http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com Diet, weight loss, fitness blog from BuddysSlim.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:40:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, today I go see my cardiologist because they want to do a cardiolite stress test and I have been very afraid and thought going in and seeing the dr would alleviate some fears.  I haven't seen him for awhile and I was very excited to note that I have ... http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com/2008/12/04/my-heart-valves-are-leaking/ DONUTS!!!!!!   I am sound to sleep and am awakened by hearing a sound of rustling papersack.  "Wake up Honey, I got your favorite donut....cinnamon roll".  Then he starts telling me how fresh and delicious it is because it's  6:30 am and they were just made.  I look up and there ... http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com/2008/11/09/what-gift-does-my-husband-get-for-me-to-show-his-love-for-me/ Hi everyone.  Since Lyssa went MIA for the Hip Chicks Challenge a few of us have been keeping it going with no direction.  The list of rules are on the first page of the challenge that Lyssa wrote.  I really liked her ideas!  So, the challenge was a 90 day ... http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com/2008/11/07/eat-your-fruits-and-veggies-challenge/ One of my biggest triggers for eating everything in the house is fear of not having enough money.  It's stressing me out to keep hearing about the stock market being so volatile, banks closing up, and then the government giving money to corporations to bail them out.  I know we ... http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com/2008/09/19/is-anyone-else-here-stressing-out-about-the-countrys-economy/ I got so comfortable with my 260 pound body I didn't even care what I looked like.  I was wearing 4x shirts, 3x pants, some 4x pants, and I didn't even really care.  I knew it was not good for me to be that heavy but who cared?  I was ... http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com/2008/09/18/howd-i-go-out-like-that/ Okay, so I gained 4 pounds overnight.  So, it's not the end of the world.  It could be muscle, even tho i don't look any different, or it could be water, and yes, it could be fat.  I have allowed myself to stew about this for 4 hours now and it's ... http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com/2008/09/04/fake-it-till-you-make-it/ I am at a plateau of 237 lbs.  I have been weighing this for 2 weeks.  I have been walking everyday and sticking to my low carb diet, but every morning I am still at 237 pounds!  I feel a little discouraged but I am trying to be positive and ... http://staceycapps.buddyslim.com/2008/08/28/plateaus/