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Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-1870290349324365172010-01-30T12:15:00.001-08:002010-01-30T13:24:26.723-08:00Progresso Souper You Review and Giveaway<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpqIY8xK2Olqjwbt9cB0yzSSWs6W5Q-0FvSRB1WSFVipeyIYr-0DE-ixwEYVpxXvYFRe9CS9EeuJaenxwl3aLaVj0KDo3rl6STnGnmSpTH4J6rnxJ4-nixoMXRLGUutc-KwHn3TvwMINZ/s1600-h/souper_logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpqIY8xK2Olqjwbt9cB0yzSSWs6W5Q-0FvSRB1WSFVipeyIYr-0DE-ixwEYVpxXvYFRe9CS9EeuJaenxwl3aLaVj0KDo3rl6STnGnmSpTH4J6rnxJ4-nixoMXRLGUutc-KwHn3TvwMINZ/s320/souper_logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432633034248325986" /></a><br /><br />Have you ever had French Onion Soup in a restaurant? Our local restaurant has a cup of it for $4.99. That is a lot of money for one cup of soup. And you don't even know how many calories it has in it. Progresso Soup now has French Onion Soup with 50 calories a serving. 2 servings in a can make the total 100 calories for a whole can. If you make your own croutons, you already know how many calories are in them.<br /><br />So instead of $4.99 for a meal with heaven only knows how many calories, for less than $2.00- you can totally count your calories. Way cool. It really tastes good, too. It's almost like a guilty pleasure, because you can't <em>taste</em> that the soup is so healthy.<br /><br />Here's the deal- Progresso Soup and MyBlogSpark have offered me the chance to try some of their soups. I jumped right on that. Progresso is really loved in my household.<br /><br />They also offered me the chance to give one of my followers a prize pack which will contain this-<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb2AW-rrADMCUremCM-AmUW4a1TFLXntl9GbkLd-qG2Vf2ism0sq7vl_OL_gZtfm8INt-WeRTUlaWO3jZpiiCvve48H-8ye2Ah7Gig_IglSW4ckwttV-vthN7LJQzlH-fO8gsxaNBYv_z/s1600-h/S7300017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfb2AW-rrADMCUremCM-AmUW4a1TFLXntl9GbkLd-qG2Vf2ism0sq7vl_OL_gZtfm8INt-WeRTUlaWO3jZpiiCvve48H-8ye2Ah7Gig_IglSW4ckwttV-vthN7LJQzlH-fO8gsxaNBYv_z/s320/S7300017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432637116001357090" /></a> A Progresso Soup Mug, A digital jump rope, and coupons for 2 of your favorite soups. How cool is that?<br /><br />Let's get down to the nitty gritty, here. For the first entry, you must be a follower, and tell me your favorite Progresso Soup- or which flavor you would like to try.<br /><br />1.One extra entry for following me on twitter- leave a comment with your username.<br /><br />2.One entry for tweeting. Leave a comment with your tweet. If you would like to, you can copy and paste this- "Win Progress Soup Prize Pack from @litefoot873 http://donnaisbiggestloser.blogspot.com/2010/01/progresso-souper-you-review-and.html Plz RT" You can do this one time each day.<br /><br />3.Three separate entries for posting on a blog. Please leave three separate comments.<br /><br />4.One entry for leaving a comment on any other post, including those on my sister site <a href +http://donnasbookreviews.blogspot.com/"> Donna's Book Reviews </a>. Just leave a comment telling where you left your comment. ( This includes giveaways, as well.)<br /><br />5.One entry for faving me on technorati-jst leave a comment with your username.<br /><br />6.For those who do not blog or tweet, here is an extra way to enter. Email three people about this giveaway and CC me as well. Than leave a comment.<br /><br />This giveaway will last until Sunday, February 7, 2010, at 11:59 pm. The winner will be picked by Random.org, and posted here. When you leave your first comment, please either leave your email like this- myname (@) hotmail.com, or have it visible in your profile. I will be posting the name of the winner, and emailing them as well. <br /><br />After I have posted and emailed the winner, they will have 48 hours in which to reply so that I can forward their information to The Sponsor. <br /><br />Good Luck!<br /><br /><em>Full Disclosure: I did not get paid for posting this. I did, however, receive product for review purposes from Progresso Soup and MyBlogSpark. They are the ones providing the gift pack for the winner.</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpqIY8xK2Olqjwbt9cB0yzSSWs6W5Q-0FvSRB1WSFVipeyIYr-0DE-ixwEYVpxXvYFRe9CS9EeuJaenxwl3aLaVj0KDo3rl6STnGnmSpTH4J6rnxJ4-nixoMXRLGUutc-KwHn3TvwMINZ/s1600-h/souper_logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpqIY8xK2Olqjwbt9cB0yzSSWs6W5Q-0FvSRB1WSFVipeyIYr-0DE-ixwEYVpxXvYFRe9CS9EeuJaenxwl3aLaVj0KDo3rl6STnGnmSpTH4J6rnxJ4-nixoMXRLGUutc-KwHn3TvwMINZ/s320/souper_logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432633034248325986" /></a><br /><br />This is to celebrate the New Year and a new you with Progresso Light and 100 Calorie Soups because from January 4 through March 15th, you can visit <a href="www.Progresso.com/SouperYou/"> www.Progresso.com/SouperYou </a> to enter the Progresso “Souper You Debut” contest for the chance to win a full makeover in New York City. <br /><br />Three grand prize winners will be awarded a trip for two to New York City from May 21st-23rd. The prize includes roundtrip airfare, a two-night stay in a NYC hotel, a full makeover, a $1,000 wardrobe shopping spree and personal consultation at a New York department store. <br /><br />To enter, you’ll need to do the following: <br /><br /><br />Go to <a href="www.Progresso.com/SouperYou /"> www.Progresso.com/SouperYou </a> to learn more and enter the contest<br /><br />Submit your essay (200 characters or less) telling Progresso why you love Progresso Light or 100 Calorie Soups and why you would like a makeover<br /><br />In addition, please submit a photo of yourself that visually reinforces the theme of your essay<br /><br />Once you enter, you’ll have the chance for your photo and/or an excerpt from your essay to appear on <a href="www.Progresso.com/SouperYou/"> www.Progresso.com/SouperYou </a>, so be sure to check back frequently! Once the 10 finalists are announced, you can visit <a href="www.Progresso.com/SouperYou/"> www.Progresso.com/SouperYou </a>, from March 29 through April 12 to vote for your favorite. <br /><br />In addition, throughout the duration of the contest you can visit <a href="www.Progresso.com/SouperYou/"> www.Progresso.com/SouperYou </a>, to download a coupon for $1 off any three varieties of Progresso Soup! <br /><br />With surprisingly hearty ingredients like pasta, beans, corn and rice, and flavor-packed vegetables like tomatoes, carrots, and peppers, Progresso Light and 100 Calorie Soups offer varieties with a good source of fiber and a full serving of vegetables. Satisfying your taste buds, Progresso Light and 100 Calories Soups can help curb your hunger, making it easier for you to stick to your weight management plan.Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-48261941445779496992010-01-16T07:16:00.000-08:002010-01-16T07:24:10.375-08:00Back on The Wagon?So, yeah, I know I haven't been active on this blog. That is partly because I haven't been following my diet in a long time.<br /> In all fairness, though, I have been busy. Not too busy to take care of my health. An idiot I am.<br /> Oddly enough, I actually weighed just a little bit less than the last time I wrote. That's good, but I wonder how much I would have lost if I had followed my diet faithfully.<br /> Okay, so I have to climb back on the diet wagon.<br /> I need to eat healthy and start to exercise once more. If I can, I will also start going back to T.O.P.S. It seems like the right time to start being healthy. The beginning of the new year, and all that.<br /> So here is my New Year's Resolution. I want to lose one pound a week this year. That should get me down to 250 by this time next year. I could certainly use all the encouragement you can give me.<br /> Help me by holding me accountable to myself. Do you have a New Years Resolution? Would you like to share it? Do you need encouragement? A kick in the pants? We can all help one another out.Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-52532797835186583662009-07-10T07:29:00.000-07:002009-07-10T07:35:24.532-07:0007-07-09-Weigh InFor the past two weeks, I have gained a total of 1.4 pounds. Not good. Not good at all.<br /><br />The Pathetic thing is, this past week, I didn't do any snacking at all. Here I am being good in the eating department, and I gained. Gained I tell you!<br /><br />I guess this week, I will have to try to do the same thing with no extra eating, but I will have to add in some exercising. I have fallen off the exercising wagon. I need to restart my exercising.<br /><br />All I need is some motivation to get up off my rear end and start exercising. We are having a contest at T.O.P.S. during the next 7 weeks. The categories are:staying and weighing, not gaining, exercising, losing in the double digits, and the best loser.<br /><br />It would be nice if I were to win one of the categories. No way to do that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unless</span> I buckle down and work hard.<br /><br />I could use some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">encouragement</span>, though. Maybe a good kick in the rear end while you are at it. Maybe that is what is needed.<br /><br />Til next time,<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-69393957061544043592009-06-29T11:55:00.000-07:002009-06-29T12:01:56.373-07:00No Weigh In This Week-06/29/2009So of Course, this week, when according to my scale I am finally down instead of up; there will be no weigh in for me. My mother and I are taking my Baby sister to special needs camp tomorrow, which is four hours away from here. By the time weigh in time rolls around, we will be dropping Littlebit off.<br /><br />Camp Pinetree is a great escape, both for my sister, and for my mother. Special needs kids can be extremely trying at times. Now, don't get me wrong, we love her to pieces. But there are times when she is just very aggravating. So for 6 days in the summer, she gets to go to a camp with other kids just like her. She can play and swim, and all around have a good time. It is a good camp and a worthy cause.<br /><br />On the weight thing, I can only hope to maintain this weight loss through this upcoming week, and maybe even add to it a little bit. That would be cool. I would appreciate if any of you that care to would leave me an encouraging message.<br /><br />Til next time,<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-22137901314626090252009-06-29T08:46:00.000-07:002009-06-29T11:47:59.073-07:00Weigh In-06/23/09I gained 1.4 pounds today. My total is now 306.8 pounds. I am a terrible person. I need to lose weight. Why oh Why do I keep gaining instead of losing?<br /><br />Of course, it might be the eating like a pig. Actually eating a pig. No, seriously. For Father's Day, the only cake that Hannaford's had left was one in the shape of a pig. Good for us, because Mom loves Pigs. Not so good, because we ate the whole thing within two days.<br /><br />I eat everything in sight. All the time. And I haven't exercised in so long it isn't even funny anymore.<br /><br />I need to start being good again. Okay than, starting this very day, I am going to get back on the wagon. From now on, exercise every day, and absolutely no eating more than I should.<br /><br />Next week, I am going to be a new woman. Now, if I could just find a way to make this happen. Hints and suggestions are welcome.<br /><br />Til next time,<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-68693239615442753562009-06-14T08:23:00.000-07:002009-06-14T08:30:48.682-07:00Weigh In- May 19, 2009I am up this week by 1.2 pounds. I kind of knew I would be up this week, but it was still a disappointment.<br /><br />This week I had difficulty with ice cream. Actually, Skinny Cow French Vanilla Truffle Ice Cream Bars. Thank goodness there are only 100 calories per bar, because I totally are 2 boxes this week. Have you tried these things? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MMM</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MMM</span> Good! Very not good to have in the house if you can't control your eating.<br /><br />I am no longer buying Skinny Cow Products. How unfair of them to make their diet products taste so good.<br /><br />I also didn't do very well in keeping away from the wheat thins. Another three boxes this week. Although, I got to say, at least it wasn't seven boxes this week.<br /><br />I really did try. For example, Friday night I was hungry. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sooo</span> hungry. So I thought, well, I will go get some vegetables. I ate a whole bag of mini carrots. We're talking two pounds of carrots. When I was done I still felt HUNGRY! My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">stomache</span> was full, so I really wasn't hungry, but I sure still felt hungry.<br /><br />Is there anything I can do about this? I have got to start losing again.<br /><br />Til next time,<br /><br />Donna M ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-57719233066743902232009-06-13T05:37:00.000-07:002009-06-13T05:49:48.944-07:00Weigh In- May 12, 2009I am down this week, only 1.6 pounds, but still. Much better being down than up, right? I did not do any exercising this week, and ate way too much. Every night, except for last night, I ate like a pig. I ate a whole box of crackers on each of three nights, One night I ate two boxes of chocolate covered coconut bars. At least I managed not to eat anything extra last night.<br /><br /> I gotta say, though, that I have been hungry since seven p.m. last night. And I didn't eat anything until this morning after weigh in. So I guess I should be happy about that at least.<br /> I don't know why I can;t control my cravings. I don't need to eat all of those crackers. I shouldn't eat all of those cracker. So why am I eating all of these cracker?<br /> Does anyone have any hints to help me out? This has got to stop!<br />Til next time,<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-27671687447989074772009-05-29T02:48:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:57:19.094-07:00Weigh In- May 05,2009I am up 4.4 pounds. Didn't have such a great week. I didn't do any exercise at all, and ate pretty much whatever I wanted.<br /><br />And I have been so thirsty., it's not even funny. For example, even though i weighed in today, I drank 2 12 ounce cans of diet soda, and 4 16 ounce glasses of diet soda. The only reason I stopped drinking was that I was too full for anything else. But-to be perfectly honest, I was still thirsty.<br /><br />Someone told me that if I drank water I wouldn't be as thirsty, but I am not sure that I believe that. Maybe I will try more water this week. See if that helps.<br /><br />At least I don't have to worry about the doctor getting mad at me for drinking too much water. I don't have to see her for a while. I haven't even scheduled a new appointment with her, yet.<br /><br />So this week, I need to get back on track. I need to eat healthy, and stay out of the sweet stuff. Spearmint leaves are very bad. Not so bad, I guess, if you only have one, or two. But when you have a whole bag in one sitting, not so good. Probably doesn't do much good for my sugar, either.<br /><br />I could use some words of encouragement. Anyone else ever have a problem with being too thirsty? What did you do to fix it?<br /><br />Til next time,<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-5927036381914000702009-05-13T10:04:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:14:07.281-07:00YoYo Dieting- April 28, 2009I am down 1.8 pounds today. To 303 pounds total. This week I am down. Last time I got weighed in I was up. I think I am starting to notice a trend here. So far it seems that I cannot find a happy medium. One week I am up, the next week I am down. Is this what they call Yo yo dieting? This seems to be happening almost every single week.<br /><br />What's worse, is I find that I have a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sabotager</span> in my household. An evil person, determined to make my losing weight fail. And who is this nefarious person? Me! Just last night I went and ate a whole sleeve of Ritz Honey Butter crackers slathered in peanut butter. I don't need Ritz crackers slathered in peanut butter., and even if I did need some, I certainly didn't need a whole sleeve of them.<br /><br /> For the love of everything that is good and decent in this world, I WASN'T EVEN HUNGRY! I guess I just ate out of habit. Makes me wonder, though. If I hadn't screwed myself up so totally, would I have been under that magic number of 300? My gut tells me that I might just have made it.<br /><br />How do you deal with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sabotager</span>? Especially if you are that said same person? I know I want to lose weight, so why am I doing this to myself?<br /><br />Til Next Time,<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-54946169851921871662009-04-27T17:37:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:08:35.514-07:00Weigh In- April 14, 2009I gained this week- 4.8 pounds. Ouch. What can I say? It was Easter this past Sunday. We had Honey Ham, potato salad, macaroni salad, and deviled eggs for dinner. And of course, we had donuts and coffee for<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreN4h3gsyOQn04crfDFxSpNXXfuIFE3hHcFeVsg_fIFQDtIK-vwy9H1IYbChWgVuUyML58ilmAKd0ubk8TT_6oyY3cNSN7YOS3V-5hDKoxO1L-yJpCIVGRsTKikr2OpngERwah7m1eMb_/s1600-h/EASTER~12.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329538926798825266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 59px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreN4h3gsyOQn04crfDFxSpNXXfuIFE3hHcFeVsg_fIFQDtIK-vwy9H1IYbChWgVuUyML58ilmAKd0ubk8TT_6oyY3cNSN7YOS3V-5hDKoxO1L-yJpCIVGRsTKikr2OpngERwah7m1eMb_/s320/EASTER~12.GIF" border="0" /></a> breakfast.<br />Than, all day long we had candy from the Easter Bunny. That damned bunny. It knows just what are my favorite things to eat. Pink Marshmallow Peeps. Not fresh out of the package, but just a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hard</span>. That's the best way to eat them.<br /><br />I know that all peeps are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">supposed</span> to taste the same-but really, come on. Those red chicks, green <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bunnys</span></span>, and blue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bunnys</span></span> just don't taste <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">as good</span> as the Pink Bunny Peeps.<br /><br />Than, of course, there are the peanut butter eggs. The Easter Bunny got those not thinking that I would become totally addicted to them. Why would he think I would, I have never had them <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">before</span>, and just didn't know how good they were. Sure, I have had Peanut Butter Cups before, and I like them. But Peanut Butter Eggs are totally too too much.<br /><br />At least one of the treats in the baskets were really healthy; hard <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">boiled</span> eggs. Bambi and I colored them and made a big mess. They are adorable.<br /><br />What are the treats that you can't get enough of? Your stay away from from now on treats? And how do you do that with kids in the house? Hints would be really helpful.<br /><br />I have to work better at losing weight for next week. This is bad...Very bad...<br /><br />I know that this post was from April 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>, but that was two weeks ago. I had it written out and just forgot to post it. As I am trying to keep track of how I am doing, I figured it would be better to post it late than never. <br /><br />Til next we meet,<br /><br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-85966074205545609142009-04-08T10:38:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:46:32.566-07:00Weigh In- April 07, 2009I lost five pounds today, making me weigh 300.0 . I really wanted to get below 300 pounds his week. You should have seen me. Here it is wintertime, and I am taking off my hat, my glasses, my watch, and my shoes. I got down to my undershirt and my thinnest shorts.<br /><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Now, I know why people strip down so far. I haven't done that before, because I figure I would still weigh the same thing. It didn't make much sense to me to take it all off when I would still weigh the same thing next week.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">So I guess next week I will have to work twice as hard so I don't have take off as much to weigh what I should. Maybe if I exercise a little more it will help. Or at all.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">I'm not sure what to do about the doctors advice, though. I feel I will get dehydrated if I don't drink when I am thirsty, but she told me not to drink so much water. I guess I am going to have to keep on doing what I have been doing. It seems to be working so far, at least as far as I can see.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Til next time,Donna M. Clark</div>Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-50520143613619704202009-04-03T15:28:00.000-07:002009-04-03T15:55:11.118-07:00Drinking Too Much Water?I had an appointment to see my doctor this morning. I'm not really sure why they even bother to make appointments. Mine was at 1100. Okay, so I get there at 1045, and sit, and sit, and sit. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">I was</span> in the waiting room for 45 minutes. Than I was in the office for 60 minute. Finally, Doc C. came in and was in the room for 15 minutes. I mean, if you wanted to see me at 1230, why did we make an appointment for 1100? Anyone know the answer to that conundrum?<br /><div align="left">Anyway, so last week I had my blood test done, so Dr. C could check on my HA1B levels. (I might have that down wrong, but basically it is my 3 month blood sugar levels.) First, she tells me that my sugar is going up. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Um</span>, no it isn't. I started at 14, last November I was at 13, and this past test, my number was 11. I wasn't really great at math, but doesn't the number going down mean my sugar is going down, too?</div><div align="left">Oh, right, she tells me. I was mistaken. But your sugar is still too high. I agree there, it is too high, but like I said, it is going down, slowly but surely. Not fast enough, in her opinion, so she wants me to start taking double the medicine. We tried this before, and double the medicine leaves me light headed and sick. Well, okay, we will give you one extra 500 mg pill of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">glucophage</span> a day. That shouldn't make me feel too sick. Alright, I will try.</div><div align="left">Than, she tells me that my sodium levels are too low. She tells me I am drinking too much water. I do not see how that is possible, because I only drink about 64 oz a day of water. She tells me I can add a package of jello mix or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">koolaid</span> mix too my water, or- get this, drink more Diet Soda. Has anyone out there in computer land ever been told by their doctor to drink more soda, less water? My Mom was in there with me, cause she had an appointment, too. It's a good thing she was there, because I don't think that anyone <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">would</span> ever have believed me otherwise.</div><div align="left">So I am on a new plan, one to get my sodium up, my sugar down, and my weight down. My blood pressure was fine, if a little low. Seems I can't win for losing.</div><div align="left">By the way, I do not like her scale. My scale at home this morning said I was 300.8 lbs. Alright, I thought, almost at that magical number of less than 300. Oh, no, according to her scale, i weigh 305 lbs. I hate her scale. I truly do.</div><div align="left">How have you been doing this week? Anyone else ever had conflicting messages from their Dr.?</div><div align="left">Till next time,</div><div align="left">Donna M. Clark</div>Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-50875030425870541222009-03-18T23:43:00.000-07:002009-03-18T23:52:03.887-07:00Weigh In-March 17, 2009I didn't do so good this week. I still lost, but I only lost 8/10 of a pound. Not a very good job. In my defense, I did spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with my mother at a retreat. The food was good, there, and we ate at Olive Garden twice during our little escape. Olive Garden does not have health food. Have you tasted their Chicken and Gnocchi soup? It is to die for. And I don't even like soup. Or at least, I didn't used to like soup. This stuff, I like.<br /> So, back on the wagon I go. I guess I am lucky to live so far away from civilization as we know it. No more Olive Garden for me for quite a while. Back to eating healthy and exercising daily. But aah, it sure was fun while it lasted. What new food have you tried out lately? Was it healthy? Or was it something that was so good, you didn't care whether or not it was healthy? Let me know, and til next time,<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-88999232694764047192009-03-04T16:58:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:04:12.378-08:00Biggest Loser?Am I the only one who feels betrayed by Biggest Loser this week? I mean, it just doesn't seem fair that they would have such a huge buildup on offering immunity for every one, and than when the Mother only lost 3 pounds, saying that if Mike didn't lose more than ten, it would be his fault that 2 people had to go home. Where is the fairness in that?<br /> And than to make us wait until next week to find out whether or not Mike was able to do it. Totally unfair. I was not pleased in the least bit. I look forward to seeing what will happen on this show each week, but lately I think I am becoming disillusioned. What do you think about it? Are you mad at the show? Do you even watch the show? See you next time<br />Donna M. ClarkDonna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-75583627108275018842009-03-04T15:46:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:56:56.124-08:00Biggest Loser For The Week! March 3, 2009After last weeks 5.2 pound gain, I was not feeling too good about myself. But I persevered. I started eating more healthy again, and made an attempt at exercising more often. I only got in two days, but that was better than the no days from the previous week.<br /><div align="left"> I guess it worked! When I went to weigh in this Tuesday at T.O.P.S., I lost 6.6 pounds for the week. Right here, picture me doing the Snoopy Happy Dance.</div><div align="left"> So I guess that goes to show that exercising and eating right does work.</div><div align="left"> It blew my mind that I lost so much weight. This week I am literally the biggest loser at our local T.O.P.S. I was the "greatest achiever for the week", so I got to take home the pendant saying I was the biggest loser. This is the first time I have received this honor. I must say that I am a little bit proud of myself.</div><div align="left"> I get to keep the pendant until next Tuesday, when we get weighed in again. I can only hope that maybe I will be able to keep it for longer. It will all depend on how hard I work at losing weight.</div><div align="left"> I also received a ribbon for having been to the meetings for 4 weeks in a row. I like getting ribbons and pins. It makes me think I am really earning something. </div><div align="left"> So, I will let you go for now, give a shout out to let me know you are listening. Questions or comments are always welcome. See you next time.</div><div align="left">Donna M. Clark</div>Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-61062759289850603682009-03-01T16:10:00.000-08:002009-03-01T16:21:32.646-08:00Not The Biggest LoserI didn't chicken out like I thought I was going to. I went in to my T.O.P.S. meeting this past Tuesday to get weighed in. Not The Biggest Loser doesn't even begin to describe it. I gained-GAINED! Not just 1/10 of a pound, or even a pound or two, which I could have understood. I gained 5.2 pounds. Yes, you heard me right.I gained 5.2 pounds. That is totally not acceptable.<br />This puts me back up to 313.2 pounds. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Arrgh</span>! I am not a happy camper. I have to get off my rear end and back to work. I need to start exercising every day again, and staying away from the night time eating.<br />I started out so good. I was exercising for an hour a day, every day, and I was eating totally healthy. But than I thought, oh, it won't hurt to have one of those. The next time it was, ah, what's one day not exercising. Than Valentine's Day came and I ate the whole box of chocolates. It's been all down hill from there. But starting right here, right now, I am going to start being good again.<br />I need to lose this weight. My Doctor keeps threatening to start me on insulin if I don't get my sugar to a more manageable level. Can't have that, now can I?<br />Words of encouragement are more than welcome here. I know, I know- as the T.O.P.S. saying goes- "Today begins a new week." But still, I need help with my motivation. See you next time.Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-79520788051942986392009-02-22T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-22T12:31:48.791-08:00Troubles With TemptationI am having problems with temptation. I've been doing so good- exercising regularly, and eating healthy. But than, from out of nowhere- cravings have hit me. In the past 24 hours I have had three peanut butter cookies, and I am not talking about those little ones that the Keebler Elves sell. I'm talking about the ginormous ones that a local restaurant in town, the Blue Bird Restaurant, makes and sells. These things are about the size of my hand spread out. And are they ever good. But I digress. I know, I know. The best way to keep away from them is to stop buying them. My won't power, though, is having a hard time with that.<br /> I am afraid I am going to gain weight his week when I jump on the scale at my T.O.P.S. meeting, instead of losing it. Well, maybe that would be motivation for me to stay away from those cookies. <br /> Maybe I just need to be told, 'NO! You can't have those.'<br /> How do you deal with temptation? What makes you push the plate away before you are really full? <br /> See you next time on this strange journey of trying to be worthy of the title of "Biggest Loser" .Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836374047071459104.post-31910280904517769182009-02-16T11:07:00.000-08:002009-02-22T06:50:43.335-08:00Valentine's Day- 2009Ouch! I just saw this picture from Valentine's Day, and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfPX2GFZpSNU0jYraBUDDKmAY4sf5j01u2yAXPlel7eNkmBl5aFeanyVilQ_2hogpTA-xb1rgtimMxjR_eJIel6TXUJvotl8ZJz_i3P7546xRnapKoS_FSk1o1vVC78xOSD4BEjbQOCGc/s1600-h/Valentines+Me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303475110656775170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfPX2GFZpSNU0jYraBUDDKmAY4sf5j01u2yAXPlel7eNkmBl5aFeanyVilQ_2hogpTA-xb1rgtimMxjR_eJIel6TXUJvotl8ZJz_i3P7546xRnapKoS_FSk1o1vVC78xOSD4BEjbQOCGc/s320/Valentines+Me.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>it has scared me right to pieces. </div><div>I figure if I have this blog out here for everyone to see, it might help to keep me on the straight and narrow just a little bit.</div><div>So here I am, trying to lose almost a full person. My goal is to get down to a weight of 150#s. I know that will be difficult, but I have to do it.</div><div>On this blog, I am going to journal about the ups and downs of my weight loss. I will say what works for me, and what doesn't.</div><div>Feel free to come in and look around, and leave me a comment to let me know what works for you. </div><div>Hope to see you again real soon,</div><div>Donna M. Clark</div>Donna M. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968447299211142399noreply@blogger.com2