tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post388280356779709269..comments2024-03-25T03:13:16.489-04:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Only Three Weeks to a Healthier, Happier You (aka - a bunch of lies)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85168059860050388742008-03-21T19:28:00.000-04:002008-03-21T19:28:00.000-04:00I love you're blog and you've inspired me to estab...I love you're blog and you've inspired me to establish more healthy eating habits in my home. Here's a SSO for you: Have you found cold breakfast cereal you can eat on the diet? I'm wanting to banish preservatives and all things artificial from our diet, but my hubby can't stand the thought of not having cereal around (even though we already eat oatmeal at least five times a week). I told himAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10035383344835323024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4637163582927365762008-03-20T01:13:00.000-04:002008-03-20T01:13:00.000-04:00Ok. This diet is fail-proof. First you travel to g...Ok. This diet is fail-proof. First you travel to great distances to take care of dying in-law. Also deal with healthy in-laws for two weeks while taking care of your toddler. Everyone in the house should get the flu, one at a time, so that you can clean up vomit and diarrhea everyday all day, including your own. Then you go home for two weeks and work at your job. Shortly after, go back to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26452606131904585122008-03-19T23:42:00.000-04:002008-03-19T23:42:00.000-04:00Isn't it interesting that it takes 21 days to get ...Isn't it interesting that it takes 21 days to get into a habit and 1/2 a second to break it?Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032246547129500978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61905142425106531722008-03-19T23:14:00.000-04:002008-03-19T23:14:00.000-04:00How about I just continue to eat junk but move as ...How about I just continue to eat junk but move as much as a 2-year-old? It seems to work for Brooklyn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61439707481101753362008-03-19T22:59:00.000-04:002008-03-19T22:59:00.000-04:00Here's a tip - put your scale in the kitchen. Swea...Here's a tip - put your scale in the kitchen. Swear to you on the 9lbs I just lost that everytime I felt the **munchies** take over I stepped on the scale before opening the fridge and it totally turned me off to eating something bad. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I think its 21 days to make a good habit, one day to break it, a lifetime to maintain it!<BR/><BR/>I'm up for the challenge, now that the weight isGeevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124325172138839336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21667031994768350572008-03-19T22:33:00.000-04:002008-03-19T22:33:00.000-04:00Feel like getting creative with food, hehe, join m...Feel like getting creative with food, hehe, join me~! I'm on day 8 of 31 (not that I'm counting, lol) of an allergy-healing (hoping), yeast syndrome diet. I can have meat, 1 cup of beans per day, non-starchy vegetables, butter, avocados, herbal tea and water, none of the above can have any sugar, soy or vinegar either which limits even most canned food from Whole Foods~! I've lost 7lbs in the Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122745336189501496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89947021673964762792008-03-19T22:30:00.000-04:002008-03-19T22:30:00.000-04:00YOU can do it Dawn! I just started back to the gym...YOU can do it Dawn! I just started back to the gym last Monday. I've been going every night during the week for 1 hour. Can't stay too long as I have 3 kids at home with Daddy, LOL! But I'm doing it and it's a start. And I have to tell ya it feels great. Invigorating I'd say. I feel so much better and hope to start dropping the pounds and looking better too =)<BR/>And you don't have to starve Kittihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978843134710634861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72697248217465566282008-03-19T18:47:00.000-04:002008-03-19T18:47:00.000-04:00I don't think there is a woman on this planet that...I don't think there is a woman on this planet that doesn't understand what you just described.<BR/><BR/>I have found that the only way to make sure I stick to having my fresh juices and salads (which I too crave) is to be prepared BEFORE I AM HUNGRY. If I eat at the right time, then I am satiated. If I let myself get too busy to prepare lunch/dinner and have put it off until I am starving, thenbeingsimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791294358171871118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-17991515853919544882008-03-19T15:07:00.000-04:002008-03-19T15:07:00.000-04:00Actually, we should follow the little ones example...Actually, we should follow the little ones examples...they only eat when they are hungry. Me, on the other hand, eat just to have something to do. LOL I've gained weight since I became a SAHM. When I was working I wasn't around food 24/7. At home...it's all right there for the taking. And I take it. And take it. And take it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6264689736639510822008-03-19T14:35:00.000-04:002008-03-19T14:35:00.000-04:00Your post sounds so familiar. I was in a similar ...Your post sounds so familiar. I was in a similar boat not too long ago. Five years ago, I finally decided to change my life and <B>I lost a total of 185 pounds</B> by changing my diet and exercising. You can check out the whole story and see lots of before and after pics on my website at:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.deannaadler.com/" REL="nofollow">Deanna Lite</A><BR/><BR/>Weight and food Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34455002239675031262008-03-19T14:29:00.000-04:002008-03-19T14:29:00.000-04:00LOL! My niece is about the same age as Brooklyn, a...LOL! My niece is about the same age as Brooklyn, and does almost the same thing; she even eats pizza with ketchup:)Though I have to admit that her love for ice cream is entirely my fault: I intorduced her to it.Barb Chanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111608904463961090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14738198502711557452008-03-19T13:16:00.000-04:002008-03-19T13:16:00.000-04:00Dawn, I know 21 days can seem like a REALLY LONG T...Dawn, I know 21 days can seem like a REALLY LONG TIME when you're standing at the front end of it, but it's true - you can change a habit if you stick with it for 21 days, even when every muscle in your body aches from working out and you feel like you're constantly eating because nothing fills you up like a big juicy burger, certainly not wimpy salads and 4 oz of fish! I'm telling you that it'sSuper Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943470340938118670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43957127238010653772008-03-19T12:34:00.000-04:002008-03-19T12:34:00.000-04:00For a moment there, I was spooked, I thought I had...For a moment there, I was spooked, I thought I had written something in my sleep. That is SO ME! Especially the deer in headlights thing and the nervous eating of sweets. I think I could give it a go of living off Ghirardelli's dark chocolate.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32563547048823159582008-03-19T11:46:00.000-04:002008-03-19T11:46:00.000-04:00Personally, I think I prefer the Brooklyn diet.I h...Personally, I think I prefer the Brooklyn diet.<BR/>I have really tried now for 3 months to eat healthier and go to the gym.<BR/>However, it isn't getting easier. I still have to force myself to stay away from the junk, and to get to the gym.<BR/>3 weeks....yeah, right!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109185451061639939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16141549860048856752008-03-19T10:45:00.000-04:002008-03-19T10:45:00.000-04:00Why is it difficult to change bad habits? Because...Why is it difficult to change bad habits? Because we have kids & meetings until 7:30! And salads aren't made for eating while driving (remember the McD's salad shakers in a cup? What a mess!) Burgers & chicken fingers are car friendly, unfortunately they're not waist-line friendly. And who has time for a walk when there is laundry to be folded (while sitting on the couch watching American Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32018502174252535602008-03-19T10:19:00.000-04:002008-03-19T10:19:00.000-04:00Oh good, maybe now my husband will believe me that...Oh good, maybe now my husband will believe me that it's not just our kids that have this diet and I'm not such a bad mother after all! Thanks for making me laugh as always!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102155169264573301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84695957916273056842008-03-19T09:46:00.000-04:002008-03-19T09:46:00.000-04:00Hey Dawn,Enough of the dieting, google "hawaii cha...Hey Dawn,<BR/>Enough of the dieting, google "hawaii chair" and pick the one a few down with Ellen DeGeneres. Great infomercial on how to lose weight while sitting down!!!! I still cry laughing when I watch it! Who would think of something so silly??? YOU HAVE TO DO THIS!!!!!<BR/><BR/>"Take the work out of your work day"!<BR/><BR/>Have a good day! Oh, and my son has had the flu - diarrhea and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83135786427526280632008-03-19T00:28:00.000-04:002008-03-19T00:28:00.000-04:00Let me start with you are FABULOUS! Are you makin...Let me start with you are FABULOUS! <BR/><BR/>Are you making any more appearances (like Fremd) that people in the area can come see you? (fingers crossed)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76927924967564487672008-03-19T00:01:00.000-04:002008-03-19T00:01:00.000-04:00You want to know a sad thing? I've had a lard san...You want to know a sad thing? I've had a lard sandwich with a side of gravy. There's a bar here with a smoke free dining room we eat out at because it's cheap to feed our 2 bottomless pits - I mean kids. I ordered the Mushroom Swiss burger once and got lettuce, tomato and mayo (easy on the mayo)like I always do on a cheeseburger. No one told me that the mushrooms are in a gravy and they slop Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64843089865328275272008-03-18T23:03:00.000-04:002008-03-18T23:03:00.000-04:00my little one obviously has far more sophisticated...my little one obviously has far more sophisticated taste. She dunks her french fries in ranch dressing. No nasty ketchup for her. The boys, on the other hand, dunk everything but water in it.debby fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367319765716717634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78446967581247780742008-03-18T22:52:00.000-04:002008-03-18T22:52:00.000-04:00Yes, change is hard, but reading about Brooklyn's ...Yes, change is hard, but reading about Brooklyn's diet today had me and my husband in tears we were laughing so hard. That sounds exactly like the diet that our daughter has. I really think it was the ketchup part that got us going. What is it about little kids and ketchup?heatherhusker18https://www.blogger.com/profile/05251249357495828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8869493909636497332008-03-18T22:38:00.000-04:002008-03-18T22:38:00.000-04:00I am so totally with you! I don't know what to do...I am so totally with you! I don't know what to do to make myself do it either but am glad I am not the only one who thinks maybe I would lose weight if I followed my little one's diet!PaperSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813660109619002956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87391427600836740562008-03-18T21:44:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:44:00.000-04:00Hi, Dawn. I'm not sure if you'll even read this, b...Hi, Dawn. I'm not sure if you'll even read this, but I wanted to respond to one of your readers from Sunday sound out. She asked about sending her son to Kindergarten or not because of the cut off date. <BR/>Well, many don't know that if your chld is still born in the same month of the cut off date that you can speak with the principal, at which point the principal will interview your child. If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57239958084603790072008-03-18T21:34:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:34:00.000-04:00Brooklyn with the ketchup reminded me of my daught...Brooklyn with the ketchup reminded me of my daughter when she was about 9. My son caught her in the pantry drinking the ketchup (or tomato sauce as its called here in Australia) out of the bottle. She didn't feel the need for any food carrier to satisfy her craving.<BR/><BR/>Fiona in Fremantle West AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90015238136932905332008-03-18T21:18:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:18:00.000-04:00Brooklyn is adorable! And it looks like she eats ...Brooklyn is adorable! And it looks like she eats much the same way as my Emma does...<BR/>http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m245/ErinEQuint/?action=view¤t=ranch2.jpg<BR/><BR/>http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m245/ErinEQuint/?action=view¤t=ranch.jpg<BR/><BR/><B> LOVE </B> your blog! Can't wait for your book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com