Blog Poll -Votes are In!

Hey Family;-)

The votes are in from last weeks blog poll: With 85 percent vote rank. my blog is now open to more of the suggested features!

Snag a Saturday Hosted Giveaways:

If you would like me to host your first,fifth or 50th giveaway;-)-email me at nyblaque@yahoo.com with the subject title 'Host My Giveaway' and answer the following information:

*Your name and store or company's name

*What you would like to giveaway

*Information regarding your the item(s)-please include a description, pics,Extra details such as sales, or upcoming events for your store, etc.
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Product Review:
Would you like to send me a sample of your handmade product to be reviewed? Email me for instructions on what to do next.
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DIY project Challenge

I LOVE DIY PROJECTS! Do you have a DIY you want to share?? Saw a cool DIY project here and want to show off how you made YOURS? Email me with pics/video url or embed code and your DIY instructions. DIY contests coming this summer! woo!
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Workout Wednesday- Fitness Share

Are you trying to lose weight like me? Do you have a successful routine/schedule or workout regime you want to share to help other loss or maintain there goal weight?Email me!
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Manly Mondays

wha??did you say men? Yes dad, proud papa,fabulous father -you don't have to wait till Father's Day;-) We want to here from you! Share something with us dad related- a family photo-a home video or parenting tip.

Are you a crafty dad?Single/divorced/sole custody dad? I want to feature you!! or you can email me with a blog post or feature of something you make or do with the kids.

Hey if you cook share a recipe made by "the man" - Ladies, if you have a hubby/partner who fits any of these bills please share him with us..we need to see more dads out here-we get all the attention LOL!

Ok family, I asked, you voted, I posted;-) So, let's get this party started!!!!

Let forward to seeing the ideas rolling in. PS. SCAMMERS _DON"T GET ANT FUN IDEAS!-my email is not for YOU.

Talk to you next month--March(tee hee)

Weight Loss Week Three- Nashi Pear Heaven

Hey Family,


I knew there was something special about this fruit!! I love all types of fruits but this one effects me like no other. None of them have given me the energy boost and stops my sweet cravings completely like the Nashi Pear.

I was visiting GlassIdentities blog searching her latest post about her own personal weight loss journals and posted a comment about the Nashi pear. I just found out this pear is also in the antioxidant fruit family too.

The nutritional benefits are:

• Vitamin C
• Dietary Fiber
• B Vitamins

The pear can help with:

• Red Blood Cell Production
• Gastrointestinal Health

Here is a link to a great Antioxidant Fruit site: http://www.antioxidant-fruits.com
So it makes sense to me now why my body chemistry reacts so positively to this fruit. With my low energy and immune system problems eating this particular pear has done wonders for my stamina. I eat at least one a day or every other day in the morning with my breakfast and I still have energy after what I call the "10 am crash" in which I used to get so sleepy between 10 am and 2pm since I stopped street vending regularly. One pear for me curbs my sweet tooth ALL DAY and NIGHT!

I found this gorgeous blog post and interesting Youtube video about the Nashi pear created by Calvin, a cool engineering student studying in Japan: http://calvin-myjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/pear-hunt.html



So far I have lost another pound-though my body mass index is still the same but it is progress.

I saw this recipe for Watercress,Pink Grapefruit & Nashi Pear Salad that I am going to try. HERE is the link for the recipe. Try it and let me know what you think. If you blog about it post your blog link in my comment box.I'd love to read about it;-)

Photography by Con Poulos -http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/12030/watercress+pink+grapefruit+nashi+pear+salad

My Progress: Previous Weight: 235
Current weight loss: 9 pounds
Current weight: 226

Weight Loss Week Three- Nashi Pear Heaven

Hey Family,


I knew there was something special about this fruit!! I love all types of fruits but this one effects me like no other. None of them have given me the energy boost and stops my sweet cravings completely like the Nashi Pear.

I was visiting GlassIdentities blog searching her latest post about her own personal weight loss journals and posted a comment about the Nashi pear. I just found out this pear is also in the antioxidant fruit family too.

The nutritional benefits are:

• Vitamin C
• Dietary Fiber
• B Vitamins

The pear can help with:

• Red Blood Cell Production
• Gastrointestinal Health

Here is a link to a great Antioxidant Fruit site: http://www.antioxidant-fruits.com
So it makes sense to me now why my body chemistry reacts so positively to this fruit. With my low energy and immune system problems eating this particular pear has done wonders for my stamina. I eat at least one a day or every other day in the morning with my breakfast and I still have energy after what I call the "10 am crash" in which I used to get so sleepy between 10 am and 2pm since I stopped street vending regularly. One pear for me curbs my sweet tooth ALL DAY and NIGHT!

I found this gorgeous blog post and interesting Youtube video about the Nashi pear created by Calvin, a cool engineering student studying in Japan: http://calvin-myjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/pear-hunt.html



So far I have lost another pound-though my body mass index is still the same but it is progress.

I saw this recipe for Watercress,Pink Grapefruit & Nashi Pear Salad that I am going to try. HERE is the link for the recipe. Try it and let me know what you think. If you blog about it post your blog link in my comment box.I'd love to read about it;-)

Photography by Con Poulos -http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/12030/watercress+pink+grapefruit+nashi+pear+salad

My Progress: Previous Weight: 235
Current weight loss: 9 pounds
Current weight: 226

So it begins-Weight Loss- Week One

A few weeks ago I posted a blog pool asking YOU , the readers/visitors what you would like to see me write about. After only one fantastic vote-THANK YOU PATRICE;-0 I will add my weigh loss journals on my blog....Now remember we are family here so if you just rolled your eyes at the subject..well you shoulda voted!! LOl.

I have noticed I have gained 80 pounds after weighing 15pounds5 at 5 feet 8.5 inches from age 13-26. Now i weigh 235 pounds. Thirty pounds of that weigh came from my second pregancy, depression, working from home, working at a desk job prior to working from home and not vending outside anymore as doing so always kept me on my feet. The end reselt has been fluctuating stamina, circulation changes, difficulty breathing and joint pain. -basically feling like crap all the time

Not to sound like a statistic but being of mixed Afro-Caribbean and Natuve American descent with hypertention and diabetes in my family the stats are high! I am terrified. Twenty years of watching my grandmother go through losing both legs, her eyesight, dementia, and stroke was devastating enough, now that I am a single mom of two, I can't take it anymore! I have decided this is the year I cut the crap and get in shape.

I don't eat out much and I barely eat meat - though I am not vegan. I do have a sweet tooth which is an occupational habit from trying to stay awake at a desk for 12 years. I am not a morning person and breakfast does NOT wale me up, in fact it only made me sleepy, so I wouldn't eat breakfast. I would have a big lunch and a decent dinner with plenty of water, smoothies and teas in between meals. As a street vendor i never ate out. i packed my food from home to eat..plus its hard to get a potty break  so i wouldn't drink much water.

So the key here is what will work for my body and my scedule. the first step is a trip to the doctor..I haven't had a physical in three years...- I know thats bad.  i put my children first so much I neglected myself..That won't help them if I get sick now will it?? I will post my progress every Thursday if I dont DO bug me about it!!!I know some could care less about this lol- but I know that I am not the only one who does care about their weight too. I would love to hear from anyone who is journaling their weight loss.

thats not an invitation to spam me with weight promos as I have already gotten some comments on older blog post from Viagra spammers--like i wouldn't notice that, so not cool!


My goal.... is to lose about 80 lbs over the course of 6months or less.
Strengthen my cardio

Regain muscle tone

Cleanse my blood and return to holistic medicine

My plan this week.....MAKE DOCTORS APPT!

Get a wall bulletin board to post my schedule and motivational mantras

Walk everyday for 30mins.

Drink lots of water

Keep adding flaxseed to my oatmeal every mid day- when I eat breakfast- for fiber.

wish me luck;-)

Ny