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Battle of the Bulge

Being overweight has been a life long battle for me... I think I first joined Weight Watchers when I was 14!  I think I've tried every weight loss "method" known to man... grapefruit pills, Weight Watchers, cabbage soup, various prescribed meds, Atkins, slim fast, paleo, just to name a few... after years of yo-yo dieting I had finally figured out it's more about just eating healthy... but what's healthy? Seriously!  What's healthy anymore?  Eggs are bad for you, then they're good, then only the whites are good... butter is bad, you should use margarine instead... oh wait, butter is actually better for you and that other stuff is about 2 molecules away from becoming plastic.  WHAT!?  Oh sure, we've gotten lazier over the years as those handy inventions have come along to make things easier but how are we supposed to know what's truly healthy when doctors keep changing their minds?  Just look at Dr. Oz... great guy right?  I'm sure he's a v...

Happy New Year! Holy crap it's already 2013!

Would you looky there!  We're 10 days into a new year and I have yet to post my prepetual blog about how this is going to be the year... this is the year that I'm really gonna do it!  I'm gonna start eating healthy, exercising and getting back into shape.  Hmmmm... maybe because every time I post that blog, I fail.  So guess what... not doin it this year. Not posting about how this is the year, blah blah blah... nope, instead I'm just gonna do it!  As a matter of fact I've already started... been eating healthy (caveman style), exercising etc and guess what... I've got the first week done and I've lost 9 pounds!!!!!  Can you say Saaaweeeet!?  I know right!?  Granted it's no Biggest Loser result but I'll take it any week! The biggest changes I've made, other than exercising and eating healthy, is that I've cut out ALL fast foods, ALL processed foods, no grains/breads and a few other little things... surprisingly I feel great!  I'm not ...