Jennifer on January 31st, 2010

I started the 30 day challenge again today, this time on difficulty level “Hard” where it appears to be basically the same exercises but with more reps or for longer periods of time. I burned 250 calories, or so it told me, and although the “kick-ups” on the track were strenuous, I managed to [...]

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Jennifer on January 31st, 2010

I’ve looked all over the basement for the hot air popper I used to have in college, but could not find it. I like microwave popcorn, but I remember trying actually popping kernels of corn in a brown paper bag in the past and decided to try it again. The kids got a [...]

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Jennifer on January 30th, 2010

I did the 30 day challenge using EA Sports Active for the Wii. It was a lot of fun and the exercises were varied enough to keep it interesting. I participated at the medium level (you could choose easy, medium or hard) and I think perhaps the reps or lengths of time is [...]

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Jennifer on January 27th, 2010

I don’t know how to explain it — most other times I’ve been burdened with this aspect of womanhood, I’ve actually lost weight! This time, I was thrown for a loop!
I haven’t posted in several days. Mostly, it’s because I have not felt well. I never feel well during that time of [...]

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Jennifer on January 22nd, 2010

I’m almost done with the Wii EA Sports Active 30 Day Challenge. When I first started it, I remember thinking that the dancing segments of the workout were kind of lame. You know what? They’re growing on me. Perhaps I thought they were lame because I’m not much of a dancer. [...]

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Jennifer on January 19th, 2010

Finally, I made it to the half way mark! This morning when I woke up and stepped on the scale, the wonderful 218 stared back at me. I’m half way there! I have updated the Progress Photos page with the latest picture in the infamous blue shirt.
The funny thing with those progress [...]

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Jennifer on January 14th, 2010

Yay! I finally lost pound 47! It would not have been so difficult had I not regained pounds 42 through 46!
Anyway, seeing 221 on the scale this morning was a lovely sight. Now I can concentrate on having most of my efforts be recognized with continued downward trends. [...]

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Jennifer on January 12th, 2010

I’ve been struggling a bit, mentally, with what I have been doing the last month. It was on December 13th, I believe, that I last weighed 222. (Exactly one month later, that’s what I weigh now as well.) In between December 13th and January 13th, I managed to gain and then re-lose [...]

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Jennifer on January 9th, 2010

I recently was watching a video that included a recipe for chicken tortilla soup. Thinking that it sounded really good and knowing how low-calorie soups are good for those counting calories, I decided to try something that resembled it. I did stray from the actual ingredients a bit, adding more things than what [...]

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Jennifer on January 8th, 2010

I have a good friend that made it as a finalist in Seattle Sutton’s 2010 Slim Down contest! He is getting 14 weeks worth of SSHE meals provided to him and is working on trying to lose a greater percentage of body weight than the other contestants to win a trip to Orlando!
If any [...]

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