Thanks to Ally for letting me guest post while she is
camping away with her family. She and I
have “known” each other since about February 2010. Ally’s first comment on my blog was for a
recipe I did of roasted red pepper soup and sandwiches:
Submitted on 2010/02/23
at 4:10 pm
Yum! I love pepperjack cheese, mustard and hot dogs…all were
featured in your post! I’m not a huge fan of red peppers, but you made this
soup look so good, I would definitely give it a try:)
I knew once she was a cheese, mustard and hot dog whore like
me – we would get along just fine!
My name is Biz and I blog on My Bizzy Kitchen (http://mybizzykitchen.com). I really started blogging in September of
2008 because I thought if I put myself “out there” I would get accountable on
losing weight.
I never had a weight problem growing up. I was an athlete - a four season athlete –
field hockey in the fall, indoor track in the winter, outdoor track in the
spring and then softball in the summer.
And no, I am not a lesbian in case you are wondering! :D Here I am getting my hair done by my sister
for homecoming: (and don’t even comment about how jealous you are of the Holly
Hobby curtains!)
Turns out if you move a lot, it doesn’t matter what you
eat! I got a scholarship for field
hockey in college, only for them to drop the field hockey program after my
freshman year. I quit school and did
what most people did – and got a desk job.
Hello weight gain of 70 pounds in two years! Um, turns out you can’t eat Suzy-Q’s and a
Big Gulp for breakfast if you sit on your ass all day.
By 1999, I had enough and my twin sister and I both joined
Weight Watchers. At the time, I was a
single Mom, my twin sister and her family lived downstairs and I lived
upstairs. I remember our first weeks at
Weight Watchers. Truth be told, I loved
to eat. Like a lot. I wasn’t really in the game, but I told my
sister I would do it with her for support.
So we would each do our own thing during the day, and then
exercise together at night. I didn’t
have the heart to tell her that I was still eating my Burger King croissant for
breakfasts, or eating Sbarro pizza at lunch – and maybe, just maybe getting one
(or two!) Auntie Ann’s pretzel on the way home from work at the train station.
I was terrified of my first WI because I knew the gig was
up. So imagine my surprise when I lost 5
pounds my first week! I said to myself
“I should have started WW years ago!”
And so proceeded my next three weigh ins – I lost a total of 20 pounds
the first month on WW and I didn’t change anything about my diet, just “exercised”
a bit with my sister at night. I was
always thirsty, so I just drank TONS of water so in my mind, I was just
“flushing the fat away!”
Well, do you know the top four signs of uncontrolled
diabetes are?
- · Excessive thirst
- · Increased appetite
- · Frequent urination
- · Rapid Weight loss
Yep, all of those symptoms above I attributed to “being on
Weight Watchers.” They told me to drink
water, so I did, so I peed a lot, which made me hungry because I was “working
out.” You know you need to fuel your body when exercising, so ipso facto –
weight loss!
Nope. Turns out I had
diabetes and I didn’t know it. So in a
way, Weight Watchers saved me because they told me that I was losing too much
weight, and after I told them I didn’t actually change my diet (hello to eating
a 12 inch Jack’s pizza by myself at night!) they suggested I see a doctor.
I was put on oral medication and REALLY got serious about
eating right and exercising. So in 14
months I did end up losing 70 pounds.
And kept it off for about seven years, until the oral medication wasn’t
working anymore and I got put on insulin.
All the things that I couldn’t eat before, like fries, donuts, etc. – I
could eat again – I’ll just take insulin!
So I have gained 30 pounds since then and I am still in the
process of losing it. I got serious in
June of this year and started Insanity – at the age of 45. Here is my “before” picture – June 1, 2013. You’re welcome in advance for the no bra pic!
And here I am after Day 50:
I’ve lost 8 pounds but more importantly, I’ve lost inches
#winning! And while I do drool over
Ally’s baked goods, cookies and cakes, I do appreciate that she does post healthy
stuff like her southwestern egg rolls, which have been on my list to make for the longest time.
Please stop by to read my daily adventures. Or read about how my daughter came into the world:
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Or how I met and married my wonderful
husband Tony – he’s a man of mystery!
And thankfully, my food photography has gotten better since
2008!
Thanks for reading!
Biz
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Thanks Biz! If you haven't started reading her posts you SHOULD. She'll make you laugh daily. And the food she makes it incredible.
I cannot wait to someday meet her in person!
Thanks for the opportunity to guest post Ally! Hope you are having a ton of fun on your vacation!
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you Biz!! Your food photography has gotten really good!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Biz!
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