Archive for January 2008
I’ve gained 25 pounds!
Posted by: Kathy on: January 30, 2008
Just kidding–but it feels like that! My 20-month-old son is more or less permanently attached to my hip right now. He’s sick–has a fever, runny nose, a bit of a cough. He won’t eat, won’t sleep, won’t drink. Basically, he won’t do anything except sit in my lap or watch TV (which is what he’s [...]
Just Mothering
Posted by: Kathy on: January 29, 2008
My 20-month-old son is sick today and was sick yesterday; my husband got something from a fellow teacher at school on Friday and brought it home–yay. He was sick all weekend, and now my little Snickerdoodle has it, poor little fella. Anyway, so he’s got a yucky fever and is lethargic, which means I have [...]
I’m in my jeans!
Posted by: Kathy on: January 28, 2008
I feel like I’m melted and poured into them, but I can actually put them on and button them, which two weeks ago, I couldn’t! Today is my weekly weigh-in day, but I forgot to weigh myself before I ate breakfast, so I decided just to skip it. I haven’t been exercising this whole past [...]
“Crutch” diet foods
Posted by: Kathy on: January 27, 2008
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As much a fan as I am of counting calories (it’s a whole lot easier than I thought, and really gives me a feeling of control!), I am an even bigger fan of eating healthy. (If you check out my pages here on the right, you’ll see that I am no health guru–I need to [...]
Whole grain or not?
Posted by: Kathy on: January 26, 2008
Growing up, my mom made our bread; and usually used whole wheat flour for at least part of it. In fact, my dad made a wheat grinder from who-knows-what parts–he was extremely smart, grew up on a farm so had mechanical abilities too, and really enjoyed making something out of nothing (especially when it could [...]
Today
Posted by: Kathy on: January 23, 2008
I’m slacking up a little this week. I guess I’m blaming my husband’s 3-day weekend getting me off kilter. I didn’t exercise all weekend; but I did do a video on Monday. Then I didn’t do one yesterday and haven’t done one today (but there’s still time). I pigged out on Sunday (see my daily [...]
Not “them” — ME!
Posted by: Kathy on: January 21, 2008
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I must have “body dysmorphic disorder”–you know, when you see yourself differently from how you actually are. I’m just kidding of course. I don’t like the terminology of mental illness–it seems so defeatest–”the devil made me do it” and “I can’t help it”-ism.
The truth is, I don’t appear to myself the way I really am–and [...]
Low-Carb Diet
Posted by: Kathy on: January 20, 2008
- In: diet| low-carb| weight loss
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Note: I’m not saying that low-carb diets don’t work–I just don’t like them.
You have to find what works best for you, and if that’s low-carb diets, that’s your decision. I personally don’t like them because they seem to be meat-intensive. Mostly, that’s a strain on the ol’ pocketbook; but I’m concerned about the [...]
Tip of the day
Posted by: Kathy on: January 20, 2008
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The sharper the cheddar cheese, the more flavor it has, even though it has the same number of calories and fat per ounce. So, you can use less of extra-sharp cheese for the same amount of flavor and cut your calories and fat! (Plus, you get a better value for your money, since it probably [...]
Today & Tomorrow
Posted by: Kathy on: January 20, 2008
I didn’t exercise today, and I probably won’t tomorrow. I guess something about the weekends gets me off schedule. Today, I spent much of the morning trying to find and fix a leak around my toilet, and caught up with some stuff around the house–made the kids clean their room (and since they’re 3 years [...]
