At my heaviest, and this is really hard for me to type, I weighed in at 335 lbs. How I ever let myself get there… well, that’s a subject for other posts. On to my point for the night. It takes A LOT of calories to maintain that kind of weight. I don’t even want…
Read morePaleo Meat and Sweet Potato Hash
Are you crazy Anna? Two brand new dishes in as many days? Wow! And this one is truly a winner because even the kids were coming back for seconds. Yummy! Beef & Sweet Potato Hash Ingredients 3 pounds grass-fed ground beef 1 large sweet onion, chopped 3 cups peeled & cubed sweet potatoes (I think…
Read morePaleo Mini Egg Pizza
By popular demand, please find below the recipe for the Paleo Mini Egg Pizzas I made tonight for the family. They really turned out well. The kids kept asking what was for dinner all day but I wouldn’t tell them, because they get all funny about new things. They saw me making them and were…
Read moreInspiration Works Both Ways
There was a pretty tough challenge at bootcamp tonight. After we were done, a woman who has been coming to class for a couple of weeks came over to me. She wanted to know how long I’d been coming to bootcamp. After I answered her, she told me that she thought I was awesome. She…
Read moreHow Different People Notice Weight Loss
Saturday will mark 2 weeks of my being recommitted to this weight loss journey. I am really seeing progress! In fact, tonight I got my first “notice.” One of the other volleyball Moms said, “You look like you’ve lost weight since I met you a few weeks ago.” She’s a real sweetheart, and I really…
Read moreLooking for a Why
I’m reading a book about 5 women who lost significant amounts of weight, gained some or all of it back, and are working on losing it again. It talks about something it calls “childhood myths” that live in our memories and contribute to the reason that we eat. (Notice that I don’t say “the reason…
Read moreThin on the inside?
I’m really opening up here, so please be kind… I think I may be looking at all of this the wrong way. I’m not trying to lose weight and get fit like someone who needs to lose 20-30 pounds might be. I am trying to beat this disease that tells me that I am and…
Read moreInsert Profound Title Here
This morning before bootcamp we had body fat measurements. After losing 5 lbs this last week I am right back where I was in March of this year, which basically means I’ve wasted 4 months. But, we’re looking to the future, not dwelling on the past, right? I was thinking something really profound while I…
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