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Heather W

Hello I'm Heather from New York City. My blog focuses on my efforts to lose the last formidable pounds via a vegan diet while finding a place of balance between my fat pants of old and the skinny jeans I wore 5 years ago. I possess a wealth of knowledge about weight loss because after years of... Full Bio
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Back Again.... by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Well, It's been 1year and 1month since I blogged on this site. I thought I(as a whole emotional and physical being) was cooked, plated, and garnished; ready for the world ... Read on »
Not So Well by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Visiting the Parentals in Florida. We went to Sweet Tomatoes, a salad/buffet place. Let's just say I walked out feeling a bit too full. I should never go to these kind ... Read on »
The Greatest Mini Food Chopper, I love Hummus by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss The Cuisinart Mini-Prep changed my world. It's 4 cup size is perfect for saving space and doing a full recipe. Two speeds get a great blend without needing to open the ... Read on »
Treat yourself well! by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Yesterday-the day after the fast ended-flew by without succumbing to delights like chocolate. I wont bore readers with a bite by bite account of a day. I'll simply say I tre ... Read on »
Tomorrow...Coffee! by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss One more hour till I am asleep. One more hour without coffee, diet coke, and solid food. The juice fast ends when I fall into blissful slumber. And I did it. Unlike othe ... Read on »
Day 1-The Stats by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Here are my Stats. I just weighed myself on a BMI scale; The results perturbed me. Weight-82kg or 180.4 BMI-30.5 Fat %-41 Inches around waist 37 How did ... Read on »
OH PETA, you are a misguided people by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss First, I invite you to check out my Health Care blog entry at www.oddlyoffcenter.com. I am passionate about end-of-life issues. Oh Peta. I used to be a card carrying ... Read on »
Wallow Baby...Wallow by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss My last entry I wrote about 'The Plateau' and that I could feel it starting. It's rearing it's ugly head and I am cool with it. I am allowing myself to enjoy it and eat the ... Read on »
The Plateau by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Just to let everyone know that I am here and doing well. I went away for the weekend to Tremblant in Quebec. I swam, ran, and kayaked. After the weekend I took the night bu ... Read on »
Raw Fish and Sas by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss A few days ago I kinda did a bad thing, but for good reasons. As a Vegan I do not eat any animal flesh as a rule. Yesterday, I was suffering some forceful female flow then be ... Read on »
I Covet... by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss As I ran tonight, this woman blazed passed me in the park. She had that slim 4-pack figure seen on every cover of Shape magazine. And I thought, "I really want that." And I ... Read on »
The Underside of 160 by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Wow. I honestly did not think it would happen. I presumed my 38 year old body reached a point of rigidity and stubbornness that I would never see 159 lbs. I am fully back ... Read on »
Plugging Away by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Hello friends, I have done very well this week not thinking about it. I did have one faux paus: I stepped on the scale and I went up. I attribute this to bloat and h ... Read on »
Not Thinking about it works! by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss So I stepped on the scale at work a few days ago.... survey says...162lbs. I am a few weeks away from seeing the underside of 160. I haven't been there in 4 years. My si ... Read on »
My first 5 mile run by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I did my first 5 mile run in Central Park on Saturday. I had a lot of fun but I noticed a trend in myself that I am not sure is a good or bad thing. The park is very hilly w ... Read on »
Live and Enjoy by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I love food and I love to workout, so that's good. One balances the other. I would like to get to a point that I can stop obsessing about food and exercise. I feel that late ... Read on »
Dangling on a precipice: The Roadblock by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss It's Sunday night, I've had a hard week and I am trying to psyche myself back into my routine. I was doing so well, but my female issues which I've dealt with over the last t ... Read on »
Shockley's Ceiling by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Had bootcamp last night. Sergeant ordered 50 of the sadistic squats that seared my thighs. To her credit she'd rather us do the exercise with the proper form even if that me ... Read on »
Never thought I'd ever say...Can I do a lap instead. by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Boot Camp Report Day 2 We did a military run in which the leader sets the pace, then the last person sprints to the front and becomes the leader. Rotate through so that ... Read on »
I thought I was in Shape.... by Heather W Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss But then I took a Boot Camp Class, which as I sort of expected proved to me how little strength I have. My arms are jelly right now, and I want to hit my bed, but am determin ... Read on »