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Welcome to The Accidental Fat Chick's new online home!

During the summer 0f 2008, I woke up one morning with a drive to live a healthy lifestyle. Since then, I've made many changes and lost nearly 50 pounds. Many of my friends and family members have come to me, asking about what I'm doing & how I'm doing it. While I certainly would never claim to be an expert, I'm happy to share what I've learned along the way.

So after careful thought... "The Accidental Fat Chick" has hatched... with the hope of helping at least one person and to be the accountability I need to finish what I started. :)

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Jeans n Stuff

First things first... NO, I have not hit a size 8 in jeans. It seems I should have worded more carefully in my last post. A few posts ago, I wrote about the deal I have with a buddy of mine that we can each get new jeans when we lose 15 pounds... so in my last post I was at 8 pounds to go for new jeans... which if my estimations are correct will be a size 10 or 12... probably a 12.

This week I chose to skip scale day... okay maybe I didn't exactly choose to... its more like I was too stressed out and rushed to take the time on my way out the door. We finally had the appointment at the Autism Center for The Boy One. The doctor there suggested some strategies for dealing with the aggression to try before we jump to medication. He also said that he suspects part of the aggression may be connected to puberty issues. So... we will try the strategies and see how that goes.

Oh, The Boy One had his final session of physical therapy today. They gave him a nice little certificate and a big choclate chip cookie. I know it may not seem like much to talk about... but for us its like a successful sports season or passing a tough class. He's worked so hard with her to get to where he is today and I'm a proud mama.

In other news... I got the results from my girlie exam... and now I'm on what my friend calls the "frequent prodding program." Abnormal cells means extra screening... yay me! Trying not to stress myself out about it because I know these things happen to a lot of women without it ever turning into anything serious. But there is the little girl in me that has been scared to death of the big C for longer than I can remember.

This week is all about getting back into the swing of a fall routine. This weekend is about planning my time, my meals, my workouts. Monday I will be back on track... no excuses... no getting sidetracked... no wasting time on people who bring me down.

One last thing... because its fall and I love to eat soup in the fall... Do you have a favorite homemade soup recipe to share? :)

6 comments:

-Grace- said...

I love minestrone soup. I will send you the recipe I have...It makes a ton, but freezes really well!

Sending you lots of good vibes for the additional test to come back normal. I'm sure you will be fine, though :)

Anonymous said...

I'm #144. Love the name of your blog and I love chicks too - lol. Love fall and soups too. I must search through my recipes. I'm sure your tests will be fine too. I have a couple of friends who have had the abnormal cells too...lots of reasons why they happen.

Anonymous said...

I'm #144. Love the name of your blog and I love chicks too - lol. Love fall and soups too. I must search through my recipes. I'm sure your tests will be fine too. I have a couple of friends who have had the abnormal cells too...lots of reasons why they happen.

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♥ Drazil ♥ said...

OH mmmmm soup! Love the jeans part, love the boy story and love you!

Karen said...

This is my first visit to you blog... and I will be back:) I thought I'd share with you that I have twice been treated for abnormal cells. It was less than pleasant, but keeping an eye on that stuff and taking care of things early pretty much guarantees no worries about the big C, as you put it.