http://hogblog.jldoran.com Put down the COOKIE and step away from the BUFFET!!!! Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:35:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Would you believe that I had NEVER purchased a Mango before in my life??  They are actually really yummy!!  The other night I grocery shopped and only passed through the "outer realm" of the grocery store.  Come on, you all know what I am talking about.....it is the sections that ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2008/06/04/holy-mango/ So.......many of you know that my attempts at losing weight have been somewhat less than successful. I have, however, been able to give up Coke altogether. My new vice is FIJI water! I LOVE it!! Recently, a lot of you know, I had some ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2008/06/02/my-salute-to-the-cow/     I have had several people ask how the weight loss is going.   AND I appreciate it so much!  So here is the answer...............Over the holidays I kind of fell off the weight loss wagon and on to the gross dirt road.  THEN the wagon proceeded to run right over ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2008/01/08/dietwhat-diet/     So I have been working out really hard.  AND OUCH!!!!  My whole body is killing me.  It truly is very therapeutic to punch on the bag for a VERY long time.  Any frustrations-GONE!  Seriously........every mom needs to have a wavemaster bag to punch on! When I was younger I was ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2007/12/10/oooouuuucccchhhhhh/ I have been talking about it for months but it is finally true now! My living room has all my workout equipment in it. There is a bag in the corner for punching(my favorite and a must for ALL moms!!). I have weights, ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2007/12/07/what-happened-to-my-body/     We will just call it the LemoNOT diet, as in NOT gonna happen.  I called it quits when the cayenne pepper felt like it was going to completely dissolve my stomach.  When you end up rolling around on your bed in agony from the burning sensation in your stomach ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2007/12/02/when-life-gives-you-lemonade-run-away/ Ok so I failed miserably on the Lemonade Diet. I made it an astounding 6 hours!! I bow to any of you that have made it longer. ON the UP side, the actual lemonade drink is rather tasty. HOLY COW! I ate like a pig over Thanksgiving-OH ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2007/11/25/lemonade-diet-take-2/ I can only imagine the feeling that a sky diver has just before he jumps.  It has to be much the same feeling that I am having right now as I look at the stock pile of lemons, syrup, and pepper.........my new cuisine.  This is natures equivalent of DRAINO.  The ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2007/11/13/standing-on-the-edge/ Life gets crazy.........I have been pre-occupied by a zillion things and have left my poor blog to sit here all alone and sad. I love that a bunch of you great gals have been on me to get something new up here. SO HERE IS THE ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2007/11/09/whered-ya-go/ My scale has been fluctuating between the same 6 pounds for several weeks now. It is making me CRAZY!! Have I lost them or haven't I????? The only upside to this diet thing so far is that with all the nervous energy my house is becoming quite ... http://hogblog.jldoran.com/2007/10/07/say-hello-to-my-little-friend/