Just last week I was watching one of my old fave reality TV shows; X-Weighted.  On this episode,  some poor woman admits to feeling like a failure for having had lap band surgery (this is a weight-loss surgical procedure similar to gastric bypass surgery). She admits to feeling like she “cheated” and “took the easy way out”.  And while I felt sorry for her that she would feel that way about her weight  loss efforts, what struck me as even more distressing was her husband’s admission: “I got scared when she started losing so much weight. She was looking really... More »

Yeeeaaah, Baby! Last Week's Weight Loss: 3.5 lbs! Okay, so after weeks and weeks (well, okay, months really) of up-one-down-one weight gain/loss cycles, I finally broke free and shook off 3.5 pounds, putting me only 8.4 pounds away (blessedly less than ten) from my goal weight. Ahhh...what a relief to shed that burden of inertia and get the beautiful Weight Watchers mojo back. You remember my WW mojo, right? I had it in spades last summer when I first started losing weight. I would regularly say things like, "I'm losin' weight and lovin' it!" and "this time I've been... More »

Yo! What a weekend. It sucked. And it rocked. At the same time. Here's why: My MIL (mother-in-law) arrived on Thursday. That's good. She's wonderful. Really! We get along famously, and I always enjoy her company. She helps out around the house, she looks after the kids, she buys us things. Like a trampoline for the kids. It's coming in 10-15 days! Too bad the snow has arrived again in full force today. Methinks the trampoline will have to remain unassembled for several months, yet, until the fun gets into full swing. Anyway, back to the weekend. We decided to... More »

I've discovered how to motivate myself: GO SHOPPING! My sister was in town last week, and we skived off on a meeting and went shopping instead! My goal was to find something nice to wear to the Mom's Night Out event next month. Well, what I found blew my mind and has the added bonus of boosting my motivation by a big, big, BIG notch! Here's a pic of me in my new getup: When I tried it on, I just knew it was the one! Even before I looked in the mirror, it felt so good, I knew I... More »