Help! The Thin Me Want's Out!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl New Year, New Me!! en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/stagergirl.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 New Year, New Me!! Darn Tom!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/268901/darn-tom <p>Good Morning Everyone!!&nbsp; I am so sorry I have not been a good EP friend and visiting your blogs.&nbsp; Life is very busy right now and I barely have time to log on and post a new posting to my blog.&nbsp; Hopefully next week will slow down a bit.</p> <p>TOM cam two days early woo hoo!!&nbsp; Thanks very much!&nbsp; So can feel the water rentention coming on.</p> <p>Have a great weekend!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/268901/darn-tom">Comments(6)</a> 268901 Friday, November 30, 2007 23:08:06 Oops! Missed a Day! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/267480/oops-missed-a-day <p>So sorry everyone,&nbsp; I missed posting yesterday.&nbsp; It was one crazy day.&nbsp; I did very well eating and getting my water in though so not all was lost.&nbsp;</p> <p>Watched the biggest loser last night!&nbsp; So glad the white team is gone!!&nbsp; I still am voting for the <span style="color: #000080">Blue Team </span>with the <span style="color: #ff99cc">Pink Team </span>being my second favourite.&nbsp;</p> <p>I had thought about starting the Special K challenge but I am not sure about eating cereal for two meals if it would fill me up.&nbsp; Any thoughts from those who may have tried it?</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/267480/oops-missed-a-day">Comments(6)</a> 267480 Friday, November 30, 2007 23:06:07 New Week http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/265858/new-week <p>I hope you all had a great weekend!&nbsp; From my google reader I can see you have been very busy and I tried to comment on all of your blogs!!&nbsp;</p> <p>I did not do great with the whole water thing on weekend!&nbsp; Oh well, baby steps.&nbsp; I will work harder next weekend!&nbsp;</p> <p>It was quite a busy weekend!&nbsp; I had a meeting Saturday morning and a staging appointment in the afternoon.&nbsp; Sunday was pretty low key we went to my mom's for dinner.&nbsp; Yum!!</p> <p>Seems the paperclips chains are catching on....</p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><span style="color: #333399">Goals for the week:&nbsp; Hard one this week.&nbsp; I am going to still concentrate on my water along with trying to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into my diet.</span></b></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/265858/new-week">Comments(4)</a> 265858 Friday, November 30, 2007 23:04:07 Paper Clip Weight Loss & Glub Glub Glub http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/264037/paper-clip-weight-loss-glub-glub-glub <p><span style="color: #800000"><b><span id="1200053843796S" style="display: none">&nbsp;</span>I know you are saying &quot;Paper Clips&quot;.&nbsp; </b>I read about this a long time ago where you can use paper clips as a visual reminder of the weight you have lost.&nbsp; What you do is for every pound you lose you add one more clip to your chain.&nbsp; I will be changing colours every ten pounds.&nbsp; Since I am only one pound down right now I have a lonely little paper clip on my chain.&nbsp; Here it is:</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800000">This paper clip will not be lonely for long as I plan on adding many to it.&nbsp; <span style="color: #800000"><img alt="" src="http://www.extrapounds.com/images/users/stagergirl!100_0795.gif" /></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800000"><b>Water:&nbsp;</b></span><span style="color: #800000"> I did it!! I managed to get in my 8 glasses yesterday!&nbsp; It felt so go to get this done!!&nbsp; I am already on my way today to reach my goal.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800000">I have a very busy weekend so I am not sure if I will be abel to post.&nbsp; If I don't <span style="color: #800000"><b>have a great weekend Everyone</b></span>.</span></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/264037/paper-clip-weight-loss-glub-glub-glub">Comments(9)</a> 264037 Friday, November 30, 2007 23:01:07 Help I Am Dehydrated!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/263336/help-i-am-dehydrated <p>Okay not really<img alt="" src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif" />.&nbsp; I was only able to get in 2 glasses of water again yesterday.&nbsp; I think I need to go an buy a larger refillable bottle to tag a long with me during the day.&nbsp; I had a regular bottle open up in my bag yesterday ugh!!&nbsp;</p> <p>I never knew how hard it would be to get in all of my water everyday.&nbsp; Geez!!</p> <p>We had some really high winds here yesterday and my power went out just as I was getting ready for work and did not come back on.&nbsp; Later on I was in the grocery store and same thing!!&nbsp; Yesterday was just not my day.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Have a Great Day!!</b></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/263336/help-i-am-dehydrated">Comments(6)</a> 263336 Friday, November 30, 2007 23:00:07 Happy Hump Day!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/262419/happy-hump-day <p>Well,&nbsp; We have made it to the middle of the work week!&nbsp; Boy I will be glad when it is over.&nbsp; I need sleep.</p> <p><u><span style="color: #000080">The Biggest Loser:&nbsp;</span></u> Well, cried again.&nbsp; I am such a sap!&nbsp; I could not believe that the black team would not give the blue team those calling cards!!&nbsp; They are the only team in the house that does not have a loved one with them!&nbsp; I felt so bad for Brittany, she really wanted to talk to her mom.&nbsp; As much as I was sad to see the <span style="color: #993300">Brown team </span>go home last night I was so elated to see the <span style="color: #ffcc00">yellow team </span>stay.&nbsp; Paul reminds me so much of my father (who passed away at 50) and I know the struggle he must be going through knowing he may not have many more years to live if he does not do something about his weight!!&nbsp;</p> <p>I still can't believe how little everyone lost this week!&nbsp; What happended??</p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><u><span style="color: #000080">Go Blue Team!!</span></u></b></p> <p>I doubled my water yesterday to 4 glasses... getting there.&nbsp; I will be out of the office all day so I am not sure how much I will get in but I will try!</p> <p>Have a great day!!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/262419/happy-hump-day">Comments(3)</a> 262419 Saturday, December 1, 2007 00:09:06 Progress!!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/261488/progress <p>Funny how sometimes with all good intentions you don't reach your goals.&nbsp; I had written yesterday how I was going to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.... Well... didn't do so good yesterday only 2!!&nbsp; It is hard with my job to drink all of the water in a day as I am on the road and you know what happens as soon as you get into the car... all of a sudden you have to go to the bathroom!!&nbsp; Oh well... today is a new day and I will try again.</p> <p>Can't wait to watch The Biggest Loser tonight!!&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #000080">Go Blue Team!!!</span></b></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/261488/progress">Comments(7)</a> 261488 Saturday, December 1, 2007 00:08:07 Looking Forward ~ Feeling Positive http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/260504/looking-forward-feeling-positive <p><span style="color: #800080"><b>Okay weekends suck!!&nbsp;</b></span><span style="color: #993366"><b> </b></span>I have too much time on my hands and I always feel like snacking.&nbsp; I see others have the same problem.&nbsp; Don't get me wrong I love the downtime.&nbsp; I am way too busy during the week.&nbsp;</p> <p>I went shopping yesterday and picked up <b><span style="color: #800080">healthy foods </span></b>only - I already have my meals planned for today - just need to stay on top of it!&nbsp; I find if I bring healty snacks with me to work I will eat them and not run to the vending machine.&nbsp;</p> <p>I love my new friend <span style="color: #800080"><b>GOOGLE READER!</b></span>&nbsp; It has made staying in touch with all of you so much easier.&nbsp; Why didn't I use it before?</p> <p><b><span style="color: #800080">Here is my goal for the Week:&nbsp; Drink At Least 8 glasses of water per day! </span></b>I have been slacking when it comes to this and hence the weight gain.&nbsp; Need to get it down and stop feeling bloated.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><span style="color: #800080">Looking forward to the week ahead and making positive changes.&nbsp; </span></b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/260504/looking-forward-feeling-positive">Comments(7)</a> 260504 Saturday, December 1, 2007 00:07:07 What The F***!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/259452/what-the-f <p><span style="color: #ff0000"><u><b>Weigh In:</b></u></span> Okay just owned up to my SLACKING ways and weight myself.&nbsp; 229.0 Baby!!&nbsp; Crap!!&nbsp; No more messing around this is completely ridiculous!!&nbsp; Oh well - (((positive vives))).&nbsp; I can't be upset it is all my own doing for not paying attention.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000"><u><b>Blogs:</b></u></span> I cannot get over how long it takes to blog and then check up on all of you.&nbsp; There has got to be an easier way of doing this</p> <p><b><u><span style="color: #ff0000">Google Reader: </span></u></b>Okay I just put all of your blogs into google reader.&nbsp; This should be an easier way to stay on top of commenting.&nbsp; I think some of you use us at well.&nbsp; Any comments on it?</p> <p><b><u><span style="color: #ff0000">Hubbies BD:</span></u></b>&nbsp; Thanks to all who wished him a Happy BD!&nbsp; did not over indulge too much I am trying to be very careful.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>I hope you all have a great weekend!</b></span></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/259452/what-the-f">Comments(11)</a> 259452 Saturday, December 1, 2007 00:05:12 Can the Positive Thinking Stay?? http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/258730/can-the-positive-thinking-stay <p>Wow!! New Year New Me!!&nbsp; It is hard to believe that this feeling could not last.&nbsp; Why is is we all feel so empowered starting a new year?&nbsp; It is fresh start for all I just hope I can keep feeling this way all the way through 2008 and I wish the best for all of you.</p> <p>Today is hubby's BD so I don't know how well I will be able to stay on plan tonight.&nbsp; I will have to be extra good during the day!&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #333399"><u><b>The Celebrity Apprentice</b></u>:</span>&nbsp; Anyone else watch this last night?&nbsp; Interesting dynamic.&nbsp; I wonder how long these celeb's can depend on their network of contacts to come out and give big donations like that.&nbsp; I mean $5000 for a bottle of water???</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000080"><b>I wish you all the best for the weekend ahead.&nbsp; Skinny Vibes coming to all of you!!</b></span></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/stagergirl/comments/258730/can-the-positive-thinking-stay">Comments(5)</a> 258730 Saturday, December 1, 2007 00:04:07