Hand over hand I’m dragging myself back from the brink… that what it feels like sometimes!
A few weeks ago I bought hot dogs for two weeks in a row, grilled one or two ea night, heaping on saurkraut and mustard, having sliced tomatoes and green beans or asparagus on the side, or a small salad. I was [...]
Posted on July 7th, 2009 by jaxie
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Yes, actually. Self to jaxie?? I think one thing and do another.
Case in point, Yesterday: 48g Total Fat, 220g Carbohydrates, 2433mg Sodium, 75g Sugars, 55g Protein, 32g Fiber, 27mg Cholesterol.
And only 1320 Calories - ! 60 minutes of exercise whittles the calories down to 1100.
OK - I ate 80% of a box (4) of PEEPs… wolfed is [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by jaxie
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When a week starts out with someone rear-ending your vehicle when you yield to an oncoming truck at an intersection, it can shake you up a little! Chances are the rest of the week can only get better, right?
But no… I’m distracted, disconnected and half ticked off. This isn’t easy to camouflage in my working environment, so I’m keeping [...]
Posted on April 9th, 2009 by jaxie
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Since I’ve been doing so well with eating and moving and still don’t see action at the scale, I’ll grouse.
One of my favorite times of the year used to be early Spring for one reason… it was light at 4AM!! My natural waking time (about 5AM in the Winter) would just naturally move up until [...]
Posted on March 11th, 2009 by jaxie
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$$ Still finding it more challenging to shop on a limited cash budget; can’t stock up the way I used to on fruits and vegetables, have to settle for just a few. I buy them at the Asian market where there’s a reasonable markup, rather than at a supermarket (where there is not).
The benefit is less [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by jaxie
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Plateaus suck and I’m on one.
Things I’m doing right:
Being Mindful-aware of my food choices; this sounds good when it means taking responsibility for what I eat and tending to business so I see results
Balanced - 5 to 10 fruit and vegetable servings, 2-3 protein or dairy servings, 3-5 whole grains, 1 or fewer fat servings; this [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by jaxie
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It turns out it’s possible to pay lip service to certain concepts ones entire life without holding them up to reality. I’m finding a lot of bars I jumped really high to clear were pretty unimportant and others I didn’t bother with were pretty important.
My good “occasional” friends, 45 plus years on, have oddly similar life experiences compared to [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2009 by jaxie
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Economy - these are scary times, but not as scary by far as they were when the Republicans were at the helm.
My house is has “lost” probably half its “value” but with an affordable mortgage I’m OK–as long as I have a job. I’m single, dependent on only my income. Since the drop in the stock [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2009 by jaxie
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Saturday and beautiful sunny Valentines day, albeit chilly - in the 20s with gusty winds. Southern Maine and New Hampshire can be soooo nice when it’s like this…
The love of my life is my 2+ yr old Bassett - Shepherd dog, Jackson. I’ve always walked, but believe me, for consistency, get a dog!
Walking Jackson has [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2009 by jaxie
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Yippee! Somehow I stumbled upon the “dashboard” again- clueless, clueless-opening the blog day after day, clicking here and there and nothing happening. No more or apologies, I now have a grip!
One day I will know what a tag is, what a category is, etc. Until then I’ll just keep on and maintain my belief that [...]
Posted on February 13th, 2009 by jaxie
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