I have personally struggled with my weight most my life. This has caused me not to only suffer from depression but also anxiety. I have discovered not long ago, that weight issues and anxiety go hand in hand. My anxiety was so severe when we would go anywhere, my stomach would turn in knots and I would have to go to the bathroom. This made family time pretty much impossible. I remember attempting to go eat out, and within the first 10 minutes I would be in the restroom. I would be in there several more times before we finished up and left. I remember I would sit there and try to rush my family, I would be having bad hot flashes, and knew as soon as we left my stomach would tell me to get to the bathroom. I would have to race home in hopes I didn't have an accident in my pants. When I worked outside of the home, I would start having panic attacks, they would get so bad I would have to hold on to something to keep from passing out. I knew if I wanted to stop having bad attacks I … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
BEETHOVEN’S TREASURE TAIL Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack Giveaway
Disclosure: I received copies for giveaway purposes, no other form of payment was received. In 1992, Beethoven won our hearts as the big slobbery St. Bernard, that was in to everything. Over the past 22 years, there's been a total of 7 different Beethoven movies. With the most recent one being Beethoven's Treasure Tail, which was released on Blu-Ray and DVD October 28th, 2014. Beethoven's Treasure Tail brings that big slobbery St. Bernard, back into our home for a new adventure. In this adventure, Beethoven will befriend a local boy in a small coastal village. Together they will search for lost treasure that will bring the whole town together. If you're looking for a great family movie this holiday season, you will not want to miss Beethoven's Treasure Tail. To help get your holiday off to a great start I have two copies to giveaway! Giveaway is open to US readers only, 2 of you will get 1 copy of Beethoven's Treasure Tail Blu-Ray/DVD combo. To enter follow … [Read more...]
Saving Money While Losing Weight
Losing weight can be tough! It seems like the more you attempt to eat healthy and exercise the more it costs! However, losing weight doesn't have to be costly. You can still lose weight all while saving money! Follow my tips below to reduce the size of your waist while increasing the size of your wallet. Drop the Gym Membership Are you crazy drop the gym membership! How do you expect me to lose weight without the gym? Instead of paying for a gym membership, set up a small gym in your home. Not only will this save you money by removing the membership costs, it will also save you money on gas. You won't have an excuse not to workout because you can always find time in your day while at home to hit the weights. This means fatter wallet skinnier waist, I call this a win win all the way around. Use Coupons If you need a membership to the gym for whatever reason, at least find a gym that has discounts or coupon deals. Losing weight shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg. I know for me when … [Read more...]
Lose Weight The Safe Way With Almased
With having struggled with my weight for a good part of my life, I jump to try new products that can help me with weight loss. We all know the main two things to losing weight is diet and exercise. When I say diet, I don't mean starving yourself, I mean changing how you eat. Removing processed foods and only taking in those healthy calories. However, manufactures have made sure this task on Americans is difficult. I mean candy bars, ice cream, potato chips, and even bread are a few of my main grabbers when life throws a curve ball at me, and if you'll look at the calorie count, ingredients, and the fact it don't fill you up, you to will see it's a waste of calories. I will admit I love to eat and one of the hardest parts for me when it comes to losing weight is my calorie count. I love eating so much I dropped the tea, soda, and coffee and my main drink now is water, I mean why do I want to drink my calories! However, not long ago I was introduced to Almased. Now, I love to … [Read more...]
One Of The Hardest Things in Life Losing Weight
One of the easiest things in life is gaining weight! Manufacturing companies have made it a lot easier for people to gain the weight, by marketing items that are loaded with additives, chemicals, and more additives. They have found fun ways to market to our children, and other ways to hid some of the nutrient facts. They use big fancy words so us dumb people think it's okay to consume. I have yo-yoed with my weight for many years, in 8th grade I remember hitting 185 on the scale, it got to the point I refused to step on the scale. Before I knew it I hit 285, this was one of the hardest things for me. I didn't want to be fat, but I was clueless with how to lose weight, I didn't eat much, I walked a lot but nothing seemed to work. So I looked for that miracle drug. What I found was Redux. Redux was my miracle pill, I would take a pill and I would magically lose weight. After stopping the pill due to a recall, I noticed I was still losing weight and managed to go from 285 to … [Read more...]
Different Diet Trends Infographic
With so many people trying to get their weight under control diet trends have been popping up everywhere. If you're thinking about starting one of these diets that have a lot of buzz about being the new miracle diet check out the infographic below. You will find the popular ones, and the basic information about them. Unless you're willing to make a change in your eating, it doesn't matter how much you lose with the diet trends, you will gain it back and then some. When it comes to losing weight, I am far from a pro, however, through my trials and errors I have come out a bit more educated on weight loss. I have tried the master cleanse diet, and let me tell you, I felt as though I was starving the whole time. The other ones I haven't tried, because they're a bit over my budget. I have learned though to remove the word diet completely, and turn it into life style change. What does this mean? It means I eat more veggies and fruits, less sweets and boxed meals. I also move more, … [Read more...]
Metformin The Ugh Drug
I like to think of Metformin as the Ugh Drug, because when I know it's that time to take it, I think ugh and I imagine this... I first learned I needed Metformin in January. I was having problems losing weight, and since thyroid disorder runs in my family, tests were ran. Thyroid issues were ruled out, however, the tests showed I was insulin resistant. This explained a lot of things, I also think I may have PCOS because of how my female cycles are, sometimes I have them sometimes I don't. When I have them they last for weeks. The doctor started me out with 500mg XR once a week at bedtime. I did as suggested took it with food. I would wake up the following morning and be running back and forth to the bathroom for several hours... Once I upped my dose to 1000mg XR, the stomach pains got worse and I was in the bathroom for a good 6 hours after waking. If I had plans the following day I had to skip the meds. Life for me SUCKED! I told my doctor what was going on she … [Read more...]
#100FootJourney Pasta Salad with Chickpeas
Below recipe was received from DreamWorks Pictures’ THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY. Make sure to check out DreamWorks Pictures’ THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY in theaters on August 8th. Chickpeas are considered a super food, and they're extremely good for those trying to lose weight. Don't let this fourth of July hinder your weight loss efforts, serve Pasta Salad with Chickpeas! Ingredients 1 can chickpeas - rinsed well 2 cucumbers seeded and diced 3 tomatoes seeded and dices 1 1/2 medium red onion diced pomegranate seeds 1 lb. spiral noodles cooked according to package 1 lime 1/4 cup garlic oil (see below) 2 tsp Chaat Masala salt and pepper to taste bunch of cilantro chopped Garlic Oil 1/4 c. olive oil 1 serrano chile -slit 2 or 3 times 5 cloves of garlic (with skins) cut in half Garlic Oil 1.) Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F. Combine the olive oil, Serrano chili, and garlic in a glass baking dish. Place in the heated oven for at least 45 minutes. Allow to cool … [Read more...]
On The Move Again
With having recently lost almost 30 pounds I don't want to gain it all back. So I have broke out the fitbit, and I will be using it daily to make sure I am moving more. I want to try and get in my 10,000 steps a day! Yesterday, I pulled out my shorts I haven't worn in over 5 years, and to my surprise they fit! They were a tight fit, however, they fit. So I have two choices, I can continue to sit on my ass and let the shorts get to tight on me, and gain back all the weight I lost. OR I can keep moving, keep watching what I eat and lose more weight so the shorts are to big. I have decided for the second option. I want another child more than ever and as long as I stay fat, my hormones will stay screwed up, and there will be no chance for another mini me. While life can be tough, I cannot let it win, so I am on the move again. I will work on doing weekly updates to keep myself motivated. I wish we had better places to walk here, like I had in Michigan. However, I will make due … [Read more...]
The Ups and Downs Of Weight Loss
In the past two months, I have lost about 30 pounds, this was done with taking an appetite suppressant, lowering my calorie intake, and working out. The past few weeks have been a struggle, I have been battling eating while depressed and stressed and starving myself at the same time. Yes, I know both are wrong, however, if I eat when I am depressed I will gain all the weight I lost back. If I don't eat when I am depressed aka starve myself, I don't have to worry about gaining the weight back. I have learned portion control is the key to losing weight, which is why I was taking an appetite suppressant, this allowed my stomach to shrink so I don't over eat. Which is a good thing, because some things I could eat and eat even if I was full. I have faith that I will continue to lose weight even though I am no longer taking the appetite suppressant, because my stomach is smaller, I have learned to drink lots of water, and I am slowly starting to workout again on a daily bases. I have … [Read more...]
