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- March 2010
- 17: Book giveaway: Live a Life You Love! by Dr. Susan Biali
- 15: Help me eat this: Rainbow chard and dill fenouil
- 12: Review: Igigi L’Amourette dress
- 10: Party on (but not too much)
- 09: What’s your sign (mean)?
- 04: Mini-Macaroni’s miraculous recovery
- 02: Any time now, Spring…
- 01: Bye, Bye, Beck and other realizations
- February 2010
- 27: Thinking of you
- 26: Farm Fresh Delivery update
- 24: Soon they’ll be calling me ma’am
- 22: Review: Applebees and the Under 550 Calories menu
- 17: What the beck?!
- 15: Olympic comfort
- 11: Tell me your dental horror stories
- 10: Sick day, part 2: Revenge of the mucus
- 08: Sitting down for “Lunch in Paris” with Elizabeth Bard
- 04: End-of-the-week odds and ends
- 03: It pays to complain
- 02: I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter, SuperBowl party gift set giveaway
- 01: Weighing on my mind
- January 2010
- 31: Official Commenting Etiquette for PastaQueen.com
- 29: Camera contest ends soon!
- 28: Indy Health Expo: Ride the water snake!
- 27: I may hate cooking, but my recipe was published anyway
- 26: PastaQueen does the Beck Diet Solution: Week 2 – Get Set: Prepare to Diet
- 25: Bok choy stir-fry
- 21: Reader recipe request: Bok choy and ginger root
- 19: But where is the Snuggie for cats?
- 18: PastaQueen does the Beck Diet Solution: Week 1 – Get Ready: Lay the Groundwork
- 17: Farewell, Movable Type. Hello, Wordpress!
- 15: Happy Fifth Fativersary!
- 13: Upchuck update
- 12: Review: “The 10-Minute Total Body Breakthrough” by Sean Foy
- 11: Calling in sick to my blog
- 08: One more time in 2010
- 06: The big D (and we’re not talking donuts)
- 05: Feline commentary on my new stability ball
- 04: Farm Fresh Delivery: Organic, locally grown foods delivered to my door
- 01: We seemed to have misplaced our meatballs
- December 2009
- 30: Comment moderation is on
- 29: Let them eat cake
- 24: Compulsive eaters shouldn’t live in gingerbread houses
- 21: Goal!
- 17: You can shake your elbow, but can you kiss it?
- 16: If I’ve been exposed to that much radiation, I should at least have superpowers!
- 14: What’s the current exchange rate for Chocolate Chip cookies?
- 11: Any healthy cookie ideas?
- 10: Radio alert – Definitely Not the Opera
- 08: The great yogurt experiment
- 07: Beach baby
- 04: Nutrilite health assessment results
- 03: The times, they are a changin’
- 01: Digital Camera Giveaway: Buy a new copy of “Half-Assed” to enter
- November 2009
- 30: The Eleven-year scarf
- 29: My blog, now with more tweets
- 27: The cats are thankful for loosely sealed Tupperware containers
- 26: Do they have Thanksgiving in Burbank?
- 24: I’m just a cat sitting on the ledge of the universe
- 23: Blog maintenance: Sidebar updated
- 23: Thinking of you
- 20: Only in California
- 19: Nutrilite bloggers event: Oh, right, the real reason I was in LA
- 18: Vacation hangover
- 16: Gone to Hollywood
- 14: Friday the 13th lives up to its reputation
- 13: PastaQueen does Los Angeles
- 10: Bartering at Trader Joe’s
- 09: Take a new song
- 07: Giveaway results
- 05: Christmas in November
- 04: FitBloggin’ 10: Will I see you there?
- 03: Twitter lists: Like slapping a label on my forehead
- 02: Run Like Hell…unless it’s raining
- October 2009
- 30: Review & coupon giveaway: Voskos yogurt
- 28: Less than a year away
- 26: Where did well go?
- 23: The Halloween store
- 21: Testing the Apple Crisp recipe from “Make It Fast, Cook It Slow” by Stephanie O’Dea
- 19: Blogger’s Secret #1: When you don’t want to write a real entry, post cat pictures instead!
- 15: Take me to “The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance” by Elna Baker
- 14: Visualizing vampires to run faster
- 13: A podcast, a giveaway, and congrats!
- 12: Life is like Chutes and Ladders
- 10: It’s a small Runner’s World
- 09: Behold! The bananawich!
- 08: Don’t forget to breathe
- 06: Review: Pepperidge Farm Baked Natural Cheese Crisps and $100 Visa card giveaway
- 05: PastaQueen picked a peck of apples
- 02: Laughing is good cardio, right?
- September 2009
- 29: Scenes from the fruit fly massacre
- 25: Flying kites at Kittyhawk
- 23: King Tut in Indianapolis (with narration by Harrison Ford!)
- 21: IrishFest 5K, Part Deux: Revenge of the Bagpipes
- 18: The Bookshop cats
- 16: Trail mix, North Carolina style
- 15: Hangin’ out at my pier
- 14: A day in the life of chronic illness
- 10: The budgeting game
- 09: In search of Orange Cappuccino
- 08: Running season
- 04: George Clooney and a loose girl
- 03: The curse of cable television
- 02: Scar update
- August 2009
- 31: Damn the grocery story planner!
- 28: Follow Friday
- 26: My tax money at work
- 25: Where to work?
- 21: The nose knows
- 19: I attended an 80’s rock concert!
- 17: A Midsummer Night’s Run (through HELL)
- 14: This is why you should trim your cat’s hind claws
- 13: Pioneer Farm Blog
- 12: Vote in the Blindy Awards
- 11: Settling into the new place
- 07: OMG, I’m running a 5K in a week!
- 05: The flood of ‘97
- 03: Stonyfield Farm Oikos Organic Yogurt review and giveaway
- July 2009
- 29: The food thief strikes again
- 27: Do not ride the Megabus (triple exclamation point extremely necessary)!!!
- 23: Off to the conference that I shall not name
- 22: Two weeks of bossing myself around
- 20: Calling all cat psychologists
- 17: The office
- 15: One outfit for everything
- 13: If I were doing Couch to 1.5K I’d be done now
- 10: Coming to bookstores (in 2010?) – Chocolate and Vicodin: And Other Failed Cures for the Headache that Wouldn’t Go Away
- 09: Two weeks notice
- 07: The most important person in the history of the world ever!
- 06: E-mail fu
- 01: Get out of my yard!
- June 2009
- 29: Almost moved
- 26: Your life is exotic to someone else
- 25: Less money, less problems? Not really.
- 24: Still moving, but my body isn’t
- 22: Moving is great exercise
- 20: Thanks for my 5K sponsors! You can still join the list
- 19: To eat or not to eat?
- 17: What is my blog about?
- 16: My top 6 favorite podcasts
- 15: A tale of two cities
- 12: Kitties know best
- 11: I’ve been there!
- 09: Attention all do-gooders: Sponsor my 5K race and get a link
- 08: Technically it should be “Loveseat to 5K”
- 04: Flying into the future
- 02: The Grimm banker
- 01: In search of Shredded Wheat (with real strawberries)
- May 2009
- 28: Everything breaks at once
- 26: French women don’t get fat
- 24: European travel journal – Day 10: A plane, a train, a bus and an automobile
- 21: European travel journal – Day 9: Montemarte, Marais, Angelina’s hot chocolate, and the Eiffel Tower
- 19: European travel journal – Day 8: Champs-Elysees (continued), The Louvre, Orsay, and Rodin museums, and St. Martin’s Canal festival
- 18: European travel journal – Day 7: Versailles, Sainte-Chapelle, Conciergerie, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, and a Kit Kat McFlurry
- 16: European travel journal – Day 6: Paris, the tourism bureau, Notre Dame, historic walk, and a boat ride
- 15: European travel journal – Day 5: Harrods, Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, and afternoon tea
- 14: European travel journal – Day 4: West End, British Library, Camden Market and a show!
- 13: European travel journal – Day 3: Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Parliament and Eurovision
- 12: European travel journal: Day 2 – London city tour and Greenwich
- 11: European travel journal: Day 1, Sunday, May 10, 2009
- 10: And we’re off!
- 07: The Scholastic Book Club
- 06: Presenting Mr. & Mrs. Butterstick
- 04: So, about my weight
- 01: Have guidebooks, will travel
- April 2009
- 30: Without a wink or a smile
- 28: How to build self-esteem
- 27: Hanging out at the Obamas’ new pad
- 24: Pic me up: Viking guard
- 22: Free Chick-fil-a in Indianapolis and Giveaway
- 21: This is what the veggies see before I swallow
- 20: Seeing double
- 17: A chat by the light of the fridge with Charlie Hills
- 16: Lick the Produce goes international…sorta
- 14: A different kind of before and after
- 13: Lyrical response
- 10: Hard times are good for hard candy and porridge
- 08: Review: Fage Yogurt
- 08: My timing is off
- 07: Like a hamster in a wok
- 05: Take another picture with your click, click, click, click, camera
- 04: Review: Home Trends products & giveaway
- 03: I see London, I see France…
- 01: The cause of my headache revealed!
- March 2009
- 31: How do you make money fast?
- 30: Help cure cancer without doing anything
- 27: Vote for the “Blogs & Body Image” BlogHer panel
- 25: My body doesn’t have a warranty
- 24: The most expensive portrait I own
- 23: Explain the shoe thing to me
- 19: Mood swings
- 18: Some days you just feel like some links
- 17: So, how are the cats getting along?
- 13: All your oatmeal questions answered!
- 12: That woman with 14 kids
- 10: No one ever saves the web designer
- 08: Lunch time
- 06: Taxing taxes
- 04: Not without my badges!
- 03: Beg the government for money on my behalf, will you?
- 02: The falcons are back!
- February 2009
- 27: Eventually, I will put the entire auto industry out of business
- 26: In defense of quiet people
- 24: Sick day
- 19: It’s Nannerpus!
- 18: A name that’s hard to spell
- 17: A lecture in pain
- 16: There’s nothing on
- 13: Ask a loser: How did that organic diet go?
- 12: Review & Giveaway: Long John Silver’s Freshside Grille Menu
- 11: A child of adult divorce
- 10: Some stuff about my stuff
- 09: The perfect man
- 06: About kids
- 05: The city I used to live in
- 03: Save money at the arcade by joining the YMCA
- 02: The great big headache list
- 01: Review: BodyBugg
- January 2009
- 29: 9 things that have made me feel old lately
- 28: Snow day!
- 27: Busted
- 26: Bop to the Top
- 24: Mindless Eating seminar, do-good opportunities and a coupon
- 23: Ask a loser: What did you eat on the South Beach Diet?
- 22: A good heart is hard to find
- 21: Bop to the Top – 37 stories of pain, here I come! (Donate and I’ll link to you)
- 20: When in Ann Arbor
- 19: “Half-Assed” book blog tour 2009
- 17: Review: Fiber One Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix
- 15: My four year fativersary and a warning about scammers
- 14: A cautionary tale: Why you should ALWAYS look at the map beforehand (preferably with elevation)
- 13: Gone skiin’
- 12: Pick your addiction
- 09: Please help me ski
- 08: Ask a loser: What should my goal weight be?
- 08: Thank you
- 07: My half life
- 06: Please do not put you name or url in the body of your comments
- 06: The amazing interview with DietGirl – Part Deux
- 05: Addict is just a six-letter word
- 03: Review and Giveaway: Mary Lou’s Weigh Platform
- 01: Video Blog: It’s a new year
- December 2008
- 31: Making stuff makes me happy
- 30: Do run, run…or, um, don’t
- 29: Going to the gym is ridiculous
- 26: A Christmas mystery
- 25: Spread the cheer
- 23: The way things never were
- 22: I want birth control for food (that doesn’t make me shit my pants)
- 21: What it’s like to be…
- 19: Fish heads, fish heads…
- 17: Reviews: An experiment and ground rules
- 17: Review: Crocs Rx Relief
- 16: Hello, my name is Jennette and I’m a food addict
- 15: Confession of a slow reader
- 14: Recipe: Oatmeal Expresso
- 10: Vera Wang will save me money
- 09: All the single ladies
- 09: Starbucks winners, thanks and a word about ownership
- 08: It will be interesting to see the comments on my entry about comments
- 06: Elsewhere
- 05: A sickness I can name
- 04: Starbucks Gold Giveaway
- 03: Not getting fired!
- 03: You cannae take my kitteh!
- 02: Gee, Office Krupke…why couldn’t you just chill out?
- 01: Interesting dishware
- November 2008
- 28: All I want for Christmas is my Amazon.com commissions
- 26: Single-serving oatmeal pancake
- 25: Recession is a nine-letter word for “fear”
- 24: Guest post on Refuse to Regain blog
- 21: Recent tweets on Twitter
- 20: Oatmeal winners
- 19: Yoda, a stormtrooper and an Indian walk into a bar…
- 18: A better version of me
- 14: “Ruby” is a gem of a show on the Style Network
- 12: Quaker Oats giveaway
- 11: Your life in ten years and 100 characters
- 10: Living proof of my Quaker Oats weekend
- 08: Meet up update
- 07: Safe in Chi-Town
- 06: Time management
- 05: Chicago meetup
- 03: Early voting diary a.k.a. the road to hell is paved with campaign posters
- 01: Southwest Chicken Stir-fry
- October 2008
- 31: You can always impress someone
- 30: Chicago meetup on November 8th or 9th
- 29: The day of the donut burger
- 27: A history of cake
- 26: Sweet Potato Muffins
- 23: Pour some sugar on me
- 21: Reading burns calories: Toxic Fat by Barry Sears
- 20: White girl guilt
- 16: In the lab
- 15: Starbucks winners
- 14: What’s a Tuesday without a massive server failure?
- 14: Well, stick a needle in me. Or forty.
- 12: Adventures in crockpotting – Crockpot Applesauce Chicken
- 09: Starbucks Giveaway
- 07: The stock market – A photo collage in three acts
- 06: I love a parade (not) – Riding the Cultural Trail
- 03: Peanut butter crepes
- 03: There’s a direct correlation
- 02: Dancing in the dark (among other things)
- September 2008
- 29: Name this plant!
- 28: Gone fishin’
- 26: Let them not have cake!
- 24: …but I’m losing weight again
- 23: Crap, I got fat again
- 22: Just do it
- 20: PastaQueen’s Not-So-Secret Recipes: Jell-O 1-2-3
- 19: Pumpkin warts
- 18: Bluebell and the Bicycling Brownie Bandit
- 16: Play it again..and again…and again
- 14: PastaQueen’s not-so-secret recipes: Catfish Tuscany
- 13: I’m sure my Hebrew readers will be disappointed
- 12: You always look stupid to somebody else
- 10: Wednesday wondering: Do I need to be retouched?
- 09: Through the McDonalds glass
- 08: Jumping Java Bean
- 04: My new action-packed life
- 02: Little earthquakes
- 02: I love what you’ve done with your HTML!
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- 29: Will the real PastaQueen stand up?
- 27: Wednesday wondering: Do you pay attention to what other people eat?
- 27: Any Biggest Loser fans?
- 25: Two weeks of free ice cream – Tweet for Treats! (It’s a Twitter contest)
- 23: Blog Indiana: I am not the only blogger in Indiana. Who knew?
- 22: Defensive blogging – I’m not clairvoyant but I try to be
- 21: Goal checking
- 20: Splenda tastes like cotton candy
- 18: The lazy person’s triathlon
- 15: Going for gold
- 13: A little bit of this, A little bit of that
- 12: Deep-fried state
- 11: Lick the produce: What nice melons you have!
- 10: Semiuseful guest post
- 08: The pants factor
- 06: Do you ask your doctor for weight-loss advice?
- 05: My skin: Still loose, but I have lots of high quality product
- 04: New York, New York
- 03: Free Starbucks smoothies in Indianapolis
- July 2008
- 31: CBS The Early Show
- 30: Leaving on a jet plane
- 28: Scenes from the biergarten
- 25: Meet me in New York – Bring your own book signing at Swizz
- 24: Leave them gasping for air
- 22: Oh, right, I have a blog
- 19: Welcome BlogHer readers
- 16: Hotter than I thought
- 14: Decaffeinated
- 11: Why diet pills are not the answer (unless they cure your headache)
- 09: Living in a happier reality (with sex orgies)
- 08: Meet me in New York…maybe?
- 07: Reading burns calories – Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp by Stephanie Klein
- 06: Viral video contest winner
- 04: My acceptance speech
- 02:
Weight: 179 – Pounds to lose: 19179, good enough for me! - 01: Half-Assed in United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and on Kindle!
- June 2008
- 30: I want to set some cheese on fire!
- 27: New opportunities to buy overpriced sushi
- 27: Another reminder – Reading with Robin
- 26: Reminders
- 25: Definitely not the tea room
- 23: So, this weight loss stuff is hard, eh?
- 20: What’s your vice?
- 18: Radio alerts
- 17: Choke on this
- 12: The headache that never went away: Part 4 – Watching my life unravel and knitting it back together
- 11: This is how I spend my Sundays
- 09: How to lose 192 pounds in 7 seconds: Viral video prize giveaway and super secret bonus content!
- 06: Tales from the trail: Am I hallucinating?
- 06: Video interview at Capessa
- 05: Glad that’s over with
- 04: Flashlight Pilates
- 02: I could arrange the grocery store better than this
- 01: Lipton bicycle winner
- May 2008
- 30: My long lost twin
- 29: The headache that never went away: Part 3 – Have you tried…?
- 28: The headache that never went away: Part 2 – My medicine cabinet looks like a pharmacy
- 27: The headache that never went away: Part 1 – My buddy and me
- 23: The price of gas
- 20: Getting off my half-ass
- 19: Monday morning musing
- 16: Behind the scenes at The Today Show
- 15: Bluegrass Festival of Books – This Saturday
- 14: Lipton Tea bicycle giveaway
- 13: My theme song
- 12: Today’s entry about yesterday’s Today
- 09: The best wedding reception I never had a.k.a. my book release party
- 07: TiVo alert a.k.a. why I’m flying to New York this weekend
- 06: Autographed books available!
- 05: Half-Assed blog book tour
- 04: My first half-marathon: What, no bagels?
- 02: Twas the night before the mini
- April 2008
- 30: Is low-calorie food healthy food?
- 29: Reading burns calories: Hungry Girl
- 28: Book Release Party Reminder and TiVo alert
- 27: One week, 13.1 miles, 10 gnarly toes
- 25: Tales of horror from the nature trail
- 23: Reading burns calories: The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide for Women
- 22: Now we’ll know how many calories are in a New York cheesecake
- 21: Changes in my American life
- 19: Raindrops keep falling on my head
- 18: Remember we forget
- 16: The book is shipping! (And a New York Times blog mention)
- 14: The price of milk
- 12: My first 15K – Not as bad as I thought it’d be
- 11: PastaQueen’s Post-Race Book Release Party and other book stuff
- 09: Too tired to slice
- 07: Lick the Produce: Scraping the bottom of the barrel
- 06: Now with threaded comments!
- 05: The fog
- 03: What would you do for a Thin Mint?
- 01: Feng shui cardio
- March 2008
- 31: Some things are just wrong
- 29: Baby it’s cold outside
- 27: The doppelganger effect
- 26: Bit of a slump
- 25: I love it when rest and ice actually work
- 23: The incredible, edible, shrinking egg
- 20: Tales from the gym
- 17: My left foot
- 15: It’s a small world after all
- 14: Off the rack
- 12: Some days you feel like a nut, some days you don’t
- 10: The price of good health
- 08: Cool Runnings
- 06: Marinating in the migraine of pain
- 04: No gain, no pain
- 03: Galley contest reminder
- 02: My First 10K: I only did it for the cinnamon crunch bagel
- February 2008
- 29: Vampire eating
- 28: Tasty vs. Easy – Illustrated Fruit Graph from xkcd.com
- 26: Tuesday mash-up
- 25: Win an advance copy of “Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir” (Or attend the book release party and buy an autographed copy!)
- 24: A whole year of half of me, omnivore Q’s, and Wilma, where are you?
- 24: Upgrading blog software
- 23: Snow falling on bloggers
- 22: They really shrunk in the wash
- 21: With a headache like this, I’m considering decapitation
- 19: Cute kitchenware
- 16: Sixty minutes
- 14: Why didn’t you tell me coffee is low-calorie?!
- 13: Having fun at the YMCA
- 11: Mirror, mirror on the dressing room wall
- 09: My second 5K – Free bagels! (But not for me)
- 07: It’s not you, it’s the spammer
- 07: Lick the Produce: They come in all sizes
- 06: Joggling
- 05: Giveaway results
- 04: Ice, ice, baby
- 02: Weighing-in on January
- January 2008
- 31: Ain’t no sunshine when you’re gone
- 30: Brita Faucet Mount and FilterForGood Giveaway
- 29: I support your right to look good
- 28: Gives new meaning to making a donut run
- 25: Spirit of the Marathon
- 24: Free chicken giveaway!
- 22: Spinning and bagels, but not spinning bagels
- 21: What if 6 was -9 (degrees Fahrenheit)?
- 18: Officer Krupke is my weight loss hero
- 17: The dangers of healthy eating
- 15: Putting the fun into fitness
- 14: Gym survey results – rates, discounts, and some fries
- 11: How much do you pay for your gym membership?
- 09: Lick the produce: Mutant spawn edition
- 08: American Gladiators is back: Spandex, trash talk and a lake of fire!
- 07: Cool running
- 06: Odds and ends on the weekend
- 05: Weight a month
- 04: Slicing to the core
- 03: Welcome! Can I steal your sweat-wicking outer garments?
- 02: New year, new goals, and a FREE gym pass!
- 01: PastaQueen wants her groove back
- December 2007
- 31: The amazing interview with Dietgirl
- 27: Guilt-free Christmas cookies
- 25: Merry Christmas
- 24: The gingerbread housing market
- 21: White elephant exchange: what a gas
- 20: Please don’t poke the fat girl
- 19: The yeast also rises
- 17: A spoonful of sugar not needed
- 13: Ask a loser: How do I start running?
- 12: Working to stay thin
- 11: Move along, nothing to see here
- 10: What’s for lunch?
- 07: Does this mean I’m Glamorous?
- 06: Weighing in on November
- 05: A round person in the oval office?
- 04: Pumpkin Paradise
- 03: Hamster wheel of fortune
- November 2007
- 30: Phoning it in
- 29: Lick the Produce: Strange fruit
- 27: A good reason to get a gym membership
- 26: I believe
- 23: Book review: Hungry
- 22: Giving thanks for restraint
- 22: Giving thanks for hyperlinking
- 21: Name that fruit
- 20: If only stress were edible
- 19: Everlast winner and another contest
- 16: The National Weight Control Registry is giving me SAT flashbacks
- 15: Come run with me
- 14: Everlast Giveaway
- 12: One reason I don’t like the fitness room
- 09: Do not refrigerate
- 08: The last 200 pounds are the hardest
- 07: The sicko diet
- 05: Hallmark Give-Away Results – Vidcast
- 02: Weighing in on October
- 01: NOVA Marathon Challenge
- October 2007
- 30: Greeting cards from Kansas City, Part 2
- 30: No, not that kind of marathon
- 29: Greeting cards from Kansas City
- 26: Lick the Produce Section: Instructions included
- 24: Eye appeal
- 23: Donut Wars
- 22: The same, but different
- 22: Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Interview
- 19: Playing with your food
- 18: Think I can sue for damages?
- 17: Fast food or fasting
- 16: I’m tellin’ y’all it’s sabotage
- 15: Saturday night is alright for chopping and shopping
- 12: Food cat-astrophe
- 10: Counting Calories
- 08: What’s in a name?
- 05: Just the facts ma’am
- 04: Compulsive behavior
- 02: Matter of taste
- 01: Weighing in on September
- September 2007
- 28: Enough about me, let’s talk about you
- 27: Eye to eye with the apple pie
- 25: I am not a model
- 24: Seasons of weight loss
- 21: Waiter, there’s a tail in my soup
- 19: Giving fat girls a bad name
- 17: Lick the Produce Section: Split ‘em open, with devotion
- 15: My first 5K – Bagpipes, bibs, and bananas
- 14: Friday mash-up: Prison food, better butter and whisks
- 12: Creative cravings
- 10: Default Setting
- 08: 3-D weight loss progress photo – fancy dress edition
- 07: I bet the buffet costs more now
- 06: Training Day
- 05: Anti-Fat Pill
- 04: American Gladiators
- 01: Weighing in on August
- August 2007
- 30: Looking good under fluorescent lights
- 29: What would you do for $4,250?
- 27: Feeling strangely fine
- 24: Fit to be fried
- 22: Wedding photos and a possible Project Runway challenge
- 20: And what do you blog about?
- 17: I’m not Irish, but I’m running anyway
- 15: Greek yogurt is Greek to me
- 13: Wedding cardio: From the fitness room to the dance floor
- 10: Lick the Produce Section: Woman with mango
- 08: Not a pretty girl?
- 07: Rule the court
- 06: How to make friends and influence people
- 02: Star Jones and the constellation of shame
- 01: Weighing in on July
- July 2007
- 31: I bike it like that
- 30: BlogHer 07 – Fun, Food and Fangirl-ing
- 26: Off to BlogHer!
- 25: Head Case
- 24: Tennis lessons
- 23: Right fit, wrong time
- 20: My New Workout
- 19: Bony Ass
- 18: Do not enter! Oh wait, you can enter
- 16: Don’t fear the camera
- 13: Oh what a beautiful morning
- 12: Stress
- 11: Fat Cat
- 09: Why I want to get to goal
- 07: Just one of dem days
- 06: What’s in a name?
- 05: Got religion?
- 03: Lick the Produce Section: Just peachy
- 01: Weighing in on June
- June 2007
- 30: More shameless promotion
- 28: Mighty morphing me
- 27: Name that veggie
- 26: Get yourself to the butterfly lounge
- 25: The long view
- 23: I can see clearly now
- 21: Tossed Salad
- 20: Guest Blogging
- 18: It’s not the end of the world
- 17: Buy my stuff!
- 15: Kids under the knife
- 13: And the title of my book is…
- 12: Pasta that hits my soft spots
- 11: Progress Photo: 360 degrees of 180
- 07: Lick the produce section: Don’t get parsnippity!
- 06: It’s a small world after all
- 04: Three random observations
- 02: Commenting Lag
- 01: Weighing in on May
- May 2007
- 31: Gone Swimmin’
- 31: Thank you for playing the name game
- 29: My baby needs a name
- 29: Ask a loser: Is exercise a hobby?
- 27: Required Reading
- 25: Last round of kickboxing class
- 23: Motivation Schmotivation
- 22: Unexpected side effects of weight training
- 20: Revised weigh-in schedule and cute skirt
- 19: Weight: 184 – Pounds left to lose: 24
- 18: In the flesh
- 15: That’s a cool super power
- 14: If only pepperoni could solve the world’s problems
- 13: Happy Mother’s Day!
- 12: Weight: 182 – Pounds left to lose: 22
- 10: Life is good, ya?
- 09: If the shoe fits
- 07: Attack of the Gummi Bears
- 05: Weight: 185 – Pounds left to lose: 25
- 04: The Taco Bell was closer though
- 03: Old Navy wants fat people to shop online
- 02: Through my what?!
- 01: Lick the Produce Section – Squashing the squash and turning up a turnip
- April 2007
- 28: Weight: 186 – Pounds left to lose: 26
- 27: Let your freak-flag fly
- 26: The lottery doesn’t work either
- 24: I hope no one ever greets me this way
- 23: The costume over my bones
- 21: Weight: 182 – Pounds left to lose: 22
- 18: A good reason to work your core
- 17: Time is on my side
- 15: Award Season
- 14: Weight: 184 – Pounds left to lose: 24
- 13: Stop the conveyor belt
- 10: Moments in culinary genius
- 09: Eat, drink and be merry
- 08: An Easter resurrection
- 07: Weight: 184 – Pounds left to lose: 24
- 06: Surgeon general’s warning: Contains food
- 05: Dancing with the Athletes
- 03: When do I graduate?
- March 2007
- 31: Weight: 185 – Pounds left to lose: 25
- 30: Send some love to Chrissie
- 30: The journey is the destination
- 28: Screw brand loyalty
- 26: Ask a loser
- 24: Weight: 187 – Pounds left to lose: 27
- 22: Adventures in the produce section
- 20: The skin I’m in
- 19: Veto the junk food
- 17: Weight: 187 – Pounds left to lose: 27
- 16: There might be better jobs, but I don’t know what they are
- 13: The great outdoors
- 10: Weight: 186 – Pounds left to lose: 26
- 08: People I want to punch
- 06: Don’t judge a fruit by its shape
- 03: Weight: 185 – Pounds left to lose: 25
- 02: Donuts and Milkshakes
- February 2007
- 28: The joy of cooking
- 27: My body, myself
- 24: Weight: 186 – Party in PastaQueen’s fat pants!
- 23: An end to euphemisms
- 21: Jab, Cross, Uppercut – Duck!
- 19: The Power of Positive Thinking
- 17: Weight: 188 – Pounds left to lose: 28
- 16: Candy after my own heart
- 13: Seeing the ex
- 10: Weight: 190 – Pounds left to lose: 30
- 08: Quality over quantity
- 05: Morris was finicky over this stuff?
- 03: Weight: 187 – Pounds left to lose: 27
- 01: Coming to book stores in 2008…
- January 2007
- 30: Two Years
- 29: Hope in the check-out lane
- 27: Weight: 193 – Pounds left to lose: 33
- 26: Leaping Lizards
- 25: Law of diminishing returns
- 22: Stealing a loaf of bread would be cliché
- 20: Weight: 190 – Pounds left to lose: 30
- 19: They don’t eat like birds
- 17: Fat is a Feminist Issue
- 15: Fat-iversary
- 13: Weight: 191 – Pounds left to lose: 31
- 11: Same Difference
- 10: Ruts
- 07: Progress Photos
- 06: Weight: 190 – Pounds left to lose: 30
- 05: Good things about having been morbidly obese
- 04: This is why the trains don’t run on time
- 03: Breaking up with Lane Bryant
- 01: Things no one told me about weight loss
- December 2006
- 30: Weight: 192 – Pounds left to lose: 32
- 28: Marathon Man
- 26: And now begins the sugar crash
- 23: Weight: 194 – Pounds left to lose: 34
- 21: Livin’ in the fridge
- 19: All I want for Christmas
- 16: Weight: 195 – Pounds left to lose: 35
- 15: Guess my weight
- 13: At least I’m not fat *and* crazy
- 11: Meme – 5 Things Few People Know About Me
- 10: Completely gratuitous post weigh-in post
- 09: Weight: 201 – Pounds left to lose: 41
- 08: My expert opinion
- 07: Marching to my own beat
- 05: Not Peachy
- 02: Weight: 198.4 – Pounds left to lose: 38.4
- November 2006
- 29: Dieting is like a Japanese fad toy from the 90’s
- 28: If you’re happy and you know it
- 25: Weight: 199 – Pounds left to lose: 39
- 22: Do we choose to be fat?
- 21: Warning, movie contains food
- 18: Weight: 199 – Pounds left to lose: 39
- 16: Battle on
- 15: No words necessary
- 14: Bait and Switch
- 11: Weight: 201 – Pounds left to lose: 41
- 09: Maybe beer doesn’t have any calories?
- 07: Oh baby, baby
- 04: Weight: 203 – Pounds left to lose: 43
- 02: Fat or not?
- October 2006
- 31: You can always bitch about something
- 28: Weight: 203 – Pounds left to lose: 43
- 25: Progress Pictures!!
- 23: Monday Mash Up
- 21: Weight: 203 – Pounds left to lose: 43
- 18: Brrrr
- 16: Take your cheese back because there’s no whine here
- 14: Weight: 207 – Pounds left to lose: 47
- 11: BSG now with more MSG
- 09: The Fall
- 07: Weight: 209 – Pounds left to lose: 49
- 06: Bar stools are really uncomfortable
- 05: TV or beer?
- 03: Talking about diets
- September 2006
- 30: Weight: 205.6 – Pounds left to lose: 45.6
- 27: Calorie Confusion
- 25: The noodles and the damage done
- 21: Leaving on a jet plane
- 19: Avatars
- 16: Weight: 210 – Pounds left to lose: 50
- 15: So that’s what a sunrise looks like
- 14: Don’t let the sun go down on me
- 12: The PhotoShop Diet
- 09: Weight: 208 – Pounds left to lose: 48
- 08: Deep Philosophical Questions
- 06: Think the gym will approve?
- 05: Watching the world go by
- 03: Buy Me!
- 02: Weight: 209 – Pounds left to lose: 49
- 01: Pilates
- August 2006
- 29: In which I mention unmentionables
- 26: Weight: 214 – Pounds left to lose: 54
- 23: Request an entry – I know what boys like
- 22: Medium – TV show or shirt size?
- 21: The weaker sex
- 19: Weight: 212 – Pounds left to lose: 52
- 18: The dentist
- 16: There’s nothing to eat!
- 15: Request an entry – I was what I ate
- 13: Shop ’til you drop
- 12: Weight: 210 – Pounds left to lose: 50
- 10: Downshifting
- 10: Server Move
- 08: Joking Around
- 05: Weight: 212 – Pounds left to lose: 52
- 04: Go Team, Go!
- 02: Big fat liars
- July 2006
- 31: A day that shall live in infamy
- 29: Weight: 212 – Pounds left to lose: 52
- 27: The Missing
- 25: Acceptance, not complacency
- 22: Weight: 213 – Pounds left to lose: 53
- 21: Pack Mentality
- 19: Girl Before a Mirror
- 18: Carbohydrates are from Saturn
- 17: Journey to the past
- 15: Weight: 215 – Pounds left to lose: 55
- 13: D-Day and Zeno’s Paradox
- 11: Gossip Column Blues
- 10: Matter of Taste
- 08: Weight: 217 – Pounds left to lose: 57
- 07: Free Trial
- 05: Needling Issues
- 03: If you’re bored and you know it…um, don’t pig out like I did
- 01: Weight: 218 – Pounds left to lose: 58
- June 2006
- 28: Gee, Officer Krupke
- 26: Walk and Talk
- 24: Weight: 216 – Pounds left to lose: 56
- 22: Big Love
- 20: Trail Mix
- 19: Moving Exercises
- 17: Weight: 218 – Pounds left to lose: 58
- 15: Sneak Peak
- 14: Torrid
- 13: I signed this lease until the apocalypse, right?
- 11: Weight: 222.6 – Pounds left to lose: 62.6
- 06: Two Weddings and a Funeral
- 05: Wedding Spectacular, Part Deux
- 02: Weight: 222 – Pounds left to lose: 62
- May 2006
- 30: The pizza and the panini
- 28: Progress Pictures
- 27: Weight: 222 – Pounds left to lose: 62
- 25: Well, that’s one way to go on a diet
- 22: Mother of food problems
- 21: Wedding Spectacular
- 20: Weight: 227 – Pounds left to lose: 67
- 19: Monkeys and rabbits loop the loop
- 17: Play that funky music
- 15: TV Sucker Punch
- 13: Weight: 228 – Pounds left to lose: 68
- 11: Keeping Score
- 09: Magic Powers
- 08: Go team!
- 06: Weight: 225 – Pounds left to lose: 65
- 05: Disbelief
- 02: Body Update – The Thighs, They Are A-Changin’
- 01: Walking the walk
- April 2006
- 29: Weight: 224 – Pounds left to lose: 64
- 27: Going Postal
- 26: Rough Patch
- 22: Weight: 228 – Pounds left to lose: 68
- 21: Don’t hate the TV
- 18: More video game analogies
- 17: Holloway exhaustion
- 15: Weight: 227 – Pounds left to lose: 67
- 12: Fat People on TV
- 10: Gym Class
- 08: Weight: 224 – Pounds left to lose: 64
- 05: Skinny Person Inside
- 04: Brother Bonding
- 01: Weight: 229 – Pounds left to lose: 69
- March 2006
- 31: Idiom Update
- 30: Bench pressing Diet Pepsi
- 29: Clothing History
- 28: Hiding behind health
- 25: Weight: 228.6 – Pounds left to lose: 68.6
- 23: Two out of three ain’t bad
- 22: Gambling does pay!
- 20: Credible Threat
- 18: Weight: 229 – Pounds left to lose: 69
- 17: New Car, Redux
- 15: No seat belt extender required!
- 14: Discipline
- 11: Weight: 235 – Pounds left to lose: 75
- 06: Food News Blues
- 04: Weight: 235 – Pounds left to lose: 75
- 03: Lay an Egg
- 01: Don’t Be Dissin’ My Diet!
- February 2006
- 28: Toning Up
- 25: Weight: 235 – Pounds left to lose: 75
- 21: Filters
- 18: Weight: 239 – Pounds left to lose: 79
- 17: Dress me up in your love
- 16: My kingdom for some sleeves
- 13: Department Store Paranoia
- 11: Weight: 236 – Pounds left to lose: 76
- 10: Kilos vs. Pounds
- 08: A tale of two movie trailers
- 06: Not the only one changing
- 04: Weight: 240 – Pounds left to lose: 80
- 03: Feline Observation
- January 2006
- 31: Fat Pig
- 28: Weight: 242 – Pounds left to lose: 82
- 27: Vending Machine
- 25: Light ‘n Fit Gambling Addiction
- 24: Jack 0sb0urne
- 23: Shaping Up
- 21: Weight: 243 – Pounds left to lose: 83
- 19: How to Make 3-D Progress Photos
- 18: New Progress Photo
- 16: Troll Tossing
- 14: Weight: 242 – Pounds left to lose: 82
- 12: Fear of Chairs with Arms
- 10: Dancing with the Stars
- 07: Weight: 246 – Pounds left to lose: 86
- 05: Fifteen Year Flashback
- 03: Getting Used to Things
- December 2005
- 31: Weight: 247 – Pounds left to lose: 87
- 30: Must…stop…buying…clothes!
- 30: The Miraculous Properties of Jeans
- 28: Christmas Binge
- 24: Weight: 247.4 – Pounds left to lose: 87.4
- 23: Before and … after?
- 22: Holiday Showdown
- 21: Exercise Amnesia
- 19: Breakfast
- 18: Guest Blogging
- 17: Weight: 249 – Pounds left to lose: 89
- 16: Boys I hope karma serves a beat down
- 14: Recipe: Stuffed Portabello Mushrooms
- 13: Clicking and Flopping
- 12: Water Weight
- 10: Weight: 251.5 – Pounds left to lose: 91.5
- 09: Too Tall for Tokyo
- 08: Down Side to Weight Loss
- 07: Workout Song: The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon
- 06: Knitting Conundrum
- 05: Divvy It Up
- 03: Weight: 254 – Pounds left to lose: 94
- 02: Cooking Confession
- 01: Female Athletes Not Eating Enough
- November 2005
- 30: Missing Friend
- 29: Of Skin and Surgery
- 28: Photographic Evidence
- 26: Weight: 251.5 – Pounds left to lose: 91.5
- 23: Electrolytes
- 22: Less Junk in the Trunk* (Gas Mileage Update)
- 20: Remembering Old Body Parts
- 19: Weight: 253 – Pounds left to lose: 93
- 18: Fat Car
- 16: Tax Money Well Spent
- 15: Workout Song: Ashley MacIsaac – Sleepy Maggie
- 14: Gastric Surgery != Love*
- 12: Weight: 259 – Pounds left to lose: 99
- 11: Comparison Shopping
- 08: Workout Song: Wolf Parade – Shine a Light
- 05: Weight: 259 – Pounds left to lose: 99
- 02: Diet Freak
- October 2005
- 31: Willpower is Overrated
- 29: Weight: 261 – Pounds left to lose: 101
- 27: Happy Birthday to Me
- 25: Workout Song: New Donna – Bizarre Light Triangle
- 24: Canola Oil
- 23: Recipe – Apple Strudel Muffins
- 22: Weight: 261 – Pounds left to lose: 101
- 20: Notes from the Theatre
- 19: No Boys Allowed!
- 15: Weight: 261 – Pounds left to lose: 101
- 13: Noodle No No
- 12: My computer thinks I’m fat
- 11: I have bones!
- 10: Pear Shaped
- 08: Weight: 260 – Pounds left to lose: 100
- 04: New Progress Pics
- 03: Meme
- 01: Weight: 262 – Pounds left to lose: 102
- September 2005
- 29: Paying Off the Debt
- 26: Mauritania Madness
- 25: Girls in White Dresses
- 24: Weight: 268 – Pounds left to lose: 108
- 22: The Reduced Obese ARE Different
- 21: Drop the Shasta and No One Gets Hurt!
- 20: Fatty McBlog
- 17: Weight: 271 – Pounds left to lose: 111
- 17: Things People Don’t Tell You About Weight Loss
- 15: Weight loss is contagious
- 15: And the winner is…
- 14: Yoga, not quite my size
- 13: Not fat enough?
- 10: Weight: 269 – Pounds left to lose: 109
- 06: Cooking is Open Source
- 04: Lost and Found
- 03: Recipe – Stuffed Chicken Breasts
- 03: Recipe – Italian Style Cheesecake
- 03: Recipe – Peanut Butter Cookies
- 03: Weight: 273 – Pounds left to lose: 113
- August 2005
- 31: Doctor not only sizist and sexist, but racist too
- 30: Pretty Stairwells
- 27: Weight: 277 – Pounds left to lose: 117
- 26: Step by Step
- 24: Fat Chicks Get No Respect
- 23: Dove Ads
- 21: Recipe – Splenda Cinnamon Apples
- 20: Weight: 279 – Pounds left to lose: 119
- 19: Obesity Epidemic
- 18: Super Morbid Obesity
- 16: Body Changes (In which I give too much information about what parts of my body make noise when I bounce)
- 15: Accidental Absurdity of Keywords
- 13: Weight: 277 – Pounds left to lose: 117
- 12: Outback Success!
- 12: Bra Shopping
- 12: Outback Adventure
- 10: New Layout!
- 08: Weight: 282 – Pounds left to lose: 122
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- 29: 2 Weeks In, 362 pounds, 202 more to go
- 22: South Beach Diet
- 21: Half Ton Man Gaining On Me
- 18: Progress?
- 18: Jorge Garcia
- 15: Weigh In
- 13: Enough
↓ I get knocked down, but I get up again
(December 2004 - November 2003)
Back to top- December 2004
- November 2004
- 16: A Matter of Scale
- 14: New Scale
- 14: Personal Deficit
- October 2004
- 25: Fat People on TV
- 20: Goodbye to Soda
- August 2004
- July 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- 20: Shopping
- 20: Day 4, Things going well
- 17: Long Time Gone
- December 2003
- 03: 4th Floor Office
- 02: First Failure
- 01: Gyms
- November 2003
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