http://healthlog.expatmom.info A journey from fat to thin, sugar-addict to health food nut Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:35:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven`t been writing down my progress daily here since we are all keeping journals at the BES forum and writing it all down twice didn`t particularly appeal. :) So I`m probably going to aim for weekly updates here. It`s the tenth day of the program and I have to say ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/bes-update/ Tonight, at 6 pm, the BES, or Body Enlightenment System, officially starts. I`ll be fasting from then until the next day. To be honest, I`m not sure I will make it the whole 24 hours. I`ve had very poor success with fasting in the past because I get too dizzy ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/bes-the-night-before/ I originally started this blog to relate my search for a decent and healthy diet. Obviously, I haven`t done a great job of that, as you can see, didn`t go to Canada after all and in the meantime, I`ve gained a bunch more weight. :( However, due to some health problems ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/a-total-switch/ I don´t know about you, but for me, dieting is just hard. Trying to find a diet plan that I could actually eat and make and that I could serve to my family is pretty much impossible. I´ve accepted the fact that I´ll be cooking separate dishes in many cases. ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/finding-a-diet-plan-sucks/ My sister has been pushing me to get out and walk to the end of the block once a day. I have to admit, a little known fact about me, is that I´ve become rather agoraphobic because of my weight. I feel like people are talking about me and making ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/we-took-a-little-walk/ My baby sister, Rebekah, wrote me an email the other day, inviting me and my family to visit Canada. The occasion would be my parent´s 29th anniversary. And we would be leaving in about 6-8 weeks, if everything comes together. I´m really, really stressed out about this because there is a ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/a-burst-of-motivation/ This has been a bad week. For many reasons. My baby was sick, my hubby was away . . . and I have to stop using excuses like this to scarf down anything I want to eat! Because my weight has bounced right back up to 202. :( And I ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/washout-week/ I bought a small Pocket Pedometer the other day. It just hooks onto your belt and counts steps via your waist movements. Apparently quite accurate. The average person walks between 2,000-5,000 steps a day, depending on how active they are. I recently read that the goal should be 10,000! So, ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/the-pedometer-shock/ Yesterday was Father´s Day here in Guatemala, but we´re celebrating today with chow mein and carrot cake. I´m thinking two cheat days in a week is probably really bad . . . but who can resist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting? Not me, unfortunately. Tomorrow . . . tomorrow I´m ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/carrot-cake-is-healthy-right/ I´m terrible at dieting. I know you aren´t supposed to diet . . . it´s a lifestyle change. At least, that´s what I´m trying to do. :) When you are first starting to build that habit of eating healthy, I think you sometimes need to let yourself cheat and have ... http://healthlog.expatmom.info/cheat-days-are-important/