Our new blog site is up!

WOO HOO we are so excited!  Our new blog site is up and running!  We will no longer be posting on this blog so please go to our new blog from now on! 

If you are one of our fabulous friends that have us on

your blog roll,  please change the link to our new site:

www.thefabulousfatties.com

Everything that is on this blog is also on  our new one.  So what are you waiting for? 

Come visit us there!

XO Shannon & Angie

The End of Challenge #2

Challenge #2 has ended and we have been enjoying reading all of the challengers amazing success stories.  The stories are great and so many of you have put so much into this challenge we are truly touched!  Because we recieved so many great responses we will not be posting our winners until tomorrow night when we have time to really review them.

Thank you to all who participated and supported us though this challenge!  We have learned so much from all of you and feel we are better people because of the contacts and friendships we have made!

Love,

The Fab Fatties

XOXO

Challenge Question 7

Who was Shannon’s diet buddy cheerleader on her Mother’s Day bike ride?

*Remember email us the answer do not leave it in the comments 🙂

Challenge Question 6

How many kids does Angie have?  Bonus if you can name them you will get 3 extra points!

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Challenge question 4

What is Angie’s bosses name?  Hint:  We added a search bar use it to find the answer 🙂

*Remember do not put the answer in the comments email them.

Challenge Question 3

Who has Shannon been having an affair with for over 30 years?  Hint: It is not a person. lol

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BONUS!  Follow @marsharella on twitter and get 10 extra  points!  Just for fun make sure you keep track of your points!

**Answer: Hershey’s

Re-Post Crazy weight loss gadgets, powders and magic pills.

This is a re-post.  It was such a fun post to get feedback from you all on I thought why not post it again 🙂  Our Fabulous Friend Hanlie had the funniest diet I have ever heard of.  You can check her story out here!

This morning I realized that using this blog and twitter to lose weight has been the cheapest thing I have ever done.  Not only that it is working, go figure!  I have tried EVERYTHING you can imagine and spent more money than I want my husband to know about trying to find that quick fix.  I thought it would be fun to share some of the ridiculous things we have all tried.  There are 3 that really stand out in my mind. 

• First is this tea, now when I say tea it is not something you can get from the store.  This special tea can only be bought from a lady who got the recipe from some Indian medicine man.  When you go there to get it you almost feel like your doing a drug deal, lol.  The way it looks in the baggie when your done would probably get you arrested just the same.  It tastes and smells like shiz and the side effect makes you shiz, a lot.  By all means you do not want to fart because it will certainly be a shart!  As far as weight loss, yes for a day or two because you cannot leave the bathroom to eat!
• Second is this pill my Mom got.  You swallow it before you eat and it expands in your stomach.  The thought of that makes me a little queasy.  She was so proud of these little pills because they had no bad side effects.  You put one in a glass of water and watch it expand.  Now picture a baby diaper, the gel stuff inside of them.  That is exactly what the stuff in these pills look like.  After my Mom went through several more of her pills to do the little water in the glass demonstration then realized they didn’t expand, she sent them back.  I could go on about this because it is really funny but I will leave it at that!
• Third, okay this is really kind of embarrassing but hey desperate times call for desperate measures.  I am a not so proud owner of the Think & Lose program.  It is a cd set and mp3 player that you hypnotize yourself into thinking that you will only eat half of what is on your plate.  When I got it I would faithfully listen to it every night while I lay in bed next to my very nice husband.  He didn’t make fun of me once, oh if the tables were turned I would NEVER let him live that one down! lol  After a while I realized all it did was put me to sleep and I would still eat everything on my plate I figured I had been ripped off yet again. 

I know I am not the only one to try these crazy things out.  Believe me I have tried many more. lol  When I think about it now.  If all I had to do was think and lose weight, I would be one skinny woman because I think about it all of the time!

Shannon

Share with us what you have tried, by leaving a comment.

I am a Survivor!

The inspiration for today’s post came while taking my kids on a four wheeler ride up in the hills by our home.  Out of nowhere the song by Destiny’s Child, Survivor came to my head.  This is after having a down day.  I was super tired today and just feeling overwhelmed by life in general.  Then BAM!  That song came to me and changed my entire outlook.  I took my boys to one of my favorite spots in the world which is this beautiful overlook of Utah Lake.  From this spot you can see forever, or so it seems, and it is so peaceful and beautiful.  It was here I realized, once again, life is meant to be enjoyed.  Stuff will come up and things will be hard, but in the picture most of the time life is great!

My house is a disaster… lately this is the norm.  I am NOT mom of the year when it comes to doing homework every night and reading as much as we should.  This list could go on and on, but there are a lot of things I am good at.  I spend a lot of fun time with my kids, I am teaching them to eat healthy and live active lifestyles.  I am involved in my community and am lucky enough to have a wonderful family and amazing friends.  Right now is a time of learning and growing for me.  I am learning how to be a single mom and balance all the many areas of my life and I am adapting a new healthy lifestyle to lose weight and gain health, but I have decided to make this a positive journey; to enjoy each moment and appreciate each breath.

I am a survivor!  Saturday Shannon dragged, and I mean literally dragged me on a bike ride of epic proportions.  I whined and cried and gave her every excuse I could think of, but she still made me go.  This wasn’t a wimpy ride in the park, for me at least.  We rode our bikes 11 miles, on bumpy roads and up hill both ways (or so it seemed).  I really, truly and honestly didn’t think I could make it.  I complained about it and had a negative attitude till about half way through the ride when I realized… I was doing this!  I felt so thankful for the experience of enjoying the beautiful scenery around me and am able to go out and ride a bike that didn’t have a motor.  I had to change my thought process from a torturous bike ride to building muscles and imagining me with a toned fit body.  The great news is I was still able to walk today… I am not even that sore.

Looking back at all the things I have survived this past year… I realize I am a true survivor and I can accomplish everything and anything I choose to!

So far in my weight loss journey I have lost 4 1/4 inches and 6 lbs!  Each week will bring new challenges (or new experiences to learn from).  Weight loss is not easy, but I believe it is worth it and very attainable.

Angie, the survivor

The Big City

Shannon and I live in a rural area… I guess you could say we are somewhat country girls.  Yesterday we went to Salt Lake City looking for some excitement.  We had no idea we would find someone searching for us!  Who would have thought?!

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Good times… good times!

Angie

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