tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88749662292061205012012-01-25T19:39:39.748-05:00Healthy and happy on my journey to lose 100 lbs. and reclaim "me" thru old fashioned weight loss and exercise... I've lost 115 pounds to date!<p> C'mon and help motivate me, follow my progress! I love inspirational quotes and inspirational people even more!<p> Thanks for peeking! : )</p></p>HealthyLoserGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09039497640050750814noreply@blogger.comBlogger1931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874966229206120501.post-26308339053002981162012-01-12T12:48:00.001-05:002012-01-12T12:48:32.974-05:00

While this list was first published in 2006 by The Dalai Lama, it is timeless in the message.  I've printed it out and plan to put it in MANY places around my home and office.  I hope you'll enjoy the inspiration as much as I have in reading it. 20 Ways to Get Good Karma Instructions for Life by The Dalai Lama 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great

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So we're already ten days into 2012... and I hope that the year is off to a terrific start for you.  I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the changes I'm making and have decided there is nothing like a good challenge to make me feel like I can do anything! [Que memories of reading Supergirl Adventure Comics at the beach when I was a kid...] For the next 20 days in a row (no breaks for good

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You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change. Les Brown All of my life, when asked or the conversation topic came up, I would state "I really don't like change!". And I meant it.  I believed that I disliked change.  I resisted change whenever possible saying that I loved traditions, liked the 'comfortable' and embraced 'old favorites'. 

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I'm not one to make New Year's resolutions... I am more likely to make a resolution in the Fall when the pressure to make them is off since I often feel like the Fall is when New Year *should start*.  :)   And when I do make a resolution, I don't make a lofty one any longer that I know I won't be able to keep.  I have kept journals and diaries since I was in my early teens and looking back on

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From my house to yours... wishing you a wonderful holiday!

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Over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I took a little drive on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to the Ocean Spray cranberry bog which is located just beside Patriot Place in Foxborough, Massachusetts.  Not only did I learn a great deal about harvesting cranberries but I also enjoyed the beautiful MA Department of Conservation and Recreation "Healthy Heart Trail", something I never knew

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I was so happy today to be able to give away five $25 gift cards to Sephora courtesy of the fine folks at SlimFast who wanted to reward the challengers hard work and dedication to wellness and fitness.  (By the way, if you were one of the seven getting the Slim Fast coupons, you need to send me your mailing address, please...)  Congrats to Andrea, Jessica, Dani, Samantha, and Tiffany - - I'm so

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Can you believe it?! Here we are in Week 10 of the challenge... only 19 days left, my friends!  Give yourself some love for hanging in!  How are you doing? I am so darn impressed with you who have stuck it through all these weeks.  I know some have fell off and then rejoined and I think that is so great... don't give up.  Keep believing in yourself and get back on the plan and go-baby-go! 

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I have been really a bit crazed in the past three weeks or so.  Life is not 'out of control', but life right now is REALLY REALLY busy!  And in one of those indisputable 'law of attraction' moments in my life, the nice folks at Slim-Fast contacted me asking me if I'd like to try their newly formulated products.  Hmmmmm.... I hesitated to accept at first.  I mean, I am all about whole foods and

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There are so many who have less than they'd like you to believe.  A Wall Street Journal study recently found that 50 percent of Americans don't have $2000 in savings for an emergency.  I understand that struggle and know that many hard working families cannot manage to put together enough money to feed their families three nutritious meals each day and turn to the Greater Boston Food Bank for

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Simply put:  We're halfway through the challenge... we have 7 weeks left to our December 24th end date.  Where are you on your journey for this challenge?  What have you learned about yourself?  How have you changed your habits?  What obstacles have you conquered and what do you still struggle with?  Have you asked others for help?  Have you offered help to others along the way?  Check-in

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Have you ever gone rock or mountain climbing and you get halfway up to the peak and you look down?  And you stop a moment and think to yourself "Oh, I have climbed halfway, that is really great... I didn't think I would get this far.  Look down there at the base... I could climb down now and still be satisfied... and safe because I know I'll get down there without any difficulties." Or you can

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Apologies for getting the check-in posted a day late.  I didn't have any power at my home from Saturday night until last night (Monday) due to the freak Nor`easter than blanketed New England with snow and then with fallen trees and power lines!  I did a little happy dance and yelled out 'woohooo!' when the power was restored last night.  I think sleeping in a room that is below 50 degrees is not

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Does anyone else love the movie "What About Bob?" with Bill Murray?  If you recall the movie, Bob (played by Murray) has many phobias, one is leaving his house... so Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfus) teaches him how to "baby step" to overcome his fears. Not such bad advice! I am really so impressed by how far each one of us can come if we just believe in our own selves!  Pushing aside those

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Are we having fun yet? : )  This week, in addition to checking in, I'd love to hear if you've been doing anything OUTSIDE that you hadn't done before?  Have you been outside and walking for fitness?  Have you been biking or hiking or roller blading or anything else that has kept your activity up OUT OF DOORS?  Let me know! And I have been struggling with food this weekend - - - unfortunately

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Can I just tell you that when Conair sent me my scale to review I was thrilled! This baby does EVERYTHING and is so darn stylish compared to my old Weight Watchers plain old white scale.  The Conair "Glass Body Analysis Scale" measures not only weight but body fat, body water (this is huge for me because I retain water big time apparently!), bone mass and BMI!  In ONE scale.  Plus it has 4 user

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So how are you doing after three full weeks?  Are you feeling motivated?  What have your non-scale victories (NSVs) been?  What are your challenges to staying on track?  I'm SO impressed with how you're encouraging one another on the blog and Facebook.  My friends, you are the best!  Believe in yourself and your own abilities every bit as much as you encourage one another! Dream.Believe.Work

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Lots of activity on Twitter with #hlgFitGift tweets and it is wonderful to see everyone supporting one another through the good and the difficult!  Thank you for checking in here on the blog, too... let's keep the momentum going and keep commenting below because not everyone is on Twitter and/or Facebook... some of our friends just check in through the blog so let's encourage one another here,

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I absolutely have a crush on Dolvett Quince, the new trainer from Atlanta on Biggest Loser Season 12.  I mean, c'mon! Have you seen the man training people on the Red Team?  Have you checked out those abs and that smile? To me, though, the most charming thing about this guy is his personality and inspiration.  I am lucky to have sought him out on Twitter a few weeks ago before he had 20K+

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Sometimes the first week of the challenge can be the easiest (because we're all fired up to make changes) or the worst (because we're pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zones), so no matter which it is for you, let's support one another by using the Comments section to check in.  How are you doing?  What changes are you making?  What are you learning that you can share with other

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So, where are you headed?Do you know where you're headed this fall?  Have you made plans for what you'd like to accomplish for your weight loss, health, and fitness?  Or are you going to sit back and let life lead you rather than you lead your life?  That's what I would have done a couple of years ago.  I liked the familiar.  I liked coming home at the end of the work day and eating myself into

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Have you ever had one of those days when just everything felt 'right'?  When the world seemed to smile down on you and you felt like you rediscovered something you'd lost?  Well... today was that kind of day for me! I've been struggling with my goals, with staying motivated, with getting out the door and on with things I know I should be doing for the last couple of weeks.  And today, on a grey

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Tomorrow night is it, friends... the new premier of season 12 of Biggest Loser and there are definite changes in the air!  First of all - as the new promo picture highlights, Jillian Michaels is gone.  (You'd have to be a BL hater or living under a rock to not know this by now! lol)  I, personally, loved Jill and will miss her tough love and borderline sick humor but I'm a big fan of Bob Harper,

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This weekend provided one last golden weekend of summer in my eyes... a chance to turn my face toward the skies, eyes closed and just soak in the sun a tiny bit while out walking.  I also gave myself one last leisurely stroll through one of the local Farmers' Markets (this time in Waltham on Saturday) and stopping by a few of my favorite local, small farm stands. I came home with delicious urban

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A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be invited by Whole Foods to the launch of their Dedham facility's new Wellness Club, the first of five such sites now planned to be launched across the country.  The website describes the Club as "an inviting environment where members are empowered to make educated and positive lifestyle choices that promote their long-term health and well-being

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And the winner is:  Marathon Sweetheart who was the second comment in the Go Sport ID giveaway!! Congrats, Brittny - - I know you'll put this to good use!  For those of you who are looking for some inspiration, you should check out Brittny's blog.  She went from overweight and unfit to being a marathon runner WHILE she's studying to be a doctor and is an ambassador for Boys & Girls Clubs of

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I am delighted to be included in the running for Mamavation's Top 50 Most Inspirational Healthy Tweeps for my twitter presence!  Sooo nice of Leah to include me and I would be honored to be part of the list with people that I turn to daily for inspiration, advice and great tips. I'd really appreciate your votes over the next two weeks and am hopeful to make it onto the final Top 50 list! : ) 

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I have been so fortunate to meet many really inspiring people along this weight loss and fitness journey.  Kase at Go Sport ID and I have become Twitter friends and it has been great fun to support them in the launch of their business. Please check out the newly launched Go Sport ID website for all of their products.  I am so excited to offer one Healthy Loser Gal blog reader the chance to own

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I've done it!!! Through the emotional ups and downs of a crazy year, I've maintained my 100 lb. weight loss and have made it to the one year anniversary!  I'm fist bumping myself!! I thought last year was a milestone when I hit the one hundred pound mark, but this year, in many ways, proved to be more difficult and so - for me - the celebration is sweeter.  At New Year's I was down a total of

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My fitness pal, FitStella, is winging her way to visit FabKate in Albuquerque as I write this... off for yet another fit & fab adventure!  Before she left Beantown, though, I wanted to be sure she saw the ocean and got to feel the salt air on her flat little fit face, so off we trekked to Newburyport in search of the Atlantic Ocean! :) Along the way we stopped at my all-time-favorite lobster

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 Helllloooo, Bob! :) You all know I am a fan of The Biggest Loser on NBC and love to tweet during the shows live (to the point where I have been put in "Twitter prison" for tweeting TOO much during the show! lol).  So when SpaWeek.com approached me to find out if I'd like to share links on our sites to offer up an incredible prize package, I jumped at the opportunity!  (But, okay, I

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Friday was one of those great summer days when the sun is out and it is hot but there are billowy clouds that are calling for you to get outside and DO something!  Luckily for me, my job allows us to have a couple of Fridays off over the summer and this past Friday afternoon was my turn! I'm proud of myself for how well I've been doing planning and then logging all my meals.  I can't say that I

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It is summer and it is hot and as everyone knows FitStella is all about eating healthy food to grow big muscles (just ask her)!  So here is a recipe for kids to make that is a healthy and fun summertime snack that is FitStella Approved! FROZEN GRAPESStep 1Ask a grown-up to buy green, red, or concord grapes at the farmers' market or grocery store.Step 2Wash your own hands and then wash the

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So much fun to have FitStella visiting me this week, all the way from Austin to Boston!  As I mentioned August 1st, you can find out a little bit more about FitStella and her counter-part, FitStanley on MizFitOnline's site, but the original idea came from the worldwide Flat Stanley Project with MizFit's daughter.  From FlatStanley was born the idea of FitStanley... and (insert Marlon Brando

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Thanks to Attune Foods for posting this on Twitter this afternoon. So positive! Dream. Believe. Achieve! Jan / HealthyLoserGal

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I've had a great on-plan day for the first day of the Awesome August Challenge... so great and so busy that I'm tired out and want to get to bed to get a good night's sleep to start it all again in the morning! : ) So tonight's post is a pictorial (kind of...) of Monday, August 1st... a day in the life of a healthy loser gal! *grin* Breakfast looked something like the photo over there... 'cept

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Last August I started monthly challenges on the blog and over the course of a year we have had 327 people (!!!) join into healthy challenges for weight loss or fitness or... like me, for both! :)  This month, I'm going back to the original challenge and hope you'll all join in!  I want to ROCK this month of August... I want to end it looking back and by us saying "I really gave this month my all.

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Every once in awhile I want to change up an old recipe and try out a healthier version.  Sometimes it takes a few attempts to perfect the recipe and sometimes - you nail it on the first try!  The latter was tonight! : ) I cut a skinless 7 oz chicken breast into strips, shaking them in a plastic bag to coat them lightly with whole wheat flour (about 1/2 cup).  Taking them out of the bag, I

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I was delighted to find a package waiting for me last week when I returned home from work one evening!  Inside was the new book The Carb Lovers Diet: Eat What You Love, Get Slim for Life from Health Magazine's Editor in Chief, Ellen Kune, and Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, also of Health.  I'd won this a few weeks ago during Health's first Twitter party about healthy swaps which had been a lot of fun

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Did you know that July is National Blueberry Month? A full month is devoted to those little delicious blue antioxidant berries that I love year round but especially when they're 'in season' in New England.  I just found out about the July designation the other day when Boston Globe's Sunday Magazine featured the Geddes Blueberry Farm in Gilmanton, NH. (The article is definitely worth a read and

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Eucerin Everyday ProtectionFace Lotion *SPF 30*Body Lotion *SPF 15* Talk about your Law of Attraction and something unexpected arriving just when you need it - - look what I received from Eucerin! The very first week of June I headed oh-solo-mio to Hampton Beach, NH (actually I ended up there, I didn't really head there...) and had the beach nearly to myself so lounged and read and snoozed and

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 Busa Farms beautiful array of fresh, local produce I stole away from the office for 45 minutes this afternoon to visit the Lexington Farmers' Market which was an absolute delight!  Not only is this weekly farmers' market in my backyard, I am happy to see it was named Boston Magazine's Best Farmers Market of 2010.  I've gone occasionally over the past three years after embarking on this

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I can't believe that in six weeks we'll be at the end of August - - summer's end!  Only SIX WEEKS!! Well, I don't know about you - but I plan to make the most of these next six weeks!  Did you know that behaviorists have learned that it takes somewhere between 30 to 66 days to form a habit - - a GOOD one or a BAD one?! Usually I start a Healthy Loser Gal challenge at the beginning of the month

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Roxanne! Congrats to you and please email me your address so I can send off the wonderful products from the great FitBoston day sponsored by MeYouHealth, Modern Pilates, and Healthworks! :) @BrilliantJen It has been great fun to chat on Twitter and Facebook with new friends I made last Saturday at FitBoston and to have finally put real life faces to friends I've chatted with for a long time

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In a couple of weeks I will be at the one year annivesary mark of having lost 100 pounds.  And while I am so very thankful to have lost the 100 pounds, in reality - at the New Year - I was at 122 lbs. total lost, working out 4-5x weekly, and then gained back seven pounds over the course of a difficult few months AND let up on my exercise.  And those 7 pounds have stayed on me and I'm not too

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 Alicia Benjamin (MeYouHealth), me, Lisa Johnson (Modern PIlates) I wish you all could have been at FitBoston in Brookline yesterday with me to experience the fun and absorb the great info and tips!  From the moment I walked in and was met by Lisa Johnson with a hug as she handed out FitStudio (thank you @FitStudio and Sears!) t-shirts to all attending, to the moment I walked out four hours

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I may have had to miss #Fitbloggin in Baltimore in May, but I'm really psyched to go to today's local Fitbloggin meet-up at HealthWorks in Brookline.  Thanks to Alicia Benjamin of MeYouHealth (love their Daily Challenges!) for organizing what I am sure will prove to be a great, healthy, happy day! : ) Dream. Believe. Achieve! Jan / HealthyLoserGal

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How gorgeous do these two look? : ) I headed down to the Hynes Convention Center in Back Bay, Boston today to take in the free Health & Fitness Expo, knowing that the reigning Biggest Loser, Olivia Ward, and her oh-so-fun sister, Hannah, were featured guests.  I have always been a fan of Teddy Brewski of the Patriots, but today I saw even more reasons to respect this man... he was so genuine

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I'm going to ask you to do a very simple exercise: Write down five things you truly have faith or believe in.  Or, to make it easier... what are the first five things that come to mind when asked "what do you believe in"? (I'll give you a few moments to think about it... one mississippi.... two mississippi... okay.... times UP! *grin*) Did you include yourself? Two years ago I would never even

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What the heck is wrong with me?!?  I mean... REALLY?!  Last night I ate more calories than I usually do in three complete days.  Alone.  On my couch.  Watching hockey. I'm so disgusted with myself this morning and FEEL so disgusting!  This lump of crap in my stomach is so evident and gross. I've gone back and replayed the whole night - - I can tell you how it all happened - but not the why of

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BLESSED! I have to share with you how blessed I am and all the wonderful things that have been happening in my life - remarkably right around my 53rd birthday.  I don't know if it is because I faced my 53rd birthday with no apprehension or misgivings or because I'm truly learning to stay positive and focused and live a life of gratitude, but some wonderful things have been turning up in my life.

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We made it, friends! We're in June and at the halfway point of 2011!  How're you doing with your fitness and weightloss goals?  Did you stall out a tiny bit during the winter months as I did and blogged about? Were you able to get yourself on a new path last month and set things straight?  Even if you didn't make all 24 days of the MayDay Challenge, did you feel good about what you did achieve? 

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I drove into my driveway after work tonight and, lo and behold, there on my porch was a package! "Oh cool," I thought to myself, "someone sent me a birthday present!"  I decided to fore go taking in the mail and bringing in the groceries before checking the package and was surprised and delighted to see that the bright yellow box was a surprise sample package from the people at True Citrus and

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"May day" is an emergency code word used as a distress signal internationally... It derives from the French venez m'aider, meaning 'come help me'.  According to Wikipedia, "May Day" is used to signal a life-threatening emergency ... the call is always given three times in a row ("Mayday Mayday Mayday"). Here is is, May 1st.  We're nearly half way through with 2011! How did this happen? Where has

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... and start all over again! I haven't been around much in the past month - five weeks really - I haven't been blogging, or tweeting much, I haven't been posting on Facebook.  I have been reeling from some pretty tumultuous events in my life - one on top of another it has seemed - and have been knocked back on my heels by the fact that - no matter how wise or learned I may have thought I was -

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Thanks so much to everyone for being along on my weight loss and fitness journey these past two years. Tomorrow, April 1st, starts a new chapter for me and I am fully looking forward to rejuvenating and reaching goal weight this summer!  Congratulations to the following ladies who were chosen from comments (and a random number generator!) as the recipients of the gifts celebrating my two year

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Looking for the HealthyLoserGal Two Year Anniversary Giveaways?? Click on the links below for each individual giveaway and enter all or one! : )  Tonight (Thursday, March 31st) after 11pm the winners will be posted here! Chris Freytag's CHOOSE THIS! Cookbook full of healthy and simple recipes Beautiful note cards from Love,MegCards perfect for writing gratitude notes and a journal for

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I don't know about you and where you live, but we New Englanders have had enough of winter!  It is "spring" officially and yet - on Friday - we're in for more snow. Like half a foot of the white stuff. "Snow" has officially become a four-letter word around here.  But I have to tell you, one thing I'm not tired of that is new to me this winter, is oatmeal and the benefits of it.  I have been a

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Two years into this journey, there are two things I truly believe have been key to getting me to where I am today: a happier, healthier person who believes in myself!   The first is that you have to have concrete GOALS and write them down in order to accomplish great things.  I wrote about the differences between a wish and a goal back in November and how goals help you concentrate, plan,

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I should be President of the Chris Freytag Fan Club.  Truly.  She is an inspiration in so many ways to me.  First of all - okay - there's the fact that this woman is FIT... have you ever tried to keep up with 10 minutes of this dynamo on ExerciseTV or on one of her DVDs?  Good lord - this Mom of teenagers ROCKS it!  : ) Her yoga dvds are AMAZING.  I do not know how anyone gets into the mind set

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When Rick Diamond of Book Publishing Company approached me on Twitter about reviewing vegan books on the blog I thought he may have the wrong gal!  "I'm not vegan," I thought to myself, "heck, I'm not even vegetarian!".  And then I went to his site... and looked at the amazing books he's offering ... and I realized I'm a LOT more into veggies and healthy eating/cooking than I give myself credit

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I am really excited to be able to pass along to you guys - readers of the journey I've been on the past two years now - some great ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAYS this week.  If you follow me on Twitter (thank you to those of you who do!!), then you know on Tuesday nights between 8-10pm EST you can usually find me tweeting away about the current season of The Biggest Loser.  I know there are plenty of

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Two years ago, absolutely miserable with who I was, I finally made a COMMITMENT to myself.  I couldn't hide the real me beneath any more outward weight, I wouldn't face disappointments with a pizza box on my lap, ready to be consumed with little thought to how it tasted... Two years ago, I prayed and asked God to help me find the strength to change the path I was on and help me reclaim "me". 

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These are photos I've taken over the years while visiting Ireland. Hope you enjoy the slideshow! ~ Jan / HealthyLoserGal

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Holy Cow!! Well, holy The Laughing Cow in this case!! I'm a finalist in The Laughing Cow's Reshape Your Health contest that runs for one more week and I could REALLY use your vote everyday to have any chance at winning the grand prize!  Please use this link to vote today & daily thru next Friday And if I do win the grand prize, I'll win a gym membership for 6 months (!!!), 6 month supply of

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March is FINALLY here!  At times in Boston this winter, I wondered if we'd make it to March... Snowmagedon was upon us all season it seemed!  But... the days are longer, the sun is brighter again and spring is, indeed, right around the corner - only TWENTY DAYS to go! Woohoooo! So let's get a little SPRING in our steps, shall we, friends?  This month's challenge is all about finding your

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Saturday was bitter cold in Boston but that did not deter the 400+ hopefuls who showed up at the Boston Seaport Hotel to try out for the next season of The Biggest Loser!  It was so inspiring to me to see so many people, of many shapes and sizes, waiting patiently in line for their chance to change their lives!  Young and old, alike, turned out in force to be interviewed by the Biggest Loser

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Please VOTE for me!The more times, the merrier! :)I'm in the running for an incredible contest at FITNESS Magazine called "Face of Fitness". The grand prize winner is selected by voting and will be featured on the magazine cover, their story in FITNESS, as well as win a great trip for two to Hawaii! In the last day (since voting started yesterday 2/14) I've moved up from #29 to #11... voting

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Thanks to my friend, Kat, for posting this on Facebook so I can share with you.  This seems perfect for our February Love You for Who You Are NOW challenge & Valentine's Day.  Speak the words on the screen aloud as you see them appear and they become powerful personal intentions ~ Happy Valentine's Day! xo Jan / HealthyLoserGal

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I'm a little stuck on my own challenge! Who'd a thunk it, huh?  But I sat last night and sat... and sat... and tried to write down reasons I love myself.  About five came fairly quickly and then everything else I started to write down seemed silly.  But you know what... silly or not, they're valid to me! :) Now, I realize that "I keep my skin conditioned in the winter..." may seem silly to some

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So here we are, friends, in the beginning of February when we're bombarded with images and advertisements promoting Valentine's Day and love, love, love.  All the enticements to go out with your lover to fancy dinners, away for romantic weekends, give and receive fabulous chocolates, pamper your partner with spa treatments, flowers, lingerie, jewelry... the list goes on and on.  But let me ask

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... the night of nights.  Click on the picture to enlarge & read. :) C'mon - you know the tune!  Sing along with me 'cause I'm all excited to let you know that the February issue of First for Women has hit the newsstands!  It is surreal to see myself in the magazine but also a great feeling of accomplishment to have made it past the 100 pounds lost milestone and still be losing! Woohoooo!  : )

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This year I have the extraordinary opportunity to have four weeks of sabbatical from my job - paid.  I have worked for a wonderful company for the past five years and - as a way of honoring that milestone - employees are giving four weeks of paid leave to be used at one time.  Additionally, I have my regular four weeks of vacation this year.  What to do... what to do? I've been contemplating

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So I really want to go to Fitbloggin - you know the blogging conference in May being held in Baltimore that Roni Noone puts together with great speakers and events and two days of getting to meet the real people behind the blogs and the tweets and the Facebook pages, many of whom I consider friends.  But... But.... BUT.... I'll have to MEET people! Please don't notice the elephant in the

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Here we are in a New Year with a clean slate, a new start, new hopes and dreams to pursue... are you ready?  Or do you feel like things will never change for you?  That you're just WAY TOO BUSY to make the changes in your life that you dream of?  I'm here to tell you something - - - you're wrong.  *grin*  This month's challenge is about being true to yourself... discovering what it is that YOU

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 The view of a wall mural & bronze statue from my 4th floor walkway I was contacted by MeYouHealth a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to participate in a week of health blogger challenges!  Since I do love a challenge, I didn't hesitate to say 'yes' and went off to check out their website.  I am soooo glad I did as they sponsor a Daily Challenge (you can link to it through Facebook, too)

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Today I looked in the full length mirror, dressed to the nines in a hot pink tight wrap dress, hiiiigh heels and hose, my hair and makeup done by professionals and I had to smile because I thought to myself "I've got my figure back!".  If I do say so myself, I looked damn good! : ) After 110+ pounds lost, First for Women Magazine contacted me to interview me about my weightloss and how I did it.

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Right around the beginning of November every year you will hear people begin to talk about all the holiday stress they're under.  Magazines suggest ways to alleviate your holiday stress.  Television shows like Martha Stewart and Rachel Ray give tips on how to deal with the stress of the holidays!   Pfft. I'm not buying into the whole "holidays = stress" thing!  I declared my intent to have a

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I've done a lot of wishing in my life.  I wished I were thinner.  I wished I were healthier.  I wished I felt better about myself.  Remember the old saying when seeing a falling star, "I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight..." and then you make your wish?  Well, think of all the wishes put out into the universe in a day... in a month... in a year.  I certainly can't count or

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Last October I took a few moments to look over my list of reasons I originally started this weightloss and fitness journey.  At that time I had lost 50 lbs and was halfway to my 100 pound goal.  Now that I've lost over 100 pounds and am well on my way to goal and being physically fit, I wanted to go back and remind myself why it is so important to keep myself on track and all I have to be

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"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." Thomas Jefferson It is November.  Do you know what that means?  Now begins the time when everyone starts dreading the holidays... moaning about them... using them as an excuse to overeat and not make it to their planned workouts.  "Oh, there's too much to do...", "I have so many parties to go to, I'll start back on my plan when the holidays are

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The Journey One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice --though the whole housebegan to trembleand you felt the old tugat your ankles."Mend my life!"each voice cried.But you didn't stop.You knew what you had to do,though the wind priedwith its stiff fingersat the very foundations,though their melancholywas terrible.It was

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It is autumn and I love pumpkin recipes... especially when they're full of spice and taste great and - here's the added advantage - are low calorie and low fat.  Oh yeah - bring on the treats!  Thanks to two Twitter friends ~ FitMamaTraining and Spring4Fal ~ who told me of this simple, delicious recipe! I whipped these up tonight in about 40 minutes total... I've estimated they are 185 calories

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Dream.Believe.Achieve.On Columbus Day, I began to think about all the discoveries I have made about myself in the past year.  I've discovered I am a great deal stronger, both mentally and physically, than I have given myself credit for in decades.  I always have been kind of a stubborn, Yankee-ingenuity-I'll-get-it-done type of person, but now I know I have the stamina and sheer will-power to

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Right up front I must say (reminiscent of Martin Short on SNL) that I have been gifted with so many generous products over the summer and have not reviewed or mentioned many of them on the blog.  So here we go...  The Healthy Loser Gal Gratitude post! : ) Back in the spring Stefan Pinto (that gorgeous smiling guy on Twitter who is a weightloss success story!) messaged me and asked if I would like

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A few weeks ago I was excited to learn that I'd won a gift card to Subway in the BlogtoLose Breakfast Blogger Break Giveaway.  This morning, rainy and grey in the Boston suburbs, I set off to try my first Eat Fresh Breakfast sandwich and I'm happy to report:  it was great!  Heck, it brightened my day! :) I decided to get the Egg White Muffin Melt which is a whole wheat english muffin, american

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I was so happy to participate in yesterday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in my hometown of Salem, NY... and really happy to show up this year some 60+ lbs. lighter than I was last year when walking! :)

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I just need to take a minute to slow down this day and breathe and realize how far I've come in a year - both in my weight and in my health!  I will be walking the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k Walk this weekend on Sunday.  I walked it for the first time last year and it is held in my hometown of Salem, NY. Last year I was not sure I would be able to walk 3.2

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"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped." Tony Robbins (Author, speaker, peak performance expert, coach) Let's DO this!! I mean are we serious about our health and fitness and weightloss or aren't we?  All it takes is a real DECISION!  We have to DECIDE (and mean it!) that we are worth the effort it takes to get healthy and stay healthy!  We are worth it, you know... so

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"A picture says a thousand words" goes the old adage... in this case, a picture shows .... 100 poundsLOST!

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A quick little lesson on changing your thinking from "The Secret"..."All stress begins with one negative thought. One thought that went unchecked, and then more thoughts came and more, until stress manifested. The effect is stress, but the cause was negative thinking, and it all began with one little negative thought. No matter what you might have manifested, you can change it … with one small

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September is one of my favorite times of the year... to me, it seems like a New Year.  Our summer breaks have come to an end, school restarts, even our normal fitness routines may need to change up due to cooler weather and lessened hours of daylight.  I love the crisp days when the weather cools, I look forward to long walks and changing foliage in New England and I now I begin September with a

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Today marks the final day of August and the end of the Healthy Loser Gal AwesomeAugust challenge!  I walked and/or worked out, went swimming, hiking, or something for 25 of the 31 days! The photo above is of me and my incredibly great trainer at the Waltham YMCA, Parker.  Please note he and I are wearing Healthy Loser Gal t-shirts! LOL He is such a good sport to wear the TRAINER one I made for

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