Well, it’s been ten weeks since the healthy challenge began. For some reason it feels like we’ve been at it a loooong time. I started the challenge with a bang- eating right and power workouts. I’ve since survived a week-long vacation, bouts of being sick, foot injuries and lots of food temptation. [...]
Category Archives: Watchin' the Weight
Trudging along on the ten week healthy challenge, it sure hasn’t been easy. Good days are abundant but bad days have haunted me too. With two “official” weeks to go, I’m re-visiting my original goals to take a peek at how I’m doing…
Here are my original goals-:
*lose weight- goal of 15-20 lbs. in 10 weeks, [...]
On Jan. 2nd we began the ten week healthy challenge with 341 people. Each has been contending with their own goals and using their own tools and methods for implementing healthy changes. I have no idea how many participators are still following along since healthy commitments are tough to stick with. I’d love to hear an update on how [...]
I’ve just finished up the first four weeks of the Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge and I’m moving on to week 5. The challenge technically ends on March 13th. For me, the challenge will extend to March 27th (vacation & sick week caused a 2 week delay), though I fully intend to stay on my [...]
Three weeks into the Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge and I’m still getting requests for people to join along. We’re up to 336 participants from 41 states & 15 countries! It seems that a lot of folks are hoping for a little support in their healthy journey, and that’s what this challenge is all about. [...]
I’ve been a bit remiss in visiting blogs of the Ten in ‘10 Participants this week but I hope you’ll understand… I’ve been in Mexico attending a food blogger’s conference/vacation. It’s tough to find time for the computer when you’re in a hot & humid climate where all you want to do is lounge around in a beach [...]
It was so inspiring this week for me to pop around on the blogs and see so many people writing about the Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge. The Passionate Pair said it best when they described the challenge as “gaining a foundation for long-lasting habits.” I hope that’s how we’re all looking at this challenge. [...]
One of the goals for my healthy look at 2010 is to bake nutritious things without losing the flavor and satisfaction of eating something really evil. I plan on using a lot more whole grains and very little white flour in my quest to be sporting a bikini by summer. Oat flour, a hearty whole-grain [...]
D-day is finally here- the Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge now begins! I’m absolutely thrilled with the response we’ve gotten to the challenge. It’s terrific that so many people are interested in making a positive, healthy change in their lives. I feel like we’re all in this together, and will support each other and keep each [...]
The Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge officially begins in just one week: January 2nd, 2010. Are you ready to begin your 10 week commitment to making healthy changes in your life? Find challenge details here. It’s not too late to join in!
I’ve been putting a lot of thought into what specific goals I should shoot [...]
Note to my readers: This healthy challenge is not going to be the new focus of my site. It’s a challenge that I will write about only on Saturdays. Recipe postings will occur, as usual, during the week.
As of Saturday AM, Jan. 30, 2009… we have 341 passionate people who are (publicly) on board for getting healthy in 2010. [...]
The beginning of the year is as good a time as any to make some healthy changes in your life. I work best on this sort of thing when I have support from others. So I’ve decided to put together a challenge that everyone can participate in if they wish… one that will begin on [...]
We’ll still have summer for quite some time here in Southern California as our September and October are sometimes our hottest months. But I thought this was an appropriate salad to post on this seemingly last day of summer…. while vegetable gardens are bursting with produce that is begging to be used up. And while [...]
Keeping myself accountable once a month for that Great Feat of Losing Weight has been a major factor contributing to my success in keeping it off. Here it is (3 months later), and I’m still within a couple of pounds of my Biggest Loser weigh-in. I still crave daily exercise. Unfortunately, I also crave evil desserts, [...]
Yeah, I know this is a food blog , but I just can’t help adding in a few exercise and diet tips now and then. It’s a daily struggle for me to lose weight and maintain, and I find that intense workouts help tremendously. I couldn’t possibly eat all of this food that I blog [...]
Rancho La Puerta is a world-famous destination spa in Baja, California (Mexico)- about an hour’s drive from San Diego. I’ve wanted to visit this spa for years, imagining the luxury of a week full of exercise, relaxation and healthy eating, and devoid of internet, TV and the real world. It sits on 3,000 sunny-all-the-time acres [...]
I’m a few days late in posting about this, but I thought it would be entirely appropriate to write about after my last two decadent brownie posts! Believe it or not, I’m still on a mission to lose more weight and eat healthier meals. I’ve made quite a few baked goods lately, and that’s probably [...]
Today marks exactly 1 month since I *won* The Biggest Loser contest at my gym. If you’ve just started reading my blog, you can read all about it here. Though I blogged my menus and exercise pretty obsessively while in the midst of the contest, I haven’t really talked much about it since the big [...]
If you’ve been reading my blog for the last few weeks (original story here), you’ll know that I’ve been participating in a Biggest Loser contest at my gym. Well… I WON! I’m floating on air with excitement. I didn’t really think I had much of a chance, but I did it! I actually did it!
Honestly, [...]
Four weeks into this newfound healthy lifestyle change and I’ve lost a total of 9 pounds (so far). There’s one more week left in my gym’s Biggest Loser contest. I’m not sure I have a chance as some of the others have lost big poundage here and there. We’ll see. The winner is determined by [...]
I’m into the 4th week now of my healthy lifestyle change. I’m feelin’ good and still excited about the new journey. My total weight loss to date is 8 pounds, with the caveat that I know I’ve lost more in inches than actual weight. That’s okay with me, as long as I continue to lose [...]
If you’ve just started reading my blog, you should know that I’ve made a healthy lifestyle change. I’m posting about my experience, but you’ll see recipes as usual after this post. Two weeks into it and I’m still happy to forge ahead. I’ve lost a total of 4.25 pounds thus far, but I can tell [...]
This is the second week of my personal weight loss journal. If you’ve been following my weight loss journey, you’ll know that I’m participating in a Biggest Loser competition at my gym. (If you’re not interested in these posts, just skip them… normal recipe posting resume as usual tomorrow.) Exercise has been a huge priority [...]
This is the post where I will neatly tuck all of my babbling regarding my Weight Loss Journey (for January). If you’re interested in checking on my detailed progress and daily notes, bookmark this post and check in whenever you’d like. I’ll add to this post each day for the rest of the week. I’ll [...]
“How do you stay so thin with all of those decadent treats you bake?”
This question was thrust upon me many times in my first year of blogging. I’d love to say that I’m this magical being who can eat anything and everything and never gain weight. I’m not. I’ve lived my life never feeling thin. [...]
