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I just got back from BJ’s school where they had a Thanksgiving day feast. Oh, it was a feast all right. A veritable feast of calories, and fat, and sugar, and nothing that even resembled healthy. Oy. So I took my own advice and had a small serving of only the dishes I really wanted. All 10 of them. … [Read more…]

When people hope to lose weight, there is usually a big motivator right?  A wedding, to lose baby weight or even a vacation. I have had every single one of those reasons, but yet it for some reason or another I never made it work for me. Now??? I want to change that. I need to change that. After … [Read more…]

Why do we over eat around the holidays? That’s simple! There’s an abundance of tasty treats and delicious dishes just hanging around begging to sampled, tasted, tested, and gobbled up. I remember when I worked in an office. Good gracious, the conference room, the break room, the kitchen, they were … [Read more…]

Servings: 14 WW Points/serving: 3 1 c. canned pumpkin 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1/8 tsp. ground ginger 16 oz. one-step angel food cake mix 14 Tbsp. RF whipped topping Additional ground cinnamon, optional In a large bowl, combine the … [Read more…]

It’s been 24 hours since I started to monitor what I eat and how I eat.  You know what the hardest part for me was today? The office at work. Yes, that room where everyone brings donuts and cookies each Monday. Those evil so and so’s. Don’t they know I’m trying to be good here? Nope. So while … [Read more…]

I just logged into Weight Watchers online for the first time since October 9, 2008. Sheesh. Talk about embarrassing. It’s a good thing Weight Watchers can’t nudge me like people on Twitter. But then again, maybe they should nudge me. Every.single.hour. I logged my points for today (so far). 1/2 … [Read more…]

Hello, my name is Crooked Eyebrow and I am a overweight, young , married, emotional eating mommy. Did you get all that? I have struggled with my weight since I was a child and unfortunately as an adult as well. My weight gain as an adult started with the late night studying in nursing school and it … [Read more…]

Hi, I’m Christy, and I’m no stranger to this whole weight loss thing. As an adult, I’ve always struggled with my weight. It was never completely out of control, but it seemed like I always had an extra 20 pounds on my frame. When I got pregnant with my son in December of 2002, I was at an all time … [Read more…]

It’s okay, I can accept it. Except I can’t. The truth is, when I can’t find something to wear before heading out with family or friends, I want to crawl into my bed and eat cookies and ice cream. Why is it that when we are down about our weight, that we eat MORE?  What a vicious cycle. So, here I … [Read more…]