Recently, I decided to finally lose some weight - I have tried in the past but always failed for one reason or other. This article is the first in a series of tips I have learned work for me.

My new idea was simple - do it my way and ignore all the advice.

The first idea I had was to weigh myself every day. Sure, I know you are thinking, all the so called experts advise that you should weigh yourself only once a week at most. Why? Because they think you will get “discouraged” if you weigh too often and don’t see results from your diet.

I don’t get feedback fast enough on my efforts or failures if I weigh in only once per week.

Fast Feedback is the Key

Experience has shown that if I engage in daily weighing the immediate feedback is critical in allowing me to assess whether the previous day’s behavior was helpful or counterproductive.

Of great importance to the reliability of this feedback is to weigh yourself on a highly accurate scale at the same time each day. The best time for me is after awakening before I sit down for breakfast. My first step was to purchase a scale of the best quality. Such quality scales, with appearance very much like one encounters in a doctor’s office, cost approximately $150. This expense is well worth it seeing it imparts great confidence in the results I see. I do not worry they are due to a malfunctioning scale giving varying readings from one weighing to the next.

This feedback shows me the effects that eating a fast food burger with fries at lunch can have on my weight. It shows that I truly will lose weight if I stay on the diet and I can generally see actual results every couple of days.

This daily feedback tells me exactly what I am doing right or wrong. I found in the past that weighing in only weekly is too infrequent. A week is long enough to forget what it was that caused the change up or down. Daily weighing lets me mentally review the day before each morning.

There can be difficulty with stepping on the scale each day. This is most evident when I know I have been “bad” the day before. This negative feeling, however, does serve a purpose. It reinforces my resolve to improve my eating habits that day so the next session will be more positive.

I recommend trying this tip if you are having a hard time losing weight.

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November 21, 2004 will go down in history as the day that Hoodia Gordonii was discovered in America. It was on that date that CBS 60 Minutes aired a program about Hoodia Gordonii and for the first time many people were introduced to this traditional botanical. Hoodia is currently the most publicized and talked about natural weight loss supplement in America . It has been featured on CBS 60 Minutes, ABC, NBC Today, BBC, CNN, in Oprah’s “O” Magazine and in other major media.

Authentic Hoodia Gordonii is only available for export from South Africa. In the wild it is considered an endangered species and is strictly controlled. With the opportunity presently surrounding hoodia, the product is in very high demand which has created a surplus of counterfeit, fake and diluted hoodia products.

We have tested the leading Hoodia Brands and have selected three products that we feel offer the safest, mosteffective weight loss on the market today.

Learn more Hoodia Diet Review, Hoodia Gordonii, a natural appetite suppressant, is earning attention as a potentially powerful weapon in the war against obesity and the World Wide focus on losing weight.

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Newsvine The Bachelor serious about quest for love. Jez says he was anticipating a bigger number for her, and that brought home that the competition is going to be a closer than he thought. She learned a lot about herself. Zoi didn’t have the elements on Top Chef. Ll be backstage to hear from the winner will it be the first female and follow up with the other finalists and contestants.

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If you guys are as into Pop Culture as I am, you’ll see that it’s been a GREAT year for the ladies!

1.  America’s Next Top Model Winner is a plus size model.  How rockin’ is that?

2.  Ellen DeGeneres announced today that she is getting married.  California recently announced they are legalizing gay marriages.  Ellen and Portia = rockin’ newly engaged couple.

3.  The Biggest Loser had it’s first female winner - Ali Vincent

4.  And I am down 45 pounds.  SO CLOSE TO 50 I CAN TASTE IT!

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Actor COLIN FARRELL has sparked fears for his health after he appeared at a press conference looking alarmingly gaunt - but he insists he’s merely shedding weight for a film role.
Farrell, 31, shocked reporters when he showed up to promote his upcoming movie Triage - in which he plays a war reporter in 1990s Bosnia - during a trip to Spain.

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Obesity and global warming, Atkins and weight loss, the gecko and the egg

Heavy people strain the environment

Obesity is a global responsibility that is contributing to global warming, according to Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Writing in the medical journal the Lancet, they said heavy people use more fuel and food, contribute to rising prices and will speed warming. They estimate that an obese person needs 18 percent more calories than a person of normal weight to maintain their weight and perform daily activities, and they use more fuel since thin people are more likely to walk. But some say the idea that obese people contribute to global warming isn’t sound because a lot of food overproduction is related to waste…

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Baptist Hospital East offering weight-loss surgery

Baptist Hospital East has now added gastric banding surgery to its list of services.

The surgery is performed by making a series of small incisions in the abdomen, which allows the gastric banding system to be placed around the top of the stomach. This creates a smaller stomach pouch, resulting in the ability to control hunger and “achieve a feeling of fullness,” according to a news release.

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Mom Develops Online Weight-Loss Plan

DENVER — If you’re a mother, you know what it’s like to put everyone else before you. Your kids, your husband, maybe even your pets, then you. For Christina Schneider, loving her kids was easy, but finding time to love herself challenge.

“I just had two kids. It was time to try to get somewhat back into shape,” said Schneider.

Schneider decided to try an online program, designed just for her. IncentaHealth came up with the idea to help companies trying to shape up their working staff. Working with Physicians’ Fitness Coach and New West Physicians, IncentaHealth wanted to provide the tools for participants to lose weight and keep it off.

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Today was the Week 19 weigh in for my biggest loser competition and I gained a fraction of a pound, but I’m still in the lead overall. Less than .5% separates me from my 2 closest competitors, so this week is crucial. Tonight is girls night out at a friend’s house and we are affectionately referring to it as “Gorge-Fest”. This is because starting tomorrow, for the next 6 days, I will be living at the YMCA and enjoying all varieties of green leafy vegetables (and not much else). I’m in this to win it, so desperate times call for desperate measures! Stay tuned next Friday for the final results.

I was talking with a friend recently about my perspective on why I’ve been heavy for so long. I think a lot of it has to do with my house being a constant source of clutter. The clutter has gone on for years, and not surprisingly, my weight has gone up exponentially right along with it. So, in my ongoing battle with the clutter, I have some wonderful news to report.

First, here is a pic of the computer cabinet that I said I was going to clean the other day. See, I really did it! I’ll try not to break my arm patting myself on the back.

The next series is of my oldest daughter’s room, which we now are referring to as “Stuffed Animal Sanctuary”. You see, all those plush animals that you pass at retail stores, well, they have all somehow made it into my daughter’s room…to stay. We knew that the animal population was a little out of control, but last night gave us a new perspective on the madness. While I was resting, hubby and his friend, installed new shelves in my daughter’s room, which was to house all of these animals. Or so we thought. Here’s the before pic of the madness.

And here’s the after. Amazing difference! Wow, I had forgotten that she had a rug! The sad end to this story is that there are still animals floating around this house, which hubby has already decreed “Need to go to other little girls who are starting their own zoo”.

Just to give a little more perspective on the magnitude of the animal invasion, here are more pics of the full shelves. Now, keep in mind, that these shelves line all 4 walls around her room. Crazy!

And a last pic of Ashlyn being cute. She had just finished doing a forward roll and was doing her “ta-da”. She’s so adorable.

So, to finish up today’s entry, I have to add that I attacked the laundry room also today. It’s amazing to me that this week I have managed to declutter my kitchen (the biggest room in my house), my laundry room, and most of Ashlyn’s room. Sadly, the master bedroom is still being neglected. I think I’m saving the best for last! Oh, and I need to send a huge shout out to Freecycle. If you aren’t aware of this website, go there now. It’s a wonderful place to give stuff away and feel good about decluttering! So, for today: Angie 1, Clutter 0.

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Sabrina is downright svelte these days! Her latest weight is a mere 13.6 pounds, which is exactly what she was back in September before her excursion in obesity. She’s lost 4 pounds since we adopted her from Dachshund Rescue of North America in early March. That’s a whopping 23 percent loss in her body weight!

While I thought Briner the Wiener’s ideal weight would be around 12 pounds, I’m thinking now that it’s more like 13. She’s a sturdy girl, with a big chest and head, a head she loves to rest on people’s laps. Her favorite lap apparently belongs to her “Opa,” Karel, who with “Oma” Francis visited from the Netherlands a couple weeks ago. The minute he would sit on the couch, Sabrina was there, ready to snuggle.

Sabrina’s diet tips? The usual. Less food and more exercise. She loves to run on her own in the yard, and enjoys getting out for a walk, especially when she goes with sister Roxy the Doxy and gets to be led by Oma and Opa. While Roxy is the almost-perfect little heeler, Sabrina feels the need to stop and sniff at everything. Opa indulged her in these detours quite a bit. In fact, I think he kind of fell in love with Sabrina.

When I take her out, however, she can get very stubborn, running on her lead one minute and then sitting down and refusing to budge the next. It’s the oddest thing. And it’s not because she’s tired, as she’ll pop back up when she’s good and ready and start trotting about again. I think she’s just asserting herself, something I can relate to. 

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