World of Weightcraft

I have actually been dreading this post for awhile but with the holidays coming up I don’t think I can avoid it anymore. I really do want to keep my readers’ updated on what’s going on. First off I’m sorry but I do not have a recipe today. I will hopefully have another recipe up and a video of it soon, I’d really like to do the sushi one. Life has simply been so crazy here that I haven’t been eating well because I’ve been on the go...let me start from the beginning. My grandfather has been sick for a couple of years and finally left this world a few days after Thanksgiving. It has been difficult to say the least. (For any of you who are wondering I did make the pecan pie and the butterfinger dessert. The butterfinger dessert went over really well, it is now a new must have at the family functions.) Sunday night I got a phone call from my mother telling me that Papa was at the hospital and my dad was heading up there, when she told me this I knew what it meant. I immediately got u...

(I apologize for the delay, didn't realize this post has been in the draft state the entire time.) Well, Thanksgiving is tomorrow and it is the day that dieters hate the most aside from Christmas gatherings. Don’t let it get you down, just remember who you’re with and enjoy the day. Its about being thankful so do that. Be thankful. God has given us so much and we have been blessed with so much so remember that even though you’re overweight you’re still alive. Don’t forget to thank yourself for working on making your body healthy. Life is hard so take the time tomorrow and simply enjoy the day. I recently read some really good steps to take to keep yourself from having a guilt-trip about everything you eat. 1) Take some time to decide which foods you want to enjoy tomorrow. Do it before you sit down to eat. 2) Choose to eat dishes that are just served on Thanksgiving; avoid those that show up at every meal. 3) Make the holiday about more than just food. Focus on your friend...

As a family member of an active duty military person I can tell you that it is a hard life. My brother is in the U.S. Airforce and he hasn’t been deployed yet but its still tough. I miss him every day of my life. Him and I are very close and I’m so thankful for that. God has truly blessed me with a wonderful little brother. He is my only sibling and I wouldn’t ask for anymore. I remember when he was born, I was so excited. My parents didn’t want to find out what the gender of the baby was so when he was born it was a surprise! His first deployment is coming up and due to the face he's active duty I am respectfully leaving his name out of my blog but I just wanted to take the time to thank him.  Thank you little brother for being there for me. Thank you for taking a job that leads to my freedom as a U.S citizen. I know that you have always wanted to be in the Airforce but I also know that it takes a strong heart to be in the military especially voluntarily. You are an amazing ...

Hello my fellow readers and bloggers!! I know you are all excited to find out how my first 5k was. Well, it was an experience and I can’t wait to do another one. I actually had quite a crazy time last night. First off my running partner (who’s name is also Ashley but we’ll call her B so no one gets confused) and I were supposed to meet up at Lenox Square Mall. That got taken out because 400 south was backed up due to a fatality so I called her and said just meet at the location so as not to get there too late. I’m one of those people that are early, or I try to be, all the time. Its just been ingrained in me from years of band practice and ball practice, “To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, to be late is to be left.” I don’t like being left behind, I like to know what’s going on especially when its my first time doing something. My husband met us there because he had to work but his truck decided to stop shifting into 1st and 5th gears after he got on the road ...

Happy Halloween everyone!! This is one of my favorite days of the year. I love the costumes and  partying; however, if you’re not careful it can ruin your weight loss routine. Just make sure to be smart about the candy and booze guys. Trust me I am one who usually goes to several costume parties a year and I’ll eat the food at the parties and drink it up, its a party! The problem is you don’t think you’re eating much when you’re grazing through those candies and hors d’oeuvres but that is the worst thing you could do. Be conscience of the foods that are there and instead of grazing just grab a plate and place on the foods you want to try. Savor those foods and don’t go back for more.  If you’re counting calories remember that one snack sized candy is between 70-100 calories on average.  When it comes to the alcohol just keep in mind drinks have a lot of calories in them so be careful with how much you drink. Alcohol makes you bloat; just think of those old guys with...

So it has been quite crazy recently and I apologize for the delay in an update. I’m trying my best to keep this going, I just have to get in a regular habit of writing a blog. First of all I apologize for not doing the sushi recipe. We actually ended up experimenting with some stuff and I wanted to make sure that it would taste good before I wasted my time filming it. I promise I will have a new recipe of something up soon. Secondly, I myself have been struggling the past couple of weeks with my weight loss and I just flat out didn’t feel like posting. I left off with a weight gain of 7 lbs, well it hasn’t changed much since then. I did figure out what I did wrong that week and it was the sodium intake as well as shellfish. See, I have a weakness when it comes to anything seafood. Unfortunately seafood makes me swell and retain water really bad so I had to cut down on my seafood intake.  As far as my weight loss goes I still weigh about the same I’m currently at 266. Yes, it ...

Well, this is my first post here and I have to say I am hungry, I mean really hungry.  I had some cottage cheese and an apricot for breakfast and it wasn't enough. I come to work and know that just a few feet away from me are some chips, honey buns, candy, and other goodies that are very bad for me.    There are Reese's calling out my name - I don't usually crave things until I can't have them. Looking forward to making some chicken and dumplings tonight. I have managed to finish 6 days of P90x.   I can't really keep up with their speed but I am moving the entire time and am getting  my forms down pretty good.  I have identified a balance problem with my left side, and my right knee is my bad one, but it will all go away when all my fat disappears.  I do recommend the program, even if you cannot do everything right off the bat, because it gets you moving and sweating a lot, and you will eventually be able to do it all, I know that I wil...

I am one lucky person. I have such a great support system around me. I gained 5 pounds this week and yet I lost 7 last week. Its extremely discouraging to step on the scale and see almost nothing happen especially when your life depends on it. No, I’m not going to die anytime soon but if I don’t lose this weight I will die at an early age. I am 27 years old and I have high blood pressure, I’m pre diabetic, and I get cysts on my uterus and ovaries. The latter may not be due to weight but my doctor said that weight loss will help especially if I want children because those symptoms could lead to polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) I haven’t been tested yet because I don’t have the finances. My husband and I are on a tight budget with no health insurance so its a little tough to get all of our health issues under control. He has type 2 diabetes himself and the only thing we know that will help with most of it is to lose the weight; which is why we are determined to do this.  It i...

Hey guys I apologize for the delay I just got really lazy this last week. As mentioned before I have been editing for a local production company. They really like my work so I am super excited, I hope they continue sending me more videos to edit. What else do I have? Oh yeah I lost 7 lbs last week because I helped some friends move and let me tell ya, it was quite the workout! I’m finally down to 260.8 lbs my goal this week is to step on the scale and at least be 258, big goal 255 we’ll see. I’m not going back up. Ron and I started doing P90X yesterday because he never gets home in time to go to the gym; I happen to have it so I got it out and said lets do this! I’m still working towards my goal to do a 5k; therefore, I had visited the gym earlier yesterday evening so I got my butt kicked. Today I will go do a walk around Piedmont Park with a galpal of mine that is doing a 5k with me. If you are in the Atlanta are and are interested check it out we are doing the http://www.hotchocola...

Life has been quite crazy here at the Carlson household. We went to Dragon*Con two weeks and it was awesome. Yes I did gain 2 lbs because we drank and partied but the next week I lost 3lbs so it evened out. We did a lot of film stuff because I wanted to make some connections and it ended up working out really well. I learned a lot about my trade and even got an internship. They're trying me out right now and hopefully it will grow into more! I haven't updated lately because life hasn't slowed down since then. The following week after Dragon*Con I was emailing back and forth with the company and then cleaning up the house and that next weekend my brother had an emergency appendectomy so I had to drive down to the hospital. He's in the military so those calls get scary sometimes but luckily he's stationed fairly close to us and it was only an infection in the appendix. They took it out and he's now recovering and doing well. Anyway, I do have a new recipe that I...

Ok so this past week has been quite crazy. Ron’s brother came into town and he hasn’t seen the guy in 20 years so it was a nice reunion. I was a little worried because I knew nothing of him so I didn’t know what we’d talk about but it ended up being a good reunion and I hope Ron continues to keep in touch with his brother because family is important. His brother is older than him and in much better shape so I hope its a push for Ron to step up his game. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to spend much time with them because I had to go to my parent’s house and take care of my great grandmother who has Alzheimer’s and can’t sit by herself. It was ok, not the best job in the world but that’s what family is for. She’s not getting better and its just rough dealing with the whole situation.  This does lead me to another subject though. Being away from my house and with my folks was hard on the food intake. They don’t really eat healthy which is why I’m at the point I’m at now. Lu...

First of all I’d like to announce that I have lost 2lbs. I am at 269.2 now! I still have a long way to go but I’ll get there. Living in the south its very hard to not have fried food. Down here we like to fry everything including candy bars. I can’t lie I’ve tasted a fried candy bar before and I didn’t like it much so I don’t have worry about ever feeling a loss of not being able to eat that again. However, it is hard to grow up spending years of my life eating fried chicken and the though of never eating it again is just too heart wrenching. I mean its a staple down here. How can you be a born and raised southerner and not like something fried?! Mmmm fried chicken, mashed potatoes, black eyed peas, and gravy. Oh my mouth is drooling thinking of it. Anyway, I have gotten around the fried chicken thing with one of my favorite Weight Watcher’s recipes. It’s called Southern-Style Oven-Fried Chicken and its very simple. No it doesn’t taste the same but its a good substitute. In fact,...

I decided to do this because a friend of mine asked me to join her team. I joined because I do have breast cancer survivors and I'd always wanted to do a walk of some sort but I didn't want to do it on my own. Therefore, I jumped at this exciting opportunity. After that I didn't think much of it until I started trying to get healthy a few months later. I am a typical American, obese and unhealthy and I was always looking for a fast and easy way to lose weight but I know you can't do that. It took me years to get to this weight and it will take years to take it off. My husband and I both decided to go back on weight watchers and be serious about it this second time around and so far we are doing well, yes its slow and it is a life change but we're doing it. I also upped my work out routine to something more intense b/c just walking wasn't really cutting it. I wasn't really losing weight walking so I decided to start training to run. The problem is if I ...

We are a couple that met online, fell in love, got married and well now we’re living life together. We’re trying to get in shape because well, we’re online gamers. You know the typical gamer is fat and unhealthy and that’s us. We decided last year to change our routine and lose weight but we had the wrong reasons to lose weight. We were doing it so we could look better and we failed miserably. We changed our outlook and now we’re more successful. Yes it’s slow but it took us years to put it on so it’ll take awhile to take it off. I guess the best thing to do is give our story first so you can learn a little more about us as a couple. My name is Ashley and I’m a 27 year old entrepreneur. I’m currently trying to start up a business so we are not just trying to get healthy and feel better we are starting a new life together and a business. Our lives are quite hectic sometimes. My husband is Ron and he is a 45 year old attorney. Yup that's right 18 yrs difference here but he makes me...