tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76351731302473705472012-02-08T09:24:48.279-06:00A geek girl losing weight and geeking out!The Shrinking Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12150121772033492742noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635173130247370547.post-5286798624542069542012-02-08T09:11:00.000-06:002012-02-08T09:12:48.394-06:00

I am 28 years old. I am not married nor to I have any kids but because we live in a Facebook world I know I am not the norm. I get to watch my friends in their first or second marriage relish in their sacred bonds and produce little babies. It appears that is what you do, get married and pop a kid. It is not limited to Facebook either; I have several friends getting married in real life and

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So my company moved to Kenosha from Racine making my commute 20 whole minutes. Sure all my stuff is still on a pallet and I am not keeping the desk I am at currently but it is a much nicer office. I am not shivering and I don’t feel dirty just from walking into the room. I have lost the ability to drink coffee and talk to my nerd herd pal Patti during lunch now that I am not 5 blocks from her

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So Christmas was a month ago the exception being for me and my merry band of nerd friends. We had out Christmas bash on Saturday. A good time was had by all. We really had over twenty people crammed in the basement of our friend’s house. We had food, Egg Nog, Pumpkin pies and presents.For me the night had a few moments worth talking about here for the world to oogle. First my dear friend and

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I have an interview with a company next week. Let me go back though. I like my job well enough, I am good with numbers and good with people but in the last 3 years I have some how moved from my logistics/transportation background into an accounting sort of role. I have respect for the people that do that but being good at something is not the same as enjoying it thoroughly. I thoroughly enjoy

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So it is very cold outside, very cold. I am still not sure how my body functions in the cold because it always feels partially frozen. I want to be outside, I spoiled myself by working out all spring, summer and fall outside in the convenience of nature. It was so easy to hit the pavement and fit that into my crazy schedule.The schedule I have seems to be putting a clamp on my work out

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They all seem to have a few things in common. Most of them are fairly secular in nature, they are mostly upbeat the obvious exception being number 3 on my list, and most were covered by the Glee cast at some point. 1. Baby, It’s cold outside (Most Versions, bonus points if they use the cigarette line)2. Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Most Versions)

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Sure its clichéd and I am sure I did a list last year but as I see it there is no reason not to do it now. I should be appreciative of the people and things in my life. I am far luckier than most. 1. Karl aka @TheEduHater. He is the love of my life and I can think of nothing better than spending my life being cuddled in the morning, playing games all day and well our nighttime activities. He

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I am done! I am sick and tired of 2 things and I aim to end them both in my life and then the lives of my friends. I am going to impose work out punishments on myself and my friends for these infractions. Humans can be trained to start new habits.I will not tolerate any more self abuse and I don’t mean that the way your parents did when your brother was 13. We are adults and we are going to

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One of the more important things that we need when we start changing our lives is a support system. When I started this process, it’s true I started alone. I wanted to make a change and I went after it. I met my sweetie right after that, he is patient zero. When I did not want to work out, which happens a lot when you start changing; he was the first person to say “shut up and do it” (nicely

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I wish I had access or money to sit with a nutritionist. I need to reevaluate how I eat. I am off the charts horrible. I am not eating all day then eating a fat laden meal and treats. I know better but I am not doing it. I am and have always been on the lazy side and if there is no food around me, I just do not eat. It is not a matter of me eating way too many calories but rather I am only

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I am working on a book. It’s not the type of book you are thinking about. I doubt anyone cares about my past and I have not really finished my journey to a point where I could write about it, if I ever do. No the book I am talking about is something more of a reference guide. I have months of Fitness, Shape, Self, Women’s health and an occasional running magazine. I have kept almost all of

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It is that time again ladies, time to get all tarted up and prance around asking for drinks in lieu of candy. For all women this is the time where we panic. We are scared to try and be sexy if our bodies are not perfect. Screw that, we all have the right to look and feel sexy. There are good choices if we think about it. We also need to be realistic and confident.The biggest mistake most

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The below is a facebook chain thing that has been going around. I know that in the fast paced world of facebook, you glace, get the jist and “like” things. I am just very tired of seeing this and I thought I would dissect what I could of it and share my feelings. As an additional note the woman that they use in the picture is a model stop saying “She is just like me”. She is paid to be

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I know that the 5k is more than a few months away but with our very limited experience, we are beginning now. The Nerd Herd and I really want to do this and our little herd is growing by the day. Right now it looks like it will be Patti, Erika, Meg, Madeline, Tammy and myself making up the nerd herd. The greatest thing here is that we really have almost every activity and fitness level here so

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For the past 2 days I have been writing a blog on finding a goal. It was all about how I don't know how, or what kinda goal I should set. I even felt unmotivated, like I wasn't moving forward. I even started setting goals with my work out buddy. Then after I sent myself my blog I was checking out twitter when I think the answer was given.The most geektasic 5k was brought to my attention (

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So Vampire: The Masquerade game has started again. It makes me so happy when I can commune with Brenda (my character) and I feel like she is actually growing with the XP not just gaining skills. We added 2 new people to our game and it is now almost too big to fit at my table. Our most recent session started us looking for Lynn, a missing (maybe) primagen. I got to use my impressive new

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My hip hurts. I injured it a few weeks back when I may have been over using it. Ok I was walking like 2 hours a day…or more. Needless to say it has put a damper on my work outs in the last week. The consensus among my smart friends is that I might have a touch of bursitis. I have taken several days off, I don’t think I have walked since last Tuesday (although I have walked today and might

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So I got a new job, I know I have mentioned this before. I started on Monday and so far so good. I like having a few more people in the office and the stress level inside the office and with other staff seem to be very low. Everyone seems to work together and unlike my last job it is day three and I don’t dread coming in. The real bonus is that this company makes products I can and have used!

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Last night my gaming session got cancelled due to an illness. It gave me the chance to go to my friend’s belly dance class. I have not had a chance to go to one of her dance classes because Tuesdays are always gaming night or I am the one calling it off due to illness. So Meg actually holds several classes a week and she just started Zumba classes, her website is . Check out her schedule and

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We as humans get engaged in all sorts of drama. Right now in my circle of friends, we have a virtually unheard of level of drama. Its not my place to air it all out here suffice it to say people seem to be sucking the air out of everyone sails. Every friendship and every relationship is a give and take. In my group we are less friends and more family so it sucks that this is happening. We

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So yesterday was my birthday (although I celebrated all weekend long) I gave myself on of the best gifts I could, my 2 weeks notice. That is right, I found a new job with a different company. We all know that my current job has not been sitting well with me, causing stress and destructive behaviors. Since I have forced myself into better practices and changed my frame of mind I am almost

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Here is "brief" example of the songs that play when my iPod workout list is on random.

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So yesterday I blogged about an abundance of energy that I had. That was totally true. I danced around the office alone THEN I went to the gym (it was far too hot and humid to walk outside). After that work got stressful as it usually does in the afternoon. I did not notice how much energy I spent until I got in my car. When I got home I crashed. I had plans for when I got home. I was

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So last Saturday some friends and I made plans to walk. We walked for about an hour and a half. Since then we have walked on Monday and Tuesday, I suspect we will walk today as well. We are walking at night here in Racine (lakefront of course). After all these years I am amazed by what consistent focus accomplishes even in just a few days. I am a ball of insane energy this morning. I cold

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Today I had a freebie session with Jacqueline of Move Together Fitness. I wanted to get this down on “paper” before I get to far into the day. First the website and idea appealed to both my fitness geek and geek geek sides. The concept is so wonderful, a personal trainer in your home with out paying all your spending money for the next five years. By the math alone it is about the same as the

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I have had a decent week, I don’t know if I have lost any weight but I have been walking everyday but one this week. I am glad that I have felt at ease enough to walk and enjoy the last weeks of pretty weather. I figure today I will give you a run down as to all that is going on in my world. First on Saturday I have a personal training session I won via twitter. It will be done on skype

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I have lost a lot of weight and recently while the scale still drops my pants don’t seem to be fitting any better. When I manned up and tried the corset at GenCon I realized that I have a lot of loose skin and loose fat. I feel like I need my body tightened. My skin is too loose in my stomach area to reflect what I actually weigh. So I am putting this out there, what can I do? Do body wraps

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My parents are planning a visit in November.. I keep saying it so that it sinks in properly. I am now planning a triumphant return to trying to run because I think I will need the distraction and easy work out while they are here. I also want to show my mom that some one can lose weight and keep it off. See my mom is a cronic yo-yo dieter. All my life I remember her trying fad after fad. I

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I am back from the amazing trip that took me to GenCon. There is so much to talk about that I am going to try and be as organized as possible. Maybe if I think before I type it will all make sense to you. First let’s talk about the hotel. We stayed at the Sheraton in Indy. We will not be staying there again if we can help it. It just did not seem like the appreciated the business. We did

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So I am preparing for my vacation to GenCon. I thought I would give you a rundown about what kinda prep I am doing. Part of my prep involves me getting food ready to carry with me at all times. Not entire meals but snacks to keep the energy high and the bad fat low. I bought bulk trail mix, fruit mix and soy nuts from a local store. I will make little baggies to carry in my Beatles bag of

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I have been working out for a long time. Sure I have had struggles with consistency but in the last 3 years I have worked out more than I have missed. So it may surprise you that I have no idea how to create an effective program for myself. I have done videos and I do cardio machines but that is about it. I know that for me to get the results I want, to feel that excitement again I need to

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I suck. Lately I have passively let my weight slip off due to a controlled diet. I have walked a little but mostly I do my work it at work strength work out. Even when I get a lunch, I don’t want to work out. I am a bad fitness blogger. It is far too easy for me to rest on my laurels and not work out as long as I am not gaining. One might think that maintenance has been achieved, but I am

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So right now all of us little geeklings are keeping an eye, ear or twitter feed on San Diego ComiCon (#sdcc on twitter). It is the time of year we all lament the fact we can’t be their in full Cosplay regalia. Never mind how far away we are or the fact that it has become so pop culture that there is a Glee panel this year, that is right kiddies, Glee has a panel right there with The Big Bang

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I thought I would make a lit of things I feel I have been successful at over the past few months despite the ups and downs1. Managing my head space. I feel more in control than I have in a while.2. Staying up with all the twitterverse3. I have proved that most of weight loss is in the diet. My workouts have been inconsistent but my careful control of my intake has kept weight from creeping

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So this past week was all about changes, not personal changes so much as a change in our local Family. We had an unfortunate break up with in our circle and all the insane rumors that go with it. No one knows all the details, but those in my family who read this, just breathe. I got wasted on Wednesday and missed work on Thursday. In positive news, I still have not gained any weight even lost

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A list filled with random delight! Add your delight in the comments!1. My baby, @TheEduHater2. Still down 120 lbs!!!!!!3. Eurovision Songs like:4. Epic Rap Battles! Einstien vs Hawking 5. I Just Had Sex 6. McAuliffe’s, the bar where I can drink with a post man and almost everybody know my name.7. Trivia! Both DJ Trivia (we are the champs of Racine) and Team Trivia 8. Game nights, whether

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Yesterday we were having a conversation in the office. A driver of ours had seen me walking on Tuesday, not my best day. I hadn’t eaten in 2 days due to an illness and my water intake was down as well. It was a slow walk but it was activity. He had seen me that day. So yesterday he makes this comment “You know if you actually want to lose weight you should power walk or run, you know.” I

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GenCon is fast approaching! My friends and I are gearing up to hit the con in true geek style. (For my fitness followers a “Con” is a convention, teehee!) It looks like at the minimum there will be 4 people in our room although there are many people who are thinking of making the trek down to indy for a day or 2, the more the merrier. This is my first real con, I have been to small ones back

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So this is the first week of my work it at work program and before I show my numbers, I have to explain the changes I made. First thing first the “chair” and “plank” exercise had to go. They were to be time challenges for myself but it was next to impossible to actually do them at work. The second thing is instead of alternating days, I am just planning to try and just do a condensed list

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So it has been a running albeit unintentional sub theme to my blog that I am stressed at work. I wanted to figure out a quick and easy way to burn some calories and stress through out the entirety of the day. So I was thinking, what body weight exercises that build muscle, that I not only like but can do in my cube. So maybe I do 1 min challenges through out the day, and then I can tweet the

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I don’t speak about spirituality very often in part because that is not what this blog, twitter, and facebook page (I still need 4 more likes) are about. I try to keep my personal views about non fitness and non geeky subjects to myself because this is the internet. The internet is wonderful at turning people with similar lifestyles against each other because the check a different box in

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1. Calling myself ugly. It is not productive; I don’t honestly think it is true (most days). It is also not an attractive way to get attention.2. Taking on everyone’s problems. I can’t think I need to solve all my friends issues, I can listen but I can’t fix them3. Stressing out. I need to let the stress from work go. I can’t allow it to break me down the way it is.4. Biting my nails. I

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The Relay for Life was Friday and Saturday. For those of you who don't know what it is here is a quick explanation; You raise money up to and during the event for The American Cancer Society then in solidarity you walk for about 16 hours, over night because cancer never sleeps. Any other questions just ask.My corprate office wanted agencies to sponsor teams and I volunteered to run our agency's

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So on Monday, after having a glorious day of lounging and getting to bask in the sun, my Texas skin tans nicely in the Wisconsin sun, after all. I went to a friend’s house and was enjoying the company of my sweetie and my friends. I got a call from my father. My mom was in the hospital. My mom has not always been in the best of health. I was not overly shocked that she was in the hospital,

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I finally had a good work out and I am so proud. My head feels a bit clearer and some of the worries and stress are gone. I understand that this is a process and not an overnight fix. I have to use a form of the serenity “prayer” adapted for me and my busy busy brain. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the

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I, Kate the Shrinking Geek, promise that I will “go back to the bar”. I will return to the basics, logging my water intake and exercise. I will take every necessary action to go to the gym. When I have lunch I will go to the gym. I am asking, hoping, and using my friends, fellow bloggers and tweeps to keep my mind in a positive head space. I promise to try and not let my work beat me into a

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I wrote a guest blog post over at Leaving Fatville...Check it out!

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I have been dancing around the room all morning and thought I would share a sample of what I shake my ass to...What are you Dancing to?

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I am unmotivated, well partially. Mentally I am ready to hit the gym, or road respectively. Emotionally and physically I want to curl up and sleep. I am thinking this is an allergy issue or something. I wanted to hash out how I am feeling for the whole world to read then point and laugh.I am so tired, I am not sure where the energy went and why my mental hype doesn’t translate. I literally

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A group of wonderful people are engaging in a little friendly competiton to see who can lose the most weight in 14 weeks. My internet support groups are awesome. So I need to be specific with my goals.This week, just this 7 days I will...Go to the gym every week day, period.I will drink 8 glasses of water a day.I will eat more fruit and veggies.I will always keep in my mind WHY I do this.

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We watch the NFL draft in my home, we must watch it. My sweet does an awesome job of surfing the net looking for articles on picks that both his team (the Packers) and my team (the Cowboys) make. He stumbled on this, Bruce Carter ate three double cheeseburgers, McNuggets almost every day.Now what infuriates me is two fold, first he appears to be a walking accident, and with a diet like that

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I just bought a new android powered phone! Yay! I am spending the day looking at apps for the phone. Any suggestions my friends?

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So many of you may have seen my tweet earlier this week about the crazy new patch for weight loss that a Long Beach doctor is selling lovingly called “The Miracle Patch”. Now I can’t say that I found this article, I heard about it on Fat 2 Fit. I really thought it was a joke and after reading the news article, I still thought it was a joke. So let me break it down for you.It goes like this;

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Yesterday my co-worker asked me to go running with her. Now she was in track in high school and I don't run. I was apprehensive, no I felt intimidated and self conscious. Honesty being the best policy and all I told her that I was not a runner but I wanted to be. Yesterday didn't work out, I bailed. I admit it I let my fear take hold and pussed out.Today, despite my fear I manned up and ran

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Weight loss is a lifestyle change. I always advocate the lifestyle change vs. the diet. Sometimes we get so focused on our own journey and triumphs that we fail to see that we have left our families behind. We make 2 meals or cut our own portions but serve everyone else huge portions. We know how much we eat with out know what they eat. We should fix this issue but how?In my house it is a

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We had a great geeky weekend. Friday we finished our characters for the new game of Werewolf. I am a proud, pure bred Wendigo. Then on Saturday, we bought a new game Betrayal of the Haunted House, new dice sets (mine are glittery and pretty) and prepared for a night of gaming. Everyone came over and we played Betrayal, Who’s a Werewolf, some Magic the Gathering and Trivial Pursuit. Trivial

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This is going to be a heavy geek post, just to let you know in advance. Ichigo is the main character in the Anime and Manga series Bleach. Now I have not read too many of the books but I love the show. It is a triumph in a niche sort of way because it has created and overcame this problem that, in all honesty is only really discussed by my boyfriend and myself. The problem is simple that

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I pulled the strength training diagrams from this month’s Fitness Magazine and started working out while I was watching Buffy (I am late to this party, just finished the first season). I had my weights out and started busting through this neat strength training routine. I was hot and sweaty when I started thinking back to the last show I watched while working out.Come with me back 5 years or so

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There has been a lot of passing research into how our friends and family affect our weight and our success at losing it. The research and the headlines say that yes, in fact our friends make you fat and keep you fat. When you hang out with your friends you eat, drink and be merry. My friends are other geeks and nerds, so we eat, drink, game for hours, drink and eat. Most of you people should

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1. Scheme about how to get my hands on the new Pokemon game…2. Read Questionable Content, and wished for more Marigold…3. Roll my eyes when some one mentioned “Cookie Cache” and thought it related to Girl Scouts4. Played D&D5. Blogged from work…shhhhh don’t tell6. Danced around the office to “G33k& G4m3r Girls” 1. Avoided fast food and opted for my brought healthy food…2. Had plenty of water

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I am sure, if you follow me on twitter, you have seen my posts about raising money for Rely for Life. It also occurs to me that some people don’t know what this is and more importantly why I am trying to raise money.Relay for Life is an American Cancer Society event where teams form to raise money and walk through out the night because cancer never sleeps. One member of the team must be on the

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It seems I have stumbled into a week off of fitness. I have failed to take care of myself forming this downward spiral of self loathing. I feel fat and ugly. Just having that feeling is exhausting, and leads me to not have the energy to work out. Of course that just makes me feel worse; you can see the downward spiral. I feel stuck, unmotivated and mad as hell. I have made it this far.

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I am surfing the net, as I am want to do, generally looking through news sites for some interesting tidbits to share here. I was searching the “Health and Diet” sections when I scrolled down to the comments. As a general rule I don't read comments on news sites because they rarely present insights worth reading. One thing did strike me today though, several times I read posts from people who said

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I think I should run through a few items I think are important yet not really useful in small topics. First I am thinking of starting a podcast. Its base format would include a “Shrinking” segment, a fitness/diet related topic and a “Geek” topic. I think it would include a weigh in to keep me honest. I would hope to eventually hold conversations with geeks and fitness people. I also may have

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I felt Inspired by the Leaving Fatville Blog to compose this list, 10 things I couldn’t do 100 lbs ago… 1. Jump 2. Walk up and down 3 flights of stairs 3. Talk about my weight 4. Sit Indian style 5. Shop in a regular store 6. actually feel sexy 7. Dance and feel coordinated 8. Wear jeans 9. Prance about in heels 10.Like myself

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So there is a weight loss challenge at Snap, the gym I go to. I joined up in hopes of getting a jump on my weight loss bu the thought of winning a prize is pretty awesome too. So there are a few things I need to do to make this very successful…1. Be more conscious of my food and caloric intake. 2. I will eat better when out with my friends and I will not have more than on beer a night.3. I will

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As my boyfriend and I were surfing the net the other day we found this, Serious Discussions for Geek Couples. I made him answer...and now I post them for the world to see...10. Am I free to date if you die?Yes, but you’re not allowed to fall in love again. You can have all the sex you want, but seriously if you fall in love I will haunt the fuck out of you.9. Will you kill me if I am facehugged,

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These are so cute!I will look cute in these...sooner rather than later...

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She is that icon that in many cases started our launch into geekdom. While the other girls were Cinderella, we put buns on our head and shot our little blasters. They dreamed of Prince Charming’s kiss we waited for Han’s “I know”. I know that most of us geek girls dreamed of wearing that gold bikini, playing with the ewoks, delivering the plans of the Death Star to the rebel forces, and

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Good Morning my shrinking geeklings! This week looks promising. I am down another 1 lb, not great but not bad. I am also down to a small size 14/16 woot! My new (to me) jeans look so good on me my friends told me I bring the hotness, I blushed. I am dealing with a hacking cough though, I will not let it get me down.I have another blog post in the hopper and I am looking at a less hectic week.

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On the heels of a wonderful Super Bowl (go Packers! And Thor and Captain America) I got sick, very sick. I missed 2 days of work and well over a week of work outs. I am much better now and in my nifty new shoes, Reebok Run Tones. My goal weight is still on track oddly enough because I was unable to eat for a large portion of last week.Today is (was depending on when I get this posted) a new

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I want to be down to under 200 lbs (preferably 180) by August 4th. Why you may ask? I will explain why in a separate post, suffice it to say it begins with Gen and ends in Con. This post is about how I plan on getting there. I will admit, I have been lazy because as long as it is coming off I haven’t cared. Really this is only about 2-3 lbs a week anyway... I want to be able to be fit and

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I just did Dancing With the Stars Latin Cardio dance video. It was almost a work out, but FUN! I am so not coordinated enough to dance like that. Remember this is supposed to be fun!

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Lets travel back in time all the way back to Wednesday. Somehow a magic dozen donuts appeared in our office. I did partake because I know the calories I burn and the deficit I had plus I had my lunchtime workout and my strength training that night. Well at lunch I started my car and POP goes the belt. So I spent my lunch calling AAA and the CarX guys.On top of that I had to get a ride from work

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Why We Get Fat

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I am afraid of the Treadmill. When I was younger I fell off of several of them. I will admit that is the driving force behind the fear. I am afraid of falling off. When I did my fitness test with the trainer he thought I was joking when I told him I was afraid of it. He was shocked when I was not out of breath but my heart rate soared. I literally white knuckled a treadmill. So this plays

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So if you have been following me on twitter, all 6 of you, you know I hurt my knee. Now I would love to tell you that I was on my 30th mile running up hill and twisted swerving to miss a muskrat but...I did by standing. Seriously I was standing there talking to a co-worker, started to walk straight and my knee was just pain.The good news is that the swelling has gone down and the discomfort is

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This is the only way I really tolerate pop music, outside of an occasional dance club.

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So we all have to work for a living, some people like my dear boyfriend have jobs they love. Some people like me have jobs that are, well, jobs. Don't mistake, I like my job and I have become pretty damn good at it. There are some drawbacks that have been impacting the achievement of my “sexy geek” goal.Part of it stems from us just being flat understaffed. We had a girl quit and as of today

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Hello my geeklings! I thought I would check in and talk about how the New Year is coming. As I previously said, I am trying to check in here more and check out my tweets to know how it is going. Yay accountability! Eating enough is always a challenge. I have been much more diligent and I am updating my food diary again so I can see how close I am to eating my goal. One thing you might

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This email was passed around, and like most of them it did not match up with my life and goals. Rather than throwing the kitten out with the box, I worked them over with +2 mallet of common sense and thought I would share them. They are just a few thoughts, goals and ideas for a new year. Health:1. Drink plenty of water; seriously I had kidney stones in 2010.3. Eat more foods that grow on trees

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Clothes, they don't make the geek but it can help. I receantly recieved the gift of clothes both from a friend and my main squeeze. It may not sound like something to blog about but for so long I had been wearing clothes way to big for me. Now, that I have clothes that fit it changes my demenor. I feel better because I look better.

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My iPod has died, It will be missed.Also I miss my regular podcast listening schedule.

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As I sit here first thing in the morning I realize that I am indulgent of my personal guilty pleasures. Like Charmed, I love watching Charmed. Sure I have all the seasons on DVD but there is something very indulgent about watching it when it comes on TV.I miss a lot of the story by only watching 15 mins at home in the morning and then catching the another season in the after noon but it is nice

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I am sorry for my silence, since Monday the 6th was my birthday we spent alot of time celebrating. Friday after Vampire we went to a local bar to see my friends band 89 Mojo. It was a great way to start the weekend.I must confess that staying on my fierce controlled eating habits fell a tiny bit short simply because I stopped thinking and just went to have fun. All and all a great week end

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So another week begins...As I was driving home from work I was thinking about my boobs. As I have lost weight one might have supposed that they too would have lost a bit. While the circumference has been reduced the cup size stayed the same. Which now means I realize they are going to be bigger than I thought that they would be, (relative to my body).And now a thought on wine and brownies.

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So I just got back from my free consultation and I am excited for myself. I have come so far I only wish I had the numbers from a hundred pounds ago.I think I will call Dan up and sign up for at least 3 sessions, I think it is worth the money and the boost to my results.The mini lectures (not really lectures he was way too nice for that) were to start strength training, take a multi-vitamin,

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According to this article you can be fat and fit but it is the exception not the rule. Which does make sense, intuitively one knows if they are fit regardless of weight.Possible, yes, but exception rather than rule, and for the most obvious of reasons: generally people who become and stay fit are attentive to their health, and a focus on health may be the best bet there is for lasting weight

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I am down 4 more pounds, and I am so proud. This weekend was full of good food, friends and fun so if I don't manage to pull off a big number next week I will be ok.

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Here is a neat short podcast about things geeks can do to get into shape.Geek into ShapeI am listening to a laundry list of new fitness podcasts to gain tips and tricks, I will have a full list in the coming days.

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So I have decided that instead of picking a bad diet to review I would look closer at some of the "Fat Acceptence" sites and just give my opinion of them.In general I think the concept is flawed, yes people need to learn to love themselves but I think it is unhealthy to say "I am ok with being obese". Let's be clear I do not support in any way hating yourself, but rather knowing yourself. You

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I think this is so a movie I must see...in a group

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Too fun, too geeky not to post

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I am now one of those people with a gym membership, well kinda. Snap Fitness offers a month to month plan for just 35 bucks a month and they are open 24 hours a day. The one I go to has a wonderful quiet atmosphere. I am happy to have found a place to escape that is safe, clean and not costing me an arm and a leg.I am doing some mild pimping, because if you join because of my referral I get a

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We escaped the humidity that has been building in our unairconditioned loft on the 4th floor. Let me tell you that heat truly rises and brings humidity here.First on Saturday we went to see Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. No spoilers here, I swear. So this is truly geektastic and was made all the better by the old people up front who after the movie complained that “The music sucked” and that

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I did it, I worked out 30 minutes every day this week. It feels great, I feel great. The gym did meet my expectations, I got away and let go of the work related stress. Now I am looking forward to seeing the gym every day.

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