Fabulous Friday! Wrapping up June!

KITCHEN UPDATE: They aren't done yet, maybe next week. I have cabinets, an over the range microwave, the range/oven but no sink or counter tops. I'm tired and I want to run away from home.

We are off to a great start for summer! Next Friday is the 4th of July holiday weekend here in the states so we won't have a party running this week and ending next week. HOWEVER we do have several ongoing parties and challenges!

Party Patty Style!

Pattie is giving away a beautiful table runner quilt made especially for the Summer Blog Party! Going on NOW through June 30th! She is asking you to really give your healthy lifestyle some thought, a fabulous idea from a fabulous lady!

Love Bug's America On The Move!

Love Bug has a walking challenge going on now through July 13th, with a pair of walking shoes as the grand prize!! She loves her New Balance walking shoes so much, she wants one of you to have a pair too!

SIZZLING ALL SUMMER LONG!!!

Thinking Thin Too – Biggest Loser Challenge!

Thinking Thin Too is hosting a Biggest Loser Challenge that is currently underway. Stop by and cheer on the participants.

The Grumpy Chair

Why Drive When You Can Walk Or Ride Your Bike Challenge: Instead of driving on your errands, walk or ride your bike and keep track of it. Not only will you save money on gas, you’ll do your body a favor too! Going On June 1st and running until Friday, August 15^th See The Grumpy Chair for details!

DaDivaStreet’s

New York Frame of Mind Party: All summer long DaDiva will be giving out facts about her hometown New York City! Pay attention because she going to be giving out gift cards and NYC souvenirs on August 16 and August 30^th! AND she just announced she was going to have sneaky no announcement necessary surprises on her blog…you better head over there, there’s no telling what tricks she might have up her sexy New Yorker sleeve!

Thank you ladies for all of your hard work making this summer blog party possible!

You don’t know what the Summer Blog Party is? More details here and here

Friday Fun!!! Summer Blog Party Style!

The summer Blog Party is still going on with lots of fabulous giveaways and challenges. This week your host is me!

I’m giving away Walk Away The Pounds Walk and Kick from the Power Series. Here’s what it says on the back of the DVD:

Interval training really boosts that calorie burn, uses major muscle groups and gets you to your weight-loss goals FAST. This 30 minute high energy walking workout adds short bursts of fun and easy kickboxing moves that make exercising anything but a little walk in the park.

Run time is 33 minutes. This DVD is formatted region 1, US and Canada but if you live elsewhere and have the capability of playing this DVD please enter (plant Earth residents only)

It has pretty favorable reviews on Amazon and it looks like a lot of fun. I have several of Leslie Sansone's DVD's and I really enjoy them.

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post telling me that you want to win…yeah its that easy! Make sure you have a valid email address on your blog or in your profile so I have a way to get in touch with you! Winner will be picked randomly and announced next Friday. Good luck!

Other parties going on this week too!

RUB-A DUB- DUB ONLY HOMEMADE GRUB

Natasha is your hostess for a two week no restaurant challenge June 13^th to June 27^th! She has outlined all of the details on her blog, head on over and get signed up! Are you up for the challenge? Head over to her blog for details and to sign up for the challenge and win a fabulous cookbook. She will also feature healthy recipes for you to make at home during your challenge. Your body will thank you!

Party Patty Style!

Pattie is giving away a beautiful table runner quilt made especially for the Summer Blog Party! Going on NOW through June 30th! She is asking you to really give your healthy lifestyle some thought, a fabulous idea from a fabulous lady!

Love Bug has a walking challenge going on now through July 13th, with a pair of walking shoes as the grand prize!! She loves her New Balance walking shoes so much, she wants one of you to have a pair too!

SIZZLING ALL SUMMER LONG!!!

Thinking Thin Too – Biggest Loser Challenge!

SIGN UP BETWEEN MAY 26 AND JUNE 16TH! head over to Thinking Thin Too’s blog and get signed up for a Biggest Loser Challenge that is going on all summer long. For those of you wanting to PUSH IT, this is a great way to get support and stay accountable!

The Grumpy Chair

Why Drive When You Can Walk Or Ride Your Bike Challenge: Instead of driving on your errands, walk or ride your bike and keep track of it. Not only will you save money on gas, you’ll do your body a favor too! Going On June 1st and running until Friday, August 15^th See The Grumpy Chair for details!

DaDivaStreet’s

New York Frame of Mind Party: All summer long DaDiva will be giving out facts about her hometown New York City! Pay attention because she going to be giving out gift cards and NYC souvenirs on August 16 and August 30^th! AND she just announced she was going to have sneaky no announcement necessary surprises on her blog…you better head over there, there’s no telling what tricks she might have up her sexy New Yorker sleeve!

Thank you ladies for all of your hard work making this summer blog party possible!

You don’t know what the Summer Blog Party is? More details here and here

Friday Summer Blog Party!

I seemed to have missed Thursday’s post…would you believe I was abducted by an alien? Not a little green alien but my friend Maria who is a “resident alien” from Equator. We met up yesterday during my errands for a much needed cup of coffee and a chat! I hadn't seen her in over a year and it was a very nice visit. I honestly had so much going on Thursday, I blinked and it was gone.

The Summer Blog party has gotten off to a great start with two successful parties but we’re just getting started!!

RUB-A DUB- DUB ONLY HOMEMADE GRUB

Natasha is your hostess for a two week no restaurant challenge June 13^th to June 27^th! She has outlined all of the details on her blog, head on over and get signed up! Are you up for the challenge? Head over to her blog for details and to sign up for the challenge and win a fabulous cookbook. She will also feature healthy recipes for you to make at home during your challenge. Your body will thank you!

Party Patty Style!

Pattie is giving away a beautiful table runner quilt made especially for the Summer Blog Party! Going on NOW through June 30th! She is asking you to really give your healthy lifestyle some thought, a fabulous idea from a fabulous lady!

SIZZLING ALL SUMMER LONG!!!

The challenges are off to a fantastic start!! It looks like everyone is staying on track and making a few great new friends! Just in case you need a reminder:

Thinking Thin Too – Biggest Loser Challenge!

SIGN UP BETWEEN MAY 26 AND JUNE 16TH! head over to Thinking Thin Too’s blog and get signed up for a Biggest Loser Challenge that is going on all summer long. For those of you wanting to PUSH IT, this is a great way to get support and stay accountable!

The Grumpy Chair

Why Drive When You Can Walk Or Ride Your Bike Challenge: Instead of driving on your errands, walk or ride your bike and keep track of it. Not only will you save money on gas, you’ll do your body a favor too! Going On June 1st and running until Friday, August 15^th See The Grumpy Chair for details!

DaDivaStreet’s

New York Frame of Mind Party: All summer long DaDiva will be giving out facts about her hometown New York City! Pay attention because she going to be giving out gift cards and NYC souvenirs on August 16 and August 30^th! AND she just announced she was going to have sneaky no announcement necessary surprises on her blog…you better head over there, there’s no telling what tricks she might have up her sexy New Yorker sleeve!

Thank you ladies for all of your hard work making this summer blog party possible!

You don’t know what the Summer Blog Party is? More details here and here

Still Feeling the Party Grooves!

June 6 through June 13^th!

This week we’re headed over to Love2BeFit’s blog for workout party! She is giving away your choice of one of the following Team Beachbody workouts - 10 minute Trainer, Power 90, Power 90 Master, Hip Hop Abs or Turbo Jam just for leaving a comment. Want two entries sign up at WOWY Team Beach Body WOWY FREE online virtual gym and get TWO entries. The instructions are on her blog and if you have any questions, just ask her! But hurry, and get your comments in and sign up for the FREE online virtual gym by June 13, 2008!! Thanks Love2BeFit!

June 6^th through June 30^th!

I told you there were secret parties not on the original schedule didn’t I? Well, How about a little bit of Party-TUDE, Pattie style? Head on over to Pattie’s Attitude Changes everything for your chance to win a fabulous handmade table runner quilt between NOW and June 30^th and read all about her contest and gorgeous prize! Of course our Pattie is going to make you think for her prize, she’s asking you to pull out your attitude and tell how and why YOUR attitude makes the difference in your quest to live a healthy lifestyle!

JUNE 1^st THROUGH July14th

America on the Move Walking Challenge - SIGN UP NOW! Get out there and WALK! The reward is not only great health but one lucky winner will win New Balance Walking Shoes. She has a picture of these shoes on her blog so head on over there and sign up. What a perfect combo for those of you who want to up your exercise and are already participating in the Biggest Loser Challenge or The Walk or Bike Your Errands Challenges! YES, you CAN enter more than one challenge or contest, its summer and it’s the blog party and it’s all about FUN!

SIZZLING ALL SUMMER LONG!!!

Thinking Thin Too – Biggest Loser Challenge! SIGN UP BETWEEN MAY 26 AND JUNE 16TH! head over to Thinking Thin Too’s blog and get signed up for a Biggest Loser Challenge that is going on all summer long. For those of you wanting to PUSH IT, this is a great way to get support and stay accountable!

The Grumpy Chair Why Drive When You Can Walk Or Ride Your Bike Challenge: Instead of driving on your errands, walk or ride your bike and keep track of it. Not only will you save money on gas, you’ll do your body a favor too! Going On June 1st and running until Friday, August 15^th See The Grumpy Chair for details!

DaDivaStreet’s New York Frame of Mind Party: All summer long DaDiva will be giving out facts about her hometown New York City! Pay attention because she going to be giving out gift cards and NYC souvenirs on August 16 and August 30^th!

You can read more about the Summer Blog Party and upcoming events HERE

The post with no title other than Monday

Happy Monday everyone! Another busy weekend here in paradise. I wonder if any of you have home remedies for sinus/allergy related headaches. I’m willing to try almost anything at this point. I can’t take regular medications for sinus pain because I’d end up very ill. I can take things like Claritin (but not Claritin D) and Zyrtec and I do take them however it’s just not doing enough. I’ve had this headache for nearly a month and enough already. It will feel better for a few days and then come back again. This isn’t a new problem. I have this problem every May but this year it seems to be worse. I know that we need a good rain to wash away all of the allergens but we’ve barely had any rain in a month and that is exacerbating my problem.

If you have any good home remedies for sinus pressure/pain, please let me know I’m willing to try almost anything. I say almost anything because when I mentioned the problem about a month ago I had an email suggesting a native American rain dance that involved dancing naked in my back yard around a fire…YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE and so do I, and no you can't stop by to observe, and if you do be sure to smile pretty for the surveillance cameras because they are everywhere, some you can't even see because we're crazy like that :-)

I know I need to keep pushing forward through the pain, I let myself backslide a bit this past month, that’s over! My healthy menu’s are planned for the week and I’m ready to make the most of this summer!

Summer Blog Party is in full swing and is off to a fabulous start!!

Don’t forget to head over to Super Health Kids to sign up for a chance to win a Healthy Habits kids plate! Her drawing is on Friday so don’t miss out! Have you signed up for one of the Summer Challenges yet? Lovebug’s walking challenge, Thinking Thin Too’s Biggest Loser Challenge and The Grumpy Chair, Why Drive When You Can Walk or Bike Challenge? These are great ways to not only get on track but STAY on track through the summer and beyond!

More details here and here

Summer Blog Party - Super Healthy Kids and Challenges!!

Its Friday and time for the SUMMER BLOG PARTY!!!

~*~ WELCOME TO THE PARTY! ~*~

This Week’s featured party is going on at SUPER HEALTH KIDS! She is giving away two Healthy Habits Plates to two lucky winners, to be chosen at random AND its open to anyone in the United States or Canada. The plates have been designed to teach your kids how to eat a balanced meal. They can look at the adorable images and know that they need more fruits and vegetables.

Isn’t it just adorable! If you have kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews you’re going to want to head over now to enter and read her fabulous food and snack ideas for healthy kids.

To enter, just leave a comment about something UNhealthy you buy for your kids because it provides you with some sort of sanity. You have till June 6th!

Thank you Super Healthy Kids for this wonderful giveaway!

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JUNE 1^st THROUGH July14th

LOVEBUG's America on the Move Walking Challenge - SIGN UP NOW! Get out there and WALK! The reward is not only great health but one lucky winner will win New Balance Walking Shoes. She has a picture of these shoes on her blog so head on over there and sign up. What a perfect combo for those of you who want to up your exercise and are already participating in the Biggest Loser Challenge or The Walk or Bike Your Errands Challenges! YES, you CAN enter more than one challenge or contest, its summer and it’s the blog party and it’s all about FUN!

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Sizzling All Summer Long!!

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Thinking Thin Too – Biggest Loser Challenge! SIGN UP BETWEEN MAY 26 AND JUNE 16TH!..thats NOW!!! Head over to Thinking Thin Too’s blog and get signed up for a Biggest Loser Challenge that is going on all summer long. For those of you wanting to PUSH IT, this is a great way to get support and stay accountable!

The Grumpy Chair Why Drive When You Can Walk Or Ride Your Bike Challenge: Instead of driving on your errands, walk or ride your bike and keep track of it. Not only will you save money on gas, you’ll do your body a favor too! Going On June 1st and running until Friday, August 15^th See The Grumpy Chair for details!

DaDivaStreet’s New York Frame of Mind Party: All summer long DaDiva will be giving out facts about her hometown New York City! Pay attention because she going to be giving out gift cards and NYC souvenirs on August 16 and August 30^th!

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WOW!! Thats a LOT of party!! You can read more about the Summer Blog Party HERE!

Please take advantage of these wonderful challenges that Thinking Thin Too, Love Bug and Grumpy Chair have worked SO HARD to put together for you! YES you can join ALL of them and I do encourage you do so because they all tie together for our one common goal...HEALTH!!!

Summer Blog Party Begins TODAY!

Welcome to the official start of the Summer Blog Party!!

A few weeks ago I found a few items that I ended up with doubles on, one was a workout DVD and the others were just cute little items. Ken suggested that I give them away on my blog. I thought it would be a good idea and from that little conversation we came up with the whole concept of having a Blog Party.

My house is only so big and staying in Florida the whole time could get boring so why not spread the party out all over the world? I asked if anyone had room on their blog to host a party and WOW did I get some fabulous responses!

We have several events that are going on throughout the summer and during certain weeks, there are challenges that you are going to want to sign up for because they are not only going to challenge you to pick up your game and push yourself a bit, save gas money and they are also giving out some pretty fabulous rewards!

We have a few people who just want to meet you and invite you over for a party and give away a few prizes. It’s all good and its going to be a LOT of fun!

On Fridays stop by the Scale Junkie blog to see who is hosting the party of the week. Also stop by to see progress reports and reminders for ongoing challenges. On Mondays I’ll also post a reminder about the events for the week. Tuesday through Thursday will be business as usual here at Scale Junkie!

Many of the hosts have agreed to give away prizes that can be shipped world wide so everyone can play along, just read the details on the Host’s blog.

Are you ready to meet your hosts? The schedule and lineup is tentative because life happens so use this as a guideline, I’ll keep updating it as I find out more information:

The Party Schedule!

Thinking Thin Too – Biggest Loser Challenge! SIGN UP BETWEEN MAY 26 AND JUNE 16TH! head over to Thinking Thin Too’s blog and get signed up for a Biggest Loser Challenge that is going on all summer long. For those of you wanting to PUSH IT, this is a great way to get support and stay accountable!

DaDivaStreet’s New York Frame of Mind Party: All summer long DaDiva will be giving out facts about her hometown New York City! Pay attention because she going to be giving out gift cards and NYC souvenirs on August 16 and August 30^th!

The Grumpy Chair Why Drive When You Can Walk Or Ride Your Bike Challenge: JUNE 1st through AUGUST 15th!! Instead of driving on your errands, walk or ride your bike and keep track of it. Not only will you save money on gas, you’ll do your body a favor too!

May 26 through June 6^th GOING ON NOW!!!

Amy over at Super Health Kids is giving away two plates that are just adorable and teach kids proper portion sizes and about nutrition. Those of you with kids or grandkids are going to want to stop by often because she gives out great tips too!

June 1^st through July 13^th SIGN UP GOING ON NOW!!!

Lovebug is hosting an America on the Move walking challenge. She has found she has a true passion for walking and loves her New Balance Walking shoes so much; she wants to give one of you a pair too! Head over to her site for details!

June 6^th through June 13^th:

Love2BFit is giving away a Workout DVD

June 13^th through June 27^th

Girl Stuck In A Rut is hosting the Rub-A-Dub-Dub Only Homemade Grub challenge….that means NO DINING OUT for TWO WEEKS, up for the challenge? Your body is! She is going to share healthy recipes to make at home and she Is giving away a Healthy Cook Book.

JULY:

The Big Girls Big Step Challenge – Keep track of your steps by using a pedometer during the month of July and win gift cards.

July 4^th through July 11^th

Rupa is hosting the summer blog party all the way from INDIA! She is a very lovely and talented woman. She is making a hand crafted table covering to give away!

July 11^th to July 18^th:

Marriedsinglemomof3 is your host and will give away a Leslie Sansone Video

July 18^th to July 25^th:

SAUCHAGIRL’s is giving away a hand crafted Scrabble Tile Necklace. WOW we have some talented blogging friends don’t we?

July 25 to August 1^st:

Loser Irene is our host and she wants us to get out and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine while flying a kite!

AUGUST:

August 1^st to August 21th
JustooFat is having a Building A Healthy Habit: 5 a day Challenge to eat at least 5 servings of fruits and/or veggies each day for 21 days with a gift card prize.

August 1^st to August 8th
Ready Maid is your host but she is keeping the details of her party hush hush for now so you are just going to have to wait to hear about this one!

August 15 to August 22^nd: MizFit and Losing It and Loving It are your hosts

MizFit is our host and she is keeping her party details top secret like only MizFit can!

Losing It and Loving It is doing a 7 day, 4 mile a day workout challenge! WOW! That’s a lot of miles and steps! She has a box of workout goodies to offer.

August 22 to August 29^nd:
Less of Me Lora is our host. Lora has become a runner using the Couch to 5K program and she wants to give away a stopwatch so someone else can benefit from the C25K program the way she has.

I’m not done yet…didn’t I mention that I would be giving away some stuff too? I’m going to have a few giveaways and Scavenger Hunt later in the summer, dates to be announced. There are a few others who haven’t had time to tell me about their party but that’s ok, we can have more than one party per week can’t we? Its summer and it’s all about getting healthy and having fun!

Keep in mind the schedule is subject to change. These were your hosts initial ideas and they do reserve the right to change the menu! Just check back to this post for all the latest details. Its going to be a NONSTOP action packed summer party, are you ready?

Below is some bling for your blog to share the news and get everyone in on the party!

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Going on All Summer Long!

The 5k Challenge! Pick a day, pick a route in your neighborhood and walk a 5k!

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The Legal Stuff: Prize fulfillment is the responsibility of the blog hosting the Summer Blog Party. Any dispute over the prizes should be settled with the blog offering the prize. By entering any of these contests and accepting delivery of your prize you do so at your own risk. You agree that neither Scalejunkie.com’s owners nor the Summer Blog Party host awarding the prize is liable for any injuries, damages or accidents that may result from the receipt or use of any prizes awarded.

My big bargain and a Summer Blog Party Update

It’s been a weird week for me. I was flying high last week after walking 5k and then the weather turned hot and muggy and I’m struggling to walk a mile. When it’s really hot and muggy I tend to get really bad headaches if I spend too much time outside in the heat and I’ve even had migraines but I’m not sure if they are caused by allergies to mold or whatever happens to be blooming at the moment. This is the time of year when everyone in the north is headed outside to be active, this is the time of year that I run from my air conditioned house to my air conditioned car to the air conditioned store. So what’s a girl who likes to walk to do about exercise?

We’ve started walking a shorter route half mile route around the neighborhood but I’m taking them in the morning and we’re walking together with them in the evenings. Max and Sadie LOVE their walk time and they get so upset if they don’t get to go. They cry like little children, they stare at us and they wait patiently but the heat takes a toll on them too. Being all black with fur about an inch and half long they overheat quickly. This works out better for them. I’ve missed about 12 days of walking in the past 9 months and that was due to extreme weather or injury. When it turns cooler again in the fall I plan on starting the C25K program because my goal is to run a 5k next year.

So what about my big bargain? What about my exercise? Ken and I went to a yard sale and we saw an elliptical sitting there. The people said they were moving and couldn’t take it with them, I asked them how much they were asking for it and he said $25 and I thought he was joking. I guess my shock made him think I wasn’t interested because then he said “I’ll give it to you for $20” It works perfectly. He had the paperwork for it and we found that it sold new for over $500 and its about a year and half old. It tells you your heart rate and it has a nifty little spot for a book and a water bottle….for $20!! That was my great find of the year. I had wanted one for a while now and even though we really don’t have the room for it, I made a spot for it in the garage. I used it today and with the fan going full blast overhead it wasn’t so bad. We really need a bigger place with a room just for workouts. Maybe next year, but for now I have the elliptical, an exercise bike, many workout CD's and a good plan to make them all work for me.

SUMMER BLOG PARTY UPDATES!

I’ve been contacted by lots of wonderful people who want to host the summer blog party. You can read more details about it HERE. I’m so excited, this is going to be a great way for everyone to have fun this summer and get to know each other a little bit better. Many of these generous people want to include everyone and are willing to ship their prizes worldwide. I’m so happy that everyone will get a chance to participate. So far we have a weight loss challenge, a six week walking challenge that runs in June and part of July and another walking challenge that runs the whole month of July. These Summer Blog Party hosts have come up with some pretty fabulous prizes too so you’re going to want to stop back on Monday to read all about it! A big thanks to everyone who is hosting the party!

Its not too late to be a Summer Blog Party host. Email me with your idea by Friday and I’ll get you on the schedule for July or August. Scalejunkie at gmail dot com

More Details About The Summer Blog Party

I’m putting together the details of the Summer Blog Party scheduled to start on Memorial Day, May 26^th.

So far I have a few things planned including:

Virtual 5k walk & run: map out a 5k route in your neighborhood and walk or run it and claim the 5k badge. I’m considering adding a 10k walk & run for those of you who like more of a challenge.

Scavenger Hunt: I’ll send you looking for things that can be found in the blogs of people participating in the giveaways (see below) and on health and fitness sites. First person to email me the correct answers will win a prize.

I have several other ideas and a few things that I'm just giving away so stay tuned!

I’d also like to invite all of you to participate not only in the winning but the giving by hosting a Summer Blog Party event on your site.

How would it work? If you want to give away something on your blog as part of the Summer Blog Party, I’ll promote it on my blog. We can work out the rest of the details together.

What can you give away? Anything from a gift card to a service. Maybe you’re good at designing blogs and would like to offer a blog makeover or maybe you have a talent or skill at making handcrafted items and would like to give away one of your creations. Anything is fine, just think healthy and summer theme! You will be responsible for picking a winner and shipping their prize so giving away a 10 ton rock sculpture might not be the best idea.

Why would you want to participate? Besides sharing in the fun and festivities, its a great way to increase your traffic and let more people see just how fabulous you are so they'll want to come back to your site again and again.

The Summer Blog Party is going on all summer long so I want to find out how many people are willing to participate so I can schedule out the festivities.

Ready to participate? Several people have already contacted me to let me know they want to host the Summer Blog Party on their site but I need everyone to contact me at scalejunkie at gmail dot com with their ideas for their contest or giveaway by May 23, 2008 so I can put together the schedule and make sure we don't have duplicate challenge contests. Be sure and let me know if you have a time frame in mind for your prize especially if you need time to put together your hand crafted item so I can schedule you for later in the summer. If you aren't sure if you can participate let me know what you're thinking and we'll work something out together. I'm making buttons for each person participating in the giveaway based on the badges I've made for everyone. If you have your own logo that you'd rather use for the promo, thats fine too.

Can’t Host The Summer Blog Party? No worries! The Summer Blog Party is all about enjoying a healthy and fun summer with your friends in blogland, everyone is invited to the party.

Sound like fun? I've made a few badges for your side bar so everyone can join in and share the fun.

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I'm ready to make this summer all about health and fitness. Are you ready for some fun?

Tuesday HYC Check In - Weigh In Day

Its Tuesday and time for a Healthy You Challenge check in! I posted three weeks ago about a new system I was trying called Calorie Cycling or Zigzag Eating. I had reached a serious level of frustration because I had been bouncing between 360 and 365 and even 370 pounds for four months.

On April 14^th, I peeked at the scale early and was shocked to see that my previous weight of 360 pounds had climbed once again up to 365.5 pounds. I knew I had to act and quick or 370 would be the next number I saw on the scale. After quite a bit of research I realized I wasn't eating enough. Its so hard to believe that I gained weight from eating 1400 calories or less a day but I did. I also read that by varying your calorie intake from day to day the metabolism is not able to adapt to a fixed set reduction. You can read all about it here

I’m happy to report that during the past three weeks of trying this way of eating, my weight has gone from 365.5 pounds down to 355 pounds, a loss of 10.5 pounds in three weeks!! I won’t consider this plateau completely broken until I’m under the 350 pound mark but I feel as though I’m well on my way there. Thank you all for your support, advice and encouragement!

In case you missed yesterday’s post, Lipton Tea has asked me to give one of my readers a new bike in conjunction with a promotion they are running called Free Your Y.

Coming Soon….

I love giving away prizes and making this journey FUN; fun for me and fun for you. So I started thinking of ways to do just that. I know that staying on plan and staying motivated can be such a challenge so I’m planning a Summer Blog Party to give us motivation and you’re all invited! It will start on Memorial Day Monday May 26, 2008 and run through Labor Day Monday September 1, 2008, I'm hoping to have at least one event per week. There will be lots of prizes, contests, scavenger hunts and a virtual 5K walk & run challenge! If anyone wants to host a giveaway during the summer blog party, let me know what you have in mind and I’d be happy to promote it as part of Summer Blog Party 2008 and send some traffic to your blog in the process!

Get ready; we’re going to have some fun this summer!