift but a valentine's gift. So we will have a big budget valentines day. :-)

I always thought I'd so those ultra budget Christmas, but I just find getting gifts people will love a lot of fun. I bought my husband three fun gifts and a stocking stuffer because I wanted to surprise him.
I spent way less on Halloween and Thanksgiving and do not feel guilty. I did pay extra on ordering with wrapping paper and it was so worth it.

STAY at Home Servers
Techy stay at home Mom's might find this funny. I know I did. It's an ad.
http://www.stayathomeserver.com/book.aspx

Kimkins
My mom sent me the kimkin's magazine in our Christmas care package. It's
easy to see why smart people fell for this. It had none of the diet
behind the diet info in it.

Thanks
For my husband my littlr one
and all the kind words of my children's book

Release Date, thankful list

2007-12-07T02:38:00.001-05:00

The official release date for my book, Livia the Scientist is 2/4/07 but it now is available to order through the Publish America online bookstore.
http://www.publishamerica.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?Search=Yes

Thankful list
Husband and little ones
Veggies
books
friends
joy

Munch Fiend
I am so the munch fiend I want to eat everything. I am saving my flex points for next week. I hope I can make it this weekend without all the extra points.

I will need them.

I don't have ADHD Anymore, Publication Date, Freecycle, thanks

2007-12-06T15:52:00.000-05:00

I don't have ADHD Anymore.
Though I'd like to say I am cured of ADHD and dyslexia. I found out I was misdiagnosed and led to believe I have ADHD and dyslexia my whole life. I found out I have another condition altogether. My condition right now is incurable. The misdiagnoses is the reason Ritalin didn't work for me. There are some overlapping of symptoms but this should have been caught when I was around ten. I'll go more in debt in the future.
Iportion: On Money?
Should I have ads on iportion or do clearly marked sponsored posts. I just like the idea of making money from my writing even indirectly.

Publication Date
I am still excited about my picture books Livia the Scientist is going to be published early February.

Freecycle
I am thinking of also having a yard-sell and giving some stuff to friends that I don't need. Reusing sometimes benefits the earth more than recycling by it'self.
For those who want to share there is an org called http://www.freecycle.org/

thankful list
husband and little ones
mother in law
life
veggie soup

My Book Cover, Iportion On money: My Blog's Worth More, Stress Eating, thankful list, Baby Pounds,

2007-12-05T02:36:00.000-05:00

This is my bookcover

Let me tell you about the Book Livia the Scientist
It's a book for the kid in grownups and scientist in toddlers.
I've gotten some good blurbs about the book so far.

The cover is both cute and creepy. This is one of the best
Publish America covers I've ever seen. The artist is Megan Steckler.
I might want to submit to to PA again just on the chance of her doing
another cover for me and that says a lot.

I did the inside art which is supposed to be drawn by the little scientist but I really did it. It's just a book that laughs at toddler behavior showing them to be vast scientific experiments. I already wrote draft the second book Livia the Scientist Discovers the Potty.

I can't wait till the book comes out.
Yes, I know Publish America's reputation but my other publishers were being slow. I wanted a quick book for my little ones while they were still young. I also didn't
want to pay for publishing and I wasn't charged anything for the cover art or anything else. I can't wait to hold this book in my hand and share it with the ones I love. When the book comes in print I will post a link to it.

Iportion on Money:
I may have lost my domain but my blog is worth more :-)

My blog is worth $28,227.00.
How much is your blog worth?

Stress Eating
I am going up a point or two do to some things going on. I am sure I will be up a pound or two or three. I have not been binging but a point here and there. I need to exercise more as well.

Thankful List
Husband my little ones
Spirit
Love
Hope
Faith
Veggies
Hugs

Baby Pounds
Woman breastfeeding or pump feeding
burns calories but lack of sleep can
cause weight gain. A new study says
that it's lack of sleep that causes
weight gain postpartum. They say
just getting two hours a sleep more
may help.
Weight watchers meetings have a
breast feeding plan but always check
with your doctor when going on a
diet. Never go on a diet when you
are knowingly pregnant.

Iportion got mentioned by Calrorie Lab

2007-11-30T17:07:00.000-05:00

Mention
I was mentioned on Calorie Lab and was called Mysterious that's kind of cool.
http://calorielab.com/news/2007/05/29/diet-blogs-iportion/

Baby shower
I had my baby shower even though my little one is now a few months old. There was some major things going on which delayed it. The cute clothes were so cute and it made me feel better.

The publisher reworked my cover for my children's paperback book. It's too large to show you.
It's a picture book. I will tell you more after it's published.

Thankful List
My husband and little ones
www.thehungersite.com
Shredded cabbage

Domain Lost

I lost my domain name do to a screw up during transfer. My domain server forgot to unblock it even though they promised they would and my domain expired and even though I paid for my domain name twice I no longer own it. So now Iportion.com is nothing but ads. I am truly sorry if I let anyone down.
Most of my readers come from elsewhere but it's sad losing my little part of the web. I am not even mentioning the company who made this mistake. What good will it do. I already lost. I wish they at least apologized to me for telling me that I could have my domain and giving me false hope. This is not the worst thing that ever happened to me this week but still stings a bit.

Light of My world

2007-11-28T21:24:00.000-05:00

We will be having dinner with friends tonight. I hope to plan to make healthy options if I choose Chinese or a sandwich
I had a rough week and a half with the last two days being the hardest.

There are still things to be thankful for. They might be a little harder to find but they are still there. I love my little ones and my husband. They are the light of my world.

I am surprised I haven't binged.

I need a little miracle to pull me through.

Feed the poor
http://www.thehungersite.com

Thanks

2007-11-23T16:15:00.000-05:00

Hope you all had a lovely day with your family.
It seemed to go by too fast for me.

I got my first reward the day before thanksgiving. I know have a new workstation with pedals. You can also work your arms. I like it, but not lot of tension.
I like to do multi task workouts meaning I can type and pedal.

I am planning to get a pedometer.

Still At Goal

2007-11-21T13:17:00.000-05:00

Still at Goal
I am 146.5 Today still within my goal range of 137 to 149 with 145/146 being my perfered weight.

My online Writer friend Lois told me about free rice. It's a word game site where you earn rice
http://www.freerice.com/

Domain Glitiches
I am having good morning. I am working getting my blog's domain back. There was a problem with transferring it over to the new register.

Thankful
I am thankful to have a husband who loves me and accepts me for who I am.

Remember That an ultraaound machine will be donated to a hospital in South Aferica if they give 500 free Mammograms. All you do is click.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

At Goal

2007-11-20T17:16:00.000-05:00

I Hit my weight Goal Today
My weight watchers weight was 234.8 I look best at a weight that is a little heavier. I've been as low as 117 to 114 for a while and got down to 112 when I was sick.
This time my starting weight was 189. I did indulge during my pregnancy but I did eat veggies soup.
I will most likely gain the last three pounds I all back thanksgiving. Even though I am planning to use my flex points. I am okay with this.
My weight loss rewards are in the mail. I am five feet 1 and 144.5 to 145 pounds. I will most likely be 152 to 154 next week. I will start maintanance soon.

Thanksgiving
I am thinking of either ordering pricey food made for thanks giving or do an ultra budget thanksgiving.
I just put the roast to thaw for thanksgiving. This one will take 12 to 18 hours to cook in a crock pot if we don't decide to do a meat roll. I don't know if I will make a last minute canned pumpkin purchase. I think we will make cranberry bread, fresh and instant potatoes if we do stuffing it will be homemade
and maybe homemade ice cream.

Christmas
I dragged out a Christmas stocking
I bought more Christmas gifts for my husband since he picked out his big gift.
I am thinking of making some gifts to family.

Christmas?

2007-11-16T00:54:00.000-05:00

The breast Cancer site is now 44% from goal
www.thebreastcancersite.com
You may click on it once a day.

What do you want for Christmas?
I know I will love whatever I receive gift wise.
I want to spend time with my family. I want to see my family open their gifts.

Donate, Weigh in Update

2007-11-14T13:22:00.000-05:00

Donate an Ultra sound Machine
If the breast cancer site gets 500 mammograms sponsored the site will donate an ultra sound machine to a South African Hospital. It only takes a click. This is the free way to donate. There is also a store.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
You may post this on your blog and spread the word.

How to find the info
It's on the front page in small print before you give the freeclick.
It's where it says %40 covering the earth.
By clicking on the pink button you are giving a mammogram for free.
They are add sponsored and they also sell stuff.
You can buy stuff if you want to give further but you do not have too.

Update.
Weigh in Today
I will most likely have to do a weigh in. Maybe I shouldn't of had all that sugar free punch. I had no weigh in when I went to the doctor today. Someone did notice I lost weight though.

I worked on a little bit of a Children's book today not as much as I did Tuesday but maybe later tonight. Yesterday I even completed a family scrap-ebook.

Close to Goal, Kimkins Update, Christmas

2007-11-13T17:47:00.000-05:00

I am six to ten pounds from my goal.
I ordered my fitness rewards which are mini exercise peadls and my second one is
WarioWare: Smooth Moves. I heard lots of good things about this wii game. Does anyone know any good exercise games for wii.

Kimkins Update
My site has been less contfrontaional than other blogs. I do not believe in beating people up for choosing a crash because they read about it. People who try this diet are not stupid they are desperate to lose.
I am thankful I never tried the Kimkins diet.
There was another show on kimkins and the PR reprehensive also known as Tippy Toes admitted that Krimmer really was Heidi and the diet needed work. Kimmer is really morbidly obese. Kimmer's claim she gain wait back and is human but she also used fake photo's as her own. Why use fake stories of other people's losses? Why give advice that isn't healthy. Why ban people from the site if they just asked questions about their health or about the photos.
Most people cannot maintain on a diet like Kimkins which has much lower maintenance rates than Weight watchers. Those maintaining switched to other diets and some have health problems.

This morning.
I worked on writing on writing a couple children's book. I did a more complete rough draft on the first one. I also worked on finishing the scrap ebook for my little one.

Christmas
I started on some Christmas shopping but still have more to do. I only got one part of the family and two frinds done. I got the wee little one a practical gift.

Thankful
I am so thankful for my husband. He is my light in this world. My husband makes me a better person.
I am thankful for my little ones that I was given the chance to be their Mother.
I am thankful for the chance to eat fresh vegetables. They are some of my favorite foods.
I am thankful to be living rather than just to be alive
I am thankful that there are sites that care http://www.thehungersite.com
I am thankful for Amazon.com
I am thankful for oatmeal. I ran out of my big oatmeal stash. I love whole grains.

A moment

2007-11-12T16:29:00.000-05:00

A moment of respect for veterans who gave of there

Fitness gadgets
My mom might send me a cheap pedometer. I don't want an expensive one since I miss place them so fast because they always fall off from my and I only want to count steps not calories. I have an Heart rate monitor but it's batteries are dead and I can't find it. I will try to look harder later today. I hope it didn't get thrown out.

Well I didn't do Christmas shopping the whole house was a sick so I just enjoyed my little family.
Monday, I cleaned. I made Pizza for lunch. I had a smallish piece and it was 6 points. I will confess it's not whole wheat. I ran out of whole wheat and my grinder had some issues today.
I feel like doing some holiday baking "Oatmeal cookies" and eating Chinese food. I am taking the time today to enjoy my family.

Furnishing a First Apartment "I found this and it seemed like a good article for those who need it"
http://www.stretcher.com/stories/07/07nov12a.cfm

Non Scale Victory, Gender Genie, Christmas Shopping This weekend

2007-11-09T17:16:00.000-05:00

Non Scale Victory
Another person noticed my weight loss and my clothes are fitting much better. I am doing great if only I could shake this cold.

I am spending time with my family this weekend.

Gender Genie
This is supposed to guess the gender of the writer
http://bookblog.net/gender/genie.php
Christmas Shopping this Weekend

The family will go grocery shopping tonight and tomorrow we will do Christmas shopping online.
Everyone's so far away it's easier just to buy and have the items sent to them.
I am so excited the item that my husband wants finally went on sale. He knows he's getting it. I will probably buy some things in town too since I know he will not wait to open it. I am so excited about Christmas. I am totally into the Christmas Spirit. I put up my nativity set in the bedroom and decorated the main room with a red scarf. I am not putting the tree up Little Big Sister would knock it down but I might put up some more decorations later. It will all be subdued but inviting with Christmas cheer.

Thankful
I am so thankful for my husband. He is my light in this world.
I am thankful for my little ones that I was given the chance to be their Mother
I am thankful for the chance to eat fresh vegetables
I am thankful to be living rather than just to be alive
I am thankful that sites http://www.thehungersite.com exciste
I am thankful for Amazon.com and their free shipping
I am thankful I never tried the Kimkins diet

I gained a pound, Exercise Goal, 25 pounds

2007-11-08T04:00:00.000-05:00

I gained a pound or maybe two. I ate too much candy. I also was sick so some of my loss was a fake loss. I got sick yesterday to so that might make a false loss on the scale.

Exercise Goal
I plan to exercise for 5 min before bedtime.

Up to 25 pounds
According to a new study being up to 25 pounds overweight won't increase your risk for cancer or for heart disease. There might be a slight risk in survivable diabetes. If thirty pounds overweight there is much more of a risk.
But did the study do just people overweight or overfat?
You can also be at a healthy weight and underfat.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110601435.html
I think one of the reasons is that the BMI is wrong. A body builder will have a larger BMI than a junk food junky who is just thin.
Extra fat isn't always bad as well, extra body fat is not the same as obesity.
While I am not sure adding 25 pounds to a BMI. I do think the BMI should be more realistic and adjusted to at least a ten to 15 pound range and ask factors about gender, if a person is a body builder, body shape, age or if they are in child baring years.
We should strive for health.
Some people do need to be thinner than others.
?

Click the charity links
All you do is have to click on a link to help others
Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com
Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

I am thankful for
My husband and Little ones
My Mother in Law

Treat yourself to a yummy mini pedicure

2007-11-07T15:02:00.000-05:00

Even though summer is over and your feet are going to be mostly covered up, there's no need to walk around with icky feet! Here are my steps for a mini pedicure, perhaps you're tired and don't want to do a full pedicure or you just need a pick me up. This is the perfect minipedi for you!

You will need:
Foot scrub or some sorta scrub (btw - sugar and olive oil or coarse salt and olive oil makes a great scrub)
Nail polish (and your topcoat/basecoat)
Moisturizer and oil.
Nail file / buffer.
Nail brush

Do this immediately after showering to skip the soak.
Remove your nailpolish and file/buff nails before showering.
Use the scrub or a pumice stone in the shower along with scrubbing your nails with the nail brush.
After showering, apply moisturizer liberally.
Apply a tiny bit of oil to nails and surrounding areas and massage in well.
Tissue off or swipe nails with a cotton ball moistened with polish remover to get rid of excess grease
Paint nails and voila, instant fab feet!
Feel free to skip any steps you don't have time for EXCEPT for moisturizing and some sorta scrubbing!

Treat yourself!
(this was reposted from my personal blog Casting-On)

Sick Again, not A diet, I love, The reason. I keep posting the free Charity Links, Splurge, spa Questiom

2007-11-02T22:23:00.000-04:00

I am sick again.
I had a funny tummy for a day and now I developed a sore throat which is why I am snacking on suckers.
MMMM suckers a great way to feel better :-)P
I weight trained yesterday and hope to do that again too.

Not A diet

I was reading a popular food zine and the calorie content of this one appetizer was 2,000 calories and an insane amount of points due to the fat. While this dish was not even remotely appetizing and it was the calories most people should have in a day but I still wanted it because I made it a forbidden food.
It was meant to be shared. While it had more fat than is normal. I can eat that monstrosity. I just do not want to. I do not believe all fats are bad. I do not believe all body fat is unhealthy either.
I remember I did so well on WW before the baby because I made it a lifestyle and not a diet. I use the term OP.
I am doing well weight wise but feel I could be eating even better.
I did include some Halloween candy so not to feel deprived also suckers sooth my sore throat. But I feel feel I am ready for this to be a life style. I already tweaked my plan enough that it can no longer be called following weight watchers. I love weight watchers but I have no meetings here yet. I feel WW works better for me with the meetings. I need to buy some WW stuff the next time I am out of town,
I felt I needed more motivation to eat more nuts and eggs. I am now tweaking it again to motivate myself to eat healthy oils. I hope not to go overboard.

I love
My husband and little ones
Hugs
My mother in law
Naps
Veggies

I am thankful for my family

The reason. I keep posting the free Charity Links.

" Why do I post this Every day. It is to remind me to click.
I would forget to do so without posting it again.
I believe we are put on this earth to Spread the love and learn to be better people.
If I remind someone else to click that is just a bonus but I am the reason I post this.
Click the charity links
All you do is have to click on a link to help others
Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com
Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

Splurge
I have decided the mini pedals will make a great award and maybe some make, home spa stuff up or a pedometer to go along with it.

Spa or Home Spa
Has anyone gone to a spa? Did you like it?
Does anyone home spa and what do you like? I don't have the time to do a real spa.

Happy Halloween

2007-10-31T18:07:00.000-04:00

Happy Halloween

I had sugar free coco this afternoon. I worked on two non fiction wellness articles and I lost a little weight and I am closer to my set goal weight. I have some candy planned for tonight.
Not having some will make me want it even more.

A costly Treat: This article is on cost of Halloween
http://www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071031/NEWS01/71031001

My true Halloween Costs:
I spent around $11 on candy and make up. Prices are a little higher where I live. I will use clothes and old costume pieces I have. I don't count the mini pumpkin I bought. That was an eating pumpkin.
My husband made cookies.
I might buy another pumpkin and half off bubble gum after Halloween.
I will not do a super low budget Christmas, but I don't think I will spend a lot in
decorations and I will use catalogs for wrapping paper again. The warpping paper is more about being earth friendly than the costs. Though they do save money.

Thankful
Family
Nap
carrots

ill, Save thousands on Workout/work Stations, Save Money this Halloween, thankful, free Charity

2007-10-29T19:13:00.000-04:00

I am ill. It's not so bad when I am sitting Every time I try to do some cleaning I get winded so I am dig piece by piece. I can't tell if I am hungry or nauseous any more. A lot of time I just feel kind of full but I am sure soon I will feel starved.
I can't just take a nap. I will eat much later but I will make sure that I do.

Save thousands on Workout/work stations

This workstation is a desk fused with treadmill and is priced at 6,5000.
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/devlin/16879
It's not the same but you can save 6,400
At 6,500 each these are overpriced and look like they are not worth over 2,500. It doesn't look like it fit all computers. You could get a new nice treadmill for under $2,000 or you could save lots of money and get a mini peddler for under $100 bucks and some models are less than $20
I've actually wanted these pedals for a long time.
http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/11dyj0kky0L.jpg.
I decided I want this as one of my goal awards, a $20 dollar model.
Why is this better than the treadmill station.
It's thousands upon thousands cheaper.
If I end up not using it, I won't feel quilt THAT about it. Let's face it I would feel guilty about not using it.
I won't have to be standing all the time. I can exercise while sitting.
I can fit it under my desk. The treadmill takes up too much room.
Of course I and others who by fitness equipment always have to be careful of injury.

Save Money this Halloween
1. Just get Halloween make up instead of full costumes. You'll be amazed at costume pieces you can find in your own closet or at a thrift store.
2. Get a low calorie or slow to eat candy in case you have leftovers.
3. Be careful with Halloween candy sales. Will kids eat this or will you be stuck with something high calorie or something you don't want in your home.
4. Make sure all Halloween decorations are found in a specific place so you don't have to buy anything more than a good pumpkin. "We ate our pumpkin"
http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=122231

Halloween Shopping

2007-10-26T17:49:00.000-04:00

I did my Halloween Shopping and I am glad it's over with. I picked things that I could eat if I get leftovers.
I lost a winter glove and I am not pleased about it. I can't wait till it gets colder. You burn more in the winnter but wear good gear.

Free Charity
Ways you can give
All you do is have to click on a link to help others
Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com
Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

Thankful List
The Love of my husband and little ones
finding the last stick of gum
faith
Hope
gum
Mother in law

BMI

2007-10-25T13:39:00.000-04:00

I think I gained a pound but this after I found out I lost more weight at a checkup. I have the munchies lately and I am not as active as I should be. I need a new food journal with lines. I always start messing up when just using unlined paper. I also seem not to do well when I eat less fruit. I tried to cut back and it's not working.

I put the weight I want to be in the BMI yesterday and the BMI said that was still overweight.

My weight loss before this pregnancy was around 118 pounds. After this pregnancy I decided to have a heavier weight. I have said this before but I lost too much body fat even though I had a BMI of 21 something. My goal weight will be 145 all together it will be an 80.8 loss instead of the 118 but I don't need to be bone thin.

The BMI is wrong sometimes it list a lot people especially men and women who need more body fat as fatter than they are. It's broken. The world obesity record would probably go down points and some people would lose grant money. I know one female personal trainer whose listed as obese even though she fits in a size eight. We need something better.

Spending
I spent under my grocery budget last which included date night food. I have to buy my Haloween stuff soon and a few weeks I have to start Christmas shopping.

Thankful List
The Love of my husband and little ones
finding the last stick of gum
faith
Hope
gum
Mother in law

Free Charity
All you do is have to click on a link to help others
Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com
Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

Things To Do With $60 Instead of Buying a Kimkins Membership

2007-10-24T00:12:00.000-04:00

I've been a little less confrontational about Kimkins communicating what I feel it's flaws are without attacking it's members.
I thought I knew what unhealthy diet was. I feel sorry for all the low and slow carbers eating there veggies.
If anyone doesn't know Kimkins is a very low calorie diet marked as low carb. It's more Stillman's than Atkins.

Everyone has been doing this here is mine:
Things To Do With $60 Instead of Buying a Kimkins Membership

Join calorieking for a year and have some left over "I want to join"

Help feed people in need and Buy stuff from www.thehungersite.com

Buy some fitness DVDS on Amazon.com

Buy yourself two Wii game titles

Buy a whole bunch of really good gourmet chocolates
$60 dollars will buy you a lot of cheapo spa stuff at the dollar tree
Lots of veggies
Buy half a year subscription to Netflix.com
Get yourself some nice hand weights
Buy lots of veggies

Buy yourself loads of makeup from Elf. They have lip plumper for $1.00
http://www.eyeslipsface.com/default.asp "I got mine from drugstore.com"

Thankful List
Husband and little ones
Love
Hope
gum
oatmeal

Free Charity
All you do is have to click on a link to help others
Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com
Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

Date Night Challenge

2007-10-19T21:27:00.000-04:00

Date Night Challenge

The iron chef date night was so fun that we are doing it again this week. I am not going to put on what I got
Of course you need the cooperation of your sweetie where one gets in the ingredients and one makes the dish . Or you could
You can challenge yourself by poking gourmet items or healthy items or budget items or a blend.
Free Charity
All you do is have to click on a link to help others

Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com

Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

Thankful List
My husband
My little ones
Life
Corn tortillas Sugar free gum
Green vegetables
Lean meats

Restaurant Confession, Thrift and Luxury, Free Charity, thanks

2007-10-18T02:23:00.000-04:00

Restaurant Confession
If I could go try any restaurant in the world it would be Moto in Chicago. I am busy though. I love food, I love science, and I love entertainment. Chef Cantu food is expensive but where else could you eat edible menus and food prepared with a class four laser?
I wish that people that couldn't get there could mail order it and get a DVD with an edible invoice and some fun but elegant food? How cool would that be?
I also wouldn't mind Trying out Teany it sounds like a cute little tea shop and the fact they have herb teas as well sounds cool.

Thrift and Luxury
I am doing well but would like to reduce spending even more just to see if I could. I feel I have been spendy lately. I am addicted to good chocolate, fruits and vegetables. Does anyone read books about thrift and which ones do you like?

Free Charity
All you do is have to click on a link to help others

Give away free books to children in need
http://www.theliteracysite.com

Donate a free mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

Feed People
http://www.thehungersite.com

Thankful List
My husband
My little ones
Life
Corn tortillas
Green vegetables
Lean meats
naps

Heavier

2007-10-17T08:05:00.000-04:00

I think I am half pound Heavier than I thought. I don't think I gained. I just think missed the .5 still will take the loss I did have.
Someone noticed I lost weight when I was out getting gourmet chocolate chips yesterday.

The Rise and Fall of Kimkins Diet
http://calorielab.com/news/2007/10/16/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-kimkins-diet/

Thankful List
My husband and little one.