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I have some really exciting news but I can't tell you about it until later this week. It is something that I really feel is going to boost my weight loss. I don't really want to give you any hints because I would hate to encourage anyone to purchase a product and then have it not be any good.Ok. I'm not going to say anymore but my little secret should be arriving in the mail on Tuesday. I am

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The winner of the $25 Sam's Club/Walmart Gift Card is Secret Mom Thoughts!!! Congratulations and enjoy your gift card.Thank to all who entered. Check back next week for another $25 Sam's Club/ Walmart Gift Card.

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This recipe is my absolute favorite meal of all times. Not just healthy favorite but all time favorite!It's Creamy Orzo Risotto with Butternut Squash. Click here for the recipe. Give it a try. You won't regret it. :)

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I'm not thrilled to be writing my weigh in post this week. I had a very hectic week (which seems to be the norm lately) and it totally messed with my motivation to eat healthier and exercise more.When I stepped on the scale last Friday I was at 193. That is a gain of 1.2 pounds. I know it may not seem like much of a gain but to me it is still frustrating. I want to lose this weight so badly and I

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I have another great giveaway to offer you this week. Sam's Club and MyBlogSpark sent me a $25.00 Sam's Club/Walmart Gift Card and are also offering one lucky follower of my blog a $25.00 Sam's Club/Walmart Gift Card.This Giveaway is going to be a little different than most of my giveaway's. I will only accept entries today and tomorrow morning I will randomly choose a winner.As most of you

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I'm pretty excited about this Giveaway Post. The reason why is because I get to choose four winners!! That's right! This is my first giveaway that I have been allowed to choose this many winners. It's also a pretty cool prize pack!Ocean Spray and MyBlogSpark sent me six boxes of Ocean Spray Fruit Flavored Snacks. Just what I need. Right?! Luckily for me I am not a fruit snack fan. My sister on

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I had another good yet tiring week. Somehow I got another head cold over last weekend and felt miserable for the first half of the week. These viruses seem to be never ending. I don't know if it is just my family or if it is everyone this year. We just seem to get one virus after another after another. By the time one virus has worked its way through all of us another one has already started. It

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Click Here to check out one of my easiest all time favorite snacks. It tastes like a yummy peanut butter cup. I still love this one. I love that little bit of protein it gives me when I get hungry mid-afternoon.

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My weigh in post is a bit late this week. I weighed in on Friday yet it is Tuesday night and I am just now writing it. Life happens and I seem to lose track of time. At least I am getting it posted before this Friday's weigh in. ;)When I stepped on the scale last Friday I weighed in a 194 pounds. That's 2 pounds lost for the week. I'm exited to have a loss this week.I am still doing well. So far

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The winner of the Burger King Gift Card is Mary from Grand Giveaways. Congrats Mary! I hope you enjoy it! Please email your name, and mailing address to pudgetlosingweightonabudget@yahoo.com .

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I'm making this recipe this weekend. Chewy S'more's Snack Mix is one of my favorite recipes from the past. Click here to check it out.

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I finally have the chance to sit down and write this post. I have only been wanting to write it for about a week. :)Last Friday when I weighed in I was 196 pounds. Yep, I thought the same thing. Yikes!I had my husband take a picture of me this weekend to use as my before picture on my sidebar. I really don't want to post it but I am going to do it anyway. I'm hoping it will give me more

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Don't forget to enter my Burger King Gift Card Giveaway. You can click here and submit your entry.

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After reading several old posts from 2009 I have decided to start writing weekly weigh in's again. So when you see a post that says "And The Number Is...." You will know it is my weekly weigh in. I did this until I lost 50 pounds and then I stopped. I really thing I need to do it again.I have to decide on my weigh in day but I will post about it again soon.

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This is another one of my favorite low-fat desserts. Snickers Pie. I haven't made it in ages. I'm posting it here for all of you to see but also so that I remember to make it very soon. Click here to vew the recipe.

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This has to be my favorite cake of all times. Click here to see the recipe for Heath Bar Cake that I posted a few years ago.

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This recipe is an oldie but goodie. I am going down memory lane on my blog and found this recipe back in week two of my journey over three years ago. Click here to see the recipe I posted on Turkey Barbeque I haven't made it in so long but it sounds easy and tasty. I may just be adding it to next months menu. ;)

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The Pinto Beans and Ham are in the crockpot for tonight's dinner. I soaked the beans last night and put got all of the other ingredients ready last night and put them in a bowl for today. I drained the bean and mixed everything together and it looks and smells amazing already. Click here for the link to the recipe.Last night we had Chili Meatloaf. You can find the recipe here. It is one of my

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Two small words that I love and hate at the same time. lol.I'm just kidding. I just like Burger King so much that I can't control myself when I am around their food. It's not good for my weight loss.However, I was very excited when Burger King and My Blog Spark asked me to review the new BK Family Bundle packs. The only problem now is that they were very shorted lived at the Burger King in my

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Just a quick post to share about tonight's dinner. It was wonderful. It's a new recipe from Skinny Ms. Slow Cooker on facebook.The recipe is really simple. I didn't follow it exactly how it is listed below. I used the exact ingredients (except for white rice instead of the brown it calls for) but I package my chicken up into small freezer bags and then pull one bag of frozen chicken out in the

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I have received so many emails and messages from so many of you this past week asking about my fitbit. I'm so sorry it took me this long to write about it.I've had my fitbit for over a week now and I have to tell you that I am thrilled with it. I haven't used it as much as possible this week because of going back to work and trying to stick with my new plan. I really only had enough time to wear

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My new plan was not a miracle worker but I must say that things went much smoother this week then in the past.I started off the work week on Tuesday because Monday was a paid Holiday. :) Tuesday morning I threw the ingredients for Crockpot Balsamic Chicken in the crockpot when I got up and by the time I got home I had one of the best tasting meals that I have had in a long time. I was very

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Today was a great day! I started out with my devotional at 6:45 this morning. 15 minutes later then planned but I still did it. :) It was wonderful to have some quiet time and the devotional I am reading is great so far.Work went really well. It felt good to be back. It was a long day but I enjoyed it. I really do love my job. I just don't love how tired I feel when I get home at night.The

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My new plan:If you read my post from last week you have seen that I am facing some major road blocks in my road to success.I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out a way to make things easier now that I am working. Now that I am not home during the day I am finding it a lot harder to plan meals, cook, clean ... The list goes on and on.Although the last 11 days off work flew by I was able

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I'm so excited! It's here! The UPS driver just dropped my Fitbit off on my porch. I am getting ready to open it. I will post some pics later and let you know what I think of it so far.Check back soon!

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I'm sure you are all surprised that I am actually writing on my blog. ;) I haven't given up. I have just been so busy with work and family that I haven't had time to sit down and write lately. Christmas time really through me for a loop this year.It didn't help that I got a stomach bug the Monday before Christmas and today is the first day that I am actually feeling better. Talk about a long

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And the winner of the Hearts 4 Hearts giveaway is .... Peace, Love, and Rainbows! Congratulations! Please email me your name and address by December 6th and your doll will be mailed to you. I hope your daughter enjoys her new doll! :)Thank you to all who entered. Check back next week for another great giveaway!

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This face says it all! MJ loves her new Hearts for Hearts doll! Myblogspark sent it to me in the begining of October and I decided to give it to my youngest daughter because my oldest was receiving an American Girl Doll for her Birthday and I thought MJ would also like to have a doll to play with.It was the cutest thing. She was excited to have a doll like her sister. She calls it her Amagina

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Not a good day at all. I stayed up way too late cleaning and just ate too much chocolate. :( I did stop at the grocery store today and picked up some healthy food. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

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I can't believe it has been two weeks since I wrote a blog post! It's crazy how time flies (when you're working to much).I have been extremely busy with my job the past few weeks. Our biggest event of the year was last evening and trying to pull it off as a new employee was quite a challenge.I worked almost 65 hours this past week just to make it work. It was a tiring week and I can't say I ate

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It's about 8:30 on Sunday morning and I would love to sleep a little more but of course my 3 year old has different plans. I am taking Maddie to American Girl Doll Bingo this afternoon and we are both very excited. It sounds like a lot of fun and the proceeds are going to a great cause. I am really hoping that today is a better day for me then yesterday. I am so embarrassed to even type

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I made the awesome hungry girl stuffed french toast again and I remembered to take a picture! Sorry for the short post but I need to eat. ;)

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The Winner of the Yoplait and Sam's Club Giveaway is Marc, Sarah, & Luke from "We are the Friesen's"! Congrats!!! Please email me your name and address before 10/30/11 and you will receive your gift card in a few weeks. Enjoy! Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter. Check back soon for more great giveaways!

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I really think I had the best breakfast I have ever had and it was healthy! It is called "jammed with cheese stuffed french toast". It was so yummy that I forgot to take a picture of it. As you can tell by the picture I thoroughly enjoyed it. :). Now I am stuffed and ready to head off to work. I am working late because we have a Halloween parade tonight. That meant I got to spend a little

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A few weeks ago I was asked to review Yoplait Yogurt from Sam's Club through MyBlogSpark. I'm sure many of you know that I am not a huge yogurt fan. I do enjoy yogurt every once in a while and I have a few brands and flavors that I really enjoy.Yoplait is definitely one of them. One of my favorite Yoplait yogurts is Key Lime Pie. I have enjoyed that flavor for years. I think Yoplait's Key Lime

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And the winner of the Betty Crocker Prize Pack is # 8 Jill. Jill I have sent you an email. Please respond with your full name and address as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone who entered this great contest. Check back later tonight for another Giveaway!

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It's been way too long since I have given you an update. I have been crazy busy with work and my family that I have barely had any time to even breathe. I'm really exhausted now so this is going to be a short post.I have been busy with a lot of events with my job. I love what I do and I absolutely love my job but right now I am exhausted and sick. Not a good combination. I did however get to film

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The great giveaway I am able to offer you is from Betty Crocker. This is a review you don't want to miss....I know that cookies are not healthy for you but I still couldn't resist the offer from Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark to try Betty Crocker's new Molasses cookies. Everything is ok in moderation, right? ;)Betty Crocker sent me an awesome gift pack that included a package of their new Molasses

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Just a quick update on my first week of Weight Watchers. I went to a Craft Festival on Saturday and ate things I shouldn't have but honestly I didn't do horrible. I used all of my points for the day plus some of my extra points for the week. I didn't use all of my extra points so I would say that it was a success.PointsPlus® Tracker entriesSaturday, October 08, 2011Morning1 small Seafood Chowder

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I did it! I finally rejoined Weight Watchers. I thought I would dread doing it but honestly I am really excited about it. I made the decision yesterday and I think it was the right one. I has become quite apparent to me that I can't do it on my own. I didn't start off doing it on my own last time so I'm not really sure why I thought I could this time. I guess I was just being stubborn. :)

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Surprise, Surprise! I'm still struggling. I feel like I have written this same post a hundred times but again I am still not making any progress. I am at 193 and holding strong. Not is a good way. ;)How can having such a busy life make things so much harder. I am trying. Really I am. I just always seem to ruin all of my efforts by having a few tired days where I just don't care. I thought things

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The winner of the Kix contest is #1 comment by Carol! Congratulations Carol! Enjoy your kix! Please email me you name and address as soon as possible. The deadline to submit your information is September 30th, 2o11.Also, a big thank you to everyone who entered!Check back next week for an awesome Betty Crocker giveaway!!!

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I have been so upset lately. I have been doing so well with the way I eat at work and then the second I get home I start to binge. Some days it happens while I am cooking, other days after dinner and some days it's right before bed. It's crazy! How can I feel great all day long and then go home and eat everything in sight. I don't even think about food while I am working. I force myself to eat

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My sister went back on Weight Watchers this week after having her third child. I am so excited for her. She has already lost a few pounds and she is only on day three. I hope that her weight loss will encourage me to lose faster. I am stuck at 192 and I have been so busy that I am surprised that I haven't gained.I have been waiting for life to calm down a bit since I started working but I think

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I don't know about you but Kix was always one of those cereals that we had at home when I was growing up. My Mom was strict on what types of cereals we were aloud to eat. We weren't aloud to eat the really sugary stuff that always looked so good. :)So to me Kix Cereal was the best. It didn't have as much sugar as some of those crazy cereals but it still tasted sweet. Out of all of the cereal's

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I'm really excited to share this post with all of you. This past weekend I bought a book called "You Are What You Eat" by Dr. Gillian McKeith. I'm sure some of you may have already heard of it but I am so excited about it that I have to share it anyway.So far I think this book is awesome! It teaches you how to become a healthier person. It's exactly what I have been looking for. Someone to spell

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Please pray for the people in my area. We had horrible flooding the past few days. My home has not suffered any damage but so many around me have. Is it so devastating to see all of the pictures from around my home of other homes and businesses that have been damaged or are still underwater.Here are some pictures that I took Thursday evening at the bridge right next to my house. My husband and

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I'm finally getting into the swing of things since I started working two and a half weeks ago. Now I am hoping to get back to losing some weight. Today was not a good start to this weeks weight loss.Although, this weekend was one of the best weekends I have had in a really long time. I had a great time with my family and I got a lot accomplished around the house. If only every weekend could last

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I was hoping to be in the 180's by now but unfortunately I'm not. I am at 193 and I'm not happy about it. Although I completely deserve it with the way I have been eating. The past two weeks of my new job have just flown by. I am definitely having trouble with working full time and trying to take care of my family. It can be very stressful. I have been a stay at home mom for the past 4 years and

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Thanks you all for the sweet comments on yesterdays post. I'm so glad it is Friday and that I get to sleep in a little tomorrow. I'm not used to this getting up early thing. ;) The only good part about waking up early this morning was that I stepped on the scale and weighed 191.2. I'm getting there! Almost in the 180's. Tomorrow I have to work a few hours because we are putting on a fashion

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I'm sure you have noticed that I haven't been around much the past few weeks. There have been a lot of exciting things going on in my life. I started a new job. I am now the Marketing Manager of a mall! My first day of work was yesterday and I am very excited be back in the Marketing field. I have been a stay-at-home Mom for the past 4 years and loved every second of it but it is now time for me

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And The winner of the $25 Sam's Club/Walmart Gift Card is Girlsmama!!! Congrats Girlsmama! Please email me your name and shipping address and we will have your gift card shipped to you shortly. Thanks to everyone who entered! Check back soon for another great giveaway.

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Today's post is a short one. I have had a really busy day and so much more to get done tonight. I did however promise to give you an update on my weight this morning. I was so excited when I got on the scale. When I stepped on the scale I weighed 194.8 pounds. So much better then the 197 pounds I was at on Friday. I'm thrilled that this past week didn't damage my weight loss efforts too much.

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I have another great giveaway to offer you! This August Sam's Club is preparing you for the fall with it's back-to-school event with the 6 Box Tops on a Pack promotion. When you purchase participating Box Top items, you can collect even more Box Tops on some of your favorite General Mills brands such as Honey Nut Cheerios, Nature Valley Oats 'N Honey Crunchy Granola Bars, Totino’s Pizza Rolls,

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Sorry I have been missing the last week and a half. I spent all of last week helping at my Church's Vacation Bible School. It was so much fun but very exhausting. I was a Cheerleader Huddle Coach for 16 girls ages 6-9. I never realized how much energy 16 little girls can have. :) Here are some pictures of my daughters at Sports Camp. It made for a super busy week when combined with the

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Have you seen these? I been seeing them advertised on facebook for the past few weeks. I think they are a little pricey but I have been dieing to try them. I finally bit the bullet and took one for the team! :)When I was shopping yesterday I spotted them and decided to give them a try. They were $3.69 for a box of 6 brownies. I bought the Chocolate Fudge and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

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If you have a daughter between the age of 9 and 13 you will like this giveaway! Click here to check it out. It's a great Mom and Me Bundle!

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This looks awesome! It is Hungry Girl's new Happy Birthday Cake Shake! Click here to view the recipe. I wish I had all of the ingredients. I might have to make a quick stop at the grocery store today. :) Yum!

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I spent the morning at the Dentist's office. I broke a big piece of my tooth off eating cauliflower yesterday for lunch. So not fun!Yeserday's lunch - I didn't make it to the yogurt. I lost my appetite after breaking my tooth.My Dentist is awesome and she was able to save the tooth. It had a cavity in it which caused it to break. I am thanking God right now that it was able to be filled and that

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Last Wednesday I came home to a package on my porch. I don't know about you but I love coming home to a surprise package!I was actually shocked by what I found inside! It was an Azure Dot Athletic Skirt by Running Skirts!Over a year ago RunningSkirts asked me if I would be on their review committee. I just assumed they forgot about me until Wednesday that is. I was super excited to get this

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Pudget: Losing Weight On A Budget - Take 2Day 1 - 196 pounds - July 23, 2011I finally did it! I finally got up the nerve to post a "Take 2" before picture. It is such a relief for me to finally do it and move on.The post I wrote on discouragement and the comments I received really have helped me to move forward with my life and my weight loss journey. I can't even tell you how relieved I am to

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I let my daughter choose the ingredients for our smoothie this morning. Here is what she came up with.Maddie's Crazy Smoothie:1 cup Almond Breeze12 baby carrots3/4 cup frozen strawberries1/2 cup raw cauliflower1 frozen banana2 tbsp fat free, sugar free choc. pudding mix1/4 cup Stevia1 tsp Matcha Green TeaPlace all ingredients in VitaMix or blender and mix until smooth. Enjoy!I will admit it does

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I woke up this morning to so many wonderful emails, FB messages, and comments on my post yesterday on discouragement. I can't even tell you how much it meant to me that so many of you took the time to write me such sweet and encouraging messages.I am so blessed to have all of my readers in my life. I wouldn't be able to make it through this journey without you and all of your prayers. Today you

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I have been thinking about writing this post for days but this summer has been so busy I just haven't been able to find the time.The past few weeks have been very discouraging for me. About 5 or 6 weeks ago I went off of my Fibromyalgia medicine. I am thrilled at how great I feel not being on the medicine. My mind is clear and body feels awesome! God is awesome and I am so grateful to feel this

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I just bought today's SaveMore.com deal for Got Matcha?. I never heard of it before but since it was a saving of over a $100 I thought I would look into it. This is what I found out.Got Matcha's site says "Matcha Green Tea is only now beginning to be recognized as one of the most powerful superfoods on the market today far exceeding every other superfood, including acai and blueberries, in ORAC (

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This was my crazy weekend!I spent the morning decorating cupcakes with my Mom and a friend for my Brother-In-Law's surprise 40th Birthday Party. My Grandmother with my girls at the Hawaiian Luau My husband and I all decked out for the occasion. :)My Sister, Brother-In-Law, my nieces and nephew all ready to party!So much fun but so tiring!I didn't even keep track of my calories on Sat. and Sunday

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I am even more excited about this one! Tomorrow we can all get free Melissa and Doug Toys! Here is how it works. Click this link and sign up for your new account with HomeSav. Then tomorrow morning go back to the site, sign in, add the $10 Melissa and Doug toy of your choice to your cart and use your free $10 credit. It's that easy! I will be ordering mine tomorrow. I hope you all join me on this

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I found another great site that is offering a $10 gift card towards your first purchase! I used mine last week and bought a new swimsuit. I am so excited to get it!!!Although, if I would have known I would have waited until today to use it. Today they have an adorable dress and the cutest pair of shoes and it would have only cost me a few dollars out of pocket.That's why I'm telling you. :) Maybe

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Today on SaveMore, you can get $12.00 off cell phone accessories for only $6.00 (National Deal). Phone accessories include Apple, Blackberry, HTC, LG, Motorola, Palm, Samsung & more. Plus, free shipping will be applied to your order.If you haven’t used your $10.00 credit, you will be able to get this for free. Just head over to SaveMore and sign up to get the $10.00 credit and this great deal.I

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Here are my Daily Logs from the last week. I'm still not sure how I lost weight but I'm not complaining. :)Daily Report for July 2, 2011Summary Food Calories 2,174Exercise Calories 643Net Calories 1,531+/- Calories 176Weight 196.4 Daily LogBreakfast 424Crackers, Cheddar, Goldfish 55 Pieces 140Candy, Rolo, Caramels In Milk Chocolate 10 Each 284Lunch 1,020Shrimp, Mixed Species, Stmd, Lrg 12 Each

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Please go over to The Peanuts Gang and join in on the Challenge. Samantha at The Peanuts Gang is hosting a great 30 Day Weight loss challenge. It's called Lose The Fluff Weight Loss Challenge. Click here to head over to her blog and see what it's all about!

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I can't believe it is Friday already! I have had such a wonderful and crazy past two weeks with my family and friends. Then of course I had to do a little catching up around the house. Laundry, dishes, vacuum, dusting, mopping and so much more. Fun, fun!I also groomed both of the dogs. I started doing this myself a few months ago and I am saving a ton of money and the dogs look great. I am very

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I just found this post that I wrote last September before I started gaining some of my weight back. I love this post and I just wanted to share it with you in case you missed it the first time. Enjoy!A really good friend of mine sent me a message last night asking how she can read my story from the beginning. She said she needed some motivation and she wanted to start by reading about "Fat

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Fiber One 80 Calorie Prize Pack GiveawayThe winning number according to the random number generator is number 2! Congratulations Jeanette from Live, Love, Laugh, Cupcakes! You are the winner of the awesome Fiber One 80 Calorie Prize Pack. You are going to love it!Please email me your mailing address as soon as possible.Thanks to all of my awesome followers who entered. There will be more

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I love this picture. MJ and the dogs taking a nap yesterday. :)I really had an odd day yesterday. I was hungry, then not hungry, then I was hungry but nothing sounded good. I hate days like this. It is so hard to eat healthy on days like this. I did ok but I was frustrated with myself for eating so many cups of Lucky Charms.I usually don't eat cereal but every once in a while I get a craving for

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Don't forget to enter the Giveaway going on right now on my blog! Click here to enter!I ate way too much yesterday! I hope all of the walking I did evens everything out. :)SummaryFood Calories 2,744Exercise Calories 643Net Calories 2,101+/- Calories 751Weight 195.6 Daily Report for June 30, 2011Daily LogBreakfast 227Cherries, Sweet, Fresh 1 Cup 97Yogurt, Plain, Nonfat 6 Ounces 80Creamer, Cinnamon

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Cousins at Knoebels - MJ is sleeping next to the clown. :) I spent all day yesterday at my favorite Amusement Park, Knoebels! My Aunt is visiting from New York and it was so great to spend a day at the park with so many of my family. It was so nice because my husband was even able to take the day off work to go with us. My family!I started off my day with yogurt and cherries but I definitely

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As you can see yesterday was n0t a great day for me. I did great until I didn't have time to eat dinner before a Lia Sophia. My friend, Sabrina, always makes the best party food! I was so hungry by 8pm that I overindulged a bit. :)I probably overestimated my calories a bit from the party but I would rather that then underestimate. That and some of the foods I ate I couldn't find on the calorie

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This giveaway is one you don't want to miss!I have some exciting news from General Mills! Fiber One 80 Calories cereal has made it on the grocery store shelves this month!General Mills sent me some of the new cereal to give it a try. Many of you already know that I am not a huge cereal fan. Although I am always willing to give new things a try.A few weeks ago I was having a bad day when my cereal

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I am so excited to be able to do this!!! I can now take my daily log on "Lose It" and post it to my blog. This way all of you can see how well or not so well I do each day. It will help to hold me accountable and hopefully give you some ideas on what I eat.You will be able to check back daily to see what I ate the day before, how many calories I consumed, how much exercise I did and how much I

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This article sounds like an obvious but I found it to be a good reminder.Hunger vs. Emotional Eating - Click here to read the article.

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I'm so excited! I found an app for my phone last week. It's call "Lose It" and it's free. I started using it today and although I swore I would never count calories I am really enjoying it.I always thought counting calories was too complicated but with this app. it is simple and fun. I put in my weight, my height, my goal weight and how many pounds I want to lose a week (I put two)and then it

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I can't believe this head cold is lasting this long! I got my second set of antibiotics yesterday. Unfortunately the only thing they are doing so far is upsetting my stomach. Hopefully in a few days I will start seeing a difference.This past week has been a bit of a battle for me. I have been trying to catch up on the house work that I got behind on last week while I was sick. Between cleaning,

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Wondering where I have been? Here goes!I'm sure many of you know that I have Fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed almost 6 years ago and have been battling this disease ever since. I have my ups and downs and it's not fun but I just keep reminding myself that it could be worse.When I was first diagnosed my rheumotoligist put me on pain killers to help ease the pain. When I first started taking the pain

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Our Wedding Day, May 25, 2002Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our 9th Anniversary.Todd and I sometime last year.I can't believe it has been 9 years since that wonderful and amazing day. My parents went all out and made my wedding the wedding of my dreams. It was amazing! Then we spent the next two weeks in Hawaii. I have such wonderful memories. I wish I could relive them. :)To celebrate

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I'm sure a lot of you know how hard it is to eat healthy on a budget. Now that I have my motivation back I am finding it just as hard as it used to be to stay on my budget and still eat healthy. It's hard to remember many of the little things I used to do to eat healthy inexpensively. I plan to go back to some of my older posts and find some ideas that will help me out. Maybe I should check out

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I have been so excited to write this post! It is the first time in months that I have actually lost weight. I had planned to write it on Thursday morning but my sister asked me to come over and help her bake and decorate cookies and make dinosaur shaped Rice Krispie treats with her. They turned out so cute!Then yesterday I spent the day catching up on house work that I had been putting off all

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Tomorrow will be my first official weigh in since I have been feeling better and I am so excited! Last Wednesday I wrote that I weighed 188 pounds. I can tell you that tomorrow I will weigh less then that. :) I can't wait!Usually I dread weighing myself but the past week has just been amazing. I am not saying it hasn't been hard to get back into eating healthy. It really has been hard and has

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I am realizing that all of my problems this past 9 or 10 months have been caused by one of my medicines. I am so excited to have figured it out. I wish it wouldn't have taken me this long but I am so grateful to feel like me again.About 9 or 10 months ago I lost my ambition to lose weight and pretty much any ambition at all. I thought it was just part of the Fibromyalgia until it was getting to

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And the winner of the Big G cereal contest is .... AngieG2000!!! Congrats, Angie! Please email me your name and address and I will forward it on.A big thanks to everyone who entered the Big G cereal contest!

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I'm sitting here thinking about the fact that I am paying for Weight Watchers online and not using it. Why? I'm not quite sure. Of course I know that I should be using it but I honestly haven't touched it in weeks.I'm not ready to cancel it because that would be like giving up to me. I know I still need to lose this extra weight I gained this winter. An extra 20 pounds makes a huge difference in

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Don't forget to enter my General Mills Cereal Giveaway!!! The winner will receive free cereal and a great book on weight loss. Click here to check it out!Can you believe that I have not touched Splenda since I wrote this post a few weeks ago? It still amazes me. I am so thrilled that it was so easy to stop using Splenda and that I was able to find a great natural substitute.In the past few weeks

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A few weeks ago General Mills asked me to review their cereal. They sent me a coupon for a free box of cereal and also a book,“The Belly Fat Prescription,” by Dr. Travis Stork, MD.I was very excited when I received both gifts in the mail. I love General Mills cereal and the coupon was for MultiGrain Cheerios. I find them the most filling of all of the Big G cereals. I am not much of a cereal

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Maddie and MJ checking out their Easter basketsMaddie's favorite treat from her basket - A Plum! MJ was so excited about the big orange in her Easter basket.My week started off pretty well. So I thought! Monday evening my two year old started throwing up. I wasn't surprised because my sister and her kids were at my house the day before they started with it. It was not a fun night!I also started

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I had another one of my crazy busy weekends. In a good way. :) We spent Saturday at my in-laws where I ate way too much wonderful food. She made me ham and dandelion. On of my absolute favorite meals. It doesn't sound unhealthy but if you have ever had it you know that the dandelion is smothered in bacon and bacon grease. Yum!!! After eating a huge meal, three pieces of cake and some Easter candy

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This was my lunch today. Doesn't it look delish?! It tasted even better then it looks. It was just a good combination which surprised me. Tuna salad (light mayo)on a sandwich thin (store brand - 2 points), 23 almonds (4 points) and a lot of red grapes ($.99 a pound on sale at Giant). I am stuffed! Yesterday at the grocery store I purchased some Truvia. I got confused and thought I was looking

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I just listened to one of the most interesting shows. I was over at Brittany's blog, Deliciously Healthy and she wrote a great post about using artificial sweeteners. She also posted two video's that I am going to post below. I am going to be completely honest. When I first started to watch the videos I thought to myself that I love Splenda so much that nothing could change my mind about using it

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It's another dreary day. I hate days like this. My Fibromyalgia seems to be worse and the lack of sun makes my mood just as dreary as the weather. Maybe I just need another cup of coffee. :) Last night I wrote about making BBQ pork chops, Jasmine rice and green beans. It was the best meal I have made in months. My BBQ sauce turned out amazing! I just used ketchup, a little vinegar, a little

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I finally got back on the treadmill. The worst part was making myself get on. The best part was the feeling when I was done! The in between wasn't so bad either. I actually enjoyed the thirty minutes to myself. I listened to some Christian music on Pandora and the time passed really quickly. Isn't it always that making yourself actually exercise is far worse then the exercise itself? Why do we

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