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Thinking Thin

Thinking Thin: For the Children

July 1, 2009

A few weeks ago I was doing the dreaded swimsuit shopping awfulness, and had no choice but to take the kids with me into the battle. It was me vs. the swimsuits, and it wasn’t going to be pretty.
I knew I was pressing my luck, the kids can’t handle stores for very long, never mind [...]

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Thinking Thin: Pushing Reset

June 11, 2009

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The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of business travel and school getting out and family vacation and schedules in an uproar. Breathe.
The real Thinking Thin-ner would have been keeping up with exercise, even during travel, and said no to all those lovely Disney World desserts. Ahem.
So because I’ve joined [...]

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Thinking Thin: Inching Down

May 9, 2009

Today it’s 45 degrees, mostly un-sunny and yet I feel the warmth of a peaceful respite washing over me. My skin has goosebumps as I sit here at the open window and listen to my kids playing in the yard, but my soul is warm and toasty. For now anyway.
Yesterday when I weighed in I [...]

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Thinking Thin: Standing Still

May 6, 2009

Hello, this is me. At a stand still. The weight loss, that is. It’s stuck.
Am I the only person to be 15 pounds into a weight loss journey that is going to be a looong road that hit a plateau this early?
I’m still working hard at all this, still faithful to my Weight Watchers plan, [...]

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Thinking Thin: Walk It, Girl (A Giveaway!)

April 30, 2009

As some of you may know, I joined Weight Watchers about a month ago, and have been beyond impressed with the program, the company and the community. I’m down 14 pounds, loving the feel of my clothes being big on me, and telling everyone I know about this easy and effective plan.
To be counting points [...]

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Thinking Thin: What If I Stumble, What If I Fall

April 23, 2009

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I’m one whole month into this whole Thinking Thin thang, and I have to say — I’m pretty shocked that I’ve gone this far already. The poundage is coming off. No cheats, and no giving up or giving in. Despite personal things collapsing around me and [...]

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Thinking Thin: Strength

April 16, 2009

“Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenished.” –Buddha
This week I’ve been thinking about how strong I am. Mostly physically, but I can see the mental strength fast approaching. How can strength feel so elusive and impossible sometimes? Can’t we just lift a few 5 pound weights [...]

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Thinking Thin: Commitment

April 13, 2009

I had the strangest feeling last week, as circumstances swirled around me like a tornado, and I felt sad and depressed and stressed and never enough…I didn’t want to eat.
This is a big deal, as I’m sure any of you who eat your emotions can attest to. Being down and out usually leads to [...]

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Thinking Thin, Part 1

April 6, 2009

As most of you who blog already know, a personal blog is not the entire blogger’s life story. My blog is a small piece of me, it scratches the surface of my heart and gives me a place to say things that I may not want to say out loud. It’s a place I can [...]