As I’ve mentioned previously, my office provides lunch every day.  Unfortunately, it’s usually fast food such as McDonalds, KFC, or pizza.  These are food I normally would not eat because when I do eat out, it’s usually at regular restaurants, not fast food chains.

However, because it’s available, convenient, and free, I have been eating the lunches here for about two years now.  Is this a factor in my fat gain? Most definitely.

For example, lunch today was Costco hot dogs and … see the full entry

I came across recent photos of Jenny McCarthy strolling along the beach, and wowza!

I absolutely love her body.  She’s lean and tone, not too skinny and with great muscle definition.  In fact, it kinda reminds me of my own body - 5 years ago!

Jenny’s waist and hips are almost the same width.  She doesn’t have an hourglass figure and she doesn’t need to; she’s definitely rocking what she has.

My arms and legs are almost where I want them to be, … see the full entry

Hi all.  I know it’s been forever and a day since I last posted.  I have no excuses; I simply got lazy.

My weight has stayed the same, hovering between 104 and 106.  I’ve been too lazy to watch what I eat, go to the gym, take my vitamins, or even make sure that I drink a good amount of water each day.

But you know what, as I’m sure milions of other Americans did, once 2009 came around I resolved to … see the full entry

Sorry, I know I’m not very good about updating this frequently, but here’s a quick one.

My weight, which for the past 3 years has hovered between 100 and 105, is now stuck at between 106 and 108.  What happened? I’m not sure.

Do I look like I gained weight?  Quite the opposite.

My arms look more tone, and my stomach has more definition.  Do I weigh more because I have more muscle than before? Hmm.

I am back to my normal eating habits, … see the full entry

So I mysteriously put on 7 lbs 2 weeks ago and I think I finally figured out why:

I’m not eating enough!

I usually eat a lot, snacking throughout the day, but ever since I started paying attention to my calories, my weight has stubbornly stayed fixed at 5 - 7lbs more than my norm.  What the heck is going on?

Well, for the past two days I said “Screw it!”  It was my time of month and I was craving fatty meats, … see the full entry

I’m know I’m oversimplifying this, but here’s the basic gist of how you get fat:

You eat carbs. Your body breaks down the carbs for glucose, a source of energy for your body. The glucose is absorbed into your blood stream. Insulin is secreted by your pancreas to “carry” the glucose into your cells as a source of energy for both cell functions and physical activity.  With muscle cells, some of the glucose is stored as glycogen to power muscle contractions. … see the full entry

So my primary goal right now is to reduce body fat. I’ve been doing a lot of research on the best way to do this. Cardio? If so, what kind? Weights? Diet? Everything?!

First, I wanted to understand exactly how and when the body breaks down fat.  I’ve came across a few articles, which I was hoping to link to from the end of this entry, but I accidentally X-ed out of my Firefox window while I was trying to move … see the full entry

Grrr… last night, after my low cal dinner and my 2nd day of cardio, I weighed in at 104.5 - finally I was no longer 107 and back to my normal weight. Woo! or so I thought…

This morning, I weigh 108.5… WHAT?!  How did I gain 4 lbs overnight?  What has happened to my metabolism in the past week? Gah, is this the beginning of the end?

My dinner tonight was:

• A can (2 servings) of Progresso Light soup, Beef Pot Roast flavor [160 calories]
• Two slices of lightly toasted wheat bread [110 calories] with a serving of black forest smoked deli ham [45 calories] and two leaves of lettuce [5 calories]

It was filling and tasty, plus it was cheap!

Loaf of Bread: 99 cents for 11 servings so 9 cents a serving (99% of the breads listed a serving as 1 slice, but this brand actually acknowledged the fact … see the full entry

So, it’s been 3 days and I haven’t lost all of the 7 lbs I gained on Sunday yet.  I have lost 4 lbs though, and the strange (scary?) thing is that I have weighed in at 107 lbs for 4 weigh-ins now.  This is unheard of for me.  First of all, for me to still weigh more than I’ve ever have is unusual.  Secondly, my weight always fluctuates a lot during the day and from day to day. It … see the full entry