Shadow Mountain (one of my favorite publishers) and Josi S. Kilpack are having a contest to jump start the release of Josi's newest book Pumpkin Roll here is what she says on her blog:

"I am so excited for the release of Pumpkin Roll! This book will be published by, Shadow Mountain, my publishers national imprint and have better availability nationwide. In addition, Deseret Book has recently added their own ebook line, DB Bookshelf, which is available a free app for iPhone, iPad, and iPad Touch. To celebrate these exciting events for us, Shadow Mountain and I are sponsoring a contest for a new iPad2 as part of the national launch for Pumpkin Roll. There are multiple ways to enter between now and November 1, 2011. Winners will be announced and notified November 3^th 2011."

How to enter:

*Leave a comment on a participating blog

*Become a participating blog and post about the contest

*Post contest or book release announcement on Social Networks

*Pre-order or purchase a copy of Pumpkin Roll

*Enter drawing at a Live Event

*Answer a question from Chapter One of Pumpkin Roll available at www.josiskilpack.com

Here's a link to a cool contest.

I need to post on my blog for this contest and I wanted to let others know about it too, so here it is.

Soleil 100 Days

Here is a fun promotion that Bick is doing I thought I would pass on

Soleil 100 Days: "There are thousands of fun, sharable prizes in the BIC® Soleil® 100 Days of Sunshine promotion. Join now! www.FeelTheSoleil.com"

Man I'm tired but I thought I would post anyway

I've decided I'm a multiple personality crafter. I love so many crafts. My daughter, son and I took a beaded watch making class on Sat. it was a blast. Now I have a craft I can use my glass beads in. That was way cool.

Earlier in the week I took some knitting needles that I had sculpted little figures on for her to see. She wanted me to make some Christmas ornaments and see if I could make Charms for her to look at too. I took them in on Monday she loved them and I sold one of the charms to a gal who works at the store hummm another craft I can sell???? I'm going to see how this works out may be I'll luck out and earn some pocket change to support my crafting habit?

We'll I better go to bed now before I figure out any more crafts I might want to pick up.

Who got hit with the stupid stick?

Okay I'm sick of people telling me why I'm over weight!!! The next person that tells me that all I need to do to lose weight is "eat less and move more" I going to punch them. I've been trying to lose weight for years. I've exercised eating low fat, low carb and just plain low calories. Nothing had ever really worked.

I always lost weight when I was pregnant. Then gained it all back plus more with in 3-4 months of having the baby. Once I gained 30lbs in a month I was exercising and eating 1700cal diet. I remember going into the Dr. with my activity and food logs. He looked at them then he looked at me and shook his head then said I had to be lying. I cried for days. His solution was to stop breast feeding my daughter and go on a intense diet in the hospital or have gastric bypass surgery. That's when I started to question the medical professions idea about losing weight.

It's not like I'm and uneducated sloth. I have taken nutrition classes in college I have a certificate in exercise education. I did everything that I was taught to do and the only thing that happened was I gained more weight.

I've wondered why people don't look at weight loss in a different way for a long time. I've decided we have been brain washed into thinking that the only reason people gain weight is that they are lazy and eat way to much. Every time there is a news story about someone losing large amount of weight or weighing 200+lbs. It's the same story they eat whole pizzas in one setting, eat at fast food restaurants every day and a box of doughnuts every day. First, if I eat more than one piece of pizza I get ill. I don't really like french fries. I don't like doughnuts.

Okay, so statistics say that out of 100 people who do succeed in losing weight 5 will keep it off. Everyone is told the same thing "eat less move more" and out of those who actually do succeed in losing weight by following the given rule there is a 95% failure rate. Would you take a medication your doctor prescribed that had a 95% failure rate. Why does everyone buy the "eat less, move more" hook line and sinker?

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here has to be something more. I don't what the answer is but I know it's not what they have been selling for the last 50yrs.

Why has food become the enemy

Last March I decided to put up the white flag and make peace with food. I'm not surrendering I'm just making peace. Since then things have really changed I fell peace when I sit down to eat. I decided to just let the chips lie where they may. That's why I was so surprised when I started losing weight.

I really don't feel like there is any true evil food......well maybe 100yr old eggs? I admit there are foods that don't belong in the "good food" category. Like deep fried Twinkies, but as long as your not eating them everyday they really won't kill you. What happened to the idea of a treat being once in a while and really enjoying it.

I'm sick of food being grouped into two categories, "good food" and "bad food". Then to top it off the groups keep changing. What was a "good food" one week is a "bad food" the next.
I use-to feel guilty about liking cheese cake, steak, chocolate, cake and homemade cookies.

Here is my treaty with food

NOW I PROUDLY STAND UP AND SAY. "I LOVE FOOD!", and I will not let food rule my life.

1. I will no longer feel guilt when I order a big fat juicy steak, but will take half of it and put it in a to-go box for my lunch the next day.
   
2. I will order cheese cake when I go out, but I will share it with my husband.
   
3. I will eat the same thing my family eats, but I will stop when I'm full and give what's left to my dogs.
   
4. I will be more concerned with the over all nutrition of food not it's fat content or cab count.
5. I will no longer put food in the good or bad check list.

Okay starting again

I thought that I would start posting. I really didn't want to say this out loud because it might go away.



Recently I've started losing weight.



So, far I've lost 25lbs. I'm not doing much to lose it I've just made little changes. Making sure that I eat breakfast, trying to listen closer to my body about what it needs and when it's full.
I guess it's working.

I didn't really start doing this to lose weight. I had decided to give up on trying to lose weight nothing was working. I tried low fat and low carb. and nothing really worked I never really tried anything really wacky. I had decided to stop feeling guilty about what I eat. I began doing this because my stomach was really having problems and this helped a little.



I was actually surprised I had lost any weight. I was putting on clothes that I hadn't warn all summer and they weren't skin tight. You could have knocked me over with a feather. I stepped on the scale It was 342.....yea I know it's a lot but it was 365. Yesterday I stepped on the scale and it read 340........doing a major happy dance.