I had never heard about cheat days until after I lost my 150 pounds. Then, I started hearing about them from friends and reading them about them in weight loss books. Now, I see them mentioned on occasion and it makes me wonder. I did not have cheat days during my journey. I messed up every now and [...]
   
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The US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) just issued it’s new dietary guidelines. The guidelines are issued every five years, so this is the first time since 2005 that they are being updated. For the first time, the guidelines are shining a light on the obesity problem and have recommendations to help Americans fight obesity. I was thinking about the guilt and fear that I felt during my 10 years of obesity. I think what got me thinking about those feelings was looking at some family scrapbooks yesterday. I was looking at a scrapbook from the year before I lost all my weight, which was 1996. I realized that I [...] Today is the last day to enter the Subway Giftcard Giveaway! This morning I was thinking about what a friend asked me yesterday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. We were talking on the phone, chatting mindlessly about nothing, and she said, “I’ve got a strange question for you. What’s the last thing you ate?” (Beware of some tempting pictures below!) I have a little confession here. As you know, I’ve been in maintenance for a little over 12 years, but there are certain foods that I just can’t have in the house. Certain foods like this: And these: And don’t forget these: When I was losing weight I was (and still am) [...] I know it’s the weekend and I usually post something about my family or something that is going on in my life. And I may put that up tomorrow. But twice today I was confronted with something I see ALL THE TIME and for some reason it struck me wrong. Being overweight wasn’t just hard on me, but it was also hard on my family. I was often tired, and lacked energy for participating in activities that most people do without thinking. Going shopping for clothes, standing for long periods of time, walking up stairs and playing with my children were hard for me. I [...] Here’s my latest post on the Dr. Oz Blog! Will I Fit? In case you are interested, here’s my latest blog post over at the Dr. Oz Blog. It’s called Exercise Matters. My best friend, who sadly doesn’t live here, and I were talking on the phone the other day. She was sharing with me how she is working hard [...] I am asked many questions about my weight loss experience. One question that is repeated a lot is this: |
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