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Skin MD e-mailed me and asked me to review their Skin MD Natural + SPF15 Shielding Lotion. My initial reaction: “Yay! Free stuff!”. This excitement was quickly tempered by the conundrum of “what standards will I hold myself to when I review products?” . I thought about it some, visited other bloggers I liked and respected and found their product review policy. I then crafted my very own. If you want to read the whole spiel you can find it here. The basics gist is:

* I’ll only accept and review… Continue

Weekly Check-In
Starting Weight: 224 (9/19/08, start of Biggest Loser Blog Edition challenge)
Current Weight: 221
Weekly Loss: -3
Total Loss: -3

Random Reflections:

· Joined the Biggest Loser Blog Edition challenge. Going to kick arse and take names! Yes, I'm a weee bit competitive. Seriously though, I'm really excited to be in a competition and have a built-in sense of community, support, and encouragement. So many BLBE challengers have already stopped by my blog and commented which is awesom… Continue

I was sitting on the couch, messing with my blog header image in photoshop. Sarcasman was sitting next to me playing Far Cry and semi-watching a TV show. We geek out on the couch together all the time now that he has a laptop; I love it! Anyways, the following conversation ensued:

Sarcasman: How is your blog going?
Me: Good. Trying to work on the layout some. Trying to think of what else I’m “losing” by losing weight and getting healthier.
Sarcasman: Your boobies.

He said it without even missi… Continue

Miguel De Cervantes once said "To be prepared is half the victory." Today I spent some time modifying my home environment to support the healthy living changes I want to make. Here is what I did:

1) Stocked the fridge with fresh veggies and healthy food


After two months of consistent exercising, it's really dawned on me that I need to make significant dietary changes in order to lose weight. I know; I'm a little slow. I was just hoping my magical combo of yoga, water aerobics, and coaching Sp… Continue

Sore all over. My right hand hurts. I picked up my hair brush today and exclaimed “OW!” loud enough to wake Sarcasman (internet handle for Nathan? fitting no?) up. My left foot is aching from the couch 2 5k running I started this week. It’s amazing how, when you break a foot, it never truly heals completely. And my neck is killing me; I must have slept on it funny.

Add to that an upset stomach and I’m just a ball of sunshine today. My stomach is feeling all distended. I had a cruddy weigh in to… Continue