Archives for April 2012

NUTRISYSTEM UPDATE- WEEK 6? #NSNATION

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I want to start off by apologizing for not updating my Nutrisystem progress in a while.   I took time off from following the Nutrisystem plan during Passover because it was difficult following the plan while following the Passover dietary laws.   We were also in the process of moving into a new house during this time so everything in my life was up in the air.  I told myself I would take the week of Passover off and then the following week because that was the week we were moving into the new house.  Well two weeks turned into three weeks.  I tried to go back on the program last Monday.  I was very surprised that I had actually lost weight even though I wasn’t following the plan.  I guess some of the lessons I learned about portion control had helped but honestly, I am not really sure how I didn’t gain all the weight back during those 2 “off” weeks.
Anyway, so I went back on the plan last Monday and it was a struggle all week.  I had a hard time getting back on the program.  It’s not that I don’t like the food, because I do.  It’s just that with the new house and a million and one other things going on in my life I just didn’t have time to dedicate to myself.  It was easier to just eat what my family was eating.  Or snack whenever I felt like it.  And boy did I snack last week!  I meant to weigh myself this morning to see what damage I had done last week but I forgot.  I will have to do it tomorrow.
But today I recommitted myself to following the program.  I have not eaten non-Nutrisystem food today.  I didn’t eat everything I was supposed to but it’s a start.  Tomorrow I plan on doing my best to follow the program including eating all the meals, snacks, and vegetables I am supposed to be eating including the shakes.
Starting Nutrisystem was easy.  Restarting is the hard part.  Word of advice.  If you are on a diet and you are doing well, don’t stop.  It’s much harder to get the momentum going.  Nutrisystem has a great message board community that really helps, too.  Tomorrow I am going to make the time to spend some time on the community message board getting support, learning tips, etc.  It really helps sharing this journey with others.
Wish me luck!!!

Starting Weight- 223.6
Week 1 Weight- 218.8 (-4.8 pounds)  Total Lost: 4.8 pounds
Week 2- 217.2 (-1.6 pound) Total Lost: 6.4 pounds
Week 3- 211.4 (-6.2 pounds) Total Lost to Date: 12.2 pounds!!!!!
Week 4- 210.6 (-.8 pounds) Total Lost to Date: 13.0 pounds!
Week 4- 211.4 (+.8) Total Lost to Date: 12.2 pounds!
***Took a break for a few weeks.***
Week 5- 208.6 Total Lost to Date: 15 pounds!!!
Check out past weeks here.

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Drawer Decor- Product Review and Giveaway

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Are you tired of having messy drawers that you can’t find anything in?  I found the perfect solution for you.  Drawer Decor!!!  The Drawer Decor system features a stay put rubber base mat and 3 different sizes of self sticking rubber “divitz” which are all dishwasher safe.  The base mat and the divitz all stick to each other but they are also washable and can be repositioned  time and time again to suit your needs.

The first step is to cut the base mat to fit inside your desired drawer.  Once you cut it to size you simple lay it down in the drawer and it stays in place.  Then you place your desired utensils and other items in your drawer and use the divitz to hold the items in place.
The Drawer Decor system comes in several colors and can be mixed and matched.
I love how when I open my drawer, everything stays in place where I put it.   Drawer Decor is especially good for utensils that don’t fit into standard drawer organizers.
You can get the Drawer Decor starter kit for just $25.99 from the Drawer Decor website.
(Note- In the photo above I didn’t cut the base mat because the drawer I plan on using the Drawer Decor in was being repaired.  We just moved into a new house 2 weeks ago so my kitchen is still a work in progress.  I plan on moving the Drawer Decor base mat to my wider kitchen drawer soon.)

You can find Drawer Decor on Facebook and Twitter.
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Check out Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph (in theaters 11/2/12)!

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Here’s yet another fun movie from Disney for people of all ages – Wreck-It Ralph – due in theaters on November 2, 2012! This is sure to be a trip down memory lane as Ralph sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.

On his quest, he meets the tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch, TV’s “Glee”) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty. But it’s the feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Program”) from the candy-coated cart racing game, Sugar Rush, whose world is threatened when Ralph accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade.  Will Ralph realize his dream and save the day before it’s too late? 

Be sure “Like” WRECK-IT RALPH on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WreckItRalph and stay up to date on the latest Disney film! What a perfect movie to go see on Thanksgiving weekend!!

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MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS SNEAK PEEK!

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Calling all Marvel Fans!! The Avengers opens next Friday, May 4th!! You may want to take a sneak peek at some of the trailers, though, and go check out this post to enter to win The Avengers Gift Pack Giveaway!

Marvel Studios presents “Marvel’s The Avengers”—the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

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Cinderella DVD/Blu-Ray $8 off Coupon: Pre-Order NOW and SAVE!

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I’ve been posting so much Disney stuff lately that I got curious and started looking online for deals on Disney movies and whaddaya know, I found this HOT Disney’s Cinderella $8 off Coupon!  By “clipping” this coupon, you’ll pay only $23.49 when you pre-order the Three-Disc Diamond Edition: Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Disney Cinderella Copy! WOW!! And, did you know? Amazon has a price guarantee on pre-orders that if the price drops, you’ll get the lower price!

Thanks, Cuckoo for Coupon Deals!

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HOT!! Free Recipe Guru Pro App for Android!

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Whooohooo Android device owners!! There’s a nice freebie from the Amazon App Store today for the Recipe Guru Pro App! This is a cool app that even features Kids Recipes and DIY Baby Food Recipes!! I know I’m always posting free Kindle or iTunes apps, so it’s nice to find Android ones!! Get This Freebie HERE!

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*HOT* FREE Healthy Recipes for Your Nutritional Type eCookbook!

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Here’s another fantastic FREE eCookbook offer! If you love discovering new recipes for healthy foods, then you’ll love this FREE Healthy Recipes eBook! It contains 149 recipes designed for your body’s nutritional needs.  Get This Freebie HERE!

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Feel-Good Friday: Disney’s “Chimpanzee” Partners with the Jane Goodall Institute

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Swinging into theaters April 20 with a $10.6 million opening-weekend performance, “Chimpanzee” proved so popular among audiences that Disneynature is extending the “See ‘Chimpanzee,’ Save Chimpanzees” conservation initiative for a second week. For every moviegoer who sees “Chimpanzee” through May 3, 2012, Disneynature will make a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to protect chimpanzees.

“In theaters just five days, ‘Chimpanzee’ has already given us a lot to celebrate,” said Alan Bergman, president, The Walt Disney Studios. “Led by a young chimpanzee named Oscar, ‘Chimpanzee’ has won the hearts of audiences nationwide. It’s because of that success that we decided to extend our program with the Jane Goodall Institute.”

“See ‘Chimpanzee,’ Save Chimpanzees”—initially slated for the film’s opening week through April 26—will continue through the film’s second week till May 3—a first-ever extension to a Disneynature conservation program.

The news was well received by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace. “We couldn’t be happier to extend this collaboration to help the Jane Goodall Institute better protect chimpanzees and the places they call home,” she said. “A film like ‘Chimpanzee’ helps spread the passion we have for these extraordinary beings, sharing the truly relatable moments experienced by Oscar and his fellow chimpanzees in a way that will hopefully inspire audiences to continue their support long after the movie ends.”

Rated G by the MPAA, “Chimpanzee” is in theaters now.

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Disneynature takes moviegoers deep into the forests of Africa with “Chimpanzee,” a new True Life Adventure introducing an adorable young chimpanzee named Oscar and his entertaining approach to life in a remarkable story of family bonds and individual triumph. Oscar’s playful curiosity and zest for discovery showcase the intelligence and ingenuity of some of the most extraordinary personalities in the animal kingdom. Working together, Oscar’s chimpanzee family—including his mom, Isha, and the group’s savvy leader, Freddy — navigates the complex territory of the forest. The world is a playground for little Oscar and his fellow young chimpanzees, who’d rather make mayhem than join their parents for an afternoon nap. But when Oscar’s family is confronted by a rival band of chimpanzees, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his life forever. Directed by Alastair Fothergill (“African Cats” and “Earth”) and Mark Linfield (“Earth”), and narrated by Tim Allen (Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story 3,” ABC’s “Last Man Standing”), “Chimpanzee” is in theaters now. For more information about “Chimpanzee,” visit Disney.com/Chimpanzee, like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/Disneynature or follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Disneynature.

 ABOUT THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE

Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s pioneering research on chimpanzee behavior started more than 50 years ago—research that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, the global environmental and humanitarian program for youth of all ages, which has groups in more than 120 countries. For more information, please visit www.janegoodall.org.

ABOUT THE DISNEY WORLDWIDE CONSERVATION FUND (DWCF)

The Walt Disney Company has since its beginnings demonstrated a commitment to the environment that continues to this day. Since its inception in 1995, the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) has carried this legacy forward through connections made to inspire people and partnerships to protect the world’s wildlife. The DWCF annual grants program has made a global impact on efforts to expand scientific knowledge, influence leaders to take conservation action and engage communities through education and sustainable approaches to conservation. To date, the DWCF has granted more than $14 million to more than 800 projects in 110 countries, including funding to support lions, cheetahs and chimpanzee conservation. The DWCF also maintains the Rapid Response Fund, which has provided emergency funding to more than 100 relief efforts. To learn more about Disney’s focus on nature visit www.disney.com/conservation

ABOUT DISNEYNATURE

Disneynature was launched in April 2008. Its mission is to bring the world’s top nature filmmakers together to share a wide variety of wildlife stories on the big screen in order to engage, inspire, and educate theatrical audiences everywhere. Walt Disney was a pioneer in wildlife filmmaking, producing 13 True-Life Adventure motion pictures between 1948 and 1960, which earned eight Academy Awards®. The first three Disneynature films, “Earth,” “Oceans” and “African Cats” are three of the top four highest overall grossing feature-length nature films to date, with “Earth” garnering a record-breaking opening weekend for the genre. Conservation has been a key pillar of the label, and Disneynature films empower the audience to help make a difference. Through donations tied to opening week attendance for all three films, Disneynature has planted. 3 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, established 40,000 acres of marine protected area in The Bahamas and protected 65,000 acres of savanna in Kenya.

For more information about Disneynature, check out Disney.com/chimpanzee, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/Disneynature, and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/Disneynature. For more information about the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, please visit www.disney.com/conservation.

 

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FREE Slow Cooker Recipe eCookbook!

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Head on over here to join American Family and score a FREE Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook! These are so perfect to have on your tablets or other eReaders! I love using my in the kitchen instead of using a big ‘ole cookbook with dirty pages, LOL!

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Preview the New Disney/Pixar Film “Brave” Before It Hits Theaters 6/22!

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This looks like such a cute movie! I’m a sucker for Disney flicks and can’t wait till the new film Brave hits theaters on June 22nd!

A grand adventure full of heart, memorable characters and signature Pixar humor, “Brave” uncovers a new tale in the mysterious Highlands of Scotland where the impetuous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) defies an age-old custom and inadvertently unleashes chaos, forcing her to discover the meaning of true bravery before it’s too late.

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Did you like the trailer? Then be sure to “Like” BRAVE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PixarBrave

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