http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com My Journey from BBW (Big Beautiful Woman) to BBHW (Big Beautiful Healthy Woman) and Beyond Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:32:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wish that I could figure out why I manage to sabotage my weight loss efforts.  I was doing pretty well, getting into a low-carb groove, and them whammo! The cravings for all of the crap come back with a frantic vengance.  It's a hard feeling to fight.   Anyway, I'm ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/08/04/getting-back-on-track-after-derailing-myself/ "What is your best feature?" Pretty simple question, right? Some of you will snap right up with an answer. "I've been told I have pretty eyes." "My husband loves my hair." "My boyfriend is crazy for my butt." Okay. It's good to hear what you've been told, or what your boyfriend or your husband thinks. ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/07/12/whats-your-best-feature/ The other day I posted about a magazine that's out there for plus size gals called Figure Magazine.  I received a comment from a man named Glen.  He has a blog called Full Figure Plus.  He, you say? Yep! As he explains in his introduction, he's both the husband of ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/07/10/full-figured-fashion-at-the-forefront-check-out-full-figure-plus/ A recent article I read on Yahoo! News reiterated the importance of portion control not only in the effort to lose weight, but to control blood sugar as well.  You can link to the full story here: http://tinyurl.com/2y4f7t. It makes perfect sense, when you think about it.  I know I'm not particularly ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/07/08/cheers-for-an-inventive-way-to-control-your-portions-check-out-the-stax-system/ You know, this whole weight loss journey has been a long, hard fought road.  Admittedly, sometimes one I try to navigate without a map I can read.  I've been on so many different plans in my life, some of them several times.  Most didn't work, some did.  I've tried some ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/07/08/victories-defeats-and-the-lessons-learned/ I stumbled upon this yesterday and thought I'd share.  Like many of you BBW/plus-sized gals, I'm a former Mode and BBW Magazine subscriber, and have been keeping an eye on the magazine racks at the grocery and book stores in hopes that another one might come along soon.  Enter Figure ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/07/01/cheers-plus-size-promotion-in-print-once-again/ Well, so much for posting every day, eh?  I'm working my way through starting a low-carb plan, and it's been really rough on me these last couple of weeks.  I never thought in my wildest dreams I'd miss carbs as much as I do, but I do! I keep telling ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/07/01/and-im-off-with-a-whimper/ Hello, and welcome to my 'diet' blog.  Yes, I know, I just said the dreaded "D" word.  Truth of the matter is, we're all 'on a diet.' We all eat.  What we eat every day is our 'diet.' Some of us are better at it than others, however! So in ... http://coloradolyonsden.mydietblogger.com/2007/06/19/taking-the-die-out-of-diet/