A Junk-Foodaholic's Journey to a Healthy Lifestyle: Progress Report

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

2 Week Progress Report

I lost 3-1/2 pounds this week for a total of 13 pounds! I'm very excited and I feel great! I took my measurements again and I lost an additional 3 inches for a total of 5-3/4 inches!

One thing I noticed this week was a decreased appetite so I only ate two meals a day: breakfast and dinner. And by dinner, I really mean a late lunch... around 4:00pm. I haven't been the least bit hungry for lunch and when I eat my last meal of the day, I stay satisfied well into the evening. I'll let you know if this pattern continues.

Another thing: I don't think I'll be able to continue drinking the AIM ProPeas® and fit ’n fiber® Shakes. If you like smoothies etc., you might like it. I'm just not a smoothie or fruit juice drinker. Perhaps I just didn't give myself enough time to adjust to it but the truth is, I've never been a replacement shake-type person. It's just not my thing. Many years ago, I did Slim-Fast®. I used to make myself drink those horrible chocolate shakes. I can still remember the taste. Also, several years ago I did the Body-for-LIFE® 12-week challenge and drank EAS® protein shakes. Again, I just made myself drink them because the program required it. The only kind of shake I like is a chocolate milkshake... the real stuff! And I can't drink that if I want to reach my goal. Thankfully, I'm not craving them either! My sweet treat is my Low Carb Cheesecake Cupcakes and they satisfy me my sweet cravings.

I am still taking AIM BarleyLife® capsules daily and it is a huge help. I believe taking BarleyLife® is one of the reasons I'm not hungry at lunch time or experiencing any cravings. BarleyLife® also ensures I'm getting all the vital nutrition my body needs.

Until next time...

Thanks for reading!
Laura

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

When You Eat Right... It Works!

Here's my 1 week Progress Report: I've lost 9-1/2 pounds! That's right, folks, in one week, I have lost an entire dress size!

AIM ProPeas® and AIM fit ’n fiber® Shake

Being curious, I took my measurements this morning just to see if I had lost any inches.

Would you believe I lost an inch from my waist and an inch from my hips?! In total, I lost 2-3/4 inches! I was shocked but excited to see these results in only 7 days!

And the best part is, I didn't suffer doing it. There was not one time when I felt depressed or deprived. Like Tony the Tiger says, "I FEEL GREAT!!!"

Following is a typical day of what I ate this past week:

An hour before Breakfast: 7 - AIM BarleyLife® capsules

Breakfast: Spanish Omelet with Sausage Links

In Between: 7 - AIM BarleyLife® capsules

Lunch: AIM ProPeas® and fit ’n fiber® Shake

In Between: Nothing but water! I actually stayed satisfied.

Dinner: Chicken Tortilla Soup (without the tortillas of course!)

Dessert: Low-Carb Cheesecake Cupcake

And whenever I was thirsty, I drank water. No coffee (me no like), no soft drinks, nothing but cool, refreshing water. Sometimes I added a wedge of lemon to it. After doing this for only two days I found that I didn't miss drinking soft drinks at all. I was and am ecstatic! You see, I was in the habit of drinking a Diet Coke each and every morning... my coffee. I thought I was doing good -- drinking no-caffeine Diet Coke but the truth is, aspartame is terrible for you and even though I knew that, I drank it anyway... too much of it. Simply stated, I was addicted.

I feel great knowing that the only things I'm putting in my body are things that are good for me: Good supplements, good food, good meal replacements, and good water.

I feel very positive about what I achieved this last week and consequently, I am motivated to continue. Daily, I am faced with opportunities to eat something I shouldn't and yet I have abstained. This too has made me feel good about myself. It makes me feel confident thinking I can really do this!

Thanks for reading!
Laura

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A New Way of Eating

Guess what? I started a new way of eating today! I'm excited to see the results and I will share my progress along the way.

Here's my plan:

1.) Take 7 BarleyLife® capsules.

2.) Breakfast: Eat bacon and eggs.

3.) Lunch: Drink a ProPeas®/fit'n fiber® shake.

4.) Take 7 BarleyLife® capsules.

5.) Dinner: Eat a low-carb meal or if short on time... drink another ProPeas/fit 'n fiber shake.

6.) Drink lots of water.

7.) Dessert: Eat one Low-Carb Cupcake. I mean, life isn't worth living without dessert!

Following is some background as to why I am taking AIM's BarleyLife® as well as ProPeas® and fit 'n fiber®.

My husband and I have taken BarleyLife® for over 12 years so I know very well what a wonderful supplement it is. BarleyLife's primary ingredient is young barley grass, which is an incredibly complete source of nutrition, containing a wide spectrum of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, chlorophyll, and phytonutrients. You can read how I believe BarleyLife® helped improve my vision here.

I also took BarleyLife® throughout the 9 months of my last pregnancy. Shortly after Brady was born, we began to supplement his breast milk with BarleyLife Xtra®. Five years later, Brady still loves BarleyLife Xtra® and drinks 4 to 6 cups daily. Since Brady is a very picky eater, we feel blessed that he is getting the nutrition his little body desperately needs. You can ready more about what we believe BarleyLife Xtra® has done for Brady here.

My husband and I have done much reading on the subject and believe that eating animal protein along with low-carb vegetables is the healthiest way to eat. We have eaten low-carb for many years and when done properly have been pleased with the results. Unfortunately, I am loathe to admit that I have cheated by eating too many sweets and too many high-carb foods. As a result, I have put on more pounds than I'm happy living with. In addition, my doctor recently informed me that I am borderline diabetic and need to change my diet. So it's back on the wagon I go!

In addition to taking BarleyLife® and eating strictly low-carb, I am taking AIM's new weight management products: ProPeas® and fit 'n fiber®. ProPeas® contains 12 grams of protein per serving and uses allergen-free, non-GMO pea protein as its protein source. AIM fit ’n fiber® contains 12 grams of total fiber per serving, including 10 grams of heart-healthy soluble fiber. The two products complement each other by decreasing the appetite, making you feel full longer, and boosting metabolism. Everything I need to succeed!

I am excited and will definitely keep you posted of my progress.

Thanks for reading!
Laura

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Status Update and Low Carb Cupcakes

You thought I'd fallen off the face of the earth, didn't you? Well, I've been extremely busy and just haven't taken the time to blog.

I've been low-carbing it for over 7 weeks now and have lost 20 pounds! I have also been running on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays so I know that has helped me a bunch with the weight loss.

Following is a recipe for low-carb cheesecake cupcakes. The cupcakes don't look like the picture above, it was just the best looking picture I could find of a cheesecake cupcake!

Low Carb Cheesecake Cupcakes

Cupcakes:
3 - 8 oz. packages cream cheese
1-1/2 Tblsp. Stevia (or 1 cup Splenda)
5 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. heavy cream

Filling:
8 oz. sour cream
1-1/2 tsp. Stevia (or 2 Tbsp. Splenda)
1/4 tsp. vanilla

Bring cream cheese to room temperature. Place cream cheese in a bowl and add one egg at a time beating with a hand mixer. Slowly add the Stevia and vanilla. The batter will be thin. Pour into paper cupcake liners about an 1/8 inch from the top.

Bake in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes (or until large cracks appear on the top). Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes.

For the filling, add the Stevia and vanilla to the sour cream. Add a teaspoon on top of each cupcake and return to the oven for 5 minutes.

Cool for 5 minutes and then refrigerate.

Notes: These cupcakes can also be frozen. You may add lemon juice and lemon zest to the sour cream filling (though I only recommend this if you are making the regular cupcakes and NOT the chocolate ones - unless you like the taste of lemon with your chocolate!).

Chocolate Version:
Add 1 pkt Nestle Choco Bake Pre-Melted Unsweetened Chocolate Flavor and 3/4 Tblsp. Stevia to cream cheese mixture.

Makes 18 cupcakes. Cupcakes are 1.92 carbs for vanilla and 2.36 carbs for chocolate. What I do is fill 9 cupcake liners with white, 9 cupcake liners with chocolate and then the remaining chocolate I put on top of the white and swirl them together.

Paul and I love these cheesecake cupcakes so much that I make a new batch every weekend. It's wonderful to be able to eat something sweet and not feel the least bit guilty about it.

Thanks for reading!

Laura

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Whassup?

Whew! I took a three week vacation from blogging but I'm back! Let me fill you in on what's been going on in my exciting (not!) life.

While vacationing on the beach in North Carolina last month, I hurt my left hamstring walking down four flights from the beach condo. I still can't believe I got hurt walking down stairs! Anyway, I hurt my leg bad enough that it took three weeks to heal. I've been walking instead of doing any running. I planned on running last Monday but my left knee hurt too much. I think I hurt it in my sleep. It's weird. Every once in awhile, out of the clear blue, my knee will start hurting. Sometimes I feel like I'm falling apart!

I've been eating low carb for the last ten days. Last Monday was a week on the plan and I had lost 5 pounds. Yea yea yea! My goal is to lose 2 pounds per week.

My son, Dylan, and I went to see Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince last Sunday. It was awesome! I thought it was so good, I'd like to see it again but will wait until it comes out on DVD.

The special effects were incredible. It is definitely the best Potter movie to date. My favorite parts of the movie are the scenes between Ron and Hermione. Oh, young love! I cried when Ron was lying on the hospital bed and he called out Hermione's name. I know, I'm a sucker for love stories. Dylan's favorite part of the movie was when they were playing Quidditch. He said, "Man, why don't they have more Quidditch scenes!?" I had to agree. The Quidditch scene was so cool! After watching the movie, I've decided to read the books, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows again. Now to find the time!

My husband, Paul, and I are leaving Entrecard. I will remove my Entrecard widget Friday night and Paul is removing his tonight. A big THANK YOU! to all the Entrecarders out there. Paul and I both appreciate all the drops and are thankful for all the friends we've made.

Thanks for reading!

Laura

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

You Have To Walk Before You Can Run

Last week, I ran on Wednesday and Friday. For this week, I ran Monday and again this morning. I didn't run Wednesday morning due to a work conflict. Unfortunately, my job sometimes requires me to log on from home at odd hours of the night. So as it turned out, I had to do some work at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. Since I need more than four hours of sleep to function properly, I decided to wait until this morning to run.

I am always amazed at how quickly the human body adapts to exercise. When I first started running (June 1), I could only run for 45 seconds at a time and as I went on, my running time kept decreasing! The first time I ran was 45 seconds, the second time I made it to 40 seconds, then eventually it dropped to 35 seconds! A couple days later, I was able to run for 45 seconds each time. Last Friday, I was able to run for 60 seconds a couple of times, then it decreased to 45 seconds. Monday and this morning, I was able to run for 60 seconds each time I ran! Pretty cool, huh? Another interesting thing was that, for the first time since I started running, it seemed like the 20 minutes flew by - instead of me saying, "Ugh! When is the 20 minutes ever going to be up?!"

I am following Coolrunning.com's "Couch to 5K Running Program". You can take a peek at Weeks 1-3 to the right. As I mentioned in my previous post, my daughter - Rachael, is doing this with me.

Well, I guess Rachael and I are considered "Pre-Couch" (LOL!) because we can't quite keep up with the plan as it is laid out. So instead, we are using it as a guide to measure our progress. You have to crawl before you can walk, right? Well, you have to walk before you can run too!

Although we're on Week 2, we are only doing a 20-min. workout of 60 sec. run/90 sec. walk. So our next goal is to be able to do a 20-min. workout of 90 sec. run/2 min. walk -- however long it takes us to get there.

Instead of jumping from 60 seconds to 90 seconds of running, we are going to inch our way there. For example, when we run on Saturday, we will run 70 seconds. Then on Monday, we will try to run for 80 seconds. Hopefully, by Wednesday, we'll be running for 90 seconds at a time!

While googling last week, I read that beginner runners should sign up for a race as soon as possible - to help solidify their goal by having a date on their calendar.

So I signed up to participate in Soaring Wings Half Marathon, here in Conway on October 24^th. Rachael is also planning on signing up to run in the race. I'm so excited!

If you runners out there have any tips for Rachael and I, please let us know!

Thanks for reading!

Laura

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Running: From Thinking About It To Actually Doing It!

Lately, I've been doing a lot of thinking about running.

My background in running involved a very short stint as a long-distance runner on the track team. I dropped out due to my hatred of long-distance running. I wanted to run the 100- 200- and 400-meter dashes. But alas, I didn't make the cut.

I kept thinking about how much running all the contestants on The Biggest Loser do. Though they work out with weights and do body-weight exercises - for the most part, they do a lot of running. In fact, the moment their fat-butts hit the ground of The Biggest Loser campus, they are running. Seeing them run always inspires me because it takes away all of my excuses.

And I've been thinking about my dad, who is a runner. He's been running for about 15 years - and guess what? Ever since he started running, he's never had a weight problem. Amazing, huh? Come to think of it... how many overweight runners do you know? I sure don't know of any. If they are overweight, they won't be for long!

Speaking of which - a coworker of mine quit the company last year and he was obese at the time. He was recently hired back on with the company, looking slim and trim. In fact, everyone did double-takes wondering if it was the same guy! I asked him what he did to lose the weight and guess what he said? He started running! He said he runs 3 days per week. I don't remember the number of miles he said he runs each week, but I do remember how good he looked. After seeing him and being inspired by him, I kept thinking about starting a running program of my own.

a lady running

Unfortunately, even though my 'want to' was there, my plantar fasciitis was holding me back. While at the Ideal Feet store, last Monday, the foot specialist told me that with their arch supports, I could start running whenever I wanted to. I was shocked (but thrilled) to hear that because I thought I'd have to wait until my plantar fascitiis went away.

Excitedly, I decided to get started. I called my dad this morning (he's currently at the Kerrville Folk Festival chillin' out with fellow singer/songwriters) to get his advice about how to start a running program.

Dad gave me lots of good pointers such as:

Run at the McGee Center. They have a padded track, which he said would help my feet. Also, since it's an indoor facility, weather can never be used as an excuse not to run.
Do some basic stretching before starting.
Run 3 days per week (he said that's all he's ever done). He said if I want to, I can do 30-minute walks on my 'off' days.
Start out slow and easy. Walk a little, jog a little, until you reach 30 minutes. He told me to run at a slow and relaxed pace... easy does it. He said the last thing you want to do is get injured because then your running program is over before it has started. Keep track of how long/far you run so you can measure your progress from day-to-day. Eventually, you'll be running the entire 30 minutes.

After I hung up with Dad, I googled "beginner running programs" to see if there were other tips that would help me get started and I landed on Cool Running's site. I clicked on their Couch-to-5K Running Plan and got a good idea of how many minutes I should try to jog/walk. Their plan recommends starting out by first doing a 5-minute warm-up walk, then alternate 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking, until you reach 20 minutes total.

So, after I got home from work, I changed my clothes and the whole family headed out to the McGee Center. My daughter, Rachael, and I ran/walked together while my husband-Paul, my son-Dylan, and toddler-Brady, played basketball.

The funny part is that I got confused and thought I was supposed to alternate 60 seconds of walking with 90 seconds of jogging. Anyway, turns out it didn't matter because neither of us could run for 60 seconds - much less 90 seconds! Hehehehe! The most we could do was 45 seconds of jogging at a time. I know... pretty lame. But before you know it, I'll be saying, "I can run for 30 minutes without stopping!"

I can't tell you how good it felt to be able to walk - much less run - without heel pain. These Ideal Feet arch supports are great!

While googling, I found out that today was also the first annual National Running Day. Pretty cool, huh?

Thanks for reading!

Laura

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Monday, April 27, 2009

Just Truckin' Along...

I did a 3-day juice fast (Thursday-Saturday) and lost 3 pounds! I've been eating low-carb since Sunday.

This Saturday, May 2nd, I will begin ER Fat Burn Detox. I'm really looking forward to it!

I've been told that this detox program is quite unique.

Thanks for reading!

Laura

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Juice Fast - Day 1

If you've been keeping up with me, you know that I will soon start ER Fat Burn's Detox on May 2nd. I'm not 100% sure of what the Detox entails but I'm pretty sure it will be a diet consisting of non-starchy fruits and non-starchy veggies.

I decided last night that I didn't want to wait until May 2nd, so today I started a juice fast. Fasting always makes me feel good. I even went for a bike ride after work and it felt fantastic! I can tell I'm getting in better shape.

I have fasted many times in the past and this is the first time I can remember where I didn't struggle on the first day. I know it has everything to do with the fact that I stayed true to the ER Fat Burn program for 5 weeks straight without one bit of cheating. I can tell that something has changed inside me and I feel unbelievably strong. I really feel like I'm going to be able to reach my weight goal this time and keep it off for good!

Thanks for reading!

Laura

Related Article:

Breaking the Chains of Food Addiction - Starting A Fast

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Yummy Yummy Vegetables

Several months ago, I found a recipe for Roasted Vegetables on AllRecipes.com (my favorite recipe site). Out of 610 reviews, it has a 4-1/2 star rating. I knew it had to be good. Me being a detail-head, I read most of the reviews and decided I would have to make this. Then I promptly forgot about it.

Once I joined Weight Watchers, I went to their site and checked out a few of their recipes. Vegetables have a zero point value so naturally, I wanted to check out all the vegetable recipes.

The one that stood out to me was their recipe for Roasted Vegetables. Their recipe called for some or all of the vegetables you see pictured above. The only difference between their recipe and the one listed on AllRecipes.com was that Weight Watchers instructed to cut all the veggies into similar-sized pieces, place them in a single layer on a foil-lined cookie sheet (I used two), spray with no-fat, no-calorie cooking spray, and finally sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme, and any other seasoning you prefer. Place them in a 450 degree preheated oven and let cook for 25-30 minutes. If you choose eggplant, squash, or zucchini, keep in mind that they cook faster than the other veggies so you might want to remove them sooner. I let everything stay in the oven for the entire 30 minutes and loved the results.

Here's the shocker: My husband and teenage son loved them! My husband, Paul, loves salads but other than that, he's not a big veggie lover. Neither is my teenage son. Well, they kept going back for more until everything was gone. Everybody's favorite vegetable was sweet potatoes, which was a big surprise as well.

Veggies in a bag

Once I chopped all the vegetables above, I put them in a 2-1/2 gallon ziploc bag and weighed them. They weighed 6-1/2 pounds! So we had enough veggies to make roasted vegetables for three days in a row! The following day, I tried the AllRecipes version and loved it - although, the entire family agreed that the Weight Watchers version was their favorite.

Roasted vegetables has become my favorite zero point dish and we've decided to make them often. In fact, I'm about to go to the store to buy some for tonight!

Last Thursday's Weight Watchers meeting was cancelled, due to our leader having to go out of town. So, I weighed myself at home Thursday morning and found that I lost 3 pounds!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It's 54 degrees and sunny here in central Arkansas.

Thanks for reading!

Laura

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Weight Watchers Results Are In!

I had my weigh-in yesterday and found that I lost 4-1/2 pounds! smiley face

I'm very excited about doing the Weight Watchers program. It has been extremely easy. I've been worried and intimidated about the 'counting points' thing for nothing.

Since we are creatures of habit (basically eating the same things over and over again), it's easy to figure out the points, then copy the info from one day to the next.

I wish I had joined Weight Watchers years ago.

Happy Valentine's Day Eve! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Back on the Bandwagon!

What do Jenny McCarthy, Tina Fey, and Sarah Ferguson - the Duchess of York, have in common? They've all lost weight on Weight Watchers!

I'm excited to say that I joined the Weight Watchers At Work Program yesterday!

I know Weight Watchers is an excellent program. I have posted several weight loss success stories where the person touted Weight Watchers as the program they used to achieve ultimate weight loss. In addition, I know several people at work that lost a significant amount of weight doing Weight Watchers.

I've been tracking what I eat for the last two days and I'm pleased to say it hasn't been difficult at all!

Stay tuned to hear about my progress... My weigh-in day is Thursday, so I'll publish a post next Friday to let everybody know how I did.

Wish me luck!

Thanks for reading!

Laura

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

My 5 New Year's Resolutions

calendar showing Jan 1 with apple and tape measure

Goal-setting is a good thing. Even if you fall short of your goals, I believe it's always good to have something you're striving for.

Following are my health goals for this year:

1. Eat more vegetables and fruit. To be specific, my plan is to eat five to six servings of non-starchy vegetables and two servings of fruit every day. I also plan to eat more greens (mustard greens are my favorite).

2. Drink more water. My goal is to drink somewhere between 3 liters and 3.8 liters. For a great hydration calculator click here. Specifically, what I'm doing is - I took a case of bottled water to work (12 - 10 oz bottles), set them on my desk - so they serve as a constant reminder. Then, save the empty bottles, take them home and refill them with purified water (I keep several gallon-jugs at home) and bring them back to work. If I drink at least 10 bottles per day, I've reached my goal.

3. Drink green tea. The health benefits are incredible - one of those being a weight loss booster. For every 10 ozs of green tea I drink, I'll deduct that amount from my daily water goal.

4. Keep a food journal. It's important to know what you're eating and how many calories you're consuming on a daily basis. Most successful dieters say keeping a food journal was critical to their success.

5. Exercise. My goal is to do some form of aerobic exercise for an hour, six days per week (aerobic video tape, biking, fast-walking). Some days I might only exercise thirty minutes but I want to strive for an hour. I also plan to do body weight exercises three times per week.

Have you set your goals yet? If you have any tips for me, please feel free to leave a comment.

Thanks for reading!
Laura

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

I love Fall!

In case you missed my last post, I bombed out on the 40 day fast - but I did accomplish a 26 day fast! I took a break from fasting today but I plan on starting another fast tomorrow. There's only fourteen days until the big 'family portrait day'!

The kids and I went for a bike ride today. The weather couldn't have been nicer. The high today was 76°.

Our city has two colleges - Hendrix (1200 students) and Central Baptist (800 students) and one university - UCA (13,000 students).

We live closest to UCA but we love cruising Hendrix's campus. Our favorite part of the trip is going over the pedestrian bridge that crosses over one of Conway's busiest streets. It's too steep for me to ride all the way up but it's a blast riding downhill!

My daughter, Rachael, wanted to bring the camera along so we could take some pictures of the fall foliage. The beautiful tree you see in the pictures belongs to a neighbor of ours, just around the corner from where we live.

I love the picture of the kids (clockwise: Rachael-26, Brady-19 mos. and Dylan-15). That one's going on my computer slideshow! :)

I hope y'all are having a great weekend!

Laura

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Friday, October 31, 2008

Fast: Day 26 - 23.8 lbs so far

This morning, Paul and I took our Pops with a 10 oz. glass of freshly extracted juice (carrots, celery, tomato and apple). (Note: In regards to the Pops, I take a purple in the morning and a green before going to bed.)

I lost another .2 lbs. We had a Halloween snack day at work today. There were lots of goodies but I stayed away from them.

I felt sorry for the little trick or treaters. Right before sunset, it started raining. But fortunately, the rain stopped and we ended up getting a few visitors.

I fasted 26 days but this evening I blew it. I ate part of a chicken quesadilla. Darn. I'm disappointed in myself in a way but I'm also proud of myself for doing a 26 day fast and losing 24 pounds.

Now I've just got to pick myself up and keep going.

Until tomorrow...

Today's Stats

Weight: 217 / Total Lost: 23.8 lbs.

Laura

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Breaking the Chains of Food Addiction - Starting A Fast

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Fast: Day 25 (15 days to go!) - 23.4 lbs so far

This morning, Paul and I took our Pops with a 10 oz. glass of freshly extracted juice (carrots, celery, tomato and apple). (Note: In regards to the Pops, I take a purple in the morning and a green before going to bed.)

I lost another .4 lbs. I worked from home today and really enjoyed it because the weather was so nice. The high today was 74°.

My employer had an onsite event today called Pumpkin Palooza. I put Brady in his Scooby Doo costume and took him, Rachael and Paul up to check it all out. We only stayed about twenty minutes because it was kinda lame. It was fun seeing all the little ones dressed up in their costumes though.

Tomorrow is our Halloween snack day and I'm bringing my 'famous' artichoke dip. I hope y'all have a great Halloween! :)

Until tomorrow...

Today's Stats

Weight: 217.4 / Total Lost: 23.4 lbs.

Laura

Related Article:

Breaking the Chains of Food Addiction - Starting A Fast

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