This test is all good and all – but it seems like it was missing something. Especially the “happy the way I am part.” I am not, but not psychotic to change it either. I guess that means my image is 84% ok. Who knows.

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I have been a proponent of a low carb diet from the first time I ever tried it – breaking that craving for sugar/carbs was every bit as horrid as quitting smoking. Well, darned near that bad. With withdrawals that are that bad, I have NO doubt that sugar must be truly awful for your body. And mine. Of course, I am sucked right in to a sugar addiction at the moment – the worst thing for me to give up is milk. I LOVE milk, and always have. Way too much. So anyway, I have been thinking about getting regimented here.

In December, when my dear friend Hsien was recognized by Dr. Manny at FOX as one of the best health blogs, I discovered another blog and podcast that haven’t been around for too long, but have been getting amazing traffic – the Livin La Vida Low Carb blog and podcast , by Jimmy Moore. I have been reading the blog a bit, but listened to the podcast today for the first time, and its interesting – Jimmy is quite lively and the podcast is long enough to give valuable info, and short enough so you arent stuck listening for what seems like forever. Good stuff, check it out if you haven’t.

And tell me what you are doing to shed those unwanted pounds. I am shopping around for something that works – cause I need it!

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I have some serious poundage to work off, from (how many is it now?) about 5 attempts over the past 2 years at quitting smoking, but I am geared up to do it. I have also been drinking my water, taking my vitamins and washing my face every night. Good for me. How are you doing on your resolutions?

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I am sitting here watching my very favorite movie, The Full Monty – and if you have never seen it before, it is the story of 5 “regular” men who are down on their luck and decide to do a Chippendale’s type show to make some money. And it is oh-so hilarious – rent it if you have never seen it before, you will have to watch it a few times to get all of the heavy accented English. Dave, the “fat” guy, who isn’t very fat really, is all worried about his pudgy tummy and is going through all kinds of insecurities about it – pretty much like I am over mine. He says: “Anti-wrinkle cream there is, but anti-fat bastard cream there is not.” LOL What a shame. We are what we are, and no overnight sweating it with Saran Wrap or mad amount of exercise during the last week is going to make any difference. Mine is particularly bad from my last bout with quitting smoking – and the 2 or 3 attempts over the last couple of years – I packed on about 20 pounds with each time. *sigh* I am very thankful I am tall.

But, I was never a skinny chick before, and I likely never will be – but I keep trying to eat healthy, get a reasonable amount of exercise, and hope that someday it will all kick in. And I hope my classmates from 20 years ago still love me for my charming personality! Ha!

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This article from Gizmodo leads to the most hilarious page of bizarre beauty gadgets you have ever seen. I am really not even sure which item to point out to you – they are all crazy. The one I chose for the picture is a weight to help you get rid of a chubby neck. Yikes. Go check it out – funny stuff!

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I haven’t quite figured out the ups and downs and how-to’s of SparkPeople just yet, but I have looked at eDiets and WeightWatchers and South Beach online many times, and just can’t bring myself to pay for membership, so we will give SparkPeople a shot and see if they can manage to help keep me motivated (as if a high school reunion isn’t enough motivation!). There seems to be a lot of little motivational tools, and socialization with other dieters, which could be fun. You accumulate points as you follow the program, but I don’t yet have a clue what you do with those points.  Anyway, if you are like me, and want to give an online diet/fitness program a shot but have been unwilling to pay for one, sign on up and look me up, my username is CCJONES. Come on and join me, it is WAY more fun dieting together!

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I finally broke down last night and cracked open the Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease DVD, and you know what? It might just be my ideal workout.

I went through most of the first 3 routines, and although barely broke a sweat, got some very good stretching and some cardio benefit out of it as well. I got to thinking about it, and strippers don’t want to be all sweaty and nasty either, so maybe this is the one for me! I recommend giving it a try, especially if you are a person, like me, who hates to get too sweaty while working out!  You can get it through the picture, at Amazon.com if you would like to join me!

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Do you think that beauty is more important than knowledge in the workplace?

• Yes: 12%
• No: 56%
• Only if you are a model/actress/ect…: 32%

I am glad to see that most of those of you who chose to answer the poll last week believe that there is more to a job/career than looking beautiful.  Most of us have probably had run ins with people in our lives that think they can get away with anything due to their smashing good looks, and unfortunately, a lot of times they really do.  Fortunately I am not so blessed with looks that are good enough to make me think I can get away with anything, so I arm myself with knowledge instead.  LOL

You might take another look at the post that originally started this poll if this subject is interesting to you- Gail and I shared some more thoughts on the subject -  feel free to join in the conversation and let me know what you think!

I put up a new poll this week – asking you if exercise is part of your daily routine.  I really have a hatred of exercise myself, I think because I get sweaty, and have to start all over getting ready for the day after I exercise.  Ridiculous, I know.  I am an evening bath-taker, and I like it that way.  Exercise just messes up my whole routine!  But, like I said, I am going to make a new routine, I am just not sure yet what it is going to be, but I will be sure to let you know, probably more than you care to know.  LOL

I hope you had a great weekend, I sure enjoyed my husband’s week off last week, but am ready to get my nose back to the grindstone!

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So let’s start with the bod. As you can probably well imagine (and are you right there with me?), I sit on my duff for probably 80% of the day, right here at the glorious computer. Not so much fitness going on here with me and my pot of coffee! Taking my clues from what I have learned from Dr. Weil’s 8 weeks of Optimum Health, I am going to start this week with a whopping 5 minutes of exercise a day, increasing it a little each week. That’s not much, right? I should be able to pack that in to my very busy schedule.  I am also going to make darned sure I get in my 8 glasses of water a day (coffee does NOT count), plus a few more.
This is sort of funny – back at Christmas, I bought Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease video.  I am too embarrassed to even take the DVD out of the case, much less stick it in and do it.  Ha!  I’m not sure what I am so afraid of, other than the fact that we don’t have a doorbell, and relatives and friends just open the door and come on in.  So, along with my other resolutions, I AM going to get this sucker out of its case and I AM going to do it (will lock all the doors first…lol).  This week.  Either that, or take a walk, each day.  If you would like to try it along with me, the picture at the left is linked to Amazon.com!  C’mon, do it with me, maybe I won’t be so embarassed!

So, as I cruise through MY new year, I am going to talk a little bit more about wellness and fitness than I have in the past – but strictly from the point of view of getting more beautiful, as that is my goal (better health is just a big plus!).  I hope you will join me and kick YOUR beautiful New Year into gear!  And think about coming on the Blogonomics Cruise if you are a blogger yourself, we are going to have great fun, and the price is really nice for a Royal Caribbean cruise!

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