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		<title>Dieting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word diet has always held connotations to being &#8220;temporary&#8221; or &#8220;short term&#8221;. Sometimes though, weight loss isn&#8217;t a journey as much as it is a &#8220;period that marks the end of a sentence&#8221; or in layman&#8217;s terms &#8212; a &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2011/06/09/dieting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The word diet has always held connotations to being &#8220;temporary&#8221; or &#8220;short term&#8221;.  Sometimes though, weight loss isn&#8217;t a journey as much as it is a &#8220;period that marks the end of a sentence&#8221; or in layman&#8217;s terms &#8212; a means to an end.</p>
<p>For many people, weight loss simply means losing 5-15 stubborn pounds.  For those people, they may find that <a target="_blank" href="http://toprateddietpills.com/apidexin.php">apidexin</a> may help them achieve their weight loss goals.</p>
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		<title>Build your muscles!</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2011/04/18/build-your-muscles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when we get ourselves on a new kind of program that will help improve our bodies &#8212; like a muscle building program for instance, we neglect some of the proper nutrients. It is easy to focus on certain areas &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2011/04/18/build-your-muscles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes when we get ourselves on a new kind of program that will help improve our bodies &#8212; like a muscle building program for instance, we neglect some of the proper nutrients.  It is easy to focus on certain areas and yet ignore others.  The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bestmusclesupplements.com/">best muscle building supplement</a> is one that allows you to concentrate on building your muscles while maintaining the proper nutrients for the rest of your body.</p>
<p>Promoting muscle growth is a good thing for your body as it increases your metabolism speed and helps you to burn more fat.</p>
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		<title>Weight loss supplements</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2011/01/20/weight-loss-supplements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supplements can be very helpful on your &#8220;getting healthy&#8221; journey. You can find a plethora of different supplements. If you have achy joints, or a lack of something in your current diet, you can find a supplement that will meet &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2011/01/20/weight-loss-supplements/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Supplements can be very helpful on your &#8220;getting healthy&#8221; journey.  You can find a plethora of different supplements.  If you have achy joints, or a lack of something in your current diet, you can find a supplement that will meet your needs.</p>
<p>Quite often, the <a target="_blank" href="http://bestweightlosspills.net/">best weight loss supplement</a> is the one that you take to make up for something you don&#8217;t currently have enough of in your system.  </p>
<p>So choose wisely. <img src='http://chubbygirldiary.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>If you have to smoke &#8212; maybe try an electronic cigarette?</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2011/01/15/if-you-have-to-smoke-maybe-try-an-electronic-cigarette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not a smoker. With that said, I understand addiction very well. My husband is a smoker. A dedicated smoker. He is also in the IT field (high stress / craves cigarettes). He has been trying to quit smoking &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2011/01/15/if-you-have-to-smoke-maybe-try-an-electronic-cigarette/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not a smoker.  With that said, I understand addiction very well.</p>
<p>My husband is a smoker.  A dedicated smoker.  He is also in the IT field (high stress / craves cigarettes).  He has been trying to quit smoking since I met him 9 years ago.  Each time, he was able to quit for awhile and then some event would happen&#8230; and back up he would start.</p>
<p>Even though smoking is unhealthy, I don&#8217;t mother-hen him about it.  Anyway, a bit ago he admitted to me that he thinks he may have a problem with smoking (i.e., he didn&#8217;t realize it would be so hard to quit).  I suppose the first step is admitting to yourself that you may have a problem, right?</p>
<p>I was thinking about buying him an <a target="_blank" href="http://www.smoketip.com/">electronic cigarette</a> and seeing how he does with that.  For all I know, he may really enjoy smoking it so much that he quits conventional cigarettes altogether! <img src='http://chubbygirldiary.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>What I learned about hypothyroidism</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/11/01/what-i-learned-about-hypothyroidism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been reading up on hypothyroidism. In addition to taking a prescription to make up the low-thyroid hormone level, I have also been trying to cut out white sugar and too many unhealthy carbs. I hope that by taking &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/11/01/what-i-learned-about-hypothyroidism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been reading up on hypothyroidism.  In addition to taking a prescription to make up the low-thyroid hormone level, I have also been trying to cut out white sugar and too many unhealthy carbs.  I hope that by taking the medicine and improving my diet&#8230; I can kick this hypothyroidism in the bucket! <img src='http://chubbygirldiary.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Hypothyroidism is just one of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reasonsforhairloss.org/">reasons for hair loss</a> that I am experiencing.  I am sure that stress isn&#8217;t helping either.  Other symptoms of hypothyroidism:  dry skin, depression, tiredness and unexpected weight gain or sluggish metabolism.</p>
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		<title>Quick diets</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/05/31/quick-diets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 20:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is such a thing as quick weight loss diets. But those are probably best for those who want to lose a quick 30 pounds or less. In fact, when I think of the term diet&#8230; I think of quick &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/05/31/quick-diets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1-fad-diet.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-717" title="1-fad-diet" src="http://chubbygirldiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1-fad-diet-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>There is such a thing as <a target="_blank" href="http://quickweightloss.org/">quick weight loss diets</a>.  But those are probably best for those who want to lose a quick 30 pounds or less.</p>
<p>In fact, when I think of the term diet&#8230; I think of quick weight loss.  I don&#8217;t really see that it could be long term (although I am sure it is a long term solution for some).</p>
<p>I remember my first quick-diet was the so-called Mayo Clinic diet.  I could only drink coffee, tea or water (doesn&#8217;t sound bad).  I remember being really limited with food choices (peanut butter toast, boiled eggs, beets..etc.).  I did it for a week and lost 15 pounds.  I was 16.  I gained the 15 pounds back plus.  But people noticed the weight loss and it felt good (even if the diet felt like torture).</p>
<p>The second quick-diet I tried was the apple-diet.  I ate apples all day long with the exception for dinner.  I also loaded up on water.  I lost about 10 pounds and gained it back.  I was too hungry to stay on that diet.</p>
<p>And then there was the cabbage soup diet.  Who could forget that?  Awful (at least in my opinion) tasting soup that you were *allowed* to eat as much as possible of on all of the given days.  Oh joy.  I remember being gassy on that one and quit after just a few days.  However, many (in my family) who were on that diet lost between 30 and 50 pounds.  But of course&#8230; the weight came back with a vengeance.</p>
<p>I am not on a quick-diet now.  I am on a long-term weight loss plan.  And you know what?  I am rarely ever hungry.</p>
<p>What are some quick diets that you have tried?  How did they make you feel?</p>
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		<title>Removing toxins from the body</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/05/18/removing-toxins-from-the-body/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading some colonix reviews, I find that I am very much a fan of the procedure. I have always been of the belief that cancer happens because of toxin-build-up in our bodies. Unless you grow it yourself, there&#8217;s a &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/05/18/removing-toxins-from-the-body/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After reading some <a target="_blank" href="http://www.colonixreviews.info/">colonix reviews</a>, I find that I am very much a fan of the procedure.  I have always been of the belief that cancer happens because of toxin-build-up in our bodies.  Unless you grow it yourself, there&#8217;s a good possibility that you ingest some of the chemicals used to help rapid-produce fruits and veggies.  We have long-since been aware of the growth hormones and antibiotics pumped into animals for the purpose of rapid and large-growth so that we can produce large quantities of meat faster. </p>
<p>We ingest all of this and sometimes, our bodies fail to dispose of it all.  Those traces of undisposed toxins can build-up and wreak havoc on our health.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why, colonix (the name of the procedure for cleansing the colon) is so helpful and good for our bodies.  It is recommended that everyone get their colon cleansed at least once a year.</p>
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		<title>Hormones, acne and weight loss</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/05/15/hormones-acne-and-weight-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 17:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that I have been successfully getting my body back on the right track, I notice that my hormones are changing up again. Actually, after 6 months of Aunt-Flow no-show, she is finally here rearing her ugly head. Now, I &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/05/15/hormones-acne-and-weight-loss/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that I have been successfully getting my body back on the right track, I notice that my hormones are changing up again.  Actually, after 6 months of Aunt-Flow no-show, she is finally here rearing her ugly head.  <img src='http://chubbygirldiary.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   Now, I am not a fan of AF.  BUT, the fact that she came back is gratifying because it tells me that my body is getting back on the right track to being healthy!</p>
<p>Another thing that has come back is acne.  I am forever trying to find the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bestacnetreatment.net/">best acne treatment</a>.  My hormones are constantly up and down.  So sometimes my skin is dry, sometimes it&#8217;s oily and other times I find it is oily in spots and dry in spots.  I feel like I need a whole slew of products just to combat the different issues.</p>
<p>Has your weight loss affected your hormones or your body in other ways (aside from getting smaller)?</p>
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		<title>Love the skin you have!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard the buzz about neutrogena skin id? Apparently, it is a personalized acne solution. I will be the first to admit that I don&#8217;t have a great skincare routine. And as I am getting older, I realize that &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/04/12/love-the-skin-you-have/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you heard the buzz about <a target="_blank" href="http://www.skinidreviews.org/">neutrogena skin id</a>?  Apparently, it is a personalized acne solution.</p>
<p>I will be the first to admit that I don&#8217;t have a great skincare routine.  And as I am getting older, I realize that having a good skincare routine is just as essential for me as diet and exercise.  So, I went to skinid.com and answered questions about my current skincare conditions.  They took an in-depth look at everything from the current condition of my skin to my stress level.  I got my results rather quickly and am pretty satisfied with them!</p>
<p>Do you spend much time on a skincare routine?  Why or why not?</p>
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		<title>Take great care of yourself when you are pregnant</title>
		<link>http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/04/10/take-great-care-of-yourself-when-you-are-pregnant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was pregnant (all three times) I don&#8217;t think I took as good care of myself as I should have. I took my prenatal vitamins daily and kept myself hydrated. However, I didn&#8217;t exercise or stretch regularly and always &#8230; <a href="http://chubbygirldiary.com/2010/04/10/take-great-care-of-yourself-when-you-are-pregnant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I was pregnant (all three times) I don&#8217;t think I took as good care of myself as I should have.  I took my <a target="_blank" href="http://prenatalvitamins.net/">prenatal vitamins</a> daily and kept myself hydrated.  However, I didn&#8217;t exercise or stretch regularly and always regretted it (especially in the 3rd trimester when my pelvic bones felt like they were tearing apart).  </p>
<p>I also used my pregnancy as a way to eat whatever I wanted.  During my first pregnancy, I gained 85 pounds.  I lost 65 pounds very quickly (I retained a lot of water) but the last 40 never came off.  Not only that but subsequent pregnancies later and I gained another 100 pounds.  That&#8217;s where I am at now&#8230; trying to lose the weight I gained during my pregnancies and then some.</p>
<p>So I want to take this opportunity to caution all of you who are currently pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, do yourself a favor and take care of your body during your pregnancy.  You will handle delivery better and you will have more energy after the baby is born.  </p>
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