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Comment on Weighing In by Weight-Loss Update | The Me Makeover

Weight-Loss Update | The Me Makeover — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:01:51 +0000

[...] had my style consult on Saturday, and when I weighed in on Thursday, I was only four pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight. I think that’s a major [...]

Comment on Weighing In by wab

wab — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:35:58 +0000

Print this post out and put it where you can read it again and again – especially that last paragraph. xxxx

Comment on Foodie: CSA Week No. 1! by Anne

Anne — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:26:04 +0000

I know curiosity killed the cat – but sometimes I just can’t help myself! :)

Comment on Foodie: CSA Week No. 1! by Lacy

Lacy — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:01:34 +0000

I love that you made some—expecting—it to be strong and horrifying! ;)

Comment on The Journey of a Thousand Miles by Anne

Anne — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:38:36 +0000

You so can do this. And I think I’m pretty right with you on just about every single one of your food issues from childhood and beyond. I’ve found it easier to tackle since the baby boy was born. You’ve already shown strength and tenacity that I bet you didn’t even know you had. Plus – now you’ve got that gorgeous little bundle to inspire you, and yes distract you. I guess since parenthood I’ve become a lot more logical about food. Does that make sense? it’s like, yes I have to go exercise, otherwise I’m literally not going to have the energy to get through the day. Or, okay, I need to lose weight because I need to be healthy again, or for me, it was the idea that I wanted to be pregnant again… and having a toddler now, I don’t want him seeing me eat things that are unhealthy.
Plus – I gotta say, the CSA and focusing on seasonal eating has helped too. I don’t think ever in my life have I loved vegetables as much. And I’m a vegetarian for crying out loud! :)
Plus – I’m right with you in the whole eating real foods thing. I actually have a book I reference a lot called the Schwarzbein principle which helps balance weight watchers/calorie counter/ that kind of thing for me. It focuses a lot of controlling the hormone roller coaster by limiting sugar…
I wish I was in your neighborhood and we could jog together, or go to meetings together!

Also – I was in my maternity pants still at almost a year after Oliver was born because I refused to buy the size that the store told me I was. I wasn’t giving up that stretchy waistband! Where them if they’re comfortable. For me at that stage is was more important to not make myself feel bad about my weight than it was to be fashionable. I was still nursing when I decided to try to lose the weight. Oliver was probably a year or so? It’s doable, just really encourages you to do it the healthy way. I’m now – or I was – almost 10 pounds less than when I got pregnant with Oliver. Now I get to gain it all back again! nice! :)

Sorry for the rambly!

Comment on Foodie: CSA Week No. 1! by Anne

Anne — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:27:36 +0000

Oh my gosh. If you like really strong flavor – make a pesto out of the garlic scapes and arugula. OH MY GOSH! I made some last year thinking it would be so strong and horrifying. It was one of my new favorite summer flavors. I wouldn’t suggest making it on a night for wooing or or romance, though. It was delicious, but I think I had bad breath for a day and a half… :)

Your CSA looks so great! LOVELY recipes!

Comment on About Me by Lacyblu

Lacyblu — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:05:02 +0000

One of my fans sent me your site thinking it was me…Nice to see someone else on the web named Lacyblu…giggle, giggle…Please, feel free to add me via my facebook…
http://www.facebook.com/lacyblu

Comment on About Me by Tanya

Tanya — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:27:32 +0000

I really enjoy this blog! Keep it up, It has already inspired me to try to plant some vege’s and you have also inspired me to not kill them!!

Comment on Avoiding Chemicals by Tai

Tai — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:26:47 +0000

Some of the big store brands in MI – including Meijers, which is a huge deal in the midwest- have started using alternative liners in their generic cans. Maybe this trend will head out in your general direction!

Comment on My Silver Bullet by Mindfulness in Finances | The Me Makeover

Mindfulness in Finances | The Me Makeover — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:29:45 +0000

[...] 22, 2011 by Lacy A few weeks ago, I realized that a key to improving my life was developing more mindfulness, and I realized that many of the self-help gurus I had read were saying the same things, just in [...]

Comment on Bold and True: Practicing What I Preach by Anne

Anne — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:39:46 +0000

I think this is lovely! We try to do so many things. But I COMPLETELY agree. You can only do what you’re capable of doing, and everyone just has to do their best. I drive a 200,000 mile old chevy blazer for cryin’ out loud! Not exactly fuel efficient… but – it’s what we can afford right now. I tell myself it means I’m not using the materials for a new car. But, really, it’s just the best we can do.

I also want to work towards the no packaging thing. It’s easy once it gets going, but hard in times of busyness or transition. Right now the idea of living without canned tomatoes gives me too much anxiety! :)

PS – you have SUCH the good attitude about baby. This year is about baby. You do your best to live your green life, but also give yourself a break and realize that your energy will be focused on a whole new little person, so a packaged dinner now and then are not the end of the world.

And – kuddos on the cloth diapers. It’s so much easier than you might think. I never run out of diapers, he’s been somewhat potty trained since 6 months old, and has never really had diaper rash. I actually thought about making and selling them for a while and I over-researched. Let me know if you need any help/advice/input on kinds to get, what works, etc…

Comment on Bold and True: Mindfulness is Hard by Anne

Anne — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:34:55 +0000

One of the few things I’ ve ever felt truly incapable of doing is meditating… I know – horrifying! :) I guess the harder it is, the more important it is to try. But I TOTALLY understand. It is so much harder than you think it’ll be. It’s so hard to still your mind. The only way I can do it is to sit by the ocean. Which is hard to find in Colorado! :)

Comment on OMG Brownies by Lacy

Lacy — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:38:00 +0000

These are outstanding. They make about 2 dozen, so I froze half. They seemed to freeze really well! My PLAN is to be able to thaw them one at a time to ration them out, but we’ll see how that actually plays out. ;)

Comment on OMG Brownies by Anne

Anne — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:25:53 +0000

AW MAN! I’ve been seriously in need of some medicinal brownies lately. I might have to try this! :)

Comment on Things I’m excited about right now: by Lacy

Lacy — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:41:19 +0000

Isn’t that the best name??? It’s one of those websites that makes me feel vaguely like I’m not quite cool enough to be part of the club… But I actually really like the exercises. They each have a little video to show you how to do it properly. And they’re not overly ambitious so I don’t get discouraged!

Comment on Things I’m excited about right now: by Anne

Anne — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:18:32 +0000

I’m sorry but Tight Bod with a Pod is possibly the most fantastic name I’ve ever heard of for a product of any kind…

That baby book is fantastic. Will you do my boy’s? What a beautiful place for her to treasure her babyhood – and flip through all the pages of memories… You’re a sweet mama.

I’ve been decluttering too. Oh it feels good.

I think I might have to refer to your sweet little baby bump now as the pod.. :) luvs!

Comment on My Silver Bullet by Anne

Anne — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:15:19 +0000

Just lovely. So true. And actually something I needed to hear today. I spent my entire “Mommy time” – which means my hour just for mommy with a cup of coffee that I didn’t make while sitting at a table and staring at the street – anyhoo I spent the whole time planning. Trying to find focus on the many many strings I’m pulling and threading right now. Being mindful with them helps to stay focus… But they’re also all about claiming that mindfulness in my life… It helps to relieve some of the stress today – reminding me to still be mindful about all the things I’m being mindful about – and not to stress about trying to be mindful of them all! Silly me…

Comment on My Silver Bullet by Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:58:37 +0000

This goal is a worthy one because it does impact everything else we think and do. I am taking a second [online] course with Jan Lundy, whose blogs are “Awake is Good” and “Awakened Living” and this week the lesson is all about mindfulness. There are wonderful resources out there by people who have travelled this path and found a way to incorporate paying attention into the way they live their lives. I wish you all the best with this resolution.

Comment on 100 Ways by My Silver Bullet | The Me Makeover

My Silver Bullet | The Me Makeover — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:57:32 +0000

[...] is right up my alley. I mean, I once made a list of 100 things I wanted to change about myself. The harder part of the assignment for me was limiting myself to a [...]

Comment on A person, eating food by Lacy

Lacy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:01:31 +0000

Exactly! What you’re saying has crystallized so much for me as I think about how I’m going to raise my baby. I was talking to my sister about how she feeds her son, and she would LOVE to do organic everything, but she lives in Jackson, MS, and the nearest health food store is literally an hour’s drive away. Her local grocery doesn’t carry any organic produce or meat. She’s lucky if she can get organic dairy and occasionally organic baby food at Babies R Us.

And I told her, you know what? You do what you can do and you don’t worry about the rest. That’s my philosophy (most of the time when I’m not beating myself up!).