http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/astra Just another 3fatchicks.com weblog Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:55:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well everything in my life was turned upside down by one phone call yesterday.  I was notified that my son needs to be tested to rule in or rule out autism.  I wasn't expecting that.  We have been working with his preschool teacher because she noticed somethings about him and ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/astra/2009/01/24/my-life-was-turned-upside-down/ Well as of Friday I had lost 8 pounds doing the Skinny Jeans program! Yes I am doing the Happy Dance right now! I haven't weighed myself since Friday because I did cheat a little Saturday night because it was my birthday. My husband took me out for dinner and I ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/astra/2009/01/19/i-lost-8-pounds-and-i-met-real/ So today is my second day on the "Skinny Jeans" program and I have to say that I definitely have more energy than I normally do.  It's hard to describe the feeling because it's not just that I have more energy I also feel more alert and refreshed. I didn't have ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/astra/2009/01/10/day-two-of-the-skinny-jeans-program/ Okay, maybe I should change the name of this blog to Changing My Life at 41??  Here it is two weeks before I turn 41 and I still haven't lost the weight. I'm still just as fat as I was at 40, well I shouldn't say that I gained about ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/astra/2009/01/07/maybe-i-should-change-the-name/ So the day started off really well, I was so proud of myself because I did 30 minutes of Wii Fit today.  I did a mixture of aerobics, strength training and yoga.  When I did the aerobics I made sure to do a couple of the step routines back to ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/astra/2008/07/26/self-sabotage/ In January I turned 40 and surprisingly I didn't really mind it except for one thing, my weight.  I have spent almost all of my life overweight except for about the first 10 years of it. I don't know what happened at that point to make me turn to food ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/astra/2008/07/22/how-i-got-to-where-i-am/