Jennifer on April 19th, 2010

This morning the scale told me I weighed 205, which means one pound *gained* this week. Yuck. I had been down to 203 in the middle of the week so I was actually expecting a loss to report. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the right amount of sleep the last few nights, and [...]

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Jennifer on March 30th, 2010

A couple of times recently, I’ve been asked “Why Am I Not Losing Weight” or some derivative thereof. I am really truly strongly suggesting that anyone who is battling weight loss, especially when they can’t figure out their roadblocks, take a hard look at two things:

How much sleep are you getting at night?
How much [...]

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Jennifer on February 22nd, 2010

I wish I had time today to post comments on all my friends’ blogs — encouraging or supporting their efforts. My mind is racing with all of the things I could or should be saying in response to their posts.
I’ll try to post a few thoughts right here, so hopefully those individuals will recognize [...]

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Jennifer on September 14th, 2009

It’s amazing how, like clockwork, I am two pounds lighter in the morning than I was when when I went to bed the night before. Sleeping helps our bodies metabolize!
Well, last night I stayed up until shortly after 2am. I had to get some work done, packing orders for my mail order business. [...]

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