tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18938355714204117652024-03-13T11:30:42.610-07:00Chocolate is my kryptoniteKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-35691942036977822762009-06-12T16:43:00.000-07:002009-06-12T17:03:48.067-07:00Recipe- Chickpea SaladI'm going to move the ill-named recipe of the week to a weekly post. This way, when I want the recipe again, I can find it easily. This week, I am posting my new favorite recipe from <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/">Jamie Oliver's site</a>. I love Jamie Oliver. And I love this salad. It's so good.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Summer Chickpea Salad</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><ol><li><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">small red onion, peeled</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">1-2 fresh red chillies, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">seeded</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">2 handfuls of cherry or grape tomatoes</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">2 lemons</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">extra virgin olive oil</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">sea salt</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">freshly ground black pepper</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">a handful of fresh mint</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">a handful of fresh basil</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">7 oz feta cheese</span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Finely slice the onion and chillies. Then give the tomatoes a rough chop. Scrape everything (including juices) into a bowl and then dress with the juice of 1 1/2 lemons and about 3 times as much olive oil. Season to taste. Heat chickpeas in a pan and then add 90% to the bowl. Mash the remainder into a paste and add to bowl. Add feta cheese. Toss and allow to marinate for a while. Just before serving, give the basil and mint a rough chop and add to salad. Serve at room temperature.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I don't use the chillies, but it is delightful without them. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Especially</span> with warm, crusty buttered bread. </span></p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-20432459535915102072009-05-16T21:07:00.001-07:002009-05-16T21:08:30.535-07:0013.1...doneI finished! It took me over 3 hours, but I finished!Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-65275716324249025642009-05-09T15:15:00.000-07:002009-05-09T15:41:51.986-07:00Just more evidence that TLC is evil and out to get me...I wish I had some good excuses for not posting here for the last million years or so, but I do not. I'm just lazy and easily discouraged, but still vain enough that I don't always want to report my laziness and discouragement. How have you been during this hiatus? Did you also succumb to winter-induced cabin fever?<br /> This Saturday, I am 'running' my first half-marathon, for which I am in no way prepared. Don't get me wrong, I was training for it, but was derailed by many circumstances completely beyond my control. Like, cold air hurts my lungs and makes me gasp painfully for air and cry. So I couldn't run when it was cold, obviously. People assume the worst when they see a woman running down the street hyperventilating and sobbing. Another factor holding me back was my new found obsession- Sunday afternoon 48 Hours: Hard Evidence marathons on TLC, which have convinced me that jogging alone is just asking for trouble. Paranoid people should not be allowed to watch true crime shows. Anyway, I'm sure you can see how my lack of preparedness is completely not my fault. So, think of me, will you, as you enjoy your peaceful, fun Saturday morning. Do you think there's a graceful way to fake an injury and get out of this at this point? Any last minute advice to see me through?Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-3060650622680284062009-02-09T10:09:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:11:07.784-08:00Sorry I've been neglecting you guys. I'm in a bit of a winter funk. I'll try and snap out of it this week and have something positive to report next week. In the meantime, check out <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/">this</a> fun site for recipes and cooking tips. Have a great week, everyone!Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-51878089210144864082009-01-27T07:46:00.000-08:002009-01-27T07:48:03.631-08:00GeezSick kid+gloomy weather+lots of excuses= I only ran 13 miles in a week. Geez.<br />How did you do?<br /><br />PS- not weight loss, either. Geez.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-87679609774993647462009-01-19T15:27:00.000-08:002009-01-19T15:29:44.432-08:00Do you want to smell sinful and be satisfied?I just posted a blog about a sugar scrub I made today. mmmmmmm. I feel and smell like I've been baking all day. It is oddly satisfying, since most of the time I only bake so I can smell the goodness. <br /><br />Anyway, if you want to check it out head on over to my blog! <a href="http://www.lizjenkins.blogspot.com/">www.lizjenkins.blogspot.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-48302040756195802822009-01-19T08:53:00.000-08:002009-01-19T09:04:07.729-08:00mmmm, LardHey guys! How was your week? Is anyone else sick of the gray and wet? Ugh, I am. How did you do last week? I did pretty well with my running. Eating is another matter. I may have, at a particularly low point, melted down some left over Halloween chocolate with cream cheese and toffee bits and used it as a dip for pretzels. Maybe. My memory is a little hazy on that point. However, I did downsize to a regular hamburger from the double-pattied CholesterolMac that I usually get at the local Hardened Arteries House of Fatty McFat-Fats. So, woo! That's a whole lotta progress.<br />Weigh-in: 2lbs gained (stupid toffee bits)<br />Miles run- almost 15<br />Diabetic Comas- 1Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-61407406289469193552009-01-12T12:34:00.000-08:002009-01-12T12:40:16.860-08:00I'm backHi there, I'm Kathy and I'm a lapsed dieter and exerciser. I joined this blog and was gung ho for a little but life got in the way and it was easy to ignore my resolve to eat healthier and move my body some.<br /><br />But it's a new year which means I get a fresh start, right? I turn 40 this year. I know, I know, I don't look a day over 25 :-) Granted my birthday isn't until November but I don't want to be 40 and fat. I've been eating healthier and have lost 3 pounds this year. Now, if I can figure out a way to get some exercise in, it would come off more quickly and I'd be getting healthier as well.<br /><br />Any tips? I work outside the home and have 3 kids. I'm generally gone from 7:30-6:30 daily--after I get home it's the dinner/homework/bath routine. I stay up way too late because I can't sleep but am scared to work out late at night in case it keeps me up longer (I seriously go to bed at midnite or later most of the time) so getting up early to work out doesn't work for me right now. Blah, blah, blah. . .<br /><br />Kathyblahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-83445424032462900722009-01-12T10:02:00.001-08:002009-01-12T10:25:34.064-08:00It's Monday! Woo!Good Monday, everybody! How was your weekend? How go the resolutions and the goal-making? <br /> I've decided that, in addition to pounds lost and food eaten stats, I'm going to share how far I run each week. Hopefully that will help me stay on track. I'm going to be training for a half marathon that takes place in May following the schedule I found on <a href="http://www.marathonrookie.com/half-marathon-training.html">this great website</a>. It is a six week training program, so actual training won't start for a while, but until then, my goal is to run at least 30 minutes 5 days a week. Hopefully, that will help my body get used to motility. We'll see. Right now, I run about a 10 minute mile, so I also want to see if I can get that any faster. You know, just fast enough so that sloths will stop passing me and laughing...Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-75443162438370321142009-01-05T14:43:00.001-08:002009-01-05T15:12:03.926-08:00The best thing about me? My humility and lack of self-centered-ess, of course!Are you a resolutions type? I am, in a huge way. I start off every year with a grand plan to completely overhaul everything about myself- to basically become an amalgam of all of the people that I admire and less like the person that I already am. And, as you can imagine, I have never succeeded with these resolutions, not even a little teeny, tiny bit. After 27 years of this self-sabotaging behavior, I am done. Over the last few months I have slowly come to realize that I like being <em>me</em>. So what if I'm not super-organized, skinny, domestically gifted, especially reverent and studious, or any of the other million qualities that I have always thought I <em>should</em> be? In so many other ways, I totally rock. So my resolution this year is to be braver about being myself. To embrace the things that I love, do the best I can with the things I don't so much care for, and to stop, once and for all, trying to force my life to fit into someone else's model. And, yes, I know that successful resolutions are specific resolutions and that mine couldn't be more nebulous, so I made a few specific ones to help with the ambiguity.<br /><ol><li>Take some classes. I am tired of being jealous of my husband and his classes, and new school books, and papers to write. So, I plan to take a few classes this year. Nothing major: photography, maybe a new language, possibly creative writing. </li><li>Complete at least one of the paintings that have been floating around in my head and my sketchbooks for the last million years.</li><li>Run more. I actually enjoy running, but I am so self-conscious about how I look that I just don't do it. Not this year. Everyone looks ridiculous when they run, right? So, I plan to do a 5k and a half-marathon with my sister, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law this spring and summer. Hopefully, being committed to not letting them down will help me get over myself already...</li><li>Organize my house in the way that works best for me, not an organizational guru. I finally realized that, as I am a visual person, my organization needs to be visually oriented. This is the "do the best I can" part. I'll take it one room or section a month and really concentrate on setting things up in a way that needs very little maintenance. Because I am really not a follow-up type of person...</li></ol><p> I'm not going to resolve to be a better mother or wife, because I feel like I've been coming in under the bar in those areas mostly because I'm not focusing enough on things that make me happy outside of that identity and that doing more for me will bring more joy to my role in my family. Also, I'm selfish and want to do fun stuff, so there.</p><p>What about you? Resolute or not? Do you subscribe to the "new year = new you" philosophy? </p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-68249469939412844412008-12-23T12:12:00.001-08:002008-12-23T16:56:01.369-08:00Chocolate Christmas trees count as a vegetable, right?<p>No update this week. Just wanted to share an awesome internetty tool with you, <a href="http://http//www.zafu.com/">Zafu.com</a>. I have the worst time finding jeans that fit, and usually, after hours under harsh fluorescent lights staring at the worst parts of my body being amplified in oh-so-flattering ways, I convince myself that the last pair I tried on was made for me, buy the blasted things and go around tugging them up for the next gajillion years while I try to work up enough nerve to go jeans shopping again because they were 2 sizes to big to begin with. Sexy. So, this site? Helpful. </p><p>PS- sorry if this showed up twice in your Reader. I kept trying to link or imbed the "mom jeans" skit from SNL and failed miserably and gave up, but Blogger was all weird about it and didn't want to say goodbye to the first post. So, yeah. Sorry I am a dork...</p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-14822440664448765152008-12-15T13:57:00.000-08:002008-12-15T14:02:32.515-08:00I just don't have the energy for a clever title...Bleh. I have the mother of all colds. Not to mention the cranky, sick three-year-old who has been waking up at all hours of the night demanding SOMETHING. He has no idea what he wants, but he knows he needs something. I keep trying to remind myself that this, too, will pass and that someday I will be able to lay in bed all frikking day if I really want to, but that is just not so comforting right now.<br /> Anyway, I can't really taste anything right now, so eating is not all that tempting or exciting. Unfortunately, neither is exercising...<br /> How are you faring this week?Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-39876446418133697612008-12-09T07:44:00.001-08:002008-12-09T08:12:51.584-08:00Pasta Gluttony would be a good name for a restaurant, don't you think?Yes, I know that it is ridiculous that the week after I swore not to neglect you anymore, my Monday review is a day late. I suck and I apologize.<br /> Sooo, last week. Last week = not good. Last week, we went on an impromptu date and I blew a gabillion calories on some seriously, incredibly, almost laughingly sub-par pasta. I did not realize that tortellini could taste bad. Never, since the Great Tortellini Awakening of 2000, have I tasted such bad tortellini. And yet, I gobbled it all up, Alfredo sauce that tasted like it was from a jar and all. How gross does food have to be before I stop eating it? Anyone? <br /> In other news of Last Week, a week that will live in infamy, I realized that, even though my doctor told me it was really important to come back in six months to re-check my cholesterol levels and see if I need some sort of medication to keep me, you know, alive, it's been almost a year since I totally listened to him say that and took every word to heart. Good thing you don't really need a heart to live, right? Geez.<br /> The only good thing I managed to do Last Week was work in a walk after the Pasta Gluttony and before the movie portion of the date (my husband and I are very adventurous on the dates: dinner, movie. We like to think outside the box.). The bad news is that it's surprisingly hard to hustle and get a good brisk walk going when you a) are full of sub-par pasta, and b) have a desperate need to mock the emo teenagers who think they are hard core hanging out in down town Boise of all places. It's hard to mock and gasp for breath at the same time. Someone should look into that. Snarky people need to work out, too.<br /> So that was my week. How was your' s? Do you waste calories on anything edible, or do you insist on some level of tastiness? Do you know of some revolutionary exercise technique that would allow me to snark and work out at the same time? Have you thought of patenting it?Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-19129684811747940572008-12-01T10:16:00.000-08:002008-12-01T10:44:27.358-08:00I'm bringin' cranky back...Yeah, those other curmudgeons don't know how to act...<br />I know I've been neglecting you guys horribly, and I'm sorry. I wish I had a good excuse for it, but I just don't. Lately a lot of things have converged to overwhelm me, and I've been feeling very discouraged with myself, with my goals, with people, and life in general. I didn't want to bring you guys down with all of my whining, but then I realized that this blog is for sharing exactly those kinds of feelings, soooo, get ready for some cranky! Well, not right now, but in the near future, I'm sure.<br /> Anyway, enough about me, how have you been doing during my hiatus? Any breakthroughs, victories, obstacles, or new goals to share?<br />This week, for me, is honestly just about getting my head above water and I'm pretty desperately hoping to achieve even close to that...Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-44536870807890481902008-10-29T12:24:00.000-07:002008-10-29T12:27:38.286-07:00Monday Review has a bad weekWhy? Well, we got our jumbo bag of Halloween candy from CostCo early. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262659208512447074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GC7FXjnysk4/SQi4qtlSomI/AAAAAAAAAls/s-AGrvWoqmI/s320/IMG_0109.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p>This is but a meager sampling of my shameful pile of candy wrappings. </p><p>Hope you are faring better in this treat-laden season...</p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-39010319033986326942008-10-20T09:26:00.001-07:002008-10-20T09:33:07.614-07:00Monday review has cabin feverGood morning everyone! How was your week? Mine was pretty good. I did well making food choices, moderating my use of a certain delicious cola drink and got lots of stuff done. So, did I get in my whole-hearted half mile? I actually managed two miles...but not outside. Every time I tried to get out with my 3 year old for a run, he would turn into evil boy, kicking and screaming and just being a general pest, so I would just turn on the Wii and do the free run while watching House reruns. So I'm not sure that it counts. Running in place while watching TV? What do you think? Luckily, my husband's schedule changed this week and he won't be leaving the house too early for me to get in a run before the kids are awake. Oh, and I lost .5 lb.<br />This week, my goals are 1/2 lb weight loss and 1 mile run, um, actually, you know, moving toward something...<br />How about you?Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-30552390190272088462008-10-15T17:55:00.001-07:002008-10-15T18:08:49.279-07:00Ay yi yiI sometimes think that I am NEVER going to reach my goal. However, recently I have had to stop and think about my progress, and have realized a few things. <br /><br />1. Even though my progress isn't showing physically, (as in how I look, per se,) I am certainly able to do alot more than I have been able to do for years. I can walk around the zoo without dying. I made it through the botanical gardens without losing my breath, and there are some good hills in there! I can clean my house and not feel like I am going to die. I can lift my 22 lb niece over my head 25 times and still have use of my arms afterward.<br /><br />2. I have managed to keep up with my cardio. Weights have fallen by the wayside, but maintaining my cardio has helped me achieve everything in item 1.<br /><br />3. I have always struggled with wanting to do things... mostly because I just didn't feel up to it. I didn't feel like I could do the dishes, because my back would hurt. I can stand at the sink and do my dishes now like it's nothing. This seems like such a small thing, but for me it's huge. Especially because I hate doing dishes. However, now I find myself thinking, "Man, those dishes are bugging the crap out of me!" and they get done. <br /><br />4. I can play with the dog. Do you know how nice it is to be able to play with Mocha without being afraid I am going to get hurt? Yeah, it's not fun when I trip over her, but you know what I've noticed? If we had her a year ago and that happened, I would have been in bed for a few days. Not kidding. I had a nerve sack that got caught in between two vertebrae when I slipped a disc in June of 2007. The disc went back in. The nerve sack didn't. I thought for the longest time that I was going to end up on crutches or in a wheelchair. I was in such excruciating pain. I was able to get some pain and cortisone shots in my back though, and everything finally went back into place. Then Mike and I started working out. Thanks to that, I can trip over Mocha and recover in seconds.<br /><br />5. For the most part, I enjoy being up and around others now. That was a big challenge before, when I was in so much pain I just wanted to crawl into a shell and never come back out.<br /><br />I guess the biggest thing I am saying is even if the scale or your clothes don't show any difference right now, think of what you could possibly be doing better, or more of, and add that to your list of accomplishments. As long as you are moving and improving your everyday condition, don't worry about anything else. Think about the positives and slowly you will find yourself wanting to do more... and actually feeling good while you are doing it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-71449770498288641192008-10-13T12:56:00.000-07:002008-10-13T13:03:28.357-07:00Monday Review Seems to come around too fastHappy Monday, internet peoples! How was your week? I have to brag that I did so much better this week! That's right, I'm awesome:) It turns out that in my weeks of laziness, I somehow managed not to gain any weight and last week I lost 1.3 lbs. And the eating was a lot healthier. And I never once started to shake from the amount of caffeine that I imbibed. Progress, no? So this week I have a pretty lofty goal. Lofty for me, anyway. I am going to run a half mile. Which doesn't sound like much until you consider that I mean actually run. The whole thing. With no walking, hopping, or shuffling. No stopping to check my shoelaces. No slowing down as soon as I round a corner and no one can see me anyway. None of that non-committal junk. Really. I'm excited. Kind of. <br />How about you guys?<br />Goals: 1/2 lb weight loss<br />run 1/2 mileKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-1972044215720143082008-10-06T15:30:00.000-07:002008-10-06T16:52:13.791-07:00Monday Review Smiles SheepishlySorry I flaked on you guys last week. My daughter had a rotten stomach flu which I am blaming lots of flakiness on, but the truth is, I was just feeling extra frustrated last week. Every time I tried to exercise, something required my immediate attention right that second. And certain hormonal conditions made me feel like I would die if I didn't eat my own body weight in chocolate and salt. I felt like I had fallen off of the bandwagon in a big, lame, losery way. I'm still not quite back on the dietary straight and narrow, but I'm doing better this week. Also, I made a deal with my sister in law that we would run the half marathon portion of the Great Potato Race this spring. Together. Which means I have to be serious about the running now. 'Cause she's like a real runner and stuff. And I don't want to let her down. So that's a huge help.<br />How was your week? What's helping you stay on track? Any tips on training for a half marathon?<br />Goals this week: 1/2 lb<br /> Keep track of eating and make better choicesKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-26740548442739053392008-09-22T21:48:00.000-07:002008-09-23T10:28:03.117-07:00Ten Wonderful Things About YouA few days ago a friend of mine gave me an excellent piece of advice. She said, "Make a list of at least 10 exceptional qualities that you possess, and put it on your bathroom mirror. Then say them out loud to yourself every morning. That might sound hokey, but women don't hear often enough what they do well, or what is good about them. That means, sometimes we have to say it about ourselves."<br /><br />Being the happy-go-lucky person that I am, I said, "yeah, I need to do that!" So I did. You don’t have to limit your list to 10 things, though, I ended up with 11 and over time will probably add a few more.<br /><br />Now, I would like to emphasize the importance of two things:<br /><br /><b>1. Put Your List On a Mirror</b><br />To be exact, putting your list on THE mirror, you know, the one that you look into the most often, the one that you endlessly criticize yourself in- that mirror. And don’t say you never look in a mirror because I won’t believe you… unless you’ve removed all mirrors from your house and then I would highly recommend getting psychiatric help.<br /><br />Also, placing that list of all the marvelous, amazing, extraordinary things about YOU on your most popular mirror will make it always visible to you. This way it will remind you how great you are! And that you need to do the following:<br /><br /><b>2. Say the Words Out Loud</b><br />Every morning when you see your list say every item out loud. Yep, it feels silly, yep, it may feel like you’re lying, and yep, it’s uncomfortable, but that’s the whole point! Saying the words out loud is to over come all those <a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" href="http://chocolateequalskryptonite.blogspot.com/2008/05/positive-vs-negative-self-talk.html"><b style=""><u>negative thoughts</u></b></a> that are trying to control and eat away at your self esteem. You are a wonderful, beautiful woman! You have amazing qualities, talents, and features. Believe in yourself!<br /><br />Hearing ourselves actually <span style="font-style: italic;">say</span> the things on our list triggers something inside us that says, “Yeah, I <b style="">am</b> all that, AND a bag of chips!” But just when we accept this truth the wicked witch of negativity swoops in and starts blasting a load of evil spells at us. Some of the common spells she uses are things like:<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“Biggest Nose, Ever Spell”</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“Major Fat Butt Spell”</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">“Spell of ‘If Only…’” (i.e. if only I weighed less, then I’d look good; if only I was taller, then I’d be thinner; if only I didn’t yell at my kids, then I’d be a great mother)</p>These spells have devastating effects because they are spells of mass destruction! They wipe away our feelings of self worth- so take a stand for yourself! Defy the witch by rejecting her evilness and then embrace all the wonderful things about yourself. That means repeating your list <i style="">at least</i> every day, better yet, every time you see it: when you’re doing your hair, make up, or brushing your teeth- okay, that might not be the best time to say your list out loud, so think it in your head.<br /><br />Also, when you’re saying your list out loud look yourself in the eye. I know it’s hard and will take some practice, but you can do it! Don’t you want to feel better about yourself? Then become a true self patriot and give yourself what you need, which is praise. When was the last time you praised yourself (and not in a sarcastic way), meant what you said, and then <span style="font-weight: bold;">accepted</span> it!<br /><br />As a special note, several of the items on your list should be about your wonderful, physical traits because, as my friend advised, “so that you can make sure your brain is not saying, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, but what about....’”<br /><br />Now go do it right now... you know you wanna!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Updated:</span> Oh! And I think every woman should have in spot #1 or #2 "I am a beautiful woman!"Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14292724684544079120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-18658176088330829272008-09-22T08:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:55:45.771-07:00Monday Review is tired, so very tired...So, it's Monday again. Where the heck did last week go? I had a disappointing week. I tried to give up the Coke habit and did ok resisting it, but was curiously lethargic until about midweek, when I realized that the only thing that had been keeping me from being comatose by noon was the regular and massive doses of caffeine I was accustomed to. Bleh. As for exercise, well, it's hard to exercise when you are mostly asleep all day. So, no weight loss. But no gain, either. Silver linings and all that, I suppose. My plan for this week involves a slow weaning off of the caffeine, clearly cold turkey just doesn't work for me. I just need to find a source with less sugar. Also, I'm going to try this 'most important meal of the day' that everyone keeps raving about. We'll see...<br /><br />Goal: 1/2lb<br /> <br />How about you guys? Good, bad, or ugly week? New goals?Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-78838767475466818392008-09-20T10:33:00.000-07:002008-09-20T10:37:40.431-07:00Because Coke is the new CrackSometimes I want to go back in time and find the guy who invented things like, oh, I don't know, coca-cola, and just punch him in the throat. Anyone else? Anyone? No? Just me then? Alright, I jut wanted to put it out there. It would be kind of a fun little field trip, I think...Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-81091420041260776802008-09-16T09:07:00.001-07:002008-09-16T10:15:08.709-07:00Behold!<span style="font-size:180%;">Look what I made!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.chocolateequalskryptonite.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn137/freedomcows007/button.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I'm trying to figure out how to share the code so you guys can add a clicky guy to your blog if you like, but I can't figure out how to write it without generating the stinkin' picture. So, if anyone understands my babbling and knows how to help me, please do!<br /><br />Edited to add: I figured out an easy-peasy way to add it! <span style="font-size:130%;">Woohoo</span>! Anyway, if you use new Blogger and want to add our linky, add it as a picture in your layout gadgets. There's an option to add a link in the picture, so just pop in our url. The url for the pic is at <span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn137/freedomcows007/button.jpg">http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn137/freedomcows007/button.jpg</a></span><br />Hope that worksKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-22385279146996727882008-09-15T13:41:00.000-07:002008-09-15T13:43:26.419-07:00Monday againSo, at one point last week I was down another half a pound. . .and now AF has reared her ugly head and I'm up again today. To make myself feel better, I'm going to ignore today's numbers and go with the better numbers from last week.<br /><br />I'm been a little hormonal and hate it! I'm so done with having kids that I'm looking forward to this phase of my life being over.<br /><br />Until next Monday :-)blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893835571420411765.post-53623641993261384802008-09-15T08:19:00.000-07:002008-09-15T08:28:12.666-07:00Monday Review eats Chicken SoupHappy Monday, everyone! How was your week? Since I got to spend most of the last two days in bed with a fever, a sore throat, my hubby and the laptop watching season 4 of House, I'm calling it a win. Alright, so I didn't lose any weight and I did drink my body weight in Coke before realizing I was so tired because I was sick and should probably just rest instead of trying to trick my body into being productive, but I can't remember the last time I felt as rested as I do today. And I still managed to work out a few times. Enough rationalizing, on to new goals:<br />This Week: 1/2 lb<br /> Drink water, not Coke (or at least more water than Coke)<br /> No take-out<br />How about you?Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778073410077138334noreply@blogger.com3