3 Mommies
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All 3 mommies lost weight this week!…

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Anna, Sophia and I went for a walk earlier in the week as part of our Lifestyle Change program. We ran into a few eye-catching items that were worthy of the following snapshots.
Ah, here’s a trash can for my trash…kind of…

Well, if I can’t put the poop there, what am I suppose to do with [...]

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Ok, so I am less than 24 hours into the Weight Loss Plan. Trying to get healthy, lower my blood pressure, lose some chub around my waist. As of this morning, I have had no caffeine, no junk food, and no refined sugar products. In addition, I joined my Mommy Sisters, Sophia and Anna, for [...]

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As previously mentioned, the 3 Mommies have started a new weight loss and lifestyle program. As part of this program, we took our blood pressure today with Mommy Melinda’s blood pressure machine. Here are our results:
Mommy Anna:

Systolic: 104
Diastolic: 72
Pulse: 66

Good job, Anna!
Mommy Melinda:

Systolic: 140
Diastolic: 92
Pulse: 92

Mommy Sophia:

Systolic: 144 (uh…that’s not a typo…I did it twice)
Diastolic: [...]

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The 3Mommies are going on a journey. It’s one we’ve all been on before, ladies. Losing weight and keeping it off! On Monday, June 23, 2008 we will begin our adventure into the land of eating right, exercising more, trying to lose weight, lowering our blood pressure and cholesterol, and then maintaining our weight once [...]

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In my constant effort to find ways of getting back into shape, I bought a Wii Fit. For those of you who do not know, a Wii is a video game console made by the good folks at Nintendo. Some of you may be thinking, “Come on, Mels, aren’t you a little ‘old’ [...]

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The worst thing about having a sick baby is that feeling of helplessness we get with every sneeze. During the first year, baby Jake caught a variety of sniffles. I found that there was little that I could do for him as he battled these cold viruses. Sleep in particular was tough, [...]

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If there’s one show I could watch all day long, it would be “Grey’s Anatomy”. Seeing the process of how someone becomes a surgeon has given me a different perspective of doctors in general. I have had to interact with many doctors in the past year as a result of my [...]

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I’m starting this off with a disclaimer that I am not a professional financial adviser. Since most of my energy is spent chasing my toddler, I barely have time to watch tv, much less the cash in the bank. In my past life, I was frivolous with my money, as it was mostly [...]

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