Category Archives: losing weight

a poor me post

People all over are doing regular fun things tonight and I am home BATTLING DEMONS. Sad. I feel like I was dragging an elephant along, trying to get three (only three!!) pages written today. I had a popsiscle (=1 point), … Continue reading

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Can super chicken write?

I’ve gone to yoga, shopped at the farmer’s market, and eaten my 1/2 of a Santana’s California Breakfast Burrito (=10 points!). Now a moment to laugh and draw a breath before diving into my writing today. You can watch Super … Continue reading

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yoga

I was very excited by the prospect of having six extra points today on account of having run for 1/2 hour and planning on going to yoga. So, I decided to blow them all on one delectable container of Brown … Continue reading

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Another zero-point soup

My friend Maya came over and we had a crazy cookathon. In one evening we made gazpacho, spiced stuffed okra, pesto, an amazingly delicious Swiss Rice Burger, and bread in the bread machine. She promises to post the recipe for … Continue reading

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Lost seven pounds so far

Turns out (big surprise) that Weight Watchers is exceedingly proprietorial about their stuff – so much so that I believe that they hire folks just to scan the internet and see who is ripping them off. I had a link … Continue reading

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WWin

My boyfriend won. I mean, he was being so psycho there was no way I was going there with him. I just couldn’t bring myself to run for more than 1/2 hour a day, especially after eating vegetable soup for … Continue reading

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WWar

OMG. Take note: it is not healthy to make the stakes too high. My boyfriend went for TWO hour-long runs today, in order to maintain his lead. And I, well, I ate zero-point soup all day. I totaled in at … Continue reading

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WWatchin'

Okay, time for me to come out of the closet. My latest craze has been… Weight Watchers. I’ve been trying to lose 10 pounds off and on for about ten years. Because I was thin and so active when I … Continue reading

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ZERO points

Vegetable Soup — from Weight Watchers Ingredients Preparation 2/3 c sliced carrot ½ c diced onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 c broth (beef, chicken, or vegetable) 1 ½ c diced green cabbage ½ c green beans 1 T. tomato … Continue reading

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