2008 Weight Ticker

I am posting my weight ticker since beginning this blog earlier this year. I will still have a weight ticker, but it will start with the first week of the 2009!

October 31: 15
October 25: 16.5
September 27: 15.5
September 20: 16.5
September 12: 16.5
September 6: 18
August 15: 15
August 9: 15
August 2: 15.5 lbs (whoops)
July 26: 14 lbs
July 19: 12.5 lbs
July 12: 16 lbs
July 4: 15.5 lbs
June 28: 16.5 lbs
June 22: 17.5 lbs
June 14: 18.5 lbs
June 6: 20 lbs
May 30: 20 lbs
May 24: 18.5 lbs
May 17: 22 lbs
May 10: 20 lbs

Willing to Put A Price on Your Weight Loss?

I found a great end-of-the-year article. It includes money and health, a combination I always love.

What would you be willing to pay to reach your weight goal?

Would you be willing to money down to help motivate you to lose weight?

Putting A Price on Procrastination

Hm... How much would I be willing to put up to finally reach my goal... will have to think on it.

Top Diets and New Years Resolutions

For anyone thinking about their health goals and looking for a new diet in the new year, I found an article on the top 10 healthiest diets:

The Top 10 Healthiest Diets in America

Part of what interests me about this article, is that I do not recognize six of the top ten diets:

The Structure House Weight Loss Plan
The Step Diet
The EatingWell Diet
The Best Life Diet
The Solutions
The Spectrum

I do not particularly believe in making diets a part of my New Years resolutions. (I think they should be ongoing goals...) However, I do think that at least a couple of times a year it is good to look back and see if I am meeting my continuing goals (whether financial, health, career, etc.). And, why not have a review at the beginning of the year?

Good luck in your health goals in 2009!

Back from My December Vacation

I didn't reach my diet goal before leaving for my December vacation this year, but I had fun anyway. I left a few pounds lighter for vacation than when I first started this journey last April, and probably felt better during the vacation because of it. And now... continuing on in 2009 toward my goal. :)

The Enemy in Fast Food: Corn

It turns out that corn is in almost all fast food meals. An article that came out this week highlighted that out of hundreds of samples, only 12 were not traced back to corn. Yikes. For someone allergic to corn like me, the article is a nice reminder to avoid fast food meals.

Inspiring Weight Loss Stories

I found a nice set of inspiring weight loss stories. I always find them motivating, so I hope that you enjoy!

FDA Now Admits It May Have Been Wrong

In a follow-up to the last post, the FDA has now admitted that the recent criticism "raises important questions" about BPA.

Of course, as I write this, I am at the airport and relegated to drinking water from a plastic bottle, which I am sure is riddled with chemicals... I like to think, if I had an option for a glass container I would choose it.