In the Zone!
August 29th, 2008 @ 3:04 pm by Mrs. Bee
For the past week, I’ve been getting the Zone diet delivered through Zone Manhattan. I wanted to lose a couple of pounds, and frankly, eating is a chore during the week since I don’t cook at all anymore and order in for every meal. The prospect of not having to think about food was very enticing. Plus BIL Bee lost 30 pounds in two months on Zone last year — check out his amazing results here!
Each delivery consists of breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks that follow the 40% carbs, 40% protein, and 30% fat ratios. I always wondered what the food tasted like, so I’ve photographed 2 days worth of food below. This diet is tailored to my weight, activity level (I do weights 2x a week and cardio 2x a week), and desired weight loss goal. Mr. Bee, who’s doing this with me, gets a lot more food than I do.
Breakfast: 2 whole wheat pancakes (slightly smaller than the palm of my hand) with roasted bartlett pears, raspberries, turkey bacon and cottage cheese; Snack #1: Cubes of cheese with apples, grapes, celery and carrots
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Self-Discovery
August 21st, 2008 @ 2:51 pm by Miss Avocado
Disclaimer: I am not a Doctor, Nutritionist, or anything of the kind. I am just a former chubby girl who figured out a system that worked for her. I share this system with you in hopes that you might figure out something for yourself as well.
Looking through pictures of myself on Facebook is an interesting experience. I start off looking pretty foxy (if I do say so myself) as a high school graduate, but slowly a change starts to creep up on me.
Here I am as a hot little 18 year old.
You see, I gained the Freshman 15.
Except in my case it turned into the College 50.
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I Lost 5 Lbs. on the Daily Gelato Diet! You Can Too!
August 1st, 2008 @ 5:39 pm by Miss Avocado
Before we left for Italy, I vowed that I would eat Roman gelato every single day. It wasn’t a difficult promise to keep.
I blogged about our trip and sent out the link to family and friends so they could read about our adventures and see all of the photos we took. You may have realized by now how much this avocado loves photography, and I become a little crazy when I can combine it with my other love, food. While on this trip I attempted to take pictures of every single thing we ate, which left me with an almost equal number of photos of Roman relics and squisito cibo (delicious food).
In Case of Emergency
July 24th, 2008 @ 8:25 am by Miss Cookie
Sssshhhh! Please don’t tell Mr. Cookie, but I have a super secret stash of cookies in my office that are to be used only in case of emergency. Although they have been pulled out more often for situations not even close to life threatening, I find comfort in their sweet goodness.
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My Magic Number is 20.
July 10th, 2008 @ 5:09 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom
20 what? 20 pounds lost, that’s what!!!
Was it easy? Oh heck naw!
That’s me back in November, when the Bay Area bees came together for a meet. Just check the facial roundness.
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Something That’s Been Weighing On Me
July 9th, 2008 @ 4:10 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
Can we talk about self-esteem and body image for a minute? I’ve noticed that weight loss and weddings seem to go hand in hand. I’ll admit that I am trying to shed a few pounds before the big day, but what I am not doing is beating myself up about. Telling myself that I am a fat cow does not inspire me to take care of myself. Telling myself that I am embarking on a new chapter in my life with Miss GB 2.0 and that I want it to be a long and healthy one does. For me this inspires healthier food choices and more long walks.
When I was in high school, I first noticed self-deprecation as some sort of weird female bonding ritual. In gym class, classmates would regularly point out what they saw as their physical flaws. One in particular used to grab the flesh on her thighs and loudly proclaim that she was “sooooooo fat!” I thought she was crazy because she was soooooooo not fat and I also thought, “You look fine to me, but when you do that thing to your least favorite body part, it just draws negative attention to it and that’s not attractive.” Self-confidence is sexy. Self-deprecation is not. What’s the point of shedding those extra pounds anyway? Isn’t it to feel good about yourself? How do you get to that “feel good about yourself” place by cutting yourself down?
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I Can’t Find Sugar-Free Pina Coladas!
June 13th, 2008 @ 8:26 am by Miss Coconut
If you recall my dress post, I have a tiny problem with the snugness of my dress. So, what’s Miss Coconut gonna do about that?! Well, I’m certainly not going to go on South Beach or some other diet, no way jose. I’m going to do it the ol’ fashioned way.
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I Ate French Fries Today
May 15th, 2008 @ 5:55 pm by Mrs. Toucan
I think I should first start off by saying, I don’t think I need to lose weight. However, as the wedding gets closer and my stress level gets higher, I’ve found that I also have a never ending appetite (hello stress eater!).
I don’t exactly want to gain weight either. So, instead of limiting my food intake (I seriously feel ill, like I’m going to pass out if I don’t eat when I’m hungry), I’ve been watching what I eat.
I’ve been consciously trying to:
- Eat more protein so that I get hungry less often,
- Increase my water intake (I didn’t drink nearly enough before),
- Stick to low-fat and low-cal foods.
I was doing really well… until today. I caved. I ate my favorite food in the world - FRENCH FRIES.
Mission Impossible
May 12th, 2008 @ 4:25 pm by Mrs. Lovebird
In general, I’m pretty comfortable with my weight and am happy with how I look in my wedding dress. It’s the days before and after the wedding when I’ll be in a bathing suit surrounded by 90+ friends and family that I’m getting nervous about.
For months now I’ve been telling myself how I’m going to use the elliptical we have in our house at least three times a week.
The Biggest Loser
March 14th, 2008 @ 3:15 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
Many brides-to-be start a weight loss or fitness program before their weddings. We all want to look extra beautiful, and Mr. Flamingo and I are no exception to this rule. Yup, Mr. Flamingo needs to shed some pounds too.
I’ve always been someone you’d consider big boned. I’m not ashamed of my weight, especially since 95% of people don’t believe me when I give them my actual weight. I’m not very tall - 5 ’ 3/4″ so that’s also a factor to consider. (The three quarters is very important when it comes to my height 
). I tried looking for full body pictures of me to give you an idea that I’m no skinny minny… unfortunately I had no luck, so you’ll have to bear with these.
This picture was taken on our Cuba trip.
This was my max weight - I was 182 lbs.
