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Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving! by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I may be a Grinch when it comes to December's holiday insanity but I happen to LOVE Thanksgiving.Primarily, I love it because of my mom, who always outdoes herself, even when ... Read on »
Coca-Cola LA Tasting Event by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Last Tuesday, I was invited to a Coca-Cola blogger tasting where they unveiled their shiny, new alumninum bottles. The event was held at the High Rooftop Lounge atop the Hote ... Read on »
The Blog of the Quest by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Last week, a nurse tried to take my blood. Just a routine bit. I tried to tell her the best place to stick me is on the outside of my left arm... She poked quite a bit and had ... Read on »
Magic Dress by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss This photo was taken in early October 2004. I bought that dress at Bloomingdales. I remember a few things about buying it...I remember I could not believe it fit. It was a sma ... Read on »
Flatter-day Saturday by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Today someone who was not related to me told me I'm beautiful. So that pretty much made my YEAR - not gonna lie. I only wish I had it on tape. One little compliment goes a lon ... Read on »
Fabulous Friday by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Well, if yesterday was "thinking Thursday," I declare today a rather fab Friday.Excellent, excellent dinner party surrounded by new and interesting people. Thanks ... Read on »
Thinking Thursday by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss As I sit here with the b'zillionth bloody nose in my lifetime (I get them a LOT and especially as it gets colder), I am thinking back on this INSANE week, filled with JOY that ... Read on »
Hey. Old. Friend. by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Had a lovely, lovely dinner tonight with an old friend from the Arizona days at the wonderful Cafe Des Artistes (hint: caprese salad and the artichoke hearts).Always nice to s ... Read on »
The Holiday Spirit Got Me! by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I don't mind admitting that for the last few years, I've been a big, fat Scrooge. The holidays have become too convoluted for me - more about stress and presents, less about w ... Read on »
Bare Nekkid by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I was particularly inspired by Michelle Woo's "Sans Makeup" blog entry and I wondered if I could do something like that myself. I have to tell you - no makeup is a H ... Read on »
A Weekend in the Woods by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Some of my clothes smell like this orange spray shit we had in the cabin bathroom. I don't know how that happened. I mean, who the eff sprayed my baggage? Ladies, if you spray ... Read on »
What Makes me Laugh by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss A while ago, Conan O'Brien did a bit where he showed fake Euro coins. One of those coins made fun of the Ukraine, which provoked a lot of angry letters. Here's the interesti ... Read on »
TGIF... and so on. by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Time to get thee outdoors! It's gorgeous outside -- what are you doing inside?!I'm off to the wilderness. Just me, some friends, and 150 teenagers from across SoCal.I am very ... Read on »
Read This by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss My old friend, Dana, is doing this fantastic thing -- you will enjoy reading it:http://thirtydaycarnivorechallenge.blogspot.com/Read it to live by it or just for fun. I read i ... Read on »
Insanity! by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss OMG, this weekend, I am going with the youth group kids to Big Bear. On a schoolbus. On Friday the 13th. Up a mountain. I'm clearly insane.But it gets me out of town for a wee ... Read on »
Happiness by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I love dance shows. "So You Think You Can Dance" is my crack and a bit behind that is "Dancing With the Stars."I can actually dance. I can learn steps and ... Read on »
Alright, Alright, Alright by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I am always happy when a movie I like and haven't seen in a while pops up on HBO..."Man, it's the same bullshit they tried to pull in my day. If it ain't that piece of p ... Read on »
New Week: New Attitude by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Last week was one sucky week, blog readers."Sucky," by the way, should be recognized as a real word if it's not already.I felt especially low and hit a rather dramat ... Read on »
Oh boy, sick again by Amanda F. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I felt wretched today and spent - no kidding - most of the day in bed. And why not? I had my rice cakes, water, a laptop and a lot of Ryan Reynolds -- I watched The Proposal a ... Read on »