The Big BLOB Weight Loss Blog

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Love that FREE STUFF!!

Melanie

Oh my … just thought I’d make a quick post as I’m on my way out the door to get the ingredients for the Jell-O CHOCOLATE BERRY BLISS. It looked great and they got to eat HUGE servings of it.

CLICK HERE to get the Jell-O CHOCOLATE BERRY BLISS recipe.

It’s really easy to make and takes only 5 minutes. The hardest part is waiting an hour for the jello to set.

What did you think about tonight’s program?

ta ta
Melanie

Is this you?

Despite all my good intentions, I ate too much over Thanksgiving. I ate WAY too much turkey, stuffing, potatoes, yam casserole (with marshmallows on the top), cranberry sauce, pie and cookies, goodies, dip. I bet I gained 100 pounds! What Now?

Not to sound preachy, but first of all be thankful that you COULD overeat. With all the disasters in the world, there are people who would love to have your problem.

Next … just get back on track. Now. Today. Don’t wait till Wednesday and another 200 pounds! START NOW. Even if it is the middle of the day and you’ve already eaten too much.

Get right back into healthy eating by CHOOSING to eat smaller portions. Or CHOOSE to put only three things on your plate.

For breakfast maybe have a turkey sandwich, without the mayo … try a BIT of cranberry sauce. At lunch, have a veggie salad made from all your leftover vegetables … and mix in some fresh lettuce or veggies. For dinner have a small portion of turkey with only two vegetables. Skip the rest. Feeling deprived? OK have ONE SMALL goodie.

Today … get the gang off the couch and go for a group walk or adventure. Drive to a local park or go sight seeing with your visitors. Move your body.

And finally, don’t beat yourself up about over indulging. We all do it from time to time … your goal could be to have the “times” become further and further apart. You’ve got to start trusting yourself. “YES, I may over-indulge from time to time, and yes I CAN stop. YES I CAN get back on my healthy eating plan! NOW!!

Melanie

PS Want some MAJOR motivation? See how dozens of ordinary people became slim, trim, fit and yes … skinny. FIT OVER FORTY

And BE SURE to check out the BIGGEST LOSER CLUB. Great Motivation … Online and on TV as you watch people just like you shed their excess weight.

If you live in Canada you are probably celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend. The challenge of the weekend is to have fun, enjoy your friends and relatives and get through the weekend without gaining 300 pounds!

You can promise yourself to “be good” and forgo all the goodies or you can be realistic and let yourself indulge A BIT knowing that you will go back to your regular eating plan after the weekend is over. That’s what ALL my skinny mini friends do … AND modeling what slim, trim people do to stay that way is a great way for us BLOBS to get that way.

Becoming slimmer becomes a horrible “chore” if you don’t give yourself a break now and then. And what normally happens is that eventually you go on a binge and stay on the binge … until the next time you decide to lose weight.

If we look at becoming slimmer and healthier as a long-term activity that includes more activity and a healthier eating plan, we are more likely to stay for the long term. If we look at losing weight as a punishment for past transgressions, and we deny ourselves the “holidays” of life, then we are doomed for failure.

I have been following the 40-30-30 eating plan, where one balances carbs (40%) with protein (30%) and fat (30%) at EVERY meal. The best version of the plan is to keep your blood sugars even throughout the day by eating 5 to 6 smaller meals spread out throughout your waking hours.

So given than Thanksgiving Dinner is usually one big blow out … here is my plan: I’ll start the day as usual, with my small meals … I’m going to a friends for dinner. I know that she usually has before dinner appetizers. So when I get there, one of my small meals will be a few appetizers … and I will try to stick to my 40-30-30 balance by at least incorporating some protein and carbs (the easy part). I will have a FEW appetizers, and then I’ll STOP.

At dinner I will model my skinny minny friend and will load up my plate with the same serving sizes she uses. (Well, maybe a bit more since I am twice her size!)

She usually serves dessert later in the evening. That is perfect for me. I can forgo the dessert and raid her refrigerator for leftovers of the appetizers. I have found it easier and easier to forgo dessert since I have been on the 40-30-30 plan, not because it is forbidden, but because I find myself wanting sweets less and less (this is great news to me).

So what can YOU do? Plan a strategy like the one I have outlined above. Don’t plan on depriving yourself, but do plan on what you will have, and when you will stop. If you don’t have a plan it is far too easy to keep on telling yourself “just one more.”

If you are celebrating Thanksgiving … have a FABULOUS WEEKEND. Drive safely and as Wayne Dwyer would say “treat your relatives KINDLY.” I’m going to add to that with … “Treat YOURSELF kindly!“

WHEY LOW

What is it? Whey Low is a comgination of 3 naturally occuring sugars … fructose, lactose and sucrose. The manufacturers tell us that because the three sugars compete for absorption into the bloodstream, only 25% of the calories are actually absorbed. Hmmmm.

Where Can You Find It? It is sold in various forms … granular, brown sugar substitute, and powder. You can locate it in natural food or health food stores or on the Internet. I have provided some links below even though I am telling you to save your money and buy sugar.

Taste Test: It tastes like table sugar (probably because, it IS table sugar!)

Is it safe? Not yet approved by the FDA, but it is made up of three common sugars that are considered quite safe (to whom?). Now the manufacturers of this product say it is low glycemic and that it is safe for Diabetics … but HOLD ON!

It is composed of three sugars. First of all I can’t figure out why this product is found in the “natural” food stores because then they should be calling sugar “natural”!

Look closely at the sugar count:

1) SUCROSE … Well duh … this is regular table sugar. So far what we got is straight carbs.

2) FRUCTOSE … This is fruit sugar. It indeed has a lower glycemic index than sucrose, but it is still sugar. Hmmmm sounds like MORE carbs

3) LACTOSE … This is milk sugar. Again SUGAR! OK, but am I missing something here? More carbs!

How exactly is this safe for Diabetics? How exactly did they get to classify this as low carb? Sounds very fishy to me.

So if you still think that a sugar substitute that is made of nothing but sugar is a good idea you can spend your money here ….

Whey Low Gold, 1 lb.

I think I need a new “ARE YOU KIDDING” category!!

Melanie

Well, you won’t really LOSE 10 pounds, but you will definitely LOOK like you have.

Heidi Gremaud is a POSTURE expert whose book Posture Perfect; Look 10 Pounds Thinner is definitely making a difference to me.

I have LOUSY, horrible posture which is made worse by the fact that I sit slouched in front of my computer 10 hours a day. I met Heidi a few months ago, got her book and am now very aware of the physical toll my poor posture is creating for me.

Now it would probably be even more beneficial to me if I were to go through Heidi’s book methodically …. but I haven’t. I’ve picked a few of her physio-ball exercises (I LOVE these) and I have taken her advice on “becoming aware” of your posture. Just these little things are already making a difference!

How? I find myself “catching” my slouching habit and correcting it while I am sitting in front of my computer. So at least part of the time now, I am sitting with a straight spine. I have become way more aware of my posture while walking. So now I “straighten up, suck in my gut and walk tall.” The other day I was at a business meeting when I became aware of my slouching posture. I slowly straightened up … and lengthened my spine. I felt better and suprizingly, “more confident.”

The “confidence” thing shouldn’t have been a surprize to me because I have met Heidi in person and she has confidence written all over her! Her posture IS perfect … she looks graceful, poised and … TOTALLY confident.

The really great news is that YOU too can meet Heidi in person. I just found out she is giving two workshops in Vancouver, October 28 and November 19th.

If you live in Vancouver … be sure to take the workshop. If you live outside Vancouver, use the workshop as a great excuse to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the world!

If you can’t make it … do get Heidi’s book or DVD set. CLICK HERE

Get more information and signup for her workshop HERE

While you are at Heidi’s website, check out the posture information she has … including her blog!

ta ta
Melanie

PS … here’s a photo of Heidi’s book

Another week and another elimination. Nelson got bumped off this week.

This years episode appears to be moving around quite a bit. First the beach workouts and this week a cruise ship. I like it … because though I wan’t on a cruise ship this week, I have been and this shows me what I should have done to keep the weight down and what I can do next time. Cruise ships are total temptation with food, food, food everywhere and all the time from 5AM in the morning till way after mid-night.

I am really liking the new trainer KIM. What about you? Which team would you rather be on … Bob’s or Kim’s. I know, the question is a little unfair becasue Bob has been around for two seasons and Kim is the “newbie.” Still … I’m liking Kim!

Love to hear your comments!!

Melanie

PS … DO consider joining the BIGGEST LOSER CLUB. There is major motivation in working with a group, getting in on the chats and getting some of the “secrets” (well, not really) from the trainers.