I found this great post listing all sorts of websites that can help us lose weight by providing nifty graphs and extra accountability. Does anyone use any of these or are there any other tools that I’m missing?

I’m thinking of signing up for Gimme20 account and a traineo account.

Anything that helps right?

Researchers in London have released results that say they have a chewing gum that helps you lose weight. I would chew gum non-stop if that was the case.

Anyone who has tried to lose weight knows how hard it is and i think 99% of us would try some gum if it would actually work. I know there is no miracle pill but man… I wish there was.

I just read this interesting tidbit on what happens to your body when you drink a coke:

* In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
* 20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
* 40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dialate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
* 45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
* >60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
* >60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
* >60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.

I wonder how much of this is true and how much is true for other sodas as well. I guess its good i gave up my mountain dew….. sigh….

i was reading this post that explains that basically with exercise along or a combination of diet and exercise, your weight loss will eventually plateau. Well, I’m wondering how this is news.

Apparently the study is supposed to tell us how to overcome this plateau or something. I am extremely doubtful though, but wouldn’t that be cool!

I was just sitting here, looking at my belly and thinking.. I wish there was an easy way. I know I’m not alone in this When we want to get healthy we want results fast, but we all KNOW, that the most effective way to maintain weight loss is to lose it slowly. but COME ON PEOPLE. Don’t the weight loss gods know that I’m impatient? I want to know all the tricks people have used to help and if there are any shortcuts… spill em!

I’ve been reading alot about hypnosis lately and have even considered that which is HUGE for me. I’m just tired and I think I just need some motivation. I’m at the point where I’ve lost about half the weight I want to lose and I’m becoming happier with my body and my health. I can run and exercise like i used to. I am a lot stronger, my body is more defined, and I just feel better about myself. I just now need to make sure i don’t get too comfortable in this skin and I persist to go all the way. I’m sure this is a feeling plenty of you have felt so I would love to hear any advice!

In my attempt to see the positives in my life, i must say that something good did come out of October… I lost 3 more pounds. October was just a very rough month for me; filled with change, big decisions, and loss. The two don’t go well together I’m afraid. I am looking forward to getting on with November as it can’t be worse I’m sure.

But anyway, back to seeing the good in all of this …

I did lose three more pounds. That’s not quite as good as the previous month, but I’ll take it! I think I’m going to switch up my exercise routine this month and challenge myself a bit more. I seem to be in decent shape even if I wear a wide load sign when I run. I don’t have a problem with endurance and I’m afraid I can’t attribute that to all of the sex i’m NOT having. Oh yes, back to good things. 3 pounds. 3 pounds. 3 pounds.

Hope everyone is doing well out there! I finally got a chance to catch up on my blog readings from the past two weeks. It was nice to see how everyone is doing.

Well, this past month has been pretty good for me weight-wise. I lost 10 pounds and now my pants are hanging off of me. I mean.. hanging. My butt looks completely undesirable in them because the pants just sag off. Not an entirely bad position to be in. I think I need to get some new pants.

I wish I had a working scale as I think my body is doing good. I still haven’t had much time to workout, but I also haven’t had much time to think about food. I’ve been running all over the place and am just very busy that I haven’t had time to sit around and think, which so often can lead to sitting around and eating. I have also been eating smaller portions. Don’t worry, I’ve been a good girl and am getting my three meals a day; they are just relatively small in size and I haven’t had time to snack.

I hope to go for a jog tomorrow. The tires on my jogging stroller are a little flat, but I think they will hold up. I will make it my mission to get a couple new tires this week.

My assplosions have seemed to calm down although I have a new respect for the toilet Gods. I have learned not to anger them! We’ll see how that goes.

The past week has been pretty good. Haven’t gotten out and exercised much but I’ve been eating pretty well. I’ve done some physical exertion (NO im not talking about sex) but nothing too strenuous.

I’m pretty content with life right now and have accepted all of the changes to come. I’m ready to embrace them and make the most of it. I’ll be busy for a little while so it may be quiet on the Fat Girl front for a couple of weeks, but i will pop in and give my shout out whenever I can.

i of course will be reading everyone’s blogs. Can’t get enough of that!!

The past year and a half of my life was an emotional roller coaster. I put on weight during this time and I have seemed to hold onto it. it’s almost like a security blanket in a sense. Once you finally accept yourself for being the weight you are, you get comfortable and kind of use it as a guard; you hide behind it.

I feel like this is what I’ve been doing for so long. There is some security in knowing that the people closest to you will always accept you and love you no matter your size. But there is also that fear of rejection. I don’t know how many times I’ve avoided certain situations b/c i was afraid people would not look at me..but instead look at my fat and judge me.

It seems counter-productive that what makes you feel bad (the fat) also makes you feel safe. Pretty twisted, but I think that is what has been happening.

This past week has been the beginning of the peak of this long ride and I expect it to last just a few more weeks before I finally start to descend. because of events that have happened in this week though, it has really prompted me to do a lot of soul searching and I’ve realized it’s time to let go of what’s comfortable. Of all of the things that make me feel safe and basically just go for it… It is my time. Expect many ups and downs from me, but expect results. I have no doubt I have the motivation right now…so let’s hope it stays that way!