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Michele
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Quarter Life Losers
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Students for Losing
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Weight Watchers
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Biking to Lose
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Dieting on a Dime
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ONE POINT VEGGIE CHILI
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My absolute favorite is Earl Grey. I always have it hot and it does make you healthier - all those antioxidants! I drink it by the potful on the weekend and even have gotten my husband into drinking it! Love my tea!
I LOVE green teas (and flavored green teas too).... I add some Truvia to it to naturally sweeten it a little bit.
I began craving lemon in my tea about a year ago. I use a packet or two of Sun Crystals, as I'm trying to get away from artificial sweetners. This summer I've alternated between lemon and lime and love the lime. I brew a mix of flavors, but try to a…
I've found my favorite tea at the house of my former piano teacher, and spiritual 'mentor'. I came there once a week, had a chat and practised piano. And he had a lot of different teas, and my favorite i called Kushmi - with spearmint taste. It's re…
Bengal Spice, by Celestial Seasonings. Sweet enough on it's own without adding sweetener! It's great hot or iced.
Glad that you are back! I am hoping to feel some of that "relief" after tax season is over next week. Enjoy it!
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- About Me:
- I am currently a senior in college studying Early Childhood Psychology. I have no idea what I want to do with that when I “grow up” but I am sure I can manage to find something! Through my whole life I have always been the bigger girl in class and I hated it since as far back as I can remember.
At the beginning of 2008 I decided it was my time to start losing weight. A friend and I talked about it and decided it was time. I worked out six times a week if not more and ate a low fat diet/weight watchers. I never attended a meeting, but had the support of a friend, boyfriend and many other loves ones. Starting at 234 pounds on January 1, 2008 and weighing in at 189 on May 6 2008 I thought that I had GREAT amounts of success and really was proud.
Well then came summer and I began to work 40+ hours a week and found that exercise wasnt as easy anymore, and it was easier to go without. Not too smart of a choice. I then managed to stay the same all summer long. September 2008 rolled around and I thought I knew how to do it all. I started school again and from September to December managed to gain about 10 pounds. I dont have it down yet and still have lots to learn!
Now January 2009 I am starting out again. Right now I am working on getting my eating back in order, remembering how much I love to cook up new low fat recipes, and getting back into the idea of exercise. This time is harder because I dont have a friend to push me to the gym. My goal is to be down 30 pounds by May 2nd, my college graduation! Wish me luck!
- Plan of Choice:
- Low Fat, High Fiber, Weight Watchers
- Workout Philosophy:
- I'm a walk-a-holic, I only exercise because I have to
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My life is finally back to normal!
FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY I can sleep normal hours, and not spend 8+ hours a day working on projects. It was the Early Childhood Conference this past weekend and now that its over, I can function again. I am sick of eating gronola bars, sandwich thins and split pea soup! So what happens over the weekend I eat like crap because im sick of eating the same stuff. But now that I went shopping and am not SUPER busy I can get back to exercising more and eating better. I stepped onthe scale last week and… Continue
Posted on April 6, 2009 at 3:24pm — 1 Comment
Split Pea Soup....recipe!
This is one of my favorite soups currently. I have made it probably six times in the last three months! Its SUPER filling, super easy and rich even though nothing rich is in it! I eat it for lunch most of the time and it really does fill me up!
Split Pea Soup
Servings 6 servings Time 2 hours Points: 3.5 ww points
1 bag of dried split peas
1 chopped onion
1 garlic clove or more if you like more garlic, use 2-3 cloves of garlic
4 cups fat-free chicken stock
4 cups of water (or you could do all… Continue
Split Pea Soup
Servings 6 servings Time 2 hours Points: 3.5 ww points
1 bag of dried split peas
1 chopped onion
1 garlic clove or more if you like more garlic, use 2-3 cloves of garlic
4 cups fat-free chicken stock
4 cups of water (or you could do all… Continue
Posted on March 29, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment
Note to self....Pep Talk
WHY have you waited sooo long to get back on program? You love love love the 30 day shred because its short, fast, and predictable. Why have you also waited so long to try a class at the YMCA, you loved "strong bodies" because you dont sweat much at that class. Your eating is pretty much on track so keep up the work on the exericse and the 30 day shred, and you will be doing well in no time! You are doing great!
I had to do a little self pep talk today because I am finally getting under contro… Continue
I had to do a little self pep talk today because I am finally getting under contro… Continue
Posted on March 27, 2009 at 3:12pm — 2 Comments
Wanting to eat out....our solution!
I hate eating out because of the money and calories/fat. But I love eating out because its sooo good, easy, and fun. When I sat home waiting for the boyfriend to get done with a group project, I thought I would wait to start dinner because I wasnt sure what the plan was for the night. So he said you want to go out for pizza........UMMMMMM YES...why wouldnt I. Why would you ask such a stuiped question, better yet why would you even ask! He said okay but if you want to go out for pizza then we hav… Continue
Posted on March 21, 2009 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments
Where have I been ???
First let me apologize for falling off the face of the earth! I dont know where the month of February went, and now its the middle of March. Today is the first day in over three weeks that I havent worked and had class. For the past week my butt has been planted to a chair in the library studying, writing and going in sane. Not a great combo for diet and exercise. I have been doing as best I can. I have kind of took the philosophy of make as many healthy choices as I can fit into the day without… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 1:47pm — 6 Comments
Comment Wall (99 comments)
- At 12:08pm on September 26, 2009,
Daysha said… - Hello Michelle
I would like to suggest ytou try Lemon Tea it is beautiful and feeling as well as brilllant way to start the day.
- At 12:12pm on June 8, 2009,
Cindy said…
- Hey--I'm back on BTL.. where are you?!? :)
Hope to catch up soon.
- At 9:29am on May 19, 2009,
EmilyRose said…
- Hey girly!
Just checking in and seeing how you're doing! Has the summer started off well for you?
- At 1:00pm on April 3, 2009,
EmilyRose said…
- I'm loving your split pea recipe! I made it last night for my boyfriend and I. BIG HIT! =)
How did your week go? Bring on the weekend! =)
- At 7:41pm on March 28, 2009,
Rachel said… - I'm so glad you are loving the 30DS, it is the best!! I will just copy to you what I wrote for Erica, because she wondered the same thing. This is just what I did, and I was doing it 4-5 times a week with no other exercise: Level 1- two weeks. Level 2- seven weeks. Level 3- five weeks. I basically waited to move on until I could do the whole thing with relative ease. Not that it was easy, but I could get through every single thing on the video and not doing the modified version. When some of the moves would get easy but the others were still hard, I would just try to do those moves as fast and as intense as I could, and that would make them more challenging. What lb weights are you using?
- At 4:20pm on March 28, 2009,
Melissa said… - Hey Michele. Thanks for commenting on my bicycle post. We got mountain bikes. I would love to ride to a farmers market, unfortunately there isn't a close one nearby w/o having to get out on a too busy road (hwy or interstate) to get to one. We only got to ride the first day so far. I can't wait to get out to ride again if all this rain we have had the past two days would go away. I shouldn't be complaining though because we really need some rain.
- At 3:06pm on March 22, 2009,
Rachel said…
- Mmm.. I'm still getting donuts, usually about 2 a week. Those bagels do sound good!!! They are half the points of my donuts too. I don't mind getting the donuts too much, because I don't eat dessert so that's sort of my "dessert".. you know? Thanks for your comment!! I'm sorry you haven't been in the groove lately.. I have definitely been there! (like the whole year before I finally started losing weight) You will get out of it, just keep the faith!
- At 12:03pm on March 16, 2009,
Ashley said… - Hey there, just checking in to how you're doing. Is spring break almost over? Are things getting back to normal for you? Hope you're okay!
- At 1:50pm on March 15, 2009,
Rachel said…
- Hey where have you been?!
- At 10:20am on March 2, 2009,
EmilyRose said…
- Hey Michele!
Just wanted to check in and see how you're doing! =)
Can you believe that we're graduating COLLEGE soon?! geeeesh. Two more months girl, then we're out in the big world!
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