DivaCup!!!

My menstrual cycle is only 26 days long so I only get about 2 weeks a month that are PMS/Menstruation free. This totally sucks for weight loss, but on the plus side my periods are so regular, I can set my watch to it.So before 5 PM on Sunday the 16th I went to the local Whole Foods and bought a DivaCup! A few hours later, I got to use it.One day at work I was complaining about the hassle of

2 pounds down so far this November!

Even with PMS and pizza puffing me back up, I am still down 2 pounds so far this November!! (I was 194.50 this AM.) I've lost about pound a week without effort!!I count every calorie I "plate" even if I don't finish it all. I've been averaging about 1900 calories a day total. What I'm really eat is slightly under that.My knee was cooperative on Wednesday and I was able to workout too! I might try

i heart thedailyplate!

The last few days I have been tracking my calories using “The Daily Plate.”Whenever I googled: “calories (FILL IN THE BLANK)”The Daily Plate was usually the #1 hit, so I finally bit the bullet and signed up for this digital diet diary!!!I have to say I am very happy and impressed by the free service they offer! It takes all the hard work and MATH out of counting your calories!! Sweeeeeet!I

-2.75 of Period/Trip weight gone

I still have two and a half pounds to lose to get back to my pre-period / pre-trip weight.I was 195.25 this morning. I would love to be under 190 again soon. I hope I can by Thanksgiving!I am extra nervous about Thanksgiving this year because Aaron and I will be spending it in San Francisco! Last time we were out there I gained 6 pounds! (I also got my period when on that trip too, so that may

Nobody is Allergic to Fat!

Argh! Today I brought in a Pumpkin Pie thinking my coworkers would gobble it up an protect me from it... but I had some anyway.Between the pie and the other things I had today, I have only 400 calories for the rest of the day! I plan to have a 330 calorie Lean Cuisine meal for dinner and turn in early since my husband has a 7:30 AM dental cleaning. (Aaron then has a job interview at 11 AM and

October Summary

My vampire costume won "scariest costume" on Halloween!Even with my period and that business trip at the end of the month, I lost 2 pounds in October!!!I have not had a successful month of weight loss since LAST NOVEMBER! (Post first knee surgery.) 2008 has been a year of plateaus and weight gain, but finally the tide is turning!!I am so excited to see how November will go!Now go get out the