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Health

I’m still not a nurse

December 12, 2010

My very first post on my very first blog was on December 2006. I posted about how my youngest daughter had been ill and had to have surgery for an incarcerated hernia on Christmas night. Here we are, nearly four years later, and my daughter is again in the hospital. A friend sent me a [...]

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Yes, we have FREE bananas!*

December 2, 2010

It’s day three for me of being on the new Weight Watchers POINTSPlus program. I’m actually very excited about this. If you know me at all, you know that Weight Watchers is a passion of mine since it has helped me to lose 80 pounds (currently 77 since I gained a few back). It has [...]

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Speaking of Work

November 17, 2010

If you wondered why I’ve been missing in action on this here blog of mine, it’s because I’ve been working. Between working and family, I’ve not had any interest in blogging. Not that I’ve not had things to say – I have. Just that those things probably are better left off the interwebs. Most likely, [...]

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Still Working It

August 4, 2010

In more ways than one. Just a quick update: my weigh-in this week rocked and surprised even me. I lost 3.2 pounds! This was after a week of relentless tracking of my food intake, staying within my food limits (points, if you are on Weight Watchers), and increased activity. Just goes to show ya – [...]

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It Works If You Work It

July 27, 2010

I always thought that was a really stupid saying: “It works if you work it”. Seems a bit like stating the obvious, to me. Honestly, I guess I never really thought much about it but if you dig into it deeper, it really is a helpful reminder saying. What does working it mean? For me, [...]

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National Hug Your Scale Month

January 8, 2010

I’m declaring this National Hug Your Scale Month. Who’s in with me? If there isn’t already such a thing, then there should be. So many people are starting – or restarting – their weight loss program this month after a month or six weeks of food binging from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. And for many [...]

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Words with power

November 16, 2009

Are there words you hear in conversation that trigger a strong reaction in you? ”Stop!” is one that drives me nuts. I usually hear it as an expression toward me – an interruption in mid-sentence – to stop talking about whatever it is I’m talking about. I don’t often hear it directed at me as [...]

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Thrifty Cooking: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

November 7, 2009

This is the third dish I made out of a single store-bought roasted chicken, which means I was able to have three meals for $5.99. My first meal used one of the chicken breasts with a salad, the other meal used the other breast chopped up to make chicken salad (on an Oroweat Double Fiber [...]

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Oops – Sugar free, not points free

November 5, 2009

The weather’s getting cooler in my neck of the woods and one of the things I love to have, especially while curled up on the couch, is a cozy cup of hot chocolate. In fact, I’ve been having lots of this drink lately, and not counting the points because, well, I just wasn’t. Usually I [...]

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Break away from boring breakfasts

October 23, 2009

I love my Quaker Oats old-fashioned oatmeal. I love it so much, I have had it every day, just about, for the last year or more. I usually vary it with different nuts or dried cranberries or raisins, but always a small banana and 1/2 cup of fat-free milk. Can we say, “boring”? Not to [...]

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