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I've reached the point where my weight loss has slowed down dramatically. Its frustrating. Very frustrating. I go through this every time I've dieted. Start strong, keep going and either get overly...
View ArticleHealthy You Challenge 2012 Week 26
Sorry I'm late, I'm dealing with a lot today. My dog Max is quite ill and we won't know more until Tuesday morning when his lab results come back.If you can spare some good thoughts for a sweet gentle...
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Asking for prayers and good thoughts for Max
This post is written through tears so please excuse the mess. Some of you know Max, he's my sweet little boy, my personal trainer, my confidant, my therapist. Yes he's also a dog but he's a very...
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hoping for the best, fearing the worst
I do not recommend the sick dog diet, it may be good for the scale but its brutal on the soul. If you don't know what I'm talking about you can read about Max being sick in my last postHe spent the...
View ArticleUPDATE on MAX
This deserves its own post!His temperature is NORMAL, his WBC is on its way back up! Thank you all for the prayers, good wishes and donations to help cover this monster vet bill. We pick him up at 4...
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We did it, you did it
I was discouraged, I was broken and now I feel hope. Today was a rainy and overcast day but my heart is full of sunshine. Max is home. The vet is amazed at how he responded to the IV antibiotics, the...
View ArticleHealthy You Challenge 2012 Week 27
Hi everyone! I've had one heck of a week! Before I start the HYC check in I just want to extend yet another huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated to help save Max's life.If you've read my posts from...
View ArticleWhat a difference a week makes
Its been quite a few weeks around here! First of all, Max is doing so much better! He's on antibiotics for another 11 days but he's bouncing around as if nothing was ever wrong with him.A week ago...
View ArticleWishing your life away
The past few weeks have left me with a lot of wishing moments. Wishing the doctor would call with the test results, wishing it would stop raining. wishing the flooding would go away. I've also wished...
View ArticleHealthy You Challenge 2012 Week 28
Hi everyone! Life is calm around here and I'm so happy! We have Canada Day going on and the 4th of July holiday in the USA, I know a lot of you are probably dodging temptation left and right. I'm...
View ArticleChicken Caesar Pasta Salad
I started making this back when I was single and I really wasn't much of a cook. I'm proud to say I've really become a very good cook over the past few years but this is still a favorite.Friends,...
View ArticleHealthy You Challenge 2012 Week 29
If you're finding this post, congratulations! Yes my blog has moved from .com to .net, its complicated, I'll explain more at a future date but for now, please update your bookmarks.My goals for the...
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I have moved
Scale Junkie has gone .net. I'm having some technical difficulties with my .com so the quickest and fastest way to get back up and running was to grab the .net and get Scale Junkie back on line again....
View Articleeavesdropping - file this under oblivious
Just when you think you've seen it all! I went to Tampa to drop my sister at the airport and had some time to kill before the shop I needed to go to opened so I stopped for a coffee. In this...
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Getting my summer skin on with Dove
I'd been so busy with jewelry projects, Max getting sick and then tropical storm Debby that I didn't notice that my skin had fully arrived into summer mode even if my brain hadn't noticed and caught...
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Smells Like Home-Downy Unstopables In Wash Fresh Scent Booster
Have you ever smelled something that reminded you of home? Something that takes you right back to those special times and places every time you smell it? For me its the smell of Downy. I was just back...
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Loving my summer hair with Dove Intensive Repair Conditioner
I live in Florida, land of the summer heat and humidity. When BlogHer and Dove asked if I wanted to try Intensive Repair Conditioner I was a bit skeptical at first because not only am I going through...
View ArticleDiabetic HYPOthyroid Hypertensive Gluten Intolerant ?...HERE
If they were calling roll in class, I'd answer to that! I haven't been blogging much at all. I've had health issues, I've felt bad, really really bad. Tired, weak, muscle aches, joint aches,...
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Tortilla Stacks - Gluten Free Recipe Make Over
I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner tonight. Since giving up gluten I've felt kind of lost in the kitchen. I take a lot of pride in my culinary skills and my ability to recreate recipes...
View ArticleCrispy Oven Fried Gluten Free Chicken
This is a recipe my mom made many (many) years ago. The grill was out of gas so I needed to come up with an oven method to cook the chicken breasts I'd defrosted. Yes I could have just seasoned them...
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Gluten Free Labeling or Why can't they keep it simple and why does the...
Yes you've read that title correctly. Gluten Free Labeling or Why can't they keep it simple and why does the European GF symbol look like someone sitting on a toilet. Stay with me on this one, there...
View ArticleTwas the Month Before Christmas - a poem by Scale Junkie
A little seasonal poem me, this was originally published on my blog in November of 2008 and I thought it was a good time to reshare it with all of you :) A little seasonal poemby Scale Junkie Twas the...
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Happy 2013
Yes, its been a while. Where have I been? Quite busy! As you might have read my diet changed drastically a few months ago when I had to give up gluten. The holidays were...different but pleasant...
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Little Victories
I didn't snack last night. Its been one of my biggest challenges, breaking that habit of the snack between dinner and bedtime. Yes I know that a small snack is okay and fits in with most peoples plans...
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Morning amusement and thoughts on new experiences
Max sits in the window most days watching the world go by. We call it guard duty. If something is amiss we will know it because Max is on the job! We live on a pretty quiet street so this means people...
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