tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59472361049152373042024-03-05T00:26:14.555-08:00Losing Weight and Having FunJoin me on my journey to lose 150lbs and have some fun on the waySarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-31589695441541405512013-04-30T11:36:00.003-07:002013-04-30T11:36:44.843-07:00New website<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I finally have my new site up and running, I have quite a few posts on this site so I will leave this site here but there will be no more updates or posts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sarah xxx</span></span>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-5346441025033392212013-04-22T17:42:00.001-07:002013-04-22T17:42:48.679-07:00Jillian Michaels DVD giveaway # 2<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Time for the second part of my DVD giveaway.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This time the prize is a sealed copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-More-Trouble-Zones/dp/B001NFNFMQ">Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I must confess I was not really looking forward to it as I hate hills, so I was thinking about this far too much prior to the race. Turns out it was nowhere near as bad as I was imagining. There were two steep parts at the beginning, but other than that the incline wasn't too noticeable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This was my first actual trail run, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I've been on a few courses before that are mainly paved with a small amount of trail, but this was 100% trail, and we ran through four creeks (each one twice), they told us at the start just to run through and get wet then we wouldn't be bothered on the others. The first two we tiptoed across the rocks and stayed dry, but then we came to the third one...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and the only option was to go through and get wet, which was actually really refreshing, and the fourth one was even deeper. We soon got used to the creeks, although some rocks were slippy, so we walked rather than run through. The trails had lots of random rocks and tree trunks in the way and I saw a lot of people slip and trip, so I became extra cautious and only ran on the very flat parts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I finished 3.25 miles in 59:21 with a 18'14" pace, so 1'44" slower than my fastest time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Another medal for my super full medal rack, must look into purchasing a new rack at some point.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Next 5k is the <a href="http://www.runlikeadiva.com/Events/Divas_Half_Marathon____5K_-_San_Francisco_Bay__CA.htm">Divas 5k</a> on May 5 </span></span></div>
Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-28795690207558264992013-04-20T16:12:00.002-07:002013-04-20T16:12:52.210-07:00We have a winner...<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have a winner for the first <a href="http://losingweightandhavingfun.blogspot.com/2013/04/jillian-michaels-workout-dvd-giveaway.html">Jillian Michaels DVD</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope to schedule the second DVD giveaway in the next few days.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hope you are all having a great weekend</span></span><br />
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Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-85548859855954791232013-04-17T19:07:00.000-07:002013-04-17T19:07:10.353-07:00Weigh In and catch up<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My first blog post from my new house :) Move went well and everything is now unpacked.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Slowly adjusting to my new surroundings, loving the new neighborhood as it is super flat so that will help with my extra walking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I hung the first items on the wall in our new home, I was busy sorted my office/gym and decided to hang these. They take pride of place in the room, plus there is plenty of space on the wall for another rack which I will need very very soon. Next race is this weekend it's the <a href="http://brazenracing.com/diablo.html">Diablo Trails 5k</a> (the one with the big elevation!!) and its supposed to be hot this weekend too. Luckily the race is at 830am, also its only 3 miles from our new house, so won't need to get up early ;) Should be a good challenge, don't expect to create any new PR's though!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It has been 3 weeks since I last weighed in and food wise I haven't really been on track, but I have been super busy packing, moving, unpacking, which I guess worked in my favor,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total loss 31lbs</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I saw the scales go up to 281 over the last few weeks so was glad the number went down again. I've not tracked as such this week, but am trying to focus on eating clean as much as possible, and the last two nights I have cooked meals from scratch, turkey burgers Monday night, chicken curry and cauliflower rice last night and tonight I am making a ground beef and cauliflower dish.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can't finish this blog post without mentioning Boston. What happened on Monday was horrific, but it has taught me one thing the power of the running community is amazing. Also social media is such an awesome tool for staying in touch and showing support. I didn't have the TV on so didn't heard about the incident until I got a tweet from a friend in response to my message earlier that day wishing people luck in the marathon, her tweet read 'hope anyone you know is okay' - I was confused and thought maybe the tweet was for someone else, but went and checked twitter and facebook anyway, and then I read about it and immediately felt sick. I turned on the news and was shocked at the images I was seeing :( I then immediately thought of some friends on twitter who were running the marathon. Neither of whom I have met in real life, but who I was deeply concerned about, one of them <a href="https://twitter.com/IrishEyes1982">Dani</a> had crossed the finish line moments before the blast, she was able to get a message to friends who in turn tweeted and reassured us all she was fine, my other friend also tweeted she was safe. This is a valuable tool to remember if (and hopefully you will never need it) you are in a similar emergency situation and want to let loved ones know you are OK. The running community came together yesterday to show support for Boston and I particapted by wearing my race shirt and walking for 26.2 minutes, it was exactly 26.2, but I hit un pause instead of stop!</span></span><br />
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Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-77997231073644832672013-04-10T14:56:00.001-07:002013-04-10T14:56:36.827-07:00Jillian Michaels workout DVD giveaway<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A few months ago I purchased a bundle of three Jillian Michaels DVDs online, last month I finally got round to doing one, but came across a hurdle - since moving to the US (over 3 yrs ago!) I haven't purchased a DVD player, I didn't think about this at the time of buying them, as a couple of other workout DVDs I have are region free and have played fine on the PlayStation - but not these, they are Region 1.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The first DVD I am giving away is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-Banish-Boost-Metabolism/dp/B001NFNFN0">Banish Fat Boost Metabolism DVD</a>, this is the one I was going to do first, so the case is open but the DVD is brand new, other than being inserted into the PlayStation once!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Super busy packing up the house ready for move day this Saturday. I have been jumping on the scales off and on - and it's not pretty :( I will be posting an official weigh in Monday morning. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have planned lots of different 5k walks around my new neighborhood, and I am going to be unpacking all my lovely cookbooks straight into the kitchen to get me on track cooking proper meals again, as I have been eating on the go far too much, I'm not sure when I last ate a vegetable - I don't think the garlic in the garlic bread counts!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have a brand new fridge freezer installed in our new house and I am super excited to go to the grocery store and stock it with healthy food, when I pack up the kitchen here any processed and junk food will not be making the journey to the new house. I know I can do this - I just need to focus.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great week everyone and I will be back posting on Monday (providing our internet connection is up and running)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nearly forgot - I want to say a HUGE congratulations to my friend <a href="https://twitter.com/missmarisol">Marisol</a> who completed her first ever half marathon last weekend - you rock and are a huge inspiration to me :) </span></span>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-18736484195306878282013-04-01T09:16:00.000-07:002013-04-01T09:16:34.872-07:00March Foodie Penpals Reveal Day<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Woohoo - its reveal day. I love sharing all the goodies I have received each month with you, and am super excited that Kerry A in England signed up and participated this month :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This month I was matched with Susan in Kansas who blogs at <a href="http://solesearchingmamma.com/">http://solesearchingmamma.com</a> and got to send her a box of goodies. She is gluten free so I spent some extra time looking at ingredients to make sure I sent her something suitable. She replied saying her and her family loved everything.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My other match was Anna from Missouri and she blogs at <a href="http://simplelifearmywife.blogspot.com/">http://simplelifearmywife.blogspot.com/</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">At the time of the match I was attempting low carb, so that was the request I gave Anna and she did a great job. She said it was interesting to look at the carb content and was surprised at how high in carbs some items were.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> My box was beautifully package and contained a lovely handwritten note from Anna explaining all of the contents.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I drink lots of almond milk, but have never tried this brand, it was handy having it in the cupboard as I ran out of milk the other day and didn't want to drive to the store and remembered I had this. It tastes just as great as my usual brand, and I will definitely keep a few cartons in my cupboard in the future.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks Anna for an awesome box and for taking the time to make sure everything was suitable for me. I hope you enjoyed the box you received from your match as much as I enjoyed mine.</span></span><br />
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*If you're from Europe, please <a href="http://theleangreenbean.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0cd73be86adfd5ac269467cfe&id=fe10e8d422&e=ab23a0a0a8" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> (<a href="http://www.thisisrocksalt.com/foodie-penpals/" target="_blank">www.thisisrocksalt.com/<wbr></wbr>foodie-penpals/</a>) to signup.</i>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-38027972575321940352013-03-30T16:23:00.000-07:002013-03-30T16:23:09.820-07:00So many 5k's<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I signed up for another two 5k's this week :) I'm so going to need a new medal rack!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My aim for this year was to run one 5k every month. So far this year I have run three.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://losingweightandhavingfun.blogspot.com/2013/03/jellybean-5k.html">Jelly Bean Virtual 5k</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">April: <a href="http://brazenracing.com/diablo.html">Brazen Diablo Trails 5k</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">May: <a href="http://www.runlikeadiva.com/Events/Divas_Half_Marathon_-_San_Francisco__CA.htm">Diva's 5k</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">June: <a href="http://shrinkingjeans.net/2013/03/foxy-5k10kmile-virtual-race/">Foxy Virtual 5k</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <a href="http://www.thesfmarathon.com/the-race/5k-progressive-marathon/">Progressive Marathon (a total of 26.2 miles including a final 5k race)</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">August: <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/summerbreeze.html">Brazen Summer Breeze 5k</a> (not registered yet)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/bearcreektrail.html">Brazen Bear Creek 5k</a> (not registered yet)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">September: <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/dragnfly.html">Brazen Drag N Fly 5k</a> (not registered yet)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">October: <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/brazenchampionship.html">Brazen Rocky Ridge 5k</a> (not registered yet)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">December: Plan to do the New Years Eve 5k as I did in 2012</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If I complete everything I have planned that will be a total of 16 5k's plus a progressive marathon in 2013 - which I think is pretty good going. If anyone wants to join me on any of the races, let me know. I will be fast walking/jogging each one. Hopefully getting fitter and faster as the year goes on.</span></span><br />
<br />Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-71327708399851067232013-03-26T17:29:00.001-07:002013-03-26T17:29:22.068-07:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Yes I know, I am a day late again...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />It has been a hectic week, we are moving house, so I have been busy organizing and cleaning and packing, so much to do.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">As a result I never tracked at all last week, and I wasn't great at eating proper meals either, I was grabbing food on the go and not making the best choices when I did grab food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">On another note I have sold (well will have in the next hour) my treadmill, I was reluctant to get back on it after the incident where I fell off it. Our new house is in a very flat area, and there are lots of trails, so I am excited to do more walking, plus there is a swimming pool 1 mile from my house, so I plan to start doing some aqua classes again. I do still have my exercise biker which I use, and I hope to get back out on my regular bike now we are moving to a flat area.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">My knee is still giving me a lot of grief and I am going to go see the orthopedist tomorrow, my Dr thinks I may have a meniscus tear and may need surgery - I am hoping that is not the case. I had my annual physical last week and all is good, my cholesterol is slightly raised, but it has been the same consistent level for the past 3 years, so he isn't concerned, also my vitamin D levels are slightly low, but not enough for him to be concerned about. I guess I need to spend more time in the sun :) He did the usual chat about my weight and would I consider weight loss surgery and I said no. My weight is going down (all be it slowly), so I don't want to consider the surgery.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I opted to do the 5k, I did plan to go out first thing this morning and walk/jog 5k, but I wanted to go around Lake Temescal and today was the Oakland marathon and they used that route so it was a no go. So in the end I decided to take the dogs with me this afternoon, which is great as I get the 5k done and the dogs get walked, but it was super busy and I ended up stopping around 6 times for people to pet the dogs and tell me how cute they are. So it wasn't a very quick 5k.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lake Temescal is beautiful and it was really nice out today and there were lots of people on the beach and swimming in the lake - I personally am not too keen on the whole swimming in the lake, but people seemed to be having fun. Also there were lots of picnics and BBQ's going on and the smell of burgers made me sooooo hungry!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So a rather slow 1:24.31 5k, but I enjoyed it and I completed my 3rd 5k of the year :) Another medal on my rack - I am now doubling up on the hooks, so need to start thinking about a new rack soon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/RUNwJESS">Jess</a> for hosting the Virtual race.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Next race is in 4 weeks and is the big hill....</span></span>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-47091525101638524482013-03-18T10:30:00.000-07:002013-03-18T10:30:12.490-07:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Just a quick post this week as I have a super busy day with lots planned.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">This past week I tracked 100% using <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/">My Fitness Pal</a> - I was under calories everyday apart from Saturday and Sunday, did two workouts, so need to work on that more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">So I lost the exact amount I gained last week - so I am edging back closer to the 270 mark. Have a busy week this week, but hope to try and fit in some workouts. I signed up for <a href="http://www.fitnessglo.com/">FitnessGlo</a> so need to plan some workouts with that too, more about that next week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sarah xxx </span></span>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-90471090428787222572013-03-12T15:15:00.001-07:002013-03-12T15:15:37.189-07:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The prize for the person who ate and drank the most in Vegas over the weekend, goes to......</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Me!! Yes I ate and drank far too much, but I also had lots of fun, so it is all good. Won't be having sprinkles for breakfast again for a long while!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last week I told you all how I was going low carb for March, it was going OK, I wasn't missing bread or pasta, but was struggling with breakfasts in the morning and really missed fruit (yes something I thought I would never say). I'm also not a huge meat fan, especially not red meat, so did have indigestion a lot.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also found that although I wasn't hungry I was constantly thinking about food and what I could and couldn't have and I became obsessed about it :(</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As a result I decided that I would start back counting calories again using My fitness pal - I know what you are thinking - find something and stick to it!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Time for the numbers and it's no real surprise that I had a big gain this week after all the fun of Vegas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Previous Weight: 274.4</span></span></div>
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+/- : +5.6lbs
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total loss 25lbs</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I always seem to have an excuse for eating 'willy-nilly' so need to work on getting rid of the excuses. I have just under 14 weeks until I go to Hawaii and I want to be able to wear some nice shorts and enjoy shopping for a nice new swimsuit and bikini (don't worry it's a private pool - so I won't be scaring the locals!!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's also 15 weeks till <a href="http://www.fitbloggin.com/">Fitbloggin</a> - and I did say in a previous post I would like to be around 250lbs by then, so I had better get my arse in gear!! Plus I still need to properly start using my TRX and my Jillian Michaels DVD's still haven't been unwrapped - so no excuses!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great week everyone</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sarah xxx</span></span>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-61427138616142400942013-03-04T10:52:00.000-08:002013-03-04T10:52:09.126-08:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have totally decided to shake things up!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For the month of March I am attempting to eat low carb, and based on how that goes I may stick to it long term or may gradually increase my carb intake.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have been on plan for 3 days so far and finding it easier than I expected, although the first day as you will see I ate far too much calories/fat, but stuck to my allowance of 25 carbs. As I am new to this it will take some time to adjust to, and I want to try and keep my calories around 1600 a day, and my recommended fat intake is 101g and protein 148g. I have a fridge and freezer full of meat so need to start getting creative and find some recipes to follow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Low carb is something I have never tried before as I always thought it was a lifestyle I couldn't do, I love bread and pasta! My brain seems to work in a strange way, when following weight watchers I knew there were foods I shouldn't really have, or should have in small quantities, but this didn't stop me from eating lots of them. Now there are foods I CANT have and I am fine with that, it doesn't bother me. Am I the only one who has a brain that works like that?! So I think this will be relatively easy to stick too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Time for the numbers, prior to deciding to go to low carb last week (Friday) I ate far too much the beginning of the week, so the scales went up, although since starting low carb they have gone down, so I hope to be posting better numbers next week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am hoping that doing low carb will mean I eat a lot less junk in Vegas this weekend too - it should do :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great week everyone</span></span><br />
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<br />Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-43230106330997530862013-02-27T18:26:00.000-08:002013-02-28T07:15:59.782-08:00February Foodie Penpals Reveal Day<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.theleangreenbean.com/foodie-penpals/" target="_blank" title="The Lean Green Bean"><img alt="The Lean Green Bean" src="http://www.theleangreenbean.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/FPP-post.jpg" style="border: medium none;" /> </a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">It's that time of the month again, it's reveal day :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">This month I sent my package to Abbey in Ohio, sadly she doesn't have a blog for me to link too :( She has a walnut allergy, so I had to check labels extra carefully this month before I sent anything to her.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The person who sent me my wonderful box this month was Ashley, and she sent it me all the way from Bloomington, Indiana.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">She wrote me a beautiful note on a gorgeous card, the card was designed by an artist from the UK, and it turns out the artist lives in the same place my mum grew up - Falmouth, Cornwall, which is one of my favorite places to visit in the UK.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I know you all want to see what I got in my box - so here goes.....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I loved the heart paper she wrapped everything in - especially as it is February and the month of love. The card had a Coco Chanel quote on the front 'A girl should be two things Classy and Fabulous'.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Ashely loves buying local foods, so her box focused on this. The mustard I have yet to try, but it looks good. The bread was actually baked on the street Ashely lives on - and it was amazing, it didn't last long at all!! The spaghettini isn't something I have seen before, Ashley said she loves to find new ways to introduce more vegetables into her diet, this is such a cool idea - spaghettini made with carrots, green beans and spinach. I haven't got round to trying it yet, I must plan to use it soon. I love all of those vegetables so imagine it will taste great. Apparently Ashley's friends are always saying how much she loves salsa and chips - who doesn't?! The day after the box arrived I went out and bought some chips, and they probably lasted two days - the salsa was so good, it tasted so fresh. The pasta sauce was also amazing, I had it with some regular pasta and also as a sauce on some homemade pizza, the tomatoes had such a great taste.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Thanks again Ashley for such an awesome box, I hope you loved the box you received as much as I loved mine. I have signed up for March, and am super excited to see who my next match is. How many of you are also signed up? What do you enjoy the most - shopping for your match or receiving your box? I love the challenge of shopping for someone else, but also love the element of surprise when I receive a box too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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-On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.<br />
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of <br />
goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about <br />
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-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items<br />
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items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget <br />
about flat rate boxes!)<br />
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get paired with a blogger, you are to write a short guest post for your penpal to<br />
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together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.<br />
-Foodie Penpals is open to US & Canadian residents. Please <br />
note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We've<br />
determined things might get too slow and backed up if we're trying to <br />
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versa. </i></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</span></span></b></span></span></div>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-80384364750130690282013-02-25T18:30:00.000-08:002013-02-25T18:30:53.695-08:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So last week I was expecting a bigger loss on the scale, I ate nearly all my weekly points, but also earned 40 activity points - so maybe I didn't eat enough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Still managed to earn 12 AP's - as you can see yesterday I spent most of the day on the sofa - Daytona 500 in the morning and Oscars in the evening!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total loss 32.6lbs</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What's that all about? Maybe I ate a lot less than normal, I'm not really sure. Just hope that it doesn't go the other way next week. I am going to adopt the same strategy this week, I will eat clean as much as possible, cut out snacks and try and increase my exercise.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I signed up for another <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.dietbet.com/">dietbet</a>, after today's weigh in I am half way to goal, but I am going to Vegas in two weeks, so not sure how that will play out with my plans, part of me wants to try super hard, and part of me wants to say 'f**k it I'm in Vegas lets party!' I always do lots of walking when I'm in Vegas so that should help, depends if we hit the buffet or not, do have one meal planned, we have reservations at <a href="http://www.parislasvegas.com/restaurants/gordon-ramsay-steak.html">Gordon Ramsay's Steak</a> on the Friday night.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Have a great week everyone</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Sarah xxx </span></span></span>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-16293628199408692852013-02-19T17:38:00.000-08:002013-02-19T17:38:05.333-08:00We have a winner .....<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A big thank you to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sweettoothsweetie">SweetToothSweetie</a> for supplying the awesome prize for my latest giveaway.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The lucky winner is ....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Congratulations Laura, an email is on it's way to you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you to everyone who entered, those of you who weren't lucky enough to win, you can still save 20% on your order by using the code CHOCOHOLIC</span></span><br />
Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-48893711347695695502013-02-18T16:50:00.000-08:002013-02-18T16:50:04.025-08:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last week was an awesome week, I tracked 100% - used 35 of my weekly points and earned 40 AP's which is the most I have ever earned in one week. I hit my Active Link goal 120%.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saturday I ran the <a href="http://losingweightandhavingfun.blogspot.com/2013/02/bay-breeze-5k.html">Bay Breeze 5k</a> and I got a new 5k PR - which made the run extra special. I am getting close to the 50 minute mark, so hopefully can break that in the next few months. I was toying with the idea of taking part in the <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/diablo.html">Diablo Trails Challenge 5k </a>but the thought of an elevation of 558' put me off - I thought about it for 24 hours, then decided to take the plunge and I have signed up for it :) I am not a big fan of hills (who is?!) but am looking forward to the challenge, even though I won't be creating any new PR's that race.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will admit I am a little disappointed with this number as I was expecting it to be a lot higher after all the exercise I have done and being on track, but as they say slow and steady wins the race, if I was to lose 2lb every week I would lose 100lbs in a year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great week everyone and if you haven't entered my <a href="http://losingweightandhavingfun.blogspot.com/2013/02/chocolate-coated-yumminess-review-and.html">giveaway</a> - you have 4 hours left to do it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sarah xxx </span></span><br />
<br />Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-11326430832253846402013-02-16T15:39:00.001-08:002013-02-16T15:39:11.272-08:00Bay Breeze 5k<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Took part in the <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/baybreeze.html">Bay Breeze 5k</a> this morning, was very pleased to see the weather was going to be nicer than my last 5k, it was actually the perfect temperature for running, warm but not too warm and no breeze.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the super cool shirts and medals from Brazen racing - definitely makes it fun to participate, and as usual there was lots of yummy snacks available after the race. My next 5k is a virtual one, its the <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/diablo.html">Jelly Bean 5k</a>, which i will be running on March 23rd, not sure which location I will choose for it yet though. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My April 5k I am still trying to decide on - I really want to do the <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/diablo.html">Diablo Trails Challenge,</a> BUT the elevation over the course is 558ft and that is putting me off - I haven't found any other races for April yet - so I think I may need to take the plunge and sign up for this one, I certainly won't be making any new PR's that race!!</span></span><br />
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<br />Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-55500339372597796212013-02-11T10:56:00.001-08:002013-02-11T10:56:38.831-08:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm actually posting my weigh in on the day it happened for once :) Today has started well, I have tracked my breakfast, hoping the rest of the day works out and then the rest of the week. The last time I tracked was Jan 31st, so it's time to sort that out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am doing really well at wearing my Active Link all day, and haven't missed a day since I purchased it. My goal did increase last week as I was achieving it almost every day - this week, I only hit goal once, but to be fair I never really worked out. As a result I hit my goal 82% and only earned 10 AP's - which is a bit embarrassing really.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yes it was a loss, but nothing to really be proud of, especially after the huge gain last week. My body is really craving proper food, so hoping that will help keep me focused, plus I have a 5k to run this Saturday which I am excited about.</span></span></div>
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Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-16292759061329914992013-02-10T17:00:00.001-08:002013-02-10T17:00:37.005-08:00Chocolate coated yumminess - review and giveawayI recently received a postcard via the <a href="http://uktocalifornia.blogspot.com/2013/01/postcrossing.html">Postcrossing</a> site from someone called Janelle, she mentioned she makes chocolate covered oreos and has an etsy shop. I was excited to check this out and she gave me a special deal if I wanted to place an order.<br />
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The photos I took don't really do them justice. They tasted amazing, but at the same time they were so sweet, that one was enough. Each one carefully wrapped and tied with a color co-ordinated ribbon.<br />
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As you will see from Janelle's shop, she is able to do a wide variety of designs, and can custom make them to anything you want. I just noticed the mint ones today - so may have to put another order in.<br />
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Now the best part - one lucky reader - sorry US residents only, will get to win one dozen oreos (including shipping) - in the design of their choice. All entries need to be via the rafflecopter app below.<br />
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to provide a positive review</i><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-50013919401660394312013-02-06T11:01:00.001-08:002013-02-06T11:02:28.539-08:00Weekly Weigh In<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">OK, so where do I start.... This week hasn't been great, it started off great and then slowly I started to go off track, and just like a runaway train (not sure why I chose that reference!) I ended up being totally out of control and as a result haven't tracked since Friday. You would think after my big gain (numbers to follow shortly), I would have been eager to get back on track, but I am struggling to stay focused. I am a bit OCD when it comes to planning, and the last two weeks we have had a friend staying, so I haven't had a set plan for the week, and I think that has thrown me a bit. I'm not blaming that on my over eating, the eating falls entirely on me, I could have made much better choices in the restaurants and said no to appetizers and desserts, but I chose not too. I'm hoping by the end of the week I will have got my destructive behavior out of my head. I plan to sit own on Sunday and properly plan for the week ahead, you maybe asking why not do that today? - I am asking myself the same question! I do wonder why my brain works like this sometimes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I guess it wasn't all totally bad this week, exercise wise I did great. I earned 27 AP's with my Active Link (6 more than last week) and hit my goal 112%. As a result they suggested I increase my end goal for the 12 week challenge. So now my new goal is to earn 5 points a day, it started as a goal of 0-2 points a day. So far this week though I haven't hit goal :(</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total loss 25.6lbs </span></span></div>
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<br />Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-21261759461651423842013-01-31T10:45:00.000-08:002013-01-31T10:45:43.028-08:00January Foodie Penpals Reveal Day<div align="center">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Its reveal day again. I took a break in November and December as I was busy with other things and on vacation, so was excited to resume this month.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The box I sent this month went to Kerensa in Oklahoma, she had no special requirements food wise and I loved what she told me 'I'll eat anything unless it eats me first'!! That made me laugh when I read that. All of the items I sent her with things she had never tried, and her and her family having enjoyed sampling new foods.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My other match was Ashley in Vermont (which I have since learned is not in Canada as I thought!!). She sent me an awesome box of local goodies. She is a lifetime Weight Watchers member and looks awesome, I told her I was following Weight Watchers and she was kind enough to work out the points value for everything for me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ashley must have known I was a huge tea fan, this tea looks so pretty and it has a beautiful poem on the side. I haven't tried it yet, mainly because it looks too pretty to open. The final item was a reusable tote bag (which is handy as in my city they now charge you for bags in the store), it was purchased at a local school to help raise money for a local project.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Don't you agree she did an amazing job - I loved everything. If you are reading this Ashley - thank you again for everything.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">And now it</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">'s time for some details about</span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> <b><a href="http://theleangreenbean.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0cd73be86adfd5ac269467cfe&id=0032cd303d&e=ab23a0a0a8" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Foodie Penpals.</a> </b></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><i>In case you’re a new reader, here’s</i> <i>a reminder of what the program is all about:<br />-On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.<br />-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of <br />goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about <br />the goodies you received from your penpal!<br />-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items<br />or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also <br />include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining <br />what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!<br />-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your <br />items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget <br />about flat rate boxes!)<br />-Foodie Penpals is<br />open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you <br />get paired with a blogger, you are to write a short guest post for your penpal to<br />post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired <br />together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.<br />-Foodie Penpals is open to US & Canadian residents. Please <br />note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We've<br />determined things might get too slow and backed up if we're trying to <br />send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice <br />versa. </i></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />If you’re interested in participating for February, please</span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://theleangreenbean.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0cd73be86adfd5ac269467cfe&id=cbf5e7267e&e=ab23a0a0a8" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> </span></span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: blue;">to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions.<br />You must submit your information by <u>February 4th</u> as pairings will be emailed on February 5th!</span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span>Sarah Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220711779955804159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947236104915237304.post-42874618165713360022013-01-29T17:17:00.002-08:002013-01-29T17:17:41.656-08:00Weekly weigh in<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The past week started well, but then went downhill, I was suddenly eating everything and anything!! This lasted for two days, and one of those days (Friday) I gave up on tracking all together. A big thank you to everyone who contacted me on twitter to send me words of encouragement, it definitely helped. I woke up Saturday morning and was right back on track.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As you can see I earned an extra 6 points this week, and my average goal achievement was 108% so I definitely became more active this week.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5 weeks into the challenge and I am on track, and slightly above the estimations. Let's hope this continues.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tracking wise as you can see it shows I had points left over, but realistically I probably ate those on the day I never tracked. Also I forgot about my healthy checks once again!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Previous Weight: 275.6</span></span></div>
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+/- : -3.4lbs
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total loss 32.8lbs </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was actually expecting to see a gain so was pleasantly surprised. I thought back to when I did Weight Watchers previously and some of my eating habits, and I recalled that the weeks I ate most or all of my weekly points, were the weeks I had a good loss, so I think that lately I have maybe not been eating enough especially as I have been working out too. So that is my new plan of action for the week ahead to try and eat more! I know it doesn't seem to make sense when I say it out loud either.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This week I have a friend visiting from England and we will be out and about a lot and eating out but I plan to track everything as best I can and get lots of walking in. Today I was very impressed with myself, we went for lunch and I declined the complimentary bread (I think this maybe a first for me) and then I went with a half salad (normally I go with a full one) and it filled me up nicely. I must admit it did help dining in a restaurant that was in the points tracker on my phone. I even was able to have dessert which I shared with my friend. Tomorrow we are dining at the Cheesecake Factory, hopefully I can say no to the bread there as well (which will be hard as I love their bread). I plan to go online before we go and plan out what I am going to have and the points values too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I unfortunately didn't meet my <a href="http://www.dietbet.com/">DietBet</a> goal - I lost 7.2lbs in the 4 weeks, so was 4lbs short of 4%, but it was a fun challenge and well done to those of you who hit 4% and get a share of the pot. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just a reminder for those of you in US and Canada who have dogs - check out my giveaway on my other blog <a href="http://uktocalifornia.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-barkbox-review-and-giveaway.html">www.uktocalifornia.com</a> for a free Barkbox. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How did I get on this week? Here is my tracking overview. Although I didn't exceed my points (well not the weekly ones), I felt I didn't make great choices food wise this week. Yes, Sunday did consist of mainly cheese and salami!! However I did earn 15 activity points on my ActiveLink and hit my new (higher goal) 98% overall this week, which is 4 more AP's than last week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was a little better at logging my healthy checks this week!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This week's stats</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Previous Weight: 276.4</span></span>
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today's weigh in: 275.6 <br />
+/- : -0.8lbs </span></span>
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total loss 29.4lbs </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I want to try and work on increasing my exercise this week, and really making a dent in the number on the scales. My <a href="http://www.dietbet.com/">diet bet</a> ends next week, and to hit 4% I need to lose 6.6lbs, so don't think that will be happening. This morning I walked 2.4 miles after class, and I went to a friends house and did a mini workout on her <a href="http://www.trxtraining.com/">TRX system</a>, and I did squats without my knees hurting :) I was so impressed with it, I have just been online and ordered one - so am looking forward to making that a regular thing in my workout routines..</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nearly forgot, I went to my Weight Watchers meeting this morning and I won a prize</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was a cookbook of my choice and I chose this one, I'm excited to try some new recipes this upcoming week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Plus I have another giveaway planned (probably for next week), which I think will be very popular among you sweet toothed people!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also I signed up for a 5k for February - Ill be doing the <a href="http://www.brazenracing.com/baybreeze.html">Bay Breeze run</a>. Need to find one for March now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For those of you who also missed me post on Facebook and twitter - we booked a vacation last week. We are going to Maui in June, I am so excited as I have always wanted to go to Hawaii. Plus I get back on the Sunday and the following week it is <a href="http://www.fitbloggin.com/">Fitbloggin</a>, so lots to look forward to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great week and thanks for stopping by.</span></span><br />
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