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When I go through a trial or struggle my mom always reminds me that her mother always used to say, “The Bible says “it came to pass”, so it didn’t come to stay….”  [grin] I was remembering that thought again today … Continue reading →

I admire people who have lost weight and kept it off for any length of time.  I also admire a good friend of mine who has worked hard to keep her weight down, when she also has overweight women in … Continue reading →

My husband is making the kids do some pages in math workbooks throughout the summer so that they don’t forget what they’ve already learned.  It seems harsh (to me), but it’s good because they always have a hard time remembering … Continue reading →

Today’s weight:  225.0 Loss/gain this week:  + 1.0 Total loss so far:  – 6 lbs. In all honesty I wasn’t surprised about this gain considering the past week; and last night I really didn’t care what the scale was going … Continue reading →

I think “it” is coming…because I’ve had the munchies all day.  I haven’t over eaten too badly, but had junk that I’m trying to stay away from.  I don’t want to sabotage my weight loss this week, but I’ve had … Continue reading →

If you are celebrating Independence Day and working on losing weight, then I suggest you read Diane’s article on gaining independence from food at http://www.fittothefinish.com.  It has some very true insights.   The last time I lost a significant amount … Continue reading →

Todays weight:  224 Loss this week:  – 2.5 Total loss so far:  7 lbs. I was so scared to weigh in this morning.  I even text’d my best friend last night (who is also working on losing weight) and told … Continue reading →

I decided that I’ll take a picture of myself in this same outfit every month — even if there is no large weight loss that month. For some reason I thought I took the photo on May 22nd, so I … Continue reading →

So, I’ve posted my weigh-in, some funny photos and then as I looked my blog over I began to listen to the song, “The Climb” that I have on here.   My husband reminded me that muscle weighs more than … Continue reading →

Well, we finished up our first week of working out each morning and then doing toning exercises every night.  Last night my husband decided we should try this 35-minute cardio workout by The Firm.   It was killer!!!  Part of … Continue reading →