I’m so excited to announce the winner of my first blog contest. First I want to thank you all for entering, and ask that you please subscribe to Weighting Line if you haven’t already. Please? I’m in the process of brainstorming ideas for 2009, and I plan to have many more giveaways! So…on to the good news…. I used the Integer Generator from Random.org, and came up with: 16 Timestamp: 2008-12-10 18:22:59 UTC That means that keyalus is our big winner of the Sansa slotMusic Don’t Quit! fitness bundle, and her chosen album, “Doll Domination” by The Pussycat Dolls! She has 48 hours to respond to my email…so if I don’t hear from her, I’ll pick another winner. For those of you who... [Read more]

Yesterday I told you how I failed to complete just one of the many goals I had set for the week, but I didn’t’ tell you it was because I have been sick. You should probably know though, that when you are ill or experiencing pain, it is entirely reasonable to take a break from your weight loss efforts and go easy on yourself. This is especially true if your efforts include vigorous exercise, a special diet, or weight loss supplements. If your pain or illness is chronic, you may have a very chaotic schedule of eating properly and exercising. After all, it’s hard to plan in advance because you never know if your day is going to be good or bad. If you’re dealing with acute pain, it’s usually easier to know that you... [Read more]

In addition to all the many, wonderful giveaways around b5 right now, there are just as many great posts that I think are worthy of sharing. Kelly at Grounded Fitness wants to talk about cellulite on Pop Quiz: The C Word Peggy at Lively Women has Holiday Eating Tips to Avoid Gastric Distress Michelle at Veggic Chic has a Quick and Easy Pasta With Spinach recipe to share, and she talks about how to Go Vegetarian for the Flat Belly Diet Jody at A Hearty Life shares information on Brazil Nuts for Heart Health and Heart Healthy Dark Chocolate Scott at Health and Men offers a review of the Pro-Fit Iron Gym and, I saved the most intriguing for last…. Liz at Healthbolt wants to interest you in The 30 Sugar Free Days Challenge I just may... [Read more]

I have a confession. I accomplished nothing on my list of goals for this week. It’s hard to admit when we slip, isn’t it? I don’t feel guilty though. No, I am going easy on myself, and you should too if you fall off the wagon. The proverbial “wagon” is easy to hop back on — easier than you think. This week’s progress: Starting Weight: 182 Current Weight: 182 This week’s slips: Besides not accomplishing my goals to start on Slim-Fast and exercise more, I also had not one, not two, but three chocolate candy bars. Ack! I can’t believe I just admitted that. Yes, I know…but it’s that time of month I need chocolate and well, the Snickers bars were 3 for a $1. Thank goodness both the bars and... [Read more]

I was in Taco Bell a couple weeks ago, picking up some tacos and quesadillas for the kids. Okay, I bought a couple things for myself. I was out of town without my husband and well, I’m not a great cook….but more about that another time. While I was waiting for our order, I noticed a little container of pamphlets about Taco Bell’s Fresco menu. Sure, I had heard of it — though to be honest, I tend to forget this restaurant chain has attempted to cater to those of us with weight issues. I imagine this is because they’re too busy advertising the latest gooey, cheesy, crunchity taco concoctions to be bothered with mentioning they have cheese-free burritos. So here’s the deal. If you order any item that normally... [Read more]