End of the Year: 26 pounds lost by normal eating

My last weigh in of the year has settled out at about 26 pounds lost total. I am very proud of this, because this was done by simply changing my habits permanently. This was not a diet as much as it was learning to eat normally.
My latest experiment with exercise is exercising at least one [...]

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Not everything experts say is true

An eating disorder specialist recently said that the strongest trait needed to overcome an eating disorder is sheer determination. This is unbelievably wrong, and some of the people who hear it from her will suffer unnecessarily because of it.
Think about it. One of the strongest reasons many of us beat ourselves up is our lack [...]

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Up 1 pound. Or was that Down a pound?

Not bad, considering that I can gain up to 3 pounds just from not drinking water regularly, which is true for me this week. LOL, my MIL thinks it’s funny that I drink water from the tap. She even gently teased me this week, bringing in a bottle of wine and telling me that I [...]

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Back from visiting the inlaws…

…and I had a better time than ever. It used to be I was all obsessed with not being skinny, but since I have beaten the stinkin’ binge eating disorder, I am learning to live with all of me, and enjoy my life as it is today. Funny, my being obsessed about not being skinny [...]

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Christmas Eve Exercise

Funny how I though exercising on Saturday was hard. Sunday I came even closer to not exercising. But I managed it after all – went outside for a walk. Crisp and chilly, it was a beautiful day, and I got to visit a neighborhood I’d never seen. Sweated too, much more than when I exercise [...]

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Saturday exercise: hard to start, but motivating

It was a little touch and go for a while today, I wasn’t sure I would have the motivation to exercise. Finally I planned out my day to include a relaxing bath and exercise while watching a movie. The whole first hour of “Must Love Dogs” went by before I could get my butt up [...]

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Grocery Store Clothes

I love going to a store just before Christmas, especially when my shopping is all done. We’re extra lucky this year, since we decided to not exchange presents, except for the couple that we already had for DD.
Today DH and I decided to get the last grocery shopping done, and we went to the nearest [...]

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2 Vacation Days Down, 2 Successful Exercise Hours

My goal for the Christmas break (Dec 21 – Jan 7) is to exercise either 2 miles walking or 1 hour of exercise every day.
Thursday was aqua jogging and walking.
Friday was lots of walking.

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Closing out the work year

I ended the year at work on a great note. We had excellent numbers, so we got a 17% bonus. I always put 90% of any bonus into my retirement plan, but I use the other 10% to reward myself and remind myself that I earned it.
See the faucet picture? That’s what I’m buying with [...]

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Christmas vacation goal

After a good year, I’m into my vacation, thanks to the luxurious German vacation system. I’ve got two weeks off, and am looking forward to plenty of fun and relaxation.
Since I relaxed on exercise a bit the last 2 weeks, I’m going to experiment with a vacation-only goal. I’ll walk 2 miles a day or [...]

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