Two more weeks until school starts! YIPPY, doin’ the happy dance. I feel like that commercial with the dad going school shopping, he’s happy and kids pouting. Wait a minute… I just thought about that commercial, since when do dads take the kids school shopping? Lol. It is stressful getting everything ready to start the school season. I have all girls and the tears and the ‘I got to haves’ and ‘nothing fits’ or is cute, not to mention the change of minds with every outfit… geez, sounds like me going clothes shopping. Maybe it has nothing to do with size… maybe its just a girl thing… ya think? I will be glad when school starts so I can find much needed time for me.

I do best with my weight loss plans when I take care of myself. Hard to do when you have a family. I hardly believe I have been blogging over a year now on Designer Whey’s  website. I have lost 30 pounds which is better then nothing. I still have 70 pounds to go so I am not giving up. The quest continues. I know how to lose weight. I have lost hundreds of pounds. My problem is keeping it off. I am not sure how to accomplish the keeping off part as I have never done it for very long. What will it take? Why do I struggle with keeping the weight off? I have a million excuses and reason to justify why I am still too fat. I do enjoy sweets; I have never been able to not have my sweets so I am very grateful for Designer Whey’s amazing powders. You can use the powders so many different ways in a variety of concoctions to please any craving you may have. There is a bunch of free recipes that people have shared in the forum or make your own hearts desire. You just have to take the time to mix what you are craving and enjoy it! Carry your 2GO packs with you.

I found a great cooking tool they are steam bags for the microwave, they will make you glad you have them. You can steam excellent corn on the cob, green beans and more cooked perfectly! I love the fall season mostly because I love fall harvests, especially peaches and apples, very yummy. I am probably weird; I lose more weight in the fall then any season. I think because summer has too many parties, too much ice cream outings, I take the kids to the beach and sit and watch them. The fear of them getting hurt keeps me watching instead of doing, lots of sport events, again, watching. Plus, I am not a hot weather type of person so I stay in the air conditioning, therefore not as active as I know I can and should be. Oh…oh…ooo I saw The Biggest Loser  new season starts September 15th! I can’t wait for the inspiration. I hope you watch too. I might join this gym real close by and it’s only $12.00 a month! No contract either. They have the basics, treadmill, weights, nothing fancy. No hot tubs or pool but it’s a place to go and it’s affordable. Something to think about for yourself as well, maybe you live in Michigan and have one of these no contract places near you.

My kids go back to school September 8th so that is my new “start date” to working on the next 30 pounds… Go Camille!…Go Camille! …drink Designer Whey!

Take Care Friends, I hope this finds you well and healthier then the day before. Designer Whey’s new website look is amazing! Great job team! I love the energy that comes from the site. I can tell you all put a lot of thought and time into the new look.

Camille

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Hello Friends,
I hope this finds you well and happy. It’s a great day just because it is. I try to have a positive out look every day.

Lots going on; school shopping, summer activities, my oldest is a very smart chick and is doing dual enrollment. Dual enrollment is where seniors in high school can enroll in college and have it be credit towards their high school diploma and earn college credit as well. Best of all the college credits are paid by the high school. Free college credits…yeah baby!

One of my difficulties is being able to stay in routine with my diet. I get enough movement but my weight does not budge. I know it’s my eating. I do well when I use my free diet plan from Designer Whey  but I am also a rebel not submitting to what works. That part of me is difficult for me to understand. I try to analyze myself to figure it out. Someone said I just don’t value myself enough to be the best I can to myself. I am the best I can be to everyone around me. My family has no idea how well I take care of them because they have never been with out my care.

I saw an ad the ‘The Biggest Loser’ is casting again. What a dream, though they are looking for couples at the moment and I really don’t know anyone close that is as big as me or bigger to see if we could get on the show. I think going away and totally working on me and putting myself first, valuing myself for the time that the contestant are away would change my life. Last season my husband jokingly commented “Why don’t you get on that show”, that hurt a bit and when my kids said “Yea, mom you should go on The Biggest Loser show”…OUCH!!!! It makes me wonder what my family really things of me.

Maybe Designer Whey will bring me to them and teach me the ways of health…lol. Did you know Designer Whey is on FaceBook??? I found out recently. Let me tell you, the people behind this product look amazing! They are beautiful people and really stand behind their products and rightfully so. Ok, I have to put a plug in for Andy because he is my Designer Whey buddy and support. OMGsh Andy, I had no idea you were such a cutie patutie! Whey to Go, keep your health and looks dude.

I will be glad when school starts so I can get back to routine. I need to start my day right now with my breakfast of a wonderful Designer Whey Shake, some fruit and a piece of whole wheat toast. I will get back to what works starting with breakfast. I have been skipping that part for a while now…not good. I need to start right to keep right. I need to carry my 2GO packs in the car like I did before. It’s too easy to stop at a drive-thru when you’re hungry. I need to carry my snacks in the car when I am working instead of a quick stop at a gas station to grab something that is not the best choice.

I have to value myself.

Take Care,
Camille

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Hey Friends!
 

My scale must have been on the fritz when I weighted in at the 278. I had to change the batteries. I say that because I got on the scale today and it said 267. I was very happy!

Hey Friends I am moving up I and finally on FaceBook! I did not realize how many relatives I have on there. So if you have FaceBook look me up! cammiegibson@gmail.com or Camille Gibson and you can find me. Oh course I am promoting my Designer Whey! I love these products; the taste, the help in losing weight and energy is priceless. I believe in Designer Whey’s purity and goodness to be the best protein supplement out there. I know my progress is slow but I rather have the weight come off at a steady rate then dramatic change. Dramatic is not good for me. Losing weight slower is better in the long run. I do have to work on the exercise part. My family and I are riding bike more often so that is good.

I hope this finds you well and healthier then the day before, be sure to drink your whey everyday!
 

Camille

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Hey Friends,

 
I’m back from our Vermont camping adventure. All I got to say is if you get a GPS learn to use it before you leave your drive way! FYI-There are settings to avoid non-paved roads… The GPS took us through the mountains alright…on roads where it was one lane, no drive ways, no people, no rest stops, no gas station…Have you ever went off road driving before? Try it with a van full and pulling a camper! Kind of funny now but very nerve racking while it was happening…oh…and you look over the edge of the single lane road on a mountain…it DROPS off! No room for error…no way to turn back either.

Beautiful country, lots of wild life running free, mountains, sun…though when it rains IT RAINS…Its interesting because at the beach when the clouds roll in people desert the beach in droves and when the sun comes back out the people come back to the beach.

Ok I am a tent sleeping baby…We set up our tent I looked at others putting up their tents and most covered their tents with tarps. I wondered why in the world they would do that! Well when the rains came in we found out that no matter how good of a tent you have in those kinds of rains, no tent can stand alone…needless to say our blankets and pillows got drenched! Good thing the camp site has a laundry room. Note to self… when camping and sleeping in a tent, bring a tarp! My hubby and I slept in the tent and kids in the camper. We all can fit in the camper but my husband likes the tent…though we did have a blow up mattress so it was pretty comfy.

I have good news…I guess I should back up about my post before this one…I freaked when I got on the scale and it said I was 278! I cried …What! HOW???? That is why I wrote the way I wrote in my last post. But I am happy to say during our trip I lost 6 of that. The food is not like readily available like at home. There’s no ice-cream in the cooler, limited amounts of food because just no place to put it. Hmmm maybe switch out the full-size frig for a mini one???? I think too I was very much relaxed; we did not have to do anything if we did not want too. We walked to the beach a lot and around town in Burlington. It’s kind of cool people park and walk the streets, there’s all kinds of stores, shops and people playing music on the corners, lots of fun.

I think the time factor plays on that the fact I did not constantly eat… there is no alarm to set. You get up when the birds start chirping and there’s too much noise from people pulling out to go about their business and you go to bed when the birds stop chirping and people come in from their day and quiet down.

I did bring my weight control powders and 2GO packets with me. They are very easy to travel with and with a bottle of water you are good 2GO!

I hope this finds you well. I have to scoot…kids bickering…oh…I miss camping already…back to real life, I guess and back to my weight loss journey.
Camille

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In reality it’s my fault. I have been way off, weddings, graduations, eating out lots, not following my plan, not documenting what I eat, and not eating enough of the right foods… which still blows my mine…the concept of having to eat to lose weight. When I do not including my Designer Whey Protein powders every day I eat more junk…I know this yet I neglect myself. Then on the other hand I am like…do people who are a healthy weight have to do what I have to do to be healthy? I wish I could observe a week in the life of a healthy happy person. What they eat, how much do they exercise, how do they deal with stress, just to see how it’s done.

On the good side; we bought a camper this week and are heading out to Vermont for a weeks vacation. We really need some R & R…it’s been a tough, busy and stressful few months. I am so ready to just be with my family and enjoy the scenery.

Ok Friends, I will check in after we get back, hopefully I do not gain any more weight…some times I just want to give up and say screw it when it comes to weight loss but I can’t give up, I have to continue the quest.

Take Care,

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Hello Friends!

I hope this finds you fabulous and well.

 I have exciting news. I stepped on the scale this morning and I was very pleased to read 268.5!!! Finally, below that stinken’ 270 mark. I tell ya, it was difficult to convince my body that under 270 is good, it refused to budge, but with a little encouragement my body took a leap of faith…lol It has been a real struggle and disappointment each week to break that mark and to be honest I have no clue how I did it. I really have not change things that I can think of. I still drink my Weight Control Powders and my 2GO packets go where ever I go. I did drop the cheese so maybe that is it. All I know is I have to keep plugging away and making good choices and keep the scale moving downward no matter how long it takes.
 
Ok Friends, I am trying the new craze and twittering. I can’t believe I even say the word twitter…when I was growing up the word twit did not mean anything good add ‘ter’ to twit and that was over the top of NOT good! So anyway my twitter name is SmallChanges, if you want to follow me I would love it. I still have not figured out how all the tweeting works but at 41 I still can learn new things.
 
When it comes to weight loss keep working at and never give up. If you slip get back up and move forward. One thing for me is kicking myself when I do something stupid and eat way more then I should.  I usually say “screw it” and really fall off the edge then I spend the rest of the week trying to undo the damage. A small change that I have made recently is if I have to do the fast food thing, which in my busy schedule happens, I get the snack pack size meals or kid’s meals with unsweetened ice tea to drink. It saves a ton of calories and surprising is satisfying.
 
Oh, joy… the kids are home. That means trouble. I guess not trouble but keeping young kids entertained is not an easy job for parents. My plan is to do lots of out door things and check out all the different parks all around us, a different adventure every week.
 
Well I will close for now. It feels good to write you again. Have a fun and safe summer. I will write again soon.
Camille
 

AKA SmallChanges

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DW Weight Control French Vanilla

Hey Friends,

I am so sorry to have disappeared on you all. I know I had some of you wondering. All is well, Friends. I have had the busiest 3 weeks ever! I could not even find the time and energy to blog and that is NOT like me. It has been one thing after another. End of the year school things, party after party it seems, death in the family bomb…bomb…but things are looking better and I am finally feeling less stressed. I thought I would gain everything back! But I am glad to say under all the pressure and stress I stayed the same weight since I last posted. The good thing is my biggest size pant (28 Plus Size) now can be slip off with out being unbuttoned. YAY!

I could have not made it with my weight control powders.  I start every day with a glass of milk, 1 scoop of vanilla flavored weight control and 1 scoop of chocolate flavored weight control powder. Grab some fruit and coffee and I am good to go for the morning. I still carry in my car the 2GO packets. Every where I go the 2GOs go too!

I have to admit it has been hard. I am working by cleaning houses, kids school events, even selling some stuff on the worlds largest E auction site, trying to keep it all together and organized has put a lot of stress on my plate. I have to get back to my free diet plan exactly like I had it the first time I lost 8 pounds. I tweaked it too much! I was trying to be perfect and am finding I just need to stick to the plan that was working and not try to have everything perfect.

Oh geez, today I mixed up my morning breakfast and forgot it on the counter so I stopped at a gas station and they had those be slim so fast drinks…I used to love those OMG YUCK! It coated my tongue, extremely sweet, slimy in my throat and I felt sick after drinking it. I used to buy the ready made cans by the case…no wonder they never helped me.

Designer Whey Powders are pure tasting, they never leave a film on your tongue and all the powders are great tasting as well. I will never go back to anything else. I would be better off skipping the meal then drinking those awful ready made in the can get you slim very fast garbage!

Cool thing, my husband said I am looking good! I am like, huh?, I was not good looking before?? You know us girls can be touchy about that stuff! But it felt good that he commented.

I am not even sure if I posted a comment about the “Biggest Loser” Finale. I thought for sure Mike was going to win but Helen, the little turkey, pulled it off! Good for her, my fellow Michigander! I saw Helen and Tara on the cover of a magazine showing off! I would too. Oh, did you know that Jillian the trainer was ‘The Fat Kid’ in school? My daughter is reading one of her new books about hormones and metabolism. I would have never known that.

Well friends I will try not to be so few and far in-between posting! It’s not fair to you and it’s not good for me. I need my friends cheering me on.

Drink your whey it’s the only way! 

Blessings to you,

Camille

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Hey Friends!

I hope this finds you well.

One more pound off. I was trying to figure out why my weight loss slowed whey down. The only thing I can think of was I was trying to get my protein in by adding more powders and that added more calories. I have to make adjustments to get enough protein but not the extra calories. I will cut out the cheese for snack. 2 pounds to my below 270 mark… I can do it!

Got to watch the live finally tomorrow on the Biggest Loser! I will write more after the show.

I’ll talk again soon.
 

Camille

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Biggest Loser Proteins 10oz and 2GO

OMG Designer Whey you donated 40,000 to the Biggest Losers favorite charity! Whey to go! I was so surprised at all the exposure for Designer Whey. I am so proud to be here and witnessing such success! You have a great product and it’s a pleasure to tell about it. Words can not express how excited I was watching the Biggest Loser tonight…I watched it 2 times in a row because I did not want to miss anything. I think I will watch again tomorrow as well.
 

Well Friends, I was glad to see normalcy on tonight’s show. The contestants lost 7-10 pounds in 30 days and I am glad I watched. I was a bit discouraged because I only lost ½ pound this week, the scale read 271.5. I am glad for any loss for I was under a lot of stress and emotions running high. Probably a womanly thing…lol. It was exciting to hear that Ron, Mike and Helen live in Michigan! Oh, a dream to meet them and tell them how much they effect me and my journey to losing it big.
 

I am not sure if I told you all this before but I have a great sister, her name is Ann. She is a Captain in the US Air Force and is serving in Iraq for her second tour. What a strong woman to be able to fight for me and our country. She has great kids and its amazing her dedication to have balance between her family and our country. I know I could not do the things she has done. I envy her life experiences that she has been able to do as a soldier, the places she has been too over the last 20 years and her ability to stay fit. A lot of “older” officers  have let themselves go a bit but not my sister (she is only 29)  she runs, lifts weights and trains…who knows maybe one day I will go running with her or at least a walker race down the hall in some nursing home when we are old…LOL. Keep safe sista! Love you.
Ok Friends, it is whey past my bed time but I had to share how excited I am for Designer Whey and the Biggest Loser contestants. Can you believe it they all completed a marathon! WOW what a dream. Ron is now only 7.5 pound heavier then me… Whey 2GO Ron!
So I am still on my goal from last week to be under 270. I am doing much better this week and will make it.
 

Take care friends, night.
 

Camille

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Delicious to mix with water on the go Biggest Loser Protein

Hello Friends,

I hope this finds you well. Today is weight in day and I did pretty well. I weighed in at 272! That makes it 12 pounds in 2 weeks. Thank you Designer Whey for your free diet plan. My goal for next weigh in is under 270.

I think I could have done better because I had cake(2 pieces) this weekend at my nephews’ birthday and also had more cookies then I was supposed to have but I am pleased with the loss that is for sure. I wish I could resist the sweets. I have to admit I really enjoy sweets and do not know how to say no and mean it!

I make no-bake cookies for my sister who is a Captain in our Air Force. I am proud of her. I ship a big batch once a month and made some Sunday but was not pleased with how they turned out. But that did not stop me from eating way more then I should. I have to make a new batch today to send to her. The no-bakes have to be a certain moisture in order to get to Iraq fresh like they have been just made. I send them vacuumed sealed.

I was thinking about serving sizes for my kids. I just realize that the suggested serving size on a package is for an adult and have to stop and think about what it should be for kids. I think the food industry needs to put adult size and kid’s size on the box. I have my kids read the serving size and measure out what they are suppose to have but forget that the serving size is for an adult… just something to think about.

It’s warm here in Michigan but not for long. We got a lot of needed rain over the weekend.

Hope your week goes well. I am looking forward to watching the Biggest Loser this week. Only 2 more episodes before the season ends.

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