Apr 17

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Julie has invited to join her Race to the shower - her bridal shower is 16 weeks away. Julie´s goal is to get rid of another 15/16 pounds till then. Surely I joined the race. Today in the morning I had my weekly weigh-in day. Please give me some pats on my back: I´ve lost another lb. That´s only 6 lb to go. I´ve more than halved myself (OK: my weight) since I gave birth to Luis. Hopefully this doesn´t sound swanky, but I´m too proud not to tell you! Maybe you cn share my happiness? =)

Wanna join the race or just support? Please visit Flip This Body! And please vote for Julie at the Blogger´s Choice Award. She is nominated for Best Health Blog. I don´t mind if you vote for me, too (Best Design). You have to sign up for voting, but it´s worthy. You´ll find lots of fellow bloggers to show some love to. If you are nominated, too, please let me know so I can vote for you!

xoXOxo,

And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:

Homer: I’ll never wiggle my bare butt it public again
Lisa: I’d like to believe that this time, I really would.



Feb 22








Welcome to my Thursday 13 Edition No 14

Many people, including myself truly, often lack the motivation to get off the couch. How many times have O put on my workout clothes, sat down to tie my shoes, then suddenly said to myself: “The producers of 24 are counting on me to watch!” - What to do? I just lack that extra push, not only to get me to the gym, but to push me through a challenging, productive workout. I found my motivation in music. I´ve posted some of the songs - in no particular order - and linked the titels to YouTube (Beware: a couple of them contain explicit lyrics)

13 Songs That Move Me

1.) Gnarls Barkley: Crazy
2.) The Boss Hoss: Hey Ya
3.) Dee Lite: Groove is in the Heart
4.) The White Stripes: Seven Nation Army
5.) Nelly Furtado: Maneater
6.) Will Smith: Switch
7.) Salt N´Pepper: Push It
8.) Destiny´s Child: Bootylicious
10.) Pussy Cat Dolls feat Busta Rhymes: Don´t Cha
11.) Gwen Stafani: Hollaback Girl
12.) Pink!: You And Your Hand
13.) Christina Aguilera: Dirrrty

If you like to find music that moves YOU and you are not sure which songs to use, leave a pad and pencil in the car. The next time you find yourself playing the air guitar and singing like a first round American Idol contestant, write the song down. Its probably a good song to add to your play list. Please wait till you stop driving, to write it down, you are scaring me. =)

Thanks for supporting my weight loss so generously with your comments. This week I´ll do 5 Crunches on my Exercise Ball for each comment I´ll recieve! Thanks to Caylynn for this great tip! =)
So, come on, be my drill instructor!

Happy TT,

And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:

Marge: I think you should do it, Homer, you might learn something new!
Homer: Oh, Marge, whenever I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out. Remember that time I went to those duff brewery classes and I forgot how to drive?

Feb 15








Welcome to my Thursday 13 Edition No 13

To me one of the most helpful Weight Loss Tip is:

“Reward Yourself:
For every kilo (2.2 pounds) you lose give yourself a treat, for example flowers, a cinema ticket or a visit to the beautician.”

So… I wanted to loose too much weight to reward myself for every kilo/2.2 lb - I would have been flat broke reaching my goal. LOL
I decided to give me a treat whenever I have lost 5kg (11 lb). That´s 11 rewards so far and two I´m soooo looking forward to:

13 Weight Loss Rewards

1. I love roses

2. New Sunglasses

3. GG&L “Miss Perfect Handbag”

4. Calla Lilies

5. Prada Perfume

6. Pussy Deluxe Hoody

7. Playboy Bunny Slippers

8. My 1st self-designed Shirt

9. ipod Shuffle Boom Box

10. A New Belt

11. Adelheid “Wunderbär” Shirt

12. Coming Soon: A New Jeans (@ 60kg/132lb )

13. GOAL: Shopping @ Victoria´s Secret =)






































Thanks for supporting my weight loss so generously with your comments. This week I´ll do five sit-ups for each comment I´ll recieve =)
So, come on, be my drill instructor!

Happy TT,

And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:

Homer: I’ve gone back in time to when dinosaurs weren’t just confined to zoos.


Feb 8








Welcome to my Thursday 13 Edition No 12
My last 2 TT´s have featured Weight Loss Tips. Most of you know I´m traing to get rid of a few more pounds… everything´s worked great until today.

But now I´m feeling pmsy… I could dispatch my own weight in different thickeners… I don´t want to choose, I need them all! *LOL* So my today´s TT deals with

13 Dietary Sins I Could Scarf Right Now

1. A huge Kebap (with feta cheese and hot sauce)


2. Pizza (double cheese, arugula, parma ham, extra Parmesan cheese)

3. Hot and spicy Chicken Wings (3 dozen)

4. Twister Fries with mayonaise (swimming in mayonaise)

5. Subway Sandwiches (Not too bad? A party plate!)

6. Black Forrest Cake (a whole one)

7. Double salty licorice from Sweden (let´s begin with 3 packages)

8. 12 squares of Giradelli Chocolate (minimum)

9. Butterfinger (at least 10 - one for each of my fingers. Do toes count, too?)

10. Any kind of Chinese take-away food… (*yummy* roast duck!)

11. Taco Bell… (a lifetime dose)

12. Death By Chocolate (no more words needed?!)

13. A huge Starbuck´s Frozen Caramell Frappuccino Extra Cream (Coffee addiction!)


And I´ve tried to jump into my good old Replay Electra jeans… I can close the knobs, but having a look into the mirror (Ewwww) I consider myself looking like a pot-bellied pig in my beloved jeans… my pregnancy belly is still a mess. So I decided to do change my “exercise for comments” survey into 5 ( Five!!! Five??? Am I nuts?! I´m sure I am! But I´m gonna make it - a promise is a promise! Even if I have to do 100-something a day!) sit-ups for each comment you leave *OUCH*
So, come on, be my drill instructor!

Happy TT,

And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:

Lisa: Do we have any food that wasn’t brutally slaughtered?
Homer: Well, I think the veal died of loneliness.


Feb 1








Welcome to my Thursday 13 Edition No 11
My Thursday 13 Edition #10 was about Weight Loss Tips. Most of you enjoyed the tips so I decided to post another 13 for you that helped me very much:

13 Weight Loss Tips that help me skimming
Part II

1. Counteract the “Rainy Day” principle. If you decrease your calorie count without necessarily increasing your physical activity level, your body is going to crash. Your body is going to say to itself: “Holy s#%t! I better store these calories as fat, because I´m not getting enough of them.”

2. Don´t compare yourself to others.
Every body is different. It stands to reason that everybody will lose weight differently.

3.Magic pills:
Nonsense! There is no such thing as a magic pill. Don’t fall victim to the hype of the latest fat-burning drug commercial.

4. Identify your ideal weight:
If you’re 5′5″ with a certain build, there´s an ideal weight that matches your body type. Find it - and make that your goal.

5. Ignore Ronald McDonald:
You don´t have to eliminate fast food completely, but you should avoid it at all costs.

6. Maintain your priorities:
Sure, your sandwich would taste amazing with an extra tablespoon of mayonnaise… but do you really need it?

7. Become your own snack fairy:
It´s okay to snack between meals - small meals throughout the day are enough to keep you satisfied, as (much like the sensation of being full) you never want to feel hungry.

8. Bring balance to the force:
If you eat the same foods over and over again, you´re going to get bored - unless they´re foods you really, really like. Feel free to change it up - keep your tongue happy.

9. Train wrecks will happen.
One of these nights, you´re going to go out with friends and eat your weight in steak (likely blowing any kind of progress you had made for that day). Instead of repeating the overindulgence, just put yourself back on track the next day.

10. “Water” you waiting for: =)
If you’re not drinking enough water, your body will let you know. Thirst is an amazing sensation - quench it.

11. Love the oil companies:
Just like your car needs high-quality oil, so too does your body. Not all oils were created equal, though it´s hotly contested which ones are better for you than others. I love a good olive oil - it’s 100% natural and is rich with Omega 9 fatty acids.

12. Identify your exercise:
No exercise was created equal. You might like running, so run. You might like jogging, so jog. You might like stationary bikes, so bike stationarily. Find the one that works best for you - that isn´t too much of a chore for you to do regularly throughout the week.

13. Satisfy cravings with extreme prejudice:
If you´re hungry for something, eat it. Don´t deny yourself the simple pleasures. If it´s possible, eat only half of what you want. Losing weight shouldn´t be torture for anybody.


Ed. Note: I´ve tried to jump into my favorite suit today - guess what happened? It fits!!! *doing the endzone dance*

Thanks a lot for your comments - you helped me a lot to get skinnier again. I still exercise 1 minute for each comment I recieve.

It makes me very very sad that all your lovely comments posted to my blog have turned into “anonymus” after Blogger has coerced me into switching to the New Blogger Version! I was no longer allowed to log-in to the Old Version and had to decide between giving up this blog (I could not access my dashboard) or switching. So I switched with the result everything is a mess. If you realize your comment appears as “anonymus” when you post it today, please post it again by using “others” or leave a link in the comment, so I can visit you! Thanks a lot =)

Happy TT,

And now…
… our moment of Homer J.:

Marge: This is the worst thing you’ve ever done.
Homer: You say that so often that it lost its meaning.






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