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Where to find Lady Rose - daily blog Diet Pulpit, and also at her new blog Stir the Cauldron)
LADY ROSE IS STILL BLOGGING (and getting healthy) HERE (or click image below):
AS OF JAN. 1, 2008 INCRECIBLE SHRINKGING LADIES BLOG WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED - I have decided it is just too much to maintain so many blogs, so I will be focusing my blog writing at the DIET PULPIT - all updates, weighins, reviews, info., silliness, etc. can be found there. I also guest write on a few blogs around the web, so who knows where you’ll find me.
Part of my New Year’s resolution is less stress as well as being true to myself and doing what I enjoy but not over doing it. Since I also want to maintain daily and quality blogging it is just impossible to maintain two quality blogs, work full time, have time with my family, and work on other creative projects I enjoy. Incredible Shrinking Ladies has served it’s purpose and it’s time to move on and focus my energy on the Diet Pulpit blog. I hope you will all join me there as I continue on my journey to health and fitness.
Feel free to visit all the main blogs of the Incredible Shrinking Ladies who joined us here (see our links below and in the right column). I want to thank all of them for their contributions here.
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year.
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Welcome to Incredible Shrinking Ladies - where we let our hair down and blog about the ups & downs, the good, the bad and the ugly of our journey to get healthy, nothing will be held back. A slice of real life drama and comedy unfolding right before your eyes, with a dash of rants, a seasoning of advice, a dallop of sage wisdom, and a sprinkling of humor.
We hope you enjoy your visit. Please visit often and leave a comment now and then. We just love comments - they make us very happy and they are calorie free!
Lady Rose - (The “unofficial” Queen of Fatblogging) 50+ years young, wife to a wonderful guy, mom to a terrific daughter, student of life and all around fun person. On a journey to be fit and healthy in order to enjoy life to its fullest (and lose a total of 153 lbs along the way). To read more, click HERE. Lady Rose - Photos - weight loss in progress and weight loss summary, (started May 1, 2006), updated weekly.
Founder of the Diet Pulpit, (March 2007), while in a state of spring fever (or diet induced silliness) the Diet Pulpit was born - and Lady Rose retired from her years of yo-yo dieting and became a Health Warrior (not a health nut, not that there is anything wrong with that). Other projects: Co-Founder of Incredible Shrinking Ladies (March 2006), writer, coming soon - certification as a wellness coach, gi gong for healing.
Mama Kelly - cofounder of Incredible Shrinking Ladies, I am 37 and in May 2007 will find me married for 13 years to a man I first met when we were still in our teens (June 2007 will mark the 22nd anniversary of that meeting. I have 2 daughters - one in middle school and one in grammar school and I just signed up to go back to college to get a teaching degree (my TeacherTalk blog). To read more, click HERE. Co-author Two Witches Blog. Mama Kelly’s 101 in 1001 days. Mama Kelly’s Virtual Model and weight loss summary, (started May 1, 2006).
July 22, 2007 - Bloggers who have joined us here for a few months as guest writers:
Amy - Southern Fried Fatty, I’m 33 yo, married, with no children and two dogs that have to be the recipients of any maternal instincts I may have. I’ve had a healthy figure almost my entire life. I’ve managed to lose 50+lbs about 2 or 3 times in my life, which means I was thin for about 2 or 3 days in my life. I’m the poster child for yo-yo dieters. I started blogging and trying to lose weight once again back in March. My beginning weight was 241.5lbs and my goal is 160. At first my tag line was “A Southern Girl’s LAST attempt to Lose Weight”, but I have changed it to read “Next to Last” instead. Dieting is too much fun to only do once. I have been reading The Beck Diet Solution to help me “think like a thin person”. I try to inject a little humor in this struggle. I hope y’all enjoy my attempts at it. FYI- This picture of me is 3 years old. I only needed to lose 40lbs back then. So just imagine it with 40 more lbs added to it. Can read more here, About.
Becky - (a.k.a. Flabuless Diva), Finding Flabuless. At my biggest I topped the scale at 334lbs however as a ‘incredible shrinking lady’, and with the assistance of Weight Loss Surgery (Lap-band) I have lost 95lbs over a period of 2 years. I began blogging my weight loss journey in January 07 to give me some structure, and accountability to kick-start my weight loss again. However, what I didn’t count on was how much I would love it and ever since I have been hooked. I am also the ‘Patron Saint’ of FlabVlogging - my own catch phrase for Video Casting ones weight loss journey, so I have learned how to embarrass myself, dismally, for all the world to see. But all for a good cause…laughter is such great exercise, after all! Aside from that, I am a 28 year old, single, stay at home mum with; 2 kids, a mortgage, a size F bra cup, and a keen appreciation for the ridiculous situations I have found myself in as a ‘FAT’ woman. To read more, see About.
Carol, Kudos for Low Carb - Wife, mother, writer, publisher, and avid blogger, Carol Bardelli holds an honorary Ph.D. in philosophy in religion bestowed by her church. A former CSA certified sports nutritionist, she still reads everything she can find on nutrition and fitness, and has lost and kept off over 50 pounds. Owner of JB Publications, Carol has been writing and publishing original cookbooks for nearly ten years including her cookbook The Protein Edge Cookbook. She spends her free time barefoot in the kitchen tripping over her thirteen cats. To read more, see Profile.
Deb - Confessions of a Jersey Girl, Bio. I am a 38 year old wife, mother and ‘Jersey Girl’. I’ve had weight struggles all of my life but after I turned 30 my weight skyrocketed. I lost about 40 lbs about 5 years ago and I’ve spent the last 5 years trying to lose the last 20 lbs. As they say, the first and last 10 (20 for me) are the hardest to lose. I’ve tried about every diet out there and I’ve come to learn that the most important thing is to listen to your body. We tend to put ourselves down when we fail on a diet. I am trying to get out of that ‘on or off’, ’start on Monday’ mentality by striving to get the ‘d’ [diet] word out of my vocabulary and focus on learning to eat healthy and in a way that makes me feel the best and incorporating exercise as an intregal part of my life. It is a constant struggle avoiding the processed, cheap, junk food that is everywhere you go today. The people I’ve met through blogging have been so wonderful and supportive and I hope I can give some back. To read more see my About page .
Honi - Healthy Honi. Life is a constant… a constant of change, learning to understand changes and accept that I am in control of what I put in my mouth whether or not I feel as if I am control of anything else in my life. I am 44 years old, working on creating a healthy body, mind and spirit, not neccessarily in that order. Thats me… oh and I am from Alabama but I don’t have a banjo on my knee.. (think Old Susannah) 
Lizzie - Fat Lady Singz, I’m a 46 year old, work from home mom of four, who’s been on a weight loss journey from the age of 16 on. I recently married “Emperor Anton”, my favorite PixelHead. We happily reside in Pennsylvania. Over the years I’ve tried a variety of diets and realized that reducing calories, eating healthful foods and making exercise part of my daily routine - is how to lose weight. It’s a daily struggle, but I’m worth it! Read more at About page and Fat Lady Art
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How it all began: Mama Kelly and Lady Rose (best friends in real life for almost 20 years) had been blogging for a few months separately, then in early 2006 they started a blog together (Purple Moon Garden - which later became 2 Witches Blog). May 1, 2006 they created another joint blog “The Incredible Shrinking Ladies” to record their journey and adventures along the road to getting healthy. It began May 1, 2006 as a blog of two best friends on a journey to regain their health and lose over 100 lbs each. In July 2007, they invited several wonderful ladies they had gotten to know online to join in the fun and share their stories, wisdom, and inspiration.
Disclaimer: This is a personal blog where we share general information and opinions about health, weight loss, obesity, various diets, foods, products we’ve tried and current issues in the news. We are writing about our own experiences improving our health and losing weight. The weight loss tips, diets and exercises that works for us may or may not work for you. If you chose to try any of the content provided here, you are using that at your own risk. For all your weight problem or health concerns, always contact a qualified doctor or physician.
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Mama Kelly and Lady Rose at the best ever Harry Potter Party
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August 29, 2006 at 4:44 pm
I was just reading about the Livatone Plus supplement and found your page. Have you noticed or seen any results from taking it?
Thanks!
September 1, 2006 at 11:36 am
Steph I think the Livatone is helping. I have a lot less pressure and bloating under the rib cage (which is where the liver is located). That area is also less sore to the touch. I plan on taking the tablets the entire time I am dieting, since it makes sense that while loosing weight I don’t want it to build up in the liver and hopefully the fatty liver I already have is getting better as well.
One of the reasons I really do believe it is helping is because I saw first hand how milk thistle helped my mother in law - she was suppose to die within a few months from heart and liver problems - she was bed ridden and we took care of her for over a year. Once she left our care and stopped taking the milk thistle, she passed away within a few months from liver complications. Milk thistle is one of the main ingredients in the Livatone.
Take care, Lady Rose
December 25, 2006 at 11:17 pm
Because this site has so much to do with weight LOSS, remember that LOOSE = not tight and LOSE = opposite of gain. You’re all beautiful women!
I simply cannot resist editing
(see my site). So remember, we are LOSING weight and like posting in order to share and LOSE weight. Happy holidays to all!
Jill
With at least 30 pounds to get rid of…
To Jill - Thanks for the heads up Jill — I am working on making the editing corretions a little at a time.
January 2, 2007 at 2:22 am
Hello ladies. I have a compliment and a question…
First, I want to tell you I enjoy your blog, and to thank you for taking the time to put it out there. Your honesty is refreshing.
Second, I too have a wordpres blog about obesity and I’d like to ask you a question or two on this subject but I cannot find an email contact for you on this website. Would love it if you’d contact me. Thanks. And good luck to you both.
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year! - Michele
To Michele — Thank you so much ! Glad you like our blog
March 23, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Hi Lady Rose,
Your recipe for Baked Apple Pancake looks great, wonder if you could simply bake it in a small casserole dish as well, more like a cake. I’m gonna give it a try.
Jane
March 23, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Hi Jane — that probably will work too, let us know how it turns out.
April 19, 2007 at 7:08 am
Just came across your blog and love it. I’ve linked it at my own (Iateapie.net).
May 2, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Hi, ladies! You guys are awesome and I love your blog. Thanks so much for linking to Big Fat Deal. I was hoping that whenever you get a chance (and are bouncing around in your template) you could update the link? The new URL is http://www.bfdblog.com. Thanks a million!
link is updated! Thanks for stopping by. Lady Rose
November 23, 2007 at 5:42 pm
We work with Dr. Ian Smith, he’d well-known as the MD on Vh1’s hit TV Show “Celebrity Fit Club” and author of the New York Times Bestsellers Fat Smash Diet and Extreme Fat Smash Diet.
Dr. Ian is also the spokesperson for the successful 50 Million Pound Challenge; a historic campaign by the African-American community encouraging people to take back their health, by saving lives, getting fit and losing weight. So far, more than 250,000 people have signed up at 50millionpounds.com and contributed to the early success of the initiative.
The Challenge aims to reach its 50 million pound goal by making it easier for millions of people to get fit, lose weight & turn back the epidemic of weight-related diseases threatening half of all Americans. The African-American community has been especially hard hit. Every week, ten thousand people die from heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer and other illnesses related to diet & inactivity. Today, 135 million Americans and 2 in 3 adults are overweight, double the rate a few decades ago. For African Americans, 80% of women and 67% of men face higher risk from excess weight. To fight back, The Challenge has enlisted more than 50 leaders from the community and national civic & health organizations. It visits Washington, DC, Baltimore, Miami, Memphis, Cleveland, Houston, Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Oakland & New Orleans.
THE GREAT NEWS: The Challenge, has reached more than 1-Million Pounds!!!
Here are some links for YOUR BLOG, people can still sign-up, be part of this historic event and LOSE WEIGHT and gain a healthy lifestyle.
BLOG: http://blog.50millionpounds.com/
WEBSITE: http://50millionpounds.com/
Below, you will find some helpful materials you are welcome to use on your blog: facts, quotes, details about events.
Please let me know if I can offer you any more information or any graphics and photos of Dr. Ian.
Thank you for helping us get the word out and help celebrate more than 1,000,000 POUNDS!
Best regards,
Tracy
Tracy G. Minsky
Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc.
tracy@mediamuscle.com
TAKE THE CHALLENGE
“Give up the Pounds, not the Fight”
Dr. Ian Smith’s
Biography
Dr. Ian Smith is currently the medical/diet expert on VH1’s highly-rated “Celebrity Fit Club,” host of “Meet the Faith” on BET, and the creator and founder of The 50 Million Pound Challenge. Dr. Smith is also the host of his own nationally syndicated radio show HealthWatch on American Urban Radio Networks. He is the former medical correspondent for NBC News network and for NewsChannel 4 where he filed reports for NBC’s “Nightly News” and the “Today” show as well as WNBC’s various news broadcasts. He has appeared extensively on various broadcasts including “The View,” “The Tyra Banks Show,” “Larry King Live,” and “Anderson Cooper 3600.” He has written for various publications including Time, Newsweek, Men’s Health, and the New York Daily News, and has been featured in several other publications including, People, Essence, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, and University of Chicago Medicine on the Midway.
Dr. Smith’s work has been honored by several organizations, including the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his coverage on the momentous events beginning on Sept. 11, 2001. Dr. Smith is very active in charitable causes, serving on several boards including the New York City Mission Society, American Council on Exercise, and the New York Council for the Humanities.
Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard College with an AB and received a master’s in science education from Teachers College of Columbia University. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and completed the last two years of his medical education and graduated from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
Dr. Smith is also the author of five books, the #1 New York Times Bestseller Extreme Fat Smash Diet, the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Fat Smash Diet, the critically acclaimed The Blackbird Papers (2005 BCALA fiction Honor Book Award winner), Dr. Ian Smith’s Guide to Medical Websites, and The Take-Control Diet. He is currently at work on his second novel.
A native of Danbury, CT, Dr. Smith resides in Manhattan.
Tracy G. Minsky
Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc.
tracy@mediamuscle.com
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January 13, 2008 at 7:20 pm
How funny, I was just thinking last night, “How am I going to come up with something new to post to Shrinking Ladies? Life’s so busy and I closed a couple of my blogs recently too. I need to stick to mostly one or I lose sight of other projects.
It was a blast while it lasted! Blessings to all, Carol
January 14, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Carol - I hope you will stay in touch and I will be keeping up with your blog.
I hope all the incredible ladies will stay in touch.
So many blogs - so little time!