http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings This is a no excuse zone. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:39:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I needed more customization than 3FC offered in regard to blogs, so I have moved my blog to: http://2hotwings.wordpress.com Run right over there and see what's new. :) http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2010/02/10/my-blog-has-moved/ My man does not need to lose weight, but God love him he brought home something wonderful today. He loves anything Newton. And these? Oh my, foodgasm! I am one who always, always skips dessert. I just can't see myself spending all those calories when I could have so much ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2010/02/06/newtons-fruit-crisps-100-calories-of-yum/ In my quest to banish sucralose from my eating plan (still miffed about its evil nastiness), I decided to try a fairly new diet soda called Zevia. Zevia is sweetened with Stevia, an all natural sweetener.  Nothing artificial here, no chemicals and very low sodium! Zevia, where have you been ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2010/02/06/zevia-all-natural-diet-soda/ Yes, I am still alive. Still on this journey, just not blogging all of it. I hope to do more. :) Over the past 2-3 months I have experienced a very noticeable reduction in the amount of weight I am losing. I had hoped to be much closer to 75 or ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2010/02/01/splenda-sucralose-dangers-side-effects/ In keeping with my last post, "The Unconscious Mind", I am setting some short and long term goals. According to Tom Venuto (see earlier post again), a good goal must be specific, measurable, personal (emotionally attached), positive, and deadline-driven. It should be written as an affirmation in the present tense ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2009/09/09/my-short-long-term-goals/ I have been reading about the power of setting goals in Tom Venuto's The Body Fat Solution. The unconscious (sub-conscious) mind is fascinating. Our brains are like a goal-seeking supercomputers. Like a computer, we can program and re-program our brains. Because of this, our minds work like a guidance system ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2009/09/09/the-unconscious-mind/ Last weekend was my son's 8th birthday. We went to a city about 2.5 hours away so that we could go to the zoo and stay overnight in a hotel. So, that night I decided to have my free meal for the week - I usually save it for the ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2009/09/05/cheat-meal-nightmare/ I am leaving about 90% of my eating plan as "whole foods" or "a clean diet" .. whichever you prefer. But I have noticed that in order to not get tired of the same types of foods, I need a little pizzazz.  I don't have much time to spend cooking, ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2009/09/05/frozen-low-cal-meals/ .. I will be able to do the following: 1. Squat down easily to help my kids do things at their level 2. Actually jog around the track instead of just walk 3. Wear cute shoes that have heels instead of just flats 4. Cross my legs! 5. Admire my accomplishment in the mirror, instead ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2009/08/23/after-i-get-100-lbs-off/ Have you ever seen one of those movies or shows where the person is trying to make a tough choice, and they show a little angel self sitting on one shoulder and a little devil self on the other? That about sums up how I feel every now and then. For ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/hotwings/2009/08/21/the-devil-on-my-shoulder/