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bra talk

by Denise on January 5, 2012

in self talk,stories,tips that may or may not be helpful,uncategorized

Every year my aunt sends me a gift certificate to Victoria’s Secret, and every year it sits in my wallet until I remember that I have it, and then I spend it on things that aren’t underwear and never use the entire thing. One year I bought three lip glosses. The year before that I [...]

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land of the living

by Denise on December 7, 2011

in stuff and things,tips that may or may not be helpful

I’ve spent the past two days holed up in the house with some weird cough/cold/congestion thing, and if you’ve never spent a day home sick with your 5 month old puppy, let me assure you that it is not a sick day and you will probably hate him two hours in. There was a lot [...]

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budgeting (yay! no, really.)

by Denise on October 28, 2011

in money,tips that may or may not be helpful

We didn’t budget at all in October, what with the new dog being all needy and puppyish and adorable. We spent our free time making sure he didn’t eat our house and so budgeting fell by the wayside. It was fine in the end as we’re used to spending less and saving more, but there [...]

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one month in

by Denise on October 27, 2011

in tips that may or may not be helpful,weight loss

I started losing weight one month ago. I decided it was time to change, for real this time, and started writing about it in my regular, old-school paper journal. I kept track of my calories, ate more vegetables, and hoped for the best. September 27: 195 pounds October 27: 190 pounds It started because I [...]

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on health

by Denise on September 30, 2011

in life lessons,tips that may or may not be helpful

I’ve been going through a introspective phase as it pertains to health. I’ve been trying to peg down what it means to me, what I believe it should encompass, and how to achieve it. This is the healthy living project, after all, and so far the project has meant a net weight loss of 8 [...]

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on cereal, portions, and potatoes

by Denise on September 2, 2011

in foodstuffs,life lessons,tips that may or may not be helpful,weight loss

Can we talk about cereal for a minute? Because I love cereal. It’s a comfort food. One of my favorite past times included filling up a bowl with cereal and milk and forgetting the world for a while. That is, until, I decided to lose weight and actually pay some damn attention to things like [...]

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special k turns my pee bright yellow

by Denise on July 26, 2011

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That happens to everyone, right?

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day three of drinking a zillion ounces of water

by Denise on July 20, 2011

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I don’t have to pee as frequently. If you’re just starting out on the weight loss thing and you’re on day two and you think you’ll never make it: it gets better. I promise. I still have to pee a lot, but gone are the days of getting up every five minutes (no exaggeration) to [...]

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egg juice

by Denise on July 19, 2011

in foodstuffs,tips that may or may not be helpful

Because we’re trying to save money and be all economical, we tend to make enough ingredients at dinner to last through lunch the next day. Last night we made fajitas for dinner, and I chopped up extra peppers and onions to make a veggie fajita for lunch. Then I decided that adding some protein to [...]

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36 ounces of water before noon

by Denise on July 18, 2011

in foodstuffs,tips that may or may not be helpful

The benefit of peeing every 18 seconds is that I spend less time sitting at my desk. Horray for moving around, even if it’s just from point A to the toilet.

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