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Archive for January, 2009

 

Dealing with Food Temptations at the Office

January 13th, 2009

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

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My Ideal Body: Jenny McCarthy

January 8th, 2009

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

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Consistency is key, and elusive

January 8th, 2009

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

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