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Xtreme Fat Loss Diet Day 2

First off, I love the idea of having the first day of your diet be a "cheat" day - very nice move - so at least I was able to stay on the Xtreme Fat Loss diet for the first day - sort of.  Actually I didn't eat a lot of the foods I wanted to eat simply because it was so hot here - like over 100 degrees...

Joel Marion's Xtreme Fat Loss Diet

Well, since my baby was born in July 2010 I've lost almost 40 pounds - and only gained back 5!!  I was just at 200 right before my pregnancy, then I lost about 10, then I gained it back during the pregnancy, then lost it again after through the whole "eat right and exercise" thing.  But alas, I'm stuck...

Easy Fat Burning Exercies that Make A Difference...

If you are tired of spending a small fortune on workout DVD's (I almost said video - that would tell on my age!!) but still want to try new routines - my new favorite weight loss friend is Netflix.  Yep, you heard me Netflix.  You may think that Netflix is just for sitting on the couch and adding the...

What Happened to Weeks 1,2, and 3?

Wow, I can't believe that my baby will be 4 weeks old in just a few days. I don't know if it's my age, or the fact that I have three other children at home, but recovery this time has been tough. Of course I blame it on the magnesium sulfate they had me on for 24 hours for my slow progress, but I am...

Losing Weight After Pregnancy and C-Section

Well, the countdown has begun.  I'm scheduled to deliver Miguel in less than one week via c-section.  Normally, I don't worry about losing weight after having a baby, but this time is different.  I'll be 40 soon, and right before I became pregnant I was determined to lose all my extra weight before I...

Losing Weight - Week Three

Weekends seem to be the worst for me.  I don't exercise and I eat way too much - I don't even bother tracking what I'm eating in my Weight Watchers journal because I know it's too much.  And yet despite all that my weigh in on Tuesday September 15 was - 189!  I lost 1.2 pounds!  It just goes to...

Losing Weight - Week Two

Drumroll please. . . . This week's weigh-in was 190.2! Woo Hoo - So lost one more pound. I know I should be happy with this, but at this rate it will be November of 2010 before I am where I want to be, which seems a little unfair since it seems like I gained all the weight overnight (okay, so I gained...

Losing Weight - Week One

Okay, so for my first official weigh-in at Weight Watchers® I weigh. . . 191.2. So I lost one pound since last week's "courtesy" weigh in. The changes that I've made have been small - I switched from a 32 ounce Coke (full strength version) to a 12 ounce Coke each day.  I eat flavored yogurt instead...

Losing Weight - The Journey

Well, I'm certainly not going to tell you to do something that I'm not willing to do. Since I've been talking about eating better, exercising, and losing weight - I'm going to go public with my own journey towards weight loss. I am a horrible stress eater. In the past year (June 2008- July 2009) due...