If I did it, I know you can! http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php A weight-loss issues blogs from my unique point of view en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Blue Ash Store is OPEN! http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2012/02/03/blue-ash-store-is-open Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:23:10 +0000 tony910 meetings 112@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <p>After 9 weeks our three-week-remodel is complete. All meetings will be at our original location at the Keysone Plaza in Blue Ash, OH!</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2012/02/03/blue-ash-store-is-open">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> After 9 weeks our three-week-remodel is complete. All meetings will be at our original location at the Keysone Plaza in Blue Ash, OH!

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]]> http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2012/02/03/blue-ash-store-is-open#comments Can Fast Food be healthy? Yes! http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/28/healthy_fast_food Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:02:40 +0000 tony910 lunch breakfast dinner 111@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <p>What always drives me nuts about following program and tracking is that I ultimately know what to do, but just don't remember to do what I know to do. It's a hind-sight is 20/20 thing. Here's an example of what I mean. First, check out <a href="http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/healthy-fast-food-0?cm_mmc=ABSNL-_-739234-_-11282011-_-body" target="_new">The 7 Rules of Healthy Fast Food</a>. Every one of those rules are things I do all the time but for some reason today I didn't. With the work crowd today we went to Chili's and I ordered one of the lunch combos. 27 PPV total. By simply getting my half sandwich without sauce and asking that the sandwich be grilled without butter and leaving off the cheese I could have saved 10 PPV easy. Those simple adjustments would have allowed for my awesome steamed broccoli and steamed chicken breast Chinese dinner within my DPT instead of using my WPP. Definitely a budgeting lesson.<img src="http://iknowucan.com/blog/rsc/smilies/graybigeek.gif" alt="&#56;&#56;&#124;" class="middle" /></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/28/healthy_fast_food">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> What always drives me nuts about following program and tracking is that I ultimately know what to do, but just don't remember to do what I know to do. It's a hind-sight is 20/20 thing. Here's an example of what I mean. First, check out The 7 Rules of Healthy Fast Food. Every one of those rules are things I do all the time but for some reason today I didn't. With the work crowd today we went to Chili's and I ordered one of the lunch combos. 27 PPV total. By simply getting my half sandwich without sauce and asking that the sandwich be grilled without butter and leaving off the cheese I could have saved 10 PPV easy. Those simple adjustments would have allowed for my awesome steamed broccoli and steamed chicken breast Chinese dinner within my DPT instead of using my WPP. Definitely a budgeting lesson.88|

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]]> http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/28/healthy_fast_food#comments Those colorful drive-thru menu boards http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/23/tacobell_again Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:30:08 +0000 tony910 temptation Tony stuff 110@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <blockquote><p>I love Taco Bell. Always have. Always will.<br /> I would have bet that XXL in the title of a menu item would have automatically prompted a high-level avoidance response. The picture was well, pretty, attractive, inviting, tantalizing, delicious. I order the XXL Grilled Stuffed Burrito - Chicken. I almost dropped the bag when the server handed it to me. It was that heavy. I enjoyed it. I'm just not sure it was worth the 22 PointsPlus values. It could have been worse. Funny how that always makes me feel better. Acknowledging restraint as a badge of honor. Good for me.</p></blockquote><p>I originally wrote this as a post on my weightwatchers.com eTools blog in June. I guess one every 6 months isn't bad. I just wish it hadn't been the day before THANKSGIVING!<img src="http://iknowucan.com/blog/rsc/smilies/icon_crazy.gif" alt="&#58;&#99;&#114;&#97;&#122;&#121;&#58;" class="middle" /></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/23/tacobell_again">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

I love Taco Bell. Always have. Always will.
I would have bet that XXL in the title of a menu item would have automatically prompted a high-level avoidance response. The picture was well, pretty, attractive, inviting, tantalizing, delicious. I order the XXL Grilled Stuffed Burrito - Chicken. I almost dropped the bag when the server handed it to me. It was that heavy. I enjoyed it. I'm just not sure it was worth the 22 PointsPlus values. It could have been worse. Funny how that always makes me feel better. Acknowledging restraint as a badge of honor. Good for me.

I originally wrote this as a post on my weightwatchers.com eTools blog in June. I guess one every 6 months isn't bad. I just wish it hadn't been the day before THANKSGIVING!:crazy:

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]]> http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/23/tacobell_again#comments Blue Ash Weight Watchers Store Remodel Update...IMPORTANT http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/23/blueash_no_move Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:11:03 +0000 tony910 meetings 109@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <p>This week members attending the Blue Ash, OH Weight Watchers Store were informed that meetings beginning 11/27/2011 would be at the Wingate Hotel. Due to delays with the remodel we will not be moving to the temporary location and all meetings this week 11/27/2011 through 12/03/2011 will be held at the Store location 9693 KENWOOD RD., CINCINNATI , OH 45242.</p><p>I have finally gotten the mailing lists fixed and have added a list to send out updates concern our store remodel and is available on the page bar.</p><p>P.S. Please tell anyone you may know that attends about this important development.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/23/blueash_no_move">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> This week members attending the Blue Ash, OH Weight Watchers Store were informed that meetings beginning 11/27/2011 would be at the Wingate Hotel. Due to delays with the remodel we will not be moving to the temporary location and all meetings this week 11/27/2011 through 12/03/2011 will be held at the Store location 9693 KENWOOD RD., CINCINNATI , OH 45242.

I have finally gotten the mailing lists fixed and have added a list to send out updates concern our store remodel and is available on the page bar.

P.S. Please tell anyone you may know that attends about this important development.

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]]> http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/11/23/blueash_no_move#comments A successful Grocery Shopping Trip http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/09/04/groceryshopping Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:39:21 +0000 tony910 meetings Lose For Good 107@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <p>This past week we talked about grocery shopping. Here is an interesting article from Dr. Oz:</p><p> <a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-ozs-1-diet" class="active" target="_new"><img src="http://cache.doctoroz.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/300x200/media/image_thumb/2_031_DrOzDollarDiet_MEDIA.jpg" alt="" title="" /><br />Eating healthy and losing weight doesn&#8217;t mean spending extra time in specialty grocery stores or extra money on organic, local items. Dr. Oz and...</a></p><p>We also introduced Lose For Good 2011. Lose weight and help others too! <a href="http://www.weightwatchers.com/loseforgood" target="_new">http://www.weightwatchers.com/loseforgood</a></p><p>Next Week: Getting Re-Started</p><p>See you at your meeting.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/09/04/groceryshopping">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> This past week we talked about grocery shopping. Here is an interesting article from Dr. Oz:


Eating healthy and losing weight doesn’t mean spending extra time in specialty grocery stores or extra money on organic, local items. Dr. Oz and...

We also introduced Lose For Good 2011. Lose weight and help others too! http://www.weightwatchers.com/loseforgood

Next Week: Getting Re-Started

See you at your meeting.

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]]> http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/09/04/groceryshopping#comments Yes, I missed her. Please stop asking. http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/29/allfiredup Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:09:44 +0000 tony910 Tony stuff 106@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <p>Did you know Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo were at the Tast of Blue Ash on Friday?</p><p>No. No, I didn't.</p><p>Further more, where were you two weeks ago and why didn't you tell me about it then?</p><p>{wavy lines across the screen implying some sort of time distortion}I joined the Columbia House Record Club. (note: no "and tape" no "music" no "<br /> cd" in the name) I just received in the US mail a 12 and 1/2 square cardboard box. Inside are "In The Heat of the Night" and "Crimes of Passion", LP's by Pat Benatar...and so the obsession begins.<br /> My favorite album is "Get Nervous".<br /> I wrote a meme called "My Life in Song" using Pat Benatar songs, It's on FB.<br /> Finally, I've decided that it is my personal mission to get you...<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsnYrH3BUP8&amp;ob=av2e" target="_new">ALL FIRED UP</a>![music video link]</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/29/allfiredup">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Did you know Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo were at the Tast of Blue Ash on Friday?

No. No, I didn't.

Further more, where were you two weeks ago and why didn't you tell me about it then?

{wavy lines across the screen implying some sort of time distortion}I joined the Columbia House Record Club. (note: no "and tape" no "music" no "
cd" in the name) I just received in the US mail a 12 and 1/2 square cardboard box. Inside are "In The Heat of the Night" and "Crimes of Passion", LP's by Pat Benatar...and so the obsession begins.
My favorite album is "Get Nervous".
I wrote a meme called "My Life in Song" using Pat Benatar songs, It's on FB.
Finally, I've decided that it is my personal mission to get you...
ALL FIRED UP![music video link]

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]]> http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/29/allfiredup#comments "Get Unstuck" or why I stopped doing what worked http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/28/getunstuck Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:13:59 +0000 tony910 meetings Tony stuff 105@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <p>This week we talked about how to "Get Unstuck". Your weekly does a great job of helping you zero in on what behaviors you may have slacked off on for what I am sure we all want to be for only a short time so review, review, review. </p><p>I remember when I fell into the "ok" place. It turned out it was mostly because I hadn't been allowing myself to have foods I liked. Long before I joined Weight Watchers, I lived across the street from Dunkin Donuts. At the time the only danger I saw in that was running across 4 lanes of traffic to get there. It was in the middle of the block. With time and repetition of course the habit of coffee and donuts was born. Gratefully enough time has passed that that habit is gone. In the interim however I did have a run in with a box of 24. Being overly restrictive and the habit of labeling food as "on" or "off" program was one of my personal demons and greatest triumphs in a long a worthwhile journey. In the end it will all be worth it!</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/28/getunstuck">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> This week we talked about how to "Get Unstuck". Your weekly does a great job of helping you zero in on what behaviors you may have slacked off on for what I am sure we all want to be for only a short time so review, review, review.

I remember when I fell into the "ok" place. It turned out it was mostly because I hadn't been allowing myself to have foods I liked. Long before I joined Weight Watchers, I lived across the street from Dunkin Donuts. At the time the only danger I saw in that was running across 4 lanes of traffic to get there. It was in the middle of the block. With time and repetition of course the habit of coffee and donuts was born. Gratefully enough time has passed that that habit is gone. In the interim however I did have a run in with a box of 24. Being overly restrictive and the habit of labeling food as "on" or "off" program was one of my personal demons and greatest triumphs in a long a worthwhile journey. In the end it will all be worth it!

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]]> http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/28/getunstuck#comments Meatless meals mean weight loss! http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/20/meatless Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:38:14 +0000 tony910 meetings menu ideas Ecology 104@http://iknowucan.com/blog/ <p>Did you try a meatless meal option this week? Even if you are a confirmed carnivore or burgeoning herbivore the health and weight-loss benefits are many. Share your favorites at a meeting this week.</p> <p>My favorite meatless meal this week was whole-wheat pasta spirals with tomato sauce and diced olive oil sauteed yellow squash with onion, garlic and white wine vinegar and fresh parmesan on top. Thanks for the gift of your home-grown produce Lorayne! Lorayne attends in Batesville, Indiana.</p><p> <br /> Here is the link for the <a href="http://www.meatlessmonday.com/" target="_new">Meatless Monday website</a> I mentioned too! They have some tasty sounding recipes but you'll need to calculate the PointsPlus values yourself. You can also read about the eco-benefits too.</p><p>Next week we are all about Getting Unstuck!</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://iknowucan.com/blog/blog1.php/2011/08/20/meatless">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Did you try a meatless meal option this week? Even if you are a confirmed carnivore or burgeoning herbivore the health and weight-loss benefits are many. Share your favorites at a meeting this week.

My favorite meatless meal this week was whole-wheat pasta spirals with tomato sauce and diced olive oil sauteed yellow squash with onion, garlic and white wine vinegar and fresh parmesan on top. Thanks for the gift of your home-grown produce Lorayne! Lorayne attends in Batesville, Indiana.


Here is the link for the Meatless Monday website I mentioned too! They have some tasty sounding recipes but you'll need to calculate the PointsPlus values yourself. You can also read about the eco-benefits too.

Next week we are all about Getting Unstuck!

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