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• A day in the life of a sweet freak
  on Aug 26, 2009 in diet exercise cake willpower dessert
  6:30am: Enter workplace café. Read the weekly menu to look for things to avoid. Smell bacon and biscuits. Immediately panic on how not to eat bacon and biscuits. Eat boring oatmeal instead.8:00am: Go to my desk. Walk by three desks with birthday dec...
• Home is where the debt is....
  on Aug 19, 2009
  (This post is kind of long but stick with me… it’s a story)I have a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. I am extremely risk adverse, to the point where making big decisions is very frightening. So my decision to buy a home and how...
• Homage to banana pudding and other pitfalls
  on Aug 15, 2009 in diet fast food weight loss health food
  Do you ever have one of those days when you wake up and the only thing on your mind is food? I'm having one of those days right now. I'm not particularly hungry I just have food on the brain. And of course I am thinking about the kinds of food that w...
• Why McDonald's Sucks
  on Aug 12, 2009 in diet fast food weight loss health
  McDonald’s Sucks.Ok before you get mad at me… I don’t really think McDonald’s sucks. In fact I love Mickey D’s. I crave it. The very smell of those delectable fries causes a potent reaction in me to get those darn things at all costs. If gi...
• Another weekend...no new debt- healthy food!
  on Aug 9, 2009
  I am feeling good this weekend. I managed not to purchase any items on credit again. Two weekends in a row. I cooked a healthy dinner of fish and veggies. I feel great about avoiding the things that don't serve my goals. Last week was craving week...
• Temptation and desire...a day with dessert
  on Aug 4, 2009
  I mentioned before I was in Food Rehab and taking my journey as a daily ride. I also mentioned a book I read, “The End of Overeating” that offered specific steps to overcome some common food barriers. I recreated the list for ease of use so I don...
• A Debt Free Weekend!
  on Aug 3, 2009 in glamour money debt debt payoff
  I successfully made it through a weekend without adding to my debt. Granted I didn't really go anywhere but you have to start somewhere. Got my new issue of Glamour magazine in the mail today and there is an article on how to get your money right. An...
• The Debt Merry Go Round
  on Aug 1, 2009 in debt debt payoff
  Okay so here’s the hard part about spending and living within my means. I don’t have any means. Ok I have an income and feel fortunate about that but I have already stretched myself to the financial max and for those of you who may have been in m...
• Fat and Happy or Skinny and Hungry
  on Jul 27, 2009
  I’m in skinny and hungry mode right now. This is my motto. If I were able to make long term commitments I would get it tattooed somewhere on me in a prominent location. It’s my first day back at work after a three day weekend. I can’t decide if...
• on Jul 27, 2009
  Most Sundays I wake up and get the paper and after reading the comic pages I look through all the store ads to see what’s on sale that week. Then I start plotting and planning what I HAVE to buy that week. Be it clothes, shoes, books, or household...

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