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Weigh In Day #3
2008-01-18 16:37:00 I thought we could all use a bit of humor on this beautiful Friday. Oh and don’t forget to weigh in and share your news, good or bad. We want to know. Twas The Month After Christmas Twas the month after Christmas and all through the house Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I’d nibbled, the eggnog I’d taste. All the holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales there arose such a number! When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber). I’d remember the marvelous meals I’d prepared; The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared, The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese And the way I’d never said, “No thank you, please.” As I dressed myself in my husband’s old shirt And prepared once again to do battle with dirt--- I said to myself, as I only can “You can’t spend a winter disguised as a man!” So--away with the last of the sour cream dip,... More About: Weigh
A Tour Around Our Wicked Weighs
2008-01-17 12:51:00 Before we go any further into healthy eating and exercise, and everything else we are going to talk about here at Our Wicked Weighs, I wanted to welcome all of the new members, as well as many of the old members! There is a lot of new and exciting things that is going to take place, and we are thrilled that you are all a part of it. We now have our recipes in place, so if any of you have any wonderful to-die-for recipes we would love it if you can share them Also, we wanted to let you know about our new weekly feature that we never quite got organized our last time. It is the featured loser No, it isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds! In fact, it is a good thing! The featured loser is someone that we nominate to be our special guest for the week! Granted there won’t be a big prize or a car to win or anything, but you will get to hang your hat on our blog for the week which we hope will inspire many people to come by and visit you.&... More About: Tour
Black Bean Chili recipe
2008-01-16 19:03:00 Erin and I have decided that Wednesday will be our recipe day. We hope you guys will enjoy this addition to the site. I am looking forward to hearing everyone enjoy some of my favorites that I plan to post. So ....here ya go. Black Bean Chili Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 6 - 8 hours Ingredients: 1 medium onion chopped 1 medium yellow pepper - diced 1 medium red bell pepper - diced 1-1/2 cups + 1 TBS vegetable broth 6 medium cloves garlic, chopped 3 cans black beans, drained 1 can (8oz) tomato sauce 3 medium sized tomatoes - diced 2 TBS ground cumin 2 TBS red chili powder 2 TBS dried oregano 1 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro salt & black pepper to taste Toss all ingredients into a slow cooker and cook on low for 6 - 8 hours. (Can also be made on the stove top in a large stew pot by simply pouring in all ingredients and simmering for 3- 4 hours.) I actually found this recipe during my quest to make a healthy version of chili fo... More About: Recipe
How I’m Losing Weight
2008-01-15 18:25:00 Everyone has their own individual ways to lose weight. For me, and actually for a lot of people out there, it’s Weight Watchers. Since we’re basically starting this blog all over again, I want to let people know about certain diet plans that may work for them. Some people are lucky and don’t need a plan - I give you a lot of credit for that too! For me, I’m a Weight Watchers girl through and through, and I think if some of you are just starting out you may find it helpful to check out Weight Watchers. I don’t have the will power or the dedication to watch what I eat without it. The fact is, as some people here are well aware, I enjoy eating out - A LOT! Since I lack dedication it was almost impossible to sacrifice my eating out for the sake of my eating healthy. Sure, I tried to order the broiled chicken with veggies when I went out to eat, but let’s face it, that isn’t much fun for me. ... More About: Losing Weight
National Body Challenge
2008-01-14 17:20:00 I was setting on my duff, glued to my TV and what pops up? An ad for the Discovery Channel’s National Body Challenge . I need to say that I am the biggest skeptic when it comes to televised weight loss anything. Other than the Biggest Loser, I tune it all out. Maybe it was the word “challenge” that peaked my interest, but I have done some digging about this program and this is what I have found. The Discovery Channel has teamed up with Bally Total Fitness to bring this challenge to the public. It is an absolutely FREE program that is available online and it’s entire purpose is to get the American public working on a healthier way of life. You have to register online by midnight on January 15 in order to get all of the yummy things they are offering to their members. Here is what you get when you register: An 8-week FREE membership to Bally Total Fitness Customized meal plans with over 1,000 kitchen-tested, nutritionist-approved recipes Progressive fitne...
A Sad Day in OWW Land
2008-01-12 19:53:00 Today’s entry marks a sad day for us here at Our Wicked Weighs. After much thought, our very own beautiful and extremely wonderful Jasmine has decided to leave us. As many of you may know, she has been swamped at work since the holidays ended and trying to have a life and maintain not only one, but two blogs is causing her some major concerns and stress. Something that is a recipe for disaster on a bod and a writing ability. She is going to still be visiting and guest posting when we can get her drunk enough to forget that she has a life. (ok so we won’t get her drunk but we will bug her and bug her until she agrees) So we will not be completely without her. Thank goodness. Jasmine has always been the one person here who I feel, is walking on the same page as I am. We both have adopted some pretty extreme lifestyle changes for the sake of our health. We have developed quite a friendship through our emails and blog entries as a result. I have always been able to ... More About: Land
Weigh In Day #2 for 2008
2008-01-11 18:17:00 Ok ladies. It’s weigh in day. How many of you are dreading your trip to the scale this week? I know I was. I have not felt good since Christmas. Not sick..just bleh. Burnt out on the good food. Sick and tired of having to work so hard to reach my goals each week. I have hit a plateau. 180. AGAIN. No gain. No Loss. I knew it was coming. I knew that at some point, my 2 + pound per week drop would come to a screeching halt. What do we do when we hit this wall? Should we follow in this Queenie’s footsteps and say to hell with pushing ourselves. 180 isn’t so bad is it? Umm...No. The answer is NO ladies. Do not go where I have been. Instead, You resist temptation. You work harder and work through your wall. Here are some tips for you to get over whatever hump you may find along your way. 1. Replace all candy dishes with bowls of beautiful fruit and fresh veggies. Put these dishes out in plain site. When you get a craving that is driving you to woof down an entire b... More About: 2008 , Weigh
Cleanlyness is next to insaneness
2008-01-10 16:00:00 Hi. My name is Jasmine and I’m a juiceaholic. In the last four days I’ve juiced and/or eaten almost $63 dollars worth of fruits and vegetables, I’ve pee’d approximately 417 times, and I’ve assembled, disassembled, cleaned and reassembled my new juicer nine motherfacking times. I’m doing another cleanse. And since I got me a shiny new juicer for Christmas, what better kind would there be than a juice cleanse? And I say “another” cleanse because I’ve done several of them over the last few years… I’m the queen of cleanse - a huge fan - a twice a year for life’er. Something about being squeeky clean on the insides just makes me feel… right - especially around new years… you know, out with the old - in with the new? It’s like a fresh start. I’ve never done a juice cleanse though so this is a first for me. I’ve also never done a complete...
You are what you? work? Part 4
2007-12-05 10:00:00 So we left off Monday’s post with me wrapping, no… wait a minute… rolling - bandages at Dangerous Curves, where I’d agreed to work last Saturday afternoon helping out my friend Dana who owns the salon. Within the first hour I was sweating it up, heart pounding and getting a pretty good (if unintentional) warm up ... More About: Work , Part
Last Night I Had a Dream?
2007-12-04 16:50:00 Yes, I really did it. I had a dream about eating at Hardee’s. I’m not sure why to be honest - I eat Hardee’s so rarely because of the fact that the burger is almost 1000 calories and all total 29 points on weight watchers. I’ve never had it since being on ... More About: Weight Loss , Fast Food , Night , Dream
You are what you? work? Part 3
2007-12-03 10:00:00 Today’s post is supposed to be about a weight loss program. But haven’t we had enough of those for a while? There’s only so many diets and plans we can be on and bounce back and forth from anyway and we’re all following one or another of the ones we’ve already highlited so ... More About: Work , Part , Part 3
Weekend Nutrition Tip
2007-12-01 10:00:00 Eat your damn vegetables! No seriously, that’s my tip. It’s Friday night, I’ve had a brutal week at work (I made a $100K mistake) and I’ve got Steve, a nice glass of wine, a teenie-tiny mini size tub of coconut gelato and a “rental movie” waiting for me on the couch. I ... More About: General , Nutrition , Weekend
Food Addiction
2007-11-30 10:24:00 Addiction to food is very similar to being addicted to drugs, alcohol, smoking, or even porn. It is something that is always available to you, and something that you simply can’t live without. However, it is what you do with that addiction that is going to make the difference of whether you are fat or ... More About: Food , Weight Loss , Fast Food , Addiction , Addict
You are what you? work? Part 2
2007-11-29 10:00:00 … cont’d from Tuesday. So, where were we? Oh ya… at the end of Tuesday’s post I was freaking out, flailing and panic stricken because I agreed to help my friend Dana on Saturday afternoon in her slimming salon. If you’re not sure what they do at a slimming salon… click on the magic button below ... More About: Work , Part
When Did You Get THAT Fat??
2007-11-28 15:10:00 Hello everyone! I’m finally back from my 1 week vacation of sorts! Not really a vacation, more like a “you have to go visit the in-laws so that they can see their grandchild” vacation, but I’m back anyhow and I missed all of you!! It’s been a year since I have gone back to Rhode Island ... More About: Weight Loss , Exercise , Motivation
You are what you? work? Part 1
2007-11-27 10:00:00 EPIPHANY - e·piph·a·ny - A sudden intuitive perception of, or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something - usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience. I had an epiphany on Saturday AND a five hour work-out It’s kind of a long story. But ... More About: Work , Part
Diet Plan of the Week
2007-11-26 11:12:00 Ooops - what is this? Oh this is going to be a blank post, that’s what! I’m still in Rhode Island, and I’m posting this now 6 days ahead of schedule. As I type I am 2 hours away from leaving on a 14 hour drive. Please forgive me, I must go to sleep now ... More About: Diet , General , Week , Plan
Weekend Diet Tip
2007-11-24 11:10:00 Today’s installment of the weekend diet tip is a dose of tips I’ve learned that make it a bit easier to eat less without feeling hungry. So, without further delay, here are my collected tips. Feel free to add your own in the comments! Eat less. More often. Rather than eating large meals, chop up your eating into ... More About: Diet , General , Weekend
WEIGH-IN DAY WEEK 8
2007-11-24 02:53:00 Good Lord! I completely forgot to post for Weigh -In day today …. sorry about that everybody. That’s what Erin gets for leaving the Canadian with Black Friday US shopping on the brain to keep this place running all by herself! It’s just as well though… and personally, I ... More About: General , Week
Energy Drinks
2007-11-23 10:00:00 Just so you know… 99% of this post is plagiarized. I took the idea and all the content (pretty much word for word) from my sixteen year old daughter?s grade 11 science experiment on energy drinks. She did a taste test and ingredient comparison of six popular energy drinks and wrote about ... More About: Food , Fast Food , Drinks , General , Energy
Happy Thanksgiving To Everyone Who Celebrates It!
2007-11-22 11:05:00 Since there are so many burning questions you must have about how to eat healthy on Thanksgiving Day I’m going to make it short and sweet. For everyone who is just celebrating a typical day at work, just use these tips for a regular meal. I’m on vacation as we speak so it ... More About: General , Happy , Hank
Confessions of a snackwhore
2007-11-21 10:00:00 I have a confession to make. And yet another addiction to admit to. I?m a snacker. And not just your garden variety snacker either? paired with obsessive compulsiveness, overly anal retentive tendencies and my overwhelming love for all things edible, I?m a snacker of the every-hour-on-the-hour persuasion. Been one all ... More About: Food , Weight Loss , Confessions , Jenny Craig , Fess
It?s Almost Thanksgiving! Well? Not For The Candians I guess :-)
2007-11-20 11:06:00 As we all probably know, the holiday season is a time for family, friends, gift-giving and 3,000-calorie meals. This year, give yourself something to be thankful for by not trashing your diet in one gluttonous month of turkey, eggnog and pies. Depending on how you pile your plate, you could be consuming as many as 3,000 ... More About: Food , Thanksgiving , Guess , Well , Hank
Diet Plan overview - The Curb Your Cravings Pink Patch
2007-11-19 10:00:00 Ok, so I was going to post about Atkins today. Actually, I was going to post about it two weeks ago, but I keep avoiding it because I'm so against it. :sad: I'll get to it eventually but for now let's just say it's pretty much like The South Beach Diet . But probably worse - in that as far as I understand, you have to cut our your carbs (even the healthy ones) for longer on Atkins . So while I was surfing the net looking for Atkins info today I stumbled across something equally scary. The Curb your Cravings - Pink Patch . Yes, according to the site in all it’s pink prettiness YOU can look just like all the hot sexy chicks they’re splashing all over the place and all you have to do is wear this tiny pink patch and buy into their fast, fresh and free-spirited approach to weight loss. According to the site, - the main component of the Pink Patch is Fucus Vesiculosus - “a girl’s best friend”. A type of seaweed used as a holistic medicine for m... More About: Plan , Overview
Weekend Nutrition Tip - Garlic
2007-11-17 10:00:00 Steve and I eat a lot of garlic. So much that we’ve started buying it in pre-peeled bagfulls from the market because it drives me crazy having to skin and peel so much of it every day. I’ve also started keeping my trusty garlic press in a handly holster on my hip when I’m ... More About: Food , Books , Garlic , General , Nutrition
Weigh-In Day Week 7
2007-11-16 13:33:00 Can you believe we’re in week 7 already? Wow - even I am shocked at how fast time flies when you are not having fun losing weight! But yes, we’re here again… and what a great day it is too! This morning I stepped on the scale and have lost a total of 2.6 pounds! I was ... More About: Week , Weigh
Detox - all the cool people are doing it
2007-11-15 10:00:00 TOXIN - tox·in -noun A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues. Is often also capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins. DETOXIFY - de·tox·i·fy ?verb (used with object) 1. to rid of poison or the effect of poison. 2. to ... More About: People , General , Cool , Detox , Vegan
Motivation
2007-11-14 18:58:00 During every diet and/or lifestyle change there comes a time when you simply aren’t motivated to exercise, or choose one healthy meal over the other delicious fat laden meal that you really want to eat. Just in general, hunger pains are not fun. Neither is watching the constant television commercials showing luscious desserts, or greasy food that your ... More About: Motivation
Are you up for the challenge?
2007-11-13 10:00:00 Last week we talked quite a bit about challenging ourselves to make changes to our lifestyles and to our diets that will help us to be healthier, more motivated and more positive about our weight loss goals. All of which will undoubtedly aid us in our very missions of losing weight. I find ... More About: Food , Weight Loss , General , Motivation , Challenge
Weekend Diet Tip
More articles from this author:2007-11-10 09:49:00 Today we’re going to talk about something that I know I do - and I know some of you do it to. It is called emotional eating. How many of us eat when we’re sad? Happy? Tired? Bored? Um, I can answer yes to all of those for sure! In fact just tonight I was having a ... More About: Food , Diet , Weekend 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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