http://sandy.buddyslim.com Diet, weight loss, fitness blog from BuddysSlim.com Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:03:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  I tried to comment Sara, but for some reason whenever I click on your blog, I get signed-off buddyslim.  so, here's my comment.  ;) I used to put my groceries in the car....then wheel the cart back with the kids in it...then take them back to the car the old fashioned ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2009/10/08/my-comment-on-saras-blog-about-the-shopping-carts/  I got to thinking when I read Nancy's great blog this morning....  her blogs are often thought provoking.   I hope she doesn't mind if I repeat part of my comment here. It's easy to ask for advice, not so easy to take it.  Just like a compliment...we all ask constantly ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2009/08/18/getting-closer-to-70-and-now-im-gaining-enough-self-confidence-to-say-thank-you/ I was thinking after reading a buddie's blog and I wonder?  Is eating is another way of ‘cutting’. Do we do with food what some do with a knife. We are all hurting ourselves, just in different ways. Is it despair or a cry for attention? Or maybe a little ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2009/04/07/bingeing-and-cuttingis-there-a-connection/ I read an article about diet myths....one being you shouldn't eat late. This doctor says it's not the late eating that's the problem. The problem arises when you have already eaten three meals and you make eating before bed 'snacks' a fourth meal. (and some of our 'snacks' are ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2009/01/07/the-latest-on-late-eating-come-on-you-know-you-wont-choose-an-apple-or-a-bowl-of-fiber-one-for-your-late-night-snack/ So I write a really nice blog (I think it's nice) and almost within hours it's three pages back.  ?  And yet still in the very first spot.....the same one, in fact it's still there today.  Actually the first five or so are still there........what am I?  Chopped liver? (my ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2009/01/06/whats-up-with-that/ I know, I haven't blogged in forever!  Sorry about that,  blogging wasn't fun for awhile, but that's water under the bridge.  Our newest homework assignment for the Heartbreakers' weight loss challenge team is to list at least one thing we love about ourselves. I think one of the most important ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2009/01/05/i-think-im-falling-in-love-againwith-me/ That really ticked me off. (to put it nicely)  Went for my checkup last Tuesday.  Started out great.  Got weighed,  the scale was good to me.  Got my BP meds lowered again, due to weight loss.   And doctor said he was proud of my weight loss.  Well, beg your pardon, ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/23/my-doctor-says-ive-reached-a-certain-age-wtf-is-that-supposed-to-mean/ I have incorporated weight training into my exercise regimen. ....  15 minutes, 3 days a week.  I can already see a difference after only two weeks.  My clothes are fitting better and I am even developing a bicep!  (actually two)  lol   But I only maintained last week and think I ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/12/i-think-ive-gained-and-i-dont-mind-at-all/ If you know me then you know I do water aerobics three morning a week.  I love it!  BUT.......We share the pool and locker room with the high school swim teams.  When I hear those skinny little girls in the locker room complaining about the rolls of fat on ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/10/another-shower-blog-you-must-think-im-obsessed-with-water-sports-lol-but-i-do-spend-a-lot-of-time-at-the-pool/ Have you ever noticed that your clothes change from day to day..... like, one day I put on an outfit and think 'I look pretty good in this.  I love the color and the pants fit great.' and I go out the door feeling like a million bucks.  Same outfit ... http://sandy.buddyslim.com/2008/09/09/how-can-the-same-outfit-look-so-different-its-the-same-me-same-weight-what-happened/