The Amazing Shrinking Mom posted recently about how she eats oatmeal for breakfast every day. Every day? And the woman has lost 50 pounds? Hmmm…maybe there’s something to it.
I make oatmeal for my kids. It’s cheap, right? And good to have on hand when you’re out of milk, bread, eggs, everything else. One of those last resort breakfasts that you whip up for emergencies. But me? Eat the stuff? No thanks.
Well, I gave it a try over the weekend. I ate oatmeal — the real kind, not the cardboard one-minute quick oats that my husband can’t stand — but the …read more

I checked my mail yesterday and found a surprise — from Melodee of ClubMom’s Amazing Shrinking Mom blog. woohoo! It was my ClubMom water bottle, which she’d promised for those of us who sent her a comment about “dieting naked.”
Now this is not what you think! What it means is she has lots of dieters in her sidebar who are being bold enough to admit their pre-diet weight and update their progress. I didn’t send her my weight, but she added me to her blogroll, so people can check here to see my progress.
I’ve lost 15 pounds since April — …read more

Weekends are TOUGH when you’re trying to lose weight. We gotta help each other out here, OK? Even though it’s Saturday, you can still stick to your fitness goals.
Do you find yourself making excuses on the weekend? I do. Here are a few:

It’s Friday night. I’ve had a long week.
We’re eating out, and this makes it OK to go off my diet.
I deserve a break!
I have to deal with ___ (so and so) on the weekend, so I need some chocolate/carbs/ice-cream.
It’s Saturday. I need a day off.
It’s Sunday. My day of rest.

Then you head back into …read more