Dec 23, 2011 Posted

Website Content Editing – 12 Days of Christmas Special

12 Days of Christmas Special ~ Website Content Editing!

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Dec 21, 2011 Posted

Weigh-in Wednesday: Not Where I Thought I Would Be

Right now I am in between a happy and dark place. Happiness because I have really drilled down my goals for 2012 and have a clear idea of where I want my life to lead. I have some amazing friends and incredible power partners to help me achieve these goals. I am also happy that the Holidays are here. I love having my Christmas tree up, cooking and baking all the time, and generally enjoying those people I choose to have in my life. All in all, I am happy.

The darkness stems from memories and when I look in the mirror. It was a year ago that I was at Sandbar and someone told me I was Fat, But Attractive. I still cringe when I remember those words. It was also a year ago that I decided to write Weigh-in Wednesday every week. So for a year, I have blogged about going back to the gym, doing two 40-Day Yoga Challenges, a 30-Day No-Soda Challenge, walking in the Breast Cancer 3-Day, finding out how severe my soy allergy really is, dating while overweight, and about my life as a little blogger from Phoenix. Makes me very sad to admit that as I type this that last year when I started this blog I thought I was at my heaviest weight. Nope, I wasn’t. Two months ago while in the midst of the soy allergy attack I weighed in at 218 pounds. OMG it’s hard to admit that. When I stepped on the scale that day and saw that number, I felt like I died inside.

I’ve been detoxing off the soy and have lost 11 pounds. I am 10 pounds heavier today than I was last year at this time. I never thought in a million years that would be the case. I thought when I wrote this blog a year later that I would be around 140lbs. This is where the darkness comes in. I eat whole foods, I hike and love yoga, and yet… it hasn’t made a bit of difference. Am I destined to be overweight for the rest of my life?

What’s also been hard this year is that I rarely get hit on anymore. I used to be able to walk into a bar and have quite a few appreciative glances. Now, not so much. Am I just getting too old or is it the weight? Curious question for me though.

I’m not ready to give up though. I am going to still keep soy out of my body, and eat great tasting whole foods – and learn how to cook them up in some interesting ways. I have already set my goal of running in a 5K every month of 2012. I do hope though next December when I look back on 2012, I can be proud of the decisions I have made and that my weight is finally under control. I want to look in the mirror and see the woman I see and not the woman who is currently looking back on me. Because let me tell you, they are not the same.

Weight Loss

Loss: 0 pounds

What I Did Right This Week:

Eating 1 apple a day still
Eating Brussels sprouts, spinach, & broccoli
Signed up for 4 5Ks for next year!! <Let me know if you want to run too!>
Laughed every day
Meditated each morning
Ran a baseline 5K 46:38
Ran again on another day and worked my upper body

What I Did Wrong This Week:

Ate some of the Christmas cookies I made. They were calling my name. Seriously.
Ate yummy casserole dishes
Still drinking my calories – pumpkin vanilla chai you are my weakness and wine is my love affair

Goals For This Week:

It’s Christmas, so I am trying to do good, but still enjoy the holiday
Start putting my workouts on my calendar so I have the time already allotted
Eat 2 apples, cup a spinach, & a lemon every day
Continue training for a 5k. Run 3x a week.
Go hiking and see some nature!
Run 3x, hike 1x, Golf 1x, Gym 2x, Yoga 2x
Meditate every morning

Goals For This Month:

Get a work out in on any day I have an event or a Holiday party
Stay motivated and see myself the way I want to be, and then let it happen.
Eat 2 cups of spinach a day & 2 apples every day

My intention for last week was Release This Anger. I had Cookie Day at my sister’s and it was better than I had anticipated. At 1st it was just me and my older sister and she was very accommodating to my allergies and was opened and listened to what I was going through. When my younger sister came she had bought a bunch of that refrigerated cookie dough – it all contains soy. So I couldn’t have any of her cookies. When I said something about it, she honestly couldn’t have cared less. And that’s ok. It’s not her problem. I didn’t get mad, I just let it go. I realize it is hard for people to understand when they have never experienced something before. It is going to take a lot of work and effort to educate others on food allergies.

My intention for this week is to Be Happy. My brother is coming to town after being in Europe the last few months and I am excited to see him and hear about his travels. I am happy to take some time off and reflect on this past year, but more importantly, to work on my goals for next year. This is the time to reach beyond my norm and really hear my heart and make my life lead down the path that’s a little less traveled. I’m finally ready.

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Dec 21, 2011 Posted

12 Days of Christmas Special ~ Custom Twitter Backgrounds!

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If you have a business, this is a great way to convey your brand’s message. Not a business? No problem. Create a personal background that shows who you are and what you tweet – wine whore, football junkie, or animal lover. It’s your space, we just design it for you.

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Dec 20, 2011 Posted

12 Days of Christmas Special ~ Business Cards!

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New Business Cards for $75, Receive FREE Printing – that’s $55 off!!!

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Dec 19, 2011 Posted

12 Days of Christmas Continues! 25% off Graphic Work

Another 12 Days of Christmas Special!

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Dec 16, 2011 Posted

Another 12 Days of Christmas Special!

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Dec 15, 2011 Posted

12 Days of Christmas Specials Continue!

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Dec 14, 2011 Posted

Weigh-in Wednesday: Do They Try to Be Insensitive?

Sometimes I wonder if I make things up in my head. Well now that I have a smartphone, I tend to write down things people say to me as soon as they say it so I can remember it. Now mind you, I don’t do this all the time, but lately it has come in handy. I also think people forget what a love affair most of us have with food. We share good times over the family dinner table, we celebrate achievements in life with a nice dinner at a swanky hot spot, and we even post recipes of our faves so others can can revel in our cooking (or lack thereof) talents. Whether it’s right or wrong, our culture revolves around food. Imagine for a moment that every time you go out to eat you have to ask the chef how they are going to prepare your meal. Sometimes it is embarrassing, or rather I feel like other’s will perceive me as high maintenance (I am – but that isn’t the point!). I am newly diagnosed with two food allergies and let me tell you, it seems like they are everywhere.

I realize that since my allergies are fairly new that my family and friends don’t necessarily know what to do with me. You know what would be awesome? Is for them to not make me feel like I am putting them out when I ask for a substitution. Prime example: Cookie Day in my family is this weekend. Pam Cooking Spray contains soybean oil as does most Canola oil blends and most margarines. I asked my sister if everyone could use real butter (I would even bring it) and use either Olive Oil or any other oil when preparing the pans. At first both of my sisters were totally ok with this. But guess what happens when you leave the room and then come in – if you guessed them talking about me, then you would be right. They both were talking about how gross it would be to bake with olive oil and they didn’t want to do it. Seriously people?? How can you be so insensitive? I didn’t ask for this food allergy, I sure as hell don’t want it, but I *have* to learn to live with it or it can kill me. It was already slowly shutting down my organs. What part of of this is so hard to freaking understand??

Now I understand that I have been a wuss when it comes to heat in dishes, and now I know why. I honestly don’t like breaking out in hives on my face and in my mouth. Not very pleasant honestly. But for Pete’s Sake, don’t make fun of me because of it and ridicule me for it. I understand I am Mexican. I understand I am supposed to like spicy food. Well I don’t. At all. Just one little jalapeño in that dish to give it more flavor makes me break out in hives – is it really so much to ask that if it’s not needed, to maybe put it on the side. Why yes, yes it is.

I would never ask a hostess of a party how she made the food unless I was related to her. Most times, I just make up the excuse that I ate earlier so as not to call attention to me. But when you are a close friend or family member, I would think that you would want all of your guests to be happy. But alas, my expectations are unrealistic. I am the type of cook that if I know someone can’t have something it gives me the opportunity to make something new and be creative in the kitchen – I look at it positively.