HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all my mommy friends!!!
OK I'll admit it...I'm a slacker. My mother's day was fabulous! I got a griddle and before anyone gives my hubby grief...I've been asking for it for just about forever. For the record I LOVE IT!!!!!!! I also got 3 inches of hair chopped off and I got it streaked with blonde and red again. We also spent Mother's day with my mommy, so we had a good time.
And now for my LATE Weighty Update for this week:
Starting Weight: 264.4 lbs.
New Weight: 217.8 lbs.
Weight lost this week: 1.4 lb.
Total lost: 46.6 lbs
My body fat% went down again as well!
Thanks for keeping me honest!
I can't promise how much I'll be posting over the next week or so as I'm working on a project at the station for All Children's Hospital (In conjuction with the Children's Miracle Network) for our annual telethon, but I will at least try to keep the Weighty Update going for you all.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Belated Happy Mother's Day and other stuff...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Historic Autism Bill Passes BOTH House and Senate in Florida and is now on to Governor Crist!
I received the following email today and wanted to share:
A number of you have called the CARD office to see what we know about the autism bill that passed on Friday. Krystal and I have hesitated to answer questions because we weren't really hearing anything and we weren't sure what to tell you. I spent a few hours this afternoon combing through Google to see what is out there. Here are a few links that will hopefully answer your questions about the bill. It helped me understand a little bit better what has happened.
A fantastic site that seems to have the most information about the autism bill is the site by Floridians for the Future of the Developmentally Disabled.
http://www.ffddnews.com/blog1b.php?blog_id=2008050221562257
Watch the historic and emotional speech by the Speaker of the House and the vote in the Florida House that passed Senate Bill 2654.
http://www.ffddnews.com/articles0b.php?art_id=2008050609203252 Read the instructions on this page to watch the roughly 10 minutes toward the end of the session where the bill was passed.
FFDDnews discusses the passage of the Senate Bill 2654.
http://www.ffddnews.com/blog1b.php?blog_id=2008050615181171
Article "Last Minute Miracle ... Florida Autism Bill Passes ..." from a parent who is thankful that the bill passed. http://findingnoah.org/?p=417
Panama City News http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/18553574.html
The News Press (Insurance companies have two years to come up with agreements to cover all children with disabilities or face mandates to serve autism).
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/OPINION/805060321/1015
There is more out there if you want to search but these links will give you an idea of what happened.
All of you who worked so hard for months and in some cases for years, deserve the thanks of every one who has a family member who has an autism spectrum disorder. A special thanks to the CARD families who called their legislators every time we sent out an alert.
Weighty Update
Starting Weight: 264.4 lbs.
New Weight: 219.2 lbs.
Weight gained this week: 1.6 lb.
Total lost: 45.2 lbs
It's not all bad though...my body fat% went down nearly 2 points!
Thanks for keeping me honest!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Quick Apology
Craziness at home...sick yesterday...better today...field trip tomorrow....D-R-A-M-A
Sorry, hope to get back soon! {{{{HUGS}}}} to all.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Update on my health that I promised WAY BACK WHEN!
Back on February 6, 2008 I promised, in a post,that once I got my blood work back I'd let everyone know how my cholesterol levels were since I've been taking S-Force Cholesterol Control that I sell on my website so that I could give you my honest opinion. Well, back in January of 2007 my cholesterol was 213 which is "Borderline-High Risk" (I apologize that I do not have the LDL & HDL breakdown for this to give you a more accurate comparison), and today (April 23, 2008...blood was drawn on April 15, 2008)it was 179 which is in the "Desirable". That's a reduction of 34 points! Ok, here's the Breakdown: LDL is 113 which is "Near Optimal/Above Optimal" and HDL is 66, and "an HDL cholesterol of 60 mg/dL or higher gives some protection against heart disease." (All terms in quotes are linked to the American Heart Association website.)
Obviously, since, as you all know if you read my Weighty Updates, I've lost nearly 47 lbs. (approx. 21.32 kg) some of it is related to that; however, I took my S-Force Cholesterol Control to my doctor and they were very impressed with the qualitiy of the vitamin and told me to continue taking it!
Short version: I'm very pleased with my results.
Again, if you've read this far...thanks for letting me promote Seriesse! Feel free to ask questions if your interested in any of our products!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Weighty Update
Starting Weight: 264.4 lbs.
New Weight: 217.6 lbs.
Weight lost this week: 1.0 lb.
Total lost: 46.8 lbs
Thanks for keeping me honest!
Friday, April 18, 2008
A Photo Survey - Just for fun, but harder than you think!
Here's the catch, you can only answer these questions with pictures.
Go to photobucket. com, put your answer to the question in the search engine and pick one of the pictures from results to represent your response.
Have fun!
Your current location?
Ideal vacation spot?
Favorite musician/band?
Favorite television show?
Pick one of your hobbies.
Ideal vehicle?
Favorite time of day?
Significant other's name?
Ideal place to live?
Exciting events coming up?
Color hair?
Middle name?
Year you graduated from high school?
Favorite restaurant?
Favorite alcoholic drink?
Favorite season?
Favorite sport?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Another benefit of Green Tea!
I am always looking for ways to promote my at home business Seriesse, and today I found something while dropping my Entrecards!
I found it in this article over at Your Best Life The cool thing is that "L-theanine is a natural amino acid that comes from green tea..." and the post goes on to say that while it may "...seem odd that something from tea, which is known as a stimulant, could help with stress and anxiety but this amino acid has been proven to create a sense of relaxation and calm in just 30 minutes, without making you drowsy"!
Here's the good news about Seriesse's Essential Green Teas are that they are
- Calorie-free
- Caffeine-free
- Sugar-free
and they taste FANTASTIC (ok that's my opinion, but I do drink this EVERYDAY!!!) This is just another benefit of Green Tea!
Stop by my website if you're interested in getting some of these benefits for yourself!
As always, thanks for listening to me promote myself :-)
AND AGAIN A BIG THANK YOU to Your Best Life for helping me discover this additional benefit!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
This is a two for one post!
First off this is a post that I was going to do anyway for Autism Awareness, but by a stroke of luck it also works for Earth Day as well! I guess that I should disclose that even though I was going to do this post anyway I was happy to know that A Girl For all Status is giving away 100ec for the first 50 people who write a post of a minimum of 50 words for Earth Day Awareness you can find her post here, but for now I give you PIZZA FUSION! (FYI other than the ec's I'm NOT BEING PAID FOR THIS POST...this is strictly something I think is great!)
I wanted to highlight this company Pizza Fusion! Why? While "Big Stuff" doesn't have a problem with gluten, he does have a problem with casein as I've mentioned before...I know that there are other's out there who know someone or are related to someone that has problems with gluten or casein or both. I first learned about Pizza Fusion through GFCF Mommy's blog. There, unfortunately, isn't a franchise near me, and boy do I wish I could afford buy one myself; however, I have heard that their pizzas are quite good. In particular their Gluten-Free Pizza ...the next time I get close to one I'll have to try it out for myself! I can hear you all now,"Ok I see how this is good for someone on the spectrum following a GF/CF Diet, but how it this good for Earth Day?"
Tah-Dah!!! They are also an eco-conscious company as can be seen by their slogan,"Saving the Earth one pizza at a time." You can view their company profile and mission statement here, but the short version is this: They follow LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards set forth by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), they deliver their food in company owned hybrid vehicles, they give their customers discounts when they return their pizza box to recycle it, among a laundry list of other things!
Long story short (I know...too late) if there is a location near you I'd check them out especially on April 22nd! Oh, if someone could open one it the Tampa Bay Area I know a few people who'd definately be there!
I'm a thief...AGAIN!!!
Whenever I steal something I try to give credit where credit is due...I stole this from Crissy's Haven:
Your Birthdate: September 2 |
 You're so intuitive, it's like you have a sixth, seventh, and eighth sense. You connect with others freely and easily - and you tend to have many best friends. Warm and caring, it's hard for you to close your heart to anyone. Affection is like air for you - you need to give and receive it to survive. Your strength: Your universal compassion Your weakness: Your unpredictable mood swings Your power color: Mauve Your power symbol: Butterfly Your power month: February |
