tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18284518126637833132024-02-01T18:54:35.742-08:00The Kittehs' BellehsThe Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-54413314283684867122011-10-13T12:56:00.000-07:002011-10-13T12:56:11.786-07:00We are still here....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Day 18...wow we kinda lost 6 days... </div><div style="text-align: center;"> While we may not have been posting, we have been thinking, evaluating, strategizing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In our evaluation of our carefully laid plan, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we found a flaw. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, before you write us off as losers, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we are serious about this flaw.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flaw in our plan was...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> lack of food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I know ALL dieters feel this way, but I'm being completely serious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe we went from grazing carte blanche, to eating like a bird, a really, really small bird, plus exercising more than we had in months and our bodies went into starvation mode.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The Orange Kitteh did lose like four pounds over the two weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I lost nothing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Zip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nada.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we cut back on exercising and added more calories back into the formula (which may or may not have come from Cheetos) I lost 3 pounds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I seriously think we did too much, too soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were hard core and the results were not there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was sooo discouraging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, our new strategy is to step up the calories, continue the exercise and chill a bit. The Kittehs have been known to obsess a bit, and this challenge was no different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roni's<a href="http://ronisweigh.com/2011/10/wednesday-weigh-in-plateau-city.html"> post</a> today was comforting and reassuring. If you did not see it, you might want to check it out. I agree that while weight loss is a goal, it really is the change in lifestyle that is the prize!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-11009525399398767672011-10-07T19:17:00.000-07:002011-10-07T19:17:05.686-07:00Points Vs. Calories<div style="text-align: justify;">When we began the 90 Day Challenge, we were not sure how we wanted to track. We are prone to fixating on numbers, numbers on the scale, points, calories, miles walked/ran, minutes exercised, etc. We liked WWs because there is such a thing as zero points. How guilt free is zero points? God bless the zero points. However, there are those foods that are calorie friendly but points deadly. The example that immediately comes to mind is a slice of a medium Pizza Hut pepperoni pan pizza.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">A single slice is 12 points, or 41% of the standard 29 daily points on Points Plus, yet it's only 290 calories, or 22% of a 1,300 calorie daily diet. <span id="goog_1665437891"></span><span id="goog_1665437892"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of each day we have found that we ran out of points before we ran out of calories. Looking back over almost 2 weeks of data, I realized that I never consumed more than 1,200 calories in a day. That was never my intention, especially when trying to get back into running, but I was trying to stay within my daily points 29 points.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Has anyone else done a comparison between points and calories? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Days 5-9<div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the lapse in posting.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaCFvX8HFItE4oDEYuYc1Kc8RJZIWqc5nvgiGxVmiA70yrV_Bxn60ajyzYJ2SzHjYbNkMaztCFz8CzSaD7EQCYijqGwpw18vZanh8AK0bJmEvzjQy4c3gztX5KbVYWU7kaHkIn1sDXQF8/s1600/6015108c-7b74-4bf6-8097-61c894d57b2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaCFvX8HFItE4oDEYuYc1Kc8RJZIWqc5nvgiGxVmiA70yrV_Bxn60ajyzYJ2SzHjYbNkMaztCFz8CzSaD7EQCYijqGwpw18vZanh8AK0bJmEvzjQy4c3gztX5KbVYWU7kaHkIn1sDXQF8/s200/6015108c-7b74-4bf6-8097-61c894d57b2b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> The beginning of the month is extremely busy for the kittehs.<br /><br /><br />The Kitteh's are still working the diet, or is it that the diet is working us? </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's hard to tell these days. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnErNdi7xYvzeLM8S96UJow68RxVrKKeMsIPn1Qr-FRWwy0mQoofGfyq8C8CzT3cSGcdFjytrsiSGjZSCkzUdPTIRkNsm7Pm9NeKr7X35dXKl0WJ2WJIigUUS0mdb25M5MU-I2lQ54PXU/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnErNdi7xYvzeLM8S96UJow68RxVrKKeMsIPn1Qr-FRWwy0mQoofGfyq8C8CzT3cSGcdFjytrsiSGjZSCkzUdPTIRkNsm7Pm9NeKr7X35dXKl0WJ2WJIigUUS0mdb25M5MU-I2lQ54PXU/s200/images.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*sigh*</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">We have been totally committed to the diet. We are very proud of our accomplishments. For a tad over a week we have tracked ALL our food. Everything. Every little crumb, morsel, bite, taste, E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. And let me tell you, it's <i>been</i> little crumbs, morsels and bites. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb06GxV8v_lV3uEJrQGeNg7oH7D9FkDmHvLW9tg6hW_GdCgadWq8eN9xqYLV6V5kBrwgwMcYI8WJ8lU_L5_0FipFpk_SuRZVDipXa4hCHmlqHR0uOOUC7QNNe1Q5CmayRhMAVNrtN3YENa/s1600/e094d7b9-5603-4f1f-b44e-3a7b1a0c4891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb06GxV8v_lV3uEJrQGeNg7oH7D9FkDmHvLW9tg6hW_GdCgadWq8eN9xqYLV6V5kBrwgwMcYI8WJ8lU_L5_0FipFpk_SuRZVDipXa4hCHmlqHR0uOOUC7QNNe1Q5CmayRhMAVNrtN3YENa/s200/e094d7b9-5603-4f1f-b44e-3a7b1a0c4891.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div>We have diligently drank our 64 oz of water each day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_c3tm_Rk_bFyY97UxApUtPf9PSN5PtkqIsMzV_v0Tr460aDbtMsOtTioUcP7MTxxiNODWd8Sa-WyP5Lqix_2H4syb5U517mKpAdteAhMDAoxEBsAxG7ym7_fdtKGAnrN9zufqpEBQAL3/s1600/6a00d8341cdd0d53ef012875ac9ff9970c-320wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_c3tm_Rk_bFyY97UxApUtPf9PSN5PtkqIsMzV_v0Tr460aDbtMsOtTioUcP7MTxxiNODWd8Sa-WyP5Lqix_2H4syb5U517mKpAdteAhMDAoxEBsAxG7ym7_fdtKGAnrN9zufqpEBQAL3/s200/6a00d8341cdd0d53ef012875ac9ff9970c-320wi.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The side effect of which has been a constant trail to the restroom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We have faithfully exercised 3 hours/week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEnQtOzE0usuUn4zoCpShBSM68BrIcs7eK2euIRLuQ1ef0DMRgtTeQ_MzDAnmeJPQmEsHhfd2diKxf_uFZDyR2brfcJZcGEuXpcnW6d87RXUbPm6fp0Co5GtWZHHZvO-Kmo0X2vW4PQTV/s1600/129111982553763881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEnQtOzE0usuUn4zoCpShBSM68BrIcs7eK2euIRLuQ1ef0DMRgtTeQ_MzDAnmeJPQmEsHhfd2diKxf_uFZDyR2brfcJZcGEuXpcnW6d87RXUbPm6fp0Co5GtWZHHZvO-Kmo0X2vW4PQTV/s200/129111982553763881.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, I know that doesn't sound like much, but let me tell you, it HURT. Either the 3 years since we first joined WW has been very unkind to us, or we totally let ourselves go. Because there has been nothing easy about the exercise we have been doing. Before, the exercise came easy. We would walk for miles and feel invigorated afterwards! Now, walking seems to have been a challenge that we were not anticipating!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div>After 9 and now, almost 10 days into our challenge, we cannot honestly decide if we prefer counting calories or WW points. We are doing both and we find that it is intriguing to see how we end the day calorie and point wise.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWETJFIElxFWtjhwmP_Nb5OSGoEsL8dM_vbpkiq_SEbznlDtl1nF8Hu5Ef0XiRvVe9nYD3eE8_LlwdR3rFaQ2Wjgvlpjy7ZUrC4GgnvwJzvoIytTM4vCFhxGuUkCPcotY5PFlkdfO-7OC/s1600/funny-pictures-plus-carry-the-two-i-may-have-just-enough-for-a-double-whopper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWETJFIElxFWtjhwmP_Nb5OSGoEsL8dM_vbpkiq_SEbznlDtl1nF8Hu5Ef0XiRvVe9nYD3eE8_LlwdR3rFaQ2Wjgvlpjy7ZUrC4GgnvwJzvoIytTM4vCFhxGuUkCPcotY5PFlkdfO-7OC/s200/funny-pictures-plus-carry-the-two-i-may-have-just-enough-for-a-double-whopper.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We don't really manage our calories/points wisely. We tend to skimp during the day, to save the calories/points for dinner, only to find that we have more than enough at dinner time. We end up with points to spare, and yet, we cannot seem to make ourselves splurge a little bit during the day to stave off the hunger.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwwJU0c0UBbx3XlEcOxJK7vJCljhp25G7VAGsPS7kyaXP8QFsdQNAbU3xuJPCuP8doMc3LMCRMvkBOjp-JBoBXLzrMXbPxvRh4Sge1mkzO2Spn02BgHc1qoPGTZqswmCbEXqbRApYP699/s1600/images-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwwJU0c0UBbx3XlEcOxJK7vJCljhp25G7VAGsPS7kyaXP8QFsdQNAbU3xuJPCuP8doMc3LMCRMvkBOjp-JBoBXLzrMXbPxvRh4Sge1mkzO2Spn02BgHc1qoPGTZqswmCbEXqbRApYP699/s1600/images-2.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*fail*</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We have also found that we do not function well mentally on a diet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9Sq8tWLbaJEhDnDCZjtVegS0W8YBDRrcuYXpBSLAOpevBg-q-MMnp91K58UJuQx_muBOIE7PfR75xlgMFRyZ3_gHSq9aqbj05d7cOJw1CZUM4FY1s6hTTk41aLcNj-0qxCJl4GX1DNrD/s1600/lolcat-brain-today-415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9Sq8tWLbaJEhDnDCZjtVegS0W8YBDRrcuYXpBSLAOpevBg-q-MMnp91K58UJuQx_muBOIE7PfR75xlgMFRyZ3_gHSq9aqbj05d7cOJw1CZUM4FY1s6hTTk41aLcNj-0qxCJl4GX1DNrD/s200/lolcat-brain-today-415.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We have a hard time focusing on anything but the growling of our bellehs.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>In conclusion, we have learned that no matter how healthy, how filling, how tasty the food is, our brains still crave cheezburgers.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIwNNG1q58uQyPmq9rQknsEK8gj2E0Q0twB3bum5VFKOGObED22pR_J-R3LrUu8dEgkpIv2Xuc0XxLe8PljX5Wyn7tzer_3FltjBCJKEq0PgHGS2boqF-bflxHIdjsh6MuoRT5rmH_haf/s1600/funny-pictures-cat-hates-diet-birdies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIwNNG1q58uQyPmq9rQknsEK8gj2E0Q0twB3bum5VFKOGObED22pR_J-R3LrUu8dEgkpIv2Xuc0XxLe8PljX5Wyn7tzer_3FltjBCJKEq0PgHGS2boqF-bflxHIdjsh6MuoRT5rmH_haf/s200/funny-pictures-cat-hates-diet-birdies.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Today is day 10...80 more to go. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>The Orange Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907502420622484534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-16542361580179015342011-09-30T07:19:00.000-07:002011-09-30T07:22:45.345-07:00Day 4 Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbkJwMTEuqwEXgUxLyJgO0BHmTgQJ3swDBfhBj3Hp35UncX0Rt5TBJJRe16gw8rHj1yxAuvszvd33H0ADJIquitjpBsdSlcVcjI9QhgujLxaSlpVKf1pWISAKlkCzaoXgpQAOAHjFRn3X/s1600/12427969621529811764Number_4_in_red_rounded_square.svg.med.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbkJwMTEuqwEXgUxLyJgO0BHmTgQJ3swDBfhBj3Hp35UncX0Rt5TBJJRe16gw8rHj1yxAuvszvd33H0ADJIquitjpBsdSlcVcjI9QhgujLxaSlpVKf1pWISAKlkCzaoXgpQAOAHjFRn3X/s200/12427969621529811764Number_4_in_red_rounded_square.svg.med.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It feels like we have been on this diet for at least a month, but alas, we have just concluded day 4. The one thing we have both noticed is that around 5 pm we are starving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I am not sure what we need to change to stop this. I mean I know what could stop this, trust me. A big ol' bag of cheezie poofs, a Kit-Kat, a cheeseburger, all these things would stop it! What I mean is, what type of food are we eating wrong that makes 5 pm so unbearable? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">She also loved to say, "You need to be able to tell the difference between wanting to eat and really being hungry. When you would eat cold green beans out of the can, then you are hungry!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I swear, come 5 pm, I could eat a can of green beans cold. And I mean can and all. I am ashamed that some one actually caught me on tape at a bit past 5. Click <a href="http://youtu.be/NzgfGhqQ4KQ?t=9s">here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-71614102649675963772011-09-29T09:44:00.000-07:002011-09-29T14:00:36.863-07:00Healthy living is killing me...So we started this 90 days till Christmas weight loss challenge in the hopes to be healthier, and well, thinner. <br />
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<div><div style="text-align: center;">Little did I know it could potentially kill me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div>See, I am out of shape, horribly. Since we challenged ourselves to do three hours of exercise a week, I picked the path of least resistance and chose to walk. Sunday I walked for almost four miles. It took me an hour. I thought I was going to DIE at the end of that hour. The next day, I was sore, exhausted and not sure I could manage two more hours of exercise by the end of the week. </div><div><br />
</div><div>That night, going out side to check on my adopted stray kitteh, I tripped in the dark, causing bruises, scrapes and punctures.<br />
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</div>I blame this on the fact that my muscles were so fatigued that I could not correct my trip in time to save myself. My husband was amazed at my lack of coordination. I got no sympathy. His suspicion that he had married a true clutz had been confirmed. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Then last night, well...it was pretty ugly. I have committed to taking vitamins to help things along on my "healthiness journey." I have always been able to take a large amount of pills with one gulp. <br />
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</div></div><div>One of my pills got stuck in some mysterious little "pocket" next to my tonsil. It was stuck, and there was absolutely NO way I could dislodge it. I drank water. I hacked like any good kitteh with a hairball would. I ate bread, because my mom always told me that is what you do when you get a pill stuck.<br />
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</div>I started gagging. The pill was lodged and unmoving, but it was beginning to dissolve with the massive amounts of water that I was using to flush it out. So now, my tonsil is burning because that little oblong vitamin D tablet had somehow turned into sulfuric <i><b>ACID,</b></i> and was beginning to eat my tonsil.<br />
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My eyes were watering, my nose was running, I was gagging and hacking and looking pretty miserable, when I look up and there stands my husband with a total look of fear on his face. "WTF?" was the question he asked. I hacked, and said "I hab a pill stuck," while frantically pointing to my throat.<br />
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He turns to get MORE water and mercifully, I gag/hack and POP, it comes up. *sigh* </div><div>I repulsed myself, looking at the partially dissolved evil pill laying in the sink. Throat burning, I looked down and was amazed that it wasn't bigger....It felt like a walnut had been lodged in there. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Today, tonsil is swollen, and I can't swallow without pain. I feel stupid. How could I have almost killed myself in the process of "getting healthy?"<br />
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</div><div>SO, that is just my first three days on the diet, on this journey to be "healthy". I'm not so sure I can make it 87 more days...</div>The Orange Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907502420622484534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-65060366167875206132011-09-28T06:24:00.000-07:002011-09-28T06:26:29.711-07:00End of Day 2, not so pretty, akshually.<div style="text-align: center;">How was supper?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was <a href="http://youtu.be/FOTlNOZB4Zo?t=42s">me</a> at supper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I had made stew in the crock pot. When I got home, I was ravenous. Bowls could not hit the table fast enough. I did everything the diet books say not to. I horked. The stew was volcanic. I did not care. I am not sure I tasted any part of it. I was starving. It was so hot you had to chew fast and swallow before it singed your mouth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a feeding frenzy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was not pretty.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My family was scared.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, it was within points, within calories and it quieted the beast in my belleh!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Now, in retrospect, I wish I had calmly placed the stew in a bowl, let it cool while I filled a glass of water, enjoyed the aroma and taste as I chewed each bite 26 times. I wish I had done that. I wish it had actually touched my tongue. If I had done that, I might have an actual memory of the meal.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well, I think all the holiday shoppers can calm down. Christmas does not appear to be around the corner, at least not from where I sit on day 2 of the <b><u>90</u></b><u> </u> Day Challenge to Christmas! Of course it doesn't help that our fall weather has been not so different than our summer weather. Yesterday and today we are in the 100s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, *inhales positive thoughts, exhales negative tthoughts* we survived yesterday fairly unscathed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fruits & veggies (Even with the WW Power Food Symbol) are not filling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-6872613843367968032011-09-26T08:58:00.000-07:002011-09-26T09:00:49.999-07:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfanqKojSg_BcHKReB_401lEIGxS7wRKmr8p9ddKORUW50Ur1kCC6uykwCXhyphenhyphenOIeKLP7yROGIfKn1qoGSHEUppRhhIso3J_es8z3J3qerEL11hiehlQWJVw_U2a4-DcXc6PwznRtcCFBq/s1600/bradut_din_castraveti_si_rosii_1229612575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfanqKojSg_BcHKReB_401lEIGxS7wRKmr8p9ddKORUW50Ur1kCC6uykwCXhyphenhyphenOIeKLP7yROGIfKn1qoGSHEUppRhhIso3J_es8z3J3qerEL11hiehlQWJVw_U2a4-DcXc6PwznRtcCFBq/s200/bradut_din_castraveti_si_rosii_1229612575.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know that I can do this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I have done this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it will not be easy, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But thinking negatively about it will only make it harder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-25754074123161222182011-09-24T08:01:00.000-07:002011-09-24T08:02:18.149-07:00Prepping for MondayAs I prep for Monday, Day 1 of 90, I already feel my inner kitteh-ness and am reminded of this old <a href="http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/humor/otherhumor/dog_cat_diary.htm">e-mail.</a><br />
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Successfully receiving this Christmas gift is going to require channelling...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">... goggie-ness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I believe Webster defines <i><b>goggieness</b></i> as "the ability to find enthusiasm for the mundane, happiness even in the a.m., and pure joy in the simplest of things." Goggieness may be just what the vet ordered for the kittehs. We need to take this challenge by the horns with enthusiasm, happiness, and joy, <i>not</i> our normal dread. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm thinking that will be the key!</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-8689083991328321292011-09-23T15:39:00.000-07:002011-09-23T15:39:54.535-07:00Merry Christmas to Us!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa34e4WVbH65P59JYfpEW5iqjZX6DwTNEbazKI-RH5pk0w2V4b16FQOQYKKSnUG4BJLf_Rosz71GODNZtewritPHwPtI4GQDaJ6AqNv7aWimhVpGum2ShyC2zpBmWd4kTZt8DXe4hqxtC/s1600/christmas_kittens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa34e4WVbH65P59JYfpEW5iqjZX6DwTNEbazKI-RH5pk0w2V4b16FQOQYKKSnUG4BJLf_Rosz71GODNZtewritPHwPtI4GQDaJ6AqNv7aWimhVpGum2ShyC2zpBmWd4kTZt8DXe4hqxtC/s320/christmas_kittens.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Original Pic found </span><a href="http://etakeh-oh.net/secrets/2009/12/christmas-is-coming/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">No, this isn't an old post. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, it is still September. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, there is a point.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's the logic behind the madness. We once were WW success stories. Looking back at food journals, it's like I don't even recognize those cats anymore. We drank the WW Kool-Aid. We were overachievers and made it all the way to Lifetime Membership. Then we floundered in the maintenance phase, seasons changed and exercise halted. As our sleek coats fluffed back up, we read new health books, tried a few ridiculous diets and well, remained disgusted and unmotivated. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So where's the logic? </div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We are committing to tracking and staying within WW points and/or calories and 3 hours of exercise a week for 90 days as a Christmas present to ourselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being back at goal weight would be the best Christmas present evah!</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No one can give us that gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have to give it to ourselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Now is the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the plan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've committed to it here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Monday, September 26th is day one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-88698369895536017292011-04-18T15:46:00.000-07:002011-04-18T15:54:07.648-07:00Just a Thought.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...my life on the 17 Day Diet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My life has been filled with feeling of...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> deprivation ever since I began the 17 Day Diet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deprivation, eggs, and chicken to be exact.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There must be more in this grocery bag, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we call a healthy lifestyle,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> than eggs and chicken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There just has to be!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the record, I was hard core on this diet... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...for a week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyXvjxcsiwNPI2crMKpD6__n-SArNNps79uckoxcvBp8eau486dy6EfQJ8Se99oRbiqrzNXWBb8ahIrCEh27elyiloYOXkdb1OQ5EE7BNpXRmMMS9-AODaqJ98QABzsiRGXzx-TdCzlNo/s1600/cat-reading-a-book-with-glasses-600x384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyXvjxcsiwNPI2crMKpD6__n-SArNNps79uckoxcvBp8eau486dy6EfQJ8Se99oRbiqrzNXWBb8ahIrCEh27elyiloYOXkdb1OQ5EE7BNpXRmMMS9-AODaqJ98QABzsiRGXzx-TdCzlNo/s320/cat-reading-a-book-with-glasses-600x384.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, I began reading ahead and I didn't like how this book ended. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was just more chicken and eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have nothing against chicken or their bi-products. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'm a Texas Kitteh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I *heart* red meat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early on I said, "This diet may just be the thing that </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">makes Weight Watcher's look good again." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And you know what?? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It does.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weight Watchers is simplistic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can eat what you want as long </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as you count it and stay within your points.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weight Watchers has worked for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the past and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am ready to rekindle our relationship!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This kitteh is ready to start counting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-65005694240167465352011-04-15T08:13:00.000-07:002011-04-15T08:16:22.978-07:00Little Did I Know...Little did I know that suggesting that my fellow co-workers and I go on The 17 Day Diet would land me on the 10 Most Wanted list.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suffice it to say, people are not loving the diet. But, that being said, everyone is reporting fantastic results. There are 6 of us currently on the diet. We have completed Day 4. Combined we have lost a little over 40 pounds. That is fantastic! There were many WEEKS on Weight Watchers that I celebrated ANY loss. For me, losing a little over 7 pounds in 4 days, is unbelievable. I know my weight loss will not continue at this rate forever, but the whole premise is to get you excited about losing weight in the beginning and build up your confidence in your ability to lose weight. How many diets fail because at the end of a week you only lost a pound. A one pound (or less) loss is devastating and can make a large weigh loss goal seem impossible. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The claims made by the 17 Day Diet are true. "Depending on your weight when you start out and your metabolism, you might expect to lose up to 10 to 12 pounds in the first 17 days. Of course, the further you are from your ideal weight, the more you'll lose initially." I find that amazing and encouraging. </div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> A segment came on about the 17 Day Diet by Dr. Mike Moreno. It sounded interesting. I went to Amazon and read reviews, The reviews were pretty good. None of them scared me. In fact, I got a wee bit inspired. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We did it for 18 days because I had heard that it takes the brain 18 days to form a new habit. It was brutal. However, the competition, the challenge, the whole <i>misery enjoys company</i> philosophy almost made it fun and we all learned that we can live without a soda. And so, the the *fantastic* ideas to do the 17 Day Diet at work was born.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Things I have learned thus far:<br />
1. I *heart* carbs. <br />
2. I obviously eat too many carbs.<br />
3. I do not like balsamic vinegar, no matter how many times I try it.<br />
4. Hot lemon water first thing in the morning is not appetizing.<br />
5. I miss bread, a lot.<br />
6. Chicory root IS THE ROOT OF ALL DIGESTIVE EVIL<br />
7. Kefir is a yogurt type drink. I like it better than yogurt.<br />
8. Carb intake and my mental abilities are directly correlated.<br />
9. Encouraging co-workers to partake in a 17 Day Diet Challenge will not earn you Boss of the Year!<br />
10. Day 18 cannot come soon enough!The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-14078803336736475612011-03-10T11:51:00.000-08:002011-03-10T11:52:25.253-08:00So. It was a sunny day and I decided to walk and get my lunch. On the way back, I watched as a car went by. In the front passenger seat, was the happiest dog evah! <br />
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</div>The Black Kittehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08077636926233791918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828451812663783313.post-60220089368772773792011-03-09T07:24:00.000-08:002011-03-09T07:33:51.387-08:00When does this happen??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncHCbZsB1AP5XlXVj8-vmDmtLw99ADhTxEt2pR6EczVcgYPvwDmPFwG4Q8kEXhVPo_ZbfFMSCfoNq3v9UZkhQ1NTR7z8NfHrnIcKB5ifq6r-8TPm-QUY7AS7CHEsLuAYjTJ2X3JcNTBKz/s1600/2418968120_d1695a0297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncHCbZsB1AP5XlXVj8-vmDmtLw99ADhTxEt2pR6EczVcgYPvwDmPFwG4Q8kEXhVPo_ZbfFMSCfoNq3v9UZkhQ1NTR7z8NfHrnIcKB5ifq6r-8TPm-QUY7AS7CHEsLuAYjTJ2X3JcNTBKz/s320/2418968120_d1695a0297.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And by "this" I mean...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The floppage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The excess sagging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dreaded muffin top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day you are a sleek kitteh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You slack a little. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eat a few cheezy poofs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's like instant excess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it wasn't instant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know it was gradual. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the reflection in the mirror </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sure took a while for me to really see the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">difference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Damn you jammies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you brain, for flipping that switch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For opening my eyes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For slapping me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd heard of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, I'd never experienced it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is "it?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is is that slap in the face from reality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most people reference a horrid photo as the catalyst to beginning a diet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was not my case.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A beloved pair of silky pajamas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pair of jammies my husband gave</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> me for Valentine's Day some years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I slipped them on last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I took a look in the mirror</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, I'm not feeling like myself these days....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it's high time I make a change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Consider me slapped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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