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7 Days To a Brand New You
2008-03-31 20:46:00
I wish I could take credit for this article… but alas, I do not write for .  But I totally had to share it with you.  This is for the beginners who need to get on the right track - or for those of us who have gotten off the track and need to get back on You look in the mirror one day and everything is wrong. Your hair, your teeth, your skin, your shape. Especially your shape. So you write a long list, and you make a pact with yourself that tomorrow you’ll start a new whiz-bang weight-loss and life-changing plan. According to your calculations, you will be trim, taut and irresistible in three months. Three weeks down the road, things are worse. What went wrong? Basically, you fell victim to the “END” (Everything Now Dilemma). With END you have so much on your mind at once that you get confused, you forget a thing or two, you get rattled and then you give up. When you take one thing at a time, your chances for success get much better. Here&r...
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Weekend Motivation
2008-03-29 16:49:00
I am choosing to post a video that I watched on Thursday. It made me cry like a baby for the entire 5 minutes and 38 seconds of it. This video is motivation summed up as beautifully as I can possibly imagine it. If you do nothing else this weekend, take the 5 and a half minutes to watch it. And remember that you can do anything that you set your mind to do. Have a great weekend everyone.
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Weigh-In Friday!
2008-03-28 18:07:00
Hope you all have been doing well on your healthier eating and exercise!! You have been so quiet around here lately!!  Come out come out wherever you are and make sure you weigh-in today! As for me, I lost 2.8 pounds this week! Normally I would wooohooo, but I still haven’t loss the entire 7 that I gained 2 weeks ago!  So, basically I’m losing to break even which always sucks honestly.  It’s interesting to see how one week of going out and having fun can totally screw with my weight loss for probably close to a month, but it does… and it isn’t good!  I wasn’t going to mention this, but I think I’m going to… I got a letter yesterday from a member that joined a long time ago who shall remain nameless, who basically called it and I quote “laughable” that I am a writer for a weight loss blog when I can’t seem to lose weight.  She basically attributed our low comments on the fact that I pe...
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Mental Health Days
2008-03-27 16:39:00
I think I invented these things. A mental health day. It’s a day when you just take time off from everything and take care of you AND you don’t feel bad about it. I try to incorporate them into my life on a pretty regular basis because I think that mental health is as important as our physical health. For my mental health days, I have even in the past, skipped the exercise. That is changing though. From now on, I am not skipping on the exercise because somehow, I have done well lately and my runs aren’t killing me, I am feeling way more flexible and there is no way that I am stopping and possibly dealing with a setback now. You see, I have exactly 6 pounds to lose to hit my original goal. That is when I promised myself a new wardrobe. Queenie likes to shop. A. Lot. I figured that 50 pounds would have me needing new clothes badly. It is amazing to me how long you can drape yoga pants over a rapidly shrinking body though. Elastic and drawstrings are my best friend...
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Choosing The Right Fitness Equipment To Use
2008-03-26 18:10:00
Choosing exercise equipment is an important but tricky process. The convenience of having good equipment at home makes a huge difference for many people trying to lose weight and get fit. But, unfortunately, the majority of exercise equipment purchases go bad. People choose the wrong equipment and it simply doesn’t get used. There are a lot of $2000 “clothes hangers” sitting in homes all over the world. The key to choosing good exercise equipment is doing research and using your own personal experience to figure out what equipment you’ll actually use on a regular basis. Here are a few proven tips for finding great exercise equipment for your home (and saving some money in the process): * Decide what your primary fitness goals are: weight loss, muscle building, heart health, flexibility, etc. This will help you focus your search. * Decide how much money you want to spend. The dollar range ($1000-$2000 for instance) will help you focus your search even mo...
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Mmmmmm Spinach
2008-03-25 16:26:00
A Quick and Easy Spinach Salad 2 teaspoons lemon juice, fresh 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 4 cups of spinach leaves 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled 1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted Salt & pepper to taste 1. Whisk lemon juice, oil and vinegar together. Add salt & pepper to taste. 2. In a large bowl toss spinach leaves with dressing. 3. Add the tomatoes and goat cheese, mix gently to flavor entire salad. 4. Sprinkle pine nuts over entire surface of salad. Nutritional Info: Servings 4, Fat 3.9g, Calories 79, Protein 8g, Carb 7g, Cholesterol 15mg, Sodium 87mg Please eat your spinach. It’s packed full of iron and tons of other good for you things. Ciao. 

Spring Into Fitness
2008-03-24 19:24:00
Now that is is officially spring, this is the time of year when we put our fleece-lined boots in storage, dust off the deck chairs and get re-acquainted with the great outdoors.  Many of us also look forward to the “extra” hour of evening light that came with the return of Daylight Saving Time. This year, we’re enjoying more late-day sunshine than ever before: The clocks were set to “spring ahead” on March 9, which is a bit earlier than previous years. That makes this spring the perfect time to jumpstart your fitness routine and head outside into the evening light. No matter your fitness level or favorite type of activity, outdoor exercise has definite benefits. Get your heart pumping and muscles moving while taking in the fresh air and sunshine! It’s easy to forget about public outdoor spaces during the winterbut longer days mean lots of fitness opportunities at parks, playgrounds and beaches, many of which are open “until sunset...
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Gotta love the fast food
2008-03-22 15:45:00
Betz posted this on her blog the other day. She knew how much I would love it. She was right. I loved this video so much, that I had to share it with you guys here at Wicked Weighs. Yep, enjoy that fast food. Heh. 
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Getting Ready For Easter and Weigh-In Day
2008-03-21 17:37:00
Sunday is Easter and for most of us that means one thing - CANDY!  As we all know, candy is bad bad bad bad especially for those of us (namely me!) who are totally addicted to anything that even sounds like jelly bean.  I’m not a chocolate girl at all, but OMG, give me a bag of jelly beans and I will demolish them in minutes.  If you are looking at the basket you may think that all those chocolate Easter bunnies, jelly beans, and marshmallow chicks look cute and harmless, but watch out. The calories in these Easter “goodies” add up quick. For example: 1 chocolate covered marshmallow egg: 100 calories 25 small jellybeans: 140 calories 1 small chocolate bunny (1 ounce): 140 calories 5 Peeps: 160 calories 8 malted milk eggs: 170 calories 1 Cadbury creme egg: 170 calories 1 Cadbury caramel egg: 190 calories 1 large chocolate bunny (7 ounces) 1050 calories!!!!!! This year, why not spare yourself the temptation to sneak into the kid&r...
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Smoothies - The real scoop
2008-03-20 16:25:00
I recently found what has become mine and hubs favorite weekend pitstop. Smoothie King. I am not sure if they are nation wide or not, but since the health market is growing so rapidly, I figured that you all might have something similar near you. I have to admit, I wasn’t sure what exactly this place was. I saw the sign and one day was feeling brave so I ventured in. It is simply a veg gals piece of heaven on earth. LOL! Every mix of fresh fruit imaginable. Natural “enhancers” that you can add into your smoothie and great options for those of us that are looking for an alternative to eating ice cream or drinking milk shakes. I have decided to educate you all about the fine art of smoothies. You need to make sure that the place you are ordering from is a full fruit smoothie distributor. No additives or processed crap going in with all the good stuff. Smoothie King uses freshly frozen fruits for their smoothies. Not syrups. Then, you need to decide if your smoo...
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Reason #1,789,249 To Lose Weight
2008-03-19 18:13:00
Right now there is only one reason to lose weight for me - besides being healthy of course… Bathing suit season is fast approaching!  OMG my son wants to go back to the beach.  Now last year I went, and although I did indeed wear a bathing suit, I didn’t feel “comfortable” in it.  I always felt like I was getting stared at by the skinny bitch sitting next to me.  I felt like I was being laughed at by Biff the buff guy.  Granted they probably didn’t think twice about me, but I felt like they did.  This year I’m determined to not look like such a complete whale on the beach.  My goal for my summer trip to the beach is 200 pounds.  I’m not even sure that is doable - its about 35 pounds before July.  That gives me a little under 4 months.  Actually now that I type that out, it is pretty doable!  I know I have been preaching about goals, and so far I haven’t really set any.  ...
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A Corona Way of Life
2008-03-18 16:51:00
We live in Miami. Picture perfect beach paradise. My family has always been a walking, talking Jimmy Buffet song. We approach things that we believe in with gusto. Lately for me, that includes my health. I stepped into the cyber doors of Wicked Weighs back in October. I was searching for the ultimate cure for my weight problems. I wanted something to work well, and work fast. My vision at the time was Weight Watchers. I thought that would be my answer. For most of the readers here, it is the answer. For me, I saw that as a means to lose weight but not to keep it off and not for me to reach my ultimate health goals. What happened when I stopped counting points? Or what happened when I choose to follow the no carb diet and got the end and ate something that actually had carbs? Jenny Craig? Do you honestly think that I am going to buy the food for the rest of my life? What happens to me when I stopped going to the meetings, stopped buying the meals and had to join the real world aga...
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Ways To Cut The Fat In Cooking
2008-03-17 18:03:00
I don’t know, I feel like I am losing my mind.  I know I wrote something up about how to cut fat in the way you cook, but I can’t find it!  So, forgive me if I’m repeating something here But today I wanted to give 20 suggestions on how to cut the fat in your regular recipes.  I know I’m always on the lookout for healthier recipes but many of them are just so different from the basic foods that I enjoy.  I’m not a gourmet eater - I don’t have the time, nor do I actually enjoy cooking.  So, I’d much rather use my own recipes but find ways to lower fat.  So, here are 20 suggestions on how to take away the calories in your everyday meals: 1. Use nonstick cooking spray instead of butter or oil; or at least choose liquid oils over solid fats (preferably canola oil or olive oil) 2. Choose extra-lean meat and skinless chicken breasts 3. Trim all visible fat from meat 4. Grill, broil, bake, braise, steam, po...
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The Big Question
2008-03-15 13:51:00
What should you weigh? It’s a general question that requires a very specific answer. We all are shaped differently. We all have different bone structure yet society tells us with the lovely GENERIC charts what our ideal weight is. So what do you do when you are trying to figure out what you should weigh? First, ignore the BMI calculators. BMI figures determine the amount of fat you have on your body according to your weight and height but It fails to distinguish between fat and muscle, so the BMI will ultimately give you an incomplete sense of the shape you’re in.  How does the BMI god know if you are 5 ‘ 5” and weight 150 because you are big boned and don’t have an ounce of fat on your body or if you are 5’ 5” and weigh 150 because you have a beer gut? It doesn’t. So the best advice, IGNORE it. Next, you figure out what YOU should look like. But Queenie, how do I do that, you ask? It’s easy breezy. Step 1 – grab one of those lovely cloth tape m...
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The Unexplainable
2008-03-14 18:16:00
There are going to be times on your weight loss journey that you simply look at the scale and go “HUH??” Today was one of those days for me.  Now seriously, I weighed myself on Wednesday to make sure I was on the right track and I was down almost 2 pounds from last week.  I have stayed within the point range for the week, and even managed to save most of my weekly points for Wednesday night when I was going to go out with my girlfriend.  I knew we were going to be drinking so I wanted to make sure I had enough so that I could have a good time.  So in total, for dinner and drinks I had about 48 points left to spend.  I spent 49.  Not bad I don’t think… one point over (I KNEW I shouldn’t have had that chocolate martini!). Thursday I woke up and as expected I weighed much more than I did Wednesday. I felt bloated and horrible and really I didn’t even want to see the number but I looked anyhow and saw that since W...

Ok Enough of the Ball Busting
2008-03-13 13:31:00
Today’s topic. Something we all need to get into our workouts and really enjoy the blood sweat and tears. MUSIC!  I have been looking for ways to up my Couch to 5K program. It’s boring me to tears. In my hunt, I found this pretty kick butt site that is slap full of all things tuneage just for workoutaholics. They have periodic freebie jams that you can download too. 30 minutes worth of heart pounding, soul tapping tunes all for the taking. They even have the BMP’s listed for each of the downloads so you know what you are getting into. Fit Music I love love love music. I love it even more when I can ind fun stuff to work out to. This site is perfect.  I hope that you all will enjoy it as much as I have. Ciao. 
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A serious subject
2008-03-12 14:47:00
As some of you may know I have been having pains in my chest for a while now.  I am constantly telling my friends what to do in case of my death.  I’m not being morbid here - but I feel that I need to do this just in case.  I think about it quite often, much more so than I will ever admit to.  In fact, that is what is now keeping me awake at 4:48am.  I am one of those millions of people without health insurance and I can’t afford to go to a heart specialist, or heck, I can’t even afford to go to the local health clinic.  I’m doing my own research and changing my lifestyle so hopefully I can slow down the heart disease process and even reverse it at some point.  I know this blog was started because we all want to lose weight, but I wanted to give you the facts about what can happen in case you don’t.  Heart disease is serious, and for me, I’m very concerned that one night I will go to sleep and never wake up....
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To work out or not work out
2008-03-11 17:30:00
That is a tough question, especially if you are lying in bed thinking that very thing while coughing and trying desperately to breathe. I was sick last week. For the first time since October. My energy level was gone. Not even drained. It was non existent. I could barely stand up at the counter long enough to pour myself my morning tea on two of the days. I honestly had not been faced with a workout decision while sick since I started 5 months ago. So, I did what any geek would do. I grabbed my box of Kleenex and shuffled to my desk and Googled it. Interesting thing was, I did not find conflicting opinions about this decision. Cut and dry. Every place I looked. Evaluate yourself 30 minutes prior to your workout and then listen to the following:  If you have a fever, stay in bed and rest. You will do yourself absolutely no good if you work out with a temp. If you have symptoms that are only from the neck up - IE: sniffles, sore throat, slight cough, stuffy head - a light ...
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Popping the pills
2008-03-10 18:06:00
Raise your hand if you are just one of the millions of people who have relied on over the counter weight loss pills?  Well I’m raising my hand right along with you.  For me, it was Metabolife.  Gosh I loved that stuff.  The full feeling I got during a meal, the added energy, the 50 pound weight loss… yep, it was all good! The appeal of losing weight quickly is hard to pass up. But do they actually work? And are they a safe option for weight loss?  Here’s my answer - Yes, for me it worked.  No, it was not healthy!  (And let’s not mention the fact that I gained the weight all right back as soon as I stoped taking them!!) Nor is the Dexatrim I took or any of the other various ones I tried - oh wait, now its all coming back to me… Chromium, Trim Spa, the one in the green bottle, and Hydroxycut. Here’s a look at some other non-prescription weight-loss pills and what they will and won’t do for you. Bit...
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Golden Arches, the King and the Cute Dog
2008-03-08 18:11:00
So, you have decided to start getting healthy. You want to drop some weight. You have committed to do better with your eating choices. Yeah you. *wave pom poms wildly* Change the scenario now. You are in your car. You have had a crazy as hell day. You still have 8 million errands to finish running and your stomach is growling louder than the music blaring from your radio. You are faced with McDonalds, Burger King , Wendy’s, Taco Bell or KFC. Only because you need to multi task and get it all done. You super hero you. So...what do you do? Do you make a weak choice and blow that diet plan? Absolutely not. That’s right. It is possible to take the kiddos to McDonalds and still do right by your diet. You simply have to make the right choices. First, toss the idea of that soda right out the window. I am happy to say that the last time that I frequented a fast food place, they had unsweetened iced tea and they had bottled water. They also had a couple of non carbonated choi...
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Weigh-In Friday!
2008-03-07 18:54:00
Happy Friday Everyone!  Well, if I may, I would just like to toot my own horn here for a second.  Normally I don’t run around telling everyone what I did this week - but allow me this one time I put myself on my own personal challenge of not eating out.  Instead I ate exactly by my points on Weigh t Watchers, logging every point.  I stayed within my range, and I walked 4 times on my handy dandy treadmill.  And as expected - I lost weight!  3.8 pounds to be exact See what happens when I’m serious about my weight loss?  (Very excited person here!!) It really gives me the motivation to continue on my serious recommitment!  Although I am taking myself out to eat tonight - but I will be making healthy choices!! Ok, enough about me.  How did you all do this week?  Who are our big losers for the week??  I got together all of our “What We Eat Pictures” and I have to say, they are quite interesting!! ...

Grab your IPod
2008-03-06 12:48:00
You guys know that post that was made, not long ago about the professional trainers. I don’t recall right now who had hooked up with a trainer and then guest posted here and I am sorry about that but...I recall reading the post and thinking “Man, I wish that I had a trainer at my disposal.” I am sure that I am not the only one who was a bit green around the gills with those thoughts either. The fact is, if we all had a Jillian Michaels at our beck and call, we would probably not be in our current weight predicament. Right? I think I have found an easy breezy solution though that won’t kill your bank account. PumpOne brings the personal trainer right to your IPod or IPhone and all for the low price of 19.95 per work out. I am totally amazed. Here is what it says about PumpOne workouts, taken from their web site: Your iPod Personal Trainer Wouldn’t you love to have a personal trainer help whip you into shape? But who can afford one?. They typically ...
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Let’s Go Back To The Beginning
2008-03-05 17:28:00
With a few new members and a few old members making their re-commitment to losing their weight, I thought it might be time to get back to the beginning… Today we’re going to talk about fitness for beginners!  Now I really that there are many of you that are turning into little skinny Minny’s, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t learn from some of the best fitness tips for beginners This is aimed to the person who is mentally preparing themselves to get in shape. The individual who suddenly has realized after many years that they simply cannot continue being overweight, tired and listless with muscles that resemble a bowl of Jell-O (just like me!).  You want to begin eating right and exercising, but you have absolutely no idea where to begin. You’re sort of scared. It is possible that you have never set foot in a health club and would almost rather not pursue this endeavor because it just seems so daunting. But, you know you must! W...
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How much do we really need?
2008-03-04 16:53:00
It may surprise you, but I am not talking about sex here. I am talking about the second greatest thing that you do in your beds - SLEEP. In an age when we are constantly pushing ourselves harder and harder, sleep is usually the first thing that we deprive ourselves of when our schedules get tight. Why is that? People just don’t realize how important it is, that’s why. How much sleep we each need, depends upon a few things and it varies greatly from person to person. Each person inherits a genetic need for sleep. Your daily activities play a role too. If you drink caffeine, if you drink alcohol, or if you smoke, all play into the equation. Also, your 24 daily cycle - called circadian rhythm.  Most people fall into one of two categories. You are either a short sleeper or a long sleeper. Short sleepers obviously need less sleep than long sleepers. Not getting the proper amount of and the best quality sleep may have serious consequences. Many studies have shown th...

Monday Recipe
2008-03-03 22:58:00
I’m sorry!  I woke up wicked late and I didn’t have anything prepared for today :( Really, I’m much better at organizing then this, lol.  So today that leaves us with a fabulous sour recipe from Blu.  Although it is about 70 degrees here today I know it is still cold and snowy where some of you live - so make some soup tonight!  Veggie Soup 1 1/2 cups = 1 serving. 2 pound raw lean stew beef or chicken (boneless) - optional if you don’t want it its fine without 1 pound potato(es), red or white 1 pound frozen corn kernels 1 pound frozen cut green beans 1 pound frozen peas and carrots ( limas can be added also) 2 pound cabbage- green 1 medium white onion - thinly sliced - optional 24 oz canned crushed tomatoes 24 oz canned diced tomatoes 48 oz water or chicken broth Basil , Thyme, Rosemary or Sage to be added per your taste Chop cabbage into med strips put in large stock pot with tomatoes (with Juice) an water or b...
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Not just any Ole Downward Facing Dog
2008-03-01 18:26:00
I have in my possession, something that I am very excited about. It is the Iron Yoga workout by Anthony Carill. I have to be honest, I know nothing about this from experience because, I have not opened the DVD nor glanced at the book. This was actually discussed on IVillage during an episode that I happen to see. It intrigued me enough to look into it further and then essentially fork out the 28 bucks to purchase the program. I have a few yoga dvd’s in my collection. Frankly, Yoga, seems a bit boring to me. All of that calm music, the slow deliberate movement. I am more of a dance around and play the air guitar kind of gal. I have tried TaiChi as well. Same conclusion. Although, Tai Chi has become more interesting since I started martial arts again. Workouts to me mean sweat and work. Not relax and controlled breathing, feeling the workout days later. I want it NOW. That is just me though. Some of you need the calming thing. Me. Not so much. So I plunked down the funds to p...
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Weigh-In Friday!
2008-02-29 19:21:00
So, I woke up this morning dreading the fact that it was Friday .  I knew what I had to do, but still, bringing myself to get on that scale was torturous… I knew I had gained.  I knew that I ate myself out of house and home this past week.  I knew I was stressed and I knew that I had let it get the best of me.  I was fairly surprised to find that I only gained 1.8 pounds this week, because let me tell you, I was eating everything in sight! McDonald’s - Check Pizza Hut - Check Olive Garden - Check My entire rationale behind this was that I was out of food and just “never” found the time to go grocery shopping. So, I would say, well I’ll just stop by and get something to eat and THEN go grocery shopping.  But somehow it was always too late, or we had too much to do, or I didn’t feel good, or I was too tired.  Yet, looking at my refrigerator this morning I realized I had salad fixings, 2 WW meals, and in the pa...
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Make the switch
2008-02-28 15:10:00
I hope that this entry will be written in vain. That I will find out after it is posted that none of our Wicked Readers are still using regular vegetable oil anymore. I hope that each of you will tell me that you have already made the switch to Olive Oil. Just in case though.... You need to. Stop buying the heavy, yuckie bad for you stuff and learn to love olive oil. It is lighter, tastes way better and can be used in tons of healthy ways. You can use olive oil in place of any vegetable/full of fat yuckie oil when cooking. You can use it as a light base for a yummy salad dressing. It, with a little parmesean cheese makes a great pasta accessory. You can coat veggies in it and then cook them up in the oven for a crispy and tasty version to frying them. It’s good for you.  Olive Oil is a health goldmine. Olive oil’s Omega-3 and Omega-9 fatty acids are known for their skin-beautifying benefits - and 2 tbsp of olive oil each day may reduce the risk of heart disea...
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What The World Eats
2008-02-27 19:22:00
Amy sent us a great link to a photo gallery of what the world eats.  They show 15 different families in 15 different countries and what they spend on average per week and what they eat.  You have the American family who is loaded down with sodas, junk food, fast food, bags of chips, and then you have the family from Egypt who all you can see is tons of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.  Of course you have the Japanese family who is loaded down with fish to the family in Bargteheide (somewhere in Europe I think) that has a general mix of everything.  Culturally you get a great idea of what everyone eats, and how it differs from us.  I have to say though, the families from England and Mexico tends to eat exactly the way we do, but they have less “junk” food for the most part, or just way more fruits and veggies. Now of course we know that we eat badly, otherwise we wouldn’t have this huge obesity rate.  That part is obvious, but t...
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Letter to my Bod
2008-02-26 18:10:00
Dear Bod - I want to tell you first, that I am sorry for the abuse that I have dished out over the past 30 + years. I know that I didn’t take care of you the way that I should have. I took for granted that we would not get old. I believed that you would never allow me to have a wrinkle or a gray hair and that you would never allow my boobs to sag. Imagine my surprise when you gave me all three of those things - almost overnight. I rebelled. I screamed. I cried. I was abusive to you. I pushed you harder than you deserved to be pushed just so I could fight the process of life. Do you recall that day last year when you squeezed my chest and made it hard for me to catch my breath? You scared me then. I realize then, that THAT was your intention. All that I could see was my father and his bad heart. I stared at my 3 kids as I fought to breathe. I clung desperately to my husband’s hand as he drove me to the hospital. All I wanted then, was to live. When I spoke those word...
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