BREAK THE SCALE

Oh crap.  This weekend I had that familiar ache - that uncomfortable, kind of itchy feeling in the back of my knees.  The feeling I get when...

I have this brown sweater that my boyfriend hates with a passion.  The last time he was at my house and saw it laying around he threatened ...

I almost had a heart attack last night. I got home from work, changed into jeans and a t-shirt, and went grocery shopping.  The jeans were...

This morning on the way to work I was starving, because I didn't make time for breakfast.  My brain said, "Don't do it!", ...

Can I just say that I don't really like food?  There's that saying: "Some people live to eat and some people eat to live."...

I ran out of time this morning to eat, so I had to grab breakfast at Subway.  Egg white and provolone English muffin.  I'm proud to say ...

Uh, where did those hyperlinked words come from in the last two posts?  They weren't linked yesterday and I didn't change a thing.  ...

Complete, sated, satisfied, sufficient, not empty. Today I did very well in terms of portion control.  I didn't starve myself, but I d...

I took a mini-vacation by extending my Labor Day weekend.  I had a week off work, but 3 of those days were spent traveling.  I spent my time...

Thinspiration. I think that is a really great sounding word.  It reminds me of the time I taped a picture of Jennifer Garner to my fridge ...

Tonight I got up from the sofa and spied what appeared to be an M&M or Reese's Pieces (Piece?), so I picked it up and tried to bite ...

I'm practically knawing off my fingernails waiting for my lunch break to begin.  I was too rushed to make anything this morning so I hav...

I'll have to do a proper update later, but here's the quickie version: My gym is getting rich off of me, because I haven't bee...

This morning I was looking in my BF's fridge for something to eat. There was still a can of Reddi Whip from Thanksgiving laying there i...

A friend of mine had a Luau themed graduation party this past Friday.  She put pics up on Facebook and I could cry.  I look so. . . large . ...

I was poking around the NuVal website  and found a frequently asked question about ice cream.  In the past, I have sometimes opted for oran...

I had this great idea for winter fun that would help (not hinder) my quest for a healthy body - ice skating.  I went once last year but that...

I finished up yesterday with a large helping of homemade turkey pot pie, 3/4 of an apple (the other 1/4 was used in a SALAD - yes, I finally...

All snacks are not created equal.

I made it back to the gym this morning and my knee seems to be doing alright.  I didn't do much - just burned off 200 calories on the el...

I didn't make it to the gym afterall yesterday (boo!), but it was because of two things:  1. I spent all day shopping for presents and...

I was supposed to work out the day before Thanksgiving, but had so much to do I never made it. Then they were closed on the holiday. Then I ...

My roommate is trying to sabotage me. Not intentionally , of course, but over the past week of Thanksgiving she's whipped up a full holi...

. . . does it still count? Yes. Yes. Sadly yes. You'll notice that I didn't finish my food log from Friday (and now I can't reme...

Today's food thus far: 1 banana 1 bowl of maple and brown sugar oatmeal - 200 calories 3/4 cup dry Honey Nut Cheerios - 110 calories I...

Why am I absolutely ravenous every time I walk out of the gym? I've tried carrying along an apple or banana to eat afterwards and it he...

Today was not a good day. I planned to do a yoga DVD I have at home instead of the gym, but never got around to either. The kid had a half d...

Exercise: Treadmill 10 minutes of walking, then used the Alpine Pass program for 45 min. (max speed: 3.5, max incline: 4.0) I initially set ...

Today was the first day back in the gym AGAIN. Yes, I am starting over yet again. But this time it wasn't even my idea. For the past 2 w...

Christ almighty, this is my second day back at the gym after starting and stopping about four times since my last post (5 months ago). This...

I found this on the net, titled "The Genesis Diet" And God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green an...

Footlong Grilled Chicken breast sub from Subway (w/ three slices of tomato, lettuce, and mayo). 1/2 a package of bologna (the really bad for...

I found this on a blog titled Style Matters(TM) (really, this is trademarked? Whatever.) which is written from Denver. I'm not including...

Bowl of Raisen Bran 1 fried egg and piece of toast Footlong turkey sub from Subway (w/ two tomato slices, lettuce, and mayo) 2 packages of S...

Chinese take-out (Sweet and sour chicken, white rice, and crab rangoon) Bowl of Raisen Bran Leftover handburger patty Mountain Dew I can...

Skinny women, fat women, and in-between women all seem to fall prey to the Muffin Top phenomenon at alarming rates. With my most recent weig...

2 bowls of oatmeal 1/2 a Dr. Pepper (I just craved the taste of it) 1 slice of leftover buffalo chicken pizza single serving of vanilla ice ...

Bowl of cereal - Alphabits Macaroni and Cheese (box -with way too much butter as always) Pretzel bites, cheese dip, and medium soda at the m...