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

It’s Science & Health channel theme day, and this month we’re sharing a little link love. Where do I go for blogging inspiration?
I’ve written about this blogger before, Melodee of Clubmom’s The Amazing Shrinking Mom blog. She’s truly an amazing woman who is on a serious mission to improve her health — and waistline. Since she started blogging about her weight loss goals, she’s lost 48 pounds! She’s done this naturally, through cutting junk food out of her diet and through exercise.
She’s also got a great sense of humor — and is responsive to her readers. Perfect combo for …read more

Here’s the million-dollar question: is it possible to have a flat, muscular stomach even when you’ve been overweight for a long time? If your abs have been stretched from years of obesity or even through a few months of childbearing, will you ever be able to get your old self back?
I found a site claiming Stomach Exercises Resulting In Perfect Abs. Yeah, right, is what I want to say. But, then since I’m a blogger here to report to you all the positive news on improving our health, I’m going to print these exercises off and actually do them. For …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

Mary DeMuth of Relevant Blog is hosting tomorrow’s Carnival of Beauty — our topic is “The Beauty of Blogging.” This is my first Lively Women submission, though I’ve been participating from my home blog, Mom 2 Mom Connection.
I’ve discovered a tight-knit community among my women blogging friends — we think alike in so many ways. Since I’ve started blogging for b5 media on women’s health issues, I’ve actively sought fellowship among other health-oriented bloggers.
I love reading about Blair’s exercise and water-drinking goals at Scribblings by Blair, and I thank her for telling all her readers to join me …read more