Did your weight loss progress survive Thanksgiving dinner? I was worried about gaining back a significant portion of my 10-pound loss, but was surprised when I hopped on the scale this morning.
This week’s progress:
Two pounds gained, which didn’t surprise me one bit. I ate mostly healthy stuff, didn’t snack and didn’t drink (too much).
Starting Weight: 180
Current Weight: 182
This week’s slips:
Let’s see: pumpkin pie, whipped cream, cranberry sauce, lots of carbs and a good dose of gravy. Enough said.
This week’s successes:
I think getting through Thanksgiving with only a 2-pound gain is a success. My goal was to make it through with …read more

In my last post, I promised you details on how I lost the weight I had gained during a hormone imbalance.
After finding a more positive mind-set and reaffirming my self-worth, I lost all the weight and got in shape by doing the following:
I purchased a one-month supply of Herbalife products.
This included meal replacement powder, vitamins, and other supplements. While I don’t think meal replacements and supplements are necessary for weight loss, they were for me. I needed the help to jump-start the loss. Once I lost 20 pounds, I had regained control of my appetite. I was so motivated …read more

(www.weightingline.com) — I found this sweet YouTube video chronicling one woman’s weight loss from before surgery (she doesn’t specify, but I suspect it’s gastric bypass) through about a year afterward.
What I like most about it is how happy she looks, and how much joy I see in her eyes.

(www.weightingline.com) — At 8:00 ET tonight, when Stand Up to Cancer begins, head over to Pink Ribbon Review and have a real-time conversation with host and breast cancer survivor Karen Lynch about the event. She’ll have live coverage and commentary about the event — and you can add your two cents, too!
Her “live” blog will be displayed in a viewer window on the main Pink Ribbon Review website (thanks to software provided by CoveritLive). It’s like instant messaging — except you don’t need a user name or password — and you can watch the conversation, view photos, send in comments, …read more

Some people go to extremes in an effort to lose weight. This can be dangerous, and I hope you aren’t doing this to yourself just to lose weight.
Why less isn’t always best
Starving yourself to lose weight is definitely not the way to go. You will only end up losing muscle and feel irritable, edgy, and extreme hunger. Your body need daily nutrition. It needs a certain amount of vegetables and protein every single day.
While starving yourself and living on very little food might make you lose weight, it has the potential risk of throwing you into a …read more

Plateaus are the worst. One month you’re rolling right along, shedding the pounds at a healthy, normal rate, then suddenly you’re at a standstill, and might even gain a pound or two back.
Don’t worry if this is where you’re at right now. It happens to everyone. Here’s something you can try…

Have you ever been roped in by a bright neon sign, telling you to come on in, sit down, and have a bite or two? Don’t be swayed by those flashy signs. Here’s why…

Are you struggling with your weight loss goals? Do you feel like you just can’t go on any more? Are you thinking about giving up and going back to all your old, bad habits?
I have a special message for you today…

I’ve been getting that compliment a lot lately. At least once a week, someone will come up to me (who knows me and knows how big I had been) and says, “Girl, you look so GOOD!”
It’s a great feeling to hear something that nice said about myself. But I have to tell you that a few weeks ago, it was difficult for me to accept such a compliment. I would combat it with something like, “Thanks, but I have A LOT MORE to lose.”
Why do I do that? I’ll tell you why…

I still had low confidence/self-esteem.
At my highest weight (221 …read more

Did you know that snakes shed their old skin because they outgrow it? The snakes that do not outgrow their old skin still shed it anyway, to replace it with a healthier new skin. We should take this lesson from snakes and apply it to our own life. I’m not talking about ripping away layers of skin, either. I’m talking about digging deep beneath our inner layers to find out what’s driving you to live an unhealthy life.
You see, more often than not, being overweight is simply a symptom of much bigger problems that you don’t want …read more