http://surreal.buddyslim.com Diet, weight loss, fitness blog from BuddysSlim.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:16:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good Saturday morning all!! I weighed in this morning and was rewarded with a 2lb loss...Woo Hoo!!! It's Birthday mania around here...my son turned 7 yesterday and is having a little pizza party and a sleep over with 2 of his little buddies. I passed up the Ice Cream cake ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/11/21/2lbs-lost-i-will-have-my-cake-and-eat-it-to-weekend-motivation-d/ Yesterday was a great day :) I ate well....premade lots of healthy food for the week....chopped veggies for easy healthy snacking....did a great workout and got 11 8oz glasses of water in :) Today's also off to a good start. My diet and water are on track and I'm getting ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/11/18/starting-off-goodmore-motivation-for-my-buddies-d/ I posted this in a few threads but I thought I'd put it out there for you all to benefit from ;)...... The Stairway to Your Goal Envision your goal at the top of a stairway and yourself at the bottom. Now look way up at the top, and see your goal. Then look ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/11/17/some-motivation-for-all-my-bs-pals/ Well...here we are. It's Monday and it's my first day being back on track :). Wish I could say I was pumped...LOL! I have a headache so I'll take an advil THEN get pumped ;). As they say......"When you fail to plan, you plan to fail" so....I've been spending my morning ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/11/16/day-one-of-getting-back-on-track-thanks-to-my-bs-peeps-for-the-warm-welcome-back/ I know....It's like I dropped off the face of the earth! It's been 6 long months since I've logged on to buddyslim :(. If you remember....I was getting married in Nova Scotia in July, then having a huge reception back home in August in our back yard. This summer was ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/11/15/oh-how-ive-missed-you-guys-moment-of-truth-wedding-pictures/ Well...I'd LOVE to give you guys definite stats from daY #1 BUT I seemed to have lost or deleted them by accident from my computer :(. On the upside....Survivor #4 lasted the better part of 2 months and we have finally determined out fitness Survivor Winner! Our SOUL Survivor for #4 ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/03/07/fitness-survivor-4-winner/ Hey fellow buddyslimmers!!! I just came accross a blog by Dr. Marc where he's asking for the Newsletter responsibility to be switched up from month to month. http://drmarc.buddyslim.com/2009/02/15/buddyslimmer-newsletter-editor/#comment-463 I wish he had of contacted me but niether here nor there. My duties are done in that aspect so if there's anyone ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/02/16/others-for-the-newsletter/ Well....here it is. The Trainer needing a kick in the butt. Yes....Even trainers need a push, tough love, a kick in the toosh. I've been in such a rut since the weekend. On Saturdays I allow myself a cheat night but it is accounted for in my calories. My Niece ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/02/03/please-help-needing-some-tough-loveoka-kick-in-the-a/  If you're veiwing this Newsletter for the first time via email.....please feel free to copy and paste http://surreal.buddyslim.com in your browser so you can view the blog in it's entirety and be able to click on links. Remember...all links will open in a new window so it doesn't interupt what you're ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/02/02/buddyslim-evangelist-weekly-scoop-2/ Carbs have REALLY gotten a bad reputation in the last few years.......well....more then a few ;) Ever since that Atkins diet came out. Anyway....here's some info to help clear up some questions about Carbs! Are carbs going to make you fat? NO!!! Choose "natural" carbs such as brown rice, wholegrain breads, ... http://surreal.buddyslim.com/2009/01/29/carbs-when-to-eat-them-what-to-eat-them-with-how-to-maximize-weight-loss/