http://kali.buddyslim.com Diet, weight loss, fitness blog from BuddysSlim.com Thu, 28 May 2009 17:34:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been m.i.a. for quite some time. I lost almost 70 lbs. last year, and in the past couple months, I've gained about 12 back. Not terrible, but not ideal... and I need to get back in the game. I have no motivation to go gung-ho into 1200 calories a day ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2009/05/28/blah/ My brother has a Wii. I'm thinking of buying Wii Fit, but I'm not sure if I'm just so tempted by it's popularity. Does anyone have it, or have you used it? Is it good? Or should I just get a $10 dvd and call it a day. Help! http://kali.buddyslim.com/2009/01/11/do-you-like-wii-fit/ I'm pretty proud to say that I lost 67 lbs in 2008! I went from 248 to 181. I'm still a ways away from where I want to be, but I feel so much better about myself... not self-conscious all the time, and I have an easier time finding clothes that fit! For ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2009/01/09/a-fresh-start/ For the past month, I have been eating and drinking whatever I want. I have not been exercising. I'm back to my old ways that over time, brough me to 248 lbs. Luckily, I've only gained 3 lbs back, but I know eventually I will start gaining rapidly. I need to ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2008/12/06/this-month/ I achieved my mini goal of 200 lbs!! I'm actually 199.5 but BuddSlim doesn't do half pounds. That's a total of 48 lb weight loss and I achieved it this week! I can't even explain how great it is to see the number on the scale beginning with a 1 instead ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2008/09/06/i-achieved-my-mini-goal/ I have been doing so well!! Last week, I started a new, full-time  job, and school started again so I have 2 full time commitments. I am so busy, I don't even have time to think about snacking. I have been packing my slim-fast shakes and bars and fruit and I it is ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2008/09/04/13/ I'm going to Red Robin for dinner tonight. Yum! Since I know this ahead of time, I decided to check out the nutritional information on the website to get an idea of what some good choices would be. The website has a very cool feature called the Meal Nutrition Customizer! You ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2008/08/18/red-robin-yum/ I am extremely unmotivated to exercise. This excerpt from www.intuitiveeating.com gave me a new perspective. Especially the last sentence... story of my life. 9. Exercise--Feel the Difference Forget militant exercise. Just get active and feel the difference. Shift your focus to how it feels to move your body, rather than the ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2008/08/13/exercise/ I've been very hungry lately. I've been craving bad foods and wanting to pig out on anything. But I haven't. Today, my 13 yr old brother asked me to get McDonald's for him and his 2 friends. The order was: 3 double cheeseburgers, 1 cheeseburger, 2 large fries, 1 small fry, ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2008/08/13/no-mcd-yes-dd/ I read this in one of the forums: "A single 24-hour period of inactivity can lead to a 25-percent increase in the amount of fat tissue and a 19-percent increase in the size of fat cells, according to University of Missouri-Columbia researchers who studied the effects of daily exercise and ... http://kali.buddyslim.com/2008/07/27/well-hello-motivation/