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Still going strong!

I’m still going strong on my new lifestyle changes, only I’m having problems eating enough calories a day, it seems 1400 is beginning to be a struggle.   I feel so full all of the time, I guess that’s why?  I eat apples, bananas, oranges, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, etc with lots of whole grains and lean […]

Ut oh, coming to a wide screen near you

Well, I’m gonna make a video log or vlog of my weight loss status and progress. I think putting myself out there for more people will help me to be even more accountable. But it will start with a video of a make-up free, wet hair, pimple face, eyebrow-crazy girl. This will […]

Progress so far!

Well I’m doing GREAT so far - I have a 3rd interview (and final, I hope I get the job!) setup for next week.  I’m losing weight and inches and I’m up to 11-12 glasses of water a day, I normally have the “8″ that people say is a minimum.  I find that I like […]

“A Diary”

A couple of weeks ago my husband received something in the mail from Axe. “Open to get an edge” it states on it. On the back it describes a movie with innuendo weaved into the wording by way of a junior high boy.
“A Diary
Even with an award-winner under her belt, budding novelist Jill […]

First week is almost done

And I’m still going strong.  I’m supposed to take a break today from my workout but I think I want to make sunday my day off.  So I think I’ll go ahead and workout today, take new pictures (gag) tomorrow in the first clothes I started working out in and just keep trucking.
I’ve always wondered.  […]

3 workouts down

Thousands to go?
I already feel slimmer but yeah, I have a ton of progress to go.
I’m enjoying it, I cut out the caffeine, most sugar, record every single piece of food I eat and things are looking good.  I stay full yet I only have 1200 -1500 calories a day, how in the world is […]

My First Barry’s Bootcamp workout

WOW!   I feel the burn all over my body, and I didn’t think muscles still existed under all that flab, but they do and they are hurting!
Sure, I did the beginner level but wow, c’mon at my weight I worked fucking HARD.  I even made it through the Booty camp workout, I’m very proud of […]

Barry’s Bootcamp

I’m starting barry’s bootcamp today. I watched the videos last night when I got them in to get an idea of what I’m getting myself into. His workouts look amazing, they use resistance bands (and optional ones on your ankles that feel great) and a kind of bench press exercise ball. It […]

Gardening in the Shade

Yes, I live in Lubbock, TX, and yes it’s the desert, but, I have shade!  In the entry to our house there’s an area which gets only a slight amount of direct sunlight during the day and then on it’s shade, it’s not dark, obviously but the house and eaves kinda shield it from direct […]

Starting planters from seed

Starting planters from seed isn’t always easy, you could grow them in individual grow cells like I tried to last year, try is the key word, I then suffered a cat attack to my precious seedlings, destroying all the plants, messing up my floor and setting back to where I had no plants, I mean, […]