http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie Think like a dog, Play like a dog Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:12:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm giving up on the Daily Plate... my tool of choice for so long, but since it was taken over by Livestrong it's gotten slower and slower... and I loved the look of the Plate and the moderators voices... and Livestrong is ugly and sucky. Does anyone know another free ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/10/15/tracking/ Really good - 1 lg can tomato sauce - Contadina is good - sauce, not paste or pasta sauce; 2 or 3 cucumbers, seeded & diced; 2 cans diced Rotel tomatoes with jalepenos, undrained; 1 seeded jalepeno or a 1/2 a small can of pickled jalapenos and carrots, chopped; 1 or ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/09/25/gazpacho/ Saw a picture last wk in a food magazine of a quiche with sliced almonds on top, chunks of lobster and broccoli peeking out of the filling - it looked delicious, so I made two using my usual quiche recipe, gave them to friends--to share -- they were scrumptious. Also ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/09/22/want-to-cook/ The walking is great. I'm loving going out in the midday for a nice brisk walkie, even if it's been in the nineties and humid as can be, it's cooler now. However - though I can easily walk 3-4 miles or more a day, I've been eating in proportion. My problem, rob Peter to ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/09/15/moving-along/ Ok - the nine days of tracking my walking were awesome, 39.2 aerobic miles, not counting the steps in between the "real" walks. This week is shaping up even better. Now that I've added some speed and a vigourous walk at noon every day for 30 minutes or more, I'm standing straighter, ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/08/14/almost-the-end-of-the-second-week/ So here I go, walking with intensity instead of the mindless stroll I've gotten used to. I consider myself a good walker because of the amount of walking I do daily, without fail, with my dog. 5 AM, 5PM and 9PM we head out the door and walk for 45 ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/08/14/starting-the-aha-walking-program/ Weighed my self, nothing like a little reality. Could have been worse, but a-weigh we go! The wonder is if I HAD been eating on track for the past three months I'd have LOST 10 lbs instead of gaining it. I've been very active, or I'd have gained more. Tracking again everything I ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/07/24/im-tracking-again/ Bumping my way out of the black hole I've been in... have been riding the folder, hugely loving it, walking hours and hours with J-man, the best dog-in-the-world! Fitting into thinner pants. Ice cream is my latest challenge. If I stick with the FF frozen yogurt I'm fine, it's the impulse ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/07/07/progress-i-think/ 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 ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/07/07/still-a-bit-nuts/ Reading Martha Beck's SO FAR method of weight loss strategies and they resonate. S = stop, just stop. For when you're making a bad choice, have just made one. STOP. O = Open, meaning breathe. Stretch, look away, soften the eyes. Yawn. Let the shoulders drop. (For me this means I ... http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/jaxie/2009/06/23/so-far/